Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-30
NJ. {. CONFERENCE.
HOW THE SABBATH WAS SPENT
AT CORSiCANA.
All the Fulpits Filled by Methodist Di-
vines-k Love Feast-A Grand Ser
mon by Bishop Fitzgerald.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
CoRsICANA, NAVARRO COUNTY. TEX, Nov.
29-Tc-day was high day in church CIR
cles in this city. All the pulpits We're open
to the members of the; conference, and
many were the expressions OF conmenda-
ton Of the sermons heard.
The center OF interest, of course was at
the Methodist church. At O. N. the an
nual conference love feast was held. Rev.
John :. AlcCarver an old hero of many
years of religious warfare, led the service.
II consisted mainly of experiences of by
gone days recited by the old men of the
conference, amid the tears and songs and
shouts of their comrades. The most noted
OF these was Rev. Mr.. Rose of Hill county,
an old man leaning on his staff. He built
the first church in Navarro county
aud organized the first Sunday
school in this part of Texas.
BY IL o'clock the house was packed from
altar to gallery. Bishop Fitzgerald entered
the pulpit on time. The labors and mental
strain of the weeks past are telling on his
physical strength. and his nervousness in
Dictated his weakness. His taxi WAS taken
from Luke 24-i9; his subject was the
Pentecost. No attempt will be given at a
synopsis. He said ne would speak: l. OF
the promise: . The fulfillment of the
promise; 3 The result of the fulfllment.
lie said in effect the disciples wanted
power. but it was not the kind that e
Master promised. The promise was flI-
filled in the day of Pentecost. The result
was:
l. The power of illumination. The best
commentary on the scriptures for preacher
was the Holy Ghost.
2. The power of utterance. The best evil
dence of a call to preach is the ability to
preach. If a man can't preach, there is
mistake somewhere.
3. The power to love and sympathize with
men in their sorrow.
l. The power to endure and be brave.
). The power to dare to achieve.
He closed with beautiful illustration
and reached grand climax and sat down
amidst the shouts Of rejoicing hundreds.
The sermon was beautifully illustrated with
incidents from personal experience and his
toric illusions.
full incident was the baptism of the infant
son of Rev. George S. Wyatt, the presiding
elder of COrsicana district.
After this twenty-one preachers, who had
been previously elected to the office, We're
ordained deacons by the bishop according
to the beautiful and impressive ritual of
the church.
Rev James Campbell of the Texas Chris
tian Advocate delivered sermon a. the
Methodist church this afternoon to a crowd
nearly equal to the one this morning. After
the sermon, ordination of elders took
place, the following having received those
honors: George a. Green, George J. Irwin,
Charles W. Irwin, Richard Oden and En-
nett Hightower.
The pulpits this morning of the various
churches were filed by the Methodist min
listers, and each had large attendance.
Rev. NJ. X. Little of the Vernon circuit,
one of the handsomesJ and more promi-
nent of the elders, was called
to the Grape creek neighborhood
to-day to preach a funeral usermon. Mir.
Little formerly lived here and has host of
friends here.