The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05

largest auditorium In the largest city in
the largest State IN the Union.
The Auditorium. which is pleasantly Sit
uated attractive to look upon and com
! fcr,abe In every particular hal been
| prettily decorated for the occasion. over
! the two corner entrances hang banners OF
Welcome" while within are bewildcrng
rows OF flags of all nations and arrange
mcnts OF banners and badges, while large
] United States and Texas flags adorn the
| two front pillars.
The large stagc Is decorated with palms,
cut flowers in vases. ferns and grasses
and the odor OF magnollas suggests ut once
the city's Insignia and the conventicn's
chosen colOrs.
The general open meeting was preceded
by conference of the State, county and
district officers. Upon the stage. screened
bv palms aud masses of flowers, were
gathered William C. Belt state president;
Rev. Il. Il. Hendricks. Or. Milton j. Blicm,
State vice president; H. II, Grotthouse.
state secretary and treasurer; Sylvia Shell
don-Leonard. State junior superintendent;
Miss Nj. II. McFaddin. county officer from
La Porte; Rev George NJ. oakley, disttic,
SUPERINTENDENT from Marshall: Mir. and
rro,, ru D.. \, - -. ,,..,.....,..
Harris ANA prrna,d Prev, he, ric, liver.
intcndcnis from Brownwood, Mckinney and
ravlor.
r,cr tTS,G'"t heil presided ana Kew u. H.
or of the ronv,n,tnn WIN cnr,,s, t,o,ds
he called for the guidance OF God and the
Diessins" Of the Holy Spirit upon the con-
NJ ~. "I ~ 40 Hssr''plt
idea when ualirt nv, tb,, n,n,,.,,p,,''o IL,
including th}s cont,r,non II, no o,,a,r,t,
proceedings was In amor thc ar(icsrs an7,
mn opuortuuify for s,,irit,,,1
devotion and PRAYER and M. b,oeeipq, which
was s,trc IN como ,,.,,,,, ,.,,,,,,7,, ~"
g.thor. PRAYERS ,ero tb,n ntf"rnI h,. nh
,nenhC,. ~ ,ro .,i,,t ~, !. w w ~"
and hone and onconr,,,,,c,. wow, s,'i..,s,
Mr. CrottI,nuso soid ~, -, t,,, ~, .i,oNe.'
,,,,,d s ,t 80 Al spt"N'us VI the az
the world nm, tbev had The nrarc CV" "' ~, -,
Cod thet tbsv ,vr,. .,,ro ,t,, ,,,i, 80.
was right and thev wore eoiry r. nrsh
n in tba III mot tb.,, h,1 s,a,.,s 80
inr to brng more iii.h, ' INTO 'r"rV'eu
H., t t''', - mn 'n'' n'VH ; s"uis'
pleading in b,a,iif,,t lo,,,,;,o,, u.s., r.,.,
voice softenod WIN ,,,,51,ls a'iu MIN
blessing and suilanc, ''' ''''U''
The receptIon and ,cc,,,Ir,orc, ,,,,,,,,,,,
" NV" 'o''oNe" WIZ" splrltual conference
Of the leaders. conld not well have been |
otherwise than fuu ~ .ha .o,a u.,,..,
,,,,l,ir,, ,,.an .,',,..e.
it,. "'''eo''NipSs anu tnanks-
GIVING ior BLESSINGS received,
The large volunteer choir occupied seats
on the stape AFR c,,. I,,r,o,, At 49,,
VSV' MI uuy lnhan leading and
''' '''uRNiss presiding at the organ Three
'ouns iaules played stringed Instruments.
ana the music was very insnirinr rbs
opening PRAYER was offered by Rev tt,n1-
ricks ST.. after which IL II. Gro,,bnnsa
who presided, smoke of tho answer which
would surely come 10 The nrs,'ar ,,.,,isi
sked for the outpouring Of 1bc T ,inS,.
Spirit uuon the convention lie ,her os,,as,
for answers from any nraset,t ,,.h, 49,
10 speak. to the questions WIN, IA ]
10 the convention and wbat do I b,,,o w.
AIRY awav2 ''VP0 ''
'tS'ueht william c. Bell arose and said
rich spiriiu,i hn,oi,,, w. NV Invention
lift him ont NJ H. n,,,i," Hich Woulh
world into tho HIGHER srt.r, ~ vi lne
md communion with COD Va '"o"b"'
Plummer Harris of Dallas srrsr,,to,,,
mt Of the Mckinney district tban ,oIiia,,
# the blessings ubIot ~ ~ Nv. men talked
nd II y Mn, "',h ne noi'el 10 receive
Naso district saiT ,ba, ~ tii Ut OF III
IS a suonce tn enot ,,,' nu" VoiAe' NOT
,ut tc tru To H." w enthusiasm merely
ccelyra doing ~, W.. W., as much as he
o other seekers aftc ue , E"', 'ha' he could
n. g. uorprayo 81 uliai
rewnwood dlstr,c, uPe,lhtenaeht of
lying that he had Ebr ronh, a laugh by
unor with him Rev ~ =, lhs biggest
+ them rn,,t,. -, H. ~ Hendricks. all
which tbnv Ioved ''''n more OIL the work
DR.. Milton 5 nii,,,
va f,,.,' as ne STYLES himself said that
u, their w"lcn",o 'd a., had not worn
lcans. but tbot ,, "a , %an antonio by any