Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
PRESIDED OVER YESTERDAY ny
BISHOP Key.
A Death Announcement and n Prayer
THEREON Moved the Vast ASSEM-
blaze 10 the shedding OF Tears.
Proceedings of the Meeting.


Memphis, Tenn. May ie.--riahop Key
chilled the conference TO order promptly
at o'clock this morning. Rev. Par
ker conducted the devotional exercises
He read from the ssth psalm. After
singing hymn No. $40 Come Thou
| Font OF Every Blessing" the confer
ence kneit aud was led In prayer by
nr. Parker. Secretary Denny read the
minutes OF yesterdays two sessions.
After being corrected they were ap.
proved.
Bishop Key then retired and Bishop
Haygood took the chair lie announc.
ed the death OF Bishop Keener's daurh-
ter. whose serious Illness was announc.
ed yesterday, The daughter was dend
before the venerable father arrived at
her bedside, After making short
speech fraught with feeling and SYM
PATTY Tor Bishop Kecner and his fam
ily In this, their hour OF sorrow. Bishop
Hnygood called on the Rev. Dr. Hunt
TO lead tho assembly In prayer. The
prayer was one OF the most touching
ever offered In the First Methodist
Episcopal church, and there was hardly
Il
was finished, Bishop lIaygood, without
announcing n hymn, led tho congrcga-
tion while they sang tho simple but
beautiful song GLOW Firm a Foundn.
ton" Or Holdt read q resolution OF
sorrow drafted by the members Of the
conference after the death OF Bishop
lSeenor's daughter had been announc-
ed. The resolution was unanimously
adopted mud upon motion by Or, NelmR
Il was tcicgraphed 60 Bishop Kocnor.
ISavc OF absence for various Lengths
Of time were granted the following:
l.. j. Duui, C. d. Stands, Judge $ W.
Ni'ham'' D. H. Hindmnn, r. H. brie-
coe, JOB Andernon, D. r. Lloyd T. =,
1aeNson, a. NJ ROBINSON DR.. Bass and
~. NJ sorugg''
pr Kennedy offered resolution that
me erection OF tho following officers In
'hn following order hrSt book agents.
seconds EDITORS OF church papers, aud
'hlru' BOOK EDITORS be made the order
OF business Tor next tuesday
Or, Tlgert rose 10 n point or order
saying DR. Kenncdy's resolution could
not be considered until the regular
time. which cannot be before the call
OF resolutions had been disposed OF The
chair ruled the point wcll taken. while
on his feet Or. Tigert asked whether
the division called for ON yesterday
utter the vote had been takon ON Dr.
Gamblers substitute motion In connec.
tlou with the report Of the committee
on temperance, but which division was
not made ON account Of the arrival OF
the hour Of adjournment. would be at
once taken mp or come up In It's regular
order. The chair ruled II should come
up In It's regular order.
rhc crn f,r rennrts n, snec,., co,,,.
mlttoea vns thsn made sccre,n,v
Denny. acting on tho nrdcr ~ nlsbon
royrond called tho names 81 tho min.
iytprs who bad be,p anpolntod n, m.
committee az of,o.n ror The Further.
nnce of fedor,tion az Mcthod,sts ,rho
nnmea Of those oppolntod ON thIa oon,.
mittoe are ma follows. w G. plnek
II. NJ. tlosmer. chas n I,onr i. n
pyo. NJ. Il. Neely r.. NJ. slodd. n.
NJ. nubosc. Ignatus y. shumate, e.
Il. Hoss, J. p. Godfrey, IL. II. Boer,
j, II, MCLEAN. a. @ Hawkins, Asa
Holt and c. W. Tnot The call for
special committee and for revolutions
was taken up ana disposed Of. The
committee ON sabbath observance offer
ed very lengthy paper which aug-
geatcd modes OF observing the Sabbath
in accordance with the principles OF
Mothodism md much time was CON
rumed In the reading Of this paper
The paper charged negligence ana over
growing tolerance ON the part Of Chris
tians In regard TO Sabbath Dissertation
md cited the utternnces OF some mem
bcrH of the church on the questions
Of the opening OF tho Worlds fair on
Sunday and the operation OF railroads
on Sunday. 1t WIS moved that tho
conference Immediately consider the
paper Carried.
Dr. Paul whitehead offered nm
amendment 10 etrlke ont the words .or
Htat.r I'm the pnncr saving tho cburch
nna date were ,rravocabiv .enara,.d
ana should be kent "a.
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