El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-19

APTIsTs will devote the week to
arousing interest among all Bap-
IL lists Of the southwest IN the cree
ton Of a Baptist college in II Paso, with
the idea Of securing cooperation in Its
constr uction. At the Friday afternoon
session OF the FL PasO Baptist associa-
ton convention, held in Calvary Hous-
ton Square Baptist church, the COM
mittee on the Baptist college recon-
mended the appointment Of a special
committee to take up the work OF
spreading information about the col
lege plans among the Baptist churches
OF the southwest No site has as yet
plans for its erection are going stead
lily forward, and II is expected that
in the coming year definite start
will be made.
After lunch on Friday afternoon. the
delegates to the convention visited
the Baptist Mexican mission on South
Stanton street before beginning the
afternoon session.
Mission Mass Meeting Held.
City missions and their value to a
community. with instances concerning
the kind of people helped, and the
methods of managing the missions,
were the topics OF short addresses at
the mass meeting Friday night Talks
were made by Rev s. L Holloway, w
J. Buie, G. P. Putnam, c. V Nafe and
others The devotional exercises were
NAi4AAA leu bE LAGh L. H. -A-A-A-Ne@-Aa -
AllamOre.
Saturday morning the session opened
with devotional exercises led by Dr.
Howard Thompson G. P Putnam
talked about Sunday schools. e v
Nafe spoke on RELIGIOUS literature
Rev Ed l. Millican talked about the
BucEner Orphans home.
Saturday night young peoples
rally will be held. Reports on the
Baptist Young Peoples Unions will be
read. with short speeches made by the
presidents of the various unions ana
addresses will be made by Rev 5. l.
Holloway and J. Whitney Webb
The convention has been a most sue
cessful one in every way
Pledge Money for New Mission
At the mass meeting Friday night OF
+t7a association. held in the Calvary
Houston Square Baptist cnurcn, pc
tween $500 and $500 was pledged Tor
the erection Of 2 new Baptist MISSION
AT a DOint near the junction OF the Gov
eminent Hill and Fort Bliss car lines
Work upon the construction OF the mis-
sion will begin immediately Rev 5
L Holloway. superintendent OF CITY
mission work. will be in charge
East FL PasO Church Selected.
At the Saturday morning session the
East FL Paso Baptist church was Sc
lected as the place Of meeting Tor the
convention of 1915. Rev. C. D. Daniel
was chosen to preach the Introductory /
sermon Of next years convention. and I
Rev. O. 7. Wade was selected TO preach D
was chosen delegate and I
Rev c. H Riddle. Of Clint alternate TO /
the Southern Baptist convention, which I
meets in Houston. May, 1915
Delegates Chosen.
The following were selected dele /
gates to the state convention, which I
meets in Abilene in November Rev. J. 1
F. Williams. Rev. o. J Wade. Rev. L r. !
Rev s. l. Holloway. G. p. Put I
nam. c. Y. Nafe, judge a. II Walthall 4
and r z. Harris The following were ]
elected members Of the executive board /
Of the FL PasO Baptist association: I
] H Nations, G. P Putnam. P E 1
Harris. ". J. Buie, F H Sanders0n, f
C. NJ Newman. J. c. Bird. Homer /
Wells. Rev. Ed L AUIlican and Rev. L 4
r Nillican, of Allamore-
First Baptist.
First Baptist church. nOruer Magof- /
fin avenue and Virginia street, Rev. J. I
T Williams, DID, pastor Take Park /
or Boulevard Myrtle car to Virginia ]
and come a square north. There viii 1
be preaching by the pastor on Sunday ]
and evening. The subject Of 4
the evening sermon will be Gods Bal
ances," b Y. P. L, $50 Sunday eve /
ming; Sunday school, $3.50, G. P. Put /