The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-05-12
Miunes Of the Isl. Semi.annual
Meeting of Boone COunty's Music
cOnyenfan, Apr Il, 2l, 1906.

Meeting of Boone eOunty's Music
Convention, Apr q, %, 1906.
The convention Sas called to or
der 10y the president al 10 O'Clock A.
NJ and the Capp's class led the CON
gregatiou in singing Coronation
and Bro ]. S. Pass offered the OPEN
ing prayer G. ". Floyd then led a
couple of songs.
Welcome Address by Rev. !. D. ALI
bright Response by w. X. Kirk
patrick,
The President appointed the fol-
lowing committees; Query Box
committee, Committee on Music and
committee on Resolutions. General
song service followed, led by the
eapps class
The chairman appointed Bro. b.
E Patton to lead the opening song
service after noon. The convention
then sang blessed Assurance and
was dismissed by our chaplain, Bro.
Bearden.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention was called to order at
f2:aQ p. M. by the president The
White Oak quartette of stringed IN
struments lead in the opening song
services. After prayer by the chap.
lain the Caps class gave MS 10
minGte lesson.
Bro. X. L Lee Bearden gave a 80
minute lecture on 1.-THE Influence of
Sacred Music on the Human Race. >
Texts, Eph. 5-t9 and Col. 3-16. Our
president then commented on Bro.
Beardens talk and afterwards call
ed for a report from the different
committees.
The Query Box committee report
ed 4 queries and the question. "lsit
a good plan to have contest singing
in conventions was answered in the
negative, and singing for a banner
was postponed indefinitely by vote
of the convention.
Theeommittee on resolutions ask
ed for more time and it was granted
them. The committee on music sub
mitted the following report; I'VE
the committee on music, advise that
all irreigious music be barred from
all our conventions, and we urge the
cultivation ofour musical talent i'll
all Church, SUNDAY School and Sa-
cred song service There followed
a discussion of the report.
Harrison and White Oak were put
in nomination for next convention,
next October. Through Bro. Bear
denis influence Harrison got the con-
vention by large vote. The chair
man then appointed committee on
program for Sunday, April %.
After a song the convention was
dismissed by chaplain to meet at 9
A. M. Sunday.
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION.
The convention was again called
to order by our president at $50 and
song No. 102 in Gleanings of Praise
was sung by Capps class and prayer
was offered by Bro. W. X. Kirk
patrick. The Capps class then sang
10 minutes. Our president then gave
us Il lecture, after which we had a o
mi8ptes recess.
blouse was called to order and the
Clpps @ass sang No 1872. The
Vfllex8prings class sang Nos. l22,
1874 and a in The Gospel Cleaner.
The report of the committee on res
olution was thea called for. They
submitted resolutions OF the 5
resolutions presented for consdera-
ton. the resolution to adopt a text
boob for our convention, was post
ponded until the October convention
The resolution to have quarterly in
stead of semi-annual meetings was
defeated. The resolution providing
for Friday evening and Saturday and
Sunday meetings for our convention
was lost The resolution to adopt
the report of the committee On music
was adopted
Amendment No 1 offered to cut
out the office of lecturer from our
constitution, passed and became a
part of our constitution.
The resolution offered by the dele
gates to the Capps community and
the one also offered the convention
and delegates by the Caps commu-
nifty, were overlooked by the secre-
tary and were not read. The con
vention then had recess until after
noon.