The age-herald., 1901-05-11
GREAT WORK DONE
 DURING TIE YEAR
Committees Report to Southern
 Baptist Association
A FUND FOR JACKSONVILLE
All But Two States Show Increased Collections for Missionary and Other Church Purposes-CIoser
 Union Is Advocated.

New Orleans, May 10.-The First Pres byterian Church was crowded to the doors today when ex-Governor w. J. Northen of Georgia, It's president, opened the forty-sixth annual convention of the Southern Baptist Convention. The dele gates were very largely made up of men, the women's union convening in the Young Mems Christian Association hall
 The convention opened with the hymn Nearer My God to Thee" in which the entire audience joined.
 Dr. B. D. Gray of Birmingham, Ala, de- livered the invocation and Hon. Joshua Lowering of Baltimore offered prayer. Dr. Hatcher inaugurated a short experi- ence meeting and then Secretary Lansing Burrows read the list of LAO delegates, among whom were Governor w. w. Heard of Louisiana and Governor A. H. Longino of Mississippi, both of whom were present.
 The convention elected the following officers by acclamation:
 President-Ex-Gove W. J. Northen. Secretaries-Lansing Burrows of Nash vile and 0. F Gregory of Baltimore.
 
 of Louisiana, Governor A. H. Longno of Mississippi, ex-Governors J. P. Eagle of Arkansas, and Rev. T. T. Eaton of Louis- vile.
 Money for Jacksonville.
 As a result of the appeal of Rev. w. A. Hobson of the First Baptist church at Jacksonville, Fla, the convention sub scribed s2, 2,995 for the fire sufferers in that city and $412 for the pastor who escaped with only the clothes he wore.
 Dr. B. M Palmer the distinguished Presbyterian, in whose church the con vention was held, made a stirring ad- dress of welcome.
 The main work of the day was hearing reports of committees and boards. The Sunday school board reported having raised $7S,3S0 for the work during the year. The home mission board reported S11 missionaries, 266O churches and sta tions, 13,S0O additions, 100 churches built. 511 Sunday schools established and $91,075 received during the year. all the states except two showing increased contribu- tionS.
 The foreign missions board reported having collected s1560S3, an increase of 900 over last year.
 Closer Union.
 The committee on cooperative plans elaborated scheme of closer union be- tween the various bodies of the church and more systematic and thorough work in all directions, with a directing com mittee of delegates from each board. Dr. Willard of Baltimore offered $40O0 year from the pastors of Baltimore for co-op- erative work, provided the convention would appropriate 5000 annually. At night pr. E. Y. Mullins, pastor of the Southern Theological College at Louis vile, preached the convention sermon, showing the need for the combination of the kingly and the priestly spirit to achieve the greatest success in Christ.
 The Woman's Missionary Union held a separate convention at the Young Men s Christian Association hall, Mrs Stanley presiding, and her address and the report of Miss Armstrong, corresponding sec retary, constituted the main business. It's contributions for the year amounted to $47 437 for home missionsJ and $9,O23 for the Sunday school board.