The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-04

cially bringing this about-Dr. Horace N.
nuBcse and DR. Sam A. Steel. Dr. DuBose
Texas Tex pastorstc IN issn ana nrg rsSpS II l.,
his lectures at the Texas Chautnuqua In
san Marcos for several years, and had
the. nrst permanent league when he. was
pastor at Los Angeles, Cal. DIR. Steel had
organised the young people OF First church.
Memphis, Into similar leagues 10 1885. Tho
Epworth League was put under control Of
the Sunday school board Of the church,
where, Of course, II anguished for lack Of
attention, those brethren having all they
could do to attend TO the Sunday schools.
At this conference DIR. o. +. Fitzgerald
and Or. A. 9. Haygood were elected and
consecrated htshops-Dr. Haygood having
completed his agency Of the Slater fund.
The twelfth general conference con.
yened In Memphis, Tenn, Thursday, May
4, 1894. The most important action was
In making better provision for conduct
Ing the Epworth League department estab
fishing an Epworth League board, and pro.
viding for an organ with an editor and
general league secretary The name chosen
for the paper was Epworth Era. and Rev.
Sam A. Steel, u. D., was elected editor
and general secretary OF the league.
The thirteenth general conference con.
vened In Baltimore Wednesday, May 4,
1898. The word parsonage was elm
mated from the womans home mission or
ganlzation and It was organized Into the
''Womans Home Missionary Society" The
church schools and colleges were TO he
classified by the board of education so as
to make them come mp to standard grades
and have them all correlntiyc: the interests
Of the church generally We're gone over
much undermining was done and better
provision made for np-todate, efficient
work DIR II. c. Morrison of Nashville
aud Or. Warren A. Gambler OF Georgia.
president Of Emory college. were elected
and consecrated bishops. Dr Horace NJ.
DuBose, u. d., was elected editor of the
Epworth Era and general secretary OF the
Epwcrth League board, and provision was
made for charging and Illustrating the
II hat MAJ R
provision for raising not less than 81 per
member from the 1,500,OOO Southern Meth
odsts, to be used as a Twentieth century
thanks offering for education. The author
tiles announce that more than the amount
asked for has been raised
The fourteenth general conference will
convene in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday, May
I. 1902 The questions named at the be-
ginning of this article will attract an i'm.
menSe crowd OF visitors. And the settle
ment of the veNed questions coming up
States senate was induced TO pay the $3.50
0OO for the use of our publishing plant
during the war viii make things lively for
day or two. Also the election of tive
or more bishops Also It is likely that the
conference will see that it ought to put
only man Of lifelong experience as a
successful publisher IN charge of the great
publishing interests Of the church, and not
put a preacher In such position where
he has neither training nor fitness To tie
either himself or the church Justice II will
probably follow the more business like
method hereafter of putting an able, sue
ccssful and experienced lpyman In charge
of tho publishing house. and then haVS.,
some influential and able minister In soinc
position connected Herewith which Will
make 1t his duty to visit the various con
fcrcnccS and gatherings IN the interest ri
the business and the periodicals This
would seem to he the business way
believe that from lirsi to last at least -.
coo. If not 100000, visitors will be drawn to
Dallas to attcnd the coming session, from
every part Of the civilized world Almost
every Methodist preacher In Texas will Mt
tcud. 1t will he the most influential body
that over convened in Texas, and will not
/ come again in moro than a generation.