The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-24
AID YOUNG MINISTERS
Liberal Subscription Taken TO
Aid Foreign Missions
Bac0ne and the Acad-
emy Receives
Help.


Territorial convention yesterday was
opened by devotional services led by
Rev. Tnrnage,
Discussion the report Of the Execu-
tive Board was continued, the report
being flnanally adopted without
change.
Rev. A. G. Washburn, chairman,
presented the report Of the commit
tee on Territorial Missions. The re-
port was discussed and adopted.
The committee on Sunday School
and Bible work presented report for
the year that ellcited much discussion
that had not ended when the recess
for supper was taken.
In the evening the devotional exer-
cises were led by Rev. J. NJ. b. Gresh-
am, OF Kiowa. Another large audi
ence was present and the singing was
excellent.
Dr. NJ. F. Hunt, Of Kansas City,
spoke Interestingly on the Sunday
school work.
DR. B. ID. Gray, Of Atlanta, Ca, and
Or f. f Chivers, Of New York, spoke
on Home Missions
The session today opened at $50
O'Clock thirty minutes being devoted
to devotional services led by Rev. D.
F. King.
Dr. Bomar, Of Richmond, Va, rep
resentlng the Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions, addressed the convention. The
gentleman is an eloquent divine, and
his talk" was SO interesting as TO
command the rapt attention OF his
hearers.
Rev. J. c. F. Kyger, Of Waco, Tex,
an evangelist, spoke Of his work and
OF a popular song book
In the absence Of Secretary Blake,
Rev. J. II. Scott, Of Bacone, was Sc
lected 70 serve temporarily
The report OF the committee on
Sunday school work was unanimously
adopted.
The committee ON Christian and
Ministerial education submitted its
report, presented by Rev. J. II. Scott,
chairman.
A general discussion was had DR..
Scott leading. To aid young minis
ters to secure better educations the
sum Of 81 900 was subscribed to be di-
vided between the Indian School at
Bacone and the Cherokee Academy at
Tahlequah.
Rev. VIM. Crawford, Of Ardmore,
presented the report Of the committee
on Foreign Missions and led the dis
cusslon participated in by Rev. l. n.
Clark and Or. Bomar. A liberal sub
scription was taken for missions
During the discussion Of the report
OF the committee on Religious Wor-
ship several hundred dollars worth Of
stock in the Western Baptist, a paper
printed at South McAlester by a
stock company, was subscribed. :
The convention then took a recess :
until O'Clock.
Following are the committees not
published yesterday:
Christian and Ministerial Education
~, H. Scott. w, j. Pack, w. T. Can g
trell, J. NJ. Freeman, J. L. Walker,
W. W Chancellor, VIM. Crawford, T.
J. Ballard, B. r. Wood
Relious Literature-J. L. Walker,
J. W. Slater, ]. 5. Thomas, II. c.
G. G. Harris, C. c. Peak, F
NJ Overlees.
Woman's Work-W. L. A. Stran- !
berg, .. II. link, F. NJ. Smith, Miss !
Bessie Hill A. f. Row, W. II. Conn, 7
Mrs G. A. Davidson. :
Baptist Young Peoples Union-A. .
2. Stewart, T. W. Kennedy, II. G. Il
II. NJ. Bennett, Meada De
7ossett, Daisy Nichols, Ad. Bollinger
= II. Carter. s.
Tempennce-W. W. Chancellor, L. 7
" Wright, f. r. Smith, ]. T. Upton n
\. G. Newson, J. NJ. Freeman. Z
Obituaries-J. S. Mmrow, ". G. p