The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
EoDIsT CONFERENCE
.. Session Of the fifty.ninth An.
nual Meeting.
!. annf MISSION SOCIETY MEETS

...,orts n sceived-Assign-.
ytsitins Ministers TO
preach To-day.
IA DAYS session Of the conference
tDHs nth religious services con-
psv. b. H, Greenhouse OF Tyler,
,onced hymn No. 1874, After sing
conference was led In prayer
crssthouse.
.,.hou took the chair and the min
.. nreyious day were read and
news r. H. George. Lemuel NJ.
s..,.m,n L. Glozener, David Knox
"a ". Edgar were all received on
,,o conference. Rev. A. l.. Boyd.
!, The Cumberland Presbyterian
,eceiyad in the church as an
q, pr. Adkins was introduced to
,r.,ce. Rev. Beverly w. Allen was
! elders orders. r. J. Price wa.
. M hoard of church extension.
..nss az the following elders were
lanes Kilgore. weems Wootton, S.
a j. W. Holt, F. o. Favre. G. M.
~ They reported and their char
- nnssed. Revs. j. L. Carpenter
pfa More. transfers from the Pa.
.s-.er,ce. and Prof, Louden +. Smith,
~, tbe sChappell Hill Female col
~ ali introduced to the confer
,be bishop. w. H. Brooks, j. w.
+. ". Cullen, H. t. Hart and
s,,r we're also introduced, as was
~, N the Southwestern university
srstown. The latter addressed the
In the interest Of that institu-
;.res Aikinson. Sunday school ed
~ Introduced and addressed the
~ an the work of education and
nv school work. In regard to the
shool work he spoke eloquently
IA IN part:
q vc,lr attention to the fact that the
n a country may be- determined
9stns toward the young. il we Will
AZ work that is being done in any
INV In Texas iu the Sunday school
ltell what tho church of tomorrow
our church Is peculiarly adapted to
Al districts and here the greatest
nbitjcs are afforded. AS compared
n Methodist Episcopal church, which
~ conflned to the cities, we ara
ve,l. The laws OF our church re-
hat wherever ten persons can be
together Sunday school shall be
sed and with proper efforts this may
ne anywhere. No creator mistake
made than the popular idea that Il
success is to be measured by the
that he drawsA When Jesus Christ
nced the great doctrines of the new
bs taught them TO one man. When
hoe the greatest revelation of His
vas to one woman at the well OF
n, Again, Jesus was the only great
who ever espoused the cause OF
lila IT was Jesus Christ who said
h W be converted and become as
child We can not enter the kingdom
eften hear the question discussed:
ran we reach the masses?' We can
10 Il til We reach the children. 1t
In said: The hand that rocks the
rules the world do not dispute or
Ibis fact, but l will add The hand
plu the cradle rocks the world.
Va, while do not limit the grace
DO say man that is not saved
life Is largely spent is only half
Think Of the force of habit and OF
Buence that He has exerted. No man
IN thoroughly saved who Is not saved
hhood. While the ministry is the
work In the world. the pulpit the
throne In the world. We can never
highest work without teaching.
Ae Sunday school Is the hope Of the
tor the systematic study OF the
would like to speak of the superin-
and teacher. The superintendent Is
eecher's man; he can not be elected
The pastor nomirates him. and the
can put him out. The preacher often
the best man he can and then de-
me superintendent. A word about
cnefs. Teachers are selected In tho
chool who would not be retained in
lpilc schools week. The object OF
9col is the salvation Of the child. Let
troVn that one teacher has S-andly
9ed IN her work and all of her pupils
eeen converted and parents will he
70 have their children under trat
~ Watdell, pastor OF the Episcopal
md Rev. J. c. Mason, pastor II
agh Christian church, both in this
m introduced by the bishop.
~. RANKIN, former pastor of Shcarn
sna az present editor of the Texas
y Advocate, addressed the confer
y interest OF that paper.
~ admission into full correction
- 70 the bar OF the conference ana
very able address By the bishop
9 answering the disciplinary lues-
oe Affirmative, they were received
sNpnection, The class was COM
ksss Ellie c. Keith. w. II. WASH
y George r. Ray.
sum!.ee on public worship an
I me missionary services would
':% p M. and that the address
aelyered by Rev. e. w. Towsou
w. mission conference, followed
galloway. After the usual an
tne conference adjourned.
nome Missionary society.
conference meeting of the
some Mssaon society was In
20 Yesterday with Mrs. F. L.
nsnt. IN the chair. Religious
~ conducted by Brother Hor-
-non the minutes Of the pre-
we're read. corrected and ap-
'nce treasurer. Mrs. z. r. Nc
aer report, adding a few re-
Why the report was not more
I'm the delegate. were then
s1cks. representing shearn !
seds her report, Mrs. E. E. !
~ nesate fnom ths tabernacle. |
ssssate rrom the Tabernacle,