The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23
BAPTISTSOF GEORGIA
CONCLUDE THEIR STATE coNvEN-
TIoN AT AMERICAS.
BY NEARLY 1000 VISITORS
SUCCESSFUL RELIGIOUS GATHER
ING WAS ATTENDED.

All business Was Concluded Last
NiEht-GOV ernor Terrell Among
Those to Represent Georgia at the
Southern Baptist Convention to BE
Held Here Next spring-AmOunts
That Are to BE Raised by Georgia
Baptists the Ensuing Year-Con-
ventiOn Was Harmonious.
Americas, Ga, Nov. 22.-The Georgia
Baptist Convention, in annual session
here since Wednesday, concluded all
business tonight and stands formally
adjourned to meet in Athens again one
year hence. Nearly 1000 visitors. min
listers and delegates, attended the ses-
sion, a successful. susiness-like and
harmonious one throughout, and right
royalty did Americas entertain this
large and representative body of Zap
lists.
At this mornings session the Com
mittee on Representation in the
Southern Baptist Convention. to he
held in Savannah, made it's report.
Gov. Terrell is among the delegates
named to represent Georgia.
The report of the Committee on the
Orphans Home was read by DIR. Bell
of Atlanta, following whom President
Northen delivered an earnest and elo-
quent address upon this home. detail
ing his Views from personal observa-
ton. The property belonging to the
home is worth $50,000 while its indebt-
edness is $1,000. one hundred and ten
children are cared for there
Educational Report.
The Educational Commission pre-
scented its report to the convention.
through DR.. Pollock, its president. This
feature of the conventions proceedings
had been awaited with interest, but
nothing of a sensational nature re-
suited. the report being a happy COM
promise, seemingly, of existing diff
ferences of opinion.
The various meetings of the COM
mission held since the state conven-
ton met at Rome were covered In rhis
respect in detail. The commission report
ed that 1t had secured the cooperation
Of four institutions Mercer University.
Herne Institute. Shorter College and
Monroe Female College.
1t is the purpose of this commission
to SECURE cooperation and systematic
education among the Baptist instItu-
NAVifo VI N11Oi kld anu no re-
ceiving state aid or which participates
IN the distribution of the state school
FUNDS lis to be under the Jurisdiction
OF this commission. The state conyen-
ton will assist in the work of raising
endowments for Shorter and Monroe
Colleges. and agents of these insti-
tutions are Endorsed by the Baptist
state convention.
The Southern Female College at La
Grange was invited to come under the
jurisdiction of this commission. but
local conditions prevented such a
movement.
The representatives selected to-day
on the board of Shorter College are r.
II. Galloway, Augusta; C. b. Gibson.
Atlanta; B. Il. Willingham, Macon: /,
2. Cooper, Rome; W. w. Landrum,
Atlanta; j. ID. Jordan, Savannah, and
j. l.. Bass, Rome
The convention Endorsed w D. I'm
shaw as agent for the endowAlen OF
Monroe College, and will aid in secure
Ing the $4,000 desired. l.. r. GwaIt-
ney OF Shorter College was indorsed
as its financial agent and will be as
sisted in his effort to raise $4,000 for
that institution.
The report of the Committee on CO.
operation was submitted, and the fol-
lowing named sums will be raised bv
Georgia Baptists during the ensuing
year. FOR foreign missions, SIS, 900.
commissions, $4,000: state missions,
$4,000; Orphans Home, 10000; minis
terial education, $4,000; ministerial re-
lief $4,000; Monroe Female College.
such part of $4,000 as may be spared.
DR.. Landrum of Atlanta, in sup
porting the report of this committee,
made one of the finest speeches ever
delivered before a state convention,
fairly electrifying the vast assemblage.
The report of the special committee
on the report of the trustees of Mercer
University was read by Carl W. Minor,
who also addressed the convention, as
did Dr. Pollock and others. The ad-
dress OF DR.. Pollock was strong, able
and convincing and created a fine i'm
preston. The report of the Committee
on Mercer University was unanimously
adopted. Hon. F. A. Hooper of Amer
icus was elected to its Board of Trus-
mes
Many of the visiting ministers left
/ for their homes this afternoon. Nearly
all the churches of Americas will be
supplied tomorrow by ministers of the
convention.