The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-30
PROTESTANT METHODISTS
FOURTH DAYS SESSION OF CONFER
eNcE WAS A BUSY ONE.
The Committees All Worked Hard 10 Get
Convention Business Ready for
Final Adjournment

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Workman. Texas October 2a-The CON.
ference settled down TO work Yesterday I'm
real earnest. Each committee seemed do.
termined TO distance some other committee
ID pushing TO completion the work commit
Yea TO It's hands. Rev. r. ]. oghurn Of
North Carolina made brief talk TO the
effect that letter from his wife. iust To
hand. announced the conversion Of ,helt-
daughter TO the religion Of toe blessed
Jesus. The conference rcjoiced with him.
Rev. J. G. Way Of Frost, who was not
able TO meet the body. sent in fatherly
letter Of greeting to The brethren aud 70.
quested to be placed on the supernumerary
roll
The committee on itinerary aud orders
reported early In the day; the report was
adopted after some sharp debating. as FOL.
lows; Received and placed In class Of
first year. c. II, Fox of Oletha charge;
continued In class Of second year, Rev y
II, Moon of Boardtrce circuit and Rev j
w. Foreghn Of Ba1ette. aud his license
was Endorsed for another wear and he was
authorized to administer the ordinances.
The committee on boundaries Of circuits
and stations read It's report which caused
much discussion and set In motion the
fountain Of conference uratory. Motions
TO adopt and to rcCommt were muca n
evidence. but after waste Of much time
the report was adopted
The passage of character was taken up
again and all passed as good and all re-
ports were finally read aud referred to ap-
proprlatc committees. The report Of Pres
dent Sanders showed healthy state Of the
work over the district. and also that two
new houses of worship had been built and
q Dictated and improvements made to bu
~ t.,tn fF.n ban
age had been built during the wear
Fratcrnal messengers were elected to hc1r
froternal greetings to sister conferences
MS follows: Colorado Texas. conferences
Texas conference Rev. W f. Luton lay
man Or. Il. UcadleS; Northwest Texas con
ference. Rev J. W hnmpton Iayman ~.
G. Ferguson; Southwest Texas mission
conference, Rev II. G Dool, LNyman +. G..
McGill
A resolution Of thanks to the good people
OF Workman WAS adopted 10y rising vote
for their hospitality and generosity IN
caring for the conference for the -four days
IL has heen In their midst
The committee to nominate a board Of
named the following, which were elected;
G. w sanders G. r Miller. Il Moon
Iaymen Or. r. Hendlee and c. Byrd
G, j. Miller was elected committee on
publication of minutes and sex copies or.
dercd and appropriation Of funds made to
cover the expense.
Committee OF examination on the course
OF study for the ensuing year was elected
Whitaker, $ j Franks. with President
Sanders added
Reports were read and referred on statis-
ties. finance, church extension and various
topics toward tho close Of ihc evening seq
sion, The rush of business came on Ike
great flood, ana each committee seemed
determined to wind up It's part Of the
session, vet Il was evident that II would
he Impossible TO finish the work before the
hour OF adjournment The stationng com
mittcc was behind with lis report, and II
was known that that committee was having
4 large degree ot friction and would per
haps be hours Ia completing It's duties, as
1t was expected to make disposition Of
every preacher on the roll md also Of every
station circuit and mission. Finally a night
session was ordered
Al 1880 p, m. Rev. j oglenker
PrGG9Iened powerful sGEmGn to RaGsG9
church, while the stationlng committee
held Its session In the parsonage, few
feet away Song after the sermon closed,
the people staying anNlously awaiting the
report of the absent committee II was
Gftei IL o'clock when the committee came
down the aisle and TOOK its place on the
rCstrim, and the report was rend IL
failed to give satisfaction. and a motion
Ia recnmmit prevailed. For nm hour the
committee worried with the men aud fields
Of labor. and again came into the confer
ence room ready TO report The silence
was oppressive unt.l The reading of the
report commenced. and the most wrapt
attention was given to each appointment
as the reading proceeded Here Is the re-
port rs adopted without dissenting yoicr
Alyarndo circuit. W. r iutan; Buffalo
circuit w. 4 johnson Boordtrce circuit,
u. b. Moore; Brewer circuit, g. l.. Tipps;
Corsicana S. J Franks CorsicNnn circuit,
Il. j Grady; Clcburne aud Center NILS,
G, II Fox; Tuna circuit q w Rounds.
MARQUEE circuit u. A. GaZzoNly; Olaetha
circuit, II. b Potcctc: Prairie Hill and
Hubbard circuit to be- supplied; Whitney
circuit r. g. Doole. Blooming Grove cir
cult to hc supplied Workman circuit, to
be supplied Sill Creek mission II. G..
MCGOWAN; Madison mission. L +. walker:
Ben Hur mission ] Il. Lovies' Mount
Calm mission. j. W. Hampton; Marlin
mission n a. Wood; Ennis mission, un-
supplied.
Left without appointments by request: j.
G Milburn ] W. flughan, e.. j. Lester.
Loaned TO LoHton mission, Oklahoma:
J Il. Bounds.
Left in the hands Of the president: W
7 Hemphill q 7. Miller. NJ. r whit
aker. W. u. Farley J, w. Splllers w
f. Black w Graham, Mrs. ~ j ltuthrr-
Ford supernumerarles' j. O. way o.
Transferred: Y. b Love j. s. York.
j. S. Howell Transferred to unsiaiioned
relation; W. a. Pricharl
G.. w Sanders.
NJ f. Whitaker,
W T. Hemphil,
e. Upadlce,