JOURNAL OF THE Central texas Conference FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION WHICH IS THE THIRTEENTH SESSION SINCE DIVISION Methodist Episcopal Church, South WEATHERFORD, TEXAS NOVEMBER 15, 1922 a THE TEXAS Fort Worth, Texas The South's Leading Hotel 600 Rooms-600 Baths Rates from $2.00 to $5.00 It costs no more to have the best Texas Woman's College FOR YOUNG WOMEN An A-Grade Four Years College Making a Life, the Ideal COURSES OF STUDY Education—Making teachers-4 years State certificate. Home. Economics—Making Home Makers. Religion—Making Christian Leaders. Mrs. Mary L. Hargrove, for 20 years at Scarrit Bible Training School, is head of this Department. Science, Languages, Sociology and many other attrac- tive courses. FINE ARTS No School in the Southwest excels us. Carl Venth is a master musician and Dean. H. C. Taylor, one of America's best younger Pianists, is Director of the Piano Department. Dormitories full for Fall Session. Write for catalogues. Texas Woman's College Fort Worth, Texas HENRY E. STOUT, President The Depository of the Central Texas Conference .Progressive in Policy Efficient in Service Conservative in Management MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM The First State Bank of Corsicana, Texas "Guaranty Fund' Bank" JOURNAL OF THE Central. 6"exas Conference FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION WHICH IS THE THIRTEENTH SESSION SINCE DIVISION Methodist Episcopal Church, South WEATHERFORD, TEXAS NOVEMBER 15, 1922 J. M. BOND, 1708 Bessie St., Fort Worth, Texas, EDITOR PRICE 25 CENTS CONTENTS Page Annual Conference Register, 1866-1922 ................................. .................. 29 Appendix ................................... ------------------- ..... ............ --- ­---------- ........ 77 Appointments Boards for Quadrennium............................. -- ------......-------.....I . 5 Changes in Pastoral Charges------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- 76 Chronological Conference Roll - -------------- ------------------ _---------------------------------- 8 Conference Directory ---- - ------------ ---- -------------------------------------------------------- _ 16 Conference Officers ------------- ----------------- -----------------•-------------- 3 Condensed Minutes ---------- --- ---- ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------- 73 Committees, Conference ................. -------- - -------------- - --- - -------------------------- - 4 DailyProceedings -------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ------- 36 Examining Committees and Classes.... --- ............... --------- ............ ............. 4 LayDelegates ------------------------------------------------------ - 15 ------------------- -------- ---------- Local Preachers ------ ... ----------- .- 23 Memoirs -- ------ = .............. ----------------- ------ ------ ----------------------------------------------------- 78 Miscellaneous..... ­ ..1­11 -- --•--------------- ---------------------------- --- .................... 75 Officers of Boards------ ---------- ------ ------ ------- ........................ --------------------- 3 Quadrennial Boards --------- -------------------- ............................. ........................... 5 REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES— American Bible Society ............... ........................... ........ .. .. ............. 58 Auditor _-_--------------- ................ ------------------- - ----- ----------------------------------- 40 Christian Literature -- -------------------------------------------------------------- -=--- ---- 43 Church Extension ----------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------ -- • 50 Conference Treasurer ----------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------- - 40 Conference Relations ------ -----•------- - ----- ---------•--------......------- --------- 31 Commission on Budget--- ......................... °....................... --•-- ................ -- 48 District Conference Records .................................................................. 57 Education...... • ............ ..................... ................................... ............. __ 51 Entertainment.................................................. -------------------------------------- 57 Epworth Leagues ...................... --------- ---------------------------------------- ----- 55 Finance.------------- - ------- ------ --- ----------------------------------------- .......................... 41 Hospital Board of Trustees .................. ........ .................................... ..----- 33 LayActivities ............. :....... ----- ------------_............................ •-_---------- 37 Memoirs.............................................. ----------- ------- Missions----------------- ------------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------------- 61 Orphanage---------------------- ------------------------------- --------- -- ------- --------------- 60 Sabbath Observance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '44 State of the Church----------- -------------------------------------•--•-......................... 47 SundaySchools ............ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54 Superannuate Homes ----- ------------------------------------------------------......-- ........ 46 Temperance and Social Service ............................. :--------- .............----.... 49 SaintedDead ................................... -------- ............... r................ 26-28 Standing Committees .-- -...-•------------------- ---------------------------------------•--------------- 4- StandingRules .... .......................... ••------------------------...•-----------..................-- 77 Statistics----- ---------------------- -----•-----------••------------- -----------•------ ----- ------------ 96 Supplies............. _.; ............... --- -------------------------°--------•---......-----------------•...._ 22 Table of Assessments --------- ..........................------••--------------------••-----------------• 48 Undergraduates Chronological Roll ............................................................ 14 CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE JOURNAL Conference Officers President—Bishop'James E. Dickey, Waco, Texas. Secretary—A. D. Porter, Hillsboro, Texas. Assistant Secretaries—R. W. Nation, R. A. Crosby, M. A. Turner, J. M. Bond, E. W. Bridges. Statistical Secretary—W. J. Mayhew, Killeen, Texas. Assistant Statistical Secretaries—W. T. Veatch, W. B. Vaughn, E. H. Lightfoot, C. 0. Hightower, J. Frank Luker, W. T. Jones, A. C. Haynes, J. A. Walkup, F. 0. Waddill, W. G. Bailey. Conference Teller—Geo. E. Jester, Corsicana, Texas. Conference Auditor—E. W. Bridges, Ballinger, Texas. Conference Hospital Commissioner—W. H. Matthews, Fort Worth, Texas,_ Texas State Bank Bldg. Conference Missionary Secretary—J. E. Crawford, Fort Worth, Texas. Conference Secretary of Education—C. R. Wright, Waco, Texas, Ami- cable Bldg. Agent Superannuate Homes—D. L. Collie, Fort Worth, Texas. Editor of Journal—J. M. Bond, Fort Worth, Texas. 1708 Bessie St. Conference Postmaster—Ben S. Crow, Frost, Texas. OFFICERS OF BOARDS Missions—W. C. Hilburn, Handley, President; M. S. Hotchkiss, Granger, Vice-President; Alonzo Monk, Jr., Corsicana, Secretary; W. Erskine. Williams, Fort Worth, Treasurer; T. Edgar Neal, Gatesville, As- sistant Secretary. Education—Horace Bishop, San Angelo, President; P. E. Riley, Dallas, Secretary; H. B. Furr, Breckenridge, Treasurer. Church Extension—C. L. Cartwright, Mineral Wells, President; J. D. Seiders, Taylor, Vice-President; J. J. Creed, Midlothian, Secretary; W. H. Cole, Lorena, Treasurer. Sunday School—A. D. Porter, Hillsboro, President; J. B. Curry, Cool- edge, Vice-President; T. E. Bowman, Graham, Secretary; W. S. Rowland, Temple, Treasurer; R. F. Brown, Waco, Superintendent. Epworth League—H. L. Munger, Eastland, President; C. Q. Smith, Brownwood, Secretary. American Bible Society—J. W. Leggitt, Springtown, President; F. L. Meadow, Fort Worth, Secretary. Conference Relations—J. M. Wynne, McGregor, President; C. B. Diltz, Jonesboro, Secretary. Superannuate Homes—W. B. Andrews, Mexia, President; W. C. Hilburn, Handley, Secretary. Christian Literature—T. S. Armstrong, Coleman,. President; E. M. Wis- dom, Italy, Secretary. Temperance and Social Service—J. T. Bloodworth, Fort Worth, Presi- dent; M. L. Boone, Abbott, Secretary. Conference Board of Finance—C. N. Morton, Weatherford, President; J. M. Robertson, Meridian, Secretary. Commission on Entertainment-Robert E. Goodrich, Waco, President; Gid J. Bryan, Mart, Secretary. Commission on Eentertainment—Robert E. Goodrich, Waco, President; E. B. Hawk, Waxahachie, Secretary. CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE JOURNAL Conference Committees CONFERENCE RELATIONS T. S. Armstrong, E. R. Patterson, W. A. Clarke, H. B. Clark, G. F. Kornegay, T. G. Story, A. C. Haynes, R. A. Walker, 0. A. Morton, J. M. Wynne. STATE OF THE CHURCH R. B. Young, Mrs. A. M. Bowden, J. W. Cowan, Glenn Russell, J. F. Clark, Miss Nell G. Robertson; S. P. Nevill, J. A. Smith, C. W. Irvin, E. D. Bennett, B. R. Wagner, W. M. Standifer, G. R. Wright, J. M. Murphy, E. P. Swindall, Walter Price, F. 0. Waddill, Mrs. J. G. Oliver, B. F. Alsup, Sam Bird. SABBATH OBSERVANCE W. H. Keener, J. F. Turner, J. L. Oliver, W. A. Tate; L. A. Clark, Mrs. R. W. Nation, M. W. Clark, Mrs. J. A. Smith, R. C. Armstrong, . Mrs. A. B. Nichols, W. T. Jones, W. S..Amsler, J. M. Armstrong, W. A. Gilleland,