Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-12


they raise more cane there than any
where. Let me say we sometimes raise
cnne especinlly among the Baptls.s'
Texaa ii different fDi1n some states, IN
which il you roll out OF bed on the
Fourth OF July Or Christmas you ron
out OF the state.
1--WE welcome you as Baptists. To-
day nearly 100000 are marching under
the Baptist standard. Some have sAlh
The Rnptists are behind the times. we
are over 1900 years behind the Tines
we are living In the new testaments.
AZ the request OF President llarral-
son Rev T. j. Mullins OF Baltimore re-
Piled to DR.. Seasholcs.
AS soon ms Brother Mullins had con-
cludod, Brother Harris. from the com.
mittee on order OF business. reported
the hours OF meeting as follows; Morn
ing session. from 0 to i245 o'clock; az
ternoon session, from to o3O o'clock
night session. from oclooN uhtli
motion 10 adjourn shall prevail.
The report uf tue hvi"e '"'5Si"'
board was read.
A communication was read from New
Bethel Kentucky, asking that the
basis OF representation be changed
The communication was referred 10 the
committee on resolutions.
The following missionaries were IN
vlted to the stand and introduced to the
convention: X. 7. Bryan, X. II. BrlgBs'
from Canton, China; w. II. Lumlcy,
Africa: Or. Woods. Colorado; WIN. NJ.
Lawrence OF Chicago; Dr. II. G. Woo
OF the Home Mission society: Rev. {.
A. Woodey. editor OF the Pacific Bap-
The report Of the Sunday school
board was read.
'rhe report Of the foreign missions
board WAS presented.
The report OF the ballot FOR Vice
announced tnl-
+. NJ. Ellis, $40
j. ". Jones. S3i.
s. II Ford S2l.
W j. Northen, 800.
These were the successful candidates.
The vote received by the others was
not announced. The total vote cast
4Gs.
The audience which was present in
the afternoon was much larger than
that which witnessed tho opening SEES
sion The seating capacity Of the hall
was wholly Inadequate. aud the walls
were frlngcd by lines OF men and wom-
Ell standing.
Major Penn had the choir practlcing
| long before President llarralson ar
| rived. aud when the opening hymn of
| the afternoon session was sung 1t was
| easily apparent the choir had protitcd
| by the practice.
| Brother r.. j. Forest Of Greenwood,
| s. c., offered prayer and before the
| echo OF the amen" had gtole out Of the
tabernacle Brother Pope was on his
! feet demanding recognition TO make a
report from the committee on repre-
| sentatiUn.
The report recommended that "articlt
| 3 OF the constitution shall read AZ fol
| lows: The convention shall consist OF
| first, OF ten representatives. OF whit,
Baptist churches from each state CO
"a. Ia
from the District Of Columbia and IN,
| Indian Territory Such Representation
shall be elected at the annual meeting
| Of our general association or, In licu
thereof, by their executive board,
20 There shall he ono representative
FOR each 1000 white Baptlsts In churches
Of these states and OF the District OF
| Columbia and Indian Territory, ant
such representation shall be elected 10y
state convention or general association,
or by the executive boards,
"3 There shall be one repregen
tHtivc for each district association
which co-operates with this convention
provided that such representative Il
| formally elected at the annual meet
ing OF the association. and his election
shall be certified by the secretaries
provided IN all the above cases shall
be members OF some regular Bapus
church"
The report was signed by Bros, Pope
Warder, Burrows, Clark, Tompkini
and Forester.
DIR. Mullins read the following mi
nority report:
The minority agree with the ma
jorlty In recommending that article
be amended by striking QUE the las
three lines. from the third line /
the last, which provides for representa-
tlou on cooperative work,
Second We recommend that articl
. be 30 amended as to read $500 lnstea
OF $3.50.