The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-19
WILL COME IN CROWDS.
,sT MESSENGER WILL GATH
IN IN FORCE NEXT WEEK.

missionary Union Will
che Day Before the COnven-
only women Are Allowed to
- the Meetings of the Union.
,,ora Homes Needed for the Dele
,.s-Many DISTINGUISHED Minis
- From Throughout the South
,,.,ected TO Be Present.
-. Georgia Baptist convention viii be
annual session in Savannah Fri
raxt week. The convention will
with the First Baptist Chureh. Inc
i1.,,,s Missionary Union. an allied body
-, convention. will hold its annual ses-
Nth The Duffy Street Baptist Church
-, before the convention The Wo-
- missionary Union is an important
5, with the Baptists of Georgia, and mas
oroven itself an Invaluable aid IN the cause
Of missions.
| ono feature of the union is that only
u.,nen are allowed to attend its meeting,
ns brethren being entirely excluded and
Aha business being conducted entirely by
- ladies' The most interesting event with
,ba mission DIdHGus HOWSNNif "N-N ~ 49,
mass meeting at night to which all are in
,sted and at which addresses will be de-
i.ered by speakers prominent in the cause
Of missions. The mass meeting will also be
Mold al the Duffy Street Church and viii
10 nresided over by Rev. j. D. Jordan of
the First Baptist.
Rev. Mr. Jordan said yesterday that the
t,dications are that the attendance upon
the convention will be very large.
"From the number of letters that are
nonring in from those who expect TO be
nresent he said there will be somewhere
between 300 and 400 messengers or dele
gates in attendance besides large num-
her Of others who will attend In a private
capacitv Homes will be provided by the
committee for all the messengers. Others
will he cared for by friends or will pay
their own expenses. The committee has
had fair success in securing homes for the
delegates during their stay in the city.
Our Methodist friends have been very kind
in this respect. Owing to the probably
large attendance, however, we do not feel
sure as yet that we have sufficient num-
her of homes on the last, but whatever de-
fciency exists will doubtless be made up
during the coming week"
The committee which has charge of this
matter consists of the two Baptist pas
tors Rev. J. D. Jordan and Rev. j. D.
Chapman, and Messrs w. G. Brewer, B. L
Bugg, C. r. Bordley, A. f. Meyer and w
Roy Powell. Those who desire to assist
in the entertainment of the delegates can
communicate with any member of the
committee, either in person or by letter.
The fact that the convention includes
Easter Sunday will be a considerable dis
advantage in one respect. Easter being an
important occasion with the majority of
the churches here, they will be unable to
give the visiting ministers the full use of
their pulpits for that day, as is customary
in converting of large religious bodies.
Among The ministers who will be in at
tendance are many of the most distin-
guished pulpit orators in the South, and
the Bapdsts of the city are DESTROYS that
their friends of other denominat tons should
have the privilege of enjoying the treats
which they will be able to offer them in
the way of pulpit oratory. Arrangements
have been made, however for the visiting
ministers to fill the pulpits of the Method
list and Presbyterian churches at either
the night or morning service, except at
Grace and Seventh Street Methodist
Churches where both services will be con-
Quoted by the visitors
Among the prominent divines whose at
tendance is practically assured, are Rev.
j. Lansing Burroughs of Augusta, Rev.
W. W. Landrum and Rev. Henry McDon-
aid OF Atlanta, Rev. T. P. Bell and Rev.
q. Van Ness, editors of the Christian
index, The organ of the Georgia Baptists;
PRESIDENT p. D. Pollock of Mercer Uni
versity, Rev. ]. L. White and Rev. B. D.
Ragsiale of Macon, Rev. w. H. Smith of
columbus, DR.. 1. T. Tichenor, secretary
oil the home mission board DR.. j. M
Frost of Nashville, Tenn, secretary of
me Sunday school publica tions of the
southern Baptist convention; DIR. R. j.
Nillngham of Richmond, Va, secretary
OF the foreign mission board; DIR. F. H.
hertoot, professor of theology of the Bap-
lst Seminary at Louisville, KY; DIR. j. G.
Gloson' secretary of state missions; Dr. R.
b. Headden of Rome. Dr.. B. F. Riley pro-
lessor of English at the University of
Georgia besides many others of note in
Baptist circles.
The business sessions of the convention
VIII be held at the First Baptist Church
KEY W. w. Landrum, a former Savafl-
Lanlan and son of beloved pastor of the
flrst Baptist Church, will preach the con
1ehton sermon Friday night. Friday and
saturday will be devoted entirely TO the
BUSINESS of the convention.
Monday afternoon the convention will
ENJOY the hospitality extended by the Cen
lfaI Railway in the way of a trip to Ty-
nee The final business session of the con-
'ehtIon VIII be held at night, unless bus
mess Is SO facilitated that it will be posi-
ne TO adjourn previous to the excursion to
Tybee