The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-06
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCE;
THE FIFr,- NINTH ANNUAL sEssIv,
OF THE CONFERENCE
Closes Its L"bors--The Assignment OF
ainistcrs--Last Days ..>ro-
ccedinRs.

AT The opening of yesterdays session o
the Methodist conference religious service,
were conducted by Rev. j. Il. Green.
The minutes of the previous session were
read aud approved.
Inc Following elders maize their reports
and their Characters were passed. H. I.
Massey, ). ~ Chambers, A. J. Anderson
s. II. Morgan, g. $. Sandel, A. j. McIysr
W. W. HoHner. J. b. Cochran, r. w. Adj
ans, r. T. Woolsey
Revs. J. T. Smith and w. "A, Sammy az
the East Texas conference were intro5uceJ
by the bishop.
MIS-. JOHNSON was introduced anil adj
dressed ane conference on the Rescue homo
IN SAN Antonio. She was followed ov Dr
G.. c. Rankin, who warmly indorsed Mrs.
Johnson ana the work in which she is en-
gagged
a. p. Norman was elected to fill the va
cancy in the preachel's aid beard.
| Mrs. j. u. Green, secretary of the Wa
mans Foreign Missionary society OF the
| iexas conference, was introduced and adj
dressed the conference in the inseres; of
that society.
II was moved and carried that tho time
OF the session be extended indellnitcly
ana that an adjournment be had to Tao
y. M
The night session was opaped AT 1:so
p M, Rev. ii. @. Brooks conducting de-
voyionol exercises
Rev Il. 4. Woolsey asked ami WAS gram
ca a location at his own request.
Inc board of missions submitted the fol-
lowing report
The missionary Interests In our confer
epee have prospered reasonably wen tn 5
year Our collections are a little in al
vance or Last year and our domestic fields
nave been blessed with :, good degree Of
prosperity. We have taken one mission
field off tho list OF domestic missions -
Mllicsn. We have added four new ones,
Two in tine Houston and two in the Hunts
Vile districts"
thanks 10 the people of Houston for their |
hospitality, 10 Houses bank for courtesies, |
the railroads for reduced rates, which were
unanimously adopted
The bishop announced the trsnsfer OF
Rev. II. NJ. Whaling from the BaI;more to
the Texas conference.
The board of missions passed the follow
ing resolutions.
Whereas. The demands upon or general
board from our mission Gelds (Ch!na
japan, Brazil and Mexieo) are increasing;
and
Where's, The increase In the collections
N our conference Is small; therefore be II
Resolved, ]. That we earnestly requss;
zach presiding elder to comply With IN, ,
requirements OF the seventeenth article OF
,ur miss 1nary constitution which REQUIRES
The holding of a missionary institute In
zach presiding elders district. Id
.. That We request the pastors 10 comp,v | I
With the requirements of mode OF pastors
II eighteenth article.
3. That II - the sense Of this board tb..
'ur missionary work be kept IN this h,unds =
Il our conference. and an Intelligent mis- !,
ionary spirit awakened by holding u semi.
lnnual meeting o. our board at some cen. Z,
na point In the spring or early s,tn,.ner :
nd that We reques. the president. secretary q
nd treasurer to arrange for such meeting r.
The board OF church extension rs,,orten y
is follows: 9,
Assessment against this confer L
ence $500. -.,,..,,,.......s2,2 200 90 "
alnount uoIise.ea on cnaIses ,.,... l.5o6 so v
Appropriated the following amounts, r
70 Arcola. Houston district. sim m ~
20 South Austin. Austin district ,so M =
~ n"cnuae, nishham uistrics go 90 81
!, p nans,ns hlnutes ..,'.f..,..... SO 90 II
lash left In treasury .. 10, * A
mount not used and returned r,
from Young. Calvert district TX nnI al
Amount on hand ........ s,ac ~ ii,
Tho statistical seeretary's report showed 8
he following; '"e"ea y
collected for The American Rible mi
society So. ,...... sloa "a | !,
objected for tho surpos, OF tho five ~ - Ga "a
presiding elders X. :, an ~ | ~
ollsf'rd Ger N support Of h. Ssss = n
rsffotN 800. .-.f.s, .........,. "a l39 n (-,-
cllsesed fsr the suppau j. the the - = v I'll