The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1909-01-13
THE WORKERS INSTITUTE
Sunday Was a Great Day at the First
Baptist Church In This City.
JUDGE BOARD MADE TALK.
Other Splendid Addresses and Ser
mons Delivered by Prominent
Speakers.

Sunday was the closing day OF the
Workers Institute OF Central Texas.
which had been In session at the First
Baptist church In this city since Fri
day morning II was great day.
Each service was attended by large
congregations, and the sermons and
discourses were every one OF the very
highest order. They were delivered by
IN ablest men we have. Men OF great
learning. OF profound study and re
search. and whose learning has been
enriched by years Of personal expe'
rlence, and whose lives are directed
by God. and whose souls are aflame
with the great central and controlling
thought TO do something worth while
for the Master
Every service during the Institute
was splendid. and II was indeed a
great pity that the weather was so
cold during the first two days that
only few OF our citizens could at
tend.
The services opened yesterday morn
ing at s:45 with a great Sunday school
rally led by Mr.. Albert Bullock. OF
Harvey. Mr.. Bullock IL still a young
man. hut has made a close study OF
Sunday school work for several years.
and is at the head OF the organized
Sunday school work in Brazos county.
He Is an enthusiast on the subject. and
his enthusiasm Is impaired TO others,
giving his work power and effective
ness. Other splendid talks were made
to the Sunday school by Dr. A. J. Bar
ton, secretary OF the state education
al commission. Rev. f. c. Routh. ed
ltor OF the South Texas Baptist a'
San Antonio. and Rev. d. r. Piveto
head OF the Baptist sanitarium At
Houston.
The II o'clock sermon was deliv
cred by DR.. ]. F. Love. assistant sec
retary Of the Home Mission board. o.
Atlanta. with headquarters at Dallas
His theme was the death and resur
direction OF Christ as an atonement to
our sins. II was great theme. II
fact the greatest that has ever en-
gagged the serious consideration o
mortal man. and the Interpretation
given II by DR.. Love. was master
piece. He proved himself TO be
master builder. and using the grea
gospel truths OF the scriptures as re
vealed by divine inspiration. he con
structed an edifce that stood fortl
finished and complete. from the grea
foundation stones to the erowninl
dome, that shines with splendor Il
the everlasting sunlight OF truth.
The afternoon service opened at
O'Clock with prayer by Rev. S. "
Kendrick. The subject under oonsit
Grafton was the Bryan Baptist AcaC
emy. and the speakers were Judge A
G. Board and DIR. A. J. Barton.
II Judge Board spoke on the "Benef
OF the School to Bryan" He sal
no man past fifty. could AFFORD to mis-
an opportunity TO do good. and "a
that reason he had accepted the II
vitation to speak in behalf OF III
school. We all recognize how th
school has struggled. and how fe
have helped Il In the struggle. Ther
ara ,wo sIdes IN the question. II
dual-the moral and the fnancia
Who can measure or estimate the Il
fluence Of a Christian woman In an
community There never was a tim
when this influence was so necessar
In Bryan. He was utterly disguise
by the frivolIty OF our young men an
young women who were constant
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