Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-19

ciently liberal contributions TO this Homo
fund. ] am not here this morning 70 ASK
you 10 give money 10 this fund. ! know
You well enough to know that you have
done all you can But there Is danger
OF your saying I have my duties and
work 20 perform, lot the agent do his
own work. ] am willing 70 do this; but
there are ways In which the pastors
and leading lnyinen can help me mater.
Tally r. this work, and that Is by furnish
iect
Il am not ubiquitous. During the two
and half years / have been agent
have Travelled industriously and preached
at as many places as ! could and ] can
only touch the high places, II you will
ing to this movement, you multiply my
work by Eve. and unless | have the
hearty support and cooperation Of all
leading Methodists, and they take Il and
embrace IL In their prayers, / can not
meet the demands Of all the people. IL
viii do yon good; il will do your pco-
pie good. Ono Of the most pleasing feat
ures Of my work is to feel the warm
grasp Of every hand when / tell them We
are caring for our poor children. III
will help amy one 20 let the people know
that we arc trying to do something for
our orphan children. Yon eau do II IN
The pulpit, by tho tircsdc and In your
ittui flEfltNs
"A few pastors and q few godly women
have already moved out along these lines
aud every ono Of them brings back cards
of subscription and put them in my hands.
What ono can do all can do.
"One other matter Some brethren
have said 10 me, we are sorry yOu are
not In the regular work Vol, II Il gets
any more regular than 1t Is. | do moi
know how any man Is 10 do IL. / um
IN the iuncruncy; ! belong 10 the con
ference. ! come 10 conference every
ycur for nm appointment.
Finally, ! want TO say that God has
bcen near me; | have had his presence
and hlesFinE everywhere. | have met
with the very kindest Of sympathy IN
our pastoral charges and while ! would
not this morning apply for s0mthinr
4 want 10 tell YOU | hnvo not even
presiding elder. My work does not come
80 The purview of this conference. By
the connection Of these conferences r.
gets larger and larger and | should have
an elder and local preacher az least"
The report Of The committee on the
Home was adopted unanimously.
n communication from the trustees OF
the FolNlhcinic college. asking the min
listers to yis The college Mondny after
noon at . o'clock was read.
Bishop Wilson here appointed the com
mltlt0 to investigate the chnrgps made
against Rev, Mr. Jolly. naming Roy. ri
a. Bourlnnd. Rev Or. llotchlJss and
Hey. Dr, Morris. Dr. Hourlnnd asked
permission for the comittee 10 retire. SO
that Il could investigate Immediately tho
charges preferred. The request was
A communication FROM the Corsicann
qurtfly conference wls presented and
referred, without being read, to The com.
mittea on memorials
Question 2O-"Arc all preachers blame.
less 10 their lfe and official ndministra.
Ton - was then resumed.
Rev. J. H. Nelson Of Georgetown wns
hrst called, lie reported 300 CONVEX.
slons, 25l additions. Of which I'D wore
ny confession Of faith; q large sunday
school prosperous league. with 150
metnbrrl, q new church: the expenditures
OF Sidl3, Sos of which WIS mid on
nh old dot. and for all purposes m
expenditure " Sll 300 Mr.. Nelson nr
lNE3eI ul1t the assessments had hcon
paid ~ iuh; wunlan's mission society
clety ''
Contlnuing Mr. Nelson said. "fn tho
rpnng during our revival there was nor.
maps thu lnrgcst number converted |
ever saw, ninety becoming members. A
t.,ll many oi These are In the Epworih
,Vhguo' nhd there w u very henlthy 10.
iiEous state thorc in the school. il VIVA
thought thnt the saloons In Georgetown
INITIATED against the university Ks
inNch Tor their consideration as far fbc
u4Ycrsity's we askcd them 10 abolish thc
saloons and 10 the desire Of onr broth.
ieu, with an oyerwhelmlur muinrttr
drove The saloons out Of Inc town a. ''''''
Rev. II \. Smith Of Round Ro-L r,,.
ported - nccOAoua and - eonvnrIions .
tHd organized two Sunday Sshoolg. AMI
hau spent about Sl3I for rppair,nr tLc
parsonage aud The church. lie rpportcI
QUO WoinanA missionary society, which
ne snld, was doing rood work. Tho
sHe-tihenls' he said. Ind been collected
III luA'
next called. lle wus mon nro,ent @
roy wright reported for him. saving Gr
heI collected the assessments IN htll md
'uh'srN9ls
oa,nH'n hf'nI W Gray's nainc was
Ss sI rev Wrght, announced that he
IN ~" WY hHFhg the year aud his
III ~ NFiFht said seemed 10 pai
N, LnuNu
81 NnEHt llsn announced tho death
nj, w - H. SIMPSON vi Marble Fails
-; W gsfnt Sld any work would have
n" alull lhc death Of such a man
Gn M, u iis plqcc could NOT
Nvr,,bt NY " 4, ilnrrison, Mr.
Aenha,no" 'W nHu pGen called from
y,,,,.,s W t5Nv Wy tue work aud his
"N'u E"ou progress.
heE u. \ Smith Of the Tnvior IA.
.iei' iVpoFWH, ~ conversions and II ac
o-slohs; igl collection of assessments
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