The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-19
RELIGIOUS.


Smithville. Texas, December 1.-THE
second quarterly session OF the executive
board of the ST. Johns district Baptist
Sunday school convention convened with
the Live Oak Grove Baptist church of this
city this morning at o'clock and Will
be in session during the remaining part
OF the week The local church Is new
building 30x45 and situated In the west
ern suburb Of the town. Rev. D. G. Whit
Of Bastrop county is the pastor. The board,
which is now in session, Is held four times
each year for the purpose of hearing re-
ports. filling vacancies and collecting
money for the current expenses of the
convention. Each Sunday school of the dis
trict is expected to report at each sitting
OF the board and pay the sum of 81. ln-
dividual members Of the board pay the
sum Of 25 cents per quarter and persons in
good standing with their churches are
allowed to take part in the deliberation by
the payment OF 25 cents for males and 10
cents for females
The meeting was called to order this
morning at 10 O'Clock by the president.
Rev. A. r. Shackles Of Manor. Texas.
In the absence OF the recording secretary
Rev. II. NJ. Williams Of San Antonio was
made clerk pro TEN.
Brother G. d. Anderson Of Austin con-
Quoted devotional exercises and Rev s.
G. Rhodes led in prayer
The president here read n printed pro-
grammc. which had been prepared by the
committee for the whole OF the session.
which was adopted The programme pro-
vides for tho reports OF missionary and
other officers. the preaching Of two SER
mons. the reading OF several interesting
papers and the discussion of some very
important subjects as touching the work In
general. The welcome address was de-
ferred til the night session and the intro
ductory sermon till o'clock p. IN. The roll
Of the board was called and Miss NJ j.
Love and Brothers Jones. Allen and War
trans were absent, Brothers Eskcw. Gill
lizard asd Anderson were made proxies.
The following committee on FINANCE was
appointed T. T. Collins, g. p. Ander-
son, W. NJ Eskew.
President A. II. Shackles read two COM
munlcatons from the schools at Taylor
| and Round Rock.
The Live Oak Grove Sunday school was
received us a new school on the payment
OF 81 cash and rcmainer to be paid ut
next sitting
The meeting adjourned for dinner and
reassemblcd at hnlf past 2 o'clock Many
visitors and delegates having arrived on
the evening trains. the session was lit
tie more interesting. Brother j. II. G. GIL.
lard conducted the opening. After reading
shackles In n short address presented the
idea of issuing an appeal TO the schools and
churches In general, setting forth the
necessity OF activity among tho brother
hood. Several speeches were made In diff
ferent directions ms to best plans OF raising
money. The plan OF holding two or three
mass meetings in the district.
The night session was opened with n
full house present Brother NJ. Malone read
| an extended and well prepared welcome
address, which was responded TO by Rev
| r. 7. Collins OF San Antonio Rev, S. G
Rhodes OF Bastrop preached the introduc.
tory sermon from Exodus xiv. 10: 90 for
ward The sermon was an exposition Of
the fruits Of dsobedience and bore heav.
| lily upon the necessity Of strict adherence,
to the faith Many good things were sale
and impressed. A collection was taken ant
the meeting adjourned till Friday morn
| ing
| Smithville, Texas. December 1S.--At tn
second days session OF the colored Baptis
| Sunday school board the question OF quail
| fications for superintendent was deferre
until Saturday.
Several subjects were discussed and
resolution was passed calling on the Sun
! day schools to use the literature publishes
by the Baptist publishing house in Nash
| Vile, Tenn.