Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
nj aAPTlsTy GREAT cay
..rSo REPORTS or THE
CHURCHES WORK
,vs MADE BY FAMOUS
sl a,u,Srs WHO COME FROM fuL-
W., w. IN THE SOUTHERN couN'
=. rRATERNAL GREETINGS
ruE PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON. May II.

WASHINGTON. May H.
IN. 6, uthern Baptist chur'h eonV ,
lpe ' :, It's session this morning.
w -, 1aralson's gavel fell shortly
fle'i,' a,,,ock The church was crowd
a.. u sven at that early hour the Nev
1often of Tennessee conducted
v .rn,ional service. The Rev s.
w Sn,sllv of Tennessee offered
s,,snble and resolution relative to inc
.nn,lpt,nent of church ouiiuihs
which was appropriately re
...a The report Of the committee
,,,h,ne was presented by DR.. f.
n wills Of New York, pending the
i,,,u.son Of which Rev. L. I. Eaton
s,rer,ueky offered fraternal greetings
~. Il. Gilbert, secretary OF ne
psSe.n society of Religious Educa-
~. gbo on responding referred to the
, ..s OF the Biblical conference
~ h held at Nashville in july me
.s,ort on tlthlng referred TO the great
s.snelal endorsements OF the south,
I'm baptist convention, ana cohcluueu
As iollows s .Ao
.,on,lon NJ the uthing system and that
~. snvera 'ttate conventions. district
locations, the pastors, churches ana
,i.slonary societies give earnest heed
"A active cooperation in their ef-
I,.s "a educate our people In paying
Economically to God not less than
,sp-tenth Of their income"
me Rev. Il. G.. Mullen of Maryland
"a 10 Rev. Ioften of Tennessee open
Il tbe discussion in earnest support of
Il, suggestion of the committee for
M adoption of the tithing system. The
srner urged that the payment to God
ii his tenth would prosper men more
n.n solving the financial question or
ding cannon into the clouds to bring
Mn and the latter declared that the
|. pSsperity--if not the existence OF con-
. ,.ntlon-depended upon the adoption
b Id q the committees recommendation.
Dr. Kerfoote OF Louisville also very
warmly advocated crystalizing the nth
hg system into a law of the Baptist
taurch.
b. b. Ray OF st. Louis opposed the
tsupton Of the tlthlng system as a
nv Of the church. He thought every
CHRISTIAN should give what he could
4 b the Lord. whether II was tenth,
i ttwenteth or half. He did not ia
v- system Of keeping books with
Co..
Rev. S. II. Ford of st. Louis, d. l..
n RHEer Of New orleans also spoke on
u Ne report after which 1t was adopted
IVA viva voce vote.
10 Rev. W. p. Crumpton of Alabama
!, rad the report OF the Sunday school
= hird. He referred to the splendid
business management displayed by the
bard. which had for tho future In
h ,reised eirculatiuns OF the periodicals
L The report wos adopted without discus
an,
Rev ]. A. White of Georgia offered
n lle report on the Young Peoples So
y ds'les, recommending the organization
such societies under the control OF
W churches and that the Sunday
- khool boards be requested TO furnish
y iash publications as viii aid those or
:" nnlatlons, II was ADOPTED.
4, The question of changing the basi!
M X representation to the convention
~ Noaght 10 the attention of the con
=. .'anon by Rev. T., r. Folk of Tennes
v Wno thought the committee hal
= "a divided this year as in preceding
ah py the champions OF two sets o
.N those who favored numerical
presentation and those who favore,
.nelAl representation. The commit
" ne said, stlll differed so widel,
t lN members could only agre
ask Tor their discharge. The repor
IL Win many evidences of approba
rat "uOP'en without us
W Quinn OF Georgia offered a reso
p,u.n Tor the establishment of a repor
spus, mission Mt Jerusalem In Pales
~ was referred without instruc
rns ''ee On foreign ms
c,rs.hsv Gambrlll, president of IN
university at Macon, offere
r ,on for Committee OF seve
,.ensqer In connection with IN
II heihods Of reaching the masse
M. southern Bnptists and secur
d, oo uue accord with the work c
Exporting the resolution, d
n,rsIsi dwelt upon the great con
Emmy movement going on In N
sn and the necessity for The psnti,
rss'sn taxing part In this general M
e revival Of Southern enereie
sglution was adopted.
Al,r,a point Mr. Cablness of I,
a ~ journal took the platform ar
ttio, ~ OF the secretary OF the Ii
~ vrrnally rendered an inyitatI,
INV Neorgia delegation to accor
Lei ,rFetary Smith as his CUES
ti,erneopp down the Potomac Monds
noyes :, 4, n Presbrldge of Kent,cl
w foreign missions to he on ,ae VIZ !,
s,t,,s expense 10 the board RI !,
t ss vas carried H. ;"
"a UAn,s ~ runaway, vice president OF +,
stnInsr, trustees Of the TbeolorI,
Tn al made the report of the "A
~ Nany Sa ~ Whlttsitt OF tho ~ sinnr
u he ssnitestations OF approval gree
W sns Mhitisltt, the b,s,or,.. :. =,
W. iEsry ,ss ueivered the Golden am
~ tresnib ' sr. taking as his text !,
isf Of rrsl,se OF the fourteenth cha
Hgn ef fssss. Speak unto the ch
n, t. .erael that they 70 SorYer ~ I.
ns repor, ure Of the night session W
ELS. r,h o. the committee on mar
Michigan n'ltted by REV. sproules
rhils Iis,.. The report stnted m
soslios y had met win "'eu u
erslaefahiSm the church and sta
"a thai re progress had been o,s ma
eaaerrd ~ work IN Brazil haa h.
~ Political disturbances e a a
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