The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
E%AGIFCHOSEN
The Foreign Missions, Sunday School and We
mans Mission Boards all Max. Rep Hts,
Showing a Splendid Condition Fl
ranciaIly ---Encouraging Ad-
vices Coms From the
FirId.
NV the Associated Press.)

aav IN the First Baptist Church by Pres
ident James 2. Eagle, eN-Governor of Ar
Kansas notwithstanding a disagreeab BILE
northeast storm, the auditorium was crowd
"a there being 1867 delegates IN attend
,ncc. 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; Vice Presidents Erwin M.
Stephenson, Columbus, Mo-: M. O. Hill
yer. Atlanta, Ga; r.. c.. Buckner, Texas;
A. Z. Owen, Portsmouth, Va.
Secretaries, Lansing Burrows, D.. D,
Nashville, Tenn; Oliver F. Gregory, D.
D. Montgomery. Ala.
Trcasurer-George w. Norton, Louis
Vile, Ky.
Authoritarian P. Harvey, D. D.,
Louisville, KY.
The only changes in the officers were
among the vice-presidents, Vice-P Presidents
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, a 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 rece. sed, showing that the Southern
Baptist Convention is represented by mis-
slonafles IN Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Africa,
China and Japan. There has been but one
death among them during the year. Rev.
). t. Williams died at Canton, China, April
! OF meningitis. The most encourag ing
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 III place of Rev. H. A.. Bagby, re-
signed; Rev. NJ. ]. Carroll, vice-president
Tor Texas, resigned and Rev. G.. w. Nc
Daniel elected in his stead: Rev. w. T.
AIMS was elected vice-president for Ar
kansas IN. place of Rev. c. w. Daniel, who
moved out OF the State; S. w. WoOdard,
VINO was elected vlce-president for District
OF Columbia, resigned, and Rev. w. H.
SVEN was chosen in his place: and Rev.
l.. {. 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
t~lbuting to this cause. The report Of
gross receipts for foreign missions is as
follows for the States represented in the
convention:
Alabama, s16, 1926 .06; Arkansas, 81, 256. "a;
District of Columbia, 81, 6O7. IS; Florida,
Szzo341; Georgia, $50, $500; Indian Ter
,'tory, $22936; Kentucky, $23 ,241.77;
louisiana, $4,896.56; Maryland, s7,143.S5,
MlSsissippi, $16, 1G5.43; Missouri, SO, 1O7. %,
North Carolina, IL, 541. 20; Oklahoma,
*251,67; South Carolina, ST., 399. rs; Ten
neSseH, 1874 30; Texas, 1923, 267. 3S; Vir-
glnia, 1923, 504. %.
HE board does not now owe a cent and
aires a net balance of $19, 621. %.
i"eie was a beginning of convention
t'"''tN' during the day. in the prelimin-
II,es OF a warm contest for the place Of
TT0'lhg the convention next year. Dallas,
-OaS' ana Nashville, Tenn, are both
making strong bids for the convention,
'"n today Kentucky got in the game.
me only feature of the evening was
nv preaching of the convention sermon
rev. w. j. Williamson, of st. Louis.
wv hIteenth annual meeting of the
Imam missionary Union Of the South
i baptist Convention began in the lee
49, room of the independent Presby-
Ietlan church this morning at $3.50
Muck. The meeting was presided over by
- .. II. Eager, of Baltimore, vice
.1ehl OF the union. After the pre-
of @.loh OF routine reports, Mrs. Lumley,
n, -i'Ica' Miss Georgia Barnett, of New
na3"nS' win the foreigners; Miss Beuhl-
~ u Maryland, with the immigrants,
p - - lhe Georgia missionary; Miss Kate
tal,l'' IN Indian Territory, gave short
financially.
g IN annual report of the Sunday
,o'|l BOARD to the convention was made
serrHS' by }. NJ. Frost the corresponding
ceint. he report shows that the re-
of TO- -1 the year have reached the total
year b y. exceeding the receipts of last
rooa; = over 5000. Only one item in tic
noelpts is out of the usual line all show
biTf+ noleSome growth. There are no liza
sbana ana everything is in excellent
been ne usual appropriations have
III. niaue and since the last convention
N'Polns fund has increased by over