Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-25
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
issFmblsge OF K prssen tailves OF tbs
Sunday Schools of tha Church
Throughout the Sale.
Tho Work Dnre at CIcburne-spaeches
E-ads-Dtbsts INDUCED in-Reports OF
.; nmittees acted Upon.
Special TO the Gazette.


Special TO the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX, June % -Friday's
WAS the first days session OF the Stste
Bsptis: SunSay-schooi Convention, apd
quite large delegation was in attend
sDca. Preliminary to opening, several
sougs we're rendered by the congregation,
after which President W. Il. RoWell
cslled the convention 10 order. Deyo-
tional exercises were conducted by R5v.
r T Hanks Of Dallas, followed By song
By the congregation, prayer and Scripture
reading oy M. Hlrris, speeches by DE-.
+. 81, Lane Of Bryan, DR.. Striking OF
RJckWall, and d.. Link, and c0ngrega
ti0nal singing.
While the credentials committee was
getting the list OF delegates the c1nveI-
ZION took & fifteen minutes recess, and
the delegates had E kind Of love fes5',
shaking hsnds and Frightening old &C
qualntsnc5ship.
On Rev. Hanks declining 70 serVe, Il V
". II. Howell wSs elected president for
the ensuing year; Z. P. MsrshsI, Dalias,
MI Easttspd, Gonzales, and NJ. p Ma-
lheny, Coleman, vice-p!eside1ts; B. W
Msthsny, Dallas, corresponding secretary.
The welcoming address yVas delivered
BIZ NJ. Vi. Game, responded to bY Rev. "
e. TYnes of Denison.
Rev. J B. Link Of Austin was chosen
to preach the annual sermon il the even
Ing.
Adjourned till 8 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. Mr.. Holt OF Dsllss conducted de-
Valional exercises, taking as the lex. for
synaat sermon Psalm %
I The question for discussion, ais Il EX-
pedient to Employ LaYmen in the Mission
sry Work OF Conventions" was then
taken up, ard participated IN By DR..
Striblirg, who resd tbe Opening essay,
Dr. James ". Jones, both OF whom sd-
yocsted the proposition; Dr.. An
derson, OF DsIlas, DR.. Tyne,
OF Denison, who opposed IL;
W. F. Wells, lsyman, DR.. Holt OF Dallas
and Dr.. Buckner, all tsvorably. A VOC
WAS taken and the proposition WAS sp-
proved by s standing vote, with out three
negatives.
The question, "Tne Best Method OF
Promoting tre Efficiency Of the CnnVen-
tion," was opened by DR., Lane, who Ia
voTed keeping the convention separate
from ,he general missionary cause, slsO
the employment of trained men
for the special work. DR.. Hanks
and DR.. Hayden of The Baptist
Herald took part in the discussion, speak
ing in turn regarding the necessity fer
aid for the minister, and the idea OF per
sis;ence in missionary work. DR.. Holt
called attention 70 the fact that discus
sion was wandering from the special work
OF the convention.
Adjourned till Saturday.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
The convention opened at 8 O'Clock
this morning With devotional services.
Ire reading Of the minutes Of the pre-
vious day created some little discussion
IS to WHIST should be included therein.
Brother HaLks, Brother Williams and
Dr. HsyGen 5lough, reports Of speeches
should be Cmittet, and OF motion this
Was dered.
DR.. J. william Jones in ten minutes
speech gave an interesting history Of the
Work Of the Baptist c1u1Gh il Cuba.
purse WaB raised Tor tGe aid Of the work
Toe report If the committee On the
work Of the convention WAS submitted
and discussed.
Dr.. Wells of Fort WORTH discussed
colportsge work. Il wSs Z CREST aid &C
tne speed of the gospel. People did moi
go 10 church IS they should, but they
were 6ddiCted 70 reading ana the distriba
ton OF good readi2g ara the Bible would
displsca the vicious literature. B. T
Clayton ot C.eburne, and Brother Auder-
son Of Dallas, $50 spoke on the pushing
Of Sunday school work and cOlportsge
TIE report OF the committee vas ther
adopted.
An suditing committee WAS appointed
The report OF committee on credentials
was resd.
A board of directors for the yesr was
elected.
Adjourned till O'Clock. .,szs: