Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29
BAPTIST CONVENTION
Asssmbl&gs Of Representatives 0, IA,
Sundsy Schools Of the Church
Throughout fhs Stare.
Tho Work Done Mt Olcsurne-spsecb.,
nads-Debste lndulgod ta-Repor.sor
Oommii:ses acted Upon.
Special TO thu Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
CLEBURSE, TEX, June % -F-.4,-,.
WAS the first days session of the Sal,
Baptist Sunday school Couventio1. -,
quite lsrge delegation was in s.t-r4
srce. Preliminary to opening, vs.,,
songs were rendered by the coz .sgz.-,
after which President W. II, R5gs1
called the convention to order. Dsv,.
tionsl exercises were conducted 57 R.v
&. T. Hanks oi Dallas, followed -7 SIN,
0Y the congregation, prayer and Sc-.7.r,s
reading by M1. Harris, speeches 5y h.
f. NJ. Lsne Of Bryan, DR.. S,rt1.-g n,
RockWall, and Dr.. Link, ana cUug-5a.,
tionsl singing.
While the credentials committee -,
getting The list Of delegates the c5l7r-.
zion took 8 titeen minutes recess. A.,
the delegates had kind Of love lea,
shaking hands and Frightening cid A..
quSlnteEceship.
On Rev. Hanks declining to serve. RI
". II. Howell wss elected presitsG, n,
the ensuing year; Z. 2. Marshal, D.uU
Mr.. Eastlsnd, Gorzsles, and NJ 2 Ma.
theny, Coleman, vice-presideuts; B Y
Matheny, Dallas, CORE spending sec.e.s-7
The welcoming address was de.iv.-s,
By III. NJ. Crane, responded to by R57.F
Z. Tynes Of DeEison.
Rev. j. B. Link CT Austin wss chosen
to preach the snnual sermon ia the evan.
ing.
Adjourned Til O'Clock.
AFTERNOON sEs SION.
Pow NJ ne npI1,.
Votional exercised, taking as the .1,il
4 nest sermon Psalm %.
The question for discussion, as a. p.
pedient to Emp OY Lsymen ia thg M.ss-r.
AIRY Work of Conveutions?" WAS ,..-
taken up, and participated in o7 D,
Striking, who read the opening es.s7
DF. james ". Jones, both OF whom a..
vocStet the proposition; DR.. Az.
derson, Of Dallas, Dr.. Tyr.
Of Denison, who opposed
w. F. Wells, lAyman, Dr.. uOlt OF Dale
and DE-. Bucknar, sll fsyOraOly. a YJ5
wAs taken and the proposition wl5 a9.
proved by s standing vote, with 5u. .-rss
negatives.
The question, "The Best Me.10i
Promoting the Efficiency Of the Convex.
tion," WAS opened by DR., Lsne, 15ys.
voTed keeping the convention g-Da-sl
from the general missionary cause, S..
the employment Of trained lie,
for the special work. Dr. H.Ln
and DR.. Hayden Of The B27.a
Herald took part in the discussion, spe.s
ing in turn regarding the necessity C. /
lid for the miulster, and the ides u 0...
sis.ence in missionary worB. Dr.. H-i
called attention TO the fact that .scgs.
zion YVES wandering fiom the sptcia wax
Of the convention. J
Adjourned till Saturday.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
The convention opeued 1t 9 oc.Cc5
this morning WITH devotional services.
The reading Ct the minutes Of me g;e.
vious day created some little discussi-. (
os to whist should be included therein.
Brother HsI Ks, Brother williams So!
DR.. Hayden thought reports Of spesC-ai 4
should be omitted, end on motion Is
WAS ldered.
DR.. j. William Jones in zen miru.e:
speech gave an interesting history Of i-s
work OF the Baptist church in Cu0s. i
purse Wss raised Cor the sid Of the Ty!l
The report of the committee On Il:
Wo1k OF the convention was suou.-.s- 4
and discussed.
DR.. Wells OF Fort Worth, sc1sset /
colportage work. It WAS grest sd 70
the speed OF the gospel. People dit no;
go TO church as they should bu. -1ei
were addicted 10 reading sndthe dist-.11.
ton Of good Iesdiug ard the B!1.e So1-
displace the vicious literature. 8. +
Clayton IT C.ebuTue, and SrOthe- Ar'e-.
son CT Dallas, also spoke on the pg5-ls
OF Sunday sCnooL work and C5Ll9Gss-s, \
TIE report Of the committee "ts l.1
adopted.
an auditing commi tee was ~. c5l.-l.
Ire repoT. OF Committee o. c--.o-.,s-.
was .eSd.
u board OF directors f-r The scr rs
elected.
Adjourned till , O'Clock.