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

The conference hold two sessions Yes.
trrday The morning session was de-
voted TO Question 20. dust before noon
tho election Of delegates to the gpndrai
conference, which viii convene az Mem
phis next May was begun, nnd this
proved to be tedious aud long task.
There were four ballots, and each one
consumed the better part Of nn hour.
tho election monopoliaod the attention Of
the conference.
Roy. Dr. Iioichlass led III prayer at
tho opening as follows;
THIN PRAYER.
eve recognise thy kindness. O Heav.
cnly Father in OH the blesslnga Of this
day Thou liast graciously kept ~
through the night while tie great white
emblem Of death rested over I'M, yet wo
nro privileged this morning 10 rise la
the enjoyment OF health IL enter upon
mo duties VI THIS day. We arc con
sciUlis of the many evidences of thy Kind.
ness, and we recognise TINT thon hast
not dealt with us according to our de.
sorts, but we have been rcmpmhured In
ny great mercy, and We are before thee
TINS morning a. monuments Of thy great
goodness, When we remember Thy great
goodness 20 Va we feel that II Il but
rensOnohle service that We hiring our
selves, with nll wo have aud cousrrrutc
ourselves 10 thee. We heseorh thee 10
receive this and send upon us the Holy
Spirit 10 the ond that we can walk by
faith aud not by sight II left alone
We can do nothing. Il for one moment
thou hadF withdrawn thy hand, we
We're not hoiV today. We thank thee
Ia INn hlnHaIUNFH a tho lNuit
hast gnciously kept as w lie and hoalh,
and thCSigh some haYr suffered sore
Addiction. mud though some have almost
looked across into the other world, thou
hast spared thcm 20 Us. we bless thee
for the results OF The years labor, aud
thine De all the glory We invoke
thy bcnediction upon this session of the
conference. The Lord help us In every
thing we do Grant that no mistake nny
be- made. and that nothing mny transplro
that would harm the progress Of thy Zion.
We pruy thy blessing upon our prrsid-
Ing bishop May he have lifo and health.
Grant TO him great wlAdOmi and bless
the presiding elders; guard them In all
thor suggestions, and direct us In all
uur appointments, that we inny receive
Them nt the hands Of God; and TINT he
viii ~ with us aud make the ensuing
year The best Of ~ our lives. Helr our
prayers, bless tlis day. guide NJ through
Rev Wright called attention to the fact
TINT tweuty.thrpc Nurclios had not yet
reported to BfotherMisenan Of the nils
sion board, aud that those who had neR-
jeotnl to report should do 40 at once.
Bishop Wlispn-"Youll have 10 call
| them hy name, they do not pay any niten'
| ton 10 n general call, they're Meilollsts,
A paper form Rev. w. y. Rankin, SUI
| poiintondnnt Of tho American bible no.
| clety. WINS read by iis title aud referred
10 the committee on bible cause.
Rev. q II. Jolly Of Cisco was recog-
| nized by the chnir, and said. there being
| roiuplnlnt mnde against him, be asked
/ a committee w. appointed to investigate
| the ,hnrges Tho rcqucat was granted,
but The COMMITTEES was not appointed
The followic communication was re-
| ceivod and referred without redln
10 Onr Brethren IN Christ -Mempeis
! Of The Northwest Texas Conference, NJ
| n Church South, assembled a. Fort
| Worth. Teyas: We, the Woinnfi's Chris.
| fiau Temperance unl0n Of thin city, de-
| slre AT your bands earnest consideration
J Of the enclosed resolutions. We pray
| hat by sending them you VIII help u.s.
| "a our wOrl, pf olneatlQn mn reiorn.
| We arc prepared 10 show rcafopN why
/ tbe church sh0nd cease 10 use alcoholic
wine M The Lords table We are glnd
| "a know that both IN this country and W
| ENGLAND thousands Of churches OF dif-
| iorant denominations use only pure grape
| inlee We are Informed fhat the
| Tnmborland Presbyterian church uses
| crane iulce exclusively.
Netbodisi Episcopal CHURCH organ "a
aufhorify for the statement that major
| nv ~ Presbyterian churches use infer
| thcntad wine ct communion.
mo Ray. Joseph Parker Of the city
Temple, London, the lamcnied Charlie.
| suuraeon, DR. Tnlmage. Joseph Cook nnd
many other diyiucs hnrc boon pronounced
| III. nnfermented wine for this holy pur-
noae. we believe the indifference Of
christian people upon this subject has
,varkrd great harm We have reason
10 believe that many men have been
tempted at the Lorll'a table 70 return 70
thejr cups The question is not, VIII
genuinely converted soul b. led again
| mo drunkenness. but whether the church
IN afford 10 place Temptation ~ the way
| N any reformed man who may have been
| eelfdeciiged into believing himself con.
verted man. We would have been glad
10 have come before you 10 plend for this
| matter, had we felt thai we could have
J asked the favor Of sufficient time in