The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-08
The TEXAS CONFERENCE
Business Has Been Very Nearly Disposed
OF in Two Days.
THE COMMITTEES WILL REPORT TODAY
Class of the First Year Was Passed
to the Second--Re Resolutions of
Coincidence Adopted.

Marlin, Texas, December 1.-THE Texas
annual conference met in Its second days
session this morning at Q o'clock with
Bishop Hargrove in the chair.
DR.. A. E. Goodwin read the hfth chapter
of First Thessalonians. and then the con-
gregation sang "a Charge, TO Keep I
Have" ETC.. after which Dr. Goodwin Of
fered prayer.
The roll was called and alternates were
recognized instead OF absent lay dele
gates. The minutes OF yesterday were
read and approved.
Il was announced that Rev. James XII
gore, who was elected one OF the STATISTICAL
secretaries Yesterday, was absent and Rev.
III. w. Bergn was elected in his stead.
A report from the Epworth League sec
iretary, Rev II. NJ. DuBose, D. d., OF
Nashville. Tenn. was read ana referred
Ito the committee on Epworth Leagues.
Report from the Sunday school editor,
Rev. James Adkins, p. D.. was read ana
referred to the committee on sunday
schools
An invitation from Drs. Cook and Tor
bert to the members OF the conference 10
visit their sanitarium and bathe IN the
same was read and n motion accepting
was made and carried.
Report from the faculty ana board OF
regents of the Southwestern university at
Georgetown was read and relerreu 70 COM
mittee on education.
Resolutions of coincidence were offered
by Rev, d. H. Hotchhss expressive OF
the sympathy OF the conference on the
death of the little children Of Rev. James
Kilgore, Rev r. w. l3radneld AMI Rev.
Favre we're unanimously adopted.
The following preachers we're located NJ
their own request: l.. p Davis and W. Z.
Bracewell
Rev. H. NJ. Hainey was placed on the
superannuated list
The following young mon we're admitted
into the conference on trial, to-wt z.
l.. Ingrum, Mark L. Dickie, Calvin H.
Adams and George W. Davis. Dempsey
w. Gardner was readmltted, he having
been located some years ago OF his own
request ,
The class OF the first year was called
as follows: Robert c. George L. M Neal
b. L. Glazener, D. X. Porter, A. IL
Boyd; they made their reports and were
advanced to the class of the second year
Rev. W. w. Edgar made his report
but as he had not been before the commit
tee on examination he was continued In
the class OF the first year.
The conference viii appoint place Tor
its next meeting next year some Time
during the morning session tomorrow.
After various announcements by the
chairmen Of the several committees as 70
when and where their respective commit
tees would meet, please God from Whom
All Blessings Flow" WAS sung ma the
conference adjourned TO meet again TO-
morrow at o'clock.
The committee or public worship made
appointments for preaching at all the
churches In the city tonight
All the business OF the conference except
the receiving Of the reports Of the various
committees appointed yesterday was about
finished today and the bishop urged the
committees to be prompt In making their
reports tomorrow morning
The following Is list OF the commit
tees:
On Public worship--H NJ. Sears, W.
Wootton, g. H. Johnson
!, On Admissions. w Thomas l. M.
Bryce, r. L. Allen, F. o. Favie, George
II. Phair.
On Conference Relstlons-J. W. Horn.
s.. r. Chambers, r r. Hammond, T. b.
Graves. NJ F. Daniel, T r. Cain, Q. NJ.
Thompson. J. 4. MoIver, A. ]. Anderson,
l.. g. Gordon.
ON Books and Perlodieals--Nathan Pow
ell, A. NJ Hill. j. l.. Massey ]. B:
Sears. ". II. Brooks. s, W. Dean. W. W.
Homer. W. l.. Dean. B, Guess, r. d.
Chase.
On Ep worth Leagues-H. c, Willis J. r
Landes. NJ L. Lindsey, s. II. Johnson,
=. c. Moore. j. H. saliock, J. r. Murray.
John. Iiifrey. J. W, McMahan' J. W.
On sib,. c.us.-J. W. Harmon. >. =.