The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-09

was negotiated with ono OF the Waco
banks. the local members OF the board
guaranteeing the same. Few thinRs more
discourage preachers than feeling a un-
certainty a. to their pay
The first Work Of the superintendent wee
to arrange for a series OF missionary mass
meetings. covering the State. These were
held amid many other pressing duties. In
them new missionary impulse vas given
TO pastors and people. sentiment WINS har-
monized. errors dissiylssd and the founla-
ton Of a Statewide movement laid Con-
current with these raisips, BY correspoud.
ence. by personal interviews and through
the press. the superintendent souxht ~
bring about spirit Of friendly co-Opera-
ton between ell the baptist forcce OF tho
State, and with results most hopeful TAX
ing the organised forces OF the state all to-
gether, there Ia reason to believe the spirit
OF unity was never so strong as now. nor
mas 1t ever been 30 clearly secn that all
the parts Of our one great system Of orEan-
ized effort must stand together or fall
Before the forces could be gotten wen
In hand the time came TO press home and
Foreign missions The two boards having
In charge these gre at interests were heavily
Durdened with debt Inview Of the urgency
OF the demands OF the general boards
which were represented In Texas State
missions were side-tracked and special Of.
the funds needed by the meeting Of the
Southern Baptist convention, with what
success the financial statement will show.
Immediately after the adjournment OF the
Southern Baptist convention efforts were
made TO raise $1,000 toward the entire
liquidation Of the debt on the foreign mis-
sion board. This was largely done Time
was given our sister board Of the Sunday
school and colportage convention to close
Its year free OF debt
All this time the interests OF our State
work We're held back; but the superln-
tendent was laying nut the campaign which
has Just closed by the obliteration OF all
Indebtedness and leaving a comfortable
cash balance on hand This fine achieve
ment is to be credited mainly TO pastors,
though special mention ought to be made
OF Brother b. H. Carroll, who, In addition
TO Invaluable field work has done much
by private appeal, and all OF 1t absolutely
Tree to the board. The result Of the effort,
so signally successful, shows the cohesive
ness OF the denomination under severe
strain and Is pledge OF better things to
follow. The organized workers are more
solidly together than ever before. There 10
considerable. trouble among the disorgan-
lied brethren who have not come enough
| into the work to understand 1t, but the
main working force of the denomination
| is we'll together.
review of the field gives assurance
| that all the strong centers are united and
aggressive for higher denominational life.
| Great progress has been made toward real
| unification during the last few months. BY
wise distribution of forces and COM
prehenslve policy steady development Is
certain.
| The following exhibit shows as much az
| figures can show the work of Cod what
| has been done. 1t is not half nor even q
! CT IN
| but whst is here presented shows work
| done under great and constant hindrances
| from some who ought to have been fellow
helpers Of the truth
Summary of work done Missionaries
employed, So; stations supplied, regularly
and irregullrly, 10; days labored, l4,3S7
sermons preached. 5794; exhortations and
other religious addresses, 2519; total SER
mons and addresses. S313; churches assisted
| in organizing, 10; baptized for mission
churches, 56S; received by letter and res
toratton by mission churches, $50; total re-
ceived, 13iS; prayer meetings assisted in
organizing, SO; Sunday schools assisted In
organizing. "a; elders or bishops assisted in
ordaining, 3; deacons assisted in ordaining.
At; pages religious literature distributed,
| l14635; religious visits. 9S07; church lots
secured, No. 2, value, $50; church houses
built in connection with labor, No. 5, cost.
$1,000; books, Bibles. ETC., distributed, 60;
|
| sS539. 20; collected for State missions,
s2633 26; collected for home missions.
s2Os.07 collected for foreign missions,
| S275. 81; collected for minister's relief fund.
SOC 81; church building fund. $3.50.
| Financial statement--State missions. re-
ceipts: Cash collections. sIS,OS2. IA; cash
| from home board s2244; total, 500, 1926. IA.
| Disbursements-Paid missionaries: Bal
ance due from 1886. s17i4. rs; earnings
for 1896 81. Sl5, 22S. II: paid expenses OF gen
eral missionaries, s55l 10; expenses,
$685. SO; paid wuman,s work. $50; interest.
s275: I. M. Carroll on statistical work,
$3.50. balance on hand s326. 80; total. s2O.-
32s IA.
Part of the amount paid missionaries was
not paid when the last quarterly report was
AUDITED, out was IN hand ana mas peen
| 49, -. s,ooo A..
Auosa 10 tnis paiaiice siooo oue US py ,ne
to slS26 81.
roreisn hliasionsD DIiahce on
| banu TEST repert, sit2'. io' casu coiiections.
s6I 90; total, ssllo.s 50. Disbursements:
Pald 70 n. j.. Wiiiinshann' sosis. ~, ex-
y =. DU.U