Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
PARIS.
The Texas Baptist Associations
Bass Respited.

The Texas Baptist Association
Bass Respited.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, July esterday was a
gala day among the Baptists of our
city. The services in all of the
churches We're well attended, and able
sermons Were delivered to the congro.
cations 10y the various pastors that
filled the pulpits. The Sunday sch DOL
mass meeting was a perfect success.
A great many children gathered TO
hear the addresses and left we'll pleased
with the afternoon exercises.
The general association met again
on Monday morning at $50, and
opened the session with One-half hour
devotional exercises, conducted by
Elder q. w. Givin. AT the close SEN
ator 5. b. Maxey offered resolution
looking to revision of the constitu-
ton of the general association. A COM
mit'ee of five was appointed, consist.
Ing of II. &. Burleson. Il. IL. Carroll,
Il. Is. Cox, II. &. Buckner and S. j.
Anderson.
The report of the committee on the
duties of treasurer was read and
adopted.
The report of the committee on for
etgn missions was read and presented
the following facts:
Native and foreign missionaries
ninety-five.
Stations and out stations Is forty
two.
The increase of membership is /. l4i
Money contributed on the field
amounts SLOT.
The home receipts are $50, 465 81.
The Baptisis of Texas contributed OF
that sum So, S0l 90; of this sum the
general association contributed s., 800.
The report was adopted.
The committee on Indian missions
presented their report rs follows
There are 265 ,565 Indians, of this mum
Der 1877 ,525 are civilized and semi-civ
ilized. Among the Choctaws, Chicka
saws, Creeks, Cherokees and Seminolei
the Baptists have 100 churches will
more than 5000 members. Eacl
church Is supplied with n native pas
tor; four organized associations ant
one territorial Baptist convention.
The question of work among tn
colored Baptists received the heart,
cooperation of the general association
and 1t was recommended that tn
plan of work adopted by the associa
| ton last year be continued.
The committee on ministerial edu
cation presented perhaps the most val
liable report of the association, calling
upon the Baptists TO recognize more
fully the necessity of an educated
ministry.
1t was recommended that tn,
churches take up collection at least
once year for ministerial education
At the Southern Baptist Theological
seminary ll3 young men were in
attendance last session, eight OF whom
were from Texas.
The committee on literature of the
church urged upon the association the
propriety of doing all in our power Ia
extend rs widely as possible the Texas
Baptist, Texas Home and Sunday
School, and the Good Samaritan.
Gov. Ireland has respited Bill Bass,
the rapist, until the first of October.
EVENING SESSION.
The business of the evening OF the
association was opened by w. j. Owen
leading In prayer.
The report OF the committee on Oblt-
uaries noticed that two OF the men,
bers of the, association, Elder Jas. Nc
Cullough of Lamar county, and Elder
A. j. Hill of Crockett county have
passed over the river and entered into
rest after toiling continuously in the
Masters cause.
The finance committee reported the
sum of $254 . as having been raised In
cash during the sittings of the associa-
ton for the various enterprises.
The following brethren constitute
the home m sion board for next year:
w. IL. Brother, G.. w. Good, l.. +.
Brown, Ben Wiilmot, w. II, Thacker,
4. A. Webb, Is. j. Anderson, q. IL.
Patrick, David king, A. q. Aubrey,
DIR. s. IL. Watson, j. w. BTisco, u.
q. Parroll, Kit Williams, John Over
all, X. Il. Hanks, J. II. Malone,
s. A. Hayden to be located ut Dallns.
The bible and colportage board con-
sists of B. II. Carroll, w. II. killum,
w. ii. Jenkins, J. =. Allen, j. Il. Bat
tie, b. 9. Burleson, e. p. Huntington,
Is. J. Hendricks. a. II. Goddard, W..
II. Parks, l.. l., Foster, j. w. Speight,
IS. Ii. Humphreys, J. q. McCrary,
Allie Hubert, j. NJ. Anderson, b. r..
Sparks, Parker Killum and Lump
kins of Willow Springs, " be located
at Waco.
The association selected Ennis as
the next place of meeting of the asso-
citation.
Elder A. J. Holt was elected to
preach the Introductory sermon, and
Elder s. A. Hayden his alternate At
the next meeting.
A resolution was presented looking
to the encouragement of our noble
women who are iaboring In the inter
est OF the temperance cause, and
adopted by the body.
The association adopted resolution
urging upon the body the distribution
of literature and bibles among the
criminal CLASSES and In our PRISONS.