EV. G. M. HURST moved from Northern Alabama to Texas, in which state he died.

      He was a member of the Georgia and Alabama Conference. At the conference at Pleasant Grove in Chambers county, Alabama, in 1871, Rev. G. M. Hurst was recommended to Conference by Liberty church for permission to preach as a probationer during the next conference year. License was granted. In 1873, at the conference at New Hope in Chambers county, Alabama, he was appointed on the committee on Periodicals and on that of Education. And he was also elected a "corresponding delegate" to the Congregationalist State Convention. At this conference, Rev. G. M. Hurst was solemnly set apart by the ordaining presbytery to the office of Elder. He served as chairman of the committee on temperance at the conference at Liberty in Randolph county, in 1874, and kept up one regular appointment. In 1875, at the conference at Antioch in Chambers county, he served as chairman of the committee on Sabbath Schools and on Education. In 1884, at the conference at Christiana church in Etowah county, Alabama, he was chosen Secretary. He had the pastoral charge of Christiana church, and preached at other points, and taught school. In 1886, at the conference at New Hope, the Executive committee was under the [383] necessity of settling a matter between him and T. G. Cofield both members of the Christian Church.

      In 1887, he preached at Christiana church, and Key's chapel in Coleman county, and at Cobb's School House in Morgan county, and at Mt. High in Marshall county. He labored principally in Northern Alabama before going to Texas.

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