The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-11

PROMINENT EDUCATORS.
- There lis no institution dearer to me
hearts Of Southern Baptists Than tnelr
Theological Seminary Louisville, ny,
Three members of the Faculty attended
the convention this year. The lhonored
and beloved president is DIR. w. II.
Whirsett. affectionately called Uncle
asby the three hundred boys VINO
sit ata1is feet each year. He is perhaps
the foremost church historian OF Amer
lea. and the head of the largest l'heolos-
sical Seminary in the world. He has been
.,1nder heavy fire for several months, but
he lis now more strongly entrenched than
aver before in the affections of Southern
Baptists.
DR.. Franklin II. Kerfoot occupies the
chair Of Theology an the Seminary. He
is, not only enlinenttlas a theolOgian, but
also as. a fluent ana popular preacher
DIR. E. c. Dargan is Professor of Homr
iletics i'm the Seminary. He is also the
financial agent of the students Aid Fund.
Columbian University, of shington,
was represented by DR.. B. l.. Whitman,
its great president, who is not yet AZ
years of age, and DIR. EL iB. Pollard,
the Professor of English. mrl a..
Richmond, College, of Richmond, sent
President f. w. Boatwright and Prof
r. E. Gaines, of the chair of Mathe-
MATES. ,.........-
From Furman University, Greenville,
S. c., came President Charles Manly
and Prof c. S. Estes.
Some others OF the college presidents
present were DR.. CaL. Cooke, of Hollins,
Institute. Va..~W S. Bland, of Bethel
College, Ky; John T.; Forbes, of John B.
Stetson University. Fla; and DIR. b. F..
Riley. of the chair of English in the Uni
versity of Georgia. ,.t-TH
q OF course Wake. Forest Colleg was in
evidence. President Taylor, Prof. Po-
teat.. Prof. Brewer. and scores of odd
students were present. Dr. Thomas
Hume, of the State University, is another
North Carolinian to be named among the
foremost educators present. a..
EXPERTS WITH THE QUILL.
Southern Baptist journalism, though
conservative, is notably progressive. Its
tact, tone, talent and typography have
been elevated and directed by a corps of
discreet. talented and cOnsecrated editors.
Several attended this meeting of the Con.
ventiOn. }Ii
The youngest and one of the most tai
ented of the Baptist editors of
the country. is Mr.. J. William Bailey.
of the Biblical Recorder. He ] is
deservedly held in high esteem by his
brethren all over the South, as well as
here at home.E ~ ENg2EA T.,
DIR. r. r. Eaton, i'm addition to his
exacting duties as paeter of Walnut
Street, church. of Louisville finds time
to edit the Western Recorder with sue
cess.
bDr. j. B. sCranfn issfhe editor of the
Texas Baptist StandarE of Waco. He is
atrenchant writer and a forcible speaker.
Some syearsfa go he wa the nominee Of
the Prohibition party sSf the vice-Presi-
eency the United ates. 80.
- Drs. Bell and Van less are' the able
editors of tie Christie III index. Atlanta,
ga They have prove themselves COM
petent newspapef nj d since taking
charge d few mohrhs To- DIR. Bell was
formerly secretary of &he Foreign Mis-
sion Board, and later of the Sunday
School Board of the Convention. =
The Religious Herald. Richmond. is
perhaps regarded by Baptfsts North and
West as the ab!est Baptist paper in the
South. Drs. Dickinson and Pitt. the ed
itors.. attended and frightened the Con-
vention.
r. DR.. A. ]. s., Thomas il editor of the
Baptist Courier, Greenyille. S. &C. His
paper is the organ Of the ,Baptists of his
State. }" - ''*
/ rrhe ATLANTIC Baptist. REV. J. A.speight
editor Norfolk, w. has a fair circula-
''tfon III Southeastern Virginia, and East
ern North Carolina. -------------- -
The Baptist and Reflector, the bright
of ERrS ffcsfsf I'M
tersts, was represented by Rev. W. T..
! uisehberry, of Nashville.
|, DIR. J. n. Hall, formerly of Louisville,
only a short time since took charge of the
American BaDtist Flag of st. Louis.
esgasAUTHORS OF NOTES, -
The following are some of the Baptist
authors who came up to the Wilmington
meeting: =:
Rev. J. f. Love-. q. North 0brOlinian
h8wpastor attStffo1k, yay Is aase authsr
of aspepular Book on t''Tfe Baptist Posi-
tion," and also compiler of 1.-The South
ern Baptist Pulpit" published two years
ago by the American Baptist Publication
Society, Of philadelphia. '
DR.. r. n. Barrett, of Tennessee, is the
author of two popular works entitled
LdHu vi uHe souHrISe, anu ctofy oE
the Gauges" -
DR., j. T., Christian, Louisville, KY,
has written these among other works;
'Close Communion" ''Imme rsion;" Rome
or America p and "Did they Dip" *
Famous Women of the Old and New
Testaments;' in two volumes. is the title
of a deserving work by DR.. NJ. b. Whar-
ton, Of Norfolk. !. .i'.' y 49,
DIR. Len. G. Broughton, a North Caro-
linian and nephew Of Mr.. n. B. BrouSh-
ton, now of Roanoke, w., has published
two books pf sermons with success:
'Talks ON Home" and Ups and Downs
of Youth" @
I3r. J. William Jones, "The .old.awar-,
horse of Virginia." is thesauther Of two
meritorious works: "Christ in the camp,a
and More recently History Of the United
States
Talks to children" is the title Of an ex-
cellent volume bysDr. T. Il, Baton, Louis
vile. u
Mr. Will d. Upshaw, OF Atlanta, is the
author of Earnest Willie or Echoes from,
a ReclrSas'a