Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-12

ton by calling Tor the report OF the
committee on Organization, which
was as follows:
"Your committee on Organiza
tion respectfully submit the follow
ing as their report:
For President, DR.. w. A. Ed.
monds, of Memphis; for vice-Presl.
dent, A. f. Smith, of st Louis; fol
Secretary, w. E. Hall, of Jackson
Respectfully submitted,
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The Chairmen then called for thC
report of the committee on Order Of
Business, which was as follows:
Your committee on Business re-
spectfully submit the following:
Devotional exercises 9:30-1O a. m
7-7:30 p. m.
Regular exercises 1912 a. m; p
p. m.
Preaching 7:S0-9 p. m.
Order of Business for Tuesday
evening:
1. Enrolment of delegates.
Q. Essay on Sunday Schools, by
r. @. Daniels.
5. Discussion Of the Essay.
4. Queries and Answers.
3. Miscellaneous Business.
Respectfclly submitted,
r. c. DANIEL,
A. f. SMITH
B. w. LAUDERDALE.
Committee.
These reports were unanimously
adopted by the convention.
The committee on business was
continued in order that an Order OF
Business might be arranged for each
session of the convention.
The committee on Credentials was
not called to make report, but di-
rected to continue their work of en-
rollment..
| The Chairman, in accordance with
the order of.business arranged, then
| called for the Essay. Whereupon
r. G. Daniel of Memphis, presented
an ably written essay on SUNDAY
Schools"
Pleasant and profitable addresses
then followed the Essay, discussing
/ its merits, all of which were COM
menatory in their character.
/ Following these we're numerous
queries, pointed and interesting,
which were presented in the fol-
| lowing manner:
Slips of paper were distributed
through the audience. Any who
had difficulties in their minds rela-
ting to the subject of the essay, no.
ted them down in the form of a
query, 1.-THE query containing the
name of the person called upon to
nrN 20. hn
tary, who called out the name ef the
person called upon TO answer, and
then read the query. The party
thus interogated arose at once and
gave the explanation in from to 3
minutes.
There are many persons in an audi
ence who have difficulties, but are
too timid to present them publicly.
This method enables such to partlci-
pate: hence sisters as well as brethren
presented difficulties and had them
explsined. This was indeed a lively
par. of the meeting, and was centain-
/ ly highly beneficial to all.
Tie time for the session having ex-
pired, thesBenediction was pTonoun-
ced. Thus closed the first day of one
of the most profitable conventions ev-
er held among Us in the State of Ten
nessee.
sEcoSD DAY, WEDNESDAY, NOv. 25TH.-
MORNING SESSION.
/ Devotional exercises commenced at
$50 O'clock a. N. They were con-
Quoted by Alex. Elicit. These exer-
cises. like those of yesterday, consist
ed in reading the Scriptures, singing,
PRAYER and short addresses, two OF
which only were delivered on this oc-
casion; the first by Geo. Reynolds
Subject, Goods love for us makes It
reasonable for us to offer our bodies
living sacrifices to him." Rom. 1918.
! Second, by W. Z. Hali-Subiect,
'The prominence of Christ, Col. 1il6
At 10 o'clock the convention was
called to order by DR.. ". a. Ed
moAds, he having been elected perma-
nent Chairman.
The COMMITTEES On Business ar
ranged for Wednesday mornings ses-
sion the following Order of Business;
l. Reading of Minutes.
2. Enrolment of Delegates
/ 3. Essay on Church Letters" by
]. II. La1derdale.
4. Discussion of the Essay.
5. Queries aud Answers.
( g. Miscellaneous Business.
Tuesdays minutes having been APP
proved notice was made before CON-
ing to the Essay, that the Chair ap-
point a critic TO develope the promi-
nent weak points of the Essays if they
should possess any. A. F. Smith was
made critic.
J. II. Lauderdale, of COvingtOu
Tenn, then proceeded to read an in.
teresting essay on Church Letters.
The discussion following It was live.
ly but harmonious. The time for dis,
cussion Having expired the Queries
/ were next in order, which, as before
were very interesting and profitable.
Another essay was then read bA
Alex. Elicit Subject, "Does tn,
failure of the subject to understand
that baptism is In order to the remis
sion of past sins invalidate the ODE
dience % Following this as before
was a lengthy and and valuable dis
cussion. Following the discussion
were numerous pertinet queries whicl
kept every one wide awake. Thi
time for adjournment having arrived
the miscellaneous business, with un
answered queries, was postponed un
I'll the evening session An apprO
pirate benedictiOn closed the pleasan
morning exercises
EVENING SESSION
The convention re-assembled at 2:1