The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-24
BAPTISTS HOLD
CONVENTION HERE
MEETING or SOUTHEAST TEXAS
ASSOCIATION IN PROGRESS
AT LOCAL CHURCH.
RtPORTS SUBMITTED YESTERDAY
Meeting VIII Adjourn This Evening
But Number Of Pastors viii Re-
main and Preach To-
r-. morrow.

80 - .F.,
Yesterday was busy day with the
Southeast Texas Baptist association
which Is in session at Tho First hap
list church here. Forenoon, after
noon aud evening sessions were held
with large attondanccs at each. Dur.
ing the day the reports Of committees
appointed the day previous were re-
ociyod aud discussed, In the evening
the delegates listened Ia n temperance
sermon. While the meetings now be-
ing held are those attendant upon the
convention at the association tho
doors are omen Ia all aud everyone
In Beaumont Interested In the work
q; the Baptist church IN this section
on la the world generally Is cordially
invited Ia attend.
The meeting last night was planned
g. be- quite extensive and was 50 Ia
~ the program presented was con
ccrncd The attendance was not "a
great ms was anticipated, however, ow'
ing Ia the temperance meeting M idc
Methodist church, where Mrs. A. &.
ZcbneL the noted temperance evan
gelih iccturcd. The sessions Of the
convention will continue today and
formal adjournment will probably be
INA tonight. A number of the pastors
who are delegates will stay over ahd
will probably occupy some OF Beau
nIont's pulpits Sunday.
The meeting now being held Is the
eighteenth annual convention of the
association. II IL the custom of the
association To p.Oyidc committees on
various religious subjects on the first
day of the session and have these com
mittees report during the remaining
days OF the convention. THIS was
done Thursday afternoon. Yesterday
Tnany of the committees reported. En-
tcnsive and interesting discussions
followed the reports in each instance,
Further reports will be made today.
The convention met yesterday
morning at . o'clock with President
r. II. Feagin of this city in the chaif
as moderator. The first report re-
ceived was on "'rhc Sin of Covcteous'
ness" II was presented by the chair
man of the committee on that sub
joct, Rev. T. NJ. Bentley of Dewey
vile. Mr.. Bentley gave dn instruct
i've talk on the subject and was fol
lowed by number Of delegates, who
spoke briefly. The report of the com
niittee on the location of the assOcia-
tons executive board was next taken
up. Previously the board has had no
permanent location. After consider
able discussion it was decided to To-
cate It in Beaumont and to make pro,
,., f,,,. ,tt. ara lipat a
influential and active body of bust
ness men.
This concluded the forenoon session
Al 2 o'clock the afternoon session was
called to order and the report OF the
committee on state Missions" was
taken up. The report was submitted
by Rev. M. Stephenson of Orange.
The report dealt with the missionary
work of the Baptist church in Texas,
showing what had been done in the
past. how it had been done and what
was hoped for in the future. An eX-
tended discussion followed the sub
mission Of the report The second re
port received in the afternoon was on
Foreign Mission Work" and was
submitted by Rev G. w. Mccall of
Beaumont.
M. Mccall took up the foreign mis-
sons Of the church from the stand
point of what the church Is doing
abroad and what the Baptsts of this
particular section are doing towards
helping in the work. The church is
working in seven fields through the
Southern Mission Board Of the Bap.
fist church at Richmond, Va. The
.t,,.lN .,,1,. A.
gontine Republic. Africa. Japan and
China. Mr.. Mccall said much good
was being accomplished, especially in
China. and that the church in this sec
tion was helping well but should do
more.
The report of the committee On
Education" was submitted by Rev.
Mr.. Bentley of the committee, the
chairman. Rev. ThoO. lIcisig of this
city being absent. The report stated
that the church has now seven col
lcgcs In this state. with an attendance
at over 1000 pupils and psuncrty val
ucd at about Sl.OOO00O. The chief
educational institution. Baylor Eaiyc ,
S.tv. at Waco. contains 600 students
and is in very flourishing condition
Roy. ]. \. Smart Of this city sub.
mitted a report on Home Missions.
Which include those of the entire
rcuth and Cuba. The pastor aid Nh,
work was progressing satisfactorily
An extensive and interesting discus
sion followed the rcpo I. Last eve
ming a temperance lecture was de-
livcrod by Mr.. Ioscphus Cheney Of
Dallas The evening before So
mon on "BrothCrly Love" was preach
al by Rev. Bentley