The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14
BAPTISTS MEETING.
The Organization of the Convention
Affected.
NEARLY 1000 DELEGATES PRESENT
A Delegate From the Indian Territory
Secures Recognition-Me Meeting OF the
Women's Missionary Union.

Savannah, Ga, Specialize forty
eighth annual session Of the Southern
Baptist Convention was called to o.
der Friday morning, in the first Bap-
tist church, by President James p.
Eagle, Ex-Governor CT Arkansas. Not
withstanding the prevalence Of dis
agreeable northeast storm, the audi,
torium was crowded, tHere being 1,S67
delegates in attendance Half an hour
was given to devotional exercises. An.
address Of welcome to Georgia was de-
livered by Hon. jos. M. Terrell, Gov
erncr Of the State, to which the re-
sponse was made by Rev. z. P. Hale.
Of Kentucky. Rev. John D. Jordan
welcomed the delegates. to Savannah.
On behalf Of the convention, E. p.
Hale, Of Kentucky, responded. The Or.
gariZation Of the convention was ef--
fected as follows: President, James;
Philip Eagle, OF Little Rock, Ark;
vice presidents, Edwin VIM. Stephens.
Of Columbia. Mo-; Geo. Hillyer, Of
Atlanta, Ca; R. C. Buckne-. of Texas;
A. e. Owen, of Portsmouth, Va; !,
secretaries, Lansing Burrows, D. d.,
Of Nashville, Tenn; Oliver F. Greg
ory, D. D., Of Montgomery, Ala;
treasurer, G. w. Norton. CT Louisville,
KY; auditor, VIM. P. Harvey, d. d.,
Of Louisville. The onlv changes in,
the officers were among the vice presi--
dents, Vice Presidents Hillver, Buck,
ner and Oliver being the new officers
chosen. Governor Eagle in accepting
the presidecy said: 81 would rather,
be president Of the Southern Baptist
Convention than to be President Of
the United States"
An interesting feature Of the enroll
ment came about by the delegate from
the Indian Territory. A. G. Washburn,.
a part Indian, insisting that he be re-.
cognized. He had not arrived in time
to get his credentials in, but insisted
that this was no fault of his. By his;
persistence he overcame the chair and
the entire convention, and was r5cog-
nized On the spot. He did not propose,
to come all this way across the Mis-
sissippi, he said, to represent his peo-.
pie and then not be recognized. And
he did not.
The report Of the foreign mtssioDa
board was received, showing that the
Southern Baptist church Is represent
ed by missionaries 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 men,
ingitis. The most encouraging reports
are made by all the missionaries.
There have been the following changes.
in officers during the year: Rev. Wes-
ton Bruner, had been elected MEM
Der Of the board in place Of Rev. H.
A. Bagby, resigned; Rev. ]. NJ. Gar
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; H. s.
Woodard, who was electeS vice p-esi--
don't for the District Of Columbia, re-
signed, and Rev. E. H. Sem vas.
chosen in his place, and Rev. L. c.
Wolfe was elected vice presiden. for
Indian Territory, and Rev. A. P.
Stone for Oklahoma.
The financial report shows that.
Georgia has taken first place in this.
cause. The report of gross receipts
for foreign missions is as follows:
For the States represented in the con-
vention: Alabama, S16,426.06; Arkan-
sas, s2,256.24; District of Columbia,
S1,607; Florida, s2,205; Georgia, sS3,--
COS; Indian Territory, 1929; Kentucky.
s23,241; Louisiana, S4,S9S.56; Mary
land, s7,143S5: Mississippi, s16.105;
Missouri, s9,107; North Carolina, SIS
SAL; Oklahoma, 251; South Carolina,
s17,399; Tennessee, S9,341; Texas
$23,2673S; Virginia, S2S,504. The
board does not now owe cent and.
carries a net balance of SIS, 9,621.