The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-07-14
MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
SETTLED-PLANS or ACTION
AGREED UPON.

Generous Contributions to the Cause.
IN. o. Picayune.l
EvERG REEN, La, July Son Satur-
day the Baptist state convention was
opened with devotional exercises.
A special committee to amend TIE
constitution SO as to make women eIig-
ibie as delegates made their report,
which on motion to adopt was lost.
j. II. Prescott, chairman of the Suns
day school committee, reported that
Sunday schonI statistics were difficult
to obtain. and reciled that four associa-
tons in the state held district Sunday |
school conventions, and recon- mcnded
that Sunday school convention be
held in each Baptist association. This
matter was discussed by II. II. Brown,
Esq, of New Orleans, who favored
state convention.
Rev. j. u. Gambrell and S. II. Shat
tuck also discussed the report.
Rev. +. o. Ware offered an amend
ment that the cierkof district associa-
lions be required 10 furnish statistics on
Sunday schools throughout the state.
The report and amendment were adup
ted.
r. II. Brown, E.q., offered II sesoln-
ton directing the executive board to
take immediate steps to have this con-
ventton incorporated, with domiciie at
Shreveport. Adopted.
w. =. Leary, chairman OF the CON-
mite on state missions, reported, show
ing Il gratifying advance during the
past year, giving the locality of success
full work and where additional v ork is
needed, and recitcd the fact that there
are twentyseven parishes in Louisiana
wheIe there are no Baptist churches or
preachers, and also that the Baptist de
nomination is able to provide for this
church destitution, and realizing this
great church restitution recommended
the raising of $l2,5OO for the coming
year.
Rsvs. Evans OF Bastrop, Rogers of
Lake Charles, Ware of Cheneyville,
Woods of Montgomery, Brooks Of Gaia
| houia, Thompson of Lake Charles,
Miles of the Macon Association, Branch
of Pointe Coupee, Shaw of French Mis-
sion in st. Landry, and Stage of
French mission in Avoyeites, Baptist
missionaries in the state, reported in
detail the work in these districts, which
ranged from one to five parishes. They
showed remarkable destitution in Bap-
fist church interests, in many localities,
but especially the absence Of Baptist
churches between New Orleans and
Lake Charles, over 200 miles, and
, Pointee Coupee and New Orleans, over
100 miles.
After these reviews of each mission
ary's work Rev. c. p. Fountain and
w. S. Penick urged the necessity of re-
lieving this destitution by collecting
the $12, 500, as recommended by the
com mittee. The resources of the churci,
in its stronghold were recounted and
considered amply sufficient to obtain
the amount.
T An appeal was made to start the
r work at once with a subscription list in
the convention, which resulted in rails
ing $500, much of which was given in
sums of 500 and downward to s..
/ At the conclusion of these services
Rev. John b. O'Quinn, the oldest
member in years and services in the
pulpit in his denomination and who
, had always had this question at heart
' made very touching and eloquent
, prayer fo1 the success of the move in
the coming year. The report was
adopted.
The cOmmitte on temperance made &
very strong report indorsing temper
. ance and prohibition.
The treasurer's report was read and
showed cash disbursed last year $SGOG &C
an increase over any previous year o
$3.50 60.
The cominittee on education made 6
, tlattering report of the advance made
by their denomination in their two col.
leges, Keachi Male and Female College
and the Mount Lebanon University
. on the particular interests under theil
|. care, as committed to them by the con
ventiOn.
Rev. Nj. Cole of New Orleans read ;
= report for special committee organized
, to consider New Orleans as mission
: ary field for the denomination, and af
ter explaining New Orleans geograph
ical position with relation to Mexico
, South and Central America and the
, West Indies. claimed it was the key Il
, these foreign fields, and as New Or
leans was the gate of the south it wa:
iii important point for occupancy Il,
having relative bearing on the church
, throughout the south.
The report reviewed the religious con
dit ion of New Orleans and recommen
: ded that the convention not only main
tain and support those already labor.
ing there as missionaries, but at leas
one other to help in the work at Car
rolton, and that the Mississippi conven
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