The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
IBAPT|s7s MEET
IN KANSAS n. IA CITY.
Southern Convention Goes to
the Western Boundary
This Year.
FEW GO FROM VIRGINIA.
Some OF the Leaders Will Leave
Next Tuesday-To Choose
President.

The forty-ninth annual session of the
Southern Baptist Convention (fisty-nintll
sear) will be called TO order In Kansas
4 City, Mo, at II O'Clock next Friday.
Since the last meeting Of the conven-
ton, which was held in Nashville, Tenn,
the president Of the body, Ex-Governor
James p. Eagle, OF Arkansas, has died,
and the convention viii be called to or
der by one of the four vlce-presidents,
probably Professor Edwin W. Stephens.
of Missouri.
The convention Is composed of delegates
from the Baptist churches in the States
OF Alabamn, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia.
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland. Nlissis-
sippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklaho-
ina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia, and the District OF Co.
lumbia and Indian Territory.
Usually from nine hundred to twelve
hundred delegates attend the sessions Of
the convention, but this year the assem-
bling place Is so far from the main ter
ritory of its constituency the probabili-
ty IS that not more than six hundred
will answer the roll call I!
THE Baptist churches in the territory
the mana cement of its mission. work and
the Foreign Mission Board, located III
this city; the Home Mission Board, 10
Gated in Atlanta; the Sunday School and
Bible Board, located In Nashville, and
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary located in Louisville, all make re-
ports to this convention and receive add
vice and instruction from the body.
9 The Nvomans Missionary Union, made
up of the woman's missionary societies,
is a body auxiliary to the convention
and holds its annual meetings at the
same time and in the same city with
the convention. 1t also makes reports
Z Of work to the convention.
Many Go From Virginia.
Virginia Baptist churches are usually
largely represented In both pf rllese
bodies, but for the reason already given
the delegation will be small this Syear.
So far as known now. the only repre-
sentatives to go from Richmond will be
Rev. DR.. r. j. Willingham, secretary Of
the Foreign Mission Board; Rev. DIR. IT,.
E. Bomar, assistant secretary Rev. Dr..
], William Jones, Rev. DR.. William f..
Hatcher. Rev. George ". Mcdaniel, Mir.
Basil Gwathmey and Professor r. L.
Gaines, of Richmond College. Mrs. w.
e S. Leake, the secretary OF the Virginia
4 Woman i MISSIONARY Union, anu MI D
Coleman the assistant secretary, and
Mrs. j. A. Barker, of Clifton Forge. the
president of the Union, will be OF the
Virginia party to represent this State
in the woman's meeting. Other men and
women from other parts OF the State
may Join this party here They Will
leave Tuesday and reach Kansas City
on Thursday.
3 It is learned that all of the boards
will go upto the convention with record
breaking reports, both as to money rails
cd for carrying on the work Of evangc-
LEGATION and the results of that work.
The Foreign Mission Board will for
The eighth time report itself free Of
debt and report largely increased coll
lections Virginia alone has contributed
to this cause very nearly $4,000. The