Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-15
,',1lsIs COMPLETE THEIR WORK
..sr WILL MEET AT cHATrA-
'AA' SooGA NEXT YEAR.
rHHY WILL NOT HAVE TO
WIZ rox THEIR ENTERTAIN
"a WHICH STATEMENT WAS
W. r,vrp JoYFuLLY-THp PRO-
-n,sss OF THE LAsr DAY.
WASHINGTON. May IA

M
=. anal session of the southern Sap
ins nyention to-day showed no,a-
~ m,.r of in the attendance. The
Ne la'"I ,sass TO come before the con-
~ .,sn after the regular deVotiohal
''nus ,... was the report of the COM
s'si'' on time and place for holding
f''ve convention. The committee
.a,scted Chattanooga as the pace
y M Friday before the second sun
s'a % Nav as the time. The Rev.
stakely OF this city was
.,.o,,d to deliver the convention ser
So 9TH the Rev. c. Durham OF
~ \. c., as the alternate. the
hA s,,,sa also announced that next
mere would be u reversion to the
!, ,v.,em OF entertaining the dele
90 ~ me convention free of charge
ll'.s homes of the local Baptists. IN
y wy s,,v only the officers OF the con-
ias ~ and returned missionaries were
'sns s,sined free of charge, ana TINS
,l., saused some expression OF ulssatls.
w ~ 40 that the announcement OF
iseu .,,,nose TO return TO the old plan
~. hailed with delight. The report
vss unanimously adopted
nav A. S. j. Thomas presented the
..ssrt on the work among the colored
1 ,ann,e which was spoken on by TWO
ll,iOrSd brothers, W. II. McAliin OF
1 n.hsma and Rev. George A. Goodwin
,,s,Ident OF the Walker institute ut
augusta, Ga. ,,,. .
s,rted the report on the auxiliary
,ark Of the Woman's Missionary union
ss,sh showed $4,000 had been col
I I4cted last year through the agency
I = ,ha union, The work was highly
..rmended and the report adopted.
4 me committee on nominations re-
,ar.ed me selection of il. II. Harris Of
I VIRGINIA. as president of the foreign
,sI.sion board: Joshua lowering Of
! Maryland. ]. NJ. Carroll Of Texas, II. j..
cross Of Georgia, S. NJ. Province of
| Tiorida. W c. Taylor of Kentucky, j..
n pace OF Mississippi. Il. w. TimplSins
n Louisiana, a. G owens of Virginia,
/ 4 s. Bledson OF Alabama, a j. st.
. Thomas Of South Carolina, a. C. Beck
y ), Missouri, ]. c. Snow of Tennessee
and 7. L. Potts Of Arkansas, vice pres
dents: II j. Willingham. correspond
ng secretary; j, C. williams, treas
uifer: A. b. Clark, recording secretary,
md II. C. Burnett, auditor.
Home mission board. j. y. Haw-
horne OF Georgia. president; w p. Har-
yty Of Kentucky, j. II. Carroll of Tex
a. NJ D. Jefferys of Tennessee, G. w.
HYDE Of Missouri, r w. Sanders OF
South Carolina, H. II. Mullens of Mary
hnd. A. b. Campbell Of Georgia, d. /.
puiser Of Louisiana, b. d. Gray Of Ala
hama, r, Il. Vann of North Carolina,
4 @. McNannaway of Virginia. NAL
4 trlm NJ. Gregory of Florida and ]. j.
Bailey Of Mississippi, vice presidents
c. Tlchenor. corresponding secretary
Walker Dasen. treasurer; a. C. Brls-
GOV. recording secretary, and Il. r.
Abbott, auditor.
Sunday school board: ]. NJ. Frost
s'ssldent; t. b. Bell, corresponding
scretary; $. W, Meek. recording acre
iT; R. Eastman, auditor.
The official enrolment of the conven,
uon reported by the secretary showed
NE presence Of 90i delegates out of q
lolsl OF 1925 entitled TO seats. OF these
y were representatives on the financial
lass and l42 were association repre-
tntetyes. a series OF resolutions of,
ID - - AAtAlA VI ' lAkllllh hIl ne
til OF the International Peace con,
ness to Join other denominations II
peu6loning the governments of the
totld for the establishment Of an in
irrational arbitration court wer,
unanimously adopted.
me Rev Mr.. Bann of Chattanoora
eolered man, president of the Amer
~ National Baptist convention, WA
aNoaueed and made an eloquent ad
Isss IN which he referred to the grea
lance OF Baptist faith gmong tn,
suofea people OF the South. Their,
ssfe, ne said. 100000 colored BAPTIST
we south. What they lacked 1,
M,NuNeuse and sanctlned -intelligenc
Wy made up in zeal.
" II. A. Topper, Jr., Of Baltimore
- y. Hawthorne OF Atlanta. Dt
81 Thomas of Cairo and N. i
Hssnage OF Kentucky were appointe
svmnittee to convey the fraterno
sslngs Of the Southern conyentIo
80 $50 northern convention, whic,
r.,, M AT Saratoga May 20. The cor
r"Sn Then rose and sang "Blesse
S,o Inc lie that Binds" and at ia
A adjourned sine die.