The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-10

Zen years the BantiSt state con-
vacation and the Baptist General sssoc.a-
| ton wcrt merged into the Baptist Gen
| eral Convention of Texas. This lapse OF
| a decade may warrant some general OBJ
past years work Tho constitution from
| the beginning distributed the execution OF
| the conventions VII concerning the SOW
eral classlf ed departments OF work In the
Intervals between the annual sessions of
the body among as many distinct and IN
| dependent boards. To the board of di-
| rectors was committed the mission work.
| the convention reserving to Itself N" cleo
ton of general secretary or supcr,ntend.
| eut of missions, and relocating g. the
board all Other appointments and the mat
ter of salaries and eVn,nscs hei rc1ni,ins
annual report OF Its business When the
convention stands adjourned at the c.usc
of an annual session any one OF, It's boards
| possesses all the authority of the conVcn-
ton itself In the matter .ntrustod Ia IT.
| For this period OF ten years, year Ivy year,
| this convention has made Waco the head
| local quorum. The full hoard however.
| was made large body Of representative
sre,nrGm from dii,er%, We sections OF Inc
| herring the local quorum. including ex
off.cio Al the officers OF the conversion
itself. The business OF this board has
been transacted in regular uuartcry SOS
sionsi timc and p'age preNi-lsly unfinished
hoard mas been done at much cost to
themselves. ana no measure has been
|
prayer duo dclibo. lion aud panstakiug
| INVESTIGATION Moreover IN all matters of
importa,lce practical nnanimty. and not
| There has never been a minority report
suhmittod 10 this convention AND tho
| convention So Car IN our histnr,. Nm. mover
failed "a ,ndorso nv emnb9ti, ,ota NO
| work OF ita servants
Exemption from error I'm Judgment may
This hoard mov cIa NJ ,So, +, hay a"i o V,,r
eeted in ary nnttcr v,,h han, i@S new" r
c1 ptspoIS'Dy oarsin rJ'ay Of US
oyoctt y" NO n,,i ~ go, '".9,,r I"
nray"rrul annsol Tor i,vlnc o,, l ,u n''' ~
X, - Il. ~ -"''H ~ ="
,, has 't,, t., of'.,,u luf DpJil MON u
scnrciar,cs or siincrin,ondn,ts g
VIZ A. j. Hnlt " CrlofN NJ car
,u ali NJ ~ FarIy during the admin
,s,,@oi9" OF tm 5,,.nlI -; j. NJ.
ArI"il'e N9St addl IONS WcI" mat" 10 the
work OF the board and Us secretary, to-
WI. me collection AMI dishnrsomonts for
souibern RnEt 't' Iorggn n''si"ns OF tn9
1me II the HANGS of c"nvHssiug agents tn
n NaS a 9pp', -, reSpariySN The Al
added by The convention at t,inesvl Mo
,he work of aged ministers relief. What
before had S,cn denc hv tour salnriod
agents was now committed no. one
Rcsuuiug the moro general ahsnrva-
tons, article Of The constitution declares
| power to appoint an assistant eunnrin.
tcnder' Of missions to nid the correspond.
sarv. the board has exercised this discro.
tional constitutional nor.rr ~, .ns.ance
in the appolntmcnt Of r y pp,man 10
assist j. NJ, carroll In tHc hc,ri nioc,'
ing lust after IN" adjournment of the
convention al Gainosvtro Row : / An
derson nominated 4 ] IgSit na asSisiont
SUPERINTENDENT Of M sslsus ius,stInr on
salary Of $50 regr year Thg hoard mover
, salary 10 any assistant declined Ia an
propriatc more ihHn Nl". The appo'nt-