The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-22


ern8 Baptist Convention meets In Rich
mon May 18TH; the General Baptist
Convention, Northern, III Washington
city the same week, and the Baptist
Convention OF North America at Nor-
folk OH May cad.
Plans ure maturing for the care OF
the great gathering OF the Southern
Convention III Richmond. Tho cxcc,i-
tive committee will meet on Friday
evening OF ths week to hear the re-
ports Of n number OF subcommittee.
The Membership. 81
The meeting Of the Southern Baptist
Convention in5i Richmond will be the
nfty-secondga annual session the body
having been organized In Augusta. Ga,
In 1916. the first secretary being James
G. Crane, Of Virginia The convention
has not met In Richmond since 1883.
It's previous sessions in Richmond bcin I
i'll 1876, 1859 and 1916. The meeting
will be called to order at ZIP. NJ.
Thursday. May 10th, and tho annual
sermon will be preached by Rev A j.
Hutchinson. y. d. Of Birmingham. Ala.
a nephew Of the late Rev. DIR. a. d.
Dickinson, OF Richmond. The actunl
membership OF the convention will DO
2,4o0. 473 coming as Representatives.
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being entitled to seats on a basis OF
the financial gifts to missionary OBJ
jects by each district association. In
addition to these will bc the members
OF the Woinan's Missionary Union, tho
Baptist Young Peoples Union nnA
other kindred organizations. whose
time of meeting is simultaneous with
that of the convention.
The Woman's Missionary Union will
| probably hold its sessions In the Second
Baptist Church. The president Of this
organization is Miss Fannie e. S. Heck
of Raleigh. N. c.; Recording Secretaries
Mrs. a. G, Johnston of Baltimore, Md,
and Mrs. F.. c. Wallis. of Georgia. The
treasurer is Mrs. VIC. Lowndes, Of Bal
| 8timore. Miss Annie Armstrong, Of Bal
i timorc, who has been the secretary OF
| the union since its organization. resigned
|Alast Year, after a most efficient term
of service and her successor will be
chosen at this meeting.
The night before the convention opens
the Baptist Young Peoples Union will
hold It's annual meeting, DR. j.. NJ. Shell
| horse, Of East Lake, Ala, presiding.
The last convention passed a. resolu-
! ton requesting Rev Dr.. j. b.. 11aw-
! thorne, Of Richmond, to address the body
on some subject of his own selection.
May 10th Is DIR. Hawthorne's seventeen
| birthday, and 1t has been suggested that
i his address be made ON the afternoon Of
this anniversary, the opening day Of the
i convention. ID + ss} l!fi ssr
sunday May 10th, the convention will
4 hold no formal session. but the visiting
4 pastors will fill theSpulpits of many de-
j nomino tions In the city. s
Big Crowd Expected.
i It is anticipated that a large number
l. n NJ IN. J., ~,
4 delegates will attend he sessions OF
4 the convention. especially ash will be
i possible to go aon the next week II to
4 the North American Convention at Nor:
3lfolk, and see the jamestown Exposi-
4 lltion. gIs} ii
i The committee ons no ST. and board
ii ing houses therefore are estimating or
ii an unusually large turnout Of Baptist.
4 from all parts of#the South, The con
vention Will be strictly a pay s-you.
go affair" every one paying his owr
Il way. except the secretaries OF thu
& boards, special speeta kers and returned
i missionaries who are entertained BY
II the Richmond I3aptists. The sessions
N Of the convention proper will be hell
!. in the new City Auditorium at Car!
i and Linden Streets. Y5
Mr.. p. Duke chairman Of til.
!, |3committee on hotels and Boarding
! i houses, would like to have all board
! ing housekeepers and all private FAM
4 lies who are willing to take a A fey
u boarders for the week of the conven
4 ton to send him their address, b
Y number they can accommodate AM
u their rates. IL s 5{ts S65j
1t is possible that this same list vii
& be3used by Mr.. Chas, r. Loehr, chair
Il man OF a similar. committee for TIL
"a Confederate reunion. which meets tw
y weeks later,
8 List Of Committees. N