The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-03
Friday Afternoon ses,lon.

VT'osy AFTERNOON Session.
On convening In the afternoon
was learned that Birmingham, Ala
had Just voted prohibition. The sec
cretary was authorized to send cor
gratulations.
i While the messengers to the Oh
lahoma baptist convention are in
tensly earnest in the pursuit OF tn,
business that brings them here
they don't forget their patriotism
Frequently messengers break ou
into an exultant sentence in prais,
OF Oklahoma-the new stats-th,
greatest state-the brightest star.
DIR. Z. T.. Chivers OF the HON,
Mission society OF New York ad
dressed the convention at 2 O'Clock
a summary OF his talk Is that the
society has 1900 people on It's pay
roll working in Connecticut, Yer
mont. Michigan. Minnesota, Colora
do. Washington. Oregon. South Cal
ifornia. Iowa and Oklahoma to peo
pie OF twenty-five nationalitIes and
10 tribes: posted a church edifice
fund enabling the construction of
two churches a week; helps twenty
nine schools for negroes. Mexicans.
Cubans, Chinese and japanese. The
speaker said he was accustomed in
his addresses In the east to refer
to Oklahoman as an example Of
phenomenal development, and pleads
that Baptist people to rise equal to
the demands OF the two foreigners
who arrive in this country every
minute.
Rev. J. F. Love made an appeal
for the same interest.
There was conflict OF hours be-
tween the report on the ladies
work and educational commission at
this hour. but by the aid of parlla-
mentary parley and mutual consent
the latter was given right OF way.
Rev. Wolf OF Shawnee, chairman Of
the committee made short ad.
dress stating the trials and tribula.
tions OF the commission, called upon
the secretary OF the commission,
Rev. W. ID. Moorer. to read the re-
port OF the same. He did so. which
included the resolution OF the con.
ventlon of. 1906. authorizing the ex.
istence OF the commission whose re-
port he read. That part OF It Is
as follows:
I'VE further recommend that the
peculiar conditions obtaining with
reference to our Educational Insti.
tutions be recogninzed. and that a
commission be constituted whose
duty II shall be to carefully and
impartially investigate existing con.
tut.ons be recognized and that a |
al matters. and report to this con.
vention one year hence. 1t is fur.
ther provided that the commission
shall have power to look after any
urgent needs OF the schools during
he ensuing year"
Acting upon this recommendation
he following persons were select
ID by the convention to constitute
he educational commission. provid-
ID for in the resolution offered by
he committee OF Christian educa-
ion; NJ. d. Easley, A. C. Wash
'urn. A. N. Hall. II. A. Porter. w.
}. Moorer. j. II. Bennett. +. NJ.
)verlees. w. C. Farmer. l.. c..
Vote.
The commissions report then
eals In detail of the manner In
Which the committee performed Its
abors, and stated the propositions
{ the two only cities which laid
IS claims before the commission.
'hese two places are Lawton and
hickasha. Their proposition are:
Iawton-sil5.OOo. $4,000 OF which
) in 40 acres of land; $4,000 in
ioh'N ph u l'So iohu
) wanted. money consideration is
$1,000 for each acre de- 1
ucted, provided money demanded {
e not more than $4,000. {
hickasha-Twenty acres OF land {
alued at s25,0Oo; 30 acres OF land
, be used only as park. II the uni !
ersity wants to undertake It's care; |
acres OF land called reserve, {
} be part Of the grant, or sold !
nd its proceeds made a part OF t
lie money offer. In addition to this
nd Chickasha offers cash bonus c
$4,000. s
Tn committee explained that in.
smuch as only these two cities (
Id their claims before them, II d
ley made recommendation TO o
.~ata ~ uusf he ona NJ thAsa | n