The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14


enemies Of the Institution to get Il In their
power and destroy II. This minority re-
port was rejected by q vote OF 35e to z60.
Then the majority report was adopted dur
INK some confusion.
Home mission and pagan fields re,,ori ,
were then read and adopted.
All reports showed a healthful growth
At this 5uncture the voices OF the con
vention swelled forth In lustS chorus.
All Hall the Power OF Jesus's Name"
vas rs, me nymn' W. v
ton. KY, then spoke upon the subject of
foreign missions.
The Row. w. T. Greene. a graduate OF
Georgetown college, and Kcntuckion
who haa bson q missionary for many years,
spoke OF his work IN Mexico. He said be
half century and wanted to spend the
rest OF his days In aiding In the spread
| OF religious teachings.
Rev. r. w. Hooker of Mississippi, who
Ia shortly to 60 10 Mexico. was Init oduced
and made speech.
| A telegram from the Rev j. q. Chastan
a missionary OF Gaudalajara, Mexico, TO
the convention was read.
Another hymn was sung and the Rev.
J. c. Owen Of North Carolina, another
young minister who was appointed a
missionary to China week ago, came
u
The Rev. q. A. Nelson, q Baptist WORKER
from Brazil. described his labors IN routh
America
The Rev. Peyton Stevens of Missouri.
who recently returned from China, also
spoke
At o'clock the closing prayer was de-
livered and then the convention adjourned
until u. m.
The report OF the Sunday School board
was the first thing to occupy the gtten-
tion OF the delegates OF the afternoon
session. Representative w. L. r. Smith
OF virginia called the delegates atton-
tion to the fact that the eighth annual
report OF the Sunday school board was
the best ever made. He thought this
a good showing for the youngest board Of
the convention.
Rev. John Overall OF Texas presented
gratihcatlon at the showing Of the Sunday
school board
70. d. Stevenson OF Alabama thought
the millennium would BIO fastened as a re-
suit of the good work being done by Sun
day schools in providing for the salvation
OF the youth OF the land.
DR.. S. A. Venabfe OF Mississippi thought
that pastors of Baptist churches should
not only get the Sunday school boards
literature into their Sunday schools. but
also into the homes OF their pensioners
The report was put to a vote and
adopted unanimously
ihS TspOIt on woman work was pre-
sented by Rev. e. l.. Laws OF Maryland
He thought It a matter OF congratulation
that all of the convention boards had been
ably co-operated with by the Woman
Missionary union.
Great good was done with the mis-
sionary boxes which gladdened the hearts
of the workers abroad. The union dis
tributed 100000 missionary pamphlets.
Much praise. he said 10 due the women
for their noble work. The report was
adopted.
After tho singing OF the hymn Praise
Cos From Whom All Blessings Flow
and prayer by Rev. w. C. Turner OF Ar
kansas. the convention adjourned until to-
night at o'clock
AT the night session the report OF tho
new missions and enlargement COMMITTEES
was heard as presented by Rev j. r, Nc
Gstan OF Texas.
II believe" said he, that our govern
ment is ahead OF us In preaching the gos-
pei. | think the spirit that sent Dewey's |
fleet to that magnificent victory in Manila |
bay Is the same spirit that prompted you
and me to send our missionaries to foreign I
lands.
I'VE ought TO learn lesson from our
soldier boys and push the Work with |
energy"
DR.. ]. T. Jordan OF Georgia addressed
the convention on missions. He thought |
1t natural that every missionary should be
an expansionist.
Every missionary, every pastor and
every Christian man and woman" con-
tinued he. sis an expansionist in the desire
to spread the gospel of Christ III the
heather lands
Tho report. which recommended an in
crease of 10 per cent In the contribution
OF 100000 for foreign missions made last
year, WAS amended to read 25 per cent.
Fervent appeals were made by various
brethren. several of them promising to see
to 1t that their churches would send out
and support missionaries.
The amendment was put and carried
Rev oliver furnished the financial rsDort
of the foreign mission board and all tho
reports OF the evening were adopted. After
the singing OF hymn and prayer by Rev.
Powell, the convention adjourned until
$3.50 o'clock Monday morning