Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-16
BAPTISTS MEETING.
The Organization of the Convention
Affected.
NEARLY 1000 DELEGATES PRESENT
A Delegate From the Indian Territory
Secures Recognition Meeting OF the
Womcn's Missionary Union.

Savannah. Ca. special-The forty
eighth annual session OF the Southern
Baptist Convention was called to o.
der Friday morning. in the first Bap-
list church. by President James T.
Eagle. Ex-Governor OF Arkansas. Not
withstanding the prevalence OF a dis
agreeable northeast storm. the audi
torium was crowded. there being 1857
delegates in attendance. Half an hour
was given to devotional exercises. An
address OF welcome 90 Georgia was de-
livered by Hon. Jos. III. Terrell. Gov
ernor Of the State. 20 which the re-
Spouse was made by Row. L. p. Hale.
OF Kentucky. Rev John ID. Jordan
welcomed the delegates to Savannah.
On behalf Of the convention. =. =.
Hale. Of Kentucky. responded. The or
Eanization OF the convention was ef-
fected as follows: President. James
Philip Eagle. 81 Little Rock. Ark:
vice presidents Edwin VIM stephens.
Of Columbia. Mo. Geo. Hulyer. OF
Atlanta. Ga: r. c. Buckner. OF Texas:
A +. Owen. OF Portsmouth. Va:
secretaries. Lansing Burrows. d. D..
OF Nashville Tenn: Oliver L. Greg
orr. ID. H.. OF Montgomery. Ala.
treasurer. G. W. Norton. 81 Louisville.
Ky: auditor. VIM. p Harvey. ID. D..
OF Louisville. The only changes in
the officers were among the vice presi-
dents Vice Presidents Hillver. Buck
ncr and Oliver being the now officers
chosen Governor Eagle i'm accepting
the presiiccv said. "T would rather
be president OF the Southern Baptist
Convention than 20 be President or
the United States
An interesting feature OF the enroll
mont came about by the delegate from
the Indian Territory 4. g. Washhurn
a pare Indian. insisting that ne be re-
cognizei. He had not arrived In time
Go get his credentials IN. hut insisted
that this was no fault of his. BY his
persistence ne ovcrcamo the chair and
the entire convention. ani was recog-
nized on tho spot. he did not propose
% come an This way across the Mis-
sissippi hc said 10 represent HIS pCO-
pie and then not be recognized. And
he did not
The report Of the foreign mission
board was received. showing that the
F Southern Baptist church s. represent
cd by missionaries IN Mexico. Italy.
Brazil. Africa. China and Japan. There
has been but one death among them
during the year Rcv. :. T. Williams
died az Canton. China. April 1 OF mem
+ nights. The most encouraging reports
are made 10y all tho nj sionarics.
+ There have been the following changes
In officers during the year. Rev. IVES
4 ton Bruncr had hoQn elected Il mem
/ her OF the board in place 81 Rev. II.
A. Bagby resigned: Rev ]. NJ Car
roll. vice president for Texas. resigned.
and Rev. G. W. Mcdaniel elected in
his stead, Rev. w. T. Amis was elect
ed vice president for Arkansas. Il. <
4 Woodland who was elected vice proSi
dent for the District 81 Columbia. re
signed. and Rev r. II. Sem was
chosen in his place. and Rev. l.. G.
Wolfe was elected vice president foI
Indian Territory. ana Rev a. =
Stone for Oklahoma.
Tho financial report shows that
Georgia has taken FIRST place in this
. cause The report % gross receipts
FOX foreign missions Is as follows.
Fog the States represented Ia the con
vcntion Alabama SlC.f-6.06; Arkan
sas. S2.256.24; District Of Columbia
$l.6s7; Florida. S@.2oJ; Georgia. S33,
COS. Indian Territory S2.s, Kentucky
S23.24l. Louisiana. stt96 SO: Mary
81 land. s7142.S5. Mississippi. Sl6.IO5
! Missouri. s9107: North Carolina. SIS.
r 5H. Oklahoma. PSI; South Carolina
/ s17.399: Tennessee. S9.3tl; Texas
= S23 267.3S; Virginia, S26.5Oi. Ih'
board does not now owe "a cent AM
carries n net balance OF Sl9.62l.