The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07
The Ihiriy.fourlh Annual Session Of the
Texas Conference
is NOW IN SESSION IN THIS CIT,
Bishop ID. A. GoodseiI of Chatta-
noogn. Tenn, Prcsidins-Rcport of
the Proceedings of Frat Dny.

ana Bell avenue, Win blsnop ~ \.
Goodsell OF Chattanooga, Tenn. presid-
ing,
The work of the day began with most
profitable devotional hour commencing ut
o'clock He read portions OF the fortieth
chapter OF Isaiah and the seventh chapter
of Ephesians. offered fervent prayer,
thanking God for past mercies. imploring
the presence OF the Holy Spirit through
out the sessions of the conference ana
beseechng the choicest blessings OF heaven
10 rest upon the world wide Christian
work.
The administering OF the holy eucharist
was the next order OF service Before per-
forming this grave and responsible Sell
vice, however, the bishop took occasion
TO make a very interesting and descriptive
talk, using as text building Together
in Jesus Christ" He regarded every true
Christian as a part of the building, ana
In coming to the ord's supper he thought
the communicates should not regard 1t AS
a form or habit. but should be I'M
pressed with the thought OF living molly
lives and of taking it In true remem-
branco OF our Lord Jesus Christ az COM
manded. I'VE meet here" said the bishop,
las sinners sav1d by grace to record our
doings aud when wa partake OF this VINE
and bread we are treasured Of the tact
that Christ would not have died II man
had not been a sinner
The bishops talk was edifying and made
Lasting impression upon many members
of the conference. -,
There Is a Fountain Filled With BLOOD
was sung This hvmn was never more
heartily sung than at this time and the
large church edtAce was filled with the
volmue Of song.
About 200 partook Of the Lords Supper.
after which the conference united III con-
cert in saying the Lords Praye| with
feeling and impressive prayer by the
bishop, thus closing the devotional part
of the conference,
The bishop then announced the confer
ence in readiness for business. The fol-
lowing conference officers were elected
viz: Rev j H Read of Galveston. Sec
rotary: ASSISTANTS, p. II. jenkins, j. e.
BRYANT Rev. Freeman Parker; assistants,
j. /. Gilmore, b. NJ. Taylor, NJ. Q. A.
Fuller, w. S. Curtis and s. NJ. Bolden;
Rev Frank Gary. treasurer, and u l.
Gilmore, assistant
The bishop then made a few introdnc-
tory remarks. He said that he is in Texas
because he wanted 10 be. He asked The
conference to send him here because he
wanted to see the brethren. 1t has been
eleven years since he has been here pc
fore: therefore he would be exceedingly
glad to meet the old faces OF years ago
He asked those ministers that were in the
Texas conference eleven years ago 10 rise
Thirty-three arose out of delegate of
about $50 Some Of them" said the
hishop. "baye gone 10 the eternal home"
Some Of the elderly ones he remembered
we'll those were Reys. Us. Whitaker
and V. NJ Cole. The former would al
ways be remembered by him on account or
the new words contained in the vocabulary
of the former. which he used when vote
was being taken in conference. Ihese
words we're, ''nunanimous" and 'insen-
suate." Rev. Cole is one among the num-
her who have crossed the Jordan HI (the
bishop told of his many incidents and &C
cidents encountered in Texas when he
was here eleven years ago. These, he
said, gave him new Inspiration. During
his absence he has visited extensively all
Of the States west OF the Mississippi. He
has crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans twice and visited China, Japan and
Europe and many other countries In
Bulgaria he found things disagreeable
treatment almost unbearable, peiple filthy.
Here he came in contact with three DIFF
ferent kinds OF troublesome and dangerous
bues TO which he always gave the right
of wav. His narrative OF his travels was
quite interesting and received marked al
tention. His account of the country above
the Arctic Circle, where the sun never
goes down for two months and the nights
two months long and the electric lights
are used for the light Of the sun, was a
pleasing narration worth listening to.
The Methodist Episcopals have church
there. said the learned and experienced
ia now preaching the gospel in thirty six
different languages. The journey. said he,
was fatiguine and impressive but his
health during his travels was exceedingly
good as is now.
The conference here took up the discip-
linary questions. The Houston and Hunts
vile presiding elder districts reported and
the reports showed the work 20 be in
condition. spiritually and hnan-
cially. The reports will be continued to-
day.
4 motion nv Or. I. p. Scott. that the cleo
tion NJ dclegates 10 the general confer
ence N he held in Chicago next May be the
6rst order of business Friday morning.
prevailed. The bishop, speaking concern
ing the kind OF material that should be
elected as delegates, said: Delegates
sbonId ho elected in the fear OF God and
M, mon" Dr + p. Scott presided over
The committees meetings held yesterday.
Tho following standing committees
were announced, viz;
PnbI,c notwithstanding Elders w. II.
7 o,an Marshall district: William Bar
cIay Houston district; w. L. Duncan,
Nr...as1.a dic,.io+. " A Fortgon pales-