Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-04
THE METHODISTS.
General Conference of the
Southern Church Opens.
BISHOPS ADDRESS READ.
Itinerant Evangelists Re-
ceive Attention.
The Conference nj once Get. Into n
Tnnsie over the Appointment OF
standing Committees = -ha
Rules of isDo Adopted.
BISHOPS ADDRESS READ.


by AsSpcldteu Press.
Memphis. Tenn, May s.--The general
conference of the Southern Methodist
church met in this city this morning
with all ten OF the bishops and 400
delegates present. The delegates are
from every Southern state and also
from Brazil. Mexico, China and Japan,
Bishop Keener read the opening hymn,
and the morning services were con-
Quoted by Bishops Hendrix, Hargrove,
Wilson and Fitzgerald. The rules OF
the conference OF 1890 were adopted.
1t was decided to add committee
on Epworth league to the list OF stand
ing committees. After the session was
duly opened with prayer and song this
morning, Bishop Keener. who by virtue
of his position as the Oldest bishop
presided arose and asked Il DR.. w.
p. Harrison. secretary OF the last gem
eral conference, was present.
He responded, and was Immediately
elected secretary by viva voce vote.
| He appointed as his assistants Collins
Denny OF the Baltimore conference,
Ross Alexander of the Louisville con-
ference. j. H. Hight OF the North
Georgia conference, w c. Lovltt OF
the South Georgia conference, and j.
NJ. Mason of the Alabama conference.
The Standing Committees.
a motion by DR.. Tigerd to read the
rules and adopt them seriatim was
combatted on the ground that they
had been weeded out by two confer
ences, but after discussion DIR. Tigerds
motion was read and adopted The
hours of the session were fixed at from
a. m. until p. m. DR., Swindell moved
that the standing committees be APP
pointed. DIR Bishop moved that a
standing committee on Epworth league
be added TO the list Of committees
This suggestion was adopted.
DIR. Tlgerd offered the following
resolution in lieu OF the motion of DR..
Swindell:
Resolved. that there shall be fifteen
standing committees. composed Of one
representative Of each annual con-
ference as follows; Eplscopacy. itln-
erancy, REVEALS. publishing interests,
education, missions, church extension,
boundaries, temperance, Sunday
schools, Epworth League, appeals,
finance, state Of church, colporture,
. Resolved, that when the committee
assemble for organization they shah
elect temporary chairman and sec
rotary, and IN the afternoon the per
manent chairman and secretary by
ballot.
Resolved. that the first seven Of the
committees shall hold their meetings
at 2.3O D. M, and the last eight at
4:3O p. IN. (signed)
p. II. JOHNS TIGERD,
c. q. WOODS.
There was some opposition to Dr.
Tigerd's resolution, DR.. Hosa oppos-
ing them strongly, His speech was
answered by DR.. Tigerd.
Meets with Opposition.
DIR. Gambler wanted the committees
called separately and voted on In this
manner. He said he wanted TO vote
on some parts OF the resolution, but
could not vote on certain others. II
was ruled by the chair that DIR. IT.
eerds resolutions could not be divided
DIR. Alexander asked for a second read
ing OF DR.. Tigerds resolutions.
DIR. Long spoke In favor of dividing
the motion, but the chair explained
that sub-motion could not be divided
DR.. Mclean asked tina. the origina
and substitute motion be stated. The
chair granted his request, and stated
DR.. swindeli's original motion and Dr
TiRerd's substitute
DR.. Anderson moved that the sub
stitute motion be tabled. Lost.
DR.. Tigerd rose to read his resolution
again, preparatory to putting 1t be
fore the house. but Dr. Whitehead n
! terrupted him. saying he rose to ap
peal from the bishops ruling as to tn
division asked for by DR.. Gambler
as the conference was being conducts
by the rules which governed the con
ference of 1890. and in the rules Their