The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-16

was used. However. tho conven-
ton returned to the entertainment
plan during the meetings OF 1896.
1897 and 1893; but In 1890 tho
..pay as you 30 plan" was pcrma-
nently adapted. This WAS made
necessary by the ever Increasing
attendance upon the sessions OF
the convention.
Observation-Disclosures. Tenn. President,
jonathan HARRISON; Secretaries.
Lansing Burrows. Georgia; O. u.
Gregory. Maryland. Attendance,
$40 Preacher. Chas. A. Stakely,
District of Columbia.
decentralization. N. c. President,
Jonathan HARRISON. Alabama: Sec
retarics. Lansing Burrows. Gcor-
gia; O. +. Gregory, Maryland. At
tendance, 724 Preacher, r, A.
Venable. Mississippi.
1S0S.-Norfolk, Va. President. Jonn-
than HARRISON, Alabama Sccreta-
ries. Lansing Burrows, Georgia: o.
r. Gregory, Maryland. Attendance.
S57. Preacher. b. T.. Whitman.
District OF Columbia
1S99.--Louisville. KY. President, w. ].
Northen. Georgia: Secretaries, Lans-
ing burrows, Georgia: o. L. Greg
Dry. Maryland. Attendance. 500.
Preacher, George w Truett. Texas.
l9o0.--Hot Springs. Ark. President. w,
j. Northen, Georgia; Secretaries,
Lansing Burrows. Tennessee;s Q. +.
Gregory. Maryland. Attendance.
Gi6, Preacher, J. j. Taylor. Vir-
ginla.
1oo1,-Ncw Orleans, In. President. ".
T. Northern. Georgia. Sccretarles.
Lansing Burrows. Tennessee; o. r.
Gregory. Maryland. Attendance,
gpr 4,
lucky
loo2--Asheville, N. C. President. j. p.
Eagle, Arkansas. Secretaries Lans-
Ing Burrows Tennessee; Q. +.
Gregory. Maryland. Attendance,
1888 Preacher. +. c. Mcconnell,
Georgia.
Ga. President. James
p. Eagle. Arkansas: Secretaries.
Lansing Burrows TENNESSEE; O. f.
Gregory. Maryland. Attendance,
1,136. Preacher. W. j.. William
son. Missouri
1o04.-Na shville. Tenn. President, j. p.
Eagle. Arkansas: Secretaries. Lans-
ing Burrows. Tennessee. o. f.
Gregory. Maryland. Attendance.
1895. Preacher. w. w. Lu1drum.
Georgia.
|10o5.-Kansas City Mo. President, E.
w. Stephens. Missouri; Secretaries,
Lansing Burrows. Tennessee. 0. r.
Gregory, Maryland. Attendance.
SIG. Preacher. w, II. Felix. Ken
lucky.
1906 Tenn. President.
L. w. Stephens. Missouri: Score,
taries. Lansing Burrows, TENNESSEE;
0. +. Gregory, Maryland. Attend
ancc, 1.451. Preacher. W. r. L.
Smith, Virginia
OF those who served as president OF
the convention only three are alive at
this timc-Hon. Jonathan HARRISON,
Judge Supreme Court Alabama: OK
Governor w. J. Northen, Of Atlanta,
ard Hon. E. w. Stephens, LII. D., tho
l.presihing officer Of the last convention,
a layman of great ability and plety.
! He is also president of the Missouri
Baptist State Convention. and OF tho
! General Convention of the Baptists OF
North America. which meets In James,
town May 22 and 20. 1907. DR.. Stephens
| will call the session Of the Southern
| BAPTIST Convention of 1867 to order and
preside during It's organization, and, IL
/ the convention follows its unbroken
| presidents, he will be unanimously
| re-elccted to serve another term
| Un compiling this summary, I am
under obligations to the historical SER
mon preached by DR.. ]. l.. Burrows at
Augusta, Ga, in 1885. at tho fortioth
anniversary of the convention; for
records OF the years 1916 to 1884, in
clusive.-Dr. Gregory.