The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-04-27
North Louisiana Association.

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r. S. WILSON.
| North Louisiana Association.
The district meeting OF the North
Louisiana Association met with Benton
Church January 80, 1916: The services
were opened by the reading of the Fifty
first Psalm by Brother S. P. Harrison.
Roll call showed the following mes
sengers present:
Benton Brothers James Evans, W.
A. Fortson and J. T. Hanks.
Plain Dealing Brothers R. NJ. J.
Wise and M. S. Bolinger.' .:.s. -
Pine Grove S. P. Harrison.
Red River-Brother j. W. Wallace.
The following committee was ap-
pointed by the moderator on religious
exercises and the relations of the pas
tors and deacons of the Church: James
Evans, pastor, and the deacons, W. A.
Fortson, S. r. Taylor and s.. P. Harri-
son, with w. A. Fortson as moderator.
DISCUSSIONS. -
l.. How shall the Church deal with
members who do not attend Church mol
take part in any way?-By w. A. Fort
son, R. M. J. Wise and James Evans.
2. Must we receive alien bapism?-
R. M. j. Wise. '.'*'5';
The meeting adjourned for dinner.
Saturday afternoon at two O'clock there
was a lecture on the standards and works
OF the W. NJ. u, by Miss Georgia Bar
nett. u: + r.. -',s
The report Of the committee on Sun
day school mass meeting was made by
R. M. J. Wise. ='>. 4 :
The meeting adjourned until Sunday
morning II u Sis s0'*,ss>*,2' =
4 The Sunday session opened with a
song and Scripture! reading by the mod
orator.. s.. p. HARRISON 1Thez Sunday
school lecture was delivered by R. M.
j.. Wise:t,f:;tst A;i-~' 7s}sf'1-'G" -
| ID The following program OF the next
meetin g was read and accepted:
| |. What relation is. a fifth Sunday
meeting to the Church, and what is the
objeet?- BY J.W. Wallace and RIM. J.
Wise. s':tr1;*7i..< - j s3,,4t}2 = -~
2. How should the young Baptist peo-
pie be utilized?-By 2, H, Reed and w.
A. Fortson. ~ 40 '''.<'
3. How shall we meet the spiritual
restitution in Louisiana?-By G. H.
Cruteher. "a. -
4. The benefit of an organized mem 3
class in Che Sunday School, BY NJ. S.
5. The. object of the Home Depart
ment in the Sunday School.-By Mrs.
M. S. Bolinger.
6. The benefit of the grade roll in the
Sunday Sehool.-By Mrs. S.. H. Goch-
ran.'' .f.~.& $500 49,
7. Lecture on the second coming OF
Christ.-By B. W. Dodd.' ~. 40
Brother H. A. Walters is to preach
the Introductory Sermon. Z -.
The eleven o'clock :, sermon was
preached by Brother James Evans: >
The afternoon service was devoted to
the discussion of subjects left over from
Saturday. = -, .,...> .:,,.q2 ;.s..-. = !:
A resolution was adopted that we
extend our thanks to the people of Ben
ton Church for their generous, and kind
hospitality rendered during, the fifth
Sunday meeting of Juauary, 1916. r..
After agreeing that the, next meeting
should be held at the Baptist Church in
Plain Dealing, in April, beginning ON
Friday night, at 1880 o'clock, before the
fifth Sunday, the present meeting adj
'S.P. HARRISON, Moderator.
WILMER C: You've, CLERK. =, !
Ivan, La, April 10, 1915. -
~. Around Mot.
Wednesday, April ia nice rain
fell here Saturday. >~ -, =
The farmers OF this community are
very busy planting cotton and blowing
corn.
The Walker Graveyard will be i'm
proved on May I'd by the people of the
community. g. -" =
Mr.. Gus Boyd has about finished his
new home. His old house was destroyed
by fire several weeks ago.
Mrs. C. T. Floyd and her little daugh-
ter, Fannie Floyd, are spending a few
days very pleasantly with her daughter,
Mrs. Willie May Valentine, in Hope,
Ark. e. - + i. 80:
Mrs. Emma Denmon will be united in
marriage the fifth Sunday to Mr.. John
Coyle at ten o'clock am. We are wish
ing them long and happy life. They
will be married at the Emma Church.
Little Bobby Byrd, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Byrd, who was, operated on
on the 18th at Shreveport sanitarium
for appendicitis, was brought home Sun
day by Mr.. w. G. Burt. So far as the
reporter has been able to learn, he con-
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