The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-04
METu0DSTS AND BAP7lSTS
Nest Texas Conference Is Ia Session
at Cucro.
BAPTIST MINISTER'S AN SAN ANTONIO
ais nnptism Of Hardshclls vattd ~
Was the Question Discusscd--rnc-
tions rrcparins fpr the Fray.

Cuero, Texas. November s.--Thc Wtst
Texas conference convened in the Methodist
church at this place this morning at o.
o'clock. Bishop J. c. Granberg OF Ashland.
Va. who has charge OF the Fifth Episcopal
district OF the Methodist Epiecopal church.
Soush presiding. Devotional exercises
were conducted by the bishop.
Rev. Sterling Fisher. secretary OF the
last conference, called tho roll OF members.
sixty four clerical and ,welvc lay members
answered TO roll call
Rev. Sterling Fisher was elected secre-
tary; r. b. Bucha +. II. G. Elliott, V. G.
Thomas and J.. A. Phillips were elected as-
s!stant secretaries.
The conference meets at s-o'clock a. m
and adJourns at ~, noon.
Committees were appointed on district
conference records. conference relations,
Bible cause. orphanage, books and periodi-
calls, temperance and memoirs.
Communications were read from Barhec
& Smith, agents OF the Southern Methodist
Publishing house; David Morton, secretary
OF the board of church extension, II. J, Bis-
ham, secretary of',he board OF education.
Report Of ,he faculty OF the southwestern
university was read. Rev. John r. Allen,
ID, D., acting regent of the southwestern
university, addressed the conference in the
interests OF that institution. He made an
eloquent appeal for the cause OF higher edu-
cation under the auspices OF the church.
He emphasized the Importance OF new
building for the university.
He was followed by Rev. II. II. Slnex,
financial agent Of The university. who stated
that since June l, he has secuerd over
$4,000 for the new building,
A el.s.. gr...x n
son, president OF San Antonio Female col
lego. and another from the board OF trustees
OF said institution was read.
The report OF the joint board OF pubica-
tion OF the Texas Christian Advocate wps
read,
Rev. John s. Gilett. who has served for
thlrty-sM consecutive years ns secretary OF
the conference board of missions. rendered
his resignation OF the secrctaryship upon
| the ground OF physical inability. which was
accepted. and Rev. J. ID. Hammond was
elected his successor.
The names OF Rtvs. r. y, Galloway, J. a.
Lowe, j. =. Rogers, u. G. Duvai. William
Monk. II. G. Horton, w. NJ. Shockly, j. Il.
Denton, n. w. Keith. W. ]. Joyce. Il. NJ.
Ienton, A. g. Nolan, j. a, Wright and Il.
| Il. Dimmit were called and they were re-
| forred to the committee on conference re-
lations for the superannuated relation.
| Rev. A. r. Cox has died during tho year.
| The name OF Rev. j. W. Vest was called
and he was referred to the committee on
the superannuated relation.
The names OF Rcvs. ]. T. Morris ]. y.
| Scott A. G. Riggs, NJ, A. Black ], l., Gil
| lett and ]. A. Baker. presiding elders IN the
conference, were called. They submitted
their reports and their characters passed
The following pastors were called they re-
ported their charges and their characters
passed John w. Stoval. J, T. GiIlett, Nor
| rls Evans Rev. John Il. Allen Is an
uounced TO preach tonight In the Methodist
| church