The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-18
FOURTH DAY
!. OF CONFERENCE
THE MORNING EssIoN MAS CIV
IN o,ER ~ HEARING or
RE bnT>.
4 WARM DEBATE
Lively Discussions Follows Submission
of Report i,ecoeKx,sndinG appro-
priation fok Theological
Department of =. VI. L.

Central Texas Methodist conference
is proving the real business day of
the conference for reports of the va
rious committees are being offered.
Methodists are Just hardheaded
enough to want 10 know what they
are doing and when a delegate does
not exactly understanG a report of
fered he asks questions and the
con- mittee making same gives full
and complete explanation. Some
times these reports provoke a lively
discussion, which in at least one in
stance developed into fnll-grown
fight on the conference floor.
The morning session after being
called TO order by Bishop Mccoy.
who read scripture lesson and call
ed on DR.. A. G. Miller of Little Rock
for prayer. was devoted to commit
tee reports The business of select
ing next place of meeting was de-
ferred indefinitely after being made
an order of business for IL o'clock.
that hour being taken up in consid-
GRAFTON of the report of the educa-
tional committee
Rev. Seba kirkpatrick read a re-
port from the committeeo on books
and periodicals, which was adopted.
j. II. Garner read report on lay
activities which was likewise
adopted.
l.. Blaylock, of the Texas Chris
tian Advocate. and w d. Bradfield,
editor of the Advocate. were recog-
nized by the bishop and addressed
the conference in the interest OF the
publication. urging wider circula-
tion Of the paper, which is such a
strong factor in Texas Methodism.
Or. A. c. Miller. editor of the Wes-
tern Methodist at Little Rock. was
also recognized and spoke briefly on
denominational publications.
". &. Everett, manager oT the
Publishing House at Dallas. was rec
ognized and called attention to the
work of the publishing house. He
said all literature must necessarily
advance in price because OF the ad-
vance in price of white paper.
In Full Connection.
A class composed of A. d. Co.'S
grove, l.. l.. Evans. r. II. Gates. w.
b. Gilleland. j. NJ. Haynes. r. y.
Hooper. c. w. Graves and j. G..
Mitchell was received in full connec-
ton. Bishop Mccoy administered
the obligations.
II. 3. Clark. for committee on con-
ference relations, read a list OF the
committees recommendations for su-
pornumerary and superannuated
preachers.
Jno. M. Neal made report for the
American Bible association which re-
port was discussed by S. Brooks Me-
Lane, distributor Of bibles among the
soldiers on the border.
Afternoon Session Necessary.
At this hour il was decided that
An afternoon session of the confer
enee would be necessary 10 complete
the business, SO provision IVES made
by motion 10 hold an afternoon ses-
sion.
The matter OF selecting a place for
the next annual conference was de-
fcried indefinite by motion. BY or
der Of previous motion the confer
ence had voted to select place for
next meeting at the IL O'Clock hour
One very interesting report was
that Of DIR. II. A. Boaz. president of
Texas Woman's College. who declar-
ed that the enrolment of SAG was
come so or so per cent more than
were enrolled at this time lest year.
He reported all the dormitories full
and announced that committees have
been appointed and plans are we'll
under way for the erection of an ad-
ditional dormitory early in the new
year He declared II was source
OF much delight for him 10 announce
that the college had received tho
highest recognition from both state
board and church BOARD. He re-
ported $50 young women doing col.
lese work. and there we're 10 pro-
sessors in the school and total OF
27 teachers. He likewise reported
1 that debt that has been giving con