The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-25

the convention extended a hearty wei come In behalf of all the people of Do- than In stirring words he inspired his hearers for the work and the oppor- tunties before the convention. Hon. J. R. Tyson, chief justice of the supreme court, responded for the delegates.
 Annual Report.
 Dr. w. B. Crumpton, secretary of the state board of missions, read the board s annual report. This report was highly gratifying to the convention. The re- sume of the work for the past year was satisfactory and the future looms up bright. The report announced the ap- pointment of C. K. Crossland, of East Lake as state Sunday school secretary. The total of the contributions made through the board Is $6S,SSS for state, home and foreign missions The women's union reports total of S1291S. This re- port was referred to special commit tee for consideration.
 Dr. Crumpton also read the report of the committee appointed one year ago to present a scheme for celebrating the centennial year of the founding of the First Baptist church in Alabama in 1908, near Huntsville. This church Is still an active organization. The committee recommended that in honor of the event the Baptists raise S1O00 for every year of the life of Baptist principles in Alabama making $l00, GOO in all for missions.
 The time having arrived, the Rev. J. l.. Rosser of Selma preached the con- vention sermon on a consecrated per- sonality.
 Laymen's Meeting.
 After adjournment of the convention the laymen held another session. A perma- nent executive committee was arranged to carry on the aCtlve work of the lay mems movement.
 Tysons Response.
 Responding to the address of welcome Chief Justice John R. Tyson said: Ladies and GentlGmen
 'The distinguished honor has been con- ferfed upon me by our most worthy pres fdent of responding, in behalf of the members of this convention, to the gen erous welcome of hospitality extended to us by the good people of this Magic City of the Wiregrass. It is indeed, an act of graciousness on the part of your peo- pie to make us guests at your homes to extend to us the privileges of your firesides and the bounty of your boards, in q manner that is in vogue only among and peculiar to the people of the south l feel assured that l can bespeak for every member of the convention q keen sense of appreciation of your warm well come and inimitable hospitality which we are enjoying and which we will enjoy dur ing our stay among you.
 May I be pardoned, on this occasion, for expressing the hope that our visit to you may be replete with results of ines timable benefit to you, to us, to the churches we have the honor to represent, and to the people at large of this great commonwealth.
 Catch Inspiration.
 eff we can, each of us, catch the in spiration from the example you have set of excluding from your city the greatest curse of the American people, and carry back that inspiration to our homes and firesides, our friends and our neighbors and with an enthusiasm worthy of the cause, imbue our constituency with a proper appreciation of its importance to the well-being of the body polite, to the individual citizen, to the wife, mother and sister, and to the churches, our assem- bling here, If nothing more be accomp- lished, cannot be accounted a failure. And should we be prompted to actively aid the cause of temperance, which will soon pos sess the strongholds of the liquor traffic in this state, and to assist in impresslng the people with the importance of not sur- rendering, after victory. a foot of terrl- tory won, which can only be held by an
 
 ment of the law. when violated, our meet ing with you must indeed be counted blessing.
 Works of Baptsts.
 ''On the other hand. if this convention can successfully impress upon the minds of the people of your city and of the state some of the principles for which Baptists have always stood, our coming among ycu will be of benefit to you. From the apos- tolic period they have been the persistent champions of Christian missions. They were the first of the English-speal1ing churches, in the year 17s4 to undertake the work of foreign missions-of sending the gospel to the heathen They have been the advance guard in tine battle for the supremacy of civilization. education and religious doctrines and principles, op erating under what they have always ru- garded as the greatest of all commis- sions: All power is given unto me n