The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-07-02


d. II Garrett then submitted the
report OF the trustees OF Baylor nui.
Eersity, DrGarrctt supplemented his
report with n few rcm,rk on the
condition of the institution, its iu-
debte'lnr-s. etc.
The president announced that the
next regular order was the prcsrutA-
ton Of the report OF ihe committee
Uu ministerial education
On motion OF Or Rogers the
order 1t business was suspended IN
order to hear the report OF the com
mttce uu colorci population, thu,
giving lac cOlorcu messengers in at
tcudHn q on the conv eutiou nh OPP
pur unity 20 speak to the body, "
they were compelled To- lchy the city
on nm afternoon train
The report WAS read, aud, pending
mutGn tu ADOPT, the cuiorcd messen.
gers We're called forward to address
the conventions
Rev. Mr. PERI cna was the first to
address the convention, who said That
~ the representative OF the colOred
convention ut IeNa-, he appeared Ice.
tore this convention To make few
NAh'' |Ait'.AA0 ANA N'AAll'N AARl WIN NV
work of the church among the color
ed people at Texas, aud to solicit
aid for the educational advancement
of hi, race There were twenty-five
colOred Baptist association. in Texas,
500 preachers and about 10000 culOrcd
members lie made n few statements
In reference to the standing of the
colorcd educational institutions in
the state, and what was needed to
keep the work of these schools in
successful operation. lie said that
the colorcd people desired to educate
f Themselves, but the immcn-ity OF the
work prevented them from d ing As
they desired, and they appealed to
the white people. There were some
divisiOns and splits among he color
ed people, but the church WAS rndea-
vorng to do much. and If their eff
fort, milrd. it might be years be-
tore the race could reach the
position desired lie referred to the
tact That missionary work was needed
among Africsus In Texas who spoke
| the African tongue, aud were ridden
| by African Supcrstitiuns. Missionary
work WAS needed among the negroes
in Texas ~ much or more than IN tar
Oh Africa, lie hoped the convention
would empower its board otdircctors
to assist the colorrd people in acIuir-
ny o." education aud securing a
know ledge ut nv Rihlc.
Rev MI Bail spoke OF Ia, urgent
need of assistance from the whit.
people in educating the colored
youth
Rev Mr. Grger, among other
thing. ,,id That the colored people
were taking ~ hold ON this country;
they were preparingto stay with u.s.
aud stick tn Us, and he did not believe
that they could be "shook' loose.
Therefore, the only way to be rid Of
the troubles which the colured
people were Instrumental In bringing
about. was to help to educate aud
yhrlstiaui4r them lie repeated whst
he had said recently at II msss.mrut-
lux at culorcd people on cmAncipa.
ton dHy THAT II was time to bury
the bloody shirt aud political dillcr-
encrr, aud help the cOlured people to
go forward aud forget these things"
Ia closing his remarks he said: DO
the work for Jesus, aud not for any
peculiar love YOU may have for the
negro
GA motion. the report of the com.
milIce Oh colored population Was
adopted.
The report OF the committee on
education was next sub.
mttcd. Rev, j. Morgan Wells, in
the report, addressed tho .
IN MI eloquent and lm- T
prcs-lIc manner ON the great nrcrs-
lily of educating the ministry, hu
ministry was II calamity.
I lry ought to Ice educated in the
.la,siy- and sciences NJ well hs In the
.lug The welfare OF The church
demanded that the young men who .
were sent INTO the ministry should be- .
trained
Prot. Sampcy, representing the
s ,ulhrru baptist Theological semi
l.r,, nj Loui-yille ny made II hap
~, practical talk ON the subject
IHh lug mention Ot the work ings OF
he seminary. lie kindly referred to
ruNAs and the Bsptisis OF the state.
lie WIS followed by pr. Hatcher, Of
tlanta, who said That there Was no
work that was more important to the
iupti.t. no denomination The
ministry needed men OF heart, men
# character men of plcty aud men of
rains, Without these qualifications,
was dihicult matter to make min.
,trrs The idea of Theological semi
aries being preacher factories
plrly was obsolete. No man was
ualitied tor the ministry without a
borough education.
Dr. Carroll followed IN d few re-
lark, relative to one or two minor =
uints OF Dr Ilatchpr'- address
The report Ot the committee WA
lopted, -.
The hour tor hearing the report OF {
Ie committee Oh Mumsu's Work /
nyiug arrived, ON motion, the order
~ suspended to hear the report of Q
ie committee 10 nominate u board q
directors ot tne Baptist general
invention Of Texas. t,
After debate by Mcssrs, Holt y
ankle and others, on the location of t.
"a board, the report OF the commit p
e. WAS adopted. The directors are
. u. Carroll {. Faulkner, u, b, Link, e
Il. Humphrey Il. C., Burleson, q. w. e.
cLett, +. NJ. Inv, +. l., Carroll, NJ
smith, j. > Allen, j. II. StribblIng, Ii
. ". Dunn, 4 i. ClemmOps, j. +. =
arris, ". l.. Williams, X. j, Sledge G
gorge Iarhrough, A liackctt, "a
. smith. VIM. Wedcmeyer :. g. y
ullins, }. NJ, c. Breaker, \. L. Baien, .,
W Y, Simms, +. ;. Potts, ". IL u
nking. "a
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