The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25

responding secretary and other workers OF
the board. II has recently been doubled
In size, while the very low subscription
price of 25 cents a year remains the same
il should be extensively circulated as =
helper OF the work of this convention.
DESERVED MENTION.
While all missionary labor is labor In
deed, we are constrained to believe that
none is more trying upon the worker than
that performed by the brethren who are
missionaries of this board. They are ever
on the Ego" for our Lords commission,
doing their colportage work. preaching
from place to place, organizing Sunday
schools and by every means endeavoring
to enlist the interest of our people In the
work of this convention and. indeed. In all
the work of our denomination.
Their laborious fidelity on the smallest
pay is entitled to deserved mention. Our
people ought to enable this board to pro-
vide larger and prompter remuneration for
such services Respectfully submitted,
The Board.
We, the auditing committee OF the
board, have examined the report OF the
financial transactions during the past year
OF Brother Everett, the corresponding sec
rotary and treasurer of .he convention. and
recommend that the same be accepted by
the convention. Auditing Committee.
DR.. j. b. Gambrell. who Is correspond
ing secretary and superintendent OF mis-
sions of the Baptist general convention,
in his address on "Our Sister Conventions,
Side by Side" said in substance:
"a convention is a means. not an end.
The end is the conversion and upbuilding
of souls. A convention just for a conven-
ton is a nuisance next in greatness to a
preacher who breaches just to preach
and church which lives just to live.
"a saloon man said he had all his means
invested in the business and he must live
told him it was not necessary, people
who outlive their usefulness are very
obstinate about dying. The two great
things for the Christian, the church and
the convention are evangelzation and edi-
fication. Our Lord did not say preach the
gospel to every one who comes to church,
go out after them. The preacher made
note of the conversion OF dozen grown
men and said dozen boys are worth
more. In the days of my weakness
bought horses. but was never weak enough
to buy a horse for what he had been Boys
make men; reach them by kindness The
strong characteristic of a dog is to like
good treatment There is some dog in all
of us-we all like good treatment ] can
get all the dogs in the community to live
with me by not cutting all the meat off
the bones l thrown In the yard.
Speaking on the colportage work, he
said "A single book has made of poor
boy great man. The country boy does
not know how to be led he never sees
saloon, theater or gambling house and is
not the worse for that
Speaking of the work OF Bible women
he said: Women do not like to tell their
troubles to men The Bible woman can
help those who are ruined by drunken
Husbands. One of the poor suffering women
goes down our streets and sees dozen
saloons on every side, all kept up by men,
and she says all men are mean as dogs
! say meaner than dogs; dogs wouldn't do
that
Speaking of Texas. he said; Il am going
to buy land here This is as good a State
as there is in the Union to go to heaven
from
OF the Baptists he said: They are not
more foolish than other people, but have
a better way OF showing it.
few minutes were given to presenting
the claims of different Baptist institutions
for the education of the Young. The con
yention then adjourned for the noon re-
cess.
An incomplete report of the committee
on enrolment was made during the inter
val of the counting of ballots in the cleo
ton of officers. The committee consisted
of Reys. n. Y. Baghy of Navasota, A. B.
ingram of Corsicana and Lucius Robert
son OF Dallas. The convention met at $50
p m. The first half hour was given 10 de-
votional exercises. conducted by L. L.
Lusk, The executive board met at that
hour 10 review the Baptist Sunday school
and cOlpnrtage work in Texas during the
past year
The following committees were appoint
ed 10 report at this session of the conven-
ton
On nomination OF new board-George w,
Truett, G. w. Mcdaniel, j. i. Dobbs, A.
NJ. Burroughs, p. NJ. Murphy.
on sunday school workW NJ. Harris,
j. II. Thorn, f. NJ. Law, DR.. Bush Jones,
A. J. Parks
on colportage work.. H. Luther. JEFF
d. Ray, b. j. Robert. A. b. Ingram, w. C.
Brown.
On institute work.. NJ. Carroll. j. L.
Mahan, r. a. Armstrong, w. r. Daniel r
l.. Fulbright
On Bible woman's work-R. T. Hanks
H. l.. Lusk w. Z. Clark, A. A. Caperton
Or. Price Cheaney.
on the convention paper, THE Helper
Isaac Sellers, X. L. Norris, Il. NJ Hunt,
p. y. Bentley. ]. +. Duncan.
On the importance of and means of Sc
curing increased contributions to the work
of the conventional. j. Walne, O.P Stark,
C. 7 Alexander, II. H. Crouch, w. II.
Bailey.
On foreign populations-R. N. Barrett,
G. d. Daniel j. NJ Kailin, e. Ammons, w.
T Hillsman.
on the negro population-John Mare, 7.
b. Harrell, j, C. f. Kyger, e. H. Park ].
b. Coleman.
on time. place and preacher for the next
conventional. C. Buckner, w NJ. Craw-
ford. j. B. Crutcher, Lucius Robertson, e.
NJ. Waller.
On programme for the conveniion--W. L.
Williams, j. 7. Franklin, II. @. Kendall,
b. NJ. Maggard, j. A. Lee.
On preaching during this convention
l.. ID. Lamkin, A. NJ. Darling, Frank
Spears, +. ID. Mcintyre, G. II, thinner
The further session of the afternoon was
devoted 10 an address by Rev. G.. D. Daniel
OF San Antonio on bible Woman's Work"
An essay was read by Mrs. A. j. Parks
of Fort Worth. which, on motion, was or
dered furnished the Baptist papers of the
State for publication,
Short addresses were made by the fol-
lowing visiting representatives: B. /.
Roberts OF the American Baptist Publishing