The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-26
To the Ladies of Texas.

states, ana as our people ueSlre lho
expenditure of money where fair re-
turns will be received, would it not be
we'll to consider if that money cannot
be put to better use?
If one-fourth the money demanded
was put in we'll written articles in the
Austin, Houston, Galveston, Dallas,
Fort Worth and Denison papers, and
thousands of these papers were sent
monthly to the North and East, every
one with common sense knows that it
would do far more to bring both capt.
| tai and immigration to the state than
81 900 900 put into the Worlds fair.
| Daughters of Texas and the South,
l earnestly appeal to you. Pause one
moment and consider if something
else cannot be done with this money
that will reflect lasting credit on your
names. Something that will be a just
cause of pride to you and your de-
scendents. Something that will
bring cultured families, wealth,
skilled mechanics and progressive
farmers to our grand state. [ hope
you will do so. You can and will do
any noble thing asked Of you when a
practical way is pointed out to you.
| Then let us retain this money for
| Texas uses. Let us keep this money
in circulation here, reducing taxation
by SO much and yet arrive at the end
desired, viz: advertising Texas.
Fort Worth is the railway gate to
the North and East. Then why not,
in the unity of Southern spirit,
together devise and contribute both
money and energies to the erection in
| this city of q magnificent and perma-
nent Texas exposition building, the
| pride of the state, the true advocate of
Texas wealth? Such building would
give employment to thousands of per-
sons all over the state. Its marble,
stone and rare wood halls filled with
geological neurological, botanical,
geological and grains, fruits,
papers, books of Texas authors, would
be glorious witness to the world of
what Texas ladies can do. Year by
year it would grow in favor with the
people and become the pantheon of
architectural taste and wealth. Then,
by directed effort, selecting the daily
press of the cities named, let us each
month send, through practical chan
nels, thousand of copies to the East
and North to induce immigration to
the Empire state. ISAAC S. LEE.
| Will Houston Post and Galveston
News please copy.
The Texas conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south, opened
| it's third days session with services
conducted by Rev. James Campbell,
of Dallas, editor of the Christian
Advocate. Bishop Fitzgerald
preached.
The twelfth question-What travel
ing preachers are elected elders? was
asked, and j. Nj. Adams, C. A. Hoop
er, G. j. Leath were elected elders of
the church.
DR.. w. NJ. Hay, of Georgia, com.
missioner of the church for the educa-
ton Of colored people, and DR.. John
II. Mclean, regent Of the Southwest
ern University at Georgetown, were
introduced to the conference.
The report of the curators Of the
college was received and referred to
the committee on education. S. w.
| Turner and Sam'l Morris of the North
west Texas conference were then in
troduced.
The following members were elected
| deacons:. J. u. Fort, l.. w. Holt, f. Nj .
| Sweet, IT., Sam j. Rucker, j. l.. Rus
sell, j. M. Sitton, II. H. Battlefield
and w. G. Braswell.
Rev r. 7. Woolsey, who had volun-
tarily surrendered his credentials,
asked for the restoration of the same,
and his request was granted.
Question 14-What local preachers
are elected elders was asked, and Jno.
w. Thompson, D. j. Mcdonald, Geo.
H. Stovall and A. M. Eubanks
answered.
| Question 5-Who are re-admitted to
membership was answered by Robt.
| Woolsey, after which an invitation to
| visit the Confederate Home was ex-
tended and accepted.
Thejoint report of the board of col
portage for the several conferences
was read in connection with the re-
port Of the conference board, and was
| duOpUeu.
The report of the committee on the
book depository was in favor of the
contract with H. n. Conner e. Co. for
it's establishment fol five years at Fort
Worth, and that 1. u. Il. Morris be APP
pointed colporteur.
Mr.. Morris addressed the confer
ence on the subject of book publishing,
and in quite an interesting manner as
to his experience and the advice given
him in the business. 1t was con-
tended, he said, that it was to the in
terest of the church in this state to do
its entire publishing business, as it
could be done here at the same price
and on the same terms as at Nash
vile.
Mr.. Morris added that as he had
two appointments for duty from diff
erent conferences he could not dis
charge both properly, and asked to he
transferred to the Northwest Texas
conference. The request goes over
for the bishops consideration.
The first church question VAS sgked