El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-05
CONFERENCE CLOSES.
Bishop Duncan Reads the Appoint
ments-ReV French Remains.

ments-Rev. French Remains.
The final evening meeting of the
conference was held last night, when
thor oughly spiritual sermon was
preached before full house by Rev.
Mark Hodgson OF alpine. Before the
sermon, it was announced that Bishop
and Mrs. Hargrove Of Nashville, Tenn,
would be in town today from Califor-
mia, and tn IT Mrs. HargrOve, the CEN
trail secretary of the Womans Parson-
age and Home Mission society, would
speak on the work of the society in
Trinity church tonight at 1870. 1t was
expected by no, few that the ap-
poin tments for the coming year would
be read out. But Bishop Duncan was
unable to be present, so the matter was
postponed until this morning when the
suspense was 10 be broken and the
visiting preachers Know just where
they would be stationed.
Rev. HodgsOn spoke from the text,
Il am cruciied with Christ, but never
,heless [ live, Galatians II:2O. The
speaker said: This does not mean lit
eral but sp ritual cruci6Xlon, suffering
al d diving for sin. [ have but little
faith in religion not born in suffering.
1 believe in being sorry for sin, and
the more repentant we are the more
religion will we get. Christianity is q
human soul, ana unless your religion
brings to you what no other religion
can it is not worth much. Something
more than mere ritualistic services Is
needed We need the divine life i'm
plauted in our souls. TIE apostle said,
The life L am low living in the flesh
is in Christ Jesus !" II is good thing
to have good experience at present.
This is conscious life. We know that
1aiY inn
know that we are saved, that We are
born of God. | do Know that L
am child of God, and that my name
is written in the lambs book of
religion that does not leave me uncer-
tain through the pilgrimage of this
life. Once | was blind, but now | see.
Bless God for such precious religion,
a religion that makes US GLAD, puts Joy
10 to our hearts. L one. was lost but
now am found. This life bas its great
center 10 Christ from whom all spiri-
lual power radiates. The higher we
go in life the greater the power we
possess. Faith unites US with Christ,
and imbues US with his life giving
power. Unless we connect ourselves
with him we lose forever our spiritual
hopes. Christ is as a well OF water
springing up unto everlasting life.
Determine by the grace of God thai
v
life that has given supreme satisfaction
and eliminates gloriously.
At the conclu sion of the service,
many gathered around the altar to
signify their de sire for a renewal of
their alleg lance to the throne of grace.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Bishop Duncan was able to be out
today, and presided over this mornings
ana the fiual session of the New Mexi O
conference held in Trinity church.
The appointments he read as follows:
Ell Paso district-C. G. Edding ton,
presiding elder.
Ell Paso, city and mission-J. T.
French and one to be supplied.
Roswell-B G. Matthews.
Eddy-T. L Ltllance.
Pecos-RObert aodgsOn.
Alpipe-E F Goodson.
White Oaks-To be supplied by M.
J. Lowther.
Tularosa-H. T. Burgon.
Pepasco-J c. Gage.
Las Cruces. S. Chadwick.
Deming j E Sawders.
ella L l.. Gladney.
Mimbres-W. A. Govett.
Albuquerque district and CHURCH
Mark HodgsOn presiding elder and pas
tor.
Cerrillos and Madrid-Edward Le-
breton.
Megdalc nat. L. Adams.
San Marcial-A H. Sutherland.
Gallup-W. Foulks.
So it will be seen that Rev. French
is returned for secol d year as pastor
of Trinity c. urch, AMI City Missionary
Adams who has had charge of the door
OF hope m ssiou the pest year and be n
assistant pastor Of Trinity church,
goes to M gdaiena regular charge.
Pre- facing the appoin rments, Bishop
Duncan made an address to the
ministers in which he lid, if | was to
come TO any of the far western con-
ferences [ would make up my mind to
take what | could get, ard not COM
plain if did not get just what L want
ed. L would say to the complaining
brother, what did you come out here
for? Why did you lot stay where you
were? Stick to your job, or csc give
it up. There is not Il man in this con-
ference that l would not delight in Civ |!
ingsa charge sufficient TO support him |
and his family in comfort. But have |
not goti t. In the course of my ministry /
never received an aDpo' ntment. that |
was not a surprise to me. L never
knew where I was going until they
told me, and L had sense enough not to
lose moments sleep over my appoint :,