Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-12
DISCIPLES OF JOHN WESLEY
PROGRESS OF SOUTHERN METHo-
DIsTs AT MEMPHIS.
By Associated Press.


The usual short devotional exercises
We're conducted by Mir. Carlisle. who
read u portion OF the 18th chapter OF
hymn No. 1876.
The Lord of glory Is my light,
And my salvation, too"
The minutes OF Yesterdays session
were read and approved. Bishop Hem
| dirk then retired and Bishop Key took
the chair.
DR.. Whitehead asked to be excused
| from serving on the committee on re-
| Visals, and Dr. Yates made the same
| request, Granted in both cases.
Reports OF standing committees Were
| then called for
The committee on Epscopacy, intin-
erary and Sunday schools presented
| one each, and the committees on re-
| visals three reports.
The call for reports OF special COM
mittees was then taken up.
| When the call for the report OF the
committee on publishing interests was
| made DR.. Mahon announced that the
fraternal messenger OF the Methodist
Episcopal church In Canada. Dr. Alex
| anders report, would be read tonight,
| Prayer meeting was announced for
| tomorrow mprning at o'clock.
| on motion OF DR.. Kirkland OF South
| Carolina 1t was decided that when
conference adjourn 1t be to meet at s
| 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 from the Little Rock
conference To the effect that women be
allowed to attend conferences, hold Of
fees In the church, caused considerable
merrlment.
fraternnl relations was read. 1t
recommended the appointment OF Il
| commission Of 1--WE, consiRting OF one
bishop, two elders and two laymen TO
confer with a similar commission from
the Methodist Episcopal church, and
that they shall Jointly formulate plans
for closing the breach between the
Methodist church in foreign countries,
and placing all missions under
united Methodist control. The resulu-
ton also recommended n closer fed
| Grafton of the churches I'm America.
DIR. Carter moved thnt the chair APP
point a committee Of fifteen to whon
all matters Of fratcrnal correspondence
and cooperation should be referred,
DR.. Denny moved as an amendment
that the committee be appointed by the
college Of bishops. This was accepted
and the amended motion was put to
u vote and carried.
The report OF the committee on
church extension. which was very vol
luminous and was read at a 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 por-
ton Of IL recommended the changing
OF the line between North Texas confer
| ence and East Texas conference, and
that a portion of the North Texas con-
ference be added to the East Texas CON
ference. Several Texan laymcn made
speeches pro and con on the matter and
| much valuable time was consumed.
DR. Mclean OF Texas made strong
speech faVorlng the recOmmittal OF the
committees report, saying he was ia
| mlliar with that portion OF the country
| in question and that he knew the line
| recommended was not the best one That
| could have been suggested. Or. Alder
son. of the committee on boundaries.
, made "A speech OF some length explain
ing the action of the committee In maxi
ing the adjustment.
DR.. Pinckley favored the action OF
: the committee and delivered himself OF
> what, as he said, had been making his
4 conscience hurt for eighteen years, He
was on the committee that first dl.
vided the two conferences. They di-
: Yided the conferences By counties, CIV
ing one as many counties as the other
knowing all the while there was one
county in the North Texas conference
which was worth more than all tho
), counties given to the East Texas con.
ference
DR.. Nicely made a speech which seem.
d ingly amused the delegates very much
I Those who sat in the reporters stanl
= did not have the pleasure of hearing II
e on account OF their position In tn,
3 church,
a Upon inquiry It was found he opposed
the report OF the committee.
Dr. Parker moved that the question
no md his motion prevailed.
n Dr. Tigert. chairman OF the commit
/, tee, spoke at some length, explaining
the action Of the committee. The ques
?, tion was then put and carried
II The remaining item OF the report was
:, then adopted.
: Judge Perkins moved to recommit tn,
y entire report TO the committee on
% boundaries. in order that those person.
peculiarly interested in the matter b.
u allowed to appear before the commit
e. tee. Upon motion Judge Perkins mo
e ton 10 recommit was tabled.
e The committees report was thel
e adopted as a whole.
e The committee on temperance, which
e recommended n change In the disci
g. plne which would be deemed immora
'e for a member 10 sign a petition for
Ie license for q saloon, was read. Mucl
/ discussion over small points wa
p aroused by this report Every speake
le was against the liquor traffic. but tn
70 that some members were less In favo
& of the fight against the liquor trafh
r. than others.
Or. Kelly. who ran for governor oil
the Prohibition ticket In Tennessee
made a short speech defending the mel
II who wanted license abolished entirely
s saying licenses were only shields 70
"A the traffic.
n DR.. Gambler moved to recommit tn
N report.
II A motion for the previous question
a was made and prevailed.
q A number Of speeches were made
e everybody seeming 70 get more inter
!, esied as the minutes passed. Tn
~ hour Of adjournment was near. and
= motion was made 20 prolong the sea
~ sion. Lost.
= A viva voce vote was taken and tn
chair ruled DR. Gamblers substitut
motion lost DR.. Gambler called for
division. but as he did 20 the cloc
=. in the tower tOlled and the house wa
" adjourned.
" Bishop Hendrix announced tina
pr | Bishop Keener had received lette
informing him Of the critical illness q
his daughter and ne asked perminsio
TO leave. This was grauted and tn
~ sympathy or the conference was ea
&c tended him.