Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-07
lrXAS BAPTISTS
MEET NOV. II
Several Thousand Planning
To Attend Convention
At Amarillo

DALLAS, Texas. Nov. 6.-P-
Although Amarillo Is located far TO
one side OF the state. several
thousand Baptists are planning TO
z.tend the Baptist General Con-
Esnticn of Texas when 1t gathers
there in annual session Nov. 2-14,
in the belief Of Or. w. r. White OF
Dallas, secretary Of the Executive
Board Of the Convention. This Is
the first time in the long history
ssef the body that 1t has met in the
s.Texas Panhandle. the farthest west
End northwest 1t has gone hereto
rfors being Abilene and Wichita
1Fslls.
- The program committee. headed
ry Or. L. r. Scarborough Of Fort
M<Ecrth. president of the Conven-
setscn. and Robert II. Coleman. Of
@mapallas. have arranged for a special
uresentation Of this wears interests
~ q name that will feature a diff
Il fer-nt phase Of denom.n1Honal
AHrvscs each day.
After the ele-ticn Of officers on
"Wednesday morning, November y.
~and the delivery OF the convention
Ass~r-cn By DR.. w. Marshall CraiF
OF Dallas. the bodv will 20 into a
Reconsideration Of both state and
= scuthvide benevolsnces. including
~ntfcrpitzl work. ministerial relief and
t1e orphanages. The climax I
saEednesdsv's program will be reach
aaed that might when Or Hal +
wru-kner Of Dallas. superintendent
ct Fil-kner Orphans Home viii
@rrcssnt the report Of that institu-
> tlon.
sm
H siissiohs
- Christian Education Will be the
ssdominate theme or THURSDAYS pro-
i cram when the reports Of the var
esous Baptist schools of Texas will
lie presente and representatives OF
the SoGthwide Baptist Summaries
@~ill be heard. The whole o. THURS
sstay night has been set aSiie for
1Ravlor University when ths report
of the Greater Bayf- Camnai-n
will be the chief feature OF the
hour. President g p. Brooks will
Deliver the prfciDal address az
that time. though the formal report
-of the c~angsEign viii be read BY
EL fFinney. executive sec
retary.
On Friday. the last dav Of the
@Convention. missions Of eZrv char
.acter will be emphasized. Al the
Eraorning hour DR.. W. r. White vii
npresent the report Of the ate mis-
zion board which will be considered
= in detail. Later IN the day addresses
o. hte work OF the Home and
~Fc-ern Mission Boards 81 the
-Southern Baptist Convention vii
Be- heard. DR.. J. W. BEAGLE. Of
Atlanta. speaking In behalf of home
missions and Or. w. z. Sallee. Of
Richmond. VIRGINIA. bringing the
y discussion on foreign missions. Dr..
saIlse Is a former Texan who has
Sosrt thi-tv wears in mission SER
vice in China but who vas recent
41v called home "a take the home
se~cretarvship or the Foreign Mis-
sion Board. His wife was, prior "a
her marriage. Miss Annie jenkins
Aof Waco. a sister q Mrs George
w Trfett NJ Dallas On Friday
.rirht Or. W. II knight. professor
Of missions fl the Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary al
4AEt. Worth. viii give a resume Of a
recent tour Of the mission fields OF
@rurope and nr. George W Truett
~-or Dallas. win report on a recent
a~vanVelistic tour he made of the
Several BaptiS. mission fields II
South Afne rca.
Laymen Meet
1te A new feature for this years pro
gram will be music By a large
choir that is being assembled from
various points in the Panhandle
esunder the direction Of Robert jolly
Of Houston.
Preceding the convention proper,
the pastors and laymen Of the
estate will on Monday night, Nov.
10. begin their annual session
which will continue through Tues
day night. At the same time that
the pastors and lsvmen are meet
93ng. the Woman s Missionary Union
~of Texas will hold It's annual con-
vsntion under the presidency Of
Mrs. +. S. Davis OF Dallas. Mrs.
Davis. who has presided over the
w. NJ. U. for the last twentv-four
years. has announced she will re-
tire at the Amarillo meeting.