The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-08
THE BAPTIST WORKERS.
The WOman's Missionary Board Doing
Great Work.
INTERESTING STATISTICS PRESENTED.
The State Convention Proper Begins To-
morrow--The Meetings So Far Held
Only Preliminary.

Fort Worth, Texas, November 1.-THE
second day Of the Baptist preachers con
ference opened This morning In the Chris
tian tabernacle, he attendance being very
large. Devotional exercises were led by
Or. Rancom. after which Dr. Robert &
Seymour Of Philadelphia delivered SER
mon on Reasons Why / Believe IN the
sunday School He went on 70 state the
obstacles that rise In the way Of the sun
day school worker. and demonstrated the
great need OF revival IN sunday schoo,
work. lie reviewed the Sunday-school
movement IN England under Robert Raikes,
showing how II thrived Ia the face Of ali
difficulties He said that S3 per cent OF
the new members OF the Baptist church
last year came through the sunday school
An address on 'The sunday School as an
Eyaugenc Society" was delivered by Or.
H. T. Hanks Of Caldwell who said that
there were 1000 Baptist schools In Texas,
with a membership OF over G0O00 pupils,
other ministers who spoke were Revs.
Scarborough OF Abilene and George Nc
Daniels or Temple. Tomorrow the state
convention proper OF the Baptists of Texas
Will convene.
The convention Of the Baptist, woman's
Mission Workers began this morning with
Mrs Splawu OF Bonham leading tDc de-
votiona exercises Airs c. a. MestproOk
reHd a report on the work OF the children IN
the mission neld There are thirty sun
beam bands Ia the State. and last year they
raised nearly $40O Tor various church pur
poses. Mrs Bagby Of NaVasota, chairman
OF the committee on temperance, read re
port which brought out sensational state
ment 1t was that mothers ought "a for
bid their daughters from keeping company
with young men who are incorporate.
A resolution was introduced condemning
the use Of alcohol In any way; also the use
Of tobacco by preachers, as tending 10 les
sen their good Influence.
Dr.. T.. l.. Bomar, the assistant secretary
Of he foreign mission board. made 4 short
address on the duty OF the mission workers
for the current year. He hoped they would
see their way clear to sustain the women
missionaries now in the held and those who
nhy go during the year. II was Glso rec
emmended thar the Christmas offerings be
devoted TO the work in China. He wanted
a good Offering from Teas this Christmas.
The third recommendation looks 20 the
building Of more comic table quarters IN
China FOR the single women missionaries.
lhe largest forve of workers Is there ana
the quarters IN Canton owned by the board
are unhealthy. There are about nft re
women missionaries, Fourteen az the mis-
and ten from Texas. Thirty one thousand
dollars were given last year by the women
81 the South for foreign missions, and he
hoped the time was near at nHnd wien
Texas alenc would give that much. Or.
GambIell was introduced as the Moses 81
the mission work In Texas He said In
u
$500 Baptist churches ia Texas spd eighty
! three had been organized this year Tue
missionaries had huptised 2BAi converts
during the year. and did rot think they
/ had bnpused oue-tepth Of the total. All
| OF the churches should be. IS most OF them
| are. missionary churches, tnat is wusRmg
! Ia all branches OF mission work. For state
/ missions last year SJJ, 500 were raised and
! the collections the last quarter were S4o,
| 666 II There were thirty or forty col
! portuers In the beld. He gave especial
| htanks for the boxes sent 20 the frontier
missionaries He stated that the total Bap-
/ list membership in Texas was over 2O0, 600.
| contributions and hoped the churches
| would adopt the same plan.
! The committee old ministers relief
| reported. The chairman, Mrs. Hanks. read
! the report. IL began with The statement
! that II was singular that the sentiment 10
favor Of caring for the ola ministers had
| such q strong hold on tuejr minds and such
q weak hold on their pockgtbo0ks. Last
| year hut So 20 were collected for this pur-
pose. il was recommended that NJ least
! one collection p year be made for this fund,
and she CIought one a quarter would not
! be too much.
! Before Adjournment the woman's mission
/ President. Mrs. W L. Williams. Dallas (;
! recording secretary. Mrs f. $. Davis, Dal-
| las: treasurer. Mrs. j. j. Smith Dallas:
CORES pOuding secretary. Mrs, X, b. Gam
! brill Dallas. executive board. Mechanics h.
\ Boren c H. Briggs, G w. rruit.
George Leachman. A. f. Rcddock. Dallas
W B. Harrison, J Z. Wheat, Fort Worth;
Lancaster; b j. Robert, superintendent OF
Sunbeam board.
The next convention Will be held where
the State Preachers association Is held.