The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-02
SECOND BAP-
list CHURCH
SANANTONIO, TEX.
o. j. Carter, Church Clerk. Tell of
Enormous Work Done by
Pastor and COngTe-
cation.

San, Antonio, Tex.-(Special 10
The Nashville Globe. )-"Brother Mas.
ter of Ceremonies, Pastor, Associate
Pastors, Members and Visitors:
1T is eminently fitting and proper
that the church meet at least once
per annum and invite others to come
help us rejoice over the triumph Of
sin and Satan through the arduous
toll and constant watchfulnesS of his
minister We come today to pay
homage and render due Difference to
the Rev. l. II. Kelley, who, after
laboring in this wicked city for
period of thirty years where sin and
debauchery are to be found almostt
IN the air, and men have taken Ii.
cense for liberty, and thought It no
small matter that every imagination
would tend to evil.
Entering as we are upon the four
teenth year of our beloved pastor
let us first take a retrospective view
of the past, and the condition upon
which he came. When it pleased
the God of the universe to send him
to u.s. he, was already pastoring a
splendid edifiCe, making a living
salary, and perhaps felt more at
ease and at home where he was.
About SIX months before he came
the cold and merciless hand of af-
iliction took hold of our former pas.
tor and we began 20 seek earnestly
for some one TO lead the flock.
Here he told of the difficulty ex.
perienced in electins a pastor and
how the whole church chose Rev
! Kelley, and continuing said:
so we wrote him, and when he
visited us We saw that he was In
the very prime of life, having keen
wits and vigorous manhood, that he
was in the twilight of Biblical knowI.
edge, with a wonderful power TO
ditfuSe the same We set about to in.
duce him to accept the church.
Tell of Spokesman (being Prof.
Sutton) etc: The pastor began re.
luctantly at salary of S45 Der
month, with the understanding, Of
course, that this salary was to be
raised from time to time as we be.
came able until it reached an amount
commensurate with the high position
of the minister, and also to keep the
wolf from the door.
Accordingly in September, same
year the salary was raised to $50
per month; on January /, 1905 the
salary was raised to 500 per month;
on September |, 1906 the salary was
raised to $S5 per month; on August
|, 1910, the salary was raised 10 SS7
Per month, to cover telephone en-
penses, and on Jan. /, 1911, the
salary was raised to 500 per month
and the parsonage. Here he told of
why he thought it could not be
| paid.
But our pastor was a determined
worker, having an insight far beyond
my conception. and the energy to
induce the members to accomplish
infinitely more than l believed they
could, and we not only paid the pas
I tors salary, but we began to pension
the Church Clerk, raised the jani
tors salary and put on city airs and
hired an organist and paid that
salary of ten dollars each month.
When | saw that the impossible
was actually being brought to pass
| said within myself that surely good
ness and mercy has followed u.s. an(
this Gods ambassador has opened m,
blinded eyes.
When Rev. Kelley took charge. w
had a membership on our rolls o.
exactly four hundred and sixteer
watchcare members, and only par
of them, of course, actually abou
the Masters business.
In rendering the report, I mus
first thank the All.wise Giver of al
that is good and helpful for tn,
success of the church and for wha
las been accomplished during thes,
years. | am not unmindful of TIT
tremendous task of the pastor, ant
the assistance rendered me in TIN
affairs of the secretary by the paste
and members Of the church, and
most sOlemnly thank each one, boil
collectively and Individually for al
that has been accomplished W
have kept pace with the times, an,
have indeed made Twentieth Cent?
ry PROGRESSION, not alone from
financial standpoint, but We hav
worked very tremendously and eac
member has done his whole duty II