The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08

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| you OF, nut you can not hear them now
etc. 4 he bishops morning lecture was ON
| The pastor III the church, and pulpit, Illl
| urcs and the cause" lie cred the ncces at,
OF agfeeableness between pastor and peopi.
| 1t souls are to be converted and adued 10
| the church.
Rev. /. NJ. Burgan, d. d.. was introduced.
| The reports OF the committees on church
extension and missionary departments were
read and approved
! President |. Nj. Burgan of Paul Quinn
! college at Waco, attended the State normal
a. Tcrrc HGute. Ind, taught In the same
state three years. gaining an excellent
| reputation, but his thirst for biblical
kLow.edge and theological science Inspired
| him to lay aside the secular pursuits and
seek the desired information. After i've
/ pleasant years of close study iii our his
/ tcric " iiborlorce, at Zenia, Ohio. a uni
| >crsity Tor the training OF our ministers,
| Brother Burgan, during his scholastic days
at Wilberiorce vas elected president of all
! the college societies, pastor OF the college
! chapel in his senior year, elected class
Nale1ictorian, performing the task credita-
| lily. Fifteen days after his graduation he
was elected president OF Paul Quinn col
lege, receiving recommendations from his
college president, now Right Rev. II. f.
Lee, ID. D., Phi, ID. Rev. Burgan passed
through many hardships and sore dcpriva.
tiors at said school it being in its infancy.
with weak mission church for support
I he college grew and prospered and
reached it's zenith in lSS9-9l. The desire
for pastorng gave an opportunity In the
healthful cline of California. After pas
toring acceptably one of the most popular
churches on the coast from thence Brother
Burgan was called to succeed the popular
pastor at Richmond, Ind Rev. j. NJ. Tow
send. ex general land recorder OF the
United States at Washington thence to
Vincennes, Ind. The demands for him null
tiplied. After the election of Professor
Healing to the cditorship OF the Quarterly
A. NJ. Il. Review, the brethren OF Texas Felt
that they could do no longer without Rev.
Burgan. sought him earnestly, secured him
and elected him president Of the above
named college and his success is 1attering
and encouraging.
Dr. Burgan was granted time to present
the claims Of the college to the conference.
college received SiS5 % cash and 1925.
The statstician was called and the
statistical tables reviewed with the follow
ing results: Members 5037 proba,ioners.
3Sa; churches. 81; conversions 66l. local
preachers, los; exhorters 80; increase of
members, 500; parsonagos 90; value Of
property, 74.723.S0; indebtedness. $S53574;
total amount collected in the charges f-r
all purposes. sls.Ss2.7S; volumes in the
library. 30i6; volumes above International
lesson serieg, etc. resources in sight, 1868.
Rev. d. f. Taylor Phi. b.. was trans
ferred from the Central and Rev. ]. G.
Grimes transferred fr5m the Texas to the
West Texas conference.
The conference then suspended business
and resolved itself in memorial service.
sacred to its departed ones Devotional
exercises wero conducted by Revs. A. l..
Handy and f. Jordon The m mortal re-
port was read and adopted as follows:
To the Bishop and Conference.
Dear brethren: The past year, In its
chcckcred events. has brought 20 our heirts
the exaltation Of joyous life aad the mel
lowing sorrow of death. We feel that the
shadows OF life bring 10 rien an essential
element to strong Christian character as
truly as the pleasant experiences do.
Death tests the reality OF the Christians
faith 1t brings to our eyes the power OF
Christ to tighten the gloom Of the gravs
1t raises the shout of triumph amid the
walls Of despair 1t crowns with eternal
life the souls that have contended with the
forces of death. 1t gives 10 the humblgs.
Christian what the most learned philcs l.
pher sought in vain, joyful lie boyorl
the grave
Those colleagues of ours In. this confer
encc who have fought In our ranks h't
Christ might he lifted UP as the h'ale- IT
dying men. whose death we announce with
resignation to the will of God have gore
on TO their reward They are not incurred
for they are safe from the power of Satan
and sin. Rather let us tremble lost We ours
selves fail to enter In and let us pray that
our end may be like that of the RICH cos.
Rev Harrison Daniels departed this life
February 10. 1896 at Hallsvi!le circuit. He
served nineteen years in active work. HIS
labors were always crowned with success.
He lived an exemplary Christian re;
none knew him but to love him. none spoke
Of him but In the kindest terms; he suf
ferod long afflction. but never f1ltercd
or complained. In untold misery he tn
dcnvored to perform his duty like q good
soldier. July l6, 1895, nature yielded TO
the invading decrease and he was forced
to take his bed.
He fingered on the banks Of Jor 1an wait
ing to he mustered out OF the church mill
tant and to be taken up to the church tri-
umphant. When asked was he ready. he
would say Daniels is waiting on his God
When the order came his victorious spirit
mounted on the wings OF faith. crossed the
river and entered into the Joys of his lord
and today he resteth beyond the river
where the surgcs cease to roll"
Servant Of God. well done:
Rest from thy loved employ:
The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Masters joy"
II is with feelings of the .s'post sorrow
that we record the death OF kew ionn l1u-
bert, one Of the early pioneers of African
Mothodism of this county and state
We are not able to present any facts nr
incidents concerning the life and character
OF this devoted servant of God ard African
Methodism. His faith was strong his |
labors abundant. On the 10th of August
last God sent the summons which called
him from labor to reward. He has zone
where
mo chilling winds nor poisonous breath
Can reach that heathtul shore
Sickness and sorrow, pain and df ath,
Are felt and feared no more"
Elder Hubert was a consistent ii ''stitn |
Sister Mary Mark died n consistent Chris
tian at the ripe age of liz.
Benedicton by Rev. Il. Jordon
Rev. W. II. Beamcr.
X. S. jenkins. Chairman.
Reporter.
Baptist Revival Closed.
Georgetown, Texas. December THE
Irotracted meeting at the First Baptist