Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-21

umes that will carry on ms influence when
he shall be beyond the reach OF time.
These works he Is now showing 20 Toe
brethren, who are eoplous In their en-
His mission 10 Texns is sad one that
impcis the sympathy OF every bercaynd
boart-to find the last resting place Of bis
son and erect monument to bis memo
Inc priucipal Of the WaxnLachie puhlic
schools aud died In 1884. This Ii the
inscription prompted by tho love Of de
voted father In remembrance Of the duti-
rul life that has gone before. Here lies
n hoy who never gave his fathers heart
q single pang but orce-when he died"
What higher tribute could be paid 20 no
bic analiticsg Born ut the close Of the
civil strife, he WIS named after two men
who had saved Lis fathers life that
father who while chaplain left one arm
upon the fold.
Among Rev MIR. Smiths published
works alluded TO, above, are "Childhood
and Conversion containing valuable
! hints on he pastoral cnre Of children;
Mr., Hall and His Family, Especially
| Susie; A Story OF Southern Life" q
/ charming little work. His principal work,
| however, which makes q valuable addi-
tion to the worlds library Of biography
and history. is The Life and Times Of
George Foster Pierce, y. D., LID,
Bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal
700 pages, illustrated with fine steel en-
cravings aud numerous wood cuts p0r-
traits, etc. IL Is written In an exceed
iudy interesting and entertaining style,
and portrnys the life and voices the sem
timents Of the heroic times in which tue
scenes are laid. Texas comes in for It's
share Of culogy and criticism ID the
rl.ey vivid descriptive words Of Bishop
Pierce, who had wonderful power In
terssn expression. For Instance;
"Texas Is Il curious country-a para
dOX, Everything is In the supcrlntive, or
contradictory, or marvellous It is the
richest and the poorest; las the best land
and The mcancst water. is the hardest
country to live In, and has the most to
live on; The days are The hottest and the
nights the coolest; tho least
work and the largest yield; the horses
are small and tho cattle big; the frogs
have horns and the rabbits have ears like
mules' tho people are refined without
mnnuerism. riel without money, hnsplta-
bic without houses, bold, generous, brave.
In line, here u an empire In extent and
resources destined TO population, wealth
and power, There Is much to admire,
hut little 10 dcplore; and for the people
and their institutions, there is II splendid
future"
1iey. n. s. Armstrong. pastor of tho
church ut Albany. N one of those
hearty. wholosuulcd man II II a pleas
ure 10 meet He has n good eve on
men and as q Judge Of horse flesh will
pass muster On this score he IL en-.
thusinstic, aud will doubtless drive
tnur'm-hnnd load Of rescued humanity
when no reaches glory. He was ox.
nnhnting yesterday upon the virtues NJ
young horse he had been driving while
attending TO pastoral work. The keen
zesi with which The recital was made
SONS that the same nrdnr displayed IN
the interests of his holy calling, aud
which MR ItHnluV trt ttaautaWats 10
! undertakes must make his lnbors won
! dertuly successful among his peoplo
Rov. w ". Harris, ,lr., came To Texas
| FROM Georgin with his father and was
ordained deacon at Abilene six years
ago, and became am elder ut Wnco Inst
year, His first work was at Center
| city mission, In Mills county; then hg
| was az COpprrns Cove three years. aud
| then he was ordered 10 the Abilene
| mission, where he is stationed at present.
lie rs only ~ years Of age, and Is
| quiet. earnest young man, who oonccn.
| traies his mind and energies altogether
| on the work he ia engaged In. II has
| prnpcrcd, aud the field is increasing.
Brother W, NJ. Price h n Tcnnesscnn
| 10y birth. nnd Is GO Years old. although he
certainly docs not look 10 be- uenf that
| ngc. He " nt present stationed at Hoo
| lie was a. presiding elder back In Nils.
sissum, and was transferred 90 Texas
| by that conference. lie has wOrka. for
the good cause az Lancaster. in Dallas
county, In the Waxahachie district, Of
which he WIS presiding elder, IN The
Wcutherford district and elsewhere, NJ.
ways making good record. He 70.
ports that tho condition Of things in and
around llico " very gloomy. on account
" the drouth Mr. Price has attended
| forty annual conferences and il pretty
well posted on Methodist affairs In this
| conference
Row r. s. Armstrong. from Albany.
where he has been one year. Is a Texan
by birth, born az Pamela. IN 1851 lie
was ordained deacon by Bishnp Nc.
Tycirc NJ Beaumont His first work was
nj San Augustine IN the Hast 'rrtes
conference; then he was In the worl, al
WnNnl1chic, m the Moscow circuit. and
was then transferred 10 the West Texas
cOutcrcncc, hoiug two years at Yonkum
and H1llcttsvHlc. lie was Transferred
20 this conference aud preached at Alyq-
Ndo, Oak CHI and then Albany. his
prcsem location lie taught school awhile
before entering the ministry.
Rev Charles =, Field has been for the
past Two years serving the Methodist
church In Temple. Mr., Feld il a native
| Nirginiau aud wns educated IN Virginia.
lie wls ordained hy Bshop Wilson AZ
Wort Worth. six years ago lie hns
hecn very successful IN his work nj Tom.
Pie and brings to This conference ono NJ
the itneSst reports that will be- made.