The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
About 100 people attended the two prayer

hpVul luV peUple dttenueu inc TWO prayer
meetings.
Owng to the fact that there was much
business to BIO accomplished, the moderator
called tho session TO order an hour earlier
than usual. About one-half the delegates
were present when the gavel was struck,
but few minutes later saw every man in
his place
Divine services were conducted by Rev.
A. b. Frazier. Minutes were read and APP
proved.
The committee on enrolment reported
and same was adopted. Two new churches
applied for membership and were received.
The roll call was next in order and the
payment of annual dues followed. The an
nual dues for pastors is 81; for licentiates,
90 cents; for delegates. 25 cents The roll
consisted Of 200 names, all of whom paid
promptly except half dozen who we're abb
sent. The hour of o'clock was set as tho
time to hear the claims of the State edu-
cational and mission work through their
respective representatives.
Rev. Il. F. Wimbush and others agitated
the question OF money due from 1896 by
certain churches. Two or three paid and
others promised to do so at the meeting of
the first board
Professor J. 7. Hodges, principal Of the
Gonzales public school, was introduced and
made short address. The hour having ar
X.
Rev W. B. Bail, D. D., financial agent for
Guadalupe college, was introduced. DR..
Eail first read list of twenty five asso-
cations which arc identified with the gem
era convention, and which to a greater or
less extent arc stockholders in the Guada-
iurc college. He complimented very highly
inc work OF Mount Zion association in Civ
ing support to the college and stated that
the whole debt OF the college is but sl442
a hO h,r
TWO associations IL paid. He urged that
education and religion are the foundation
upon which all true character must be
quit EVERY race must in order to he
come great. educate and Christianize its
people. So far as the different races are
concerned the position OF the general Ban
ust convention Is that there is no objec-
. .un 70 RECEIVING instruction from any ono.
tnat is ablo to teach, regardless of race or
Color. But the time has come when indi-
Viuuais and nations must make their own
records. The State of Texas and other
states have struck the keynote in giving
schools for each race under the immediate
management OF member OF that race
! ms is Done on the principle that each race
- ni.s. successfully taught under the tu-
lorship OF a member OF his own race Dr
Ban spoke OF the increased facilities of the
coiiege and urged upon the ministers and
ycunG men and women to avail themselves
VI theif opportunities. He also smoke M
several cash gifts which have been re-
Neived during tho past year. He reported
lnat during the Inst session the roll Of nu-
pms ieaehed $50 and prospects for next ses
s,oh Is that 400 pupils will enroll. At the
1.IS Oh inc address the sum OF sl5 was
.aAeh up as public collection, which viii
pc increased to $500 by tho committee on
va
!, H. NJ. Williams Of San Antonio presented
Ine claims OF the State mission work A
lioerai donation Will also be made to this
department Of the work
me temperance report was read and dis
"A''e anu
The educational sermon by Rev IT
Kelly was mastery production He hore
asaNE upon Ignorance in the pupils and
'olnlnended study In every form.
iho deiegation Is all on hand. but visit
PTS are stili pouring in. BY Sunday there
VIII be not less than 1000 present.
WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
a song service for twenty minutes was ,
h NV IN and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Buckner read
ne tnird chapter Of James and Mrs. + A
,onnson offered prayer. Minutes were read
'nu approved Tho report of the oommittoa
IN enrolment was adopted Little Mjlton
'rlnce OF the local Starlight band read a
'ery entertaining paper entitled .Be some
,ouy. Inc local Starlight band. consist
ny OF forty-six members, appeared before
,,ne body en- inasse and entertained the an
hence men Tor half an hour in very satistac-
X Ny, manner with songs and short ESSAYS.
MISS n. kuykcndall. the missionary =.
ne a,s.rict' made the, following report:
Societies visited. 5; lectures delivered (.
mics travelled. $50: converts In starIisht
'anas, IL The missionary has spent Nv.
',al months In the training school az Gnad-
'.upe college and has not been able n
'psnd as much time in the field as was de-.
;ne committees on temperance. eduea-
anu missions made strong reports