Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-16
FL PAs0 MEETING
PROVES SUCCESS
BAPTIST DELEGATEs RETURN DE
LIGHTED WITH CITY AND
RESULTS SECuRED.

The visitors and delegates who went
last week 10 III paEo to attend the an.
hual session ~ the Texas Baptist con
Nenti0n. have returned To their home s.
They report very successful and
profitable ression Of the convention anu
q pleasant stay IN the Gate city. except
Tor the sudden drop In temperature last
week. which brought chilling lblasts
there. Az well M here. The number at
visitors and delegates 10 the convcn.
tlOn WAS estimated $500 ~ 5000. not
NJ many M usual an account ~ tho
fact that III PaaO N sO far distant from,
the rest II the state.
The various UNCONVENTIONAL interests
were carefully considered and interest.
Ing discussions were held upon the at
ferent topics. including missions of all
kinds. both ~ home Ind abroad. Chris
tianN' education. especially as represent.
cd by the twelve Baptist colleges In the
state. Buckner's Orphans Home and tho
NnnitnriumS az Dallas. Houston aud
Waco. The reports from the various
schOOls indicated that they are over.
flowing with students. aud all are In
urgent need of more buildings ana NOR
equipment The nnitnriums report
similar conditions. being overwhelmed
With applications for room Tor patientr
Groncr's Report.
The report of Secretary T.. \, Groncr
indicated that almost three million dol.
lars has been contributed In cash thls
year Ia the Seventy Five Million cam.
pnlgn fund this In addition 90 the cor.
iributionS for local church expenses.
church building and assOciational mis-
si0ns. The visiting linptiEts were espc.
cially interested In seeing what the Bap
a La
IA l'aao Tor the McXicans. for the sol
diora nj Fort Bliss and for tubcrcular
sufferers. In that they have erected IN
excellent school and church cdifico for
the Mexicans and are planning 10 add 10
II another building az cost 81 $3.50.
900; have already put In successful op.
GRAFTON there a s1nitarium fur tuhcrcu.
lar patients. and have bought the hand
anne buildings and the grounds Of the
Country club, very near To Fort BliHq
aud during the session uf the cunVcn
ton by formal act dedicated same. In
the presence uf many officers and sol.
dlers as well as hundreds of visitors.
II ~ intended tn he Tor the use uf the
officers and soldiers " Fort Hiss Tor
recreation purposes for religious and
mental Improvement and fur social en-.
joyment.
ttNH fsnNfFtsft~f.
The city uf III paso has recently
rhown great civic enterprise IN the con
riructlcn at large expense uf . scenic
driveway ~ very substantial Kind.
running along the side NJ the mountain
which skirts the city Tor miles. cnpr-|
ling tourists To observe In panoramic
view the city spread beneath them. aud
beyond u the Rio Grande winding like al
filver thread. and IN the other side tho
city IL Iaurez and the plains and noun.
tains ~ our sister rcpublic-McVico-
for many miles Along this scenic
highway. the citizens conveyed several
hundred members ~ the convention ~
freely furnished automobiles To- Fort
Bliss and other places of interest. thuaI
furnishing them one uf the most dr
llghtful features Il the convention and
making fire advertisement ~ the CityI
and It's hospitality.
The visiting liRutist preachers occu.
pied the pulpits of the various denomi.l
nations uf the city yesterday. amoni;
those invited to supply nulpiis hving
nr l. T.. Gates formerly pastor II tho
First Baptist Church ~ this city. and
DR. Virgin the present pastor; and m
other pastor 81 this city. Or. Wallace
Hnssett. now of Dallas preached thu
convention sermon.
The convention will meet nest year IN
the city ~ Waco.