Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-05
THE CONFERENCE.
Is This the REIMBURSEMENT
or Twelfth Assembly,
THAT is THE QUESTION.
The Delegates Apparently
Unable to Settle 1t.
The Conference is Now Fully nj
Work and Considerable business
Was Transacted Yesterday.
seating the Delegates.

| ny Associated Press.
Memphis. Tenn, May i.-Another
large crowd of visitors assembled at
the First Methodist church this morn
ing TO see the workings OF the general
conference. The balconies were Allied
with ladies'. who lent an air Of fresh
ness to the convention. The church
was decorated with flowers, ana the
| atmosphere was pregnant With their
| perfume. Baskets OF flowers We're hung
| from the balconies. Conference con-
vened at 9 o'clock. Or. Yates of the
| North Carolina conference rose and
read the morning lesson, which was
| given from the 18th chapter OF Ro-
mans. At the conclusion OF the read
ing DR.. Yates announced hymn No. 40
80. for Heart to Praise My God; n
| Heart From Sin Set Free" Those as
sembled stood aud sang the hymn
in concert. after which they ltnelt and
wer led In prayer by DR. Yates.
Bishop Kenner opened the confer
ence fo- business by ordering secre-
tary Denny to call the role OF alb
sentees OF yesterday, 1t was found
that large per cent OF those absent
on yesterday had arrived and were
IN the church.
Distinction without n difference.
Some time was consumed at this
junoture in the reading OF the min
i utes of yesterday and the discussion
thereof. Dr. West rose and asked II
the secretary did not repeat In his
minutes the conferences now assembled
was the twenty-scvepth general con-
ference. The secretary Informed him
that he had DR.. West asked that
his statement be corrected MS II WAS
the twelfth general conference. DIR.
Dennys speech IN response TO DR..
West was very good. and ELECTED much
| applause. DR.. Denny said the first
general conference held IN America
| convened in 1884. The present confer
ence Is the twelfth since the division
of the Methodist Episcopal church and
Methodist Episcopal church South.
~ hold" said Mr.. Denny, that we
have as much right to claim organiza-
ton since 1884 as the other branch Of
the church. My wife had birthday
and she was, you can say, 80 years old,
we have been married ten years ana
her name has been Denny only ten
years but she Is 80 years old. We have
not been Methodist Episcopal church
South but twenty-eight years, but we
have been the Methodist church since
| 1884.
Thought ~ Was Ridiculous.
DR.. whitehead moved that twelve be
inserted instead OF twenty-seven Upon
suggestion the secretary read that por-
ton OF the minutes I'm question. 1t
read "twenty-seventh general confer
ence OF the Methodist Church South,
and the twelfth general conference
since the division"
Several Speeches were made. Dr.
John o. Wilson said he thought he
could smooth the matter over by nov
ing that the words be trnnsposed to
| read: THE twelfth general conference
of the Methodist church South, and the
twenty-seventh conference held la this
| country"
Or. whitehead withdrew his motion
and DIR. Wilson'S motion was put and
carried.
Or. II. NJ. Price rose and made
witty and very strong speech In which
he renewed Or. Whitehead's motion.
saying; ''rhere is no use TO make our
selves ridiculous our action Will cause
a general smoker all over the North"
Getting the Delegation Tosether.
His motion was put, a viva voce
vote was taken and the motion was
declared lost. Or. Tigerd moved that
"twenty-seven" in the minutes be
changed to "twenty-six." Lost.
The minutes were at length adopted.
Bishop Wilson then took the chair
| and presided. He called for the re-
port OF standing and special COM
inittees
Dr. Barbee presented report OF the
committee on church extension. THIS
was also reierreu' 10 were tue fspor''
- pr ~ candier complained that the
North Georgia conference did not have
seats together anc susees,eu tnat 'ns a.,
, ,Ss hs az ia i"y me sneee used nv hem
be given to the North Georgians. A