The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-14
THE SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CONVENTION,
SOME OF THE WORK OF THIS
GREAT BODY AT SAvaN-
NAH, GA.
Rev DR.. Dunawsy Makes Report on
Seminsry-lnterestins Letter
From Dr. Dill.

The Baptists have taken possession o
Savannah. Thursday WAS given To thl
| Young Peoples work. and the theme dis
cussed wa" The eliaptists and theFuture
/ Two notable addresses were delivered b.,
/ Dr Mclaughlin. of the Southern Semi
nary, ana DR. Gambrol. Of Texas.
Savannah is a beautiful city and wei
/ equipped 10 entertain great cOnyen
ton nder the auspices Of the Alumn
Association of the Seminary. there wa,
held at lie Soto Hotela notable banquet
/ Covers were set for over 400 and sitel
the delightful menu had teen served
toasts were delivered relating To the Semi
nary and its great work. IL was an Oc
casiOn long TO bee remembered tn,
speech closing the occasion was by DR.
Mullins. president of the Seminary and
was q gem Of after dinner OratOry.
We have II large and representative
delegation from Virginia, and the "trip
down to Savannah from the Old DO.
miniOn WAS largely over the great Sea
board Air Line on a special through
train Every accommodation WAS made
for the handling OF the crowd in travel
ing, and the social side of the journey by
rail-, with so large number Of cOngenia
men and women was most charming
Drs Burrows and GregOry. the secre
taries OF the convention. have served in
that capacity for twenty consecutive
years
The reports from the boards show q
marked advance IN every direction. ! he
Foreign Mission Board shows an income
for the year Of SzlS.51z. This is an ad
vance of so. .OhO over any previous year
IT >outhern Baptists. I he conversion,
upon foreign fields aggregate .1l9. and
there il Indication OF Il rapidly al yancing
/ harvest Of souls.
/ The Home Mission report shows a ike
increase. reaching in actual cash cOntri
buttons $lO4 900. which is the first tim,
in it's history that this board has gOn,
beyond the 100000 mark.
The Sunday school Board at Nash
vile has also done the greatest year
work in it's history. Itreaches very neal
to 100000. The board has just pur
chased a 100000 building for it's hom'
| in Nashville and still holds a reservefunC
of So 900.
/ Each board reports itself out Of debt
and have sounded an earnest call iOI
greater things next year. This make,
] the convention the most inspiring in oui
/ history liGOd' r blessings continue upon
our people as they have the past few
years there will be marvellous growth
/ for Southern Baptists.
On Friday afternoon communication
was submitted to the convention from
the trustees OF the Seminary through Dr
T. $. Dunawsy This communication
recited the happy condition Of our great
theological school and asked for NOR,
ample endowment This report called
forth three really great addresses. Dr
Dargon, of the Seminary; DR. Carroll. %
Texas. and DR.. Hatcher, Of Virginia
greatly stirred our hearts and there are
signs Of a response for this important
| foundation work
Continuous rains greatly mar the pleas
ure OF many visitors IL il estimated
that there are at least 5000 delegate,
and visitors in the city The convention
is on the pay plan Of entertainment
and not free grub" and the result il
that instead OF seeking place TO meet
there are at least ten cities clamOring fol
! il. IL is estimated that the Southern
Baptist Convention spends $50, 900 il
the city " here it meets. and boards oI
trade ia the cities are anxious to secure
it's presence a. a simple financial prOpO
sition TO the city.
J. s. Dill.
May 9th. 1903.