The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12

pills, 1867; Bibles ard Testaments dis
tributsd, 1912; tracts distributed, 1884,
$50. The total amount OF cash received
during the year for the regular work OF
the board has besn $75,366,6S III add-
ton to this the board has received
special annuity gift of $4,000, which makes
the actual amount OF cash received $79,-
3666S, All of the States except one. show
an increase in cash contributions over last
year. Says the report, one OF the thags
which greatly complicates the problems
in the large cities of the South as well as
in some of our rural districts is the fact
that a foreign population is rapidly find
ing It's way into them, with all their for
eign IDEAS as to civil and religious ma;-
tens, And it is safe to say that in no ons
OF these cities is the State board equal 10
grapple properly with the situation. New
Orleans stands today sad reminder OF
What it means TO have failed to concen
tiate upon a growing city the
forces that might have properly
evlngelizei it with its growth With
in the last year Memphis has awak-
ened to the fact that she is going rapidly
the same way and that unless something
is done speedily the situation in Memphis.
now so promising will be as discouraging
a. is that OF New Orleans.
The negroes are beginning to realize
that Southern Christians are their friends
and that Southern people, with whom they
have lived all their lives understand them
better than any others can. They are
now turning TO us for help as never be-
fore the war. Neither can we, longer ex-
cure ourselves from helping on the plea
of poverty. We earnestly beg the con-
vention to take up the special question
and ii possible formulate some plan for
solving it. The existence Of nearly TO-
Geo. 900 of negroes in our very midst, over
one-thrd OF our entire population, and mi
the condition in which the negroes are, is
not a problem that convention like ours
can afford longer TO practically ignore,
The board also urged persistent work
among the mountaineers Of the South and
the people of Cuba.
The report OF the board of foreign mis-
s!ons for the past year revealed ia
churches. 155 out-stations. torty-one male
and ffty-three female missionaries, while
twenty-nine natives have been ordained;
the membership is 6537. while in the sun
day school there are 2i0S.
While the men OF the church were busy
the Womens Missionary Union celebrated
it's 12Sth anniversary as an auxiliary TO
/ the Southern Baptist convention,
| Mrs w. f. Massey led the opening exer-
! cises and Mrs NJ. G. Thompson of Arkan
( sas welcomed the delegates. the response
! being made by Mrs. L. B. Savers Of
Kentucky.
Mrs. Charles A. Stockley Of Washington
+ D. c., president OF the union, made a
speech Rev. Dr. T. Kerfoot. corresponds
ine secretary of the Home Mission board
talked Of the work in the departments
There was a conference on successin
state Methods" led by Mrs. =. S. Davis
of Texas The ladies' were limited to
1 three minute speeches.
The convention reassembled at O'Clock
tonight. the Auditorium being taxed TO
its utmost capacity. The chief feature
was the annual sermon. which, was de-
livered by Rev, ]. ]. Taylor OF Norfolk
Va. His text was taken from Matthew
thirty-eighth chapter fourth and nth
verses whence has this man wisdom"
His sermon was a eulogy Of the life anf
character ot Christ from the manger Il
the cross.