Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-23
INDIAN METHODISTs
AND WHITE JOIN THEIR SHOUTS
OF JOY AND PRAISE.
Conferences Of Ire Two Territories Held at
Ardmore Remarkable Growth Of The
Church-The Red Man.


Ardinore, L r., Nov. 22.-tspecial. y
This aft ernoon at o'clock tho appoint
ments Of the forty-aeventh session o.
the Indian Mission conference Of The
NJ. u. Church, South, were read out bJ
Bishop Charles b. Galloway There
are nine presiding elders districts IN
the conference. I'll Reno, o. n, has q
new district named In her honor. The
town now becomes a station. Two
years ago thore were no members and
no church property. Now there arc
but twenty members, but $1,000 church
and 800 parsonage.
Many surprises occurred but with the
loyal hearts the men with empty purses
20 on like brave soldiers again TO battle
Tor tho right. Ono hundred and twenty
two appointments were made ana q
number Of places 10 be supplied by the
bishop In charge Of the conference.
Fifteen hundred and fifty dollars
were raised in one day for missions and
church extension.
The conference has five schools or
colleges with % teachers and 577 stu
dents, besides several local and mis-
sionary schools.
In money and land s696l were raised
for education this year.
Twenty-four churches were built and
Ave or six parsonagcs.
Tho "Brother IN Redn Ia now "The
Indian Methodist and may soon be
published at Ardmore RAv. Frank
Moore was rc-olected editor
Conference meets next year at Vinita,
/. Il. II will divide In a year or 80,
owing 10 It's remarkable growth. Nlne
districts, one hundred and twenty-five
ministers and thirteen thousand mem
bers means great deal for the moral,
mental and material development Of tho
two territories.
The songs and shouts OF whites and
Indians were frequently intermingled
during the conference devotional hours.
They nearly shouted over tho colloc-
lions.
The memorial services last night
were very solemn and impressive. They
were held IN memory Of Rov. j. q.
Shanks and wife, Rev. Williams, and
Rev. j. Y. Bryce, some OF the fallen
ones Of the year.
The following arc the appointments:
ArdmOro diBtriCt--A. @. PiclSens, pro-
siding elder; Ardmore station, l.. w. iiv-
ers; Dixie circuit, j.. II. Shiokoy; Lane
Grove, supplied by II. A. g. DUR; over
brook, j.. w, Holland; ThAckorvllle, II.
u. Hicks; Duncan circuit, n. ~, Me-
lRnahAn; DeAvee circuit, j. L. Yolton;
Rcd River circuit, y. Nj. Goddy; Simon
circuit, Il. g. Ely; Lebanon circuit, ID.
n. Shaifor; Icon and Burnoyville, A.
s. Cook; Evansville circuit, j. II.
Godfrey; WAshita circuit VIM. Haw-
kins; Loon circuit, supplied by j. IT,
Arm; Eastman circuit, W. II, Ruther-
ford; Chickasha orphans home, W. S.
Derrick; Loco circuit, d. T.. Wilburn;
conference colporter, j, N. Moore.
Canadian distrlct-C. NJ. Coppegc,
presiding elder; Muscogen station,
NJ. j. Butler; Canadian cir
cult, w. +. FipSln; Wagner
circuit, A. NJ. Beloher; Fort Glib
son, w. r. Bamhouse; Brookin, sup
piled, l.. NJ Harris; Sans Bots, sup
piled, ID. @. Murphy and Willis Folsom;
Blain circuit, to be supplied; Bokuche
circuit, T.. Q. Atkins; Camor0n circuit,
I. o. Shanks; Skullyville circuit, j. b.
Hickman; Muldron circuit, j. d. Was
son; Hanson, supplied by l.. s. Byrd;
Sallisaw, r. II. prim; Wohbers Falls,
Frank Nayltor; Harrea, international
institute, \, n. Brewer editor Indian
Methodist, n, NJ. Moore.
Cherokee district - W. u. Austin,
presiding elder; Tahlequah station, j.
j. Loyett; Tahlequah circuit, N. Bit
ting; Vonita station, j. w. McClarg;
Alton circuit, @, S, Yarhrough; Viuita
circuit, H. IL, Goodc; Chelsea, j. s.
Lamar; Cherokee circuit, NJ. a. Clark;
Oaks circuit, j, NJ. Russell; Olnrmont
circuit, 10 be supplied; ChOteau, j. A.
Trlcket; Blue Jacket, Il. NJ. Lemming;
Flint circuit, 10 be supplied; superin-
teudont Cherokee Orphan asylum, j.
Il. Thompson
Choctaw distrlct-W. M. Keath,
presiding older f.; KulltulSlo, John
Taylor; Iluhchito: Kurmahuhbl full
blood Choctaw; Bukloso, lsupplied by
Colbert; Clear Creek, supplied
by Colbert, Fraslcr; Ilramitia. +.
w. Cobb; Boggy circuit, Moses Wade
and Taylor Durant; Wister, S. NJ. McEl-