The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-17
FIRST REAL CONTEST CONES WHEN MOTION IS
MADE TO RESCIND ACTION OF APPROPRIATE
ING FUNDS FOR SUPPORT OF GIRLS RESCUE
HOME.
WOMEN'S WORK IS FEATURED
Pleasing Address Is Delivered by Mrs. W. Davis Pres
dent OF Womens Missionary Society Work Who
Pleads for Sacredness of the Mission Funds.

ng John Wesley Gilbert. presiden:
II Payne coiored college at Augusta,
Ga. The coiored speaker made a
sery interesting address.
II WAS announced that DR.. +. B..
ChappeiI would preach at the three
o'clock hour this afternoon and Rev.
J. W. Fort of corsicana will preach
tonish, @
Educational Council Formed
A meeting was held Thursday af-
ternoon, composed of representatives
of the universities, colleges, junior
colleges and academies, under direc-
ton sof the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. in Texas, for the pur-'
pose of affecting an organization tc
be called the Texas Educational
Council. Dr. c. NJ Bishop was called
to the chair and Rev. j w. Hunt was
requested to act as secretary II
was decided to organize such a coun-
ell, the purpose being to bring about
a more uniform system of eorrela-
ton, coordination, the regulation OF
board. tuition fees, etc.
DR.. w. L. Nelms. for thirty mine
years a member of The Genital Texas
conference, presided over the jubilee
session last night and Revs. Horace
Bishop and J NJ Barcus were the
principal speakers on the program,
y hich ran well into the night. Old
end familiar hymns were sung and
the congregation was in happy
frame OF mind for such a service as
vas held. In his opening RENAL ks
pr. helms said he recalled very
wildly bis entrance inyo the con
ference. He rode horseback lao
miles to join the conference. lie
came intothe conference with class
CT fourteen admitted on trial and Is
the only surviving member of the
Dropped out. When he asked tae
congregation to sing he lined the
hymns JUS as the 70. efathers of ths
congregation lined them and asked
those present to sing the songs like
their forefathers and mothers sang
tEem-with spieit and understand
ing. -
The speaker declared that his firs-
ca: eo;esca 2 portion Of
seven counties and gave aim seven
teen places at which to preach each
month. He said ne has spent thir-
teen years of service in the confer
ence as presiding elder and that
the preachers in his district were
men whose hearts were consecrated
4, the service and were willing to
e any place. He said OF the is6
men he could not recall more than
ne or two who ever tried to
manipulate their appointments, each
aud every one being willing to take
Whatever charge assigned them and
10 their best. He said the pioneer
preachers who became members OF
tie conference in 1865 had laid the
foundation fer The present prosperity
OF the church. had soNed the seed
that was yielding So abundantly.
He asked II the younger preachers
were worthy OF the mantle taey are
disearding In the name of the
men gone before he called on the
young preachers for greater SER
vice.
Dr. Nelms said he remembers that
IN his young days Horace Bishop and
John r. Musset had pu. their arms
ah tut him aud helped him over the
rough places aud that IL was joy
and delight for him to hono them
IL this connection he called Rev.
A. ., Porter to the platform and
Dr. Porter read very touching poem
dedicated 10 the forty-one pioneer
preachers OF the old Northwest Texas
conference with especial reference to
the enc surviving charter member
Il was beautiful tribute TO the
men VIII, gave the best OF their lives
to lay the foundation for Msthodism
IA Central Texas.
Ia. bishop FIRST Speaker.
Presiding Elder Horace Bishop,
next IN seniority as member OF thu
after John + Mussett,
charter member. and john +, Neal. I
ilrst year man when conference was
ii g4nized. was the first speaker OF I