The age-herald., 1900-11-15
USCALOOSA.
Budaet of News from the Beautiful City
 of Oaks.

I Tuscaloosa November H--(Special. )LThe | seventy-ninth annual session of the Ala l bama State Baptist Convention held it's l opening session here yesterday morning at l 10 o'clock After the devotional exercises 1 inc convention, which had been called to l order by the president of the convention ot | 1899, Hon. H. S. D Mallory of Selma, was | organized by re-electing that gentleman as president and W. A. Davis of Anniston l as secretary. R. D. Pettus of Huntsville | was elected first vice president and Capt. | A B. Johnston of Birmingham as second 1 vice president The elections were made 1 unanimously The report of the committee on programme was received and adopted, | with tn eamendment that here should be
 no afternoon session yesterday. The after
 noon was given up to seeing the sights
 of the city, the delegates visiting the hos pital, State University and Baptist Col
 lege. The president and vice presidents were instructed to fl lany vacancies on the programme.
 The address of welcome was delivered by Rev. l.. o. Dawson and responded to by Rev. W. w. Lee of Greensboro At the close of Dr. Lees address the introduction of new pastors and the reception of visitors was held. The report of President G. G. Miles of the state board of missions, was
 read and received. The report of Rev. w. B. Crumpton, the secretary of the same board, was read and referred to a commit tee of three to report to the convention any important feature of the report that should be considered by the body Both of these reports were considered satisfactory in the extreme and were listened to with great interest by the delegates At 11:45 Rev. Arnold Smith of Alexander City was in- troduced and delivered the convention ser which excellent He
 took for his text from the Sth verse of the
 18th chapter of Hebrews Jesus Christ,
 the same yesterday and today and for
 ever" The third annual report of the h.
 stitute board was read and referred to a
 committee of three. Dr. James K. Powell
 was introduced and cordially greeted the
 members of the convention and insisted
 that they visit the State University. The
 convention adjourned to meet at 715 The evening session was New Century meet
 meeting and considered the movement with
 it's relation to state and home missions. It
 was preceded by praise services. Dr. A.
 c. Davidson was the first speaker and de-
 livered an excellent discourse on state and
 home work during the century just clos
 ing; Dr. A. B. Campbell of Troy also talk
 ed ably of the needs and value of the work:
 Dr. I. J. VanNess of Nashville delivered
 an interesting talk on the centurys record
 in Sunday school work. The Baptist church
 at night services was filled to overflowing. The Baptist Womans Missionary Union
 met at 9:90 yesterday morning and organ
 ized by electng Mrs. L. r. Slatton presi- dent and Mrs. D. M. Malone of Birming-
 ham secretary. The Union, after hearing
 a talk from Dr. VanNess on the Sunday
 school work of the church, adjourned at
 the request of Dr. Dawson in order that
 they might hear the convention sermon.
 The programme for today, made up of the
 routine work of the convention, is being
 carried out.
 Miss Willie Kelly, who spent the past
 eight years in China as a Baptist mission
 ary, is attending the convention.
 Tom Garner is at home from New York.
 The marriage of Mayor T. T. Huey of
 Bessemer and Miss Lida Mayfield of this
 city was consummated at the home of the
 brides brother, Judge J. J. Mayfeld, at
 S:3O o'clock The bride Is one of Tusca-
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