Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-13
THE FORENOON SESSION.
The Proceedings OF the Body Are Very
Interesting.

The Proceedings OF the Body Are Yer,
Interesting.
Mrs. Black presented a Bible 10 the asso
citation from a North Carolina boy, si1
years old, whose hope was that IL might be
given to some heather child for his CONVEX
sion.
a resolution was offered by Mrs Jones
that letters of greeting be sent by the see
rotary TO Miss Baker of Baltimore and Mrs
Hendrix of Missouri, the latter lady being
the mother of Bishop Hendrix. The mo.
| tiou was carried.
The thanks of the board, through reso.
| luton, was rendered to Mr.. Foster Stand
| ley Of Asheville, n. c., for being instru-
mental in receiving the Murray bequest OF
$1,000.
The report of the committee on Mission
ary candidates was received and adopted.
The proposition of the Virginia confer
/ ence to commence missionary work in Japan
| was referred to the committee on extension
| OF work.
The publishing committees report was
! adopted:
The management of the juvenile paper
was left in the hands of Mrs. Anna Marie
| Barnes.
| a motion TO leave all matters pertaining
| 10 the paper in the hands of the editor and
| publishing committee was carried.
"A resolution was offered to the effect that
| the leaflets be printed in larger type and
| Illustrated. There was some opposition TO
| the resolution because of the increased cost
OF printing. As a substitute 4 resolution
was offered that the matter be referred to
the publishing committee. The substitute
was carried.
a resolution was offered and carried that
each missionary society use its best en-
deavor TO increase Us much as possible the
circulation of the Woman's Advocate.
Two kilograms were received in answer
to the ones sent Thursday. One from Mrs.
McGaVock, foreign secretary, the other
from Miss Mary Helm, secretary of home
affairs. Both Were messages of good will
and encouragement TO the board, and re-
grets at their inability to be present.
Two missionary candidates, Miss Moilie
+. Brown of the West Texas conference
and Miss Minnie Bremen of the East Texas
conference, were introduced to the board,
and took pledges of devotion to the work in
which the board of missions is engaged,
binding themselves so long as life lasts TO
the ends which the board seeks. The
president read the answer to the pledges of
devotion which the missionary candidates
took upon themselves.
The matter of the selection of the next
place for the meeting of the board was next
brought up. -Four cities contested for this
honor-Greenville, Miss, Lexington, Ky,
Dallas, Tex, and Anadarlzo, l. Il. Each
place sent. through its representatives, cor
dlal invitations TO the board TO hold its
next annual meeting within its precincts.
The peculiar advantages of all the places
were brought forward by the votaries of
each, and considerable good-nafured vie
ing in representing claims was INDUCED in.
After some dellberation, the heart of the
bluegrass region of Kentucky, Lexington.
was chosen as the place where the board of
missions should convene at its next annual
session. The question of changing the
time OF meeting from June to April was
discussed in this connection and the propo-
sition was looked upon fayorably by the
board, as by changing the time the hot
weather that usually attends the month of
June could be avoided.
The treasurer's annual report was next
submitted and was discussed at length by
the board. At this point resolution was
offered by Mrs. A Z. Phillips that once
during each annual meeting the board
should go into executive session for the
purpose Of discussing such matters as alone
interested that body. The resolution was
passed with two dissenting voices.