Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-03
Today's Program includes
Transaction of Impor-
tant Matters.
THE ANNUAL SERMON
Yesterdays Session Intro
duccd Many Notable
Oartors.

This the second day of the an
nual general Baptist convention, Will
be one of the most important as sec
oud days in such proceedings gen
orally are. The opening is scheduled
for 9 o'clock, when devotional oNer-
cses will be led by the Rev Il. c.
Butler Of Clinton, okla.
At $3.50 o'clock will occur the
period toward which the younger
Iergymen look forward TO all the
year, the greeting of the new pastors.
At this time all the younger mon
are taken in charge by their elders
and introduced to everybody with
whom they are not already ac-
ouainted at the convention. The re-
suit is "A considerable broadening out
Of the Younger men and their return
ing to their churches with a deter
mination to do everything possible
TO make their work Of quality
which will attract attention not only
of their congregations, but elsewhere
as well
Reports of Committees.
The report Of the committee on
foreign missions is scheduled for 10
o'clock. This report always is wei
come. as Z conveys to the clcrgymen
missionary field of their church. The
Ircport of the committee ON home
missions will be read at II o'clock.
This afternoon devotional services
will be led by the Rev r. b. Hal
comb Of Purcell, Okla. one of the
most noted clergymon i'm the state
Miscellaneous business will occupy
the period between 2:3O and 2:+5
o'clock after which the report of the
committee on orphans homes will be
forthcoming. The discussion of this
report will be Ned by the Rev w. A.
Mckinney Of oklahoma City who
probably is better verscd on the sub
feet than any other member of tho
convention.
There will be an address by a rep
resentative of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary Of Louisville,
Ky Mr. Mckinney is a noted or
ntOr whose message to the convention
will greatly cnlighten those in at
tendance Of what is being done in
the seminary. Another important
address will be heard at AIS o'clock,
when a representative Of the South
ern Baptist seminary Of Fort Worth
Texas. Will have the floor
The chief address tonight will be
of Poteau, while President r. NJ. Mas
ters also is on the program.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
| The annual sermon, delivered by
the Rev. l.. e. Floyd of this CITY, was
delivered yesterday. 1t was one Of
the best ever heard i'm this city and
the church was filled to its capacity
The subject was such as to put the
clergyman at hls best before his audi
ence He pointed out the necessity
for concerted action on the part Of
all members of the clergy and lay
men.
After the convention had been
called to order by the Rev. G. Stub
blefeld its president yesterday
morning a committee on credentials
was named and ordered to read tho
report of the committee on the order
of business.
/ The address Of welcome was de-
livered by c. s, Avery, chairman Of
the board Of county commissioners
and was responded to by the Rev
W. S. Wiley of MuskOgee, who de-
scribed the growth Of the Baptist
church in oklahoma He was Of the
opinion that the state now is one of
the best of the union and there are
greater days in store for It,