The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-17
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
STILL WORKING ON REPORTS OF
VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
An Earnest Effort to Be Made to Unite
the Two Branches Of the Methodist
Church Into One Grand Body.
Talk on Temperance.

usual short devotional exercises were
conducted by Mr.. Carlisle, who read
\ portion Of the 18th chapter Of
Romans, after which he announced
hymn No. 1876.
"The Lord Of glory Is my light,
| AID my salvation too
The minutes of yesterdays session
we're read and approved. Bishop
Hendrix then retired and Bishop Key
took the chair. Dr. Whitehead asked
to be excused from serving on the
committee on reVisaIs and DR. Yates
made the same request. Granted in
both cases.
The committee on Episcopacy, itin.
eraucy and Sunday schools presented
one of each and the committee on re-
visals three reports,
When the call of the report Of the
committee on publishing interests
was made Or. Mahon announced that
the fraternal messenger of the
Episcopal church in Canada, DR..
Alexandra report would be read.
On motion of DR.. Kirkland of South
Carolina, it was decided that when
the conference adjourn it be to meet at
8 O'Clock tonight Memorials were
then called for and those
presented were referred to
the proper standing committees.
The next call was for resolutions and
a resolution to the effect that women
he allowed to attend conference and
hold office caused merriment. A resO-
luton on fraternal relations was read.
1t recommended the appointment Of
commission Of five, consisting of one
bishop, two elders and two laymeD,
to confer with n simlar commission
from the Methodist church, and they
shall jointly formulate plans for clos
ing the breach between the Methodist
churches in force in all countries and
placing all missions under o United
Methodist control. The resolution
also recommended closer federation
of churches i'm America, DIR. Carter
moved that the chair appoint CON.
mittee of lG, to whom all matters of
iraternai correspondence and cO-Opera
ton should be referred. .ss
DR.. Tigert thought that inasmuGh
as the communication from the bshS
ops of the Methodist church had not
yet been received, the motion for the
| appointment of q commission was o
little previous. DR., Denny moved as
| an amendment that the committee be
appointed by the college of bishO ps
This was accepted and the amended
motion carried.
The report Of the COMMITTEES on
church extension was very vOIumi-
nous and was read at q whirlwind
rate by the secretary, was discussed
and finally adopted as a whole. The
report Of the committee on boundaries
was next taken up. A portion Of it
recommended The changing of the
line between North Texas conference
and East Texas conference, and that
portion of the North Texas confer
ence be added to the East
Texas conference several Texas
laymen made speeches pro and con on
the matter md much valuable time
was consumed. DR., Mclean Of Texas
made n strong speech favoring the re.
cOmmittal of the committees report,
saying that he was familiar with that
portion of the country in question and
that he knew the lines reCOl mended
were not the best ones that could be
suggested. Or. Anderson of the COM
mtttee on boundaries made a speech
OF some length, explaining the action
of the committee DIR HinCkleV
favored the action of The comm ttee
and felt relieved Of, what he said. had
b en- making his conscience hurt for
Is years. He was on the committee
that first divided the two conferences.
They divided the conferences Sy coun.
ties, giving one as many counties as
the other, knowing all the while that
there was one county in North Texas
conference which was worth more
than all the counties given to the East
Texas conference.
DR.. Nicely made speech which
seemingly amused the delegates very
much. Those who sat in the report
era stand did not have the pleasure
Of hearing 1t on account of their 20.
sitiou in the church l pom inquiry it
VAS found that he opposed the report
of the committee. Or. Barker moved
that the question he Put and his mo-
ton prevailed. DR. Tigert, chairman
of the committee, spoke at some length
explaining the action of the commit.
tee, The question was then nut and
carried. The remaining item OF the
renort was then adopted.
Judge Perkins moved TO recommit
the entire report on the bound aries in
order that those PERSONS peculiarly
Interested in the matter be allowed
to appear before the committee Upon
motion Judge Perkins motion to re-
commit was tabled The committees
, report was then adopted as a whole
The COMMITTEES on tempersuce
which recommended a change in the
discipline which would he deemed
immoral for member to sign p peti-
ton for the license for saloon wss
read Much discussion over small
/ noiuts was aroused nv this rennrt
Every speaker was against the LIQUOR
trstlic, but the discussion seemed to
arise from the fact that some members
were less in favor Of the fight against
| the LIQUOR traffic thar others,
DR. Kelly, who ran for governor on
/ the Prohibition ticket in Tennessee.
made q short spaanb dafaoIirc a.