The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-06
THE TEXAS CONFERENCE
CHARACTERS OF THE MINISTER'S
WE'RE PASSED.
Committees Wsre Appointed Tor Various
Purposes--SubsoHptiens to the
SuPerannuased Fund.

Crockett, Texas, December 6.-Ihe third
day Of the Texas conference was opened
with devotional exercises by Rev. seth
Ward, d. D., formerly OF Houston, now OF
Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Ward Is a member
Of this conference, though his work as as
sStant secretary Of missions OF the Mclhe-
ulst Episcopal church, South, mas necessl,
lated his removal.
The minutes az yesterdays session were
rtaa, amended ana approved Question 10
was called, what l.ocal Preachers Arc
Elected beaconsr' Robert y. JONES aud
stephen ). MckcupY.
Mark l.. plckcy was elected deacon
from the iuucruut rauks
Question "a, what Local Preachers Are
Elected Eldersf" samuel W Lowe.
Al the reQGcst OF ID. a. HptchkeiS tt,,ag
urcr OF the Texas conference the hshop
appointed committee Consisting ~ H.
J. Jester, ID, II, Alternately and ID. F. e.
Ilmmopqs to audit his books
question 20 Are An the Preachers
3iameirss 10 Their Life and Efficient Adj
miHigtrAtursG"
The names OF John Adams, J.. W. Downs.
W W, Graham, l.. H. McGhee. ]. :.
Mathis G. X. Hughes, I Il. Vinson, w.
w. T. Ayers. u. +. e. rimmons. w. p.
liariy stuart Nelson. e. X. Lamar. }. a.
u. spain, Geo. Garrison. A. j. Beagle. /
Alexander, O. A. Shook, W l. Pale, j. q.
]. N.
smith, ]. n. Smith, V. A. Godhey, A. q.
ScrugEs, 5. y, Allen, r. A. Downs. e.
y. Ridley, A. Methyin j. g. TurrcutIue,
j. r. White, ID. l. Cain, L. Nj Fowler.
=, W; Bridges, T J. Milan, G. X. Smith,
W. r. Davis, r. H. Gresjhouse. 4. A
Kidd, J. NJ Mills, Ellis Smith, g. b. Par.
sons, ]. j. Pace, J. l.. Dawson. C. f.
smith, a. J. Weeks, ]. 81. Perry. J. W
GoolWyne, c. b. Cross. g. +. Cummings,
~ Il smith, A. A. Magnon J. r. Nc.
Clure C. p. Smith W W. Numm. w. "
Watson, 4. s. Whitehousc j. D. Burke,
y w. Johnson, II. Q. Bailey NJ T. Brown,
y. J. Waguon, j. T. Kirkpatrick. j. ),
Weathcrby, J. c. Pollard. g. A. Iec'erc.
S Il, Hay, s. w Thomas, ~ Green. IA.
q Wills, Seth Wood. c. r. Garrett, w. -.
Hnskins. j, w. Kelley, W H. Brooks, L.
T. DAVIS, were called Their reports were
made and their characters proved
Albert Little and J. h LuEpr were re-.
fcrred To- the committee for the supernum-
crary relation, and u. y. Cullen was re-.
IeIFed To the superanuuatod relation.
L. \. Humphreys character proved ana
ne was continued iu the class " the first
year. not having been before the commit
tee for examination,
j. II. Scars, w A. Saupcv. II C. Prltch,u
ana H. j., TAYLOR We're appointed 10 est
mate q scale for upportluning the different
on the conference.
AT ~ o'clock the blshor called before
him Jesse Lee, James 70 Morgan. Eugene
$, Hnrscy, Jacob NJ Gaul. Calvin "
Adams Charles \. Morton and Jonathan
j.. snort. candidates for admission into full
convention. and having addressed them on
the solcmulty and importance of the step
they. were about 10 take and pfopoundns
I" tlcm tine usual QucStiOuingS, thc same
being answered arirmntlvelN he put the
vote aud they were admitted.
7. ". Smith, presiding elder Of the Tyler
district presented papers OF tho committee
~ Investigation In case Of a. ScruVEs
sary.
ON motion Of y. n uafcaEiss T. 7,
Smith, w. w. Watts, j. E. Green md ~
;. Garrison were made directors on the
preachers MD board.
on motion ~ J. b. Sears tho chair an
Sears. T., I. lester and L. NJ Fowler 90
devise a plan for receiving ana handling the
funds ~ the various conference boards
Question 90 was resumed and tie names
~ o. r. Hotchkise, i r. Cochran. J. j.
Mossey Nathan Powell, IL, 6 Williams,
7. r. Murrey. " r Daniel aud J. w. Bryce
were called their reports were made md
then characters proved
Rev. a. T. Rector. presiding elder ~ the
conference, aud Rev, $. NJ Tcnny, pustor
Of the Preshyternu church OF Crockett,
were introduced to the conference.
G. j. OXlev preached this afternoon NJ
O'Clock a. the Presbyterian church md i
J., Massey q 7:lo y. N. at the Methodist
church
The conference adjourned with benedic-
ton 0y II NJ. Sears
The subscription for the sGpcrannuatcd
endowment fund amounting TO $1,000. re
ported from here Yesterday is the largest
substitution secured SO far from any OF
the amount secured from Texas 20 date TO
$4,000.