The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-17
4 NOBLE WORK.
SIXTY SIX BAPTIST BODIES
Assembled NJ the T"rn'.Uih hnnnll >"'-
sion ~ al" Texas E"!tis, SUNDAY
school aud Co'pur,h.r CnT-
yrntIon Enthusiasm,

According to understanding, and la
order To simplify the report, NAMES .!
ministers aud lay delegates nrc placed
Together. Al IL o'clock Yesterday morn
ing the Texas baptist Sundny-srh""i
aud GulDOrla|c convention assembled
nj the Dallas BAPTIST church, $50 dele
gates being present nj the upcrirg nnd
others arriving later. devotional ever
ciscS were conducted 10y IL. VI. Bur
roughS, of Henrietta, after wEi"h >. y.
uavdcu. Oi Dallas, delivered the address
of welcome, To which i. I. Spnld-
ing. OF Galveston, responded.
EEaminntion Of credentials was
next ia order: after credentials organ
i2ation. The vote lciuG taken W. r..
Howell, of Dallas. was elected president
aud virc-prcsidcuts e. :. l:aincS ot
Bucnna Vista. T.. l.. Dunn. Houston
aud j. Is. kimhrough, Wcathcriurd.
Pinckncy IIarllins. of Anderson, WAS
elected recording secretary and j. J..
Link, %: Austin, treasurer. on motion
committee was adopted. After
of the first day closed with ben"dic-
ton delivered by Il. e. Buckner. .of
Dallas.
ArTEBSOON SE~S'DN.
AIS IN. tn convention rCaSscnblvi
with augmented numbers aud appeared
eager 10 get io work.. At The afternoon
session the building was nciu ~ crowded
cnt were ladies'. y. W. y.
Sims, of WaXaha"hic led th"
devotional exercises, after which IN"
convention NSa---onuon ncsl colll for
business Y the President. \ 'atter
from &. &. Chaplin. or Brcnha,n. was
read iccrctting "uiorced ab~cucr OWING
to Illness. rnr following committees
l. a. nj
+. NJ. Law. Nj. V saith, ". L. Man
well. j. \. Kmhali and W. y. Maso.'.
Committee to nominate u new
board 10 name uHt" aud p"i0, or
next annual convention and 10
select the preacher of the nart aunual
sermon; y. ". puun, John +. Martin
and ). y. Bass. andittu2 "cnmi,tcc.
IN ESSAY "Sllnday school work in
Text, past and present" by I. NJ. Jaw.
Of BRYAN.
Opcaing addresses hr Willinn "a"ci'
crane. on Independence; Il. G. Burhncr,
of nallas;.l. Il. link, Of Aus,il j. NJ.
Carrot, Of Waco, and +. NJ Law. ct
Il yam.
rErorl or GENERAL MISSION iy.
After the general miss'onary finished
reading hiss rcoor, tGc same was dis.
cussed. \. ~. -'Dadin-, Of Galveston,
referred to the growing German in,crcS.
III Gaivrston. and 80 the sound, financial
condition OF the hoard. on mo,ion, a
committee consisting of. +. NJ. Law, :.
:. Hayden, q. w. Smith, j. Nj. Carol!
and Z. NJ. Davidson was appointed 20 'aiic
up business suggestions BY the general
missionary report.
Tho cause Of absence OF II. II. Carroll.
of Waco, is illness IN his family. Tins
explanation WAS given.
j. Ii. Luther opened The discussion ct
the question OF Col portage rs AN adjunct
to sunday school work, and vas fol-
lowed on the same theme by w. r Max
well and A. j. Holt. 1t was mentioned
that through distribution Of ,ra"tS
by Colporters, forSy-eiSht per
sons had Teen brought 20 Christ within
four years.
Song, what Shall the Harvest be-"
w. i. Rankin asked for funds 10 place
a memorial window in the First Baptist
church al Monterey.
Song, work, for the Night is COM
ing
Bcnedictiun by uartog, of Arkansas.
Evening
Services consisted of s0"Ts by the
choir, PRAYER and the ANU | rnOn by
Kit Williams, Il duet by MaJ. Penn
and Mr.. Hart. followed by benrdiction.
Adjourned to meet at y o'clock this
lnofnlnG.