The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-26
THE CONFERENCE.
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED YEsTER.
DAY AND NECESSARY COM-
MITTEEs APPOINTED.
Communications Referred AID Flattering
Reports from Presiding Elders of the
Several Districts-The Bishop
Dignifed Presiding Officer.

N'AoO ClIulNh hJouoiii SOii St'SS.
yesterday in annual session in the
Tenth street Methodist church, Bishop
o. p. Fitzgerald presiding.
Rev. Seth Ward was elected secre-
tary, and by consent appointed Revs.
Morris, Wooten and Hotchkiss as
sistants.
The hours of session were fixed at
from a. m. to 1880 p. m.
Report of committees naming stand
ing committees were read and
adopted.
Motion that committee of five on
the spiritual state of the church was
adopted.
Communications in the hands of the
bishop were referred to appropriate
committees.
They embraced communications
from the book agents of
the chuch publishing house
from the board of church extension,
from Rev. ID. John, with reference to
the missionary literature of the
church, from the chairman of the
Sunday school board.
Revs. DR.. Morton, senior secretary
of the board of church extension; j.
Nj. Nickels transported from Missouri;
Buck Harris and Rudolph Brack, rep
resenting the orphans home of the
church; G. G. Simmons, from the Vir-
ginia conference; j. w. Holt, trans
ferred from the West Texas confer
ence; j. d. Scott, representing the
orphan home; j. A. Lyon, from Con
zales; James Campbell, editor of the
Christian Advocate at Dallas, and
r. p. Wilson, manager of the Texas
Pacific Methodist Advocate.
Verbal reports of church work were
made by the presiding elders of the
several districts of the conference.
Revs. Philpot of Galveston, Smith,
of Austin, Brooks of Chapel Hill,
Mickle Of Huntsville and Allen of
Calvert.
The reports were in the main so en-
couraging as to induce the bishop to
remark that in the "face of low prices
of cotton and the general depression
in the finances of the people of the
state God had surely been gracious to
the church, and to suggest that we
sing
Thy saints in all this glorious war
Shall conquer though they die"
Accordingly the last two verses en-
bracing these words of the popular
church song Gam / a Soldier of the
Cross" were sung with the greatest
JUNCTION.
Revs. A. E. Goodwin, H. V. Phil
pot and f. S. Smith were committee
on the subject of the Orphan Home.
Bishop Fitzgerald, it NAV be appro-
priately added, presided with the
great dignity, making the proceed
ings not only smooth and regular but
very agreeable generally.
AS to the conferences generally of
the church they are models of deliber-
ative assemblies.
In answer to the 1st Church Cues
tion-Who are admitted on trial?
Joseph c. Moore, John w. Morris,
Erasmus M. Meyers, 1. r. Cain, and
j. p. Skinner were admitted to preach
on trial.
End Question: Who remain on
trial? The following passed and were
advanced to the End year: VIM. F.
Stoddard, w. V. White, Thos. S. Will
leford, VIM. n. Mcdonald, Ira B. Cor.
don, Jno. w. Brazelton, j. N. Sitten
and j. L. Russell.
The character of Hardy II. May
passed but he was continued in the
year on account of not having perfect
ed the first years study.
The Bishop appointed E. H. Har-
mon, f. w. Solomon, II. NJ. Sayers
and VIM. Wooten committee on the
spiritual condition of the church.
After some appointments for com
mittee work for the afternoon the con-
ference adjourned till tomorrow.
Before the adjournment on We'd
nesday the examination Of applicants
for admission into the conference was
taken up but the list not having been
furnished, it was again taken up and
G. e. Clothier, j. j. Galloway and A. M.
Eubanks were nominated and adj
mitted on trial. Mr.. INm. H. Brooks,
who has been in the conference for the
past year undergoing the course of
studies laid down by the rules, was
declared to have passed his eXamina-
ton, and was advanced to the second
year.
At this point in the proceedings an
election to fill the vacancy on the
Mission board, caused by the resigna-
ton of DIR. Chappell, was declared in
order, and Rev. +. w. Soloman was
elected.
Thequestion as to what probationers
were to be admitted into full cornec-
ton was next considered, and Mr.. S.
I'll. Morgan, H. G. Williams and E. D.
Mouzon were admitted into full con-
nection with the conference, their
work for the past year having been
successfully and creditably done.
The next question was as to the
deacons of the past year, and in
reply the names of j. w. McMa-
hon, J; w. Harmon, L. P. Davis,
j. Nj. Gober and p. A. Dukes were ex-
amined, and they were all passed to
the next branch of their work.
During the day the following prom
inent visitors Were introduced:
DR.. David Morton, secretary of the
board of extension, who made short