San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-04
Second Da"'S Session Being Held
Today.
Will Close Tonight To Give Way
y To General Baptist Convention (.
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At'the Springs. Tomorrow. ii

| NcAASANAANSS "oS
completed yesterday by a business ses-
sion in the afternoon and an introduce
tory sermon last night by Rev. G. B.
Gambrell. The sermon was very inter-
esting and was received favorably by
the two hundred ministers in attend
ance on the convention.
The second days session is in
! progress today and will close tonight,
giving way to the State Baptist Gener>
al convention at San Pedro springs to-
morrow morning.
1t was 800 o'clock this morning
when Prof. Cowen announced that the
congregation would sing Ever Will I
pray" as an opening song. Prof. H. n.
Lincoln, author of Song Land Mel
odies," the hymn book used by the
conference, presided at the organ.
When the opening hymn was sung
there were only about IS ministers
present, but by the time it closed, the
remainder, who were outside the
church in groups, had entered and the
work of the day was Immediately COM
menced.
| Rev. T. B. Harold, of Nacogdoches,
mounted the rostrum, he having been
appointed to conduct the devotional
exercises, and called upon Rev. Jenk-
ms of Whitewright, Texas, to lead in
prayer. A song, Depth of Mercy"
was then sung and Prof. L. Mays, of
Baird, led in prayer. At the close of
the prayer Rev. Harold read from the
fourth chapter of Paul's letter to the
church at Phillip and discussed his
text at some length to a very interested
audience. He is a good speaker and
held the congregations attention well.
At the close of his talk Rev. Isaac
| Sellers led in prayer. His prayer was
followed by song and the Rev. r. F.
Jenkins, of Whitewright, was called to
the rostrum to discuss the Evil of
short Pastorates and How Remedied."
He did not think a pastor could accom-
plish his work in a short pastoral term,
as his congregation usually criticise
him when he is new among them and
it takes a lengthy time for them to be-
come thoroughly acquainted when they
are willing to cooperate with him.
He believes the remedy is lengthy
pastorate and faithful work on the part
of the pastor, thus gaining the conf
| dence and cooperation of his flock.
The pastor must study and apply him
self to the work of that special flock.
All are not alike and a congregation
must be studied by pastor to enable
him to get along successfully with
them. The pastor must constantly
study and preach something new every
time and then the people will realize
that they have an earnest pastor and
one willing to work.
Doc" Pegees, a deacon, then arose
at the close of Rev. Jenkins discourse
and spoke on the congregations duty
coward the pastor in regard to the
Evils of Short Pastorates." He caus-
ed considerable merriment throughout
his discourse. In part he said: I'VE
don't pay our pastors and they can't
pay their debts. How can we expect
a pastor to get up and preach and look
persons in the face whom he owes,
when he knows he can't pay unless his
congregation pay him. That's one cause
of short pastorates.''
Rev. Bunting followed in a discourse
on the same subject. Said he: "One
cause of short pastorates is that a pas
tor is not satisfied with what he gets.
He is looking forward to something a
| little better, and consequently does not
do his duty. He should do as the Bible
saYs-'Be satisfied with food and raj
ment.'"
Rev. ]. B. Gambell next spoke on the
same subject in a very humorous tone
causing considerable merriment in the
congregation.
He was followed by Rev. Isaac Sell
lers. LAS a soldier" said he, Il lived
on parched corn and branch water and
as a soldier of my Master 1 can live
on the same thing. When hear a
pastor say he wants a soft field 1 tell
him to say he wants a soft field 1 tell
him to stay where God sent him and
make a soft field of that. 1 think God
sent me to Navasota where l am, and
I'm going to stay there until God
sends me to another place"
The next to speak was Rev. G. w.
Tully: you. brethren, impress the
church with the idea that you are
preaching for the dollars and cents"
said he, land you place a bulwark be-
tween yourself and your congregation.
You can do this by trying to make
them guarantee your salary when you
first go among them. God has said
work for him and trust him for the
worldly things. Now do that"
Rev. G. w. Baines, of Cleburne closed
this subject at IL o'clock with number
of Bible readings. He said a preacher
should not preach about womens big
sleeves, hats, ETC., but should preach
more about God to be successful. cts
food about God they want" said he.
A song was then sung followed by a
prayer by Rev. Brooks. At the close