The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
BAPTIST CONVENTION GREAT MEETING MAY IF IN KANSAS
 CITY. pr. Gregory of Montgomery, Already Planning for Delegates Who VIII Go From Churches of
 Alabama.

The Montgomery Baptists are looking forward to the Fiftieth Session, sixtieth year. of the Southern Baptist Conven- tion. which will. at the invitation of the Baptist churches at Kansas City. be held in the Meeting House of the Calva- ry Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo, beginning Friday, May 12. 1905. at 10 A. M.
 The Annual Sermon will be preached by Rev. W. H. Felix, D. D., of Ken lucky, or his alternate, Rev. J. l.. White. D. D.. of Georgia.
 The office of the Secretaries will be in Room 122. Coates House.
 The last annual session was held In Nashville and over twenty-five hum dred delegates and visitors were pres ent. The officers of the convention were: Hon. J. P. Eagle. President. Dr. Lam sing Burrows of Nashville, Tenn; and Dr. O. F. Gregory, of Montgomery, Sec- retaries.
 The President, Governor Eagle hav- ing died during the conventional year. the convention will be called to or- der by one of the Vice-Presidents. c. E. Willingham. Macon. Ga: E. w: ste phens, Columbia. Mo-: Major J. w. Thomas, Nashville, Tenn; or Dr. R. c. Buckner, Dallas, Tex.
 This Is only the second time that the convention has met in Missouri, the first time paving been held at St. Louis In 1871.
 Kansas City Is the etreme Western | point in the territory embraced by the convention; this may affect the attend ance from the states on the Atianuc Coast. but there will be an unusually large number who will go from the states bordering on each side Of the Mississippi River, and all the territory | beyond.
 The statistics of last year show . constituency of 20,431 churches; lOS,z4l | baptisms, membership 1,s05,SSS. Nalue Church property $22,S2s,672. The colored membership in the South: ern states as reported to the National IRaptist convention is 1.909.139.
 The total membership whites and col ored in United States Is estimated et
 Hon. E. w. Stephens of Missouri is spoken of as the probable President 10 be elected this year. He Is one or the 1 Vice Presidents. and has been Presl- l dent of the Mission General Associat'o" | for several years.
 The convention is entirely missionary and educational in character. and It's 1 deliberations are confined by US con stitution to Organizing a plan of elic- iting combining and directing the en- ergies of the whole denomination In one sacred effort to the propagation or the Gospel. To promote foreign and domestic missions, and other tm- nortant objects connected with the Re- | deemer's Kingdom, and to combine for | this purpose such portions of the Bap- | list denomination in the United States as may desire general organization for Christian benevolence, which shall fully respect the independence and equal rights of the churches" | It Is composed of delegates from all the States east of the Mississippi. and south of the Potomac rivers, and Mary land, District of Columbia, Louisiana Texas, Arkansas, Indian Territory. OK lahoma, Mexico and Cuba.
 Besides this consideration of the va- rious phases of Home or Foreign Mis- sion Work there will be considered a proposition to change the name from ''The Southern Baptist Convention" to "The Baptist Convention of the United States" This matter was introduced at former sessions by Hon. George Hill- yer, of Atlanta, Ga, and referred to a special committee. with instructions to report in 1905. This committee con sists of George Hillyer, Georgia; W. E' Hatcher. Virginia: J. J. Taylor, Ken- lucky: c. A. Stake1y, Alabama, and J. A. Hackett. Mississippi.
 | An important matter TUT CohbioSi a
 ton will be the report of "a commits
 sion of one brother from each State
 and Territory in this convention ap-
 pointed by the Convention. to meet
 with the Home Mission Board end
 counsel with the Board in enlarging and perfectlng our plans for discharg-
 ing our Christian obligations to the
 negro race, with a view to meeting the
 conditions in all parts of our terri
 tory"
 pr. IF. Gregory, pastor of the
 Adams Street Baptist Church. who has
 been one of the secretaries for twenty
 five years. is arranging for the :om-
 fort and transportation of the dele-
 gates from this section, and will give
 any information desired as to routes,
 rates and entertainment.
 In connection with this convention
 several other meetings will be held of
 auxiliary societies. including the
 Southern B. Y. P. U., the Woman s
 Missionary Union. the Trustees of the
 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
 and the Southern Baptist Educational | Conference.