The Lake Charles echo., 1889-04-12
District Meeting.

prayer meeting was held conducted by tht
moderator.
The clerk being absent, Bro. W. NJ. Thomp
son was elected clerk pro- tenn.
Delegates were present from the churches
as follows:
ugartown-Elders W, Hamilton and A
Severance; Bro Presly Simpson.
AntIoch-W, e. GIN and b. W, Lyons,
Vincent Settlement-Edward Stines and
Eursan Vincent.
Pilgrims Rest-T. j. Jaekson and Allen
Andrus.
Lake Charles-A. T. Traylor and P. D
Minis, sr.
West Lake CharIes--A. J. Kingrey, Lee
Minis, Preston Minis, Jr., Alctde Lemens and
W. NJ. Thompson,
Other brethren came In during the meeting
as follows;
Antioch. j. Hewitt.
Lake Charles-Eld G. B. Rogers, j. W
Bryan, T. L. Everett and W. II. Haskell, Jr
A letter from Pilgrims Rest church was
read, asking to be admitted into the body
on motion the church was received and dele
gates seated,
The moderator appointed A. j. Kingrey
W, E. Gill and T, j, jackson, COMMITTEES
on devotional exercises.
At this hour the Introductory was preached
by Ed. A. Severance. Subject, "The Chris
tian Race" Heb, 1879, 8.
BY motion Bro. W. NJ. Thompson was
| elected treasurer pro TEN.
Committee announced preaching at 7:3O p
m. by ED. Warren Hamilton.
Adjourned to 6p. m.
AT $40 p, m. meeting was called to order,
and the essay prepared by Ed. TrayIer as an
Exposition of Matt. 5:84, 81, was read and
received. The subject was discussed by
Elders Hamilton, Severance and Thompson,
On motion the essay was requested foE
publication,
At 7:3O p, m. the congregation gave respect
tul attention to a discourse by ED. Hamil-
ton from Matt, 1868.
Exortation by Ed. A. Severance.
Preaching announced for II o'clock Satur-
day by W, NJ. Thompson.
Adjourned to O'Clock a. m. Saturday.
Saturday, at O'Clock a. m., prayer meet
ing, conducted by Bro. Kingrey.
AT $50, essay by Ed. A. Severance in
answer to the query, "What Constitutes a
scriptural Observance of the Christian Sab,
bathp' Essay received and discussed by
Elders Hamilton Trayler, Rogers and
Thompson; and Bro. Bryan.
Essay requested for publication
Preaching at II O'Clock according to an
nOuncement.
Committee announced preaching at 7:8O
p. III.
On motion, adjourned till the hour fer
service, at which time Ed. Trayler preached
to large and apprectatiye audience from
Luke, second chapter, 49th verse, "Wist ye
not that | must be about My Fathers Bust
ness?H
Sunday morning at 945, the meeting was
called to order by the moderator
Prayer by Bro. Kingrey.
On motion of Bro. Thompson the essay
read by ED. Severance was requested for
publication,
On motion Bro. Bryan was requested to
conduct the Sunday School mass s-meeting,
which he did, introducing the exercise by an
appropriate talk on the importance OF the
Sunday school work.
Ed Hamilton occupied the time while the
query box was receiving contributions The
following queries were discussed
First. Ought Sunday schools employ un-
regenerate teachers9" Assigned to and
answered in the negative by Ed. G.. B.
Rogers.
Second. "What relation does the Sunday
school sustain to the churchT' Assigned to
Bro. q. L. Everett who made short pointed
speech, emphasizing the necessity of churches
looking well to the organization of schools,
particularly In the matter of officers and
teachers.
Third. SHOULD the officers OF q Sunday
school be elected by the school or appointed
by the churchF' Assigned to Bro. Alfred
Robert, who took a conservative position with
reference to the subject, urging the neces-
sity of close watch and care on the part of
the church, and at the same time showing by
apt illustration the adVisability OF stimulating
individual effort in this work.
Fourth. (which are advisable, large or
small classesH Answered by Bro. W. H.
Haskell, Jr., who gave it as bis opinion, based
upon experience, that small classes gave the
better satisfaction, owing perhaps to the fact
that teachers were enabled to give personal
attention to individual members OF the class.
Brethren Thompson and Kingrey made
verbal reports Of their work as members Of
the Sunday school and Bible Board, showing
the organization Of three new schools during
the last quarter
Bro. ]. ". Bryan made report In writing,
which was requested for publication.
To the Moderator, 0ficers and Members of
the District Meeting, Calcasleu Association:
BRETHREN:--I herein submit this, my re-
port Of the Baptist Sunday school work at
Lake Charles since the association last
October covering q term Of five months:
Qaicers asd teachers enrolled.
Scholars enrolled. ,...,,,.,...,. lis
Total attendance Of scholars. s.....,.......,I Il 4O3
Average attendance Of scholars, ..........,,t,6 ,6f
Average attendance Of visitors rs...,...,.,..,,.t,7
Total attendance officers and tsaeheFs. q, , $50
Average attendance officers and teachers. 10
GRsh PAID OUT. 1868
Cash balance in the treasury for missions, Sfs
Sunday school scholars received into the
church by experience and baptism since last
report, are four. This makes an Increase to
the church Of sixteen from among her sun
day school scholars within d space of thir-
teen mouths, and makes ths very gratifying
and ereditable showing of rs per cent. of tho
average attendance 81 the school
In this connection, brethren, let me soy
10 you, who would see the children grow np
and become fruitful for the master, Organize
and sustain Sunday schools A wen organ
ized ana disciplined Sundayschool VIII make
your church strong for good. The church
that does not make me education of the head
and heaFt of The children the dfst consider
alton, Is like house hntitupon the Rand, iis
foundation + easily washed from under Il;
but not 80 With The church that makes the
children her first confederation and sees 70
itthat they Are Brought PIP fl the nurtnFe
ana admiration Of the Lord.
Fhen, brethren, Il yen would build your
ehufebes en6 hopes Of salvation Oh a hrm
and lasting foundation, DO not neglect
your children, build up The Sunday school,
ana my W0fa fof Il supported by the word