The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-14
business of the Session Finished aud
Adjournment Taken.
THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE YEAR.
same Ministers Returned IN The
houston Station-Rev. Clothier
Takes n Location.

IS, Is.
Inc minutes of the memorial service OF
sunday afternoon were read and approved.
thder question 6. who IRE received by
transfer from other conferences" the Isme
Oh H. Il. Num-. an elder from thu Denver
conference. was called.
The bishop submitted paos-s cer,tcinr
tue ordination of deacons and elders made
yesterday.
me committee on books and periodicals.
submitted its report. which was pdopted.
Inc report of the committee on orphanage
was adopted.
and adopted vas ''AN
pr Pierce, editor of the Texas Chrisl ian
ADVOCATE, addressed the conference.
IT Barber OF Nashville, the senio- agent
OF the Methodist Book ana Publishing ON
pahy. was given the floor and adcr az ei
the conference
Inc report Of the Ladies Parsonage and
mission Society was aubmt. 3D.
iho report OF the statistical secretary
KEY. James kilgore. shows the following
totals; Number cf Epwor.h League, . .Ss2;
number of Sunday schools, lSg; nu.nbcr o,
sunday school teachers 1856: humber Of
Sunday school scholars, II 6s rumLcr Of
church members in Teas conference,
ZS,o3s; number of church buildings, jyn
N4lue. S3ol,6i4, az parsoa gas value S72?lo;
value Of other church property S77 bS2
money expended the past year for churcAts
ana parsonagss. S20IS0; number of hap
tisms infants Cos. adults 729; additions Ly
letter and Profession OF faith. 3ill, disn.is-
sails by letter death ana otherwise, 1856:
receipts for home missions. $3203S -; re-
eelpts for foreign missions, S4JSi %. re-
ceipts fer orphanage ut Waco S6G2 10;
amount paid to presiding ellers and
preachers in charge S52,S-2 ~: pad to
hisnCp fund, $50 IS, paid to supCrannaated
preachers, widows and orphans, SS360. 30;
fer church extension eXpeldcd. si3dS 80.
fer educational purposes $33o7 90; ,Xpenses
Of delegates to general conference S2oi so;
American Bible Society. si2o .6S; smuunt
raised in Sunday school for that work,
s5920.79. Grand total for all purposes as
sessed tho past year, $99,@9 -.
Rev. George e. Clothisr pastor Of the
church at Bryan. who has taken a location,
then addressed the conference in feeling
speech, giving his reasons for 30 90 ny.
and reviewing his pledges to ord iaith in
the grand old Methodist church. Ills adj
dress brought tears to the eyes Of all.
After he had concluded, Rev. Setn Ward
asked him to retire, and took up n cclltc-
ton for him, to which everyh )ly les. onaed
with a LIBERAL hand.
The report Of the joint board OF finance
was adopted.
The report of the board of missions was
submitted. The treasurer CT the toaSd 'f
missions filed his report
Sister Philphott was introduced AMI lnsde
a repor, fer the Wuman's Missionary so
cicty, With contained some Interesting ste
tstios She outlined the work CT The socl-
ETY. since its organization, which was los
than a life time ago. and pointed out tic
wonderful growth of the society. .and u a
grand work IL has done.
a resolution was introduced by kt>
Seth Ward for improving the statistical re-
ports, which was adopted
W. b. Allen was appointed student M
Vanderbilt University. ---------
The parchment OF Rev. Sonheld, WHO sur
rendered his credentials, was turned over
to the secretary.
Rev. Seth Ward introduced resolution
Of thinks to the good citizens Of BRYAN
for their hospitality, 10 the various demon
| iuatt15TIs, for their Christian co-operAtoa, 10
The press for their full and complete r..
norts and TO the railroad lT rs IL COM
mediation in conveying the delegates 10 tho
| conference.
The bishop announced the ioirt lo"rd
of finance as follows i. Z. Hammoao'
+. l.. Allen. C. A. Hooper, W Noe',n'
j. L. Massey. Lay, r. p H1moiei' b, ";
| organ. j. ID. Campbell, ! 3. Crawford
/
Visiting committee Southwestern uh,-
vsrsity: ]. L. Massey = y ian'in"ld
| Chapel Hill Female College: q " NEW
some and G. S. Sandie
The minutes of the morning session "tr"
then read and approved. a..
Before the appointments were reai .ne
| hishpp asked the conference = knee' "h'le
mr. j r.. Briggs led in ori4r
TIE bishop then reaG the appointments
! ae folloWs.
Uouston district, o. T. Hotchkiss, prc-
siding elder-Housion station: She3rh
church. Seth Ward Wssh,nzton sire t > .
". Horn; Mckee street. ". McManah 1ae
Tahe rnacle. d. H. Hotchkiss; City MIS-
SION q A. Hooper; Galveston station; 81,
Iohns ". D. Bradfield 81. James Q. -
0vlev. west End Nathan Powell Rch-
mond station. s. w Thomas; Alvin sta
ton /. II. Adams. Columbia and Brazoria'
T S. Will!foed; A1gioton II, q, WI Jams
sandy Point, j. r. Warlick; Wharton and
Hurgerford j. r, Murray; hatsgorda j.
coiioway. IN Campo. j. w. Bugin; Ros-
enberg. ] C. Stewart; Pattlson. r. j.
Guess: Cedar Bayou, L. P. Davis; Dick
ms n. J l.. Yeats.
Austin district H. NJ. Sears, presiii7f
elder-Austin station: Tenth street X j.
Briggs: Hotchkiss Memorial. Z. 5, smlth
First street, L. G. Hocutt; South AustiA
n p. Diehl; Cypress mission 10 be sup
W
Kelley: Manor, f. Il Hammond Weber
yiIc ". r. Campbell; Eigin c.
brooks: McDade circuit, r E Nnnn: Bas'
tr5p. Ira NJ Bryce: Ce5ar Creek circuit
IA c. Cameron: smithyille, p y. Graves
Wei Point circuit W. T. Mcdonald; La.
grange. G. H. Collins; Eagle Lake anst
Rock Island. E. l.. shettles; Columbus. J
E. Green: weimar and orange W e
Brinsou; Flato7ia, 4. p. Gooewin Merr'i
town and Walnut W. d Gaskins.
prenfrm district. r.. W Solomon pra
siding eIde7-B Brennan, z. p Newsom
Channell Hill, II. N. Heynie: Giddings
NJ. p Daniel; Bellviile circuit, j. r. ski.
ner; sealy circuit, c. l.. Harrington; Lyon
circuit w C. BracewelI; Caldwell, II G
WITS. Milano circuit J. c. Moore; Cam
ercr B. s-a's, Cameron circuit T X
Cain: pavi,la circuit. j. NJ. crntehdeii
Mays'ie'd. j. l.. Russell; Rockdale r. L
Allen; Pleasant mn, j. W Thofnpsvn
vtnpson circuit. W. r. Melugen; Dean
! ,iiie w II WashbuTn; Ben Arnold. "