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STATEMENT OF C. B. GAMABRELL, CONRESPONDING SECRETARY, The Meeting of Wace Friday Will De On Tnpertint Gne—Matters to Be Considered. The following statement In regard to the ‘Baptist aeierme comvention of Texas ces vonsesued by the gd. BS Gambrel, corresponding sevcenry. The Baptist general convention of Texas represents 8000 churches, 102 district as secta done aid 200000 white beaptists, 1 is the largest religious body in the pirate. Under da diticoton are six achode, in cor relhiiion, of which Baylor Wwalversity is the Lead) The gonvention ohroaugh ith board of Whrevtors, decated in Dallas, of weieh Colne. ©. Cl Slaughter wa presi dent, conducts 4 in the new work, Muar ing (he conventional year fist closing faere Lave Geen beoWeenm, 10 and UY) milecidn atles Wark.og order the direction of ibis boned, The sup pere pequiiney Lhe eclite= thon ad peyurecinond, Oo ote eal year ty the Gould, ‘The convention meets pest Priddy November %, in the city of Wiew, Oh tie Tidaetant the Buptiay ministers’ comeroenie of t he Staty ©anil le Women Workers’ convention nee in Wave. ‘Baul one of the last naniwed bodies taken two ange for ite deliberation The Shiplie: general convention t frequently Virheetive shipe, one board of directors has just clowed iis yours work, and were able to re port to the convention the largest work over doo2 in the history of the Wenpin ition in the State, with every dollar aid. The receipts of the board in vase for the viet three months wil yoa, per haps, to $95,000 for all objects. The yearn work from a manan. at andpoint is most gratifyving. Every department of the work Nes Seen advanced, it she expected until recently that the convent no would he eld in the city of San Antonio, i t was placed there on con- Mitranove the tilrond rates would be satisficiary. They could not be made sul- Cfaguery and the convention is been Place e Waco by the board of directors. Every pastor in the State was immediately int timed, through the mails, of thin change. The railreads immudietely placed the vaten, for Waco Instead of Soy An toine nod the word camen from overs qosrter hat whe aftenance Will be berks, Tt dn hoped tat thy midleter.’ conference and the Women Workers’ con vention will also be largely attended. The Wate people are of one mind dn rajher turning the esnavention. Ther will he prepared to tak care of GOND. No city in thy State of Its oize can handle a large body on pasily da Waco, because they be wred to it. . . The work of the education commission of the Baptist general convention, in the haunts of sir, B. Hy Carroll, tou been presse with critifying success, I im not prepared to bate the exact conilction of that part of the work, in as much as it is Not on iy Linde, that large things have bee accomplished during the year, ‘Thie in the centennial year, it has been evayargely to the education of the misace along denominational lines. The ceed sowing of this year in expected to bring harves in many years hence, is is the purpose of the denomination, by he role effort, to Yankdéte, ail inderleduqns on’pll Baptist institutiond in’ Texas, and chart the new century whith a clean slate, ‘the convention at Waco will be held un der flvorable auspices end. will be so many respects the mea mtorealing neot ing of the Baptist» gesersl convention to its entire latory.
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Houston Daily Post
Houston, Texas, US
Wed, Nov 07, 1900
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