The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-03
RELIGIOUS.


Gonzales, Texas. November 2.-The
West Texas conference convened in the
court house in this town this morning
at . o'clock Religious service was con-
Quoted by Rev l. T. T. Morris.
A communication from Payne insti-
tute and Lane college was read and re-
ferred to the board OF education.
e. G. Gillett a lay delegate from the
Beevlle district was announced as pres
ent.
DIR. ]. ]. Tigert, book editor for the
church. was introduced to the confer
encc He said in part: When | took
charge of the Quarterly Review as edl-
within the first year it ran up to $500
81 jscribers But that list has been cut
down considerably because when the
time expires the publishers strike off
subscribers from subscription list. But
am working up the list again. Bishop
Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal church
regards the Review as superior to the
same periodical in his church. That Is
an Episcopal decision. Our work is to
review the Biblical thought OF the United
States and England. and to some extent,
OF Germany and France. The books pub
lished in the East are high priced. Our
own publishing house prints books at a
greatly reduced price. We not only print
books but make books" lie was cheered
to learn that no one of the class of the
fourth year failed on Tigert's Logic. That
book has enjoyed a circulation of 5000
copies.
Il. ). Hyer, LIZ D., regent of the
southwestern university, addressed the
conference. He said in part: 1--WE have
ample buildings in which TO do our work
but we need library. We need an en-
aoWment. We are 10 demonstrate that
one leading institution can be built and
sustained by the Southern Methodist
church in Texas. A college is n Mace
where men and women are 10 be en-
rlehed IN life and enlarged in knowledge
Tor the work OF the future" He named
various scholars and thinkers whose
learning has enriched the world and en-
phaslzed the great value of the insttu-
uon OF learning. Charter House school
III england has sent out scholars. diyInes
statesmen, heroes and phillnthropists into
tue world This is our mission In South
ern Methodism. May we be faithful To
ea,s 'IusI. we are trying to organize a
summer institute at Georgetown where
NSi iuINut aLuQy of
me course prescribed by the college Of
1visnops and graduate in that couras
we must however. have the assurance
y. sltnclent patronage from the confer
enees 10 warrant the establishment of
sueh institution" vi
member inquired: 'Blshop con,a
we we Young preachers be examined tSsrs
s instead "a, OF at the annual conference sss.
MINE Inc bishops That Is with the con.
a,, ee on examination. They can an
s Sn,ihe yeu on Christmas day. on sha
o-hd OF February. on the Fourth ~ Inc "a.
NJ =" ri Ell Tools day II they wisn"
the F rlgert spoke very hopefully .s %
s"eh prospect for the establishmens !.
~ s'n \. an institution and the erest .,
vi wha t. The bishop told Of the cs,,r neea
Gaor was leaving Texas and goins ~ sian
uIorgla. He said Texas "a, "1sk 70
MIN and less water. more cows an more
mors more colleges ana less edn nr ioss
any mar, erssSners and less religion MI
pace ever saw" rhAn
ce,yas question the class % \.
We INTO fun connection cors,s De re.
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