The Conference Daily (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 14, 1880 Page: 2 of 4
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ANOTIIKil IWl'EIi.
JFe llHV'O Oil huild ho 111 IK'll
matter that wo wish published
that, if possible we will get out
another J)aily. bo look out!
Wheu reference was made to
the death of one of our Bishops,
a member of the conference ask
ed what Bishop? We suggest
that Dr. Kelly get his subscrip-
tion to the Naahvillo. lie takes
and maybe, reads the Texas Ad-
vocate.
We promised our readers a
homoletical paper, taken from
the Hoinoletic Monthly, entitled
" The Pool of Bethesdn," which
would have appeared sooner, but
was crowded out. It would be
published in this issue, but in
deference to Dr.Philpott's wishes,
we leave it out.
lire. Daeliiell said last summer
in the district confcrence held in
Brenham, thut what the preachers
of Texas needed was "'IrillV' II •
had just returned l'roiu the north,
and luid observed how systematic
church w< r'c was done. In making
r -ports in all departments of church
work there is a greftt deal of loos-
ness. President elders could cor-
rect this; that is what is needed.
T^e were asked if Bro. Briggs-
wrote the paragraph about u that
little flutter" which occurred in
the conference the other morning.
He did not; and we can't imagine
why the question would ever
arise—unless they believe that
lie is a consumate fool.
An old gentleman, whose judge-
ment is toned and educated by
an observation of years, says lie
objects to preachers gesticulating
with their lists. He is deaf, and*
to him, he says, they look as
though they were belligerents
rather than ministers. He quotes
Butler's "Iludibras
"Pulpit drum ecclesiastic
Beat with the list instead of a
stick."
The article under the caption
• of "Cat," is from a well known
pen, that, by some means un-
known to us, fell hi the hands of
the Sentinel. Our attention was
called to the article by the fore-
man, and, we looked over it, to
see if it would do for our columns.
IFe saw at a glance that it was
written by a man of genius, and
was a good thing, so we told him
to put it in, not knowing that the
proof had not been corrected.
Our Tlinnltm.
We tako pleasure in stating that
Mr. S. G. Spann, editor and propri-
etor, of the Sentinel, has done our
printing; and done it in a most Sat-
isfactory manner. Our association
with him,and his foreman, Mr. Har-
ry Cassil, has been most pleasant;
and leaving the office, is among the
regrets of our ceasing editorial
work. The foreman and attaches
have worked like Troians, night
and day; as has the editor. And
now while wo are writing the gray
streaks in the east kisses the world'
good-morning. And now we com
mend the Sentinel, tlio editor, the
accommodating foreman and faith- vocate; and that, too, without
l'ul attaches to the people of Bren- anyone saying aught to us about
J)r. Mood, in his speech yester-
day niornfiigisitid Hint Jstudei^s
were sei^t t<{ tile* Southwestern
univeisity just to have the benefit
of good iullueu _'es. Parents with
touching letters to the regent,
lay special stress on the re-
ligious culture of their* boys;
And these parents are avowedly
irreligious at that. One lather
wrote that he sent his boy that
he might come under a strong re
ligious influence; as he was con-
fident that nothing but religion
could save him. The doctor
showed the letter to the boy, who
said his father's anxiety was jre
cent; that it was too late; that
he ought to have begun earlior,
and that his father had seen him
drunk on champagne At his own
table. That was a terribly sad
thing for a son to confess and la-
ment, and say of his father.
When will fathers learn the im-
portance of tlu owing around their
boys a wholesome religious in-
Huence? This reminds us of what
a young man, a college mate,
said one day during a vacation.
Said he, and he was irreligious :
•'1 go to Central just to have good
religious influences." Men who
are not religious themselves of-
ten want their children so. And
herein is a strong argument in
favor of religion and religious
influence. J>r. Mood further
stated that there were sons ol
Hebrews sent to the Southwest-
ern, with only one request, and
that was that they didn't want
their boys persecuted for then
faith. lie protests that he is not
sectarian in its, offensive sense,
and would despise himself if lie-
would do anything to undermine
the faith of a young man. But,
he added, if they come they
would be methodistically im-
pressed. There were several
good talks made on the educa-
tional question ; but being so oc-
cupied we could not listen. We'll
just add a remark made by Dr.
lvelley, that the sous and daugh-
ters of the state should not be
sent outside for an education.
