Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-20
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Conference opened this morning with
song and prayer as usual, Dr. i. NJ.
Iourland In the presiding chair. Bish-
op Duncan twas In session with his
cabinet Of presiding elders, wrestling
with the list OF appointments. which
We're to be read at today's session.
Rev. j. r. Morris, asslstant sccre-
tary, read the minutes OF the previous
sessions. which were corrected and ap-
proved.
The report of the committee on Ep-
worth League work was read by Pro-
fessor II. S. Hyer of Georgetown.
The reference in some OF DR.. s. A.
Steel's remarks of year ago 10 which
the conference at Its last session took
exception. and which matter was fully
settled at the time. was. upon motion.
expunged from the report and journal.
and the report was then adopted.
Professor W. +. Lloyd Of the Poly
technic college. Fort Worth. read the
committees report on church extern
sion. The report was unanimously
adopted.
The report OF the committee on dis
trict Journal proceedings was read and
adopted.
A resolution on the temperance ques.
ton was read ana adopted.
The committee on colportage recon-
mended the dlscontinuance of the book
repository at Fort Worth inaeinuch
as the same was not self-sustainirg;
and further that the North Texas IN
ference had withdrawn Its support
from the same. and further recon-
mended the appointment Of c. /. Bal
lard as colpnrter Of the conference,
who was requested to cooperate with
the North Texas and other Texas con.
ferences upon this matter.
! Rev. |. u. r. Morris addressed the
conference and offered some personal
explanations. The oolportage business
| In Texas for five years had decreased
| from about $1,000 year to about $1,000.
! and the conference wanted new man
agemert Of the same.
DR.. H. A. Bourland moved TO sub
| 5titute the name of /. u. L. Morris
| for e. l.. Ballard.
After lively dehote the name of I.
| q r. Morris es substitute for c. l..
| Ballard was withdrawn.
An amendment was offered by Broth
! or Morris excluding the recummcnda-
ton that this conference co-o1ern'e
| with the North Texas conference, but
! that the Northwest Texas conference
| r1lnorter cooperate with the pastors OF
| this conference.
After more debate the amendment
was withdrawn and the reconmenda-
| lion Of corporation with the North
| Texas conference was stricken out of
| he report which was then adopted.
The report OF the SuNday-school
committee was read by Chairman c.
$. Field and the sare was adopted.
The names of f. D. ManZon of the
| Texas conference and F.. X, Brans-
! ford from the Memphis conference
/ were transferred TO this conference.
! The name OF c. II, Smith. from
/ Grapevine. Tex. OF the Cumberland
! Presbyterian church, was presented
/ for admission to the Methodist church
] and this conference. ON motion Mr..
1 smith was received into the confer
ance, and the hlsop administered the
vows OF the church.
The inquiry into the ministers char
acters was resumed under the TWEEN
/ tipth question. Several names We're
called and passed without contro-
/ versy.
John II. Nelson read the report OF
I tfe board of missions. which was adop-
( ted az read.
The committee report on the Bible
course was read which showed the
! tofal distribution OF 1900 Bibles Dur.
Ing the year. and an increase of 266O
, Turing the year.
Dr. Rankin of the American B'bls
! PuDllFNtnE mouse AuhTeNSeu IUc con ere
tence His theme was that the PUBLISH
ing house was only printing the Bible
IN five foreign tongues. while there
we're thirteen foreign nations In Texas
pleading for Bibles. There are 100000
foreigners in Texas, and so per cent.
D.. or tha,i carnot rnHnfs'and the EnClian
language. He pleaded for aid to pro-
vide Bibles for these people. and for
prisoners in the inils of Texas. He
/ especially appealed for help 10 send
bibles 10 the Mexican children on the
Rio Grande borders.
The committee report was adopted.
The committee on church relations
reported in answer 10 question ~,
.Nho are superanuatetY'
The next place Of holding the annual
conference was called up and Clebu'ne,
Waxahachie and weatherfori We're
nominated The vote was taken on
Waxahachie and almost every dele
gate stood up. II was then novel that
Waxahachie be unanimously adopted
as the next place OF meeting. which
was done.
The following statistics were read
out: Number local prencNers. 100;
number members, 81 o0s; total. 63tJI;
number infants bnntised. ls47; .ilmher
adults baptised. 32f0; number Epworth
l,aas-1ies POI; number members League.
1880: number Sundav-srhools, i6l; rum-
Der teanhers. 1903; number pupils. a.
sggsS. domestic missions. sssf5; church
sxtension, s274i; Bible society. s,lG;
uresiding elders, collected. 1851;
preachers in charge sio7 az: support OF
bishop, 5000; number OF societies, 5ss:
number church buisinys. $40; value OF
church buildings, sisis.9sl; number OF
parsonages, 173: value of passonsges.
sig2. $50: number district parsana es.
.. value district p,rson,ges. tis,5co;
schools and universities. =; value Of
same. sis7.ooo; debt on same, sto9o;
nunber az teachers, 81; students u.
colleges, 956; collected for 1917. and
.,orns SAG; for education, sl5s5
The bishop then closed the session OF
the thirtieth conference with song and
prayer. after which he delivered a
| ,hort farewell address, and at ! p. m.
began reading the Appendices f.r the
coming year. which are as follows:
Georgetown districts. p. WEIGHT.
presiding elder; Taylor station. J, 7.