The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-07
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The Northeast Texas conference OF
the African Methodist Episcopal
church got down to work Friday and
a large amount OF business was
transacted. Rev. j. F.. Rodgers lined
the opening hymn. Jesus the Name
High Over All" and prayer was Of
fered By Rev. ]. c. Butler. Rev w.
T.. McCrew read the scripture lesson
and conducted the ritual service.
In opening the conference Bishop
Tyree delivered an address to the
ministers urging them To be careful
OF the example they set before the
people whose guide they are to be.
When you go into community.
he said. the world will not inquire
about your good qualities but about
your bad ones. and you must look
well to your morals.
Brethren, many members Of the
norant aud immoral Let us do every
thing In our power to disprove that
assertion | do not mean by that to
say that none of us are immoral. for
that would be removing us too far
from human nature. for among all
men there are moral lepers, but, for
the Lords sake, let us have as few
as possible And | feel like saying
what really ought to be: Let us have
none among us, but let US live lives
that are moral and intellectual. BE
pure and clean in your lives as God
would have you be,
The election OF delegates was an
exciting feature of the session. J. n.
, clerks and J. h. Toombs and J..
Frank Mcdonald judges. After a
heated contest the following were
| elected: J. W. Rankin, r. S. Jenkins
! D. S. Moten, j. T. s. White, G. W
! Sims, c. H. Bell, G. E. Taylor. with
A. G. Scott, c. II. Harris, W. A. Lee
| J. NJ Anderson, NJ. A. Wright. vii
!, liam Leake and A. Cole alternates.
! Rev. 0. r. Harris exhibited to tn.
seaserence an engine which. it IL
claimed. when put into use will rev
olutionixe traffic. The patent has been
granted for this engine and 1t will
soon be tested by the Cotton Belt
railroad Of Texas.
Rev. A. L. Howard. on behalf of a
committee OF four presented Rev. D.
S. Moten. pastor of Allen chapel. Ft.
Worth, with a conference suit para
phernalia costing $50 in recognition
of his worth as pastor and for faith
ful services during his pastorate
Rev. Mr.. Moten led the conference
in dollar money increase. reporting
$40.
Rev. W. !. Laws. president of
Paul Quinn college. was introduced !
to the conference and made an ad- /
dress. tie said that there were over
ESQ young negroes in Paul Quinn .
college trying 10 educate their heads.
hearts ana hands and never before la [.
the history of the college were there I
ls many al This time of the year /
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people fo ioob up 'p learn that all /
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