The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-24
BAPTISTS HAD
A SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION
TWENTY-FIVE ANNUAL SESSION
OF THE PENSACOLA BAY AS
ISOLATION AT CORA WAS
LARGELY ATTENDED.

Probably the best attended and most
successful annual session of the Pen-
sacola Bay Baptist Association ever
held was the one which convened Fri
day morning at Cora and closed sun
day afternoon. Several thousand peo-
pie attended the convention and some
splendid sermos were preached, while
the reports of all the different branches
of the church work were very encour-
aging.
The most pronounced feature and
the one most discussed was the deVel-
opment work for West Florida planned
by the State Mission Board at Gaines
Vile. DR.. S. B. Rogers, secretary OF
the board, was present end in pow
erful and forcible manner presented
the condition of Florida from a re-
ligious point of view, reviewing the
work which had been done and calling
attention to that which should be done.
Rev. J. F. Fillingim, of Bluff Springs,
was elected moderator and presided
over the convention, while Rev. Eugene
R Pendleton, Of Pensacola, was elected
secretary, and J. Ed Williams, of this
city. was elected treasurer. Judge E.
D. Beggs, also OF Pensacola, Is chair
man Of the executive board.
The association comprises twenty
six churches, including the Pensacola
Baptist churches, and practically all OF
them were well represented at this,
the twenty fifth annual session. The
churches represented are mainly in Els
Gambia and Santa Rosa counties.
DR.. e. Y. F. Golden, Of Arcadia
editor of the Florida Baptist Witness,
was present and preached a splendid
sermon, which was greatly enjoyed by
preachers and laymen.
Splendid speeches were made on the
progressive work and the temperance
question by Rev. Eugene r. Pendleton
and Judge E. D. Beggs.
Moline was selected as the place for
the holding of the convention next year
and Rev. Eugene r. Pend1eton was
appointed to preach the opening ser
mon.
The complete program of the con-
vention was as follows:
Friday, Oct. %.
10 a. nj. Religious exercises. 2.
Read letters and enroll messengers.
3. Elect moderator, clerk and treas
urer. 4. Report Of committee on pro-
gram. 5. Call for petitionary letters.
s. Fix hours of meeting and adjourn
ing. 7. Receive correspondence and
visitors. 8. Return correspondence
g.. Appoint special committees on re-
ligious exercises, finance and obitu-
aries.
IL a. m.-Report on state missions;
committee, J. w. Senterfitt. J. G. Hud-
son, and address by Dr. S. B. Rogers,
corresponding secretary Of state board
OF missions.
1880 p. m--Meeting OF retiring exec
utivs board.
2 p. MI. Report on periodicals
and publications; committee, r. Wyche,
w. R. Diamond, and address by DR.. E.
z. T. Golden. editor OF Florida Baptist
Witness. 2. Report OF the executive
board. 8. Report Of treasurer. 4.
Report on associated missions; com
mittee, E. D. Beggs, R J. Brewton. 8.
Elect executive board.
p. nj. Introductory sermon by
Rev. r. Wyche. 2. Report on wom-
ans work; committee, B. Bitch, N. T.
Cardwell.
Saturday, Oct. II.
$3.50 m.-Meeting OF new execu-
tive board.
9 a. nj. Select time and place of
next meeting. 2. Select minister to
preach next Introductory sermon 8.
Appoint committees to report at next
session. 4. Report on Columbia Col
lege; committee, P. NJ. Galloway, z. L.
Bowman. 5. Report on orphanage;
committee, J. T. Diamond, ]. B. Bryars.
IL a. m.-Preaching.
2 p. m.-Woman's meeting, place to
be selected.
y. Ill. miscellaneous. z. Re-
port on home missions; committee. J.
A. Abbott, T. E. Virgins. 8. Report
from new executive board. 4. Report
on obituaries.
p. nj. Preaching. 2. Report
on foreign missions; committee, J. T.
Diamond, R. ]. Bowman
Sunday, Oct q.
9 a. MI. Report on Sunday
school work; committee. A. P. Hardee,
]. E. Williams. 2. Report on B. Y. p.
U. work; committee r. r. Beale, D.
NJ. Merritt.
IL a. m.-Preaching.
2 p. MI. Report on temperance:
committee, E. r. Pendleton, G. NJ.
Gentry. 2. Report of finance COM
mittee. 8. Adopt minutes and pay
clerk. 4. Adjourn.