The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-24
THEY ELECT OFFICERS
CoIored Baptists OF Kansas in
Fourth Days Session.
KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA
Largely Represented With
Delegation From Missouri.

The convention reassembIed at o. m
and the devotional exercises were con
Quoted by Rev. L. S. Arthur and H H
Hopson.
The journal Of the evening was reat
and adopted. The financial secretary o.
the convention made his report, which
was referred. The reading OF the church
letters was then resumed. After the re.
| port OF yesterday was handed in, the fol-
| lowing officers were elected for the en-.
suing year:
President-J. r. Richardson, Kansas
| City.
Vice Presidential Fairfax, Parsons.
Recording Secretary-J. E. Lewis, WITCH
| ita
Corresponding and Financial Secretary
J. L. Dudley Fort Scott.
Treasurer-M. L. Copeland, Wichita.
Executive Board-P w Barker. Tope-
ka; G. ". Burdette, Lawrence; ]. w.
Price, Emporia; A. L. Vorhies, Perry; j.
A Harris. Centralia; ]. A w. Young,
Galena; ]. W. Wilson, Atchison; J. D.
Morrow, Baxter Springs; E A. Wilson.
Kansas City; T. H. Ewing, Kansas City.
Mo-; H. T. Frazier. Wichita; George Nc
Neal, Kansas City; w. L. Grant, Topeka;
w. H Garrett, Junction City.
A discussion on the time and place Of
the next annual session consumed much
time Of the body. II was finally decided
that the convention in its next annual
session meet with the Shiloh Baptist
church OF Topeka
Y UO+ Of no
phlet on Christian Giving" edited bv
the Central association, was adopted as
the expressed sentiments of the body and
was earnestly recommended to the pastors
of the churches. and it was urged that
they see that their members procured and
read them
The corresponding secretary, Rev. J. L.
Dudley, made an encouraging renort
showing that the total amount Of money
collected for all purposes during the wear
was s1,315.67.
Inc financial secretary resubmftted his
report, which showed marvellous and I'M
expected success for the year. The renort
was adopted:
Money collected first quarter. % II
Money collector second quarter.. 100. 60
Money collected third quarher % *
Money collector fourth quarter. II 10
Money collected for the year. .s1Ss %
Total expenses. "a %
Nine aditionda1 churches reported nv let
ter this morning, and sent I'D bv tbeir
delegates $3.50. The total amount for
a limo
was $66 So
The Sunday school convention made the
following report:
Raised from all sources. Sc. Y
HAPeILSeS ...'..-....-... ................ 900
'Idiice '''.'...''.. s64 II
The woman's convention reported:
Raised from all sources. ss6 es
Expenses .-........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il. 50
ai''l'Co -'.'--'.'... $40. 36
Ihese respective balances were turned
over to the state convention.
After the usual collections were lifted
the convention adjourned for noon.
AFTERNOON.
The convention reassembled al 2:3o y m
The devotional exercises were condnc+a1
by Rev. c. ". Wilson. The iourna1 Of |
the morning was read and adopted.
The committee on printing recommended |
the printing Of 100 copies of the minutes, |!
mat they be outwithiu 60 days, and that |
the secretary, corresponding secretary |
and president nave oversight of compiling |
the same, and that they have the right to |
contract for their printing and to have
the work done as cheap as possible.
Inc committee on educa ton recommend
ed the general education of our people.
1eplorins the state of slavery which ignor-
ance entails and recognizing the fact thai
intelligent nations rule the world The
committee recommended the Western COL
ege at Macon, Missouri, and encouraged
the generous patronage of that school
The report was adopted. 1t was further
voted that a donation be gwen To the
Macon college and that this donation be
applied on the tuition Of Matthew S
Jones.
me committee on periodicals recon-
mended the usage in our schools of the
Of the National Convention. "
L recommended also tsle Fair Play pub
ishing company. of Fort Scott. the
Christian Banner" of Philadelphia and
he Missouri Messenger Of Kansas civ.
The report was adopted
me committee on revision of the con-
recommended several important
which were adopted
The general missionary OF the state.
Rev J. H. Vanlue. in making his annual
'eport. spoke Of the great magnitude Of
Kansas is physical features and fertility
II soil. 1T is capable" said he. ''of af-
ording an asylum 10 all the negroes Of
he south VINO are butche-ed and OUT
aged. 1t has water enough 70 bap;ize all
he millions of our country VINO profess
belief in one Lord. one faith. one bap-
ism He spoke encoura gingly Of the
work Of this state, and commended the
.f1cient work OF the missionary pastors.
Ie especially commended the work OF
Rev Robert Cox OF Ellsworth, the mis-
ionary pastor OF that district. The fol-
owing IS summary Of the report.
Letters and postals written, eao: circles
organized, Il; prayer meetings attended.
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