The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07
THE TEXAS CONFERENCE
cay WAS TAKEN UP WITH COMMIT
TEE REPORTS
Bishops Asked to Fix the Sessions IN
November Hereafter-Bryan Is to Get
Next Years Session,

Crockett Texas December 6.--rhe con
ference met Mt the appointed hour and
was led In devotional services by $. r.
Hay.
Question was called; Who are admitted
on trlal7 ]. c. Key, from tue Tyler dis
trict.
Question d who are readmitted? J. T.
Farlss, recommended by Beaumont dis
trict conference.
Question 8; Who are received by trans
fer from other conferences! ]. w. Tread
well. from North Mississippi conference,
and Eugene l. Crawford. from Alabama
conference. The chair announced that he
had Cancelled the transfers from the body
Of H. a. HUMPHREYS and W. d, GasEius,
leaving the names Of these men on the roll
OF this conference.
Reys. }. W. Treadwel j. W. Rowlett
and q. {. Rector, presiding elder Of the
Helena district. Montana conference, were
introduced TO the conference
NJ. ID. Fields, a lay delegate from the
Houston district, was present at this seS'
Question 90 was resumed: Are all the
preachers blameless IN their lie ana OF
ficisl administration The names OF all the
preachers who had not been called he1'-
tofore were called and their characters
passed.
Adams asked for the superaunuate relation
W. w. Edgar was granted q location
at his own request.
The bishop was granted, authority to
appoint ". ]. Morphis and L, a. hum
phrles as students TO Institutions Of learn
I, B. Sears read the report of thu, com
mlttee appointed to estimate scale iof
the conference assessments ana the report
]. B. Sears read the report Of the com
nllttee on financial plan, which after
slight amendation, was adopted,
Seth Ward read the report OF the com
mittee on nomination Of editor, and plan
for publication of minutes, and the Re
port was adopted. By such action u. w.
Hotchkiss was elected editor. j. /. smith
was elected assistant editor Of the minutes
~ + s. Garrison read the report Of the
hoard OF church extension Of the East
Texas conference and n. {. Wills read ine
report of the hoard Of church extension
OF the old Texas conference ana they
"T The report OF the committee appointed
70 audit tho books Of o. T. HotcnklSs
treasurer Of the Texas conference was
''Tu s Garrison read report No q the
Joint board II finance Of the East Ie4lsI
conference, and the report was adopted
and the funds were distributed TO inc
II Il. Kimbler read the report q the
committee on district conference records
and the report was ndoptad .,o
V. A. GOdbey read tine report OF w
commiften on episcopal residence apg u
W.T. The eu cG"ir appointed ]. T Smith and T.
s Garrison to be the trustees from TINS
conference. 49,. 81 tha
COMMITTEES on conference relations ana
was ndopted. II answers the folloWlns
question: Question II Who are supeInu'
merary? ]. r. Warlicks. 9. Ma D''eI.
not. A. Little B. Luker ana a.
Question STei IS. WHO arc snpera nnuote n
] g. smith WIN. SnrCnIle; w X waircRlp''
Tolms q 'C'''! sHtcvpil. s W Jones, G, s
SonSei W. A. samnev. p. P. Cnll"9, ,i rs
w. THOMPSON. J. r. He'll JONI, E sI,isb
{ Far-lurtor r. VI Sears. c. II. smilu'
1G6en = Felp Gnntebk,ss read his report p.
treasurer ~ the Texas conference anu Il
was nnnroved. a, tho
.roas,,ror ~ tba hoard OF educption Of the
Post Texas conference and i was ap
pfH'eFF e. Crawford read the report q H.. the
hoard OF education. Pe9nlng ls' ccbbonnS,i
nm Female college, aud PrS' G. 9 ~
~ tho Southwestern university
town Texas. smoke 10 the cohtgrlNr .,s'n
ccrning their schools The report was ~
0o BisGon Hendrix added some reRRarsss g
,tout The great work Of education 20 "
done nv Texas Methodism. Inc 49,
holpcts asbsy' Il Weeks and p. r. G.
Timmons as curators o. Southwestern up''
versity; -. w.,ka nresains
elder Of the San Augustine conference ~