The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-27
A Bare Quorum Was Left 10 Wind
Up the Business.
An INSURANCE BOARD WAS CREATED,
a Portion OF the Report OF the Com
m'ttee on Missions Was Reconsidercd
and Previous Action Rescinded.


was scurry to gather up a quorum. Tho
most important matter disposed OF was the
resembling Of part of the report NJ the
committee on missions. adopied last Satur-
Jay the tendency Of which was to bring
ihe Northern and Southern church mission.
airy societies into partnership In a Joint
puulshing house at Shanghai, China An.
oleef unusually important matter was the
adoption Of Il report from the committee
ance board
The date Of the next uuadriennlal general
conference was fixed nj the first Thursday
| III May. 1906 Tho entertainment commit
zee VIII name the place one year from now.
Nahdldates are Louisville. BlrmiughdnN
! Nashville and New Orleans,
IL Is almost certain that ono Of the nov
| Methodist bishops Hoss or Smith, viii 10
cate IN Texas. An appeal signed by forty
SIX minister's and asking Bishop HosS To
locate In Texas has been presented 10 him
rue san Antonio climate has hecn recon-
mcndcd 60 Bishop Smith. Roth OF the u,w
bishops nave fallen In love With the tSatc.
me proceedings Of the last day of tue
| conference were begun with devotional cN
crciscs led by Or. J. w. Tarboux, Bishop
Duncan resigned the chair to RiShop L L.
HosS, the senior of the new bishops who
NnS greeted with applause.
nr Collins Denny moved reconsidcra-
tion Of part # the report Of the commit
zee on missions that gave nj least partial
control Of the publishing house to the
board Of missions
y motion to put DR. Denny's motion on
the table was curried by vote Of 40 ia ~
against icaving the marian ~ II lad bocn
adopicd ON tho ground tbot thc cbnrrh ,,os
nnhle TO forfeit the charter or lis nmblish.
II house at Nashville. Tenn and lose
pcrhnns 81 one 600 tbromgh iitigntton NJ ''
Infer in tho session nm an nnncni PROM,
pr benny and others. the rnpferenre
took the motion from the table aud recon.
r.bl.h n ~ orc,,ed ,.r,,ld H. Ha od,,.
tor Tho church to ncrmit 70 hccon,c ofIcr
tive Tho mission work in Cblns tbrrc.
fore. viii remain. so fnr MS nuhlishing
.nn,'rGsiS are concerned, IN the hands Of
,'r l..,y..'.,, 'V.n'',,tee a. u'r'o''r''
.1RDIEii or DEAC0XESSEs
Dr Arson West ~ tbo North ,t,l,.,,,,o
conference entered n nrotcst ,e,i,y, Tho
action Of the general copforencc a, ,,sti.
tutinp the order ~ 1enropcsscq Tbi. mo.
test most vigorously attacked tho ordor or
doaconesses as being ot war vim the his.
tory of Professionalism roncrnltv aud ma.
Wnerc In the Bible could justification uf
tac creation OF the order be found one
sald Departure from Divine 20 order leads leads
TO inhdelity, anarchy and ruin"
Many 81 the delegates were opposed TO
permitting the protest to become Il part OF
we record or the proceedings OF the gen
erHi conference. but finally 1t was decided
TO Include 1t In the records ON the ground
OF nc long and honorable service" Of
Dr. Buttrick presented tho conference
WIN a gaNel made from a beam in the
Gu tpWorth church IN England, where
MctnodiSm was horn. Bishop lioss accept
ed the gaNcl with thanks.
,Sthildlng ana special committees were
discharged with vote of thanks
resolution declaring that no new lceis-
'all9n passed hy the general conference
snail take effect earlier than September
L. next was adopted
lHE POINT OF
Repor, Va q ~ ,ho s
r,orinr .Lanu - .l "n"n0' committee
~ 'nc nnuHor ~ ASSESS
ni,n'S' pr'y"A'u mu'h discussion but was
"uop''u' in''"'S 10 raise the poini OF
NO q"oi VI" were maze, nut the point
"'H Ho' "S'S''" until III AnSoh west
io'1'u Tue ISSUE mere was hurfylng
!" anu I'o at once ana by amt oil the work
u an '"e messengers IT, ueIesateS' three
inole 'u"n quorum were gotten together.
ine CSnl err, refused 10 reduce the
tho board Of cJlcation from SSSdi6 70
S95ON.
Resolutions thanking the secular nress
and tho press REPRESENTATIVES were nrcsent.
ed bv Dr ]. s. Hutchinson of tbr BoIti.
moro conference and adopted unanimously.
The conference took up the matter Of
nre insurance board. hoard of hre man
sion hoard MS foiiows' II tirtiond +
c. Kllgo, s. NJ. Hosmer. William s. Baker,
: WhiSnerf presley McGniar, II u.
I, II 'Tonns and r n Whnrto, o"'Ne''
The whole matter was adopted and the
heGdqu9rters Of the board Will he In Louis
'ii In hSard viii have Tho ,,o,o,,,r,o,, =,
the Insurance of all church property and
the proposition met with some vigorous
3Ppusi'l" 'h, p nrLIcuint ,E from " Arson
W 'S'. nT ~, ~ ''u '"at ~ u rlhvllthiiE
ny ", su''1au"u VI cuurcn insurance
'"uiP"nS'
Az AFIEAL FOR TIE
MEL IObISiS OF GOLlAD.
The ten bishops present signed an apneal
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10 tue churcn 'hiouEuout tue oouth TO TX
tend aid TO the Methodist sufferers from
Tho Gollnd hurricane Contributions we're
.a,..oa 80. n W.T.. ,o..o.r,,,,
nI"el'u S'"' 10 - ~ "lSn'I' coilVSP"uu-
Ing secretary of the church extension
hoard louisville Ky
~, i. :, IL -,. 49,. ,a
Inc minutes VI tne seSsi"u Ne'e i'"u
and approved and formal adjournment
came after the singing Of Hymn 232 And
lei our Bodies Part" and prayer by Rev
" II Nnhon Blsbop Wilson pronounced
the benediction and the conference was
over