The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-11
THESOUTHERN BAPTISTS
Hot Springs, Ark, Entertaining Thousands
Of Delegates and Visitors
THE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY ALSO MEETS
A Number OF Addresses Delivered
Before the Baptist Young Peopies
Union--EIection of Officers.

Hot Springs, Ark, May l0.--This pretty
valley Of yapors has been captured by the
Baptists. Thousands OF visitors not only
from, all parts OF the South, but many
from the North are here tonight for the
Southern Baptist convention not only
opens tomorrow, but the American Baptist
Educational society, which is National IN
its scope, held it's twelfth annual session
today. on both railroads trains have to-
night brought a small army to help swell
the throng OF strangers already within
the city of wonderful waters. The auxil-
larry organizations OF the conventions are
busy with tneir sessions.
| This morning and evening the Baptist
Young Peoples Union held its fifth an
nual gathering in the mammoth dining
hall OF the Eastman hotel.
Rev. Or. H. q. Dawson OF Tuscaloosa
Ala. president ,of the union, introduced
Rev. n. J.. Willingham of Richmond, Va,
To conduct the exercises, in which Kew. Is.
| D. Gray of Birmingham, Ala, and Dr. ia
con Of Mississippi took part Rev. Dr,
| o. l.. HALEY, Gator OF the Arkansas Bap-
| fist. made happy address of welcome
recent rapid growth of Arkansas in odu-
cation, religion and commerce
| Rev, Or. f.. l. Bonner of Richmond, Va,
RESPONDED for the visiting Baptists and
Rev. o. f. Flippa of Philadelphia and Rev,
IDr Kane OF Wisconsin spoke fraternal
words.
Rev. Or. H. l.. Morehouse of Now YorA
made a forcibie address on our Baptist
Young People and Missions"
.tTbo pa Xoinp peODln'E Union. the
Epworth League, the Christian Endeayor
and other societies OF young people aggre-
gate about 5000 000,' said Dr. Morehouse
willing workers for Christ"
The significance of this marvellous mo-
bilization of tSs forces of our religious
youth in the close of the Nineteen con-
fury is that the young people of America
are beginning to feel that their especial
mission is missions. The work of con-
quest in foreign lands for Christ today
is being led by young men and young
women Their efforts should be directed
through and in connection with the church
organization and not as a separate body.
America Is becoming aroused as never
before upon the question OF world-wid
missions. The war which liberated Cuba
was not one 81 conquest, but of humanity.
Circumstances have brought to as Cuba,
Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines
and you can not put the chicken back into
the a-oken shell
The young people must rise to the OPP.
portunitles; we must enter upon the re-
liglous conquest of the world Young
people, fall in line!"
Rev. DR.. j. H. Sample of Louisville
KY, spoke eloquently upon Our Baptist
Young People and Education" and Rev.
DR.. E. e. Chivers, international secretary
of the Baptist Young Peoples Union, made
an excellent address.
At tonght's session Rev. DR.. George ",
Truitt of Dallas, Texas. spoke on 'Our
Baptist Young People as an EvangelIstlc
Force" and Ex-Governor Northen OF
Georgia addressed the convention on "Oul
Baptist Young Peoples Union and Amer
lean citizenship"
The election of officers resulted as fol
lows:
President, Rev. Dr. L. o. Dawson, Tus-
caloosa. Ala; vice presidents. r. II. Cole
man OF Texas and J. o. Russ Of Tennes-
see; secretary, W. W. Gaines OF Atlanta
Ca: treasurer, p. r. Philips of Blrming-
ham: chairman executive committee. Rev.
Or. n. y. Gray of Birmingham.
: This afternoon the American Baptist
Educational society held its twelfth au-
nual meeting. Among the leading features
% the sessions We're the addresses by DR.,
\, p Montague, president OF Forman uni
versity. South Carolina; that OF Rev. DR..
J. c. Armstrong of st. Louis on "Denom-
irationa, Schools as Factors in Denomina-
tional Development During the Century. -
and by Rev. DR.. Purington of Denison, uni
versity of THE Function of Intellect In
Religion"
The report of the executive board shows
that since the last report eleven grants
have been made to ten institutions, as
follows:
To Bucknell university Pennsylvani,,
$4,000. on condition that $500 addition
al be secured; to Colby college, Maine,
$4,000 to 100000 additional TO the New
York Baptist Union for ministerial edu-
cation at Rochester for the benefit OF TIE
German department Of the Rochester
Theological seminary, $4,000 to $4,000 addi-
tional; to Ottawa university, Kansas, $15.-
. 600 to $4,000 additional to McMinnvil!e
college oregon, $4,000 TO $780, 900 additional
TO Wayland academy, Wisconsin, $4,000
10 $4,000; to Grand Island college, Ne
braska, $4,000 TO $4,000 to California