The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-24
STATE SUNDAY school
Meeting q the Baptist CoIportsns
Conventions At Breohsm.
THE BOARDS PROGRAMME ADOPTED.
=. A. French Of Austin Injected rrssa-
dent-sevcral OF the states
Prominent Dfvines PreseaS.

! brennan, Texas. June 2S--IThe STATE
sunday school and colportage convention
met at L,isk's hail. Brcnham, Texas. in III
thrty-third annual session this morning.
june 80 1885, With the Bsptists Of Brsn.
lam.
The Texas Baptist Sunday school ana
coiportase convention was organised An
lAtt, The Sunday sihool convention OF the
General Assembly OF Texas. organized n
1875. was consolidated with this oonvsutior
In July. 1850.
The object OF tho convention IA to estab-
lish and encourage Baptis. Sunday schools.
uhder the direction of Baptist churches
aud 10 devise and foster a system OF col.
portage for the dissemination OF sound re-
iylous literature, and in general to adopt
interests.
The exercises were opened with the sone
Revive Us Again." Rev j. A. French.
acting president, IN the chair; Mr.. w. s.
Howell of Bryan, secretary
letter OF regret from Raw. j. H. Gam.
preli, expressing his regret that sickness
prevented his attendance. was read, and
kov' j, II. Ganbreli OF Dallas conducted
ne devotional exercises In his place. DUR,
ing which DR.. Il. L. Bucisnor offered an
able prayer and the congregation sang
Come Thou Fouut" etc. Several fer
| vent prayers were delivered.
| u was moved by DR.. c. Cones that a
committee OF five ON onrollncnt be- APP
! nolnted, as follows; ], II. rruett, w III.
| Majors. u, Nj. Hunt, J, NJ Marshall, T. A.
| Moore.
! The programme by the board was adopl-
cd and committee consisting OF Rev. l..
H. Lamkin, III. G. Gleiss and j. H. Cfanfill,
nunOintpa In amanl "a fran, TINA In lima 10
necessary.
Rev, r. G. Ponder prefaced the welcome
address by few remarks OF welcome on
behalf OF the church. and introduced Hon.
Harry Haynes. and Ia his usual happy. pc
cuiariy enthusiastic Kramer he heartily
welcomed the convention and INDUCED the
hope that the meeting would be as profit
able to them as ~ was TO Ne He assured
! The convention II WAS being entertained re-
gardloss of sectarian lines by the whole
people and In behalf OF all no extended a
| cordial welcome
| Or w. NJ. Harris of Galveston made the
response. which was equally happy. and
said among other things that they had a
| right TO expect welcome from any people
who would welcome the Master He spoke
OF the cause they represented
telegram from Corpus Christi asked
| for the prayers OF the convention for G. D.
| Darch. who is quite sick, aud Rev. W. VIII
| son was called upon to offer up the petit
| ton
telegram from Dr.. Frost announced his
| inability TO be present with 4 request for
| Rev Truett TO represent him.
| Tho committee on enrolment reported.
| The election OF officers was taken up
anu the following officers were electet:
President, ]. A. French OF Austin: vice
| presidents l.. u, I.amkin OF Houston, ID. j.
| II, Luther OF Temple and II. T. Hanks OF
! Abilene, w. S. Howell of Bryan, record
/ ing secretary. :.
| Il. c. Everett. corresponding secretary OF
| San Antonio, read his reports, Including
accounts etc, showing tho condition OF the
| organization.
| The morning exereses we're concluded
with an address on The Duty OF ouns
| peonlo 40 the Missions and How Best 10
| Secure attention to IT," by Rev W. a.
Freeman He spoke for about forty mn-
uiea and held his hcarers spellbound. II
was a mastery effort admirably rendered