Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-24
OOLORED CONVENTIONS
roLonED nArrisr YOUNG rEorLE.s
UNION.
Fanny Crosby, the niind Composer
OF Gospel hymns - interesting
Papers Discu-sed-Thc Old
Landmark Aaaociation.

Z Rrenham, Texas. August es--rhe Taxas
State convention OF baptist YOUNG roo-
pies Union (ccleftd) resumed their ssa.
SION last nlght with a thirty minu,ea
song service conducted by Rev. l.. L.
Campbell.
Fanny Crosby" song service was In.
troauced BY the conductor who SAID In
old Connecticut three acore ana tsa
years ago baby gis. opened her bright
eyes to the Light, but IN six short weeks
the sight was hiotted from them and
heies4oith she walked "a dAFkntas. When
quite young she began her literary Ca
tcef Her nrst UOoK was '-rhc B.md
S.sl'" and was pubnhhtl IA asa WA. Is.
hf~uoaty nrst discovered her talent in
me o4Ieo1'en OF nylnn wnung and since
men sac has been kept constantly EN-
1885,, ~ S.seiow a Main, and other
swsetSst Gospai ana SUNDAY s,le.si ssts's
~ NteW Of her biulneAs t,,o az NJ.
Nm ii4's arg very sisn.ncaae va. 'An the
way Aiy SAVIOR Lta4s Aie = EVERY nav
80 hSsi Draw Me NearCrs '"iaFs
Me Nop" and "JusUn Keep se Near ma
49,, Atr a. Eaniiiar And precious
f.e-Hg'iona OF tnis nnha proalgy, Fanny
Srosny IL was an inprOsslv,- .erylss
roe president tnen introduced Miss lsilut
wy o. hreaa4n' who read tae address, oil
W KEY. A, Hubb. superlntenuent OF
inihh4ons, Galveston
al President AbneF. IT,. a. Is. PHI. d. being
~ the discussion on the Baptist boys
brigade was pos ,poued.
, a fien for Africa" was a epeech de.
lNerea by Miss Willla Williams. OF Gas-
Nsy. VIM. Beekham OF Austin responded
70 thf speech by saying there were over
~ negro Bapis,s In Africa and that
we ntaFu b0pdsts from the South were
mere IN cur defense rs missionaries,
,tL2e Mount rose choir Gave some bctu-
tuni seleogens; then ccme the question
hh9x conducted by {. II. Buclucr Of ns-
TN Among the many questions asked
was why DONE more OF our younr poo-
me attend me prayer neeungsT which
planned Of 200 much fogylsm uud same
moss. while othor1 thought II WIS a lack
~ me proper hreside and Christian train
What was the cause or tho Baptist
apdt IN ToaasH' wAs another question
that cuused = great deal OF discussion.
and the answers We're numerous
INC president presented the following
Gommuees on cdncai!on-Wm: Taylor,
N b. r. % work Rsv 7, T. Camp.
nsn on field; Rev r. r. schacRlos. on
hundnv grhool work. l.. Robertson nm
eoyd; tempsra aTo' rem SS'95ry " nv WIEN, IL
SECOND DAY-HORNING SESSION.
The house was called 10 order at 6
a. m. Divine services BY Rev. l.. l..
Campbell Minutes OF the previous YES.
son read and approved with the neooa-
sary correction
DIS. w D. Ball. Il. II. Boyd OF San
Antonio, Professor Abner. Jr. president
of Guadalupe college. entertained the
vast audience with appropriate speeches.
nitef which there were prayers vocal and
Instrumental music,
coin Baptist association held an extra
session today x 1880. Rev. T.. briggs OF
calvert presiding There was a large
membershlp present and the following
onlcers, Roy, +, briggs, president; Rev
4. l., SledEe moderator Rcv, James
Harold, vice mnderator; H. L. DAVIS
ccrki a, M, Smith, assistant secretary;
!. l. Campbell, corresponding secretary;
". 7. C1leman, treasurer. Rows A.
Hubbs and A. Reeves, Missionaries
The old Officers that defeated them IN
Cs-yert met at Bryan Monday with twen.
" churches 10 - lulae a new association
association. They hold another sosaion
tonsaht
EVENING SESSION OF THE u. Y. P.u.
The various committees reported Con-
siderable discussion took place between
tho preachers and some OF the Young
educated lnity The preachers were
charged with monopollzing tho oonyon-
ton.
Wm. Taylor read his report on mem.
bershp which showed over Ia unious
represented and 400 delegated There are
At lesgt elQ delegates here attending the
two conventions The State Sunday
school conYcntJn ronyenes here tomor-
tluatgd 81 over 100 when they al get m.
The report OF the committee on iic.d
ellcltpd a spirited discussion,
The convention u largely composed OF
yourg people. the older 9nos are just ar
rivihE II " the largest gathering ~
representative colored people ever held