The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-18
coLoRgp eAPTlsTs.
Proceedings Of the Convention in Session
at Beaumont.

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at Beaumont
beaumont. Texas. october Tonight al
: O'Clock the meeting Of colored Haptsts
was opened. with Rev Il. Moore couductins
the devotional exercises. Ne read tue
Scriptures and offered prayer. The great
moderatorS rally ovorshadowcd all else,
and tho interest ran high The associa,
tops rallied first with the following re
suits; Unity association, $40; Zion associa.
ton, SlOo; La Grange association Sluo;
Texas ana Louisiana association. SilO:
East Texas association $40; uld Lana.
mark association, 500. The other assocln-
lions paid their representation fees
The individual collections ran up into the
hundreds The whole amount taken up IN
the collection was SllOO 10.
Rev : Il. J. Watson preached a very
able sermon from Eph. l. Nix.
This morning the convention was called
to order with Rev. H. T. Edwards con.
Quoting devotional exercises. The Twenty
third Psalm was read and several prayers
were offered,
Rev, T. NJ. GrIggs second Vice president
presided.
The journal was read after witch the
following officers reported;
Brother A. $. Terrell troaSu-ys, and Dr.
A, b. Chance, president OF Bishop college,
The enrolment at the school last year was
Brother George r. Carroll was then intro.
duJcd and made q good speech, az The close
Of which he announced that he had Just
agreed With Rev ". l.. Dickson supcrin
tcndcut OF the Colored Dickson Orphans
home, TO give $3.50
Aftcr q few speeches by Drs. A. H.
Grggs, T. 4. Scott, W. L. Dickson, 5. e..
Watson and a few others, thanking Mt.
George W. Carroll for his generous girts
10 Baylor school, Dickson's Orphan home
and other causes, and az the same time
showing the Imperative needs Of tho edu.
catonal work ana urging upon him the nee
ccssity of helping the work Brother Car
roll then arose and stated TO the convcp-
ton that at this time he was not IN a
position 60 make any donation, but tnat
nc would give 5000 payable February ],
1908 This donation was gladly and prayer
fully accepted, and Brother Carroll was
given assurance that the convention would
use It's best Judgment tn the expenditure
Of the money. Or. A. X. Griggs introduced
a resolution setting apart February o. 1903
at which time n great rally shall he con-
Quoted at lieNruo. Texas. Tor the purpose
Of raising means for education and the pay.
mcpt of old debts and the reception "
the $1,000, given by Brother George Carroll
Friday eycuing Rev g. W. James con-
Quoted devotional exercises. lie read the
First Psalm and prayed. Superintendent
a. r. GriggS made bis report showing the
amount collected iring the year TO be
S2Oo37 5; expended on the Geld during the
year for missionaries and current expenses,
SlN2l&tt balance on mana, ShG.AS, Inc Iol-
lowing committees were appointed:
on state and Home Missions. --RevE A. x.
Griggs. }, !. Alexander 4. =. Adams, j.
H. Hurd, r L. Fields ana T. T., Lights
On Education Rev. a. b, chance. : y.
j. Watson. g W James, +. h, McGru,
q. W. HIM J. S. Adair, A. A, Gordon
On Cooperation. Rcys n. l. scott, WIZ
liam Edwards, y. X. Washington, j. W..
White, 4, w Taw, d. Moore, r. l., Wood
ard, Z. G.. Nicholson
nenominatlonal Literature and Period
cals.- O. L. Pcrpener, u, IL Garland, A. c.
Mycms, G. J.. Mcpherson, ]. Is. PINS, II.
Jones G.. $, Smith
on State of the Country. Prof NJ. Ii.
Broylcs. L. W. Muckey, G. NJ. Butler, l..
Rccd, Dr. A. $. Jackson, NJ, c. Claihurne,
T., Hooks.
Adalr, k. &. Wills, G. n Hampton, a. 4.
Brown, j. Lister.