The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-03
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mo GRANDE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Benton, Texas, September 2S-rhe six
teenth annual session OF the Rio Grando
Baptlst association convened here on
Thursday, pne 9Th .nst., NJ 1850 y. m, and
adjourned today at II o'clock a. M
The moderator being absent, Inc clerk,
Marshall Burnoy, called the ussociauoh
organization. Elder G. III. Appling, vis-
i,or from the San Antonio ASSOCIATION. ON
invitation preached the Introductory ser
con. There were about torty messengers
present at tnis meeting ana twontS-ilNe
out Of tho thirty are churches represented.
Tho following ministers were present NJ
D. Early of Waco, IL. &. Everett OF San
Antonio, c. H. Applng OF tioresvihe, l..
l.. Hays of BoXar }. y. McDermot OF Los
Angeles associal ion, California; j. w
Gaics of the san Antonio association, c.
Is. lIulal. T. q. Wildman, j. NJ: lsbell, De-
vine; #. A. Stnrratt. PeaTsall; j. " II.
Convey, Cotulln, j. w. Cunningham, Bates
vile. S c. Horl, lIondo city; A. Woods.
UVaide; Il. A. Briggs Seglar; j. II. COOK,
Lyle; II. Il. Puo. $. T. Edwards. Alas
oosa. b. w lee, Benton.
Permanent officers Of the asso ION
were elected as follows: Moderator, j. W.
Cunningham; clerk. Marshall Burney;
treasurer, Henry a. Mercer
lhe executive board for the ensuing year
as follows: Antioch. w. y. slater: BarNs-
dale, j. l.. Nix; Batcsville. j. NJ. Will
iams Benton, Joseph w, Jordan; Bethel,
". H. Baten; Black Creek, II. $ How
ard; Black Hin, -. n. Briggs; Cargo
Springs. j. W. iiargus; Gotta, George II.
Pfeunor; Covoy's chanel G, NJ Hardy;
Creatb Memorial. w O. Burr; Del Rio.
Mrs Nora Booth; Deylne. G. ". Hester;
Diiley. II. II. Fort; Elm Creek. George
Weir, Francisco. John Hester; Hondo
city, \. w Reiman; Iona VISTA, c, q.
Colcut; Lyle, q. A. Briggs; Montell. Lon
Luce. Moore, j. r. Kinsel: New Hope, J..
NJ. Ramsey; Oak Valley. j. a. Rankin;
If,Harsal Il a. MsTS rl,, Pra MldS Eaeg'
Williams; Salem, Il. Lanford; Sand
Branch; j. y. Byron; Tiden. j. NJ: Mar
TIM. Union, Valley, w. +. Wise; uvalde,
George W. Hester was elected chairman
of the executive board and James w.
Jordan secretary;
general missionary for the ensuing asso-
ciational year.
Al missionaries were settled with In full
books.
Eher J. W. Cunningham was elected
delegate TO the Southern BaphLst con-
vent on. with W. NJ. Driscoll as alternate.
The meetings were wei attended. not
withstandlng the rainy weather. ana 1t
was ono Of the most pleasant gatherings
OF thes body, All go away wen PLEASED
The association passed a resolution Of
thanks TO the Southern Pacific railroad
company and Mr.. L. J. Parks, assistant
slstance TO the mission cause. In West
Texas along the line of that road.
The next annual session , w.il meet With
M, before the fourth Sunday in Septem-
Der. 1897.
Benton is in the northern. part of Atlas
cosa county. and is surrounded by fine
farming country The best cotton The
Pest correspondent has seen this year IL
in this vicinity The country is now thcr-
oughly wet and everybody is cheerful,
lcoklng ror fine fall crops II Jack Frost
doesn't come around too soon. and dat
blessed watsrmillion smilin' on de vine."
alb well language ~ wanting to say more.
1t has been thing of curious remark
that absolutely nothing has been said
about politics IN all this c0mminglirE Of
Baptisfs from q dozen counties for sew.