His argument for it was convinc-
ing. There is an immense power
in association. A leading Bap-
tist of this plaee, Mr. W. C.
Breedlove, concurred witlw the
doctor, and said that not one of
his boys should ever be educated
outside of the state; and that he
wanted Texas written clear across
their backs. A man who is edu-
cated here—forms associations
throughout the state—will be the
man of influence twenty years
hence. Parents will do well to
ponder these things.
TIin Nashville Clirintiim Advocate.
We have always been a friend
—a warm friend, of the "Nash-
ville." Just after our conversion
the first-tiling we did was to send
for the book of discipline and
subscribe for the Nashville Ad-
take place side bv side with the i the good ellect this conference has j every Methodist lady in Mrenham
adiug ohurcji organs of either had on Broii!u|m ? A place that is will become an jictive
h
working
Muropeor America. It rqaclu'sj
our ideal of a Methodist paper.
It is not the amount of reading
matter; but tlu* matter itself;
not quantity but quality. Dr.
Fitzgerald is an editor to the
manner born. He is a close ob-
server of men, and things; clear,
cool, and his talent consecrated
by a devuiit piety. Wojudge
from his editorials and his
thoughts'that he is a plain, earn
est, devout, Methodist preacher.
Well what has this got to do
with" the paper ? A great deal.
The editor either makes or kills
the paper which lie may edit.
He stamps himself upon his pa-
f)er. If he is a man of large
heart—a broad brain has a wide,
and far stretching horizon, his
paper will breath that spirit, and
cast his readers into that mould.
None but men of tiie largest ex-
perience, the broadest views-
tile wisest lteAd, ought to be at
the head of a-Uargo newspaper,
the circuit ofTvhose influence is
boundless. There is a power
in the press not known. The
forces .are, as yet, occult. And
eminently is it true of the re-
ligious press.
The "Nashville" is the central
organ of our church, and ought
to bti sustained by every preach-
er in the southern church. Do
they do it ? We take the "Texas,"
says some. Well, that is right,
and we hope every one will take
it. But take the "Nashville,"
too. We venture this assertion :
If a man subscribes for this pa-
per and reads it a year, he will
be stronger spiritually; he will
be wiser; his honie will be more
radiant, and lie will be a far
more useful Methodist.
Dr. Kelley is in attendance at
conference, and has been taking
subscribers. He only received
fifteen names. It-strikes us that
is a small list from a conference
the size of th is one. My brother,
have you given your name? Do
going to ?
^ndcr diabolical iullu-i mem bop
ds to have Methodism Mrs. A. M. Gi
J.
ham and of the State.
The above was written
Monday morning, and we
meant what we said.
early
then
TIionu Appointment*.
Through special kindness of
Dr. Alexander, the president, we
had the appointments in the
hands of the printer by half
past 0 o'clock, but they were not
printed till 12 o'clock. After we
found the paper could not be
issued on its date—though we
worked all night—we had the
appointments published on slips
so as to accommodate the preach-
ers.
As wo wanted these appoint-
ments for our Daily so that it
would be the iirst paper to pub-
lish them, we left express or-
ders, both written and spoken, to
the foreman, not to put those apr
pointments in the Sentinel, as
they had been published through
our enterprise and was our local.
The order was disregarded, the
appointments 'published, and the
Sentinel did not even give us
credit. Well, did you ever!
it. Instinctively we felt it to be
our duty, as a Methodist and as a
Christian, to take and read the
central church organ. After our
conversion we seemed to be
brought into a holy fellowship
with the entire church, and hence,
wanted to see what the whole
church was doing. The connec-
tional idea must have been in-
nate. And how eagerly it was
looked for week after week, and
how eagerly read. We can't tell
what influence that paper has
had on the formation of our char-
acter as a Methodist and a Meth-
odist preacher: So the paper has
"become a part of our life, so to
speak. After the change of edit-
ors there was that life and fresh-
ness given to it that a change
always brings. That is a beau-
tiful idea in our mcthodism—that
idea of change. And it works
well in other places than in the
itinerancy.
