Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
UHE THIRD pay's SESSION OF THE
MEMPHIS MEETING.
The Reporters Hustled out 10 Make
Room for the Dei-Ea,es : An
Amendment 90 the Raies Cree
ates Some Discrssien-


nftu solilt slAtiA ffNANA OF Att Seal
ing OF the delegations when conference
convened this morning az the South
ern Methodist conference. Pursuant
70 Dr.. Gamblers speech of yester.
day and his motion 10 move the ~
rortsTs IN order TO allow the North
Georgia delegation 70 yet the place
occupied BY lhem. the uniueiyy seribcs
were put II the choir balcony. Rev
Horace Blshop. Of the Northwest
Texas conference began the services
by announcing hymn No. 80; ''lIeif
us. help each other each others cross
TO bear" After the song had been
sung the assembly was led IN prayer
by the minister presiding.
bishop Wilson opened the confer.
ence for the transaction Of business
BY ordering the roll call Of delegates
absent yesterday. The minutes 81
yesterdays session were then read By
Secretary Denny. a few minor cor
reciions were made after which the
minutes were adopted.
Tbird Days session.
Bishop GranbuFy then took the
chair. Bishop wilson retiring.
DR.. Cook Of the North Georgia con.
ter@aos rose To question Of privilege.
He turned his face to the audience.
faying as member q the North
Georgia conference. ne wished To ex-
plaiz the cause OF what was yesterday
spoken OF rs ''the commotion. Or.
Cook said that the North Georgia con.
ference was left without seat. DR.
Cook would not disturb the reporters
Of the great and good dailies. but
thought they had been comfortably
provided Tor by the committee q ar
fansements. The reporters during
Or. Cooks speech craned their necks
in order 10 catch word or two Of
what he was saving. which was mos,
hifiieul, from their position.
Dr.. Whitehead complained on yes.
ierday that every committee was
headed by men from the Missouri con-
Terence. He touched up the subject
again this morning. saying he would
object had any other conference been
rhown this seeming partianty. He
thought It disfeapset TO other con.
ferences Drs TiFert. Hnl ana Hoss
explained that the position OF the
names u the Missouri conference dele.
rates as published in the daily "A.
voeate was purely accidental. Thus
the matter was settled
MnndeviiI.'s case.
Upon motion Of Or riEert. secretary
Heidi called the standing committees.
'ni The secretaries Of these presented
heir reports, with names N the Der.
nancnt chairnen and reereiaries elect.
% The report Of the committee ap.
pointed 10 look into the distrihution
u the bishops address was read by
secretary Heidi The various portions
OF the address were referred to their
appropriate committees The report Of
the committee OF appeals In the case
Rev George a. Vaudeville was read
and adopted.
The call for memorials. petitions and
appeals was next taken up. and many
were presented. among them being
'he appeal OF Andrew Jackson Lawiesa.
'f the Southwestern Missouri confer.
snce
Or. Tigert represents the appellant
Dr. hoss presented papers from the
woman's Missionary society, which
were referred to the committee on mis-
'ions.
Dr. hahon then announced the ser.
Vices for tomorrow morning and even.
lhg' when the yieltors will occupy the
local pulpita, nr. lfosa moved that
he secretaries furnish tho reporters
With a duplicate copy OF all memoriala
petitions and reports presented.
Several amendments were made 4,
~ hoss' motion, and much discus.
sion was entered into, tho secretaries
Or Hoss' motion was prao-
iichily Impossible.
Dr. Hoss finally Withdrew his motion
ana the matter was dropped.
Amending tho Rules.
An Important resolution wns ono,o,
oy Dr. Tigert Just before adjournment
IN view OF the confusion caused hy
he ofering OF the substitute motions
IN the flrst day tho conference moi
Dr. Tigert offered the following amend.
ment TO the rules.
II shall be In order to oner n,
amendment to an amendment and one
amendment 10 a substitute. should a
motion assume this shape tho order of
voting shall be "a follows. First, ON tho
amendment to the amendment. second
On the amendment. thus pcrfsetine tho
main question; third. on the amend.
'nent to the substitute; fourth, on Tho
substitutes htth, on the main question"
Or. Cook OF the North Georgia confer.
'nee moved Us an amendment maj
no amendment not germane 10 tho
original motion could be offered" Los,
4 perfect fusillade of diaousslon BRO
ma con was entered into ON this sub.
Iect
pr' flaynes moved FOR the appoint
ment OF committee u tire. 10 az.
tion. "'
pr Cooley offered an amendment
mat the COMMITTEES examine and re-.
port on the rule TO which Or. rlgert's
resolution was an amendment
The Committee ON nu,es.
DR. W. II Smith offered as an amend.
n'ent 10 the amendment that q commit.
lee upon rules. consisting OF ava an.
gates, be appointed. ana 49,. ~.