Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29
BAPTIST CONVENTION
AsssmbiSgs Of Representatives o. 81.
Sunday Schools Of tho Church
Throughout .hs SlR,e.
TITO Work Done ut OIcsurne-spss,s.,
Nsde-Dsbats indnlged tn por.,,,
Committees acted Upon.
Special to thu Gazette.

Special to thu Gazette.
CLEBURNE, Ten, June p -F-.f,-..
wAs The first days session Of the S.,..
Baptist SUNDAY. school Convea.ioa. -,
quite lsrge delegation was in st-rt
SEce. Preliminary to opening. rs,,
songs were rendered by the cg-E-.gz.-,
after which President W. Il, E7xI
called the contention to order. Ds7,.
uolsl exercises were conducted by r. ,
4. 7. Hanks a Dallas, followed a7 san,
5Y me congress- ion, prayer ana Sl-.-.-.s
readirg by Ms Harris, speeches 7g j..
f. NJ Lane Of Bryan, Dr.. S.r.7..-r a,
Rochwall, sua Dr.. Link, aud cgl---r,.
tional singing.
While the credentials committee -.
getting the list Of delegates the c-l-r-,
ZION took s Hltelu minutes rerass. a.
the delegates hsi kind Of love ia,
shaking hands and Frightening g.t e..
quMnteLCeshiD
On Rev. Hsnks declining to serve. RI
W. II. Howell wss elected prasis.l. r.,
the ensuing yesr; I. 2. Marshal. Ds,u
Nj E4st!snd, Cor isles, and NJ Z M,
N-4~Ail , '-A--sSA-i ~ C1AAlUA b E
Matheny, DaLss, CORE spending secees--
The welcom ng address vas a,.y..s.
Dy IL. Nj. Crane, responded to by RIM
(. Tynes Of BoLjsOn.
Rev. j. B. LINK Ct Austin WIS., c-s..
TO preach the annual sermon il The az
ing.
Adjourned Til o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. Mr.. Holt Of Dallas conducted is.
voU0nal exerCIseg, taking as the ..z-f..
1 nest sermon Pssim %.
The question for discussion, co.'s l.a,.
ped!ent TO Emp oY L.ymen ia n Miss
AIRY Work eff ConYeuttCus?" was ,5-
taken up, and participated 10 -7 D.
StrlbiiDg, who read the opening es.,.
bs. james W. Jones, bOsh CT H..r s.
vocated the proposition; ur. A..
ter5on, Of Dallas, DE- TN.
II Denison, who opposed
W. +. WelIs, .avmsn, Dr. uo.t o., DAG
and Dr.. BucKIaE, sll fsvOrab.y. 4
wSs taken aDo TIE proposition wls BE-
proved by standing vote, win d. .--
negatives.
The question, "The Best Ne..at
Promoting the EficierCy Of tle C.lye-.
tiOn," was opened by Dr., LaDe, a-g Is.
voTed keeping the convention sua.i
from The general missionary cause, S..
the employment Of trained uE
for the special work. DR. U.-u
sui DR.. Hayden Of the Bs1ga
Herald took part in the discussion, s1s,s
ing in turn regarding the Decass..7i:
aid for the miulster, and the ides q 7.,.
sis.ence in missionary wurk. Dr. U.a
called attention 10 the fact that c.sc-s.
sion Was wandering from the sptcia. VIZ +
Of the convention.
Adjourned TIL Saturday.
SATURDAYS SESSION. :.
The convention opeued 1t g Oc0G
this morning with devotional services.
The reading Ct the minutes Of sac Pr
viOus day created some little discuss
os to Whist should be included t1.r--
Brother Ha! ks, Brother Williams 81.
DR.. Hayden thought reports q spg.C-4
should be emitted, end on motion Gi
WAS ,dered.
DR.. j. William Jones in zen miru.i
speech gave an interesting history Il Z:
work OF the Baptist church in Cu5s
purse Was raised COR the aid of the T5,i
Tie report cf the committee m q:
work Of the convention Was su1u..'s!
and discussed.
Dr.. Wells Of Fort Worth, d,sc1a.
COIportHge work. Il WAS great SD
the speed Of the gospel. People dim,
go TO church as they should, bu. .-5i
were addicted 10 reading snttte dts.r1.
tion Of coed reading AID the Bloc Sor
tisplace the vicious literature. 8. 4
Clayton u C.e5uTue, srd Bcoihe- A-'e,'
son CT DSlias, also spoke on The F.9--
Of Sunday sCn0oL work aud c.l.1.s-e
TIE report Of the Committee "ts l.-
an auii!iDg COMM tee |ss apr9.a.- 4
TIE report OF c0mm.i..e ca c-esel..2s
was -esd.
II board OF directors f5r he r--- rs
elected. q
Adjourned til O'CLOCK. 4