The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-26
BAPTIST MEETING
AT GAINESVILLE
STATE CONVENTION BEGINS ITS
ANNUAL SESSION-150 MES
sENGERs PRESENT.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Oct 49,
The thirty-second annual session o.
the Tennessee Baptist convention was
called to order at 10 o'clock this morn
i1g in the First Baptist Church by the
President, Rev. A. U. Boone, pastor oil
the First Baptist Church of Memphis
The convention was opened with
the singing of the Coronation hymn,
and its devotions were led by Rev.
A. c. Davidson. of Murfreesboro, who
read the 136th Psalm and offered
prs%ec.
]. l.. Dance, w. A. Moffett and G..
w. Sherman were appointed Com
mittee on Enrolment, and so soon as
the delegates were enrolled the Sec
rotary, W. j. Stewart. read the list,
showing about $50 messengers pres
ent from churches and associations
all over the State.
Under the head of election of Off
GERS, DR.. Boone suggested the advis-
ability of electing some one else to the
Presidency. In this the convention
did not agree with him, and on motion
of T. B. Ray, seconded by number of
others, DR.. Boone was reelected with
out opposition. A. c. Davidson cast
ing the ballot of the body.
DR.. Boone thanked the convention
heartily, and referred to the time
when, fifteen years ago, he had well
coined the convention to this same
church in which it is now assembled.
II have seen the work grow from year
to year." he said, "and now you come
back stronger than ever before and
with the finest report"
All the following officers were eho-
sen in the same unanimous manner,
one man in each case being instruct
ed to cast the ballot of the conven-
ton:
Vice Presidents, A. j. Holt, of
s. G. Sheppard, Lebanon.
Recording Secretary, w. J. Stewart,
Nashville Statistical Secretary, |
Ball. Lexington. Treasur-
er. W. M. Woodcock, Nashville.
Morning Session.
The morning session of the Wo-
mans Union met at 9 o'clock, and was
led in devotional exercises by Mrs. |
w. l.. Wene who read a Bible lesson
and spoke briefly on the subject,
Scent in His Service
Among the most interesting fea-
lures of the meeting were three pa
pers on Foreign Missions-past, pres
ent and future, prepared and read
by Mrs. A. U. Boone, Mrs.
w. E. Brock and Miss Mary Northing-
ION.
Mrs. Boone dealt with the origin of
he modern missionary movement, and
old in an interesting way of the work
If the missionary pioneers. Mrs.
Brock took broad view of the situa
ion as it is today. giving graphic
of the great lines of mis-
'ionary activity that are reaching to
III the world. Miss Northington's pa
,er dealt with the future, it's possibil-
ties and responsibilities.
The following officers were nominal
d and unanimously elected:
President, Mrs. A. J. Wheeler; Cor
Secretary, Mrs. B. H. Al
en- Recording Secretary, Mrs. W. w. F:
Iannon; Secretary of Young Woman's
Work, Miss Gertrude Hill; Chairman
f Literature Committee, Mrs. J. G. II
ohnson; Treasurer, Mrs. ]. T. Alt
IAN; Editress, Mrs. w. G. Golden. all I
f Nashville; Band Editress, Mrs. L. /
}. Eakin. Chattanooga. '
At the afternoon session w. A. Atch- {
~, of Knoxville, read the report of {
he Committee on Sunday schools,
howing that the receipts of the Board I
lst year were $146,46S. The assets |
I the department are $156,913 as S
gainst $4,000 ten years ago. c