San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-26

4 btStltutt luulNlUudlS SupDlleu WlIQ
| Bible or Testament, 4,062.
| Total number of destitute families
and individuals supplied with Bibles,
| 930
| Sermons preached, 4,6S5.
| Religious addresses made, 6,S40.
| Prayer meetings held, 1880
| Children's meetings held, 496.
Mothers meetings held, 121
Sunday schools organized, 123.
Sunday school institutes held, 81.
Sunday school conventions organic
| ed, Is.
Persons baptized, 3S1.
Persons received by letter. 22S.
Total number of persons received
| into churches, 800
Number of Bibles sold. 3.34S.
Number of Testaments sold, 6,4S3.
Number of books sold, 4,341.
Total number of Bibles. Testaments
and books sold, 14,172
Pages of tracts sold 10000.
Number of Bibles given away, 2,S6S.
Number of Testaments given away,
1902.
Number of books given away, GAL.
Number of Bibles, Testaments and
books given away, 1911.
Pages of tracts distributed, $4,000.
Total amount of book sales, $7,424.-
80.
Total amount of grants, S1,556.7O.
Total amount of book sales and
grants, $S,9S5.25.
An amendment to the constitution
was presented, viz:
'"rhis constitution may be amended
Inv otn Of
and voting at any annual session of
the convention, but not later than the
second dayof the session.
This was referred to the constitution
revision committee, which was ap-
pointed as follows: ]. NJ. Robertson.
j. G. f. Kyger, f. L. Dupont
Other committees appointed We're:
Program cOmmittee-E. G.. Everett,
T. A. Moore, L. B. Harrell
On nominating new bOards-L. ID.
Lamkin, A. J. Harris, L. r. Millfcan,
John Holland.
On work among foreign population
III. G. Gliess, J. A. Ivey, A. J. Fawcett,
G. H. Briggs.
On work among colored population
r. G. Fender, J. G. Gentry, w. L. Lam
| ford, j. o. Kuykendall.
On Bible wOmen-T. J. Wall. Dr.
Bush Jones, Will Napier. f. l.. Com
pere.
On Sunday school paper-G. s. Tum-
lin, J. III. Bennett, x. q. Morgan, Joe
w. Fender.
On Sunday school wOrk-A. 3. Mil
er, ]. B. Cole, l.. d. Truett, A. ID.
Brooks.
On institute-A. Il. Ipgrum, Z. g.
Townsend, J. !. Mayes, DR.. Howell.
On colportage wOfE--W. s. Spla WI,
w. L. Skinner, l.. w. Luke, George
| Jackson.
On time and place of next meI ting
]. Morgan Wells, w. u. Tynes, r. NJ.
| Mcconnell, ]. NJ. Kailin.
The program was changed so as to
allow the Baylor Female orchestra to
| give benefit concert tonight to aid
the entertainment fund.
| Rev. J. NJ. Frost, president of the
| Sunday school board of the Southern
| Baptist convention, addressed the
meeting, reporting how the board had
| worked during the year, and good
| showing was made.
| After songs and prayer an adjourn.
ment to the night sess on was taken.
At this session grand song service
was held, and Rev. l.. ID. Lamkin, of
Houston, delivered sermon.
This morning A. Z. Baten, of Brown
/ wood, led the devotional exercises in
place of Rev. G.. W. Tructt, and at
o'clock. when he opened the meeting.
there were hardly 100 people in The
house. The audience increased, how
ever, and at 10 O'Clock the pavilion
was well filed.
After several songs and prayer Bro.
Baten announced that instead of the
reading of passage from the Scrip
ture by the leader, he would requst
the brethren to repeat that passage
of scripture that to them personally
was most precious, and to tell why il
|, was the most precious. Each brother
was given a minute and half. There
were many responses, and if they had
had time almost the whole Bible
would have been quoted.
At the conclusion of the service the
committee on nominations presented
the following names as the new exc
cutive board, five others to be ap
pointed by the chair. which report
was adopted: r. l.. Hood, ]. G. Tow
mes. Rev. j. A. French. l.. NJ. Mays
Rev. G. A. Taylor, r. S. Harrison, ]
c. Gentry, r. II. Hanks, A. E. Baten
]. NJ Robertson, Il. L. Dinnis. ]. r. NJ
Tombstone, Fl. C. Gleiss, ii. NJ. S
, Bentley.
The chair appointed r. L. Hood anC
A. r. Baten to take the places of J. c
F. Kyger and I, j. Dupont on thu