The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01
The BAPTIST
CONVENTION
To Assemble in Washington
in This Leafy Month
Of May.
WILL BE A MONSTER MEETING
Many Will Visit Their Great
Theological School En- Route
to the Convention.
WILL BE A MONSTER MEETING

The forty-ninth annual session of the
Southern Baptist Convention will be
commenced in the Tabernacle building In
Nashville Tenn, Friday, May 18th.
Southern Baptlsts are preparing for
this great annual gathering and the V!r-
ginians will be there In large force.
Virginia Is entitled to one hundred
and seventy delegates. So far the follow
ing have been appointed and signified
their intention OF attending: NJ r..
Hooper, East Radford; ]. T. Chlldress,
Itata; It. w. Duke, Holins; T. II. Elicit
Richmond; j. B. Hawthorne. Richmond;
u. Cabell Hening Bristol; W. T. Zines,
Portsmouth: J. c. Holland, DahVilie'
George Langford Hunt. Alexandria; -.
Pendleton Jones, Hampton; w. S. Leake,
Richmond; a. r. Long, Lynchburg w.
l.. Pckard Lynchburg; c. H. Ryland.
Richmond: c. P. Ryland, Windsor; ]. A..
Turner, Hollins; w. H. Whitsitt Rich
mond; Charles Fl. Winston, Richmond;
George D. Witt Lynchburg; Frank s.
Woodson, Richmond; T. Y. Badly Man.
chester; L. Il. Barton, Suffolk; Il. 10.
Bomar, Richmond; r. H. Bowden,
Princeton. W. Va; A. b. Bryant. Mace;
W. N. Buckells, Barnett; Samuel 8.
Clopton, Smithfield: s. w. Cole. Gull
pepper; A. r.. Dickinson, Richmond; u.
]. Edge, Bristol: H. Theodore Ellyson,
Richmond, w. f. Fisher, Concord; r. a.
Gaines. Richmond; G. s. Gardner, Rich
mond; r. w. Grlzzard. Adams Groves;
w. e. Hatcher, Richmond George w.
Hurt, Batna: j. William Jones, Rich
mond; J. W. Mitchell, Richmond; S. G..
Mitchell Richmond; w. A. Pearson, Le-
banon: r. Fl. Pitt, Richmond; Thomas
j. Shpman, Roanoke; ". j. Shipman,
Rice's Depot: w. w. sisk Swansboro;
Robert Smith. Pulaski City; W. r. L.
Smith, Richmond; G. P. Stealey, Rich
mond: George B. Taylor. Holins; ]. B.
Taylor, Norfolk; ]. NJ. Thomas, Roanoke;
S. II. Thompson. Bluefield: c. Writ
Trainham, Marion; H. w. Tribble;
Charlottesville; r. J. Willingham, Rich
mond; c. N. Williams. Boydton; M. L..
Wood, Staunton: C. a. Woodson, Brook
neal.
The state Mission Board has vested In
its secretary. Mr.. William Ellyson, of
this city, the power to appoint others to
fill out the list
OTHER DELEGATES.
Tho Virginia and North Carolina dele
gates many Of whom will assemble IN
Richmond, will go by the various at
tractive routes, but the most Of them
will 20 By the Chesapeake and Ohio, as
that road will carry them through to
Louisville, Ky, Where is located the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
the pride of all Southern Baptists, The
trains, which leaves here at z NJ, on
May 10th or 1lth will take delegates
direct 10 louisville. landing them there
at IL a. M, tho next day. They will
have from II A. M. to p. Nj. TO visit
the Seminary. On the 18th and 18th
Especially on the 12th) receptions VIII be
rendered visitors at the Seminary. Many
Baptlsts will avail themselves OF this
opportunity to see their Seminary
rho Woman's Missionary Union Aux
iliary to tho convention VIII begin IT'S
session on the 18th of May In Nashville.
and during the same day the Baptist
young Peoples Union Will hold general
meeting On the 18th the board or truss
tees of tho Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary will hold their annual meeting.
1t is expected that the reports OF the
Foreign Mission Board, tho Homo Mission
Board, the Sunday School and Bible
Board and the Publication Board will
show largely increased work among
Southern Baptists for the past year, and
altogether the Baptist hosts are looking
for the most interesting and enthusiastic
cent tonnl meeting they have ever
held.
AS shown above. Richmond will be
largely represented on the floor OF the
convention