Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-24
Fifth and Last Days Work of
the Conference at Austin.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Appointments for the Year Announced by
Bishop Fitzgerald Last NiCht-A
Large Number of Reports
Read and Adopted.
Special to the Gazette.

| the Members Blameless in Their Lives and
| Financial Administrations was answered
| by approving the work of Revs. Sandal,
| Hammond. Savage, Keith, Davis. Wooteu,
| Watts, Browning, Collins, Haynie, Stovall,
| Chappell, Goodwin. Hammond, Myers,
Morris, Hart, Littlepage, Bronson,
| Thompson, Anderson, Tarrant, Seth, Ward,
| Murray, Brooke. Kelly, Bracewell, Favere,
Sears, Southwell. Prowledge, Hotchkiss,
! Armstrong, C. NJ. Keith, Horner, Gallo
| way, Elliott, Phair, GneSs, Follin, Hocutt
| and Skinner.
The names of those who were ordained
| yesterday as deacons and elders were read.
Several committee reports were then
| read, including that of the board of finance,
| whose total receipts foot up SSsi3. 20 dis
| bursed as follows; Church beneticiares,
| $3.50 20; sundries. SIS.
The conference is assessed for the coming
| year as follows: For education, $500; Paine
| and Lane institute, 500; bishop fund, 1884.
| This last item is for the pay of delegates to
| the general conference.
1t was recommended that the assessment
| for church oenehciaI'ies next year be the
| same as this year. that is 5 per cent of a
sum equivalent to the amount of the
preachers salaries.
The report of the treasurer of the Sun
| day-school fund showed amount on hand
| 1921.
Other reports were made, and all were
| adopted.
Rev. Dewitt Hotchkiss was chosen to
| fill the vacancy on the church aid board
made by the resignation of Rev Chappell.
During the noon recess the members of
the conference assembled in the rear of the
capitol, and their pictures were taken in a
group.
On reassembling Calvert was chosen as
the next place of meeting, although Marlin,
Houston, Navasota, Bryan and BRENNAN
were put in nomination.
The temperance report was adopted.
The report OF the board of missions was
adopted. The report addressed to the
present board recited some of the difficult
ties of the mission work, stating that the
dance house has often taken the place of
the church. This is due to the tide of
foreign immigration. 1t was suggested that
the mission assessment for this district be
reduced one-half on account of the narrow
ing of the missionary area of the confer
ence by the increase of foreign population.
The committee on memorials reported
that there had been no deaths of members
during the year
a recess was taken until p. IN.
Bishop Fitzgerald tonight, announced the
following appointments for the Texas con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South:
Austin distrcit-E. S. Smith, presiding
elder, Austin Tenth street; Twenty-fourth
Il
c. A. Hooper; Morrilltown circuit, j. w.
Harmon; Manchacha circuit, j. W. BraZel
ton; Webberville circuit, j. l.. Russell Ell
gin and Manor, 5. II. Morgan: McDade cir
cult, J. G. Leather; Bastrop station, w.
Wooten; Winchester, West Point and
Smithville, j. NJ. Cooper; Cedar Creek cir
cult, H. B. Watts, supply; LAGRANGE sta
ton, George E Clother; Columbus station,
G.. H. Collins; Weimer circuit, II. w.
Hayne; E1atonia station, G.. c. Stoval; Null
doom circuit, j. B. Gordon; Alum Creek
station, E. l.. Shettles,
Calvert district.-F. l. Allen. presiding
elder; Calvert Station, O. L. Hotchkiss;
and Reagan, J. B. Cochran; Hearne and
Wheeler, A. ]. Anderson; Elliott circuit,
G. J. True; Kosse circuit, T. S. Willford;
Franklin circuit, W. W. Homer; Bald
Prairie circuit l.. L. Yeats; Jewett and
Buffalo, B. J. Gress; Centerville circuit, G.
II. Sharp; Rogers Prairie circuit, j. J. Cal
loway; Bryan Station, II. o. Philpratt;
Durango circuit, Z. c. Hocutt; Welder-
vile circuit. a. D. White; Centerpoint
Mission, A. NJ. Eubank.
Superannuated-J. w. Whipple, T. W.
Blake, w. X. Turner, j. M. Turner, J. NJ
Wesson, William Sheppard, Wesley Smith,
L. A. McShane. A. Mizell, ]. H. Davidson,
W. G. helms, c. W. Thomas.
Galveston district p. Sears. presiding
elder; St Johns, B. II. Greenhouse; ST.
James, j. W. Horn; West End mission,
Harry May; Shearn church, e. w. Solo
mon; Washington street, j. Il. Morris; Nc
Kee street, D. H. Hotchliss; City mission,
]. f. Green; Bolivar circuit, r. ]. Fort;
Richmond, A J. Wheeler; Wharton and
Hungerford, j. W. Kelly; Cedar bayou, j.
w. Holt; Alvin circuit, W. W. Campbell,
supply; Velasco circuit, S. V. Brown;
Columbia and Brazoria, J. w. Chopper;
Matagorda circuit, j. Walker Morris; Eagle
Lake circuit G. G. Summers; Patterson
circuit, James Sandill-
Transferred-C. A. Evans, to the North
west Texas conference; G. B. Chappell to
the St. Louis conference; 7. E. Hammond,
to the Northwest Texas conference: NJ
Sitton, to the Missouri conference; w. T.
Keith, to the East Texas conference; j. w.
Davis, to the Louisiana conference; w. II.
Lafevre, to the Northwest Texas confer
ence; S. c. Littlepage, to the Northwest
Texas conference; j. NJ. Armstrong, to the
Northwest Texas conference
Huntsville district. c. Mickle, presid-
ing elder: Huntsville station, Seth Ward;
Prairie Plains circuit, G.. l.. Harrington;
Supernumerary ]. R. Murray, supply; Leon
circuit, T. R. Cane; Navarro station, G. M.
Keith; Anderson circuit. L; P. Davis;
jacksonville circuit, ]. NJ. Adams; Willis
station, to be supplied by ]. L. Leclerce;
Montgomery circuit, H. G.. Williams;
Conroe mission, to be supplied; Cold
Springs circuit, w. T. Mcdonald; Dodge
circuit, w. c. BraceweI. supply; Planters
vile and Courtney circuit, j. NJ Nickels;
Hampstead station, T. o. Faust; Hackly
mission, to be supplied; Millican circuit,
G. Powledge.
Missionary secretary-T. G. John.
Chappeii Hill district-C II. Brooke, pre-
siding elder; Chappell Hill station, A E.
Goodwin; Brennan station. E. H. Harmon;
Gidding's circuit, K. L. Woolsey; Cald-
well station, E. P. Morrison; Lyons cir
cult, j. NJ. Gaber; Cameron station, J. T.
Browning; Cameron circuit, H. L. Hart;
Davilla circuit, w. I. Bronson; Mayfeld
circuit, d. II. Limbaugh ;csupernumerary,
w. II. Brooks; Milano circuit, E. NJ. My
ers; Rockdale station, J. w. Mackahn;
Pleasant Hill circuit, J. W. Thompson;
Lexington circuit, j. P. Skinner; Sealy
and San Felipe, A. S. Blackwood; Belle
vile circuit, J. C.. Moore.
Chappel Hill female college, E. w. Tar
ant.
Missionary to Japan, o. A. Dukes.
At the night session the business Of the
conference was wound up and the final re-
ports were read and adopted. The bishop
announced the appointment of ministers to
their various charges, adding the name of
Rev. G. W. Briggs, as pastor Of the Tenth
Street Methodist church of Austin, vice
Rev. Chappell, resigned.