The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-10


at the Gpricn Verein.
WACO
TIL. outhern Baptist ARE In Convention
I nc Waco. The city Overlooking Win
Delegates and Visitors, hut Room IN
Found for all without any Uucointorta-
b,e Crowding. The ProcsedinGs-Excel-
lent Work Done for the Master
WACO, May 0.-[Special 1.-The Southern
Baptist convention, thirty-eighth session.
met this morning, Three thousand people
are comfortably entertained.
The convention was called to order oy
DIR. PHI. Nell, of Georgia, former presl-
dent.
The congregation sang "How Firm a
Foundation"
A selection from the scriptures was read
by DIR. J. W. NJ, Williams, OF Maryland.
Officers elected-president, ?. IL. Ven;
yice-presidents, S. B. Maxey, ofTexas;J II.
Brown, of Georgia. j. w. Williams OF
MARYLAND; J. G. Furman, OF South Caro-
lima.
The foreign mission board, through Il Q
secretary DR.. H. A. Upper, presented most
encouraring report. The helds nave peeh
ENLARGED more laborers appointed and
plans prospecting.
In the afternoon DR.. j. L. Ilchenor reau
the thlrtyeighth annual report Hn tnn oin o1o
1--WE laborers have labored 81 weeks, sup
nl;ed 976 churches, delivered SOL sermons
and addresses, baptized 545, received by
letter 49t, organized So Sunday schools;
with 26S0 teachers and pupils, Travelled
60 $50 miles. made 1924 religious vislt !,
distributed 10,324 pages OF tracts Iegah 90 o.
churches and hnls ;tS;ors e. OK Is
for rV the church buildings board, collected
during the year. S45, 1876, and closed with
a balance OF 81 GS972. p 40
Dr. Carroll. of Waco, delivered an elo-
onent address of welcome. and was heartily
applauded by the convention. :.
Judge Stewart, of Georgia, responded IN
an impromtu speech which co9ia NOT pe
| surpassed for wit, humor, souiu sense anu
ejonuence. His peroration was lervent'
tonchinS earnest and bespoke the thor
oneh Christian scholar and gentleman.
Rfler PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Hitler, OF
Texas, the Convention adjourned until to-
night at 5 o'clock. oohod bv
The convention sermon was s.st Ran
DIR. Broadus, of Georgia, at the iirst Dap
list church. Rev, Campbell, OF uepT Pan
breaches at the Methodist church, ana a, her.
Mr. Packet, of Shreveport az tne OaDi GeIe,
Ian Presby .rian. The foliowlng; ~ oe,e-
oates are from Mexico Revs. w. M
Eionrnev Progreso, Francisco, lreviro,
Monterey Pubic Rodredguiz, Musqulz'
Mr. Escaneilla, of Salenes, is here WIN
his son JOAQUIN, whom he leaves at WACO
University in charge of DIR. Buriesoh 70 oe
educated. Delegates are happy anu
press satisfaction at their ehtei any IN
| the auditorium Of the church to-Iay.
Governor Toe Rrown and other delegates
are expected tomorrow, ....,,,.
Mrs DIR. Wilkes is still quite SICK
| Mr. Ed. Dickey, at residence, 10 very SICK SICK
Miss Ewell. OF Evergreen; 49, aiso' S Tra.
ously i'll at the residence oil MT. .. ". o;at,p
zier. She is bright ornament 10 socie t5
and her sickness is universally ny, ssnd sbIe
DIR. Buckner, OF Dallas, with colhinenuao ,'
enternrise. issues daily bulletin OF conVen'
DR. Carroll, OF Virginia, is here. lie is o,
commanding appearance, spfreh h;,.b
speaker, deep thinker and pastor u hisn
standing.
By 7 o'clock the First Baptist church was
crowded. Hundreds OF people were unap Lr
to secure seats. After excellent music oy
he ch DIR and congregation. and prayer, "
Broadus, of Georgia, was introG uceu, ahu'
taking for his text "a Timothy, Sru cnap'
4Ih verse. "And from child thou MAST
known the holy Scripture" by VA " -,
PRODUCTION, the speaker classea OnIi I.l na
into two kinds-church Chrlstlanlty anu
Bible Christianity, and insisted very SUI,
ously upon the latter. Men VIII ulspute
about what they love, and the speaker
Thought that they had better sometimes
quarrel over the Bible than TO be lnuilief'
ent thereto. He spoke of the varied charges
of theory that had risen, flourished ana
passed away, and insisted that the curren'
conflicts will also pass away ,
tbouph they now do :, great
harm. that the Baptists are profoundly and
peculiarly interested in establishing lne
truth OF the Bible, for to take away ron
them that foundation, they have absolutely
nothing upon which to stand. The speaker
announced and proceeded to dellheate 'ne
following points: ,.. In
First-What writings are properly In
cluded in the Scripture canonY co-;,
Second-To what extent are tnese 00iiP
lures inspired? c--,..,,oo
ThirdIHow shall wetreat the Scriptures
whose authenticity and INSPIRATION af'
thus established ILL
We elaborated those points into An ahie
earnest and eloquent argument, IN favor "
the commonly received eVangeiCh W. IN
the divine authority and inspiration oi 'h'
scriptures. ..u..s;or
The sermon made profound impression
and was read with much enthusiasm u.
the convention. The speaker Is
man of fine personal appearaiuce
and possessed of much personal maghet,sln
, He is clear, logical and concise IN argu
ment, and his occasional flights oil eio
quence only serve to lead the mind Of u th'
listener by pleasanter paths TO the lneVlss'
bic conclusions, the result OF hills OF rea
son piled on mountains OF logic; OHlnl
Impossible for reporter standlnl
, 70 incorporate in his report the argument
in support of the premises into when th'
discourse on the text was divided:
The Methodist and Cumberland churcne
were well attended, and the sermons us
Hatchett were received with satisiacuoi
. and praise by the audiences.