Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16
SOME NEW RULES.
The Methodist Conference
and Weak Christians.
STRONGLY AGAINST LIQUOR.
Stringent Measures Adopted
on Temperance.
Conference Suggests some Material
Changes in Various Church Reeu-
intions-nIemoriai of the Texas
Conference Was Presented.
By Associated Press.

&c leAus conference conducted
the morning devotional exercises.
Hymn 1866 Talk with Us, Lord; Thy
self Reveal" was announced and sung.
After kneeling In prayer the conference
began dlsposing of the regular business
befort 1t. The minutes Of yesterdays
session were read and approved. Bishop
Fitzgerald announced the names Of
the gentlemen appointed on the COM
mittee of peace congress. They are as
follows: j. II. Carlisle, j. w. Heidi
and w. d. Palmore.
Bishop Wilson then took the chair
and ordered the call for reports OF
standing committees.
y resolution oondemning the late
Louisiana State lottery, which though
driven from the country, stil has
wonderful hold on 1t. was read. The
resolution also sanctioned the measures
now pending in the senate to extermi-
nate this evil. The resolution went to
its place on the calendar.
The Temperance Question.
The committee on temperance offered
an amended report on the original re-
port of this committee. After many
hours Of speech making and arguing 1t
was recommitted. DIR. Black moved
suspension of the rules In order that
the report could be acted on at once.
Carried. Following Is the committees
report:
Having carefully considered our re-
port No. /. which was recommitted TO
US, we respectfully submit the following
as the result of our deliberations: we
ask that the discipline be amended an
chapter s, paragraph 9ls, answer 9.
by striking out all words after the
word beverage In the fourth line and
inserting the following words in lieu
thereof; From signing petitions COR
such sale, from becoming bondsmen for
any person as a condition Of obtaining
a license and from renting property for
such sale. If any person shall violate
any of the provisions OF this paragraph
he shall be deemed guilty of immor-
atty. Nevertheless in the case of a
person who shall sign a petition for
such sale, or shall become the bonds
man for any person engaged in such
traffic or shall rent property TO be used
for such sale, 1t shall be the duty Of
the pastor to deal with the offender
as provided for in chapter Z, section o.
paragraph PSI, page lG4. This para
graph shall not apply to the persons
who are acting under instructions or
DEGREES OF any court or are acting as
officers of the law"
Very strict Rules.
The whole paragraph will then read
as follows; Let all our preachers
and members abstain from the man
ufacture or sale OF Intoxicating liquors
TO be used as a beverage. from sign
ing petitions for such sale, from be-
coming bondsmen for any person as
a condition for obtaining license and
from renting property to be used for
such sale. If any member shall vio-
late any OF these provisions of this
paragraph, he shall be deemed guilty
of immortality.
"Nevertheless in the case OF mem
Der who shall sign a petition for such
sale or shall become a bondsman for
-. -....o,..a a, tho ,roNo or
any peiso" eHe % no ,saa ,or
shaii rent "op ,sa it, -, ,ha
sueh sale' u s,'"n - 49, ar,sasa, as
pastor 10 uea' w" | sao,,a,
PROVIDED ior IN enap ~, " "
paragraph 81 pas - -. o,n,,, 90
persons who are acting under instruc-
lions or DEGREES oi any
are acting as ohceis u 'ne ,a"' ,o.,