Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-29
Fort Worth Selected as the
Next Meeting Place.
THE DISTRICT TO Be DIVIDED
In Accordance With Resolution AdoD,es
Yesterday.
Final Action to Be Taken at Ire Fort Worth
mee'lng-1he Appointments Rade-Rssu.
luilcns In Regard 10 CouiracI Tor
Printing The Christian Advocate.

IeAas conference re-convened this norm
ny IN the Firth Street church. Deyo-
uonal services were conducted by Rev.
w. r. Lloyd. The minutes OF Saturday
proved. "p
Bishop Hargrove was detained with
cabinet work and Rev. Dr. Lloyd pre-
SIDED over the conference until he ar
rived.
A communication from the Texas CON
terence, bearing on the publication of
the Texas Christian Advocate was re-
ierred to the committee on books and
periodicals without reading.
Rev. j. II, Nelson offered a resolution
from the Corsicana district conference,
memorlnlizing the general conference TO
revise the hymn book
The joint board of finance re-submitted
It's report, assessing tl,I deficit in the
find for expenses of delegates TO the
general conference. which was adopted.
The secretary Of the conference was
instructed to correspond with the rail-
roads Tor the securing of reduced rates
on the roads TO the next conference.
This action was taken in order that too
much correspondence might not ensue
and create confusion.
The committee on 1Ipworth league
work submitted its report, endorsing the
work and urging the organizing Of
leagues throughout the conference
Bishop liargrOve arrived at this point
In the proceedings. He called the ninth
question, What travelling preachers are
ordained deuconsT' and answered 1t by
, reading the following names, whom he
ordained yesterday morning.
Thos. j. Abbott. John A. Burke, Am
brOse n. Crawford, Geo, g. Ellis, Jesse
A. Fulton. William T. Garyiu, James
L. Griswod, Robert :. Heller. Isaac
Ia ITiulttnKfrar Tnbp Wood In
Shook. Chas. d. West. Thos. A. West
lie next called the thirteenth question,
What travelling preachers are ordained
elders?" aud read the names of the fol-
lowing, who were ordained last night;
Charles V. Bailey Napoleon b. BEN
nett, Joseph T. Bludworth, De Forrest
G. Ellis, William b. Ford, Charles n.
ID. Odom, Thomas O. Ragsdale, Buford
o. Snoddy, James w. Story and Viii
liam II. Terry.
Tie board of education submitted its
report, which was quite lengthy. The
committee submitted the name Of d. G.
Patton, Of Oak Cliff, AZ II member of the
board of trustees of Southwestern uni
yersity to ill the vacancy caused by the
death of ]. 7, Henry.
DIR. Mclean. president of the South
western university, was present and
spoke to the report. He spoke Of the
good work being done ut the University
and Of the moral and religious training
given, and said he mourned and lament
ed the fact that the commencement ex.
ercses of one Of the largest educational
institutions In the state were closed with
a big ball. and that the fact was heralded
TO the world through the daily press.
The report was adopted.
The same committee submitted reports
from Grnnbery college. Waco female col
lege, Weatherforl college and Polytech-
mic college, which We're adopted,
The committee advised Il state meeting
to be held sometime during the vacation
months of 1893, Of all the teachers Of
the churches, schools and colleges, for
mutual benefit,
helms as a member of the board Of cura-
tors of the Southwestern University.
Rev. j. w Atkinson was elected to
fill a vacancy on the board OF trustees.
Bishop Hargroye spoke of the Work
being done by the Vanderbilt university,
ut Nashville Tenn, and its vast posi-
Rev. Il. n. Harrison was re-admitted
to the conference on trial, as was also
Rev NJ X. Irwin.
! also re-admitted.
Fort Worth was unanimously chosen as
the meeting place for the next annual
The committees on district conference
records. Sunday school work, Paine ana
| Lane Institutes, state of the church, tenn
peranee and colportage. submitted thelr
| reports. which We're adopted.
The committee on division OF the churcn
| submitted its report.
The reasons given for division are US
/ The conference. is a very large body
numbering. with It's visitors who seek anu
should seek, its annual sessions; solie
500 persons. Such body II Is uilncul'
To nntertain even In our largest cites
. The distances which members must
traverse In reaching our annual gather-
inrs are great, and travelling is very ek,
nensiye which last item is enhanced
when a meager purse is brought INTO
/ view. ,...,,,,t
3. Lastly, and perhaps most importahit,
there are boundless stores 81 he III III pla,
and heart force pent up IN tnis pouy'
which stores would be brought INTO cur
rent circulation ii such need were pre-
scented us division would give -
hese three reasons Tor DIVISION, 70
/ vyhich a dozen more might he added,
/ caused your committee TO say, we mus
| divide" 1t IS true there aIN .a,,is,
NJ con WHY we should not DIVIDE for,
MANY vears and certainly not unti
nropsr Consideration has been had aIl
sssnrance attained that no mistake ls
being made. Some of these reasons h,i M
been limited aboyei we VIII Hot IN, ~.
/ others Your committee frankly ADVISES
divisjon mon The plan which Will pc iol
,,niv Indicated. but made clear IN me
/ following resolutions, which are oneF'H
! for your adoption. s..,, 10 ,,ot
Kssoiyed. That the conference 90 NJ
divide al this session. bnt we We, recon iNt'''
/ division at the session 81 ls39. a..
Resoiyed. That, we reeoilinenu Wy
appoiutment Of q committee % N
/ nnsed Of one from each presiding el .l,,l
district ana chosen by the presiuiint
Mar which committee shall be. d ss.5
rstod "the corlnittec on division, liiis
ao,nnittee sail take Into cousiqer' w
Iii ,,,iestions pertaining to the supleSl ~
! diyiiion. ana shall report 70 the next GUN
( ference. ,,.,,,,. ,.soqrnphi-
! cal line for the division .to
. Which conference shall reiAlh ~
! nonnn and which the archives % i'is
conference: they shAi
( name for the oihcr conference. a.,
4 They shnll agree upon plal ~ -,
I tho eonifahle division Of snperannpii1ie2
and other claimants upon tins eo'i'
( ence. 4, ...;4ar and report
mon III other matters that may occur ~. ~
1 tLern rs of material Interest," 70 tue
( future conferences.
The report was adopted. ~ T.
The committee On temperance w