The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
EAGLE CHOSEN PRESIDENT
The Foreign Missions, Sunday School and We
mans Mission Boards all Mako Reports,
Showing Splendid Condition Fir
nancislly ---E Encouraging Ad-
vices Come From The
ForeignField.
(By the Associated Press.)

Baptist Convention was called to order to-
day in the First Baptist Church by Pres
ident James p. Eagle, Ex-Governor of Ar
kansas. Notwithstanding a disagTeeable
northeast storm, the auditorium was crowd
ed, there being 1,767 delegates in attend
ance. Half an hour was given to devo-
tional exercises. An address of welcome
to Georgia was delivered by Hon. Joseph
NJ. Terrell, Governor of the State to which
response was made by Rev. E. p. Hale, of
Kentucky.
The organization of the convention was
effected as follows:
President, James Philip Eagle, Little
Rock Arkansas; e-Presidents Erwin NJ.
Stephenson. Columbus Mo-: NJ o. Hill
yer, Atlanta, Ca. r. C. Buckner, Texas;
A. E. Owen, Portsmouth. Va.
Secretaries, Lansing Burrows, D. D.,
Nashville, Tenn; Oliver F. Gregory, D.
D., Montgomery, Ala.
Treasurer-George w. Norton, Louis
vile. Ky.
Auditor-M--4a P. Harvey, D. D..
Louisville, Ky.
The only changes in the officers were
among the vice presidents. cePresidents
Hillyer, Buckner and oliver being the new
officers chosen.
Governor Eagle, in accepting the presi-
dency, said
Il would rather be president of the
Southern Baptist Convention than be pres
dent of the United States
An interesting feature of the enrolment
came about by the delegates from the In
dian Territory, A G. Washburn, part
Indian. insisting that he be recognized.
He had not arrived in time to get his Gre
dentials, but insisted that this was no fault
of his. BY his persistence he overcame the
chair, and the entire convention. and was
recognized on the spot. He did not pro-
pose to come all this way across the Miss
issippi, he said,' to represent his people
and then not be recognized. And he did
not
The report OF the Foreign Mission Board
was celsed, showing that the Southern
Baptist Convention is represented by mis-
sionaries in Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Africa,
China and Japan. There has been but one
death among them during the year. Rev.
S. T. Williams died at Canton, China, April
l. OF meningitis The most encouraging
reports are made by all the missionaries
There have been the followin changes in
officers during the year: Rev. Weston
Bruner has been selected a member of the
board in place of Rev. H. A. Bagby, re-
signed: Rev. NJ. ]. Carroll, president
for Texas resigned and Rev. G. w Nc
Daniel elected In his stead: Rev. w. T..
Amis was elected ce-president for Ar
kansas in place of Rev. c. w. Daniel, who
moved out of the State; S. w Woodland,
who was elected ice-president for District
of Columbia, resigned, and Rev w. H.
Sven was chosen in his place: and Rev
l.. c. Wolfe was elected vice president for
Indian Territory and Rev. A. P. Stone for
Oklahoma.
The financial report shows that
Georgia has taken first place in con-
tributing to this cause The report of
gross receipts for foreign missions is as
follows for the States represented in the
convention:
Alabama, $16,426.06; Arkansas, 81, 256 "a !;
District of Columbia, $1,607 .95; Florida.
$2.20341; Georgia, $50, 65S.03; Indian Ter
ritory, $229.36; Kentucky, 23,241.77;
Louisiana, $4,S9656; Maryland, $7,143.S5,
Mississippi, $16,10543; Missouri, 80, 107 .95,
North Carolina, 15,541.20; Oklahoma
S251.67; South Carolina, $17,399.76; Ten
nessee, $9,S41.S0; Texas, $23,267.3S; vir-
ginia, SIS, 5O4.2S.
The board does not now owe a cent and
carries a net balance of $19621.23
There was a beginning of convention
politics, during the day, in the prelimin-
aries of warm contest for the place OF
holding the convention next year. Dallas
Texas, and Nashville, Tenn, are both
making strong bids for the convention
and today Kentucky got in the game
The only feature of the evening was
the preaching Of the convention sermon
by Rev. w. j. Williamson, of ST. Louis
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union of the South
ern Baptist Convention began in the lee
ture room of the Independent Presby-
terian church this morning at 9:3C
o'clock. The meeting was presided over BY
Mrs. j. H. Eager. of Baltimore, vice
president of the union. After the pre-
sentation of routine reports, Mrs. Lumley
of Africa; Miss Georgia Barnett, of New
Orleans. with the foreigners; Miss Beuhl-
main, of Maryland, with the immigrants
and the Georgia missionary; Miss Kate
Perry, in Indian Territory gave shor
talks. The union is in excellent shaot
financially.
The annual report of the Sunday
School board to the convention was made
tonight by j. M. Frost the corresponding
secretary. The report shows that the re
ceipts for the year have reached the totd
of $97, 508.54, exceeding the receipts of las
year by over $4,000. Only one item in tn,
receipts is out of the usual line, all show
ing wholesome growth. There are no liza
bilities and everything is in excellen
shape. The usual appropriations hav
been made and since the last convention
the building fund has increased by owe