Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-12-01
THE METHODISTS.
Good Reports of the Work in
This District.
PRESIDING ELDERS REPORT.
Bishop Fitzgerald Says THANK God for
Clean Misunderstanding Memorial
Scrvices-rhere Are in This Con
ference 5O,431 Members.
Snccfal 70 the Cazette.

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CoRsIcANA, NAVARRO COUNTY, TEX,
| Nov. 30.-Monday mornings session OF the
| Northwest Texas conference of the NJ. E.
| Church, South, was opened withiprayer by
| the Rev. DR.. Mitchell. Bishop Fitzgerald in
the chair.
The minutes of the last session were read
and approved.
Rev. George Owens was requested to
confer with several railroad officials with
reference to extending the time on tickets,
the return limit given by all roads except
the Cotton Belt being December 2, this
| road giving until December .. The confer
| cuce will likely last until the Sd and an ex-
tension or tickets is very necessary.
Rev. Mack Smith was called before the
. conference and after answering the usual
| questions was received into full connection
| by = vote OF the conference.
; The names of the following presiding
elders were called and encouraging and sat
iSfaCtOry verba. reports of their districts
We're made: Horace Bishop, r. c. Arm
s fong, George f. Wyatt, f. L. Armstrong,
W L. Nelms, j. = Mussett, NJ X. Little
John 4. Wallace, J. I. L. AnniS, =. S.
Davis, Z. 4. Barley,
The usual reading of the reports by the
preachers was dispensed with, and the pre-
siding elders represented them and their
works as their names we're called. As each
district was exhausted and nothing alleged
against the moral character OF any preacher,
the bishop would speak out with emphasis,
Thank God for clean ministry"
j. II. Culard and W. Z. Denny were
granted a location at their own request.
Mr.. Robertson read the report of the
board of finance. which was adopted.
The ladies Of the different churches will
tender reception this afternoon to the
visiting ladies at the Protestant Methodist
church.
Rev. r.. P Wilson, business manager of
the Pacific Methodist of San Francisco,
Cal. i in attendance cI the conference.
The afternoon session of the Northwest
Texas conference OF the Methodist Episco-
pal chm h, South, was opened with PRAYER
by Rev r. W Rogers. at o'clock p. IN,
Bishop Fitzgerald presiding. The minutes
of the morning session were read and APP
pr)ved.
Rev. A. II. Sutherland # the Mexican
missio addressed the conference in behalf
of a new mission field opened up in
Venezuela, and read several touching
extracts from letters fresh from that field
calling for preachers. \ collection was
taken up amounting to nearly $500.
The discussion of the subject of the
endowment of the Southwestern university
called forth by resolution read by Rev. {.
{. Armstrong in the forenoon was resumed.
compromise resolution was offered by
John NJ Barcus, which was adopted. There
VI is ultTt CTOSS4nS Oi SNOIuS vi ILiS
question than any other question that has
cCpe up during the session.
DR.. Bourland read the report of the
board Of education on Waco female college.
DR. Mitchell spoke to the report, after
Whi>h ii was adopted.
The attendance on this session Of the
conference is unusually la"ge and exceed
iugly deHgh, I'll The pastor, Rev. J. II.
Nelson, who has care of the entertainment,
stated to the conference that he WAS
providing places for between 600 and
700 persons who We're attending the confer
auce. To give an idea of the magnitude of
the work being done by this conference
YOUR reporter gathered from the reports of
eleven presiding elders as they. reported
the number of accesSiOns in theiI districts
that these eleven districts would average
over 1860 additions each during the year.
II re are in this conference now 50,434
mt Ibers of the church.
Sunday night the me mortal services were
he il the Methodist church. ThreH
preachers had died-James NJ Johnson and
William Vaughan, two very old men, and
. Fred Cox, who died at Fort Worth but
little past the prime of life. The memoirs
were read by Samuel =. Wright. W. L.
helms and Horace Bishop After the
reading, tributes were spoken by Z. L.
Armstrong, Jo' II 5. Davis J. p. Mussett,
John 5. Mecca yer. John NJ. Barcus.
< was 4 say sweet service. There is no
class OF men who love each other better
than these .-1ethodist preachers and their
tributes of respect were expressions of
genuine regard