Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-17


Bishop Wilson, ewhat Is your estl
nate j. q his career aud fitness for The
M NJ stark 4 think he will make
Blshop wilson--'of good report in tie
Mr. siark-"yes, sir don't thnh
yon WI RISK anything In this case
iie WAS admitted
4. II. Whtehurst. from Santa Anna
staiion WAS the next candidate. He WA
reported 10 be 10 years of age, had q
WE and six children, had beeen preacL-
Ing fifteen months, and hnd a grade Of
~ ~, aud the first "a the class.
Ar Bailey. sud he had never heard
nun preaef but that he had heard that
he was . good one
Rev. Dickinson -"HIs pastor said he
Bishop Wason~Do Won u' think thh
man Is suited for the work."
Air. DlcAnson-"l think he is
iteN. Arnstrong-''l think the best
thing the conference could do would ht
g legNe him, AZ homo WITH his wife and
Rev. Mr., wrirht-pEycr, thing tina,
/ has been said good Of him Is a fact
4 We have been together this summer aud
l studied him with reference TO this
mrtter, don't believe wo can afford
| TO receive him. bis wlfo and six Children
| unless Brother Dickinson viii answer
the question asked. llc knows him bet
tor Than ! do, l don't believe he Is
suited for the work into which he Is
| seeking to come"
Mr.. McCarycr- "Allow me 20 saw
word, ! have been here thiriy-one years
| we urcd 20 get q man, II he was a clean
man, and Jake chpLccs. Now we are
not compelled 10 take men. They must
be suited TO the work, II Is doing men
Of that class an ininstlce TO have them
|
men whose bones are In Texas whom l
| cond not persuade TO Htay o,a and their
wives aud children arr now drifting
al9mqss az eest r.agy can
conference II they would be willing 10
receive him ne their pastor and they
/ said they would"
Bishop Wison-"Thnt might be, but |
might not send him.
| Bishop Wilson said later. ~ don't
want 10 h0 placed IN the prcdicament
| was IN the West rcNns conference,
filled cvcry appointment and had about
| iiiiecn men on my lmnds, l had simply
W lorate solnn. superannmitc others,
transfer a few and put iie others down
IN nominal appointments, telling tdcm
that they had no claim ON the supply.
l don't know how y1n are going 10 turn
out, but II looks Che same way now,
A vote Wits then taken and Mr.. White.
hurst wasn't admlted
|
plOy Mr., Wlhtelmrst az "a supply md
tho permission was granted,
i, y, llowdcn, from Maya station,
waa next considered, The report stated
he was ll years Of Ago, wid0wcr with
yo childwn and had been preaching
thirtecn years His grade was 81 rs
Roy, Mr. Mussctt suid he was good
preacher
Rev. Mr.. Horny said he WINS wild.
nwcr himself and be found his family
cost him more than waen he Ind wife.
He WIS opposed to admitting MIR. Bow.
den
u. G. Armstrong Fl hope the con.
ference viii not receive that brother.
" We continued 10 receive men with
large families we shall he IN q had Ak"
Mr.. BDNylen was also rejected
Mr. Muasctt then asked 9crmsnion TO
employ, him ~ supply, which was
granted.
The Abilene conference presented tho
nuino o. Levi w. Donnis of the Roby
station, IL was - yrnrs Of age, Ind n
wlfe and one child, had been prcaching
sixteen months and had a grade OF ~.
lie was admitted without discussion.
The character Of business was then
changed by the election Of Rev. Samuel
J.. Wright 10 be editor Of the minutes.
Mr., Wright nurpplcd Tie position IN
few humorous remarks, aud the con.
ference proceeded with question .
WHO remain nn trinlY
Rev, Mr. l4ttrparc presented FIRST
the nuun ~ Samuel Bnrcna. who snld
thrre had been 100 conversions In fhe
GUtnbuiy riruit and nncty-seyen nddl
tons 10 the church Thorn was good
Sunday school an Epworih league and
womnn's missionary society. lie nso
reported thar there were u church and
parsonage, Mr.. Barcns wna
paesed To the class Of tho two years.
Caleb u, Browning uf the lIlg Springs
aud Midland circuit reported seycnty-
eight nrcesslons. The assessment Ind
been collected IN fnl, and lac reported
good Sundny schools. He was passed.
TO the clnss Of The two years.
n Burihead, FROM the l.nmpasas cir
cult reported encouraging progress
1horc was q membership u 2SS and
there had been lD5 conversions 81 'ih
lie reported "a good. live Sunday
school, and IN Epworth league. COZ
locilona were little short. lie ~
ported w0uaua mission work and
ladies aid socIoiy
H. w. Carleton OF Garvn circuit. re-
ported four churches, fifty conversions,
HiXiy.tw0 aceesalona and one Sunday
sclioo Int no lepworih league
He was passed. 20 the class Of the two
yenrs
9. u. Lindsey Of BartOn's Greek dr.