The morning news., 1899-04-03
SUNDAY WITH THE BAPTISTS.
STATE CONVENTION WILL CLOSE
IT'S SESSION TO-DAY.

Delegates VIII Dispense to Their
Homes Tonight and Tomorrow.
This AfternOOn-Many Local Pull
pits Filled by Eminent DivInes
Neutrality-suspicious. Contributions
Made to Foreign Mission Work.
Next Convention Likely to BE at
West Point.
Despite the fact that the Easter SER
vices precluded as liberal a use by the
visiting Baptist ministers of the pulpits
of other denomjnations. there were more
than score of the visiting ministers who
preached TO local congregations yesterday,
besides a number of others who addressed
various meetings upon topics connected
with the church work
The Baptists of the state have amone
their number many pulpit orators of note
and in addition to these there are a num-
Der of eminent divines from other states
who are in attendance upon the conven-
tion, some of whom were heard yesterday.
A high standard of education for its min
istry has always been the ideal of the
Baptists of the South, and although there
are numbers of humble workers in the
highways and byways, the leaders of the
denomunation are almost without excep-
ton noted for their eminence in theological
learDing and literary culture.
Among the noted divines who were heard
Yesterday were DR. F. II. Kerfoot of the
louisville Theological Seminary and Dr.
n an mol .,eA
Baptist Church; DR.. Henry Mcdonald of
Atlanta, at the Independent Presbyterian.
Dr. h. j. Willingham, secretary of the
foreign mission board, and Rev. r. Van
Deventer of Hawkinsvlle at the Duffv
Street Church; DR.. r. b. IIeadden of Romh
and DR.. w. H. Smith of Columbus a,
trinity Methodist Church; Rev II. w.
mnilaInS OF El6erton, at Wesley Monu-
mental, and Rev. J. A. Wvnne oe
Gainesville, at Grace Methodist Church.
Dr. A. a. Marshall of Atlanta. and Dir
John ". Prestridge of louisville Kv. al
the First Presbyterian, and Rev. r r
Riley OF athens, at the Lawton Memorial.
Rev s. Y. Jameson of Atlanta and Rev
c. w. Minor of Valdosta at the Christian
Church.
The colored Baptists had The services of
Rev. w w. Landrum and Rev. L. G.
Broushton, besides others well known in
the denomination and certainly had no
reason to complain.of their allotment
Among the younger men of note who
were heard in the churches were Rev. r
w. O'Kelley of Griffin. who preached to
the invalid soldiers at the government hos
pitai; Rev. S. c. Dean of Americus Rev
J. ]. Burnett of Monroe, Rev. ]. c. Wingo
of Carrollton, Rev. Joseph w Smith of
Cochran Rev. Walter NJ Gilmore of
Brunswick, Rev. e. r. Conweu of Balm
bridge, Rev. G. A. Bartlett of Canton. Rev.
J. T. jenkins of Marietta ana Rev. Howard
Carpenter of Dawson.
The convention will close its work to-
day. The morning session will begin at
$3.50 O'Clock and, continue until near the
dinner hour. At $3.50 O'Clock all of the
members of the convention, together with
the resident pastors and the members of
the convention committees, will meet at
The Tybee depot for an excursion to Tybee
rendered by the Central of Georgia Rail-
way. -7ta
A final session will be held at night, at
which all the details of the work will be
closed up, and the delegates win then be-
gin 10 scatter to their homes throughout
The state. One of the most Interesting
matters to come before to-day's. session is
the selection of the next place of meeting.
There is usually quite a rivalry for this
honor. West Point, just on the other
side of the state from Savannah. is can
didate and as the invitation has been a
standing one for the last two or three
years, 1t stands a chance of being ac-
cepted
The members of the convention have
been urged rot to take their departure
until the final adjournment of the conven-
ton. 1t is likely however. that many will
take their departure by to-days trains
and that the majority will leave for their
homes tonight.