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

run. where obtained while tho com.
/ rnittees were IN session IN the evening
Seated on the iloor Of ia auditorium
near one Of the big iron columns, en-.
gagged in earnest conversation with thr
young pastor Of the I'iftli Street
| Methodist church Of Waco. Mr.. WbnI.
| ing. WIS Rev. Il. y. Mitchell. a sttpof.
annunteh minister OF the Waco tlistriai
DR. Mitchell Is one Of the most striking
charartrs Of the conference and woul
/ be noticed IN any nsscmbace Of mon.
Ills tall, commanding figure. erect and
] straight as an arrow. the finely formed
/ head, covered with silvery soft hair.
which fails down over the collar Of the
long cape cloak the snow white beard
and nustachc. the dark. clear, shrewd
eyes. under the prominent brows, the
prominent, well shaped nose and firm.
compressed lips, make up most strik-
ing and picturesque personality. DR.
Mitchell looks every in,a IN aIistocrat
although lie Il the most democratic Of
men. aud There Is quaint old world
selni-miiitaly air about him which re-
minds one Of the old cavaliers who
fought 50 long and bard for church and
TOR home There il good reason for his
martini look, for he stopped fighting for
the churril militant and laid aside his
bible during the recent unhappiness and
girdcd on bis sword to aght for the Con-
iederaey He was born near ST. Louis.
Mo, IN lS23. and was educated at
Jacksonville. III. studied law in
Wisconsin. where he practisod two
years, after which he entered The
Methodist ministry, In 1910, at Plat.
vile Wis, was ordained at the Rock
River conference was held four years he
fore fhe division Of the church.
Dr. Mitchell served az Plattyillc f1ur
years, after which hc went TO Kentucky,
where he remained until 1853 In that
In a.. 4 q
whore he lost his voice from hcmor.
rhnge Of the throat. which compelled him
To retire for long period He re-
NAMED uumber OF years In infay.
enc county, Mo-, until the civil war
broke out, when the preacher left the
ranks OF the ministry 10 fight in the
rebel ranks. DR.. Mitchell served on
the stan VI Gen. Sterling Price two
years az colonel OF cavnlry and saw as
much hard fighting and experienced az
many lmtdships rs most Of the lay men-
brrs OF the tOufeIerucy. He served his
country In Missouri, Arkansas, Tennps-
see, Louisiana aud Alabama. The close
Of the war found him IN Louisin1na where
no lved two years. He was one of
the Confederate irrcc0ncilahlos who
went 10 Mexico, with the intention Of
never returning, but thr love Of country.
pt home and kindred were too much and
mo Holhier-prclchcr returned after a
three years stay In the land Of the
A1trcS, the tuuilc aud the cactus. Ur
wont 10 ST. Louis aud was one wear pas.
Tor Of church IN that city. His health
became bad aud he decided 10 come tu
Texas. He cue in 1860 and for TIE next
-FOUR years DE filled four nupu!i tment4
ln the Texas conference being for six
years president Of the Andrew Female
rnlleHc at Huntsville. Then be was
given NE task Of HiHiig funds for fbp
Waco Female college. 10 which work
hr was cminpntly successful. Ma
man did more Than be for that splendid
institution
Or, Mitchell Is now supcrnnuuntcd
minister oI the Northwest Texas con.
ference, making his horne al Wnco IIn
Is % most genial gentleman, Ills mnnncfs
are coiirlly, but simple aud. unlike mauy
"a men, he IN most decided uptimist.
! 40 not always agree said he '',yitlt
many old people, who are always speak
lng VITA 50 mucn rt grui Of their early
Jays Mtilch they think We're like tho
Jays nj Abraham ! believe the world IL
ltlter not worse than ever was he
fore Men arc holder. silrewder nnJ
more conspicuous In their wickelnes4
nnd the noble work of the good mon /.
Kept in the background There Il NOR,
rehnemcnt, more culture. more general
Intelligence now than there ever was be.
The doctor said that he "belieyod I'm
growing old graciously" lie Is u4 firmly
convinced nov as he over was that III,
0ouths cause was O inst one. II mu4t
ounlcAs' Ne remarked. with u smile.
thhi ! slill have IN idolntrona reroller,
you OF tue enhledrracy and should a
as / did before"
l'ey II. r. Crews, Of the Louisiana
ronleren0, who will be transferred tn
ltls conference Is quiet. earnest mnu.
who is steady worker In tho good
cause lilo IL 90 present with The church
~ ,Nulpoh-lo, lal., ami Is u native nf
hennport, n, C.. where he was educated
lie was ordained Ia Arkansas In iSSn
served the Arkansas conference fourteen
years, was thcn transferred 10 Iyouis.
lnna, Whcw he has been one ycnr il,
" peigcvcfing, successful itincrnnt and
serves three churches, lie recently I'm.
lsn'I preaching at a number Of churches
on the HE'D river plantations In l.nuis-
lana, his congregations being composrd
OF cultivated planters aud their families
lteN. John A. McCarver. from BnllIn.
ger, q supcannnatcd preacher wns born
ON ne west bank of the Cnhnhn river
m North Carolina in tS2O, tho Rom
9ay OF Jnne, was. ordained deacon at
llemi#lead, Ark. IN 1851, and Ms Uder
~ bates'illc, Ark, In 1856 lilo served
Tor 4 long time IN what was then called
ihe Nnpoleonsvillc district. In Tho conn.
Try urunnd the mouth Of the Arkansas
riNc'' 10 was presiding older five years
81 the eleven of his charge IN that nrrh.
nnrhood, until he went into the confclrr.
nic army ~ commander of the Iyehti,
regiment OF Arkansas troops, finally com.
handing brigade In Hardee's division
rs senior colonel. lie served ON ma
mississippi, was az Fort Pillow, Nom.
pms Nornth, Nlckshurg aud othr mem.
orahle places, After the reorgnuiEntion
of the army at Nicksburg he comiuieJ
10 r'-ontcr the ministry, AK he WINS ovnr
age aud Thought tho hard camnairning
he had seen entitled him In a reirise
iroln scenes OF earthly battles so fhnt he
might continue the tight against
the hosts Of darkness. lie was az oar.
MN on ms way home when he ,onclud.
ca TO 80 IcNNs. so he came 10 Month.
eriori and Joined the them Texas con
ference shortly afterwnh Mt Waco ia
has been presiding elder OF the Sprln.s.
mem. NaNahnchic, a general snperin-
tondcnt of tho American Rihle sn,ictv
ms WORK covering thar part Of the statc
east OF the Colorado river After hnv-
ing been SIX years in that district he
was made presiding elder OF tho Corsi
cana district. then four years later no
nWas az the South Bolton station In Roll
county; then he was for two wears on.
gagged In the work at l4iherty HW ana
ii.eander two stations In one chnrcb
lie mas Oeen q suporannuated minisfer
three years, IN the ministry fortv.nne
years and resident OF This side AZ thn
mississippi over hfty wears