Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-09
THOSE METHODIST HOSTS
ARE STILL WORKING FOR THE
SOUTHERN cHuRcH.
Important business Done ut the ses-
sions of the Churcbmen yester-
day Tho Coiorcd Methodists
Also Meet and Confer.

The delegates themselves were slow II
assembling. The church was lighted
with gas and was rather close. as the
windows were tightly shut.
Bishop Hargrove opened the confer.
enee and Or. j. W Hinton of the South
Georgia delegation conducted the devo.
tional exercises.
DR.. Hinton read a portion OF the
ninth chapter Of the gospel OF Mark
The delegates then sang an old IA
miliar hymn, which was announced by
the presiding minister. without the aid
OF music. After offering a fervent
prayer, DR. Hinton took his place
among the delegates In the body OF the
church. The roll OF absentees was
called and the minutes were read and
corrected and approved.
Bishop Hargrove then retired and
Bishop VIM, Duncan took the chair.
Bishop Galloway presented his report
AS fraternal messenger, appointed at
the last general conference to compose
Il message OF greeting and love to the
WESLEYAN conference OF England, II
reads as follows:
ITO the general conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South;
Dear Fathers and brcthren--rhe last
general conference authorized the Dish.
ops TO appoint a fraternal messenger
70 bear the Christian salutatlon OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South to
the Wesleyan Methodist conference In
England. My colleagues were pleased
to lntrust me with this responsible mis-
sion. Though not specially commits
stoned to the Irish conference. AS II
suatains an organic relation TO the Yves
lcynn Methodist church. and being cor
diully invited by the president, the Rev.
II, n Bowman Stephenson ana others,
I lett the United States In time to at
tend the session Of that body, which
met In bradford Ireland, June T. 1899.
I received hearty Methodist greeting.
the privilege OF addressing the confer
cncc, OF preaching IN several pulpits
and the honor Of taking part In the
solemn ordination service. whom num-
Der Of younR men We're set apart TO the
work Of pastors and ministers.
anu H"i"N"'""N NohuluoHH'
Methodism In Ireland is having much
prosperity and IL DONG great work
Of God.
The Wesleyan Methodist conference
met In Bradford. England, July 10.
1889. on the evening OF the Goth In
the spacious EastbroolSe chapel the
messenger from the Methodist Episco-
pal church South was formally re-
oeiyed, with full honors. as the prcsl-
dent. the Venerable and able Or. ]. II.
Rigg said In his felioltous Introauc.
tlon, aud delivered your message OF
rraternal regard. Most cordial was
the Methodlst welcome, and there was
genuine rejoicing over the reported
prosperity una progress Of ON, Nom.
beers OF the great wesleyan family
MANY things Impressed mo prn.
foundry In that mother conference of
Methodism- her broad systcm ~ od,,-
cation, her high ntondard ~ r,irtsto,.
tai qualification her snlo,,dia o,,ar,i
building enterprise. hcr Wise mud ,,r,,
gressive administration or hone a,,,
foreign missions hrr groo, sn,var5
,,,,.ar,,,,t a., Ia. ~" "'u
vast and wei pntr,nt,od n,, ,,,I'S,,' ',u'
trrcsta. tho pcner,ns newell, ~,
for pastoral surnor, a,,, ~. -
cnre taken OF wnrn-nr, ,,,,,,,,,. ,'',,'s
large fund prnvI,od t,r ,ha ,'' 49,, '',u
pose OF being lthcrolty 1,s,n,s,,,.i pu'
a right. and not as n ehor,,y Nn1 rs
addition 10 an ma ohor" a ny wv, ,'a i"
niaed in hor arm adherence to ''y ,ho
MIN nrd fn,ia,...',.,.,
has made Methodlsm so rrent a nn,yor
In the world.
81 wish In this report In axnrass ,,,,
vey high appreciation Of IN. mnny G,s.
tingushed courtesles personnI md az,
fetal. everywhere extended to ,our ran.
II also visited ana rnve nm ,ntorroi
address TO the United Atebo6,st Graz,
churches. in session at NYesley,s chanel
city road. London. by courtesy M thr
w,sIcyan Methodist brctbron mi. a.,
one of the smallest branches OF the
Methodist family. hut equal to the
foremost IN evnngeIistic enterprise and
loyalty to the doctrines OF our great
founder
Trusting that the service earnest
g endeavored 10 render may not be