Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-16
A. M. E. CHURCH.
THE TWENTY-FlFTH ANNUAL
TEXAS CONFERENCE.
Third Days Session at Palestine-Educa-
ton the Special Order-Delegates to
the General Conference.
Corresponding of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette
PALESTINE TEX, Nov. 13.-The third
days session of the Texas annual confer
ence of the African Methodist Episcopal
church convened this morning in Mount
Vernon chapel, and after devotional exer-
cises by Rev. J. II. Lynn of Beaumont, was
called to order by Bishop Grant.
The subject of education being made the
special order for the hour that had arrived,
the committee on education maze Its re-
port. Among other things, it said:
.'The importance of education in its tru-
est sense Is apparent TO all. We mean the
fun development of al the physical, intel
lectual and moral powers. The hand must
be taught TO labor, the eye to observe, the
feet TO swiftness, and the whole body
brought under control. The pores and IA
cilitics Of the mind must be brought out
and most tremendously developed. BY the
study Of the scriptures the soul must be
made wise unto salvation, so that man may
fully understand what is the good and &C
ceptahle and perfect will of God, and learn
to love Coo with all his soul, heart, mind
and strength, and his ncighbOr as himself.
1.-THE Author of creation is allwlse, and
would have his children wise also. And
while he has given TO the OK, the bird and
fish instinct. and said to them, as 1t were,
thus far shall you 20 and no further; hence
the OK, the bird and the fish of to-day have
not made Goy improvement on the hrst
generation of animals birds and fish. The
COW chews her cud as did the first COW.
The bird builds its nest in the same man
her that the first bird builded, ana the fish
have learned no new way of swimming.
But God gave man intellect and soul and
said to him: Cultivate the mind and bring
forth all the powers of the soul; improve as
tie years go by; invent new plans for
mans happiness: 90 down into the geolog-
ical world and read on adamantine leaf of
ages past: ascend into the astronomical
world and count the stars and assign them
their proper names; catch the lightning and
lay messages upon it, TO be sent over dales,
hills, valleys ana mountains.
$50 important IS the work OF education in
I'll ages that institutions of learning have
been established and fostered by philan-
thropy, church and state. There is an alb
solute necessity for education is rcpub
iican form Of government. Institutions of
learning spring up and flourish among a
progressive people. Such institutions tend
to Sharpen and influence national character
aud national life, and eventually should be
the means OF opening the pearlY gates.
The more progressive people, the more
highly equipped are its institutions of learn
iu%. The strength Of these would be no un-
certain test OF the wisdom. foresight and
the unity Of the people. The church should
do ali In its iioTar towards making the in-
The African Methodist Episcopal church
has been oa record for more than thirty
years in favor of education She has dem
onstratod the fact that the negro brain is
nog o..ly car,lhlc of mastering the lower
branches OF leArning but that he can eX-
plora the ,..&sjv;!i and scientific fields as
wei. Ehe wisdom of the fathers of our
great cAIWcE has III no respect been more
fully shown than in the work already done
and III the still ,-rauGgr work which we in
tend TO io. The church, for the reason of
the stand taken for education, IS able TO
furnish men and women FOR ali the avOca-
tons Of life, whether in church or state.
We are moVin" forward along the line as
our good bishop would say,
brethren - we retrospect the past sue
cess and anticipate the future, we feel like
oJngratUlatiug ourselves for the grand
work accomplished along this line. Think
of the statement made By Bishop Grant,
5000 Appropriated by tae African Metho-
dist Episcopal church TO foster our institu~
lions of learning during The past year, of
which Paul QCiun college ut Waco received
$1,000. We intend by our conference col
iections to raise the amount TO 5000. We
call upon parents everywhere to send their
children 10 school.
I'VE renew our earnestness ami pledge
our zeal to the support of Paul Quinn
college,
Interesting and animatino speeches We're
made ON the report by Elders ID. +. Taylor,
}. II. Armstrong, j. +. T. Bradley and j. p.
Howard, which were well received and
much applaudod.
\ statement was received from Rev. W.
r Derrick, u. d., Of New York, secretary
OF missions. giving an encouraging account
of the operations of his department and the
contributions from Texas for its support.
Bishop Grant called attention TO the
history OF the African Methodist Episcopal
church, by Bishop Payne, the senior
episcopate, which is just completed, which
is The most important publication that has
ever emaua,ed from person of African
descent in this country
The hour having arrived for the election
Of delegates to the general conference that
meets 1T Philadelphia on the first Monday
of May next; and after the appointment of
secretaries and teller the balloting pro
ceeded quietly, and the following were
elected on the first ballot:
!. II. Armstrong OF Galveston, j. Z. Ed
wards of Galveston, J. =. Howard of Hous-
tor, J. +. Z. Bradley Of Palestine.
Altcrnates.-J. ", Watson of Palestine,
u. f. Taylor OF Huntsville, J. II. Turner of
BRYAN, II. x. Mccoy of Crockett.
The report from the electoral college of
laymeu snununced that j. n. Gilit of
Hearuc and l.. A. Nash of Bryan We're
elected lay delegates To the general confer
ence. ANA that A. II. Caldwell of Bryan and
e c. Caiiiver of Hearne We're elected alter
mates.
The sermon last night before 4 crowded
congregation by Rev. |. b. Scott, presiding
clGer Of lie Houston district of the Metho-
dist Episcopal courch, was Il mastery effort
OH the Bible.