Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-06
MRTHODlSTS IN CONFERENCE
fifty.Sixth Annual Session Meets at
Brennan
wlMBERLY AND HARMON TO BE TRIED.
Tho Case. Separated aud Committees Az
pointed to Luck Ito the sharres.
Reports OF Committees.

Brcnham, Texas. December a.-The ATTY
sixth annual session OF tho Texas confer
cnce convened at the Methodist church
In this city this morning and II was
notable gathering. IL would be hard 10
get together a fnor looking body OF men,
better dressed and that had the appear
ance OF having been better fed. and rae
Post correspondent doubts N such a gath
ering Of II similar number of my protcs.
sion would furnish such an array OF tai
ent
The annual gathering OF these goi.y men
Ia an event In their life work rocked for
ward TO with feelings OF pleas $50 mingled
with regret-pleasure to be derived from
meeting old acqunintanccs and regret lest
tho reading OF tho appointments which
is usually the last thing on the prv-
graminc OF nm annual conference, should
send them 10 some place for which they
have no inclination. But, he IL said to
their credit, they always bow In humble
submission TO the higher authorities and
90 TO their stations without a murmur
The city or town that Is fortunate
enough 70 capture an annual conference
u generally to he congratulated. and with
each recurring "ontrrcnce the town In
which II Is held vics III Its predecessors
N N, winning the praise OF the preachers
brennan has received the attendants
with open arms aud the latchstring to the
with cordial welcome FOR these godiy
men and brethren.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Promptly at . O'Clock Bishop John C,
keener opened the hfty-slxth annual
Texas conference by reading chapter
from EphesiAns, followed by n song. And
. NA a. nj
kecner lei in prayer. fervont and elo-
auont. which ELECTED many hearty "amens"
IA his appeal for mercy anu bless .ngs.
concluding by the entire congregation re-
peating the. Lord's Prayer.
bAnop kcencr then Instructed Rev.
Ward, the secretary OF the last confer
ence, to call the roll OF preachers and
delegates, most If Il I'M a. sw ering pres
Rev, Seth Ward Of goistna was re
Erected secretary, with Bros NoutCT,
totchklss ana Clothler assisian,s
and adjourn a. 1880 The following COM
mittees were then read out:
Public, WosnipIJ;, 9. Aickle. Z. a..
Conference l,elauons-lI. NJ Sears. n.
z hnrt Geo, u; Far, =. -. Groves. o..
J. W. 'G oSlt : III sa mSayn's J, w X hsriSwn'
Books aud Per!odiclls-D. II, Hotchkiss,
e 4 LLs!Tiare II L Allen. J. NJ, Royce.
/ Crawford, u. L. Hamblen, ii. {. Priten.
ell, j Z. Crunk.
District Conference Record-A. II. Car
| ier; j. G. Moore, j. NJ. Adams. Z. II.
Bible Cause-J. NJ. wesson. J. W. Horn.
4, J.. Anderson. W, r Benson, e. I. shet-
| Crunch. H. j. Price. Il. T.. Harris
| Tcmperunce-R 4. MooiHcy J. ". Har-
mon. Il. NJ. Brown. C., Il. Simpson. X. W.
Epworth Lcaguc--J. l.. Massey w w.
Horner, j. NJ Kelly c. r. Lamar, John
\, - '"rn ,SnNoGk, C.. II. RUBY, ].
| V. Dealy. j. L. Russell. }, ID. tsili. j. u,
=, gA4nage-.n. NJ, Scars, c. l.. Earring
ion, j.; w. Cullen, W. Il, Mcdonald. NJ. ID.
Morgan. i. j. Paine. q. 9 .. ss toyaii D H.
Inc report OF the Methodist Publishing
church was read and referred and reflect
sd credit on the management.
The calls for who ure supcrannuated
were all answered favoInhly.
| Rev Wesson OF Nnvasnta uppenrrd in
person before the bishop and announced
| that this was the nftleth annual confer
be the last, and II Il was DO Is Will he
| was ready and II he could not meet the
brethren In conference again he hoped
10 meet them ~ heaven.
| The call OF districts for the elcution OF
dcac9ns was taken w ln regular or Ter
and !, 7. Cox was elected deacon.
| On the fourteenth question the Charu ter
| Of Rev. NJ. r. Sullivan ms a candl ate Tor
! elder was passed upon aud he was unnn-
imously elected. He Is In the Austin as.
| trlct
Tho Sunday school rerort was read by
! the secretary md showed that the number
| of Increase IN schools was ias; teacht RAJ
Increase IN scholars, $3.50. The sunday
| school roll shows n grand total ct nOj . 9
souls The report was referred TO the
Circular letter reports on missions read
| and referred.
1ne report OF the board of church eA-
tension wns then read. Number of
| churches aided by this conference. Gs. Tho
report was conferred TO committee.
| A letter from Isaac q. Johns was read.
ami copy OF lost minutes q 1861, lost In
a trunk sent from Huntsville 10 Navas o a.
reproduced by Or. Johns, was presented
| structed "a draw up resolution Of
Tho report OF the Southwestern unlver-
| to the board OF education.
DR.. MeClaln, president OF the college.
| was introduced TO the conference 10y the
bishop and he addressed the conference
The The colporiagc report was then read
| 10 the bishop and Members of Texas An.
nual Conference, Methodist Episcopal
TeSas Methodist Depository, Fort Worth.
| Texas, December l.-Desr Fathers and
Brethren; At the session OF the Texas
annual conference. December, $50, by re;
colportcr and requested 10 visit the North
| Texas and East Texas conference ana In
wife them TO unite In a depository. MS pro-
vided for in the discipline, page lGI. para
graph l0i.
/ boards or the above conference, the said
conferences complied with the request OF
this conference requesting us 10 establish
/ n depository at some convenient point IN
| the State. The point sciecto was Fort
! Worth Texas. 1t being the most conven-
tent point TO react all the churches In the
In issl the Northwest Texas and Wfsi
Texas conference united with us IN the de'
| posltorv, which action established the de-
,ofltcry for all the conferences IN IN.
state. Since then by appointment from
| wear TO year l have devoted my entire
time 10 this work, having but ono object
In view, namely: 1.-THE placing Of our
books in tine hands and homes OF OUT
People" We have during the past year
moi sold so many books AZ In formei
wears, owing 10 the financial pressure OF
me country During this year we have
visited eleven district conferences. ~ pas
toral charges, preaching an lecturlng "
| -. c,,dor arhooiS and EpWCrth leagues