Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-19
M. E. CONFERENCE.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS AT
TERRELL.
Money Raised to Bring Brothers. Wife
from Ireiand-NinIstersN Wanted for
the Territory eacoas.
Special to the Gazette.


TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEX. Nov.
l2.-The North Texas annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as
sem bled at the Methodist church at $40 q.
IN to-day. Bishop Hendrix in the chair,
services conducted by Rev. James Camp
bell, editor of the Texas Christian Advo-
cate.
Minutes of the previous session were read
and approved without amend.
The committee on nominations made the
following additional committee appoint
ment:
On temperance-M H. Nicely, E. G.
Heach, l.. W. Harrison.
Roll calle3-Ou motion, futher calling OF
the roll was dispensed with.
Revs. w. A. Edwards and J. A. stafford
made some statements regarding Rev. Jo-
seph JamiSon, 4 member of this conference
whose wife is in Ireland and her husband
unable to pay her passage to America. \
volunteer Offering of over 500 was raised to
defray the expenses of Mrs. JamiSon TO her
husband in Texas.
An account of 81. 80, funeral expenses of
Rev. j. F. Craven was referred to the
board of finance.
A communication from 0. 3. COlQuitt,
president of the board of managers OF the
North Texas insane asylum, inviting mem
bers of the conference to visit and inspect
the management of this institution, was
received, and the secretary was instructed
to write suitable answer to Mr.. Colqultt' 5
invitation.
The bishop introduced to the conference
DR.. Lambuth, with greetings from Asia.
Dr. Lam outh, sou OF DR.. Lambuth of China,
was born in China, and comes to interest
the church in foreign missionary work. He
spoke fiuently and feelingly of the great
work being done in China and Japan by the
church and the great necessity of addl-
~ hn1, To- tod -lN.a.t
tages against and the probabilities OF the
missionary work in the near future.
Bishop Hendrix followed with an urgent
appeal in behalf OF the needs of the country
opening up just to the north of this country,
the Indian Territory, and the Oklahoma
country. In his remarks he said he wished
a dozen preachers from this conference for
the work he had designated.
The following travelling preachers We're
elected deacons: James \. Kerr, A. w.
Clark, l.. H. MCGEE, James L. Morris.
Local preachers elected deacons: A. p.
Hudgins. w. Z. Jordan, J. NJ. Holt, W. H.
Bendworth, L. B. Pirtle, ]. p. Dent, B. A
Belcher, A. Z. Butterfeld, ". S. Fagg,
David A McCurry, T. NJ Gozue, C. I.
Garner.
The following are the deacons of one
year: C. NJ. Hairless, c. H. Peale, w. /.
Hodnett, W II. Brown, Stuart Nelson, c.
j. Fowler, j. B. Gaber, j. R. Jones.
The following remain on trial: ]. F.
Pierce, ]. NJ. Peterson, Joseph NJ. Jameson,
]. w. Beckham, John c. Carr, D. w. Gard
ner, Ira W. Brice. J. q. kirkpatrick, VIII
lis B. Walker, w. d. Wheeler, j. w. Muir
ply, James W. Clifton, j. S. Mckee,
Thomas H. Morris.
The class to be received into full connec-
ton was called and the bishop addressed
them briefly in regard to the questions to
be answered at 4 future time.
Benediction pronounced by Rev. L. P.
Lively and the session adjourned
Rev. Wilson of the Pacific Methodist Ad-
vocate:: preached a p ,werful sermon at the
Methodist church last evening.
Rev. Joe j. Jones, the evangelist and
wife, came in this morning to attend the
conference.
DR.. Lambuth is preacher of great
power and will preach several times during
conference. He preached at 2:30 this after
noon.
There has been another district, known
as Greeneville district. added to the con-
ference this year, making ten instead of
nine districts.