Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-15

bought In hts name. The debt of $1,000
on the cemetery was simply a. compli-
ment 70 him by the church. He says he
has never received any money, nor will
he ever receive any. PFC,
The committee waited on DR.. Diaz. but
he said he had nothing to say to them.
The committee reported that since DIR.
DIaz had severed all connection with the
home board II was deemed unwise to hear
from him. The report was unanimously
adopted. +tr..
Special prayer was made for Dr. ]. L.
White. OF Macon. who was reported to
be worse yesterday. -.-.---..- --.
Greetings were received from the
Methodist conference now in session at
Dallas and responded TO. The convention
heard from and babe good bye to Rev.
\ c. b. Wlllingham. son of Secretary Will
| ingham. who Is to go TO Japan as a
foreign missionary.
The famous committee on cooperation
reported through DR.. ]. B. Gambrell, OF
nexas. II. recommends that the associa-
tIonal messengers 70 this convention be
regarded as messengers 20 their associa-
lions and that they be requested TO rep
resent this work OF the convention.
II further recommends that statisti-
cal secretary be elected, that he be paid
a salary and expenses and be allowed
clerical help as he may need. The sec
/ EEraEI OF the EAaAG DudEQE anu the state
boards are to constitute standing COM
nittee on this subject. The report will
be discussed this afternoon. The object
Of this cooperation committee Is to reach.
and get some contributions from the
great army OF non-contributing Baptlsts
In the south. about a million and half
in number
There is great rejoicing among Geor-
CLANS that she beat out Texas and won the
convention for next year for Savannah.
There are present 1.093 delegates, making
/ this the largest convention I'm several
years.
AsHEvILLE. N. c.. May 1s.-The fourth
day OF the Southern Baptist convention
was opened yesterday by DR.. e. E.
King. OF Texas. who read the 126th Psalm
and offered prayer. The secretary read
responses TO the kilograms OF coincidence
which had been sent TO sick brothers.
The report OF the committee on general
Sunday school work was taken up as a
special order and read by DR.. ]. E. White.
Of Atlanta. The report congratulates the
convention on the work done by Sunday
school boards since its establishment in
1891. and approves the management
The reserve fund and the Bible fund
was next discussed. DR.. White spoke on
/ the report. He urged a Bible fund that
Bibles might be distributed. The future
o: the board is bright and is in good
| Working Oruer.
A resolution was passed by the request
OF those who were TO speak that speeches
on subjects be limited TO ten minutes
DR.. B. W. Spiiman, field secretary. ad-
| dressed the convention on the work OF the
beard. Dr. ]. b. GambilI, OF Texas, said
I that there were some not at the conven-
| ton, however. whose idea OF work was to
oppose MethodIsts I'VE must get away
from such an idea, he said. He spoke on
the need OF more books on Sunday school
work. and said that Sunday school lee
ture course which had been established
at the seminary was a great success.
These lectures delivered by ". o. Carver,
professor OF missions. had been printed
for use. The report OF the committee was
adopted.
DR.. ]. b. Gambriel read the report Of the
| committee on cooperation. There was
considerable interest manifested in this
subject OF cooperation. The report recon-
mended:
First-That the associational messen-
gers TO the convention be regarded as
messengers 10 their association.
Second-That a statistical secretary be
elected by the three boards to furnish
them information.
Third-That the secretarys OF the boards
and state boards be a standing committee
on cooperation and recommend such CO.
operative measure as they wish.