The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-13
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.,
Summary of the Work Of That
Important Body

The Southern Baptist convention,
which was in session at Wilmington, n.
G, for several days. past, adjourned on
the evening OF the 10th instant The peo-
pie of Wilmington, of all denominations,
strove to entertain the great body In II
way befitting its Importance and succeed
ed most admirably if the words oil appre-
citation and satisfaction rs uttered by the
visitors mean anything. :.
The convention will MEET i'll Norfolk
Va, next year on Friday before the Sec
ond Sunday In May The introductory
sermon will be delivered by Rev. B. S.
Whitman, D. D., president of the Column
bian University of Washington, d. c., or
by hts alternate, Rev. j. j. Taylor, ID. d /,
of Mobile, Ala. Norfolk's claims were
most vigorously pressed by Rev. DR.. NJ.
B. Wharton and DIR. j. j. Hall. Bristol,
Tenn, and Tampa, Fla. also extended in
vitations, and Bristol counted several of
the committee on time and place among
it's supporters.
DR.. Lansing Burrows, ID. D., of Au-
gusta. Ga, was reelected statistical sec.
rotary If the convention. He will be as
sisted in gathering information by the
Sunday school board
On request of the North Pacific Coast
Baptist convention, made through it's
representative, DIR. w. H Sherman, a
committee consisting of DR.. l. Il. Tiche-
NOT, DR.. Henry Mcdonald and DR.. Geo.
Gibson, of Georgia. was appointed to con-
fer with the Home Mission Society look
ing to the satisfactory closing of a contro-
yersy between that society and the North
Pacific convention.
Under the order of report on woman's
work, j. o. Rust, of Tennessee, DR.. Nj.
B. Wharton, of Virginia. DR.. J. NJ. Frost,
of Tennessee, and DR.. NJ. Vann. colored,
of Tennessee, made short addresses. The
report on the foreign mission board
evoked lively discussion, in which the
following participated: Dr. j. Fl. Eager.
of Florence, Italy; Rev. T.. +. Tatunl, of
Shanghai, China; Rev. j. X. Pace, of
Mississippi; DR.. III. A. Upper, OF Mary.
lard; DR.. c. H. Winston, of Virginia. and
DR.. l.. G. Broughtcn, of Roanoke, Va.
A resolution to establish "a mission in
Palestine, with headquarters at Jerusa-
lem, under the control Of the convention,
given DR.. S. d. Jordan, colored, secretary
of the colored national Baptist conven-
ton, who spoke on missions in Africa.
The Woman's Missionary Union was in
session from $3.50 q. m. till p. N. Re-
ports from the central committees in the
District of Columbia, Alabama and Ar
kansas were received and discussed.
Recommendations of the Sunday school
board, presented through its secretary,
DR.. J. NJ Frost, of Tennessee, were re-
ceived and, with some amendments,
adopted. The election of officers resulted
in the choice of Miss Fannie L. S. Heck,
president; Miss Annie w Armstro
corresponding secretary; Miss Nellie Mar
tien, recording secretary, and Mrs. VIM.
G. Lowndes, treasurer. At n meeting of
tbQ hoard nf nStaAS nf the SnI. tb al
Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis
vile, KY, the following were chosen to
fill vacancies on the board:
j. w. Willard. Baltimore; J. II. Tucker,
Asheville; w. w. Landrum. and E. L.
Connally, Atlanta; Charles H. Ryland,
Richmond, and D. II. Ramsey, Charles
ton.