Under Dr. Fitzgerald's editor-
ship the paper has come up to
what we conceive a general organ
of a great connection. It will
you take it? Are you
When? BetteiLlo it to-day while
the doctor is Irare. )
I *
The Conference Daily wishes
the "Nasliyillp all the success
that is possible for it to attain.
And to this unknown editor, to
whom we feel indebted as does a
pupil to .a preceptor, we extend
our best and warmest wishes.
And may the glory of the divine
blessing rest upon him!
OUR^EXLT. ~
For one week have we sat on
the tripod—and we can't tell
whether we have been sitting on
a throne or a stool. From the
many compliments that have
been paid us we sometimes think
•wo have been seated on a throne.
This is our first experience in
editing. But our readers are,
no doubt, aware of our verdancy.
TFe have had other difficulties
than that of our inexperience with
which to contend; difficulties it-
is needless to state hero. TFe
feel somewhat compensated for
our labor, night and day, in the
fact that the paper has met the
approval of those who are older,
and has beeu^smpewhat instru-
mental in awakening especial in
terest in the conference, both in
Brenham and abroad.
The Dally ha'8 had a circula-
tion that is bounded by other
lines than those of our own state.
It has .been declared on every
hand that the Daily has aroused
an interest and enthusiasm about
the conference „ unprecedented.
The conference room has been
crowded each day, and the house
overcrowded at nights. There are
visitors here from all points ad-
jacent to Brenham. The citizens
have taken an unprecedented in-
terest—an interest amounting to
enthusiasm. Was there not an
apprehension that the conference
would provoke^o attention or
interest? Was it not so with other
annual conferences held here?
Was is not so with the district con-
ferences?, And who can estimate
too mot
ences need
brought prominently before tin-
people. They need to be "metho-
distically impressed." "Method
ism is Christianity in earnest;" so
said the grand old Scotch divine.
And it is. It takes such a form
of Christianity to meet the. de-
mands of the hour; and in no
way can the beauty and power
of this form be expressed t han in
onr annual and quadrennial con-
ferences. There has been uneasi-
ness in a certain direction on ac-
count of this magnifying Method-
ism before the people.
The question has arisen in our
mind have we not created a de-
mand in our annual conferences
for such a paper? We have never
heard of a conference daily, and
the only thing like it is the Gen
eral Conference Daily.
Some arc pleased to think we
have talent in this direction. 11
so, God helping us, we shall iui
prove it, and lay it on the alter of
Christ. There are marvellous
possibilities in type and print-
ers' ink; and they are infinite
when on the alter of Christ.
The
Missionary Meeting
ICveiiiutf.
Mat in-tiny
Through a misunderstanding
we failed to get a report of the
meeting. We depended on get-
ing a report of the opening ser-
vices, but did not. It is regret-
ed, as" this reporter did not get to
the church till Dr. Kelly was
about through. A few thoughts
we caught. Tii speaking of wo-
man he said that Jesus had no
earthly father, but an earthly
mother. Any other form of hu-
manity was too gross in which
God would manifest himself. A
beautiful eulogy of womanhood,
that.
His ridicule of the treatment of
woman was a happy hit.
The gospel has not yet exhausted
its power in elevating woman.
She is yet in fetters, "and is not
yet on that plane which the gos-
pel will in time place her. Wo-
manhood will only reach its ful-
lest development till men value
her as God values her. Those of
the ladies present will appreciate
that piece of ridicule.
The doctor then proceeded to
the organization of
missionary societies.
organized in Brenham
Treasurer.
F. Dinimitt
women
One was
The fol-
lowing is a. list of officers : Mrs.
J. D. Giddin Pi •es. Mrs. Julia
Moore, secretary, 1/t'S. Jeff Bas-
set!, corresponding secretary; and
J/rs. Heber Stone,
The Reverend T.
organize one in Flatonia.
Mrs. S. G. Cockrill was elected
president, Miss R. Lane, secreta-
ry, Mrs. Laura Caldwell, corre-
sponding secretary, and Mrs. M.
Hto'isOli, treasurer. The Texas
conference missionary society
was then organized. Mrs. Dr.
Alexander was elected the presi-
dent. This is a happy coinci-
dent. She is! the wife of the first
Methodist missionary to Texas,
and this is the first conference
society that has been organized
in this state. This is mure than
a coincident; it is a providence.
