The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-01-18
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Ass9eian met nzta Smyrna church
Friday oaE0ne The 5iEfal Sunday d
Daea Ser. al ID 1888.
DaT1tiaaaI BarHiaes led Nv Iii. W.
oaspsan. ALI 0sesoek Il ri.
zntrnanEtarT sermon mas preached III
Ed a q. 1Eaylar from E8sg 1912.
AT o'clock 10. the meeting was
called To order by Bro. VII III Eargr9Re,
temporary chairman, Hhan The aastricl
meeting went into pnEKnanent organi-
ration DE- essgEin9 Ed a. II. TrayaeE,
moderator B IL Dear, seeEslnry, end
J W.T. Harris. treasurer, E9r the present
aasoaiai aBal year
On mafiaa. artiaIe 30 Of % 1natibatlon
aaaz amen aa1 ID read A committee Of
five an programme
On naotiaD, a committee Of thrsa,
Bros Simeon Gill a. q. Kanasry and
W. z. HargE0Ee, WAS appointed on
devotional exercises, who announced
Ed. III III Thompson to preach
Saturday at ! / q. 1a. : IL Ed VT. HaEall-
ton, previously appointed, does not
come.
On nobian adjourned 10 10 30 O'Clock
a m, Saturday.
Saturday, 1880 o'clock 6. II, pfayer
meeting conducted by Bro VI. Il. Har-
grove. At lIs33 O'Clock a. n, Ed. W
Hamilton not being present, Ed Vt,
IL Thompson preached AZ instructive
sermon from Aark Ia theme, Be
BaHt -
Adjourned for Refreshments.
AT 2 O'Clock ?. Ia, Eld Z. T.
O'8aiRn not being present, Ed. d. z .
IEayler WIS appointed to open the 6rst
question, viz: WHO were the first
missionaries sent ont and sustained by
khe ehRFeag' Which Iqnssti0nl was
discussed by Eds. A r TragIsr and
W. III, Thompson.
On motion g committee, Of teree
EldB. W M, Thompson, J. d. Sim
mons and w, e, HargroFa, sFms ap-
pointed to express the sentiments Of
this meeting respecting the queries
that may be discussed, wnen, OF
MOTION the question Was referred 10
the above committee on resolutions.
On motion q committee of three Was
appointed to provide programmes for
these meetings during this ass0ciati0na
year, when the following brethren were
appointed: Eds W NJ. Thompson, Z.
Severance and Bro. W. L HargroFe.
On motion Bros. Dempsy Les and J.
n, Simmons we're added to said com
nittse.
at O'Clock p. m,-Second question :
''What are tins duties OF the Sunday
school and Bible board?'' Discussion
opened by Rev. J. H. Simmons
Bros. Al. Kingrey and W. z. Har-
grove, when, on motion, the question
was referred to committee On resolu-
tons,
Sunday, 10 O'Clock 8. m, Sunday
school mass meeting, conducted by
Bro. J. NJ, Simmons; speeches by Eds.
a. Z. Irayler and W Hamilton.
At II o'clock i. n, IN tine absence
Of Ed. l. Hamilton, Ed. Warren
Hamilton was appointed to preach.
At ii 30 O'Clock p. IL, preaching
by Ed. w Hamilton, from II. Pet, 81
after which cash collection Of $3.50
was taken for home missions The
churches being called, the following
pledges were received, viz: Vincent
settlement church, $1,000; West Lake
Charles, 5000; West Lake Charles,
cash On pledge, S5.50;) Sagartown
church, $3.50.
At 2 O'Clock p. m.--Ihird question
''Should we compromise on union
Sunday schoOIs?" Discussed by Eds,
W NJ. Hamilton, A. Severance W
Hamilton, and Bros. J III. Simmons,
d. A. Cole, A. J. Kingery, VI. R.
HargroVe. On motion, question was
referred to committee.
Committee on programme reported
report reGelVed committee OIL tesolu-
lions reported, report received.
On motion a committee, Of three,
Ed, W. NJ Thompson, Bros. S i.
Bead and A. J. Kingery, WAS appointed
10 collect and write mp the history Of
the District Meeting Of CaIeasieu Asso-
citation to the present time, same to be
recorded il cur Book Of Minutes.
Res0ivsd That copies OF these pro
esedings be furnished Lake Charles
ECHO and BuptiSt GltyOnicie, and request
their publication
The following churches were repre-
scented Vincent Settlement, Sugar
town Smyrna, Shiloh, West Lake
Charles, Palestine. First Baptist Church
OF Lake Charles.
On motion, adjourned TO meet with
West Lake Charles church Friday, 10
O'Clock Il. H., before the fifth SUNDAY
Al March A. d. 1889.
EID. A. Z TRAYLER, Moderator.
B. L. DEAR, Secretary