The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-22
.BAPT|STS LEAVE
FOR JAMESTOWN
Thousands Make the Pilgrimage
TO the General Baptist
Convention There.
WILL ALSO SEE THE SIGHTS
Convention Gloried More il
Promises OF the Future Than
Accomplishments Of Past.

Very few OF the members OF the
Southern Baptist Convention. the fifty
second annual session OF which closed
Monday night. are left in the city.
probably not half DOZEN In !act
many Of them left By the. Mondays
final adjournment Of the convention.
large number Of the delegates
went from here to the James
town Exposition for, the double
and attending the general meeting
OF American Baptists to be held in the
exposition auditorium to-day and to-
morrow. Every train and steamboat,
leaving here yesterday that was headed
towards Jamestown, was loaded down
with the Baptist brethren. Tho Chesa-
peako and Ohio train going out at 8
O'Clock carried nine carloads OF them.
Tho steamer Hampton. which the Vir-
gnla Navigation Company had brought
up the river especially for the pur-
pose. carried down nearly thousand
people who had been in attendance
upon tho convention either as dele
gates or visitors.
mornings session of the convention, the
officers and members Of the three
boards were elected, as follows:
Foreign Mission Bonrt, Richmond, Vn.
President, J. u. Hutson. Virginia.
" G O. Presidents = Joshua lowering.
Maryland; w. A. Hobson, Florida
w. G. Tyree, North Carolina; ". e.
Virginia; w. Y. glastonbury, Louisiana;
l.. r. Scarborough, Texas; L. G. McCon-
|ncll, Missouri; Weston Bruner, DISTRICT
lof Columbia: T.. J. Smith, Georgia.; II.
la. Bagby, South Carolina; Ben Cox.
Arkansas; J. NJ. Shelburne, Alabama;
w. c. Scott Oklahoma; ". e. Foster.
Kentucky; e. 3. Waller. Tennessee.
IT'D 7 \Vi11fn n ho cnrraSnOn6inr sec.
rotary. w. II. Smith, editorial secre-
tary. II. b. Ray, educational secretary
S. ]. Porter. field secretary. p, v
Badly. recording secretary. John e.
WilIIams, treasurer; ~ IS = SANDS, aud !,
Fl. Fit H. r. Pollard, William Ellyson
w. r. L. Smith, c. II, Winston. G. s.
Gardner, Ryland knight, w. p.
Mathews, G. W.. Mcdaniel. ". A.
W 7opd1S " ". S. p ai ? :
Home Mission Hoard, Allan tn, Ga.
President. w. w. Landruln, Georgia.
! Wee .Presidents- George ". Truott,
Texas; w. A. McConib, Mississli,pi, e,
IT.. Thompson, North Carolina; G. L.
Laws Maryland; S. 3. Rogers, Florida;
Kentucky; T, S. Potts, Tennesseos,c. 7.
Stealey, District Of Columbia: ". T.
lAmis, Arkansas; w. o. Anderson. Mis-
lsouri j. A. Wynne, Indian Territory;
L. Z. Barton, Georgia; ]. D. Chapman,
South Carolina; ]. G. Moss. Virginia
Richard Hay, Alabama, B. d. Gray
corresponding secretary. j. II. Love
assistant corresponding secretary
Walker Dunson. treasurer. NJ. NJ
Wolch, recording secretary. b. r.
Abbott, auditor. Other managers
George IIillyer, John NJ. Green. u. =
Connnlly. A. D, Adair j. j. Maddox S.
ID Jones, c. a. Davis, j. r. Hopkins
L. NJ. Lnndrum, George NJ. Brown. John
| 49, White, John u. Pcndleton, J. e. Pur-
ser, John T. BRIGGS, J. w. Willard.
Snndny-schoOl Board, Nashville, Tenn.
President. r. e. Folk, Tennessee
Vice. residents-H. w. Tribble, VIZ
Iginia; J, D. Jordan, Georgia: A. y
I'oono, Tennessee; c. Y. Edwards
Louisiana; G.. G. Carroll, Florida; Il. q
lI<imbrouEh. Mississippl. ]. T. Christian
Arkansas; J. T.: Williams itGntuc Ky
II. w. Virgin. Missouri; n, =. brougIh-
ton, North Carolina; FL. a. ,Porter Us
Ilahoma; y, Il. Burroughs. Iexas; : =
Darlington, District of Coiumpln -
NV. Dawson, Alabama; w. M. Jones
South Carolina; w. II, baylor Mary
Hand. i. Nj. Frost, corresponding secre'
Itnry and treasurer, A. 81 Hill, record'
ling secretary. Roger Eastman, audlI I
Tor. Other managerial G. Savnge,, u
| 70. Bailey, q. a. Lotion, a. j, harris
w " O. q. Golden q. I, Cheek. John y
/ anderson, c. G. Slaughter. Lansing
burrows. y, w. Moore, J. 4. Altman, J