The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
.BAPT|STS WILL
NEE" HERE (: / {. NE NEXT
Committee Will Make Unai1iillous
Rccon1nlcndatio #1avor8of #
tllicln,ond.
SCARCITY OF NEW MINISTERS
Work AMONG Negroes Excitcs
Lively Debate lccting to
End Monday.
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c,1 1SHsf.HsS g FINN. Nay
work went on In the Southern Baptist
Convention to-,lny without notable Incl
dent. Tho interests or the Home Mission
z Board. Of tile Seminary and 4 OF the
Sunday School Board were tic topics
Of debate.
The report on the work or the Sunday
School Board was tho first item In tic
morning session. This was discussed ~
excellent speeches by Rev. Charles 6.
Carroll, Of I'loiiah: lJr. Thomas, or Mise
souri,; Rev. r. @W.E spillmun.% OF North
K Carolina; Rev,sJ NJ 7. johnson. or
or Louisville. @' s 81
Lack Of Ministers.
5is A brief report or the seminary was
read by President Mullins showing the
general prosperity or the institution, but
directing especial attention 10 the fact
that the supply sof ministers was not al
Y III equal 10 the demand. Rev. DIR. y.
iii. Dement,, the newly elected professor
or pedagogy. made pleasing address,
telling OF his interest in his new work.
y Rev DR.. Nv. O.3Correr made Il strong
address on tles need or ministers ana
urges the churches to pray more ear
Y ncstly for lnhorerH to be thrust FORM INTO
the white harvest. ~
sy&5llon. Joshua lowering, OF Baltimore.
said that one reason why so few men
were entering the MINISTRY WAC the
growing opportunities for p commercial
success they know that they can make
A thousands In business, whereas they
must be satisfied with few. hundreds
\ IN the ministry. Hon II. K Pollard
endorsed The address or Mr.. lowering
md urged tina, some remedy for the
rncageii salaries now paid the ministry
n,lcht IL he found $N4 ' .tg5tzts sHt iET .g4
iii the afternoon the interests OF vnri-
Gus departments or home mission work
were fully considered. Or. u. Is FOL
lard. Of Georgetown. read the report on
the work in Cuba and the Isle OF lines
ana followed It With an informing speech
DIR. Rufus w Weaver reported on the
work in great cities. y He made q strong
speech full OF startling facts as 10 the
religious needs Of Baltimore, ST. Louis
and New Orleans fDr. W. II. F'ckard,
OF Virginia, made Il powerful plea Tor
the Home oard,tawhich he urged was
at tie very base 81 all tho mission work
Work Among Negroes.
REV T., NJ. Poteat, of South Carolina,
read the report on the work among
(. negroes. Or. Al. Barton was the flrst
pueakar ind made n strong plea for JUS
4 ticc and Kindness to the negro. lie De
nolinced lynching and made an earliest
,at,on ~ snerrnes Or. John william
Iana. ~ Virginia was the next s,>s.ner.
d Or. Jones said the modern idea that the
,,cs, rnea never had & the gospel until II
was Brought them since their freedom
ii Is utterly untrue IN the DAYS o. slaSe,o
Ehrisllai, ana 81 -
the negroes tho gospel hat In 1863 ever
six hundred thousand Of these heather.
and cannibals which the ships Of old
- Ia Nd nj
england sHd ne" i'l's 'i''u ia..ueu -,
these shores nag peeii ~ " ~, -.
were nleh'pe,h on eSa1'l'e.i..'.a Gnu
re cltel a.s ii'us W .,..s
SUNDAY scnoois OF 49,, -
h hlihor, OF tnc n.y. ie.'S,,s - s'''''c
James ~ isoyce h''u ~, X, ~ ul'ici, ~
Ina rles'oh' p any IA. ~
Shrds famous seo"e"i'' -; = s
snSton'8 NM.