Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-17
THE METHODIST MEETING.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SESSION
NOW IN MEMPHIS.


I
Granbury in the chair. DR.. j. $. Ken
ady OF the Holston conference conduct
ed the devotional exercises. He read
portion OF the twelfth chapter Of Ro-
mans, after which he gave out hymn
s45. "Ye servants Of the Lord. each IN
his office wait" The assemblage then
knelt In payer and the regular order
OF business was taken up. Secretary
Denny read the minutes OF last nights
session and they were approved.
Bishop Granbury then retired and
Bishop Hargrove took the chuir. The
call for special committees was ordered
and taken up. The report Of the COM
mlttee on missions was read. Dr. Swim
dell moved that the rules be suspended
and the paper adopted The motion TO
suspend was put and carried. At a
previous session a resolution asking for
united Methodist church In Japan
was offered. THO committee on mis-
sions did not IL the time had come
for this yet Tht committee recon-
mended L. w Can for president of the
board Of missions.
minority hepofNs
A minority report was offered. but
upon motion of DR.. Andrews 1t was
tabled
DR.. Mellln said he thought It unfair
to suppress debate and the voice OF
the minority by tablIng motions in such
"a summary manner.
Dr. Whitehead said no such construc-
tion could rightly be put on the action
Of the body in tabllng the minority re-
port.
DR.. Haynes echoed the sentiments of
DR.. whitehead.
Dr. swlndell moved the report be
taken up item by item. Agreed to-
The first item of the report recon-
mended that the board Of missions
consist Of a president, viee-president,
two secretaries and twenty-five man
ayers.
Dr. swlndell moved as an amendment
that the word 1.-TWO" (secretaries) be
eliminated and the word three" be In
serted in It's place.
Dr. Alexander moved to table DR..
Swndel's substitute.
Or. Swindell spoke the full length Of
time accorded him, and only sat down
was 500 H.. go 49,. ,,,,ar,., 10
port
The Debate Gets Interesting.
DR., Wadsworth. advocating the mi
nority report, also made lengthy
speech. He said the conference wished
i" suppless 'ht 'lihor''y'
-. -.
claimed mis- statement and the confer
,nca had ,n,stoI,.d tbar In ~ Tho
chair ruled the point yell talen
DR. Wadswmih continued sneols,rg
for some time. when he had sni.haJ
a dozen members we've ON ,l,a aoor
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was the lucl,v man II. made sbor,
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pr. Hamilton. one Of the secretaries
or the board Of missions, rosa to
point OF oreer ani challenged any MN
IN the floor to show that he hau bc-r
Idle or negligent OF his duty.
Or. Tigert explained that he did not
In any way intend to ietract one iota
from the good done bv mr. tI.-,,ta,,
fer whom he had the greatest respect.
Dr. Sears favored the minority re-
port saying though tho work might
be done by two secretaries, three could
do 1t much better,
DIR, Smith next took the floor. He
favored the majority repo.t and made a
telling speech, inasmuch as he confined
himself to facts which argued his cause
Tor him.