The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-03
Second Days Session 81 the Fifty.ninth
Conference.
MARLIN the NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
Meetings Of the Woman's Home Mis-
sfon and board of EducRtion-Ad- !;
dress by Bishop Galloway.


The roll Of all who were absent yesterday
was called. and Rcvs. j. j. Galloway, s. +.
Chambers, j. w. MoMahon and h. T. Wool
sey responded ito their names: also Lay
Delegates X. l.. Harris, j. +. Tyson ana
J. L. PrftJhett.
DR.. E. S. Smith moved THAT the roll call
be dispensed with for The remainder of tho
session. The motion prevailed.
Minutes OF the first day were read aud
approved.
w, w. Adicks II. c. Pritchctt and j, f.
Tyson. alternates, were recognized instead
OF absent lay delegates.
Trof. IL. c. Pritchett was added to the
committees. on missions.
Rev. W. II. Vaughn, manager OF iae
Orphans home at Waco. WAS Introduced aud
made few remarks. Dr. G. c. Rank n,
edistor OF the Advocate. also made few
remarks.
Rev. d. II. HotchlSiss was elected edlto.
OF the minutes OF the conference.
Revs. b. III. GreathCusc. V. A. Colby, f.
a. Downs and E. r. Williams. all from the
East Texas conference, were introduced 10
the conference by The bishop
The names of the following elders were
caiiy'd: Il. j. Briggs. tlle bisnop an
nounced that he had been transferred 10
Inc Pacific conferenCe.)
DR.. L. $. Smith. Revs. L. c. Hocutt J.
W. Kelly, #. L. Hammond, IL. G. Brooks
!. NJ. Bryce, I. Is. Graves. q. II. Coians,
j. e. Greene. W. T. Mcdonald, II, l.. SAet-
ties. w, +. Brinson w. d. Goskns all
made their reports ana uhctr characters
We're passed.
Rev. |. r. I. Morris of Fort Worta WAS
Introduced and addressed the on.erence
N the interest OF The ieXas Child Home
socloty. He SAID he had placed seventeen
children IN good hands and mad taken ont
OF Uhe conference DhFty-f!ve children. lie
had collected S2-S from the people IN the
territory where ne mai worked.
The special committee appointed to re-
port on the Rescue nome work IN san An-
'onio suhm!tted nnair report. which was
discussed by DR.. u. 5. smith, Rev Sterling
Fisher and &. ii. Collins Report was
adorted.
i'ne following resolution was read by
Rev. Seth Ward, and after considerable
discussion by various meniner5 the vote
waa taAi.m and the re- S-.iien lost by
vote oil " TO -
whereas, mere mas ptth ulVsh u SOUS
sion in the secular and church press oil me
conou2t OF MessIs. baIote an sihi'h' pooh
age a;A Q. the Methodist Episcopal church
tsoutD. in the collection OF VIC l'ubhshins
House claim against the unit'a states
government and
Whereas, II Is charged by u committee
OF the untted states senate that certain
senators We're m-s!ed ana deeevea by the
A.d Barnee ana SInltn ana 'helr agent
ana attorney, b. b. Stahllnan; and
whereas, me aouon OIL the agents Is me
action OF the ehurch, unIil sueh Is as
aPoM7d by tho chufch' ana
whereas 1t Is OF vital importance that
the character OF the church' Tor rishtsous-
mesa be maintained lnMoLnte; therefore,
Isa
flesot'eu' lhat We tue members OF inc
TeNas annual conference, 90 herepy eX
press our dlsapprooadon OF such evas!ve
and misleading statements of Messrs Bar
bee ana smith as deceived ana were cal
ouiaoed TO deceive senators ana memo rs
oil congress 10 whom they were addEeSsed
tsisnei'l sem N"ro' " ~ i'e niere' o.
G. Mickie' D. hllgore' W ID. Bradhsld, q.
7. Hotcntiss, e ) oXley' E, >. smith.
j. b. cochran. w. W. Adicks, j. L.
Piltehett'
ioev' h. H. Williams agent OF FAST leShs
college OF Jacksonville was introduced and
aduressea Inc conference IN me interest OF
the school that he represented.
The call OF elders was resumed and the
were AL pass s,' 7, = yr.u,. d,
s+,arx N Crnlcharia T. /, Allen II
M. Hayney, J p. skinner, J. c. Moore. +.
r. Cain. J. l.. Russell
FOLLOWING were introduces hev' Wm'
Lesser OF me nerii''lP nllsSlVh tolierenVe,
pr J. NJ: Halseil, paHor o. Numoeriana
Presbyterian church, and Key Ammons.
pastor OF the Third Baptist church.
Rev. O, t. Hctchkiis took q collection
for the purpose of Keeping Miss Matte
Keith. DAUGHTER OF Rev c. NJ. Keith, de-
ceased, at tho Southwestern university tor
a second torn, where she has becn k-pt
for the past year: s120 was asked for In a
short while the full amount was raised.
Rev. Mr.. McN,it pasaor Of Northern
trodvoaS ''s'' VI Wv WV "-'
Mrs Perce,, agent for The life Of the
late Miss LUCINDA Helm of the Parsonage
AMI Home Mission society, was Introduced
and ID, addressed the conference.
,i,aS fepoi, On oon,ai a1 ro p "us
Adams; all names referred to that com
nlsttee for superannnated relations were
recommended; said report was adopted,
e. ss ns shail me mex, sesg on
unanimouslv selected Aftsr variou., ~, :
v,n,,rcomant. tha confa.o,,,, as,.,,r,,,5 a.,