Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-11
BAPTIST HOSTS GATHERING
THEY Arm COMING IN on EVERY
TRAIN.
The Convention wiii lie One of the
Largest on pecord-'rhc om-
GERS OF the Assoela-
uon--Notcs.


Dailas, Tex, May lu.--lt mas been
raining unceaslngly all day up TIL
about o'clock this evening Trains
loaded with the hundreds Intent on
making the Baptist convention the big
gest denomlnauonal concourse over held
are hourly arriving.
Immediately after the rain had censed
the visitors vcntured forth to take In
the city. and at this writing Main or
Elm streets might well be mistaken
for State street in Chicago. There are
fully 1000 Baptiats now in the city.
and e'er the convention IN called 90
order at II o'clock tomorrow morning
several times that number win be here.
Tho meetings viii be held at the romp-
hns building ON Lamar street, better
known as the sam Jones' tabernacle.
Following are the onicorsi
Jonathan iInralaon, Justice of the su-
preme court OF Alabama, president;
Prof w, II. whltaett OF Louisville. KY.
Gov. w. j. Northen OF Georgia. Hon.
Joshua lowering OF Baltimore, Md,
Or, Samuel II. Ford OF 50, Louis. Mo-.
vioe-presidentsi DIR. o. r. Gregory OF
Baltimore. Md. DR.. Lansing Burrows
OF Augusta. Ga, secretaries; George w.
Norton OF Louisville. KY, treasurer.
The woman's Missionary union will
convene tomorrow morning at II o'clock
In the First Baptist church, with the
following officers; Mrs Fannie t.
Heck, president; Mins Annie w. Arm
strong. corresponding secretary; Mrs
| i, NJ. Ellis. recording secretary; Mrs
| NJ. II, oliver, treasurer.
Three extra trains OF Bnptlsts. two
Of which were from New orleans, ar
rived over the Texas and Pacific today.
The first arrived at o;ib and the second
at 9;i5 n. m, They carried more than
900 persons, mostly from Georgia. Ala
bamn, North nd South Crolina. Florida
and Mississippi. They averaged more
then thirty miles an hour from New
orleans 10 Dnllaa The third train,
which came via Memphis, Little Rock,
and Texarkana. reached here at iila6
with 300 passengers from Kentucky
Tennessee and Western Alabama. Thc
regular train ON tho Texas and Pacific
which went west at 1905 n. M. had
several extra conohcs and brought z0t
Bnptists. The regular train from tho
west brought about 100 delogates. max
Ing about 1900 all told that the Texas
and Pacific has landed here today. Tn,
excurpionlsts from the east were In tn,
hands OF ]. II. Ward. southeastern
travelling passenger agent Of the TcxaI
and Pacific, s. c. Ray OF the queer
and Crescent. and Fred ID. Bush OF thi
Louisville and Nashville
A special train Of fourteen aolit
coaches End carrying $50 passengers
arrived at 1 y. m. via the Cotton Bel
and Missouri. Knsas and Texas from
Greenvllle. These visitors are from
Alabama and Tennessee, The reguln
Missouri, Kansas and Texas train from
the south reached here Mt 1920 II. IN
with several cxtrn coaches and be
tween 200 and 800 passengers, An reg
ular trains ON the katy carried dele
gates to the convention.
The Cotton Belt train brought in tn
following prominent ministers; ID
Gregory OF baltimore, secretary Of tn
Baptist conventions Dr. Wllllngham o
Richmond, Harvey Hatcher OF Atlanta
IL. II. Polk OF Nashville. Or. q. A. Nun
nally OF Memphis. also Gov. Northel
OF Georgia.
The following Cotton Belt official
came In Il. W Lefienume, General pas
senger agent. 81. Louis; C. 7. Rector
general agent. Memphis, S. y. Warner
general passenger agent, Tyler. Tex
W. q. Adam, travelling passenger agen
Nashville; also c. II. Ryan. travolin
passenger ngent OF the Chesapeake
Ohio ana Southwestern at Memphis.
The Santa 70 ran extra coaches o
all regular trains and added severn
hundred perDons to the Baptist crow
The train making connection with Me-
orleans arrived at 9;25 tonight an
was ioaded
The Houston and Texas centri
trains this morning came In IN section
bringing hundreds OF Texas Baptist
Among the more prominent Baptist
that have arrived In the city ar
Judge HARRISON. judge Of the 81
prone court OF Alabama, and pre-
, ident OF the convention; Gov. Northe
, OF Georgia, Rev. A. NJ. sima OF Raleigl
, N. C.. formerly pastor Of The First Bal
list church OF Dallas; DR.. p. II. Ha
Of Blrninghom. Ala; pr J. D. Can
brell Of Mercer university In Georgi
DR.. r. c. Burleson OF Baylor univernit
3 Rev NJ. d. Early general mlSsionai
/. OF Texas: Or. Lansing Burrows
( Augusta. Ga. and DIR. ]. b. crannl
Waco.
Dr. Hawthorne Will reach Dallas t
morrow.
!, The convention sermon viii
Z preached tomorrow night by DR.. +.
:, Kerfoot Of Louisville, KY.
y The number OF votes to which en-
~ state Is entitled IS determined on
financial basis. The following W
show the votes Ms they now stand;
Alabama .s...-..-...s....'s..'
Arkansas .......+..........s..s. :. 's' . .
" West Arkansas and Indian Ierr-
~ tory 4t..............s.s.
District OF Columbia ...-.,.....-...'.
= Florida, .........'....'..'... d.
. Georgia ....ss.s+.-.sr.''''.'
Kentucky '..-'-.''.''.'''.--
Louisiana .......-r.s...ss'-..'.'
a. Maryland ....,.-,'.+.'.'f''.....
Mississippi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS