The herald., 1895-06-15
THE BAPT!STS IN SESSION
Business Occupied Attention Yesterday
Morning
A Large Audience in the Evenng-i1inute
Guns From the Field 7ade Loud Re-
ports and to Good Purpose

On Thursday the delegates continued
to come, and although many returned to
their homes after participating in such
portions of the meeting a specially inter-
ested them, large number remained to
the evening session. AT night Rev. W.
". Tinker, the superintendent of home
missions, gave a stereopticon lecture or
the fields in Southern California. The
lecture, though exceeding an hour in
length was listened to throughout with
deep interest.
Friday mo Wing the general discussion
of the business of the convention was
heartily participated in. The special
topic for consideration was the Baptist
college. located in the western part of this
city. Professor G. Q. Boynton made a
most happy speech in its favor, and then
introduced Professor Wheat, who is the
new principal for the coming year. Mr..
Wheat made most favorable impress.
ion, and afterwards sang very entertain
ingly solo. showing the rare power OF
bis Lass voice.
/ In the discussion which followed the
facts concerning the timely assistance OF
Mr.. A. p. Griffith of Azusa was referred
to, and the work that has been done by
Mr.. Tinker in his double capacity as
financial secretary of the college. Mr..
Griffith assumed the indebted ness OF the
school, giving five years for it's payment
without interest until paid, and that
computed at very low rate of simple in
terest. He has in many other ways
shown his interest in the ca-se of Chris
tian education.
In the evening large audience was
present. minute guns from the field
made very loud reports" and TO good
purpose. They showed they were load
ed' to the muzzle. : l., The S address 6s OF & the
OF the First Baptist church of this city,
the topic beng The Importance of Nvr-
NAL Training for Sunday School Teach
ers. Dr. Read long experience as an
educator, especially in Christian lines.
made it possible for him to give the earn
est and helpful address of last evening.
1t was listened to with marked attention.
Following is the programme for today:
Morning Devotional service What
Constitutes a Live Sunday School, Rev.
A.. W. Rider; Geography in the Sunday
School, DR.. }. c. Mccoy: The Primary
Teacher and Her Work. Mrs. +. J. Cres-
sey; The Organization of New Schools
and Their Needs, Rev. T.. G. o. Groat;
miscellaneous business.
Afternoon-meetng of the Young Peo-
PIES board organization of the new con-
vention; brief reports of the year from
the societies, one minute each The model
Junior Society Miss Katie Strout of
Riverside; junior missionary exercise
BY junior Y. p. S. G. Il. of First church,
Los Angeles; Home Mission Work on the
Coast, history of today: open discussion
on the extension of our Southern Califor-
ilia work.
Evening-PTaise and prayer service;
The Good Citizenship Movement of the
y. p. S. G. e., Rev. George Il. Dye;
Good Samaritan Work for Our Societies.
Miss Jennie E. Webb, Santa Paula Our
Study of Foreign Missions. Roy Foote,
Redlands; The Wider Reaches of Our
San peDo: evening oih So Worship: a. " adiouPppp iPp
ment
There will be special train leave Dow
ney avenue at O'Clock and the First
street depot, Santa Fe route at I
o'clock. Returning this train will leave
Santa Monica, Ocean Park, at 10 O'Clock.