The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-13
Boards Make New Re-
cords: Over $283.0OO
for Foreign Missions
CONVENTION MAKES
STEPHENS PRESIDENT
Attendance Very Large and
Promise for Good Meeting Is
Bright Mr.. T. Fl. Elicit
Among Vice-Presidents.
Home Mission Report
and Negro Question.

(specinl to The Timcs Dispatch.3
KANSAS CITY, MO. May 12.--Packed.
1ammed, overfIowing, are the adJeetves
needed 10 describe the condition OF the
Cavalry Baptist Church at 10 o'clock this
morning, the hour appointed for the OPEN
Ing OF the Southern Baptist convention.
It 10 large auditorium. but a conven-
ton that has a possible delegation OF over
two thousand and nearly one thousand
present, needs a large auditorium IN.
which To hold It's session. and The ques-
tion OF an auditorium that will hold the
convention will enter into the selection OF
the place Of future meetings.
The feature OF the first days work OF
the convention was the presentation OF
the reports OF the three great boards
Foreign Mission. Home Mission and sun
day Schools The report of DR.. willing
ham, for the Foreign Mission Board, was
q particularly notable, 1t showed grand
total or contributions amounting TO s2s'.-
4l5.Ss, the largest In the history OF the
q convention The foreign work generaily
S was shown TO be In most 1loulisiii..s y!
8 condition . The Home Mission Board
total OF receipts was sl37,57S.37 from all
States. The most Interesting feature OF
this report dealt with the negro question,
as 1t affects Southern Baptists. Inc
receipts OF the Sunday School Board
amounted to Slo0.osS.4O an increase OF
9 over $1,000 The increase in the volume
OF work done was even greater.
Hon. E. w. Stephens President.
The convention was promptly called 10
order by the frs, vice-president Of the
las, session. Hon. z. ". Stephens. of
Columbia, Mo. 1na few ntroductoryssrr re- re-
marks Mr.. stephens paid an eloquent
Tribute TO the president Of the last coil' !.
Z .yentf0n ex.covernor James p. Eagle,
OF Arkansas, who had lied during the
+ year. tsa n.
The convention was opened with a.fer-
2 vent and appropriate prayer 8py :, e. tes.
Or. 4. G, Davidson. OF Birmlhe ena!n, ~. 2,
Ala. in which he thanked the LORD stlor
the rich blessings OF the past and I'M
nlored Him 10 send even richer blessings
Z in the future. Some time was spent IN
the reading of the list OF delegates
Rev DR. wv. e. Hatcher OF Virginia,
s got the floor and appropriately nominated
for the presidency Hon F. W. stephens,
OF Missouri. On the mention OF the
name there was loud applause. which Mr..
i stephens promptly suppressed. saying
hat "applause was out of order In this
convention Mr.: Stephens promptly re-
tired. HIS nomination was seconded by
Dr S. H. Ford. of Missouri. and Dr..
j. T. NJ. Johnston of st. Louis. Mr.
+ w. n TURNKEY, of Florida. nominated
Rev. DR.. II. r. Eaton. or louisville hut
Dr. Eaton withdrew hiG name and moved
tha, the secretary cast the ballot of tho
convention for +. ". Stephens. His mo-
ton was unanimously carried. Mr.. Steph-
ems was !nducted into the chair and made
brief and very appropriate speech. In
80 of ln# Ia mi, ,Cf
ency and the great work of the conven-
ton.
There was lively nomination OF vice
Z presidents OF the convention, and the
+ following were elected by acclnmatioH:
TIL. Elicit. Of Virginia. G. a. Smith; OF
South Carolina: Joshua. Levcring, OF
} Maryland: j. C. Stalkup. OF indian Terri:
tory.
The secretaries. who have served the
convention for twenty-five years. Rev.
= Dr Lansing Burrows. OF Nashville. and
Rev. DIR. o. T. Gregory, Of Montgomery.
Ala. were reelected by unanimous
standing vote. a
elected treasurer and DR.. W. p. Harvie,
of Louisville, auditor.
Other Work of the Day.
Rev DR.. Il. IT. Eaton offered rcsolu-
tion that committee OF five be ap-
pointed to whom shall be referred all
applications for the place of the next
meeting of the convention who shall
consider all of the circumstances and fix
and announce the place of the meeting
on or before January 1st 1t was sup
posed that this resolution would elicit a
warm discussion, hut after a few words
of explanation by DIR. Ea ton, the con-
yention adopted the resolution by an
Overwhelming vote
Judge John l.. Peake, of Kansas CITY.
ex-mnister to Switzerland, and deacon
/. in the Calvary Baptist Church, made an
eloquent, humorous and telling address
4 OF welcome, and Rev DR.. John z. White,
of Atlanta, made a very fellcitous re-
snonse.
In the afternoon the reports of the
boards were read. Rev, DR.. r, j. Will
lingham, of Richmond, corresponding sec
retary, read the report of the Foreign
Mission Board, and DrJ. NJ Frost, cor
responding secretary of the Sunday
School Board. located at Nashville, read
z nm abstract of the report of his board.
The reading of the reports had been
4 interspersed with solos and other songs,
which were well rendered and enjoyed,
but at the close of this report brother
4 with strong voice struck up, Come,
Thou Fount of Every Blessing" and the
convention rose and sang with a VIII
this familiar old hymn,
SI Report on Negro Question.
Rev DEB. p. Gray, corresponding Sec.
rotary, read the report Of the Home MIS-
Ia committees on various parts of them.
Tonight the convention sermon was
prea ached by Rev. Dr. w, Fl. Felix. OF
(Continued on Tenth Page)
------------ -