CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-11-18
: FOR TIE BEST COFFEE AND TEA IN TOWN.
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
One Of the Most Interesting Assem-.
blages Of Like Nature Ever Held
In Canon City.
DELEeArE, rHINK WE'LL or Us.

The Ninth Annual Session of the
Colorado Baptist State Convention was
called to order Tuesday night. at .7:30,
by the president. Robert T. McNeal,
at the Baptist church OF Canon City.
Delegates had been arriving during
the day in goodly numbers and the
interest III the work of the convention
was amply attested by the presence of
ali audience comfortably. filing the
CHEEKY and inviting auditorium of the
church.
Immediately after the convention
was called to order, the choir of the
church rendered witha spirit and power
that bade fair to characterize the work
|of the convention. After prayer by
DR.. Q. ]. Coulter, President McNeal
gave an exceedingly well considered
address that was both retrospective and
prospective, and the convention was
fairly under way.
After another song selection led by
the choir The annual sermon was
preached by Rev. Robert d. Graham,
pastor of the Baptist church of Flor
ence. Strong in conception, chaste in
its wording, and impressive in its deliv-
cry, the sermon would be inadequately
representend by any abstract that could
be made, but those who heard it will
remainder IL, aud will understand the
reason for the growing reputation OF
Mr. Graham as pulpit orator.
The address of welcome given by the
pastor of the entertaining church, DR.
B. E. Harl. left no doubt in the mind
of any AS to the real welcome extended
by the church to the delegates. and
answering the question what we Ex-
peot of this Conventions 2" was optimis
tic ang inspiring in its tone.
Judge d. v. Burno, of Denver, speak
ing on behalf of the convention, re-
seconded to DIR. Harris address and told
! "Why We are Here Witty and seri-
Gus by turns, genial throughout, il
voiced well the sentiment Of the visit
ing delegates.
Some routine business in the way oi
appointment of committees, announce
ments, ETC., was transacted and the
convention adjourned
The Wednesday m5rning session was
somewhat df a business nature. The
enrolment committee reported sevent,
delegrtes present and some have come
III since Officers for next year were
elected as follows: President, tieo. B
1 vosburgh, of Denver; vice president
Judge II. T. McNeai, Denver; treasurer
! T. d Spaulding. Denver; recording
secretary, Rev. A. 5. Phelps, Greeley
isev. -. -. Proper, late or washington
lnow has charge of the state mission
work He reported the work in state
in first class condition. In the state
there are about eighty three Baptist
congregations, with membership oi
nearly 5000. Two new churches nave
been founded during the year and
nineteen missionaries are at work in
the state.
In the afternoon the special features
of the convention were the addresses OF
DIR. II. G. Woods, of Colorado Springs
and DIR. ]. y. Clark. Of Kansas City, on
home and foreign missions, respectively
After The prayer service in The even.
ing, led by II. l.. Bunyard. of Victor
able addresses were given by D. d.
Proper and Geo. b. Vosburgh. The
program to-day will he carried out
according previous arraupemeutS