Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-24
C0L0RE0 B. Y. P. j.
CONVENTION

Inc wednesday morning session or
the colored State Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union convention opened with a
crowded house and the devotional
service was highly inspiring. Such
songs as Blessed Assurance "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds" etc, gave
great enthusiasm. f. F.. Abram of
Hearne read a paper, How Succeed
in B. Y. p. U. Work" Then a paper
was read by Miss NJ. NJ. James of Nav
asota; subject, "The B. Y. p. u. a
Training School" This paper was
roundly applauded, especially on the
saying that young people, unframed,
should not be expected to do any real
effective work, and of those whom we
can reasonably expect real, genuine
service must be trained, and God de-
mands it of us"
Rev. F. r. Barnwell of Beaufort, S.
c.; Prof. w. NJ. Moore of Gainesville
and Bro. Fowler of Arizona discussed
the paper.
The choir Joined the congregation
in singing Must Jesus Bear the Cross
AlOut anu All llt WOTIu NIO fTep
The scripture lesson was then read by
Rev. I. w. Waters of Galveston. after
which solo was sung by Rev. DIR. f.
r. Barnwell of South Carolina-"He
viii Hold Me Fast" Then a duet was
sung by Prof w. NJ. Lewis of Fort
Worth and Mrs. J. e. II. Johnson OF
Ennis-'1 Surrender ALL" Rev. p. w.
Wesley then offered prayer.
President s. j. Williamson then in
well chosen words introduced the
speaker Of the morning in the person
of Rev. l.. X Williams. TIL b.. presi-
dent of the Baptist Missionary and
Educational Convention of Texas and
dean of theology of Fort Worth Indus
trial and Mechanical College, who has
won for himself national fame and
prominence. Then it was that the con-
vention gave him a great ovation as
he came forth. He read for his text
the second clause of the twenty-ninth
verse of the thirty-second chapter of
Genesis: Tell me, | pray thee, thy
name" Subject: The Unknown.
Known" Among many things he said:
The most names in this world are
misleading. The tallest man | ever
saw was named Short. A very young
looking man is called Gray. But this
has not always been true. for Moses
was named with much significance.
and for that matter Abraham Isaac
and Jacob and many others were
named significantly. Jesus was named
significantly The Savior of the
World"
He argued that when God went
down to talk with Jacob, meeting him
long ways from home, out in the
wilderness alone. as his head rested
upon Il rock, God went to Jacob for
the purpose of knocking his hip out
Of place God must change our old,
its us today is to knock our joints out
of place. Cost must change our old
mean, sinful hearts, must take out the
murderous, jealous spirit and place in
our hearts instead love. His love, or
we can never love our brother, love
our neighbor, love our enemy, love the
world. God changes us and leaves us
here in the world, but living above it,
apart from the world living the life
that He (God) has put in us, to shine
through the bodies, the acts of the
bodies, and this life which is God. God
being love, we are still forced to ask
God, What is Thy name?" God IS
love and when God gets in our hearts.
or puts love in our hearts, which is
God, and as Gods love, God permeates
our whole lives, the world will be en-
abled to see God through us.
The sermon was one of the most in
teresting heard for years. Rev. DR.. A.
Barbour moved that the whole sermon
be published in pamphlet form
Rev. Dr. J. Tolver of Washington.
d. c., one of the greatest living evan
lists in the world. was introduced and
was given a great ovation. He made
a strong appeal to the Baptists to
stand by the doctrine as it is in Gods
word. The reception was royal.