The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-05
The RELIGIOUS WORLD,
TEXAS MnrnopIsr CONFERENCES
ADSouRNEp.
List OF Appointments Anneaneea =,
the bishops for enc cosniaE Year.
The Raports showinE Ainounts
Collected and Expended

: the ministers rho had been called 70 thr
higher conference during tho year. The
: services we-e opened b. Rev. '. y. caras'
Z bell. after which the BISHOP addressed
the conference Ia rev words on tie pro
. priety OF mnkIns se9srxte service 81
this csmfnemorauon 81 The deaa. The
! COMMITTEES oil memoirs was called upon
20 make report, ans reat the raer'cirs
! os Rev. James NJ Turner and Rev Aiths-
! us sfizell. both q whom died dariaS lSN
! Rev. ]. II wesscn and Rev, @ 4. Aateh.
kisa spoke Of the virtues the seas serNl2e
and the l,hriatian c0nsecrGtien or rev. J.
I AZ. TURNER. AMI Hsys. Sears. wcsson. Seth
ward ana Bishop Hendrix testified 70 the
heau,if,l d4voiion az Rev. Mireii Both
memoirs were adopted Rfter rhich the
sacrament was adsninist=fei, aue the con
ference adjourned to meet At O'clock this
uiarnlns.
The mornlsg service was opened ~
Rev. Al n o5odwin. followed BY Tie read.
ing 81 the minutes. Tia b&aep csfi4he-
taat be mad corterrsd the plasnAtien W
in yeNersay's report, and tiat he hhd
cbnfertsd tar or.psaticn 90 elders on the
class naulet 70 TIE same rep9rl hFs. ~
IL 1tiNkiA WAS appointed ~ t1e Pace 9A
nr. Shaplri on ffe gfsachefs Aa 9ontN
a in0.iaa was made 80 fec9rAtaeE Nlstt
portion ~ tae report Of the board Of ~
ne : thwes,err university and chsppeii
1 Fiji Female Cpllese and % make tne ei-
for NJ COLLEGE 500 The question caile1
Z out some warm DISCUSSION. and Q sppsu-
tute was offered uat the appreprauon
read one-thiId 70 Ghapptl tilA teIaele
y Both the Substitute and the amendneni
were lost. and ne qnesLign Was lsle -
l originally settled. ihe report OF the Ooafa
I OF education was adopted
! The committee on the Epworth League
brought IN a report SHOWING ths bf9ht;l
and Importance q the league rs w0rh
J Ia charities itE sccitt features, Us wore ~
I ainasiucs entertaining ana educating the
f. young. ana conmenaed II % the confer
I The cornnIiit4e "a hooks and periodicals
! approved the election q Rsv J. y; Camp
/ yoCatc, commended the impr9yement N
t}iat paper, and gave u a cordial recon-
meneation 20 the conference satlsiAeteFy
( reports were also given concerning inc
/ cd!porlaKe work OF Rev. J. y. =. Morris.
I shg epworth Methodist, the Feasibility
I ~ estabitshinE a German Methodist paper
Z the publishing h6use At Nashville, the
| Neshyille AdYt cate and the Sunday school
ed some Of the difficulties of that Taper
and In great need q active support from
K the conferences ard his humorous com
I fneats Kept the conference laughing from
! the beginning Of his speech 10 the close
l Or. c. john also spoke on behalf OF
t iss PAPER win w9''h 's was 50 long a'n
me report Of the colportage board was
presented and Rev. ]; p. 4. Morris spoke
ne isn't board q finance reported, the
( following collections for conference claim
ants; Huntsville district Sii53 3. Aushn
district SSlAt5; chappeil Hin district,
tdI2-so, Calvert district g6i35i Huntsville
4 resolution was offered requesting the
pastors 10 begin making their missionary
collections 81 once and 10 send them In
quarterly. Resolution adopted.
Thu mission board presented their report.
showing the following collections For
eig1, StS5da5i domestic. S25iL4o; special
A re1nr, srcm The secretary of the
church ex,e on board gave the following
liul district S4l9; Hou1on district SAC;
Htintstilie district, S295; .N~sttn district !
SaMi NaiVert DISTRICT. Ss29t total 1880.
G q Rankin bc elected treasurer OF the
Wgmau's Parsonage and Home Mission
society Bep0rt adopted.
Bishop Hendrix n this connection paid
n glowing tribu.e 10 Wurulns cp-operatlon Z
IN tbe eRnrsh ,ynrk and URGE mon fbe
sonage societies in every charge In the
siss Freq c men presented her repor,
was followed BIZ Mrs s. s. Parks. ,scre-
tary n ihe parent board In Galveston, in
adopted
Tile treasurer q the church extension
sesanen,g aud slgi.lh applied 10 churches
Report adopted
rs se5 lafants harti2aa 500. ADMITS bap-
t'Se1 ifip nnmber Of churches, 100 value |
81 churches stAp'el5 number OF paraen
number OF Sunday schools, t75. number or |
Officers ara ieechera 1919; number OF
The question being asked, VINO ar,
supcranHnsiesT the names of w x. Tur-
II THOMAS. Wesley smith. W q NeIms
+. A. hcShan H. W. Blnite j. ~ Wes- \
son. Z s. Smith and William shapard
.Ghe ioint ~ 4 q finance offered o.,
following ,setlSsioni watch was adopted
Resalyed. That ttfy thanks Of the con |
fetencc be tef1ared TO the officers Of thu I
FIRST Nauonai hank N Navasota for their
fanls az the honrd ana providinr Srafis (
and exchange free ~ any charge whatever /
thereby saving the siperRnnuates wldows I
sinsle cent y, reeeiving their money.
y. u. Aalssss N d r IgSls
Treasurer.
The ail raaep session was opened by
The cpmmiftee On Bible cause presented
4 rerort stating that yixty-fwo chnrsee
hee repprtei nothing. and only nineteen |
had reported ANYTHING. The COMMITTEES ]
rseommendcd rreolMtlen that tbe mem
Beers o. the conferences cgch prepare and
nrench q spedia sermon on the subject
Report adppttd.
q rapart WAS presented ny tile commit |
ies o. Payne and Lane Institutes Report
Report Of TIE committee on temperance
presented ard adopted
A report from the preachers and board,
accommodating thar Or a. ~ Goodwin
~ appointed nresldent Of the board Ia
place ~ fir sharArf reaiFned
lf. 4 n John requeaten that tho pub
llahers az tde minutes make a conference
dirhatnft part ~ thar organ.
a resoloti0n 40 thanks 70 The various
railroads or their couiiesisN was adopted
Hnard * missions presented a report
fffllnE fne ufnounts cAilrfted ssisd rec
fmmenninr increaFed astenainents
TIE foii1wlnF re6oiutionA were pressnt-
"a rnd adnni1d
Z Thai We hereby EXPRESS our thanks
70 the food people % Nayq8otn tor tile
hosnitahie entertainment giTcn 70 the con-
fTfffIra