Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20

AgY ao.as Baptist convention was
- to order Saturday morning at
,g@ o,ocl by President John Ayers OF
or Smith. After a short devotional
.orvice the convention went at onc%
H. the hearing Of the reports.
Bnv. J. f. Love. secretary of the eN-
acrtiye board and missionary socre'a-
for the state was introduced and
~ omitted the r,'2ert Of ,ha state @N-
scutfye board for the work done by all
7dpartHen,s for the year.
MI rhs. report is as follows. and 4 suia4
. ~ almost tlse entire work Of he con
#ssventien:
l Il IS our pleasure TO report TO you
81 asomaWhat tn Times which we have
7 done during tie year. Noa and you'
below 1aborers for Christ in
~, ,rcbes of Arkansas have mada= HE
srecord which YOU face today. ""
51aye watched you with pride in your
snfrorts to make tl.i cfferI WorihA. of
u yourselves and worthy cf your Lord,
.nd we are glad that so many q y9n
r. her today to hear of the r5'sul' S
Rof your combined labors, We cohsrat-
s1nTate you upon what You have don.
Nh spirit in which you have done il
ana io;n YOU in thankfulness fer il
divine favor which has been upon you
and your work,
s@ Tho loyalty of our people to our
Amission work has been fully tested
ft;s year. There has been an unprece-
Shentf.l combination Of circumstances,
Sa(verse both to missionary contflpu-
s1fions and evangelistic results. Be
cidos the increased missionary obil-
cations several important objects have
shean before our people during the year
asking for financial aid. To all these
Won have made a cheerful and lib
ra1 rosnonse. The accomplishment
Sof great things always create eonh-
dence in ones ability to do greater
fhiHcs. Other things being equal
large gifts to other objects would not
have diminished, but increased your
Contributions to missions. There is
still left of the Lords portion enough
to supply all the needs {. his cause
NHe never makes demands upon us
la5vth0nt giving us ability to meet them.
we increase our capacity to do by dc
Ing. our ability to overcome by over
sscomine. The use of any faculty or
bower given us but adds new acquire
ISment of strength. Gifts 10 other good
Objects make our people strong and
supple in benevolent activity. But
Afhere have been some really adverse
Nconditions. Following alomst immeel-
sately upn large gifts and subscrip-
Hons to other departments of on"
y work a portion of tho sta g was Wis
Sited by foods which turned to naush1
aaiaree expenditures in agriculture,
SSpoiling the first and second paintings
;;aaand entailng heavy loss upon many Of
sACur people, not only in the country dis
8stricts but in towns as Wei. The year
has been distinctly poll ical. and a
Apolifcal year is considered unfayora-
Sble to spirituality, evangelistic sue
cess, and Christian liberality. The
'slair at st. Louis has further diverted
,oht ,F fp1- nf
congregations some of the most prom.
Anent workers and liberal contributors
sajust at the time our campaign was a
sEa crisis. and has absorbed many
Ethousands of dollars held in trust by
the Lords people These things have
gconstitl1ed serious barriers and
MaGainst which we have been able to
Ssave the day only by the answering
#loyalty of cur pastors and churches.
NTh6. report which we bring you is a
ssmonument to your fidelity.
n Missionary Receipts.
u The missionary receipts for the year
ss@have been as follows:
SForeign missions .......... s4,971.4s
%Home missions .......... 3,572.52
#State missions ........... S.654.aO
NJ (otal .................. $1719S.o2
To thu above is added $4,S500O con
gtributed to Arkansas by the hon.e mis-
gslon board and $500 each by the home.
8and foreign boards on secretary's sal
Nary and office expenses.