The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
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Galveston Texas. December a.-The
African Methodist Episcopal conferences re-
stunned business at 2:aO u. m. yesterday
continuing tho hearing ard reading OF re-
ports by letters which had been left oil
at recess.
The report Of church extension was read
and adopted.
Report OF the Sunday union. Financial
report Receipts. sfss7s. AZ. expenditures
S17,965.si; balance on hand. ssisl2. On
nsotion the report WAS received and
adopted.
Committee en- second year reported no
business. Report adopted. Third ye,r re-
pert adopted. Fourth year report
adopted
Tho bishop stated that nominations were
II, oHier TOR the place OF holding the an
puai conference. The following cities
were placed In nomination: Palestine,
Marlin, Beaumont ana Houston. Palestine
having recclvst the largest number OF votes
/ VIA declared the next pface o.. mes,lnH.
Tho next electoral college Will meet at
Nayasota July ~. 1898.
The conferences will hold memorial SER
vices tomorrow evening In memory OF tho
death OF Btshop j. II. Armstrong. Ser
wees Will take place at Lake View cemo-
terry ut $3.50 p. M. 1Nhs colfcrence ad
Iou.r until 30 D. ni., when reiigIous
services were held. DR.. Evan Tyree.
preached an excslicn. missionary sermon.
which showaa conciusivcly that he Is we'll
versed In the needs OF the missionary
cause. N was regretted that the incloni-
ency Of dhc weather prevented hundreds
VI people who would have benn present
from attending Unfortunately the cleo
trio lights refused 10 give Hight on the
subject, and the trustees had to resort TO
] the old time custom by furnishing CANDIES
| for lighting purposes.
DIR. r. G.. Denham. treasurer cf Faul
Quinn college. Ia hero representing the
paul Quinn Weekly at the Waco college.
| The bishop opened the conference this
morning al $3.50 O'Clock With religious ger
vices. and aftar an address To the members
on the Importance OF being better versei
on the scripture. and singing, the bishop
took the chair and ths, secretary was o..
dered 10 road the minutes OF yesterdays
pro tsed,ngs. After some corrections the
minutes we're adopted, The following com
n,fttee was appointed on memorial servic
Drs. u. J Hull. r. C.. Hunt L. w Hen
derson, C. =. Smith ana II. l.. Trap.
Rev u. MOODY. pastor OF Rcedy
chapel. called the attention of the bishop
to what he declared to bs one Of the most
d!sgrnce6ul things he ever saw in an an
nual conference He stated that the Of
fcers OF tho church had gone 10 the
trouble OF having the church cl aned and
part In first clans order for the benefit CT
the conference. but he wis asked 10 call
attention to the tobacco spit around the
stcvSs
The bishop spoke very rolemnly regard |
ing Che complaint, and said he hoped Il |
would be lesson In the future to such /
extent that th0se tobacco using preachers |
will leavs their tobacco outside OF the con-
ference door
On motion the bishop appointed the pre-
siding c,des and tho printing committee
to compile and have the minutes OF the
conference, printed.
The names OF the members OF the con-
ference we,e called AMI subscription OF
sI92 fer educational purposes was the re-
suit. the bishop linking the lead Cash re-
ccivci Saa.i!.
The trepsu,sr OF Paul Quinn college
made his Aiutetion report OF said college.
Total receipts for the semi annual rfoort
s477.90, total expenditures s445. balance on
II and $3.50. mortgage debt on said college
$4,000 The annual report of Paul Quinn
college was made nv the prH'ident Or. L. |
M. Rurpen. The rerort was one Of grsat
intelligence. md the several departr m
show grand improvements. The president
made a fine address concerning The work.
inrs OF Paul Quinn college. which was
we'll received. Total receipts for the year
S5095.12.
M'rADDENs MAY MOVE
George Mnfanheh OF innaue'pA'e Nv"
OF George II. McFad1cn OF the great e1,-
ton concern az George II. McFadden &
bro'' - hete 'o'A'. ss,a,,a =, ,t,e,d
Houston with a party OF '''e''e " "'''''
the artillery bsM.
reporter called on Mr.. McFadden anc :
,sised him n II a. true, as reported. bsat
ma neor,n contemplate moving their Texas
he smiarters fra m Houston to Galveston
and n, have a compress OF their own here.
"csrdt,Ions change - rapidly" said MIR.
McI, dden "that what seems Ii,ely today
NAV ssa,1l unlikely a week from now. 1t
Il probable that W. viii move our Texas
nd ma, we viii be establisied here next
How much o. force nave sou ~ Sou'
iiou n oni.. sraII affair. ten or
tw.lys men"
"Wlst atout McFadden compress In