The age-herald., 1901-11-16
ARTISTS ID AID
 HOWARD COLLEGE Special Committee Appointed to Assist Its Endowment MIR. R0CKEFELLER'S OFFER Will Give $12,5oo Toward the Endow- ment of the College Provided
 It's Friends Raise $s7,5oo
 ~ Additional.
MIR. ROCKEFELLER'S OFFER

Brewton, November 15.-The second days session of the Baptist State conven- tion was opened with devotional exer- cises conducted by Rev. J. F. Gable of Columbia.
 The special order for 9:SO was the dis cussion of the report on Howard College. This was opened by Rev. L. O. Dawson, D. D., Tuscaloosa, chairman of the en- dowment committee of the board of trus- tees. Dr. Dawson paid a glowing tribute to the character of the work done by the college and referred to the offer of Mir John D. Rockefeller, made through the American Baptist Education Society, to give S12500 on the endowment of the col lege provided that the friends of the col lege should raise $87,5OO additional Dr. Dawson seemed to be in doubt about the possibility of meeting MT. Rockefeller's s proposition. The expression of this doubt brought several of the delegates to their feet, and there were number of strong speeches urging that the money could and should be raised
 The orShans' Home.
 
 delegation from the Baptist Orphans Home was announced, and between fifty and sixty of the orphans marched in. led by the president and the superinten- dent.
 Further discussion of the college mat ters was postponed until the afternoon session, and the report on the orphanage was taken up. This report showed tf7at there are now in the home thirty-three boys and forty-five girls. During the past year there was expended S9707 a. most of which was used in erecting the Bush dormitory and the sick ward building given by the convention last year. The report called attention to the fact that many of the pledges m ade last year had not been redeemed, and urged that this be speedily attended to. The buildings referred to are now neitring completion.
 The report on the Orphans Home was discussed by George R. Farnham presi- dent of the board of trustees, and Rev. J. w. Stewart, superintendent of the home. Then the children sang some of their sweet songs.
 After the singing by the orphans a spontaneous cash offering was made for them, which amounted to $1OS.1s
 Rev. Dr. M. B. Wharton of Eufaula then preached from the words found In Rev. V. 6.
 The Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session was opened with devotional exercises conducted by Rev. D. w. Ramsey of Pine Apple.
 The discussion of state missions was then taken up and several strong speeches were madess
 The convention adopted a substitute for the Preston resolution, thus dispensing with the institute board and turning ia work over to the board of ministerial ed- ucation. This board was urged to pros- ecute the work with vigor.
 At the evening session an offering of 5000 was made to help purchase a home for the family of Dr. A. w. McGaha
 President Mullins of the Theological Seminary in Louisville made a splendid address on ministerial education, after which $S14 was raised for this work
 pr. I. T. Tfchenor made an earnest address on home missions.
 The convention appointed a committee to aid in raising the endowment for How ard College.