The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-13
proper place and authority where and to
whom such complaints and charges should
be made
NIGHT SESSION.


| votinal exercises reading from the twelfth
| chapter of Romans
Praper was offered by Rev. Or. Car
roll
On motion OF Rev. Hanks, committee,
10 Sc appointed by the moderator. be in
strueted to examine the books covering
the administration of Rev. Cranfll as
superintendent of missions
The question regarding the continuance
OF the female department of Baylor uni
VeFsity at Waco. scheduled ten years
ago to be decided at the session of $40.
was presented by Or Carroll. president of
| tne institution. Ten years ago the board
OF trustees thought it advisable to try
education and at the end of that period
allow the convention to decide 1t.
Dr. f. NJ. Laws, president OF Baylor Fe-
male college at Belton, asked the body not
| 10 decide this year
| DR. Carroll spoke few moments after
pr. Laws and when vote was taken "A
| resolution to continue the co-cducation
| was passed
| Rev. ]. w. Station of Kingston rendered
a resolution 20 continue the executive mis-
sion board at Waco. for the ensuing year.
and thanking brethren Of that city fo@ the
Kind treatment in the past, II was passed
unanimously.
Lcv Mr.. Womack. chairman OF the com
n'ttec on ministerial education. read an
interesting report, which was discussed aud
adopted
Rev. $. j. Anderson. of The time and
! place OF next meeting. reported that
| Wcathcrford had been selected and the
time as the Friday before the second Sun
day in October. 1897 with W l.. skinner
| 10 preach the next Introductory sermon and
s. J. kincaid as alternate.
| Rev. Nj. D. Early. superintendent of
missions. addressed the convention on mis-
sions Of Texas, presenting the condition Of
the work and what was needed to promote
! the interests of Christ.
| Several committee reports were sub
mtted discussed and adopted
Rev Tardy. in behalf OF number OF
the brethren, read protest prepared by
Rev. Mr. Anderson. which. after modifica-
ton and alteration. was allowed TO go on
the minutes in the following language:
We. the undersigned members of the
Baptist general convention of Texas, here
by present this protest against the action
of the body in the matter of the board
against $ \. Hayden
| i. We protest against the action of he
body because s. 4. Hayden was arraignad
on recommendations Of a majority of the
board as on the indictment of Il grand
| Jury. and after said board. through its
members, appeared as prosecutors and
| Witnesses and the testimony was all t1k"n
and the resolution OF censure was passed,
! showing that the persecution had broken
! down and while said resolution Was
clear verdict of mot guilty. as charged In
! tn, Indictments it nevertheless. and the
tendency vas to fix the odum of guilt
upon Bro HAYDEN while he was not per-
n tilted to make any comments on his
proofs or any defense as to the resolutions
4 of censure.
.. we protest further that the arraign
mcnt of an Individual apart from the
church of which he was an accredited
messenger is in direct conflict with the
constitution of this body and the usaSes
Of Baptists the world over
g. We further protest against the aclot.
of The body in demanding Of the editor ~
an INDEPENDENT Baptist paper to pursue n
certain line of policy as being wholly I'M
baptistic and in accord with those ccolesl-
astical bodies which claim the right to
muzzle their organs and TO direct them
in accord with their own wishes.
A. Lastly, we protest against said action
as ignoring the real issues involved and
as covering IT up by an unconstitutional
arraignment and trial Of one who repre-
SCENTS the sentiments Of larger part OF our
denomination.
Signed. r. C. Burleson, S }. Anderson
J. j. Fielder j. w \. Scale. W. I. SAN
ders. J. F. Head. w H WYNN. c. W
Pickett. ] W Edmonson, w. T Dear
Vim. r. Tardy. S II. Slaughter, II F w.
Fox, H Y. Lively. Mrs J. J Fielder, W.
w Aulick Mrs. w. w. Aulick, 2. n.
Youneblood, w. w Coney f. ]. McFar-
land. J. r. Morley. r. C. Wright w. T.
Compere W. f. Tynes. Z. d. Hardy.
Rev A. H Mitchell of Austin offered a
resolution, which was later adopted. IN
instruct a committee of seven to be named
by tho moderator to prepare paper touch
ing on tho constitutional rights of members