Mrs Heber Stone,nee Miss Louise
Giddings, was elected the secre-
tary, Mrs* Parks corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. S. G. Cock-
rill, treasurer. The vice presi-
dents wore then elected, each one
living within the bounds of the
various districts. Mrs. Judge J.
C. C. Winch, of the Galveston
district; Mrs.F.T. Mitchell, Chap-
pell Hill district; 'Mvs. J. W.
Whipple of the Austin district,
and Mrs. S. C. Littlepage, of the
Uuntsville district.
The following named ladies
joined the women's missionary
society of Brenham; and we add
by way of parenthis, that if the
incoming pastor will marshal this
force a Marathon will be mapped
on the spiritual topography of
hidings.
" M. K. Hutchison.
" N. E. Gilder-
" M. J. Stone.
" T. W. Rogers.
" E. A. Ralston.
" .1 elf Basset t.
Miss C, ,1. McCarty.
" Minnie Bassett.
" Mattie Maxer.
" M. E. Mitchell.
APPOINTMENTS
—OF—•
Tlis Tffi! Annual Conference.
Buknuam, Dec. 14, 1880.
Galveston district, T. W. Rog-
ers, P. E.
St. John Station, G. W.Briggs.
St. James, to be shpplied.
Shearn church, 8. II. Werlien.
Washington street, R. R. Col-
li sso 11.
Columbia, J. B. Denton.
Yelasco, J. L. Murray.
Matagorda,.to be supplied.
Sail Fillipi, R. F. Beasley.
Eagle Lake, 11. B. Stocking.
Richmond, G V. Ridley. .
Galveston and Clear Creek
mission, P. E. Nicholson.
Houston mission to be supplied
by Boyd.
Cedar Bayou, G. IT. Phair.
I. G. John, editor Texas Chris-
tian Advocate.
Austin district, E. S. Smith,
P. E.
Austin station, II. V. Philpott;
Win. Shappard supernumerary.
Swede mission, to be supplied;
Austin city mission, J. \V.
Whipple.
Austin circuit, M. S. Hotchkiss.
Weberville ^circuit, W. G.
Nelnis.
Cedar Creek, to be supplied.
Bastrop, W. Wootten.
U. C. Spencer, La Grange.
Winchester circuit, to be sup-
plied by T. J. Tlionutsson.
West Point—J. M. Whipple;
I). Morgan, supernumerary.
Elgin circuit, to be supplied.
Flatonia, T. F. Dinimitt; C. J.
Lane, S upern u 111 era ry.
Weimar, C. W. Thomas.
Columbus, F. F. Wilson.
Southwestern university, F. A.
Mood.
Chappell Ilill district, B. D.
Dashiell, P. E.
Chappell Ilill, R. Alexander;
J. M. Matthews, supernumerary.
Travis circuit, A. L. P. Green.
Brenham, F. T. Mitchell.
Bryan station, A. E. Goodwyn.
Bryan circuit, .John R. Dunn.
Hockley and Hempstead, C. W.
Barrier.
Milligau and Welborn circuit,
James A. Duncan.
Independence, R. W. Kenuon.
Burton an I Giddings, G. S.
Sandle.
Caldwell circuit,J.L. Louimons
Lexington circuit to be sup-
plied by R. T. Percer.
Elboe circuit, to be suplied.
Nail .Creek circuit, to bo sup-
plied.
Huntsville, Dis. C. II. Brooks,
P. E.
Huntsville Station, F. L. Allen.
Dodge Mission. B. F. Johnson.
Cold Springs, J. B. Childrers.
Willis, I. Z. T. Morris.
Plantersville and Mountgomeiy,
0. T. Ilotchkiss.
Navasota circuit J. C. Mickle.
Madisonvilie circuit to be sup*
plied.
Zion circuit, W. J. Phillips.
Anderson circuit 0. L. Farrinir-
ton.
Prarie Plains, circuit J. W.
Kelly.
Spring creek circuit, S. II
Brown.
S. C. Littlepage, S. S. Agent.
J. M. Wesson, Agent A. B. S.
I?. T. Kavanaugh, and P. A.
McSlian, on superanuates.
Through the kindness of Dr.
Alexander, we are enabled to
publish these appointments. We
V
heathendom. Here is the list, are under obligations, and hope
and we hope it will increase till! he will accept thanks,
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