The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-26
THE PRESIDENT NAMES
WORKING COMMITTEES
Texas Negro Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Convention Gets Down
to Work in Earnest.

The Texas Negro Baptist Foreign
missionary convention opened the
second days session Thursday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. The attendance
was large and the workers seemed
very much interested in the pro-
ceedings.
Rev. Fl. r. Wilson took charge
and conducted praise service. The
songs, Have Thy Affections Been
Nailed to the Cross" LET Jesus
Come into Your Heart Where
! the Sun May Be Shining" and
Lord, I'm Coming Home,'' were
sung and prayers were offered by
DR.. A. t. Stewart and Revs. J.. E.
Smith and T. B. Williams.
President Lights then took charge
and suggested that at the opening
tof the afternoon session the conven-
ton should engage in short praise
and Thanksgiving service over the
great triumph of righteousness in
the victory of DR.. J. Frank Norris
achieved by his acquittal of the In
dictment in the Tarrant county
court.
Mrs H. Merchant, assistant sta
tistfcal secretary, was introduced |
and made brief statement about
the work.
Working committees were ap-
pointed as follows
Resolutions. S. Simmons,
chairman; r. G. Riley, J. F. Rice,
T. B. Williams, Mrs. L. Harlston.
Presidents Annual Address-H.
w. Bendy, chairman.
Sunday School Missions-D. A
Scott, chairman; w. NJ. Robinson,
H. Littleton, w. T. Bolden, Mrs.
w. A. Sharkie.
B. Y. P. U. Work.. E. Boyd,
hartman; w. d. Hill, DR.. e. w. ID.
saac, p Washington. J. w. Cobb
A. Mcpherson.
Foreign Missions Rev. P. w.
Wesley, chairman; DIR. A. S. Jack
On, W. T. Bartlett, DR.. A. RI
riggs, d. e. Murff.
Pagan Countries. A, Weaver
hartman; DR.. A. I. Stewart, G. G.
uford, A. A. Gordon, Mrs. Fannie
arroli, A. c. Capers, P. Washing
in, I. G. Clifton.
organization of the World Felix I
ones, chairman; ]. E. Smith, ]. c.
weeney, w. H. Burrell.
World-Wide Prohibitions. M.
riggs. chairman; ]. w Bailey. r.
= Francis, Fl. w Bendy. j. III
Goodwin.
State Missions-J w. Bailey.
chairman; II. R. Wilson. d. II. Shiv-
ers, P. w. Wesley, L. X. Williams.
E. e. Harper.
Griggs, chairman; J. E. Smith, w
Fl. Johnson, j. A. Brown, Mrs. Fam
lie Shaddock II
Among those introduced and who
made remarks were the following:
]. w. Blair, A. N. Canada and A.
:. Harper.
Following partial report by the
;ommtitee on finance and enroll
nent Rev. II. r. Wilson led a very
warm spiritual praise service.
Rev. l.. A. Weaver read as a scrip
-ure lesson Rev. 2:1-10, after which
the congregation sang, My Soul Be
on Thy Guard" Rev. A A. Gordon
offered the prayer.
Rev. T. B. Williams of Navasota
preached very able sermon from
the text, Rev. 3:S. Subject, AN
Open Door to the Harvest Field"
The afternoon session of the con-
vention began at $3.50 o'clock. Rev
w. D. Hill, the vice president, open
ed the session and after the devo-
tional services were conducted, j.
NJ. Codwell read paper on the sub
ject, "Soudan's Resources and Re-
ligion." Reys. d. e. Murff, p w. |
Wesley and A, Barbour spoke to
the paper.
Rev. II. NJ. Edwards of Texarkana
read a paper on How to Enlist Our
Churches In Our Foreign Mission
| Work"
Rev. P. w. Wesley introduced
Rev. D. E. Murff, the returned mis-
sionary from Cape Town, South
Africa, who made very interesting
address on the work he has been en-
gagged in doing the past six years
| Prominent among the late arriv-
ais are Revs. r. B. Francis, A. L.
Boone, j. c. Clifton, j. j. Goodwin,
lC. G. Choice, J. ]. Alexander, A. T,
Moore, B. ]. Brown, w. R. Tolever
of Oklahoma, A. G. Capers, J. e.
Boyd, C. C. Buford, r. ID. Canedy,
Prof NJ ]. Johnson, Mrs. l. Miller
and many others.
The State Baptist Historical con-
ference held its closing session
Thursday morning just ahead of the
opening of the convention. Rev. ].
w. Bailey is the president, Rev w.
r. Scott, recording secretary; Rev.
r. r. Pardee. treasurer. DR.. A. r..
lGriggs is the corresponding secre-
tai-,. c.f dig nrna MIA tim