The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22
BIG GATHERINGO or
BAPTISTS IN MAY
Will Be Notable Month in History q Denomination
Local Executive 10 Hold Meeting on Friday Evening
Worlds Alliance 10 Be Invited

land Knight, y. D., being secretary, and
AIR. j y. Wood, treasurer. H.
Tho full list OF local committees Is
given below, the chairman OF chc ,h
committee, with the above clliccrs COM
posing an executive committee III
charge. ssl
8chairman; s.. Il, Woodfins u. -. John
F.isf. Butler, III II. Harrison, II. y.
Goode. a
Finnncc---J. d. Wood, chairman; Il.
NJ. Smith, @. W. Mcdaniel, T. IS. sanus'
4 A. r.. Binford.8 Il, !,
Hotels and Boarding H9use as " u
land, CT. Carter +,
Reception--.n L. Grace, chairman, 4. g ~
81 81 hl s;aiivaH 81 81 ~ Sh' Stone. w. -
Press---R. d II. Pitt, chairnan; G. 81
Gar,dner ~. +, y. Smith !. =, !, II i
Trnnsportation---H. Lee L orr, :,
20. Alley. Il.
close hnlmonS8with the two secrettln'sriia r..
or tic convention, Rev. i,1ns!ng l,u 9Srt.
sroW.,. l. D.,[i and Rev. q =, Urasory,
D. L.: both OF whom haze been IN IN
office for over twenty I'VE years. 5
9 rho morning and AFTERNOON sessions :, $
of tho convention8will be taken up viii,
discussion or reports Of the boards and lti
othnr4 business,g and no don ltts program
fixing its own time of ndlo,irt,nlanf,
The night sessions will 30 isi:"n NJ
to great popular gatherings III tue
interests OF home and foreign mis-
Il Meeting at Norfolk.
TIE general features OF he program
Of tho General Baptist Con o. y t
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lows: On8 "Wednesday afternoon, May
22d, representatives of about eight OF
tho missionary organizations Of the
denominntion@will speak on Note
worthy EventsnSSin their work during
the past two years. 1t will be m
Inspiring occasion to see the leading
secretaries Of these great orga,nlza-
tionsY on the same platform to give q
which is being prosecuted blythe Bap-
fists Of the United States and Canada
both in home and foreign missions.
On Wedncsdnynig III i Is Is eSpe I,e
|falo, n I. 3 and REV. J ohm 2; White Of
ATLANTA, Ga.,will address the conven-
ton on the following topic: To ~ Int
Extent May a Christian Denomination
Pubic Evils ~ 81
On Thursday forenoon Dr.. w ~. vii:
| liamson, .. DE- Of ST. Louis, Will lead
| in the discussionio Of the following ques-
l
baptist Summer Assemblies With Ger:
! tain Uniform Features Desirable and
!; Practicable? 20 DR.. r. T.. Chivers, field
I! secretary of#Sthe Home Mission So.
:,rhe signiacanee q the aIissionars
| Movement Among the Young People,
Thursday afternoon will 8be devoted
| mainly; to n$open parliament for the
be recommended by the committe q
nrran gements. &.Announcement or these
will besmade at the close ofSthe session
on Wednesday, night. Among the
topics likely to- demand the attention
4 the World Baptist Alliance to hold IT!
meeting u In this country in 4 81 O. ant
the nppointment&of an executive com
A 5nlttee to#8malses arrange there
for; the new an VEN ent called the
4 Baptist BROTHERHOOD s&8 which has.aat
@ tanned considerable nome ntuln .88s8 wi II
v likewise insall probabil " have a %plac
\ I'M the ogram;9 Quite likely jss som
4 attention will be devo tedstto the ques
i lions Of al child labor andftSo uniform
divorce laws. and possiblysSto interna
i tlonal arbitration u 9Si 5
Social Reunion.
4 bring the#influence# OF the denomina
4 Ftion8to bear cffectlvelySlupo the SO
Tuition ofAsome Of the great mora
B prob lens Of the day. a
fNluIIlnE
1 presidentGo OF the Southern Baptist Theo
4 logical Seminary, will address the bod.
q on&the contribution Q Baptlsts t,
American civilization II t Is pro babl
!, that the session will close With a gram
!. social reunion 5fi5 S2 n.
& 81, IN In connection with the meeting 8
q the convention there istto he q Baptls
II exhibit chiefly Of Eeducational and mis-
! sfonary work. in a@building serecte
by the Virginia Baptists8for({t this pnr
pose This exhibit viii &@ renal
: throughout the exposition, 81 an d wi
furnish a large fund Authorization i
z regard to the achievements OF tho dc
Y )EnOmination IN these respects { Ito
4 gether, the Convention promises to b
g meeting Of surprising interest. III re