The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
INVITE BAPTIST
CONVENTION HERE
Practically Certain That Orga1'1ii--
cation Will Meet il Richmond
$.I Next Year.
N CHATTANOOGA IN MAY
Likely That Large Number OF
HI Virginia Baptists Will At
Bif tend Coming Convention.

{fThe Baptsts Of Richmond and Virginia
are already looking forward WIN easci
3iintercs, To the approaching meeting Oh
,he southern Baptist convention me
sessions will begin ut 10 a. Al. fri.oaS'
4ho i'm of May, and Will last through
\ tho 18th The place Of meeting IS chatta-
nooRa. Tenn At the head OF the COM
81 ..,t,ce Of Chattanooga Baptists IN charge
- tho arrangements, is Rev. Howard
'r 90 Jones pastor of the First Bapt's'
lSS)urch OF that city, and son OF Or. 1ohh
Sf1yillIam Jones and brother OF Dr. Al.
Ashby Jones, Of Richmond, The. meet
ss&3nr Of the southern Baptist Convention,
Ms always important, representing as ~
does. something like million ana
~ ana rter of southern white people. But inns
Year II is of special interest to Richmond
y ipeople for two reasons. One is thnt lJr.
NV. r. L. Smith. the pastor OF the 81
scond Baptist Church. of TINS CITY, Is "
preach the annual sermon and the o.ner
4 the movement to secure the conFelitlo''
for Richmond In 1907.
sE5 This last would be comparatively easy
3%%or accomplishment If Richmond had or
x could guarantee in time for the conVen-
fltion suitable auditorium. AT present
3athere Is no house in the city ut all ade-
Eolato 70 hold the great tody of dele
& gates. and visitors who would pour IN
III ON all sections of the South and, IN
deed Of the entire country, to attend
this meeting and incidentally TO attend
Sthe jamestown Exposition.
8 The General Baptist Convention OF
North American Bnptists which was
u, ~
5ville, has changed its programme IN order
ITO meet next year at some point near
Ethe Jamestown Exposition. Richmond
Gcoud easily secure these conventions.
'Sl)oth Of which pay their own way,
and are not burdensome to the conllnu-
nifty in which they meet II she only had
i an ample and commodious building to
&offer for their sessions.
.sS3 The great interests fostered and con-
1strolled by the Southern Baptist Conven-
.stlon are foreign missions, home missions.
Sunday school, and publication, WORK anu
S3the seminary.
k4s The foreign mission board Is located
In this city, with DR.. r., j. Willingham
as secretary; Dr. w. Fl. Smith, assistant
Il secretary. and DR.. ]. b. Hutson. presi-
dent The work Of this board has grown
rapidly It has flourishing missions In
n China, Japan. Africa, Brazil, Argentina,
4 Italy and Mexico. Reports from all these
Il missions are full of encoura cement and
the board will go to Chattanooga in fine
4 shape The only cloud on the horizon
and that may be l'ig with blessings in
Il The shape of considerable debt. BY d.
1.cct,on Of the convention the board has
q this year greatly enlarged It's work,
4 STRENGTHENING old stations and open
II Ing new, and sending out large num-
her Of now missionaries. Its annual ex-
Y rcnditures will run nearly to 100000. In
order to report to the convention free OF
debt the board will need to receive be-
fore May 1st, something like $4,000 This,
however, Is not only possible. but prob
able. The news from all over the South
is very encouraging and the churches
are increasing their gifts Thus far the
First Baptist Church leads the South
with an offering of $500, which, at last
accounts was still growing,
The Home Mission Board is located at
Atlanta, with DR.. B. D. Gray as sec
rotary, and DR.. W. w. Landrum as
president. This board conducts mission
work among the Indians. the negroes,
the Cubans, and on the frontier
The Sunday School Board is located in
Nashville, DR.. j. NJ. Frost. formerly pas
tor OF the Leigh Street Church. In this
ciiy.iis the secretary =
1t is highly probable that Richmond
will be very largely represented at the
approaching convention. The trip can be
very quickly and inexpensively made and
Chattanooga Is a very attractive city.