The age-herald., 1900-05-14
CITY TURNED OVER
 TO THE BAPTISTS
Great Crowds Attending Conven-
 ton at Hot Springs.
SOME EXCELLENT SPEECHES
Miss Claudia White Who Has Been Missionary in China for Eight Years Was Given
 Great Ovation

Hot Springs, Ark, May 13-Today's trains brought in 3,Oy. visitors to the Southern Baptist convention, and the city was crowd ed. Altogether there were 5000 visitors in attendance on the convention. Nine splen- did speeches were made today, which was set aside in the convention as "century day.
 Great crowds overfowed the big assembly hall in the Eastman hotel at the morning. afternoon and night sessions.
 When Rev pr. w. H. Felix of Kentucky had finished a magnificent address on "A Century of Foreign Missions the Rev Dr. R. J. Willingham, secretary of the foreign board, led forward a pretty young woman in the native dress of a Chinese woman She Is Miss Claudia White, and for eight years has been a missionary in Canton, China. Even though ill., she had refused to leave her post until finally induced to come home in search of health and rest. As Miss White was conducted to the front of the stage the big assemblage arose and burst into sacred song. Then the venerable pr. Hatcher stepped forward and recalled that many years ago he was in a revival in a country church in
 
 converted. He was Samuel R. White, the father of the young missionary.
 The Rev. Dr. Willingham laid his hands on her head Let me give you the bless ings of every one in this great audience" he said, and there were many tears shed by the men and women in the crowded hail.
 Baptists Century Ago
 Rev. pr. B. H. Carroll of Texas made the opening address in the morning. He spoke of "The Baptlsts Century Ago" With simple eloquence he pictured the growth of the church since 179O, when there were in this country 800 Baptist churches and sixty thousand members, with seven hundred preachers.
 Then the Rev. Dr. Henry Mcdonald of Georgia and Kentucky discussed the sub ject of "A Century of Home and State Missions"
 Rev. pr. William E. Hatcher of Virginia spoke of the Baptist Preachers of a Cen tury Ago"
 Never in the history of Hot Springs were church-going people given such an oppor- tunity of hearing the gospel expounded ac- cording to the Baptist doctrine as today. The local pulpits were filled by Baptist divines, and the churches were thronged with worshippers at both the morning and evening services.
 In deference to the visiting brethren theeir wives, daughters and friends, the saloons were tightly closed In point of weather the day was an ideal May day
 Where They Preached
 Following is a complete list of the ap- pointments at the various churches and places of worship:
 Assembly hall, at Eastman hotel-C. H. Stakely, Washington D. C.; E. J. Torres ter, Greenwood. S. c. First Baptist church Will D. Upshaw, Atlanta, Ga, 9:45 a. m; w. R. Smith, Richmond, Va, Il a. m., J. J. Porter, Mexico, Mo-, p. m. First Presby- terian church-F. c. Mcconnell, Lynchburg, Va, Il a. m; J. P. Trotter, Bradshaw, Ky, p. m. Central M E. church-E. L. Wes- son, Sardis, Miss, Il a. m.; w. P. Thray- morton Duquein, H., D. m. South Hot Springs M. E. church-Fred D. Hales, Owensboro, Ky, Il a. m.; William Vines, Asheville,s N. C., p. m. Forest Home M. D. church-J. G. Bow, Pembroke. Ky, Il a. m.; J. s. Felix, Shreveport, La, p. m. Union Baptist church (colored)-J. G. Searcy, Biloxi Miss. Convention hall, Il a. m. to 12 noon, Rev. pr. B. H. Carroll, Texas; subject, "Baptists Century Ago." Rev. pr. William B. Hatcher, Virginia, subject, 'The Conservative Power of Bap- tist Principles"
 In the afternoon, beginning at o'clock, pr. J. B. Gambrill of Texas, '"The Princi- pie and History of Baptist Cooperative Work" Rev. Dr. w. H. Felix of Kentucky, "A Century of Foreign Missions;" Rev. Dr. A. J. Willard of Maryland, "A Century of Home and State Missions"
 At 8 p. m. the first speaker was Rev Dr. B. R. Mullins of Kentucky, subject, Cen tury of Baptist Education
 The second speaker was Rev. Dr. Flaw thorne, on "The Watchword of the Twen- tieth Century,
 The third speaker was Rev. Dr. Lansing Burrows of Tennessee, on "The Outlook for the Twentieth Century,"
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