Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-21


missians?i' but the question is, "ean a
church affcrd rot u givAF A ecrtnin
Baptist church sent It's report 10 the an-
nual association. II was as follows.
Contributions to missions, none; mem
bers received on profession. none. re-
ceived BY letter, none, and concluded
the report by adding. Pray for Us. breth-
rem, that we may continue faithful 70 the
end The churches which levy only Tor
themselves invariably decline, while those
which extend a helping baud TO save
others, prosper.
This subject Is not exhausted, but my
time Is, aud probably your patience.
Mr.. Davies discussion aroused great
dea. Of interest and there were many
who had suggestions to make In the
same line.
Robert Grade Of Cleburne was the
first 20 follow Mr. Davies under the
iye-minute rule Mr.. Crane said; Il
believe with the brother that it lays with
the elders and deamns. 1t is hard
thing to get up money. / have been
attempting it for nine years and l have
had great deal ofe1perience.
when l started | was afraid to ask u
man W woman Tor money. l nave sot
over that now. Now we need more
system. We don't make enough business
Of IL. Where Is the business man that
will conduct his own business Us we
conduct the churchs business?
Il will give little experience Of our
own dnurch work. 1t used TO be that
l would 70 around and ask man for
money and be would say, oh, come
around again; l WASH expecting you;
III give you something next month.
Now l tell them we want them TO give
all they can. l tell them / believe IN
giving film. Nnxy l huvu n gqrfuim
time 10 call on them. They know when
TO expect me, and instead OF urging them
i just call and get the money. Let
them know you are coming on Il certain
day and you'll get the money"
Mr.. COchran-I think there ought TO
be something more tangible. We can
work up TO a fever heat here and then
20 home and be where we started.
Some have tod their experiences Y
think 1t would be very good plan for
committee TO get together and con-
struct some plan 10y which we can i'm
prove on these things. We stand on
and look at the thing, but do nothing.
This is not the way. Let's try TO do
something; ! want to see something
tangible. | want to see some sugges-
tons made by these old brothers that
will help us young brothers.
Judge Cooper, who next spoke. said:
AS las Just been said we have heard a
great deal about our duties and so forth.
My experience, brothers, In this work,
is rs an elder, deacon and Sunday
school teacher. Our failure is not be
cause we do not know our duty at all.
l believe that the large majority OF
the eldership know their duty. l believe
a large majority Of the deacons know
their duty. But the reason that we
have not made better progress is that
we have not done our duty. You have
heard it suid our ministers should preach
to us on this subject. We can certdiuy
learn our duty without that. Read
Code word and We can learn 1t. We
certainly know what II is.
My experience is that | have never
been able TO do anything without going
TO God and getting his assistance hrst.
Brothers, If we will 20 as elders amt
deacona, Us our duty calls, visit each
member, talk 10 them about the religion
OF the Lord Jesus Christ they will have
confidence in you directly and We will
have NO trouble"
The discussion seemed to begin to as
sumo Tangible form at this point, when
c. X. Dudley moved that a committee
Of three, two elders and one deacon, be
appointed 10 formulate aIr address to
the deacons aud elders in Texas, urging
them TO renewed efforts, and that the
committee publish the address without
delay.
Tie motion met with decided opposl-
ton, though.
an address would serve no PURPOSE what
ever.
he question was not Immediately
settled. though. DIR. Moore being called
to address the convention.
Dr. More said ihe complaint Of nom
payment of ministerial salary could not
be made by him, for during his minis
terial career. covering n period of iif-
teen years, his salary had always been
paid promptly on the first day of each
month.
Al the conclusion of DR.. MoOre's adj
dress motion was made that the cou-
yenti0n request all the ministers Of the
ahurch in Texas to preach on the sub
iect, ION the Worship of God by Civ
mg,' the sermon to be preached the last
Thursday In November
The motion was adopted unanimously.
On motion of Mr. Evans, the discus
sion, as Yer program, be concluded. The
motion prevailed and the convention set
ITSELF TO the task Of transaoting buSi-
ness.
DR.. Grant, from Palestine, moved that
committee Of three deacOns be np.
pointed TO report on a pan of producing
better results and on the bgst mode Of
managing and increasing church a.
nnnfes, The committee 10 report at the
next meeting.
The motion was carried after consid.
cradle debate, and j. c. Low.lon, W.
pointed.
4 resolution was adopted that the con.
Ncntion request every church in the
state TO send at least one deacon nnd
one elder to the next convention. which
VIII meet the day preceding the meeting
oil the synod, and at the same place.
A resolution of thanks to the peorle
OF Fort Worth was then adopted. and
after prayer by Rev DIR. Jordan. the
convention adjourned without day.
THE SYNpD