Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-21
PROUD
SHOULD
THEY BE-.
The Blameless Lives
Of Preachers
OF The METHODIST CONFERENCE
A Cause for Graduation,
DR., Smiths Address,
Reports Acted on Yosterday-A
Brotherhood TO he Organized.
Assignments to he Made
Today.
A Cause for Graduation,
DR.. Smiths Address,

With the setting Of today's sun the life
Of the twcnty-olghth Northwest confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
South, will so out Its last days are be-
ing marked with important business, aud
an interest Is being evlnced which aties's
amply the carnestneas of spirit which i'm
bues the heart of every delegate. Tie
cynical must be distlrmed II they but
witness for short time the proceedings
of the conference. Truly, u.cy are "mon
OF God" working out life of toll, min
listers unto. souls, missionaries of Christ
their eyes Constantly on heaven rs their
reward The proceedings Of tho confer
ence demonstrates how unselfsh is TIE
work. Scantiiy paid, they die On pursel
us poor as IN blessings hey are rich.
a most gratifying feature Of the years
work. as revealed by the conference. is
that the collections Of assessments have
been surprisingly good The suingency
OF financial matters and the prevalent
sugnatiou In business seem not to have
affected religious iiuanccs The reports
from the various preachers, as has heen-
published in the Gazette from day to DAY,
show that nearly, II not quite, 90 per
cont OF the assessments have been collect
ed The conference would lave been
much gratiucd and surprised had only 40
per cent been collected aud even had 60
per cent been the proportion, there would
have been but slight disappointment. Tie
surprisingly large collections show well
] how faithfully The preachers have labor
! ed, ana On what iertllc soil they have
east their seed.
No true Methodist can but feel proud
/ Of the iuyurublc reply which has fol-
| lowed Questlin 20 "iiayp the ministers
| been bamclrss Ia their lives and official
] ADMINISTRATION With hut one eN-
| cpptluu the repy has been, 'NUthing
against him, Bishop Tie answers
must send a thrill Of joy 80 the heart
every minister as he hears this evidence
| of how faithful have been his brethren
10 their high aud holy vocation
! The large number of conversions shows
! also that their labOrs have not been nm
rewarded. They show most gratifying
state Of religion, Large aceessions have
been reported from every source, until
| il would seem that ere long The tri-
umphant banner Of Christianity must
il0at IN undisputed ascendaney over The
bier Of iniquity
Aud the army is being constantly re-
cruited. Volunteers have applied for en-
/ ilNllutAlt WIN hutu lNlfN iNhl n illr NH
| ccssions continue long satan cannot show
his head whert an enemy will not be on
guard. The women, too, have enlisted.
Their work, according 10 the reports, Is
spreading In al directions. though IT has
lacked much Of keeping pace with the
other branches.
In truth, the ministers cannot look Mt
the record Of any department Of the
work without feeling The inspiration Of
increased energy sprineiug from past
successes
Matters OF more than ordinary interest
characterized yesterdays session The
selection Of the next place Of meeting
was made. iIi.lsboro being the victor.
| Waxnhachie aud Vernon wcrc cnndi
dates, and for a few moments Fort
Worth was competitor but DIR. Lloyd
generously Withdrew the name Of hi.
The charges against Rev II. 9, Jolly
Of Cisco. were again before the con
ference yesterday for a Few moments
. at the solicitation Of Mr.. Ioliy himself
Whatever the charges are. they have not
heen made public. hut Is is said unnfi
Gladly that there n some discrepancy III
Mr. Jolly's account of the disbursement
N a relief fund scnf 70 Cisco Immediately
( nffer the terrible cyclone of last year
From what little can be learned II
snenis that there Is more OF pro forma
than Of ANYTHING else In the charges
Mr. Jolly lins borne most cxcellenl
renutnti0n s~d II Is more than likclj
I ihaf Mr.. Jolly will b. prnven simply T.,
, liz not an expert b0okkeeprr.
f1rhe assignment Of ministers for TIL
G neYt wear viii be made today The insl
u no small one, and Bishop Wilson ans
? ia advisers have been closcted each RI
!. fernoon Tor several days, making th
iisi Though not known officially, It
!. more than probable that Or lloyd vii
roman In Fort Worth another year. TIL
h in response - an almost unanimcI- m
nncs, from DR. Loyd's parishinne-'
INA In arofdance with the knowledge tina
i, pr Iioyl hns done O very -fdectye worI
4 IN Fort Worth. Inv.
. The weather hnd 2 perceegniible ctie ,c'
Y 1,s audience yesterday All the dele
y .stee ue5e present iglien Rev. Horac
o pisi,on who lod the derDipn1l exercises
n hsg g lie reading Of the Lesson, bu
j. there WIS marked decrease IN iiie nun
4 Der 81 FpactnisrH. 800, ,,.ar,o, q
i, the EphesiaDs; - ~. ,.,l
Z: hc.each Won finr you wslk WORM
= he vocation wherewith ye ar eAhea'