Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fourth Annual Session, Methodist Episcopal Church South Page: 23
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CENTRAL .TE.i. AS CONFERENCE JOURNAL
A second ballot for la/ dilegates as taken and there was not
election.
A third ballot was taken,
Jno. C. Granbery read ite ic7ortJ of Co,)mrittee tapoiated
consider the request of J. D. Scott tz co-operate with the West
Texas Conference in supporti-n the Sai, 7Antoni-o P rescue HGome.
On motion of H. Bishop, the report w-as adopted and iDr Gran-
bery was requested to send greeting;i to the Pl rity Conference
at Minneapolis as provided tfor in the report (See Report).
On motion of WV. L. Nelms, it -was ordered that uwchen we ad-
journ it be to meet at 3:30 p. am.
Question 12.-"What local preachers are elected deacons?"
was called.
Answer: John G. Thomas, fro- ihe Brownwood District;
Zebedee Fallin, John Belton Isbell., 1', r8lter W. Ward, from the
Fort Worth District; Claud L. Satterfield, from the Waxahachie
District; Olin W. Nail and Geo. E. Ryan, from the Georgetown
District; Christopher Columbus McBrayer and Wim. Ray Wither-
spoon, from the Weatherford District.
Announcements were made and the Conference adjourned,
with the benediction by Bishop Atkins.
THIRD DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Conference met pursuant to adjournment at 3:30 p. m.
Bishop Atkins in the chair. Religious service was onducted by
H. Bishop.
Minutes of the morning session were read and approved.
The first ballot for clearical delegates was announced as fol-
lows: Two hundred and sixteen ballots were cast, 109 being
necessary to a choice. Frank P. Culver received 191 and W. B.
Andrews 117, and they were declared elected. A second ballot
was taken. The result of the third ballot for lay delegates was
read as follows: Thirty-five ballots were cast, eighteen being
necessary to a choice. Ocie Speer received twenty-three and was
declared elected.
A fourth ballot was ordered, and the result was announced as
follows: Thirty-two ballots were cast, seventeen being neces-
sary to a choice. W. J. Barcus received twenty-nine and was
declared elected.
Question 1. Who are admitted on trial? was called. Archie
W. Gordon, from the Brownwood District; C. Ozier Hightower,
Allen D. Cosgrove, William G. Gwaltney, Thomas D. Ellis, Wil-
loughby T. Boulware, from the Cleburne District; Robert H.
Boyd, J. Fred Patterson, Jefferson Davis Ramsey, from the Cisco
District; T. H. Burton, from the Corsicana District; William E.
Hawkins, Jr., Elmer Crabtree, Zebedee Fallin and Thomas L.
Sorrells, from the Fort Worth District; Paschal W. Layne,
James C. Mayhew and Guy H. Wilson, from the Gatesville Dis-
trict; T. J. Story, George G. Mitchell and Horace Poteet, from
the Georgetown District; Claude Tuttle Brockett and B. Y. Dick-
inson, from the Hillsboro District, and Jonathan M. Hays, from
the Waxahachie District.
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