, 1908-09-09
MEMBERS OF DENOMINATION IN
STATE HOLDING SEVENTH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
IN THIS CITY.
ofHcers Elected at Morning Session
Today n Considerable Business
Of Interest Disposed of-sunday
School Missionaries to Cover state
and coIporter to Travel From
Point to Point In Wagon.

The seventh annual meeting of the
Wyoming Baptist State convention be
gan at 1880 last night, with an address
Of welcome on behalf OF the First Bap
list church of this city, where the ses.
sions are held, by Rev. Lansdell, pastor
sof the church, and on the part of the
University OF Wyoming oy Dr.. Aven
Nelson. DR.. Nelson referred to the re
Plation Of the university to the churches
and the people End his address was
heartily received. The response was
made by Rev. w. D. Howell of Basin.
There was a good attendance and much
interest in the first session. The pres
ident, Rev. w. H. Fitzgerald of Chey-
enne, appointed committees on enroll
ment and nominations. The committee
on enrolment consists of Rev. G. Cliff
ford Cress of Evanston, w. H. Pea.
body of Laramie, and Rev. A. /. Jones
Of Sheridan. The committee reported
this morning the enrolment of twenty
foul representatives of the churches in
the state.
Convention OFFICERS.
The nominating committee consists
OF Rev. w. R. Howell of Basin, Rev.
George White OF Salt Lake, the mis-
sionary for Utah and Wyoming, and
Rev. G. P. Davis of Cheyenne. The
committee today reported the follow
ing nominations for officers and they
were elected by the convention, in
each cas- without opposition:
President-Rev. Fitzgerald of Chey-
enne.
Vice President-A. A. Aikens.
Secretary and General Missionary
for Wyoming-Rev. George l.. White
of Salt Lake.
Recording Secretary Miss Alice
Holiday of this city.
Treasurer. C.. Whipple Of Chey-
enne.
Board Of Managers-Rev. R. A. Lans-
dell of Laramie, L. G. Guyer Of Sheri-
dan. Rev. G. A. Hertzog Of Laramie,
1. M. Sigler Of Gillette and W. H. Pea
body of Laramie.
The convention sermon was deliver
ed last night by Rev. G. Clifford Cress
of Evanston, and vas a very accepta.
BILE address indeed.
Morning Session.
The business of the convention be-
gan in earnest today. Dean Bode of
st. Matthews cathedral and Rev. A.
c. Hogbin of the Presbyterian church
were introduced and received as visi.
tors. There was a larger attendance
OF Representatives than at the evening
meeting and many people from the
city were present. The reports, of the
two committees on enrolment and
nominations were presented and adopt.
ed, the new officers being indicted into
place. Rev. Fitzgerald was reelected
but thanked the convention for the
great honor.
The report of the general missionary
was read and adopted. 1t told OF the
work being done among the churches
and of the excellent progress made by
the denomination in the state.
VIII Canvass The State.
Rev. Joe P. Jacobs Of Kansas City
district secretary of the American Bap
fist Publication society, delivered an
address along the lines of operation
Of that society. the address being full
of interest to the members Of the con
vention and visitors.
AS q result Of the address by Mr..
Jacobs. 1t was decided to divide the
state into two districts, comprising the
southern and northern sections. and to
appoint a Sunday school missionary
for each district. For the southern
district DR.. E. M. Stephenson Of Dem
g was named and w. N. Clark will
have charge Of the northern field.
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