The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-26
BAPTIST CONVENTION
REPORT ON HOWARD COLLEGE
 AND THE HUDSON.
Believed That Dr. L. O. Dawson oi Tuscaloosa Will Ultimately Ac- cept the Presidency of the
 Former Institution.

Decatur, June 25.-(Special)-At this mornings session of the Baptist State Convention R. F. Manly. Treasurer, pre- sented his report on the Howard College endowment fund. The report showed that the fund had s1,6S9.SS out at interest at 8 per cent with first mortgage lands as security. The Treasurer also presented a report in collecting which he was as- sisted by H. R. Dill, showing the land properties owned by Howard College. The lsrds summarized are:. Sixty-four lots. comprising ninety-four acres in Jefferson County. forty acres in Tuscaloosa, ten acres in Shelby and fifty-five acres in Morgan. Some of these lands, especially the tracts in Jefferson and Morgan coun- ties. are considered very valuable.
 Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. J. B. Shelton of Montgomery.
 Rev. John D. Dickson of Gadsden. sub naitted the report of the Judson Insti- ute. The Institute needs more room, because it is growing to be a big thing It would not be long before President Patrick would need room for 500 girls, he said.
 Rev. J. l.. Gross. at the request of President Patrick. addressed the Con- veHtion on the Judson Institute.
 President Patrick addressed the Con vention on the report, and in behalf of his school. Wonderful progress had been made and in no year of it's existence hal the Judson ever come begging to a Con- Vention, he said, but he desired to em- phasize that now for the first time the Judson was asking something. The In- stitute needs SIP, eco for completing en- Ta fg that haVo hoan nrniprtad and now in course of erection to accommo- date the rapidly increasing patronage of the school which is expected to reach 2S0 by the fall opening. One strong feature of the Judson is its perfect healthfulness. he declared There was not a serious case of illness in the school in the past session. Girls go back home after eight months of arduous work in their studies. in better health than when they left home. The same standard of excellence is required of Judson girls as is required in many male colleges
 Following the report of President Pat rick, R. E. Pettus, President of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. pre- scented the report of the Committee on woman's Work. The report showed big increase il mission funds, home and foreign, from Baptist women, and great 1y increased interest and enlarged work. summarized, the report set Iortn: CaSn receipts and lands for the year. S54, 776.23, nearly 5000 increase, divided 2s fol- lows: Foreign boards. $S47S7,17; home boards, $1951O.4S; Sunday school board. $4S7.S7; church building and loan fund, s1,0O0. In addition, 495 boxes valued at $33, $50, were sent to missionaries and col porteurs designated by State secretaries.
 The report states:
 "Nearly every society organized the past year has been a missionary society. A great deal of the prejudice against woman's work is wearing away. Ala bama is waking up. We are anxious for State organizers and more expense funds so that We may get out to the associa- tions and meet the women"
 This was from Mrs. M. D. Malone, State Secretary of the Woman's Mission Union.
 The Committee on Time and Place rec commended Troy as the next place of meeting; Dr. C. H. Stakely to preach the Introduction sermon, with Dr. J. l.. Gross alternate.
 At 3:30 the conventior adjourned to en- joy an excursion up the Tennessee River.
 The night session was devoted to