The herald., 1896-10-10
THE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES
Convention of Southern CalifOr.
mia Association Concluded
GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED
And the Union Of Churches Materially
Strengthened
woman's Missionary Meeting-Election
Of Officers-Reports Of Committees.
General Business.

The Southern California convention Of
the Baptist anniversary held its closing
day yesterday. The morning session
was opened at 8 o'clock by devotional ex-
ercises, conducted by Rev. Frost, who
took his Bible reading from the Epistle
of st. John. This was followed by
praise service and testimony meeting.
At ooolck the convention was called
to order by the president, F. ]. Cressey,
the hour being inaugurated by singing.
Rev. B. A. Copass led in devotional
exercise by reading the Scripture. pray
ers being offered by Rev. George e.
Dye and N. c. Hudson Of Corona After
this, business was taken up. 1t was
voted that an aged minister, Rev. Il. X.
Cooper Of the Soldiers home, be recon-
mended to the Home for Aged Ministers
in Germantown, Pa The secretary of
the convention was instructed to pre-
pare the statement necessary for such
entrance. Rev. e. r. Bennett, one of the
trustees, spoke in the interest Of the
Baptist academy in this city. that in the
near future 1t might be placed in the
foremost rank as a Baptist institution.
At this point the report of thpnomina-
tion committee was read by the chair
man, Ernest Garfield. The officers
elected by the convention for the ensu-
ing year are as follows: President,
Robert Hale, Los Angeles; first vice
president, Rev. A. q. Knapp, San Diego;
second vice president, l. III. Ford, Red
lands; clerk. Rev. George E. Dye. Los
Angeles; assistant clerk, George Taylor,
d., iarr Dfar
w. Tinker, Los Angeles; board Of direc-
tors-Rev. A. Grant, Santa Barbara;
Rev. j. H. Garnett, Los Angeles; Rev.
A. w. Rider, Los Angeles; Rev. w. F.
Harper, Fedlands; Rev. A. P. Brown,
Monrovia; Rev. George e. Dye, Los
Angeles; Rev. N. c, Hudson, Corona;
Rev. c. T. Douglas, Pasadena; Rev. G.
A. Cleveland, Riverside; Rev. A. E.
Knapp, San Diego; Rev. J. B. Wade,
Santa Barbara; advisory committee
Rev. e. r. Bennett, f. j. Cressey, A. P.
Griffith, Rev. T. j. Wood, Rev. c. Hub
bell, o. T. Barker, Rev A. ]. Frost, Rev.
w. T. Binney, Samuel Manchester, Rev.
NJ. B. Shaw, Mrs. H. A. Baldwin, Miss
M. E. Mcclellan.
At this juncture, it being the hour set
for the meeting Of the Woman's Mis-
sionary society, the motion was made
and carried that the session adjourn
until 1880, when the business would
again De taken up.
President Cressey vacated the chair
for Mrs. Leonard Merrill president of
the society. On the platform were the
secretary, Mrs. Victor A. Henry, and
Mrs Burr Bassell.
Mrs. Merrill made few Introductory
remarks, in which she extended an invi-
tation for the convention to remain in
cluding the men. This was followed by
scripture reading by Mrs Bassell and
prayer from Rev. Read. The remainder
Of the hour was spent in devotional ex-
ercises. The election Of officers took
Mott Jones, Ontario; vice-president,
Mrs w. B. Scarborough, Central Bap-
tist church, Los Angeles; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. V. A. Henry, South Pas
adena; vice-president Home Missionary
society, Mrs. j. F. jackson, American
church, Los Angeles; vice-president
Foreign missions, Mrs. Leonard Mer-
rill, Memorial Baptist church, Los An
geles; superintendent Of missionary
work among the children, Miss Louise
Vickray.
The regular annual report on home
missions was presented by Mrs. jack
son, and the date Of the semi-annual
meetings announced, as follows: Los
Angeles, Thursday May 7th; Santa
Ana valley, May 18th; San Diego,
Thursday, May 14th.
Mrs. Jackson also read a warm letter
-
earnest co-worker.
Miss Vickray's report on the work
done by the children showed that
good percentage of the work bsd been
through this channel. OF the $50 con-
tributed by the children of Southern
California, none, as far as known, had
come from Los Angeles. Five organiza-
tions had been instituted during the
year.
Miss Mary Erickson spoke very brief
ly of her work in this city among her
own people, the Swedes.
Mr.. Bickford, missionary to India.
who is on his vacation, was called to
the platform and gave very interest
Ing sketch of his work in that country
and the good that the teaching Of
Christianity had done.
Another interesting brief discourse
was by Miss Ford, who devotes her time
to the home missions. She outlined the
condition of the people among whom
she works. dwelling more particularly
upon the Chinese.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Pursuant to the motion made in it's
morning session the convention recon
vened at 1870 p. M, with ]. F. Cressey
hymn prayer was offered by NJ r.
Wolfe, after which Rev. Joseph Whit
lock of the Second Baptist church of
this city was called upon for an invoca-
t1on. The question arose as to whether
the treasurer's report would be accepted
as stated, correct, or brought before the
auditing committee. The summary of
the report was read by Rev. Tinker, and
upon motion was passed and filed and
placed before said committee
The following resolutions were read
by A. P. Griffith and adopted:
Whereas, the Los Angeles University
is close corporation and responsible
only to themselves-the corporation
now has the property heretofore grant
ed to the Baptist denomina tions for ed
ucattonal purposes-and
Resolved, that the same prop
erty shall be vested in the board of di-
rectors of this convention, to the end
that members Of the convention may be
kept in better touch with Baptist edu-
cational interests
Resolutions of thanks were then pass
ed for those who had entertained those
attending the convention, and after tha
roll call Of the newly elected officers
e. r. Bennett closed the convention bv
offering prayer. The new board then
retired to hold an executive meeting.
DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION
Delegates to the convention will he
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