The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12

mountain districts and among tic lntni.
grants was strongly urged una also that
Vigorous work ba done 9. among mon the ncgroe,
u general evangelical work among thCn.
Attention was. called to the rapid
growth Of the South and 70 i, t ia, urgent
inent In that section. 10 this end II was
suggested that IN evangelical fund Ia
provided for tho support OF az army 81
cyangclists To go out among the people.
It was also recommended that a iiis-
sionary enlistment fund be Established,
whereby missionaries may be recruited
from the churches and more churches
may be brought into cooperation with
missionary work.
Education Commission.
st!t,itions under' he control OF white l3nn-
lists. or them lfty-two arc universlties
and colleges and tlfty-onc academies ana
the to,a wentysnS Gre fq isxl
value OF buildings and grounds and
equipment IS sO,G6o.1i3. over 900 teach
crs aud about 10000 students attend these
institutions 1lc recommended that IN
educational commission Dc organized TO
strengthen weak colleges and establish
others, urging that Baptist institutions
lively BaptIstic in their Influence. Tho
federation of college, was recommended
az feasible III many states.
The Southern Baptist Theological SENT
$4,000 and an attendance Of 253 students
ana an income OF $4,000. 1t vas sus--
gcstcd that this endowment be Increased
to 1900 900 BY the time Of tho celebration
Of the scminnry's scml-ccntennih In 1909.
IT was urged that all colleges claiming to
be Baptist be careful to eliminate Ill OF
that tho Bible be taught IN It's purity.
Special attention was, directed to tho
Sunday School Board located at Nash
Vile. established In 1882. aud doing an
patronage was warmly urged chair OF
Sunday school pedagogy In tic seminary
T was recommended, and that Vigorous
measures be adonted for thG es nd h.
Improvement OF existing methods
Since 1885, when the NYomnns Mission
airy Union was organized, II has con
tribnted 100000 to missions, equally
divided between home and foreign mis-
sions, and II was urged that chairs for
the training OF women In Christian scr-
vice be established In Baptist colleges.
Salaries Of Pastors.
An increase In the salaries Of pastors OF
churches was urged as also that there
church members: that laymcn,s CONFER
cnccs TO consider and promote CHRISTIAN i!
Stewardship be organized, and mat every
thing be done to secure an enlarged bc-
ncvolencc. !,
The Importance Of Improvement N
church architecture and OF more clisib
lOcH tons Tor cnurc~A's Wis Sat SSS'
and good roads mentioned AZ bearing
most closely upon the prosperity OF
churches IN the rural districts = FiSor-
aus work was advised IN the great c,tlcs,
md It was also urged that more attch-
tIon be paid to the development or coll-
try churches to the end that@they may
have preaching often aud more WIZ
liant pastoral service. aptist were urEc ,
10 stand everywhere for civic Er'Enlcon. W.
ness for the sanctity Of tho nome: i or
temperance for the enforcement o. Wy
law. and against the growing tide OF SAD
bati, dcsccration. ,,,.
rhc president closed his address VILE =
glowing reference to the prosptrcs y
Tho south md It's opportunities lor. :.
,inons wc:H. The inflow CT immisiT,-
ton. the opening Of the pahhIna , e"i -.
sources of the South. he sac. aliu' ~ i,l
reason for the prnphcsy thas ~ ~ a,,,r
tant date 1hc South is 10 Abean sr 60;
t.anter of Influence, and that the. %ork
of the convention was to bear m ~ 80, 49,
tapt relation 10 the progress Of thas SEE
g. Condemn Lynchlng.
4, the conclusion Of this address, lSev'
q. 4. Woody, y. y. OF Portland Ore
made a strong plea for the religious nccas
or san Francisco.
Judge Hillycr. OF Georgia offered
napcr which was adopted. condennins
lynching and condcmning also the tedious
DELAYS OF the law as frequently provoca-
tive OF lynching.