Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-11

cOpus cnuicn IN Ainttlcas III ecssiVu ~
Collins chapel in this city.
The attendance was large, but no
business or great Importance was
transacted
Rev, Mr., Brown conducted the altar
exercises which were OF an interesting
character. Bishop Becbc opened the
session proper after which the minutes
cc the previous days session were read
and adopted with few necesasry corr
reetions.
bishop Beebe then SURRENDERED the
chair to Bishop Halsey, who presided
throughout the day.
Rcvs. savage and Hunt were intro
duced and made speeches ouloglaing
the American Bible society. These
talks were responded to by Rev. S. b.
Wallace OF Washington, d. Q.
on motion the chair appointed a COM
mittee Of three, consisting OF Moasrs.
Roberts. Walker and Wallace, to draft
constitution nnd bylaws for tile
Epworth League. Tho committee was
given an indefinite time in which TO
report.
/ Petitions. appeals and resolutions
were read and referred to proper COM
mltteos.
Dr. Saunders Of Lane institute, Jack
son. Tenn, addressed the conference
and made interesting remarks concern
ing the college and told OF the great
advantages possessed by an educated
boy or girl over the unedueated,
rev. Mir, White replied fcelingly. He
advocated that all who could do 20 lend
their support to the school.
Prof. Gilchrist read the quadronninl
report OF the Paine institute OF Au-
gusta. Ga. The report showed that
wonderful growth OF the school had
been made. The report was az fol
lows;
'During the quadricnnium nifty
three students have graduated. OF
these graduates sixteen are ministers,
two of whom are delegates to the gem
ornl conference OF their church. Three
of our graduates ore teaching az the
Paine institute. We are also utilizlns
i've Of our advanced pupils as tutors,
1--WE are much hampercd for lack OF
facilities. Bishop Kenner looked upor
the stable IN which we are teaching ane
said we ought to have Il $4,000 build
ing. As It Is. In the loft OF this stable
we have had boys from Alabama. Flor
ida Arkansas. Kentucky, Georgia an'
South Carolina Had we Anything llk'
an adequate building we could be bot
ter prepared to reach more Of our state
and do better work.
"wo need at least two more teachers
Each one OF ting four Of MS arc doinl
the work of two teachers.
THE lands and buildings on II
bought for us by the Methodist Episco
pal Church South. have increased Il
vnlue. The trustees decided TO sell AM
invest the money in more suitable &C
Communications. Money that Bishop l.
Halsey had solicited from some q
the conferences Of the Methodist bpif
copnl Church South and from HIS ow
church was invested in suitable PROF
erty about four miles from the hear
Of Augusta This property has noarl
one mile front on the Georgia rnilroat
our purpose was to sell our ten acre
situated In Augusta and with the pro
ceeds, together with what the churc
would give us in the $4,000 asked OF
build a suitable school house searcel
; had we purchased the land when III
panic came upon US and we are Htlll !
the stable with the Improvement of I'll
times we hope to be able TO AFFECT thi
contemplated movement Respectful
submitted,
&c W. WALKER, President"
After discussing the report Bisho
Lane stated that he had on hand
number OF catalogues which he wishe
TO distribute.
The chair appointed two distributor
+ Mr., Brown pronounced the benodi'
> ton and the conference adjourned.