The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-25
Committee Named for 1908
 Centennial Celebration
VARIOUS REPORTS READ
Howard College Will Be the Principal Topic for Discussion at Baptist Convention This Morning.
 Judson This Afternoon.

1 service for it's various Baptist nstitu- l tions of learning over the state. The committee to arrange the 1908 centennial
 celebration was announced as follows: Charles A. StaRely, Paul Y. Bomar,
 J. II. Foster, Austin Crouch, Richard
 Hall. J. ". sandlin, G. L. Bates and
 F. E. Pettus
 Rev. R. L. Gwaltney of Rome, Ga.
 former president of the Judson. was
 presented to the convention after an ab- senee of twenty five years from the state.
 Hon. J. B. Ellis of Selma read the re-
 port of the board of trustees of Howard
 college. The enrolment of the past term
 was shown to be next to the largest ever reported by the college. W. A Davis of Annlston reported as treasurer of the endowment funds of the college. This fund has been wisely
 and proftably invested by the committee of investment. R. F. Manly of Birming ham, treasurer of the convention was absent. In the absence of Hon. B. r.
 Ellis of Orrville, president of the Jud-
 son college, report of the trustees was
 read by G. G. Miles The enrolment of the sixty-ninth session was 317 and
 prospects are for an equally large enroll
 ment by September, over 200 already be-
 Ing registered
 Carnegie Library.
 The movement to secure q Carnegie
 library building has been successful and
 that philanthropist has authorized the
 Judson treasurer to draw on him for
 necessary funds. The dormitory room
 will be enlarged and a modern infirm
 ary, under the supervision of trained
 nurse will be added.
 The gift of the family of B. r. Ellis,
 t.I....
 will be erected and named in memory
 of Mrs Zadie Ellis Ashcroft MT. Pat
 rick has been authorized to plan for
 new dormitory at once The report was
 signed by C. A. Wilkerson. chairman
 of the executive committee. A tele-
 gram was sent to MT. Ellis. expressing
 regret at his absence.
 Reports of Scottsboro and Healing
 Springs institutes were read by w. B.
 Crumpton and showed prosperity in these
 schools. The Rev J. w. Stewart of
 Evergreen read the report of the Or
 phans' Home, showing a new four-story
 building and a number of points of
 progress
 Judge Denson read the report of the
 board of directors of the convention, which recommended a resolution relin- quishing all claim to the Marion Military institute There is a clause in the deed to this institute giving the convention | the privilege of assuming control of the Marion Military instf>ute by endowlng
 that school with $5OOOO. Action was de- ferred until tomorrow.
 Howard College Report. pr. J. M. Shelbourne of East Lake reported for the board of ministerial | education that there were slxty-six young | ministers in Howard college and the | Louisville seminary The board has done good work in assisting these ministerial | students.
 State missions were discussed by the | following men from all sections of the | state: J. w. Sandlin, B. H. Crumpton, | J. .a Holly. J. J. Hagood, J. B. Byrd, 1 W. J. Martin, J, H. Rife, w J. Elliott, ! S. J. Carol. J. H. Wallace D. s. Martin, 1 C. J. Bentley, J. W. Mitchell, H. Long, | crier.
 Tomorrow Howard college will be | the principal topic of the morning hours l and Judson college in the afternon. The 1 heat has been oppressive but the church has been cooled by electric fans and in | spite of the crowds no complaints arc made.
 | A shower this afternoon promises ra- l lief The convention is one of the very | best yet.
 Night Session. At the night session the convention re- port on home missions was presented by | the Rev A. J. Preston of Jasper. It was an able report and at once adopted. Dr. B. D. Gray, corresponding secretary of 1 the home mission board of Atlanta, then addressed the convention on the subject of the report In his happy way he inn pressed the claims of the course of Christ at home.
 The picturing of conditions in our south | land with sketch of it's immense poss- | bilities. proved intensely interesting for | two hours under the treatment of the em- | inent secretary. Several times during the evening the failure of the electric lights called forth the wit of the speaker. The total attendance on the convention is fully | 500 300 being regular delegates. This IS | the largest attendance ever reported at | meeting of the Baptlsts of Alabama 1t | is highly gratifying. especially in view Of the hot weather and the extreme south- | eastern location of Dothan. Women's Mission Work. Ladies' morning session at O clock this morning, the Womens Missionary union continued their work at the Presbyterian | church. missionary praise service was | led by Miss Alice Huey of Bessemer, fol- | lowed by a chain of prayer for all mis. sionairies in all fields. Foreign missions | were discussed by Miss Alice McGaugh of | Lanette; home missions by Mrs. w. NJ. | Anderson of Dothan. "The Apportion-
 ment" was treated by Mrs. Alexander | Miller of Oxford This was an able pre- l sentation of the method of the ladies | work.
 Mrs. w. A. Davis of Columbia spoke Of | the mission study courses offered by the | boards of the Southern Baptist conven- ! tion. Mrs. T. w Hannon of Montgomery 1 discussed the Margaret Home. A plan is on foot to erect a home at | Louisville in connection with the TheoloS- l ical seminary for the ladies who are tax 1 ing courses, and s25,O00 is asked for this home. Of the $50Oo asked of the ladies of l Alabama, a portion pledged this 1 morning, payable in August. | The ladies also responded to a call for l $l00 toward a fund for the aiding of struS- | gling churches in the west, who want to build. This fund is for memorial to the late pr. J. T. Tichenor, who was for many | years secretary of the home mission | board.
 | In the conference on young woman's | work, Mrs J. w, Vesey of Birmingham 1 made her report as state organizer. The l training of young women was discussed | ably by Miss Alice Huey and Miss Bessie | Massey of Woodlawn made splendid | report on the mission study among the ! classes of Judson college.
 Afternoon Session. I Mrs. w. F. Hudmon opened the aft | ernoon session with a devotional ser l vice. State missions were discussed by | Mrs ]. w. OHara of Montgomery. l Professor Yarbrough of Scottsboro | spoke of his work in the Scottsboro in | stitute and plans were undertaken to | put library in that school. The vari-