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The Baptlst Association.

The Baptist Association.
Tho San Marcos Valley Baptist Associa'
ton convened at this place on Friday
morning last, and organized by the selection
of Is. r. Palmer, of Lookhart, as Moderator
and II. j. Parsons OF Lulng Clerk
Tho following Ii list Of the delegates in
attendance, for which We are indebted to
tho clerk. II viii DO seen that the AsSocia-
ton embraces the counties of Hays, Cald-
well, Guadalupe, Bastrop and Gonzales
Belmont Church-BF Dixon, ] + vii.
liams.
Brushy Creek II Lynch, 7 ] Fouts,
! w III Green, Ell Fouts.
Clear Fork G Lewis.
DuPro-N Thompson, w Hancock,
Mack lawson.
Hills Prairie--J II Croft, g Smith W A
Young.
Kyle-M Il Martin, ID A Porter, II j
Sledge, b NJ Hubbaad, S Glasscock.
Luling Isaac Sellers s g Orchard, Lon
Bassett, 4 II Brown, J NJ Keith. II A Law
Ter, q. Is, Harris, II J Parsons, w L Prince.
Lockhart-B Il Palmer, $ G Harl, j Is
Sublett, ID III Palmer.
Live Oak s ID Armstrong, g Horn
J W Armstrong,
Iytton Springs-A Rife, G l. Palmer,
NJ L Robinson, Il Harris.
Martindale-J, NJ. Andrews, L. NJ Har-
CESS, n Mckay, W Horton, Wom-
mick.
Macedonia (just organized)-J A Nichols,
G w Nichols, W + Delany.
New Harmony-H W Dixon, S jenkins,
O b Black.
Plum Greeks o B Jolly, N jolly L G
Rogers.
Plum Creek Academy-W S Burch, w 5
Allen, II Jolly.
Red Rock-L NJ Barnard, j. A. Cox, Il
Shackleford.
Science Hail. F Hillyer, L NJ Black.
Seguin-T ] Dodson, w p Fl Douglass
San Marcos l. D Jackson, J Barbee, l.
DeStieger, NJ Granger Mrs. Al. Barber
Prairie Leaf. Roberts, III NJ Daugher-
ty VIM Mckinney.
Union Church-C J Barnett.
Woodlawn-W Simmons. W Sim
mons.
Willow Springs D Campbell, r T. Lee
G Booth,
In all "a churches and II delegates; with
Bastrop and Homphill not represented
Luling church has the largest membership,
amounting to oh Kyle has 40.
The meetings of the Association were of
n business character, relating largely to re-
ports from the various churches concerning
missions, Sunday schools, etc. We were
present for a while on Friday afternoon, and
were well entertained. The members of
the association generally appeared to us to
| be u solid, earnest body of men. The dis
cussion while we were present developed
some noteworthy features. The question
of putting missionaries in the field was be-
fore the house. The committee on the col
ored people reported in favor OF putting n
missionary of their OWE color among them.
This was opposed, mainly on the ground
that the means were wanting to do so. W..
G. Robinson, delegate from Lytton
Springs, however, took different ground,
said he had no faith in negro religion, and
more than intimated that they had no souls.
He was appropriately rebuled by the ven
| cluDlc MI ilO eVht, III o''pne'ASo,
the negroes had souls to save or lose, that
they are already power in the
land, and destined to be still greater, so that
the church could not afford to ignore them
that, whether regarded as to the past, pres
ent or future, they were of more Importance
to Texas as subjects for missionary work
than the Chinese-he might well have said
than all other foreign peoples combined.
1t was finally settled that the white mis-
siouaries should spend rs much time as
they could spare with the colored people,
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell superintendent of
Sunday school work made several interest
ing addresses on that subject. Rev. NJ. Il.
Martin preached on Friday night. Sunday
morning the pulpits of the different
churches were filed by Baptist ministers,
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell preaching in the Baptist
church, Rev. L. II. Storts in the Presbyte-
ran, Rev. Mr.. Hiily2r in the Methodist,
and Rev Il. Dodson i'll the Christian church.
At night the Rev. T. Dodson preached in
the Methodist church, and Rev. w. NJ. Jor,
dan in the Baptist church.
The sermon of Rev. Mr.. Hillyer was on
the Ministry of the Angels, and was very
interesting. We may have more to say OF
it hereafter
The next meeting of the association will
be held at Brushy Creek church, near Kings.
bury, Guadalupe county, Texas, one year
hence.