The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Delegates Come for National
Convention Work.
TO MEET IN CALVARY CHURCH
Five Thousand Visitors-SeveraI Mis-
sionaries from Abroad Expected,
Raleigh Hotel To he Headquarters.
Special Programmes Have Been Ar
ranged for the Various Sessions.

ception IN Washington to-day OF 5000 dele
gates to the convention of the national
Baptist organizations. the American Bap-
tist Missionary Union. the American Bap-
tist Publication Society, and the American
Home Mission Society Beginning at 3
p. m to-day, and continuing to May q,
daily sessions will be held in the Calvary
Baptist Church. In addition, the Wom-
ans Home and Foreign Missionary So
cieties viii hold their annual meetings.
The Raleigh Hotel is TO he the national
headquarters. the delegates having been
assigned TO the various hotels and
boarding houses throughout the city. A
hundred or so of the delegates arrived
In the city yesterday and attended the
services at the Calvary Baptist Church.
More are expected to-day, but the major
ity will arrive tomorrow Special trains
are coming on that day from Boston and
Chicago, each with 500 or more delegates.
Pamphlets, containing a list OF the Bap-
tist churches of the city. the names Of the
various pastors, and various points of IN
terest about the city have been prepared
and will be distributed to the delegates
upon application to P. II. Bristow, chair
man Of the committee on arrangements.
Dates for Meetings.
The American Baptist Missionary Union
will hold sessions on May 10 and 1s, the
American Baptist Publication Society,
May Il and Is, and the American Bap-
tist Home Mission Society will meet May
20 and p.
A thorough review of the work Of the
societies for the last year will be made
and plans formulated for the enlarge
ment and activities of the various or
ganizations at home and abroad. Prom
inent divines of the Baptist faith and
missionaries from all quarters of the
world will be in attendance.
Among the interesting questions TO be
discussed by the missionaries is the theme
Of Miss Helen Waring. missionary TO
Mexico, who will address the meeting al
7:S0 tomorrow evening on What About
Mexic0?" At 2:50 p. m. Wednesday. mis-
sionary addresses will be made by Rev.
]. A. Ohrn. Norway; Rev G. J. Gels.
Northern Burma; Rev. F. II. Eveleth.
Southern Burma, and Rev. ". +. Boggs.
India. On Wednesday also, Rev Sam
uel II. Greene, pastor Of the Calvary Bap-
tist Church, will address the delegates
on behalf Of the denomination. and Com
missioner Macfarland. as the represen-
tative Of Washington.
The Messages Of Mission Lands" and
''The Promise OF Worlds Conquest" will
be the subjects Of discussion Thursday
afternoon.
Many Addresses TO be Made.
Addresses will be made by Rev. G. G.
Crozier, Caro- Hills. Assam; Rev. F. W.
TAFT, South India; Rev H. W. B. Joor-
man. Burma Rev. A. J. Tuttle, Assam;
Rev. J. W. Carlin. South China: Rev.
S. W. Rivenburg Naga Hills. Assam; |
E. ". Boggs. South India; Rev J. A
Curtis, South India Rev ". F. Thomas, !
Southern Burma; Rev. Robert Harper. |
Shan States, Burma, and Rev s. C. |
Adams. Central China
The meeting at p. m. to-day of the
WOmen's Baptist Home Mission Society
will be devoted TO informal greetings and
conferences. The real opening session |
will be held a. 1:3O q m, at which Mrs. |
J. n. Grouse viii deliver the presidents |
greeting. Addresses will be made by |
Mary c. Burdette. corresponding secre- !
tary; Mrs A. II. Barber, and II. r. Mos !
ley, superintendent Of Baptist missions in
Eastern Cuba.
Among the prominent members Of the |
Baptist faith who will attend the con- |
vention are W. s. Shallenberger. Wash |
ington, D. C; II. T. Morehouse. New
York; Rev. S. 2. Batten, of Nebraska: |
DR.. S. c. Mitchell. of Virginia; Rev. E 1
HolyOke. Of Rhode Island Rev. Dr.. |
Arthur Macarthur, Of New York; Rev. |
Samuel II. Greene of Washington: Rev. |
Jacob Sallade. Pennsylvania; Isaac W. /
Carpenter. Nebraska; Rev. Donald Dun |
can Monroe. Connecticut: Prof. Ernest /
Burton Moore, Illinois; Rev. J. c. Rob !
bins. Philippine Islands; Rev. W. s. 1
Sweet. East China; Rev. A. II. Hartley. /
Illinois; Rev. c, H. Moss. Massachusetts: |
Rev. G. n. Thomson. South India: Nor /
nay Williams, New York, and Rev. H. A. |
Porter, Oklahoma.
The following is a list Of local commit |
tees which have done the preparatory /
work for the meeting:
Executive committee-Chaiman, Rev. Samuel II. /
Greene. ., D.; vice chairman. Rev. ]. J Muir.
d. D.; secretary p. H. Bristow; treasurer. w. T. |
Evans
Finsnce-W E. Evans J. J. Darlington. Charles |
Werner William Fletcher, ard c. H. Etz
TranspoTtation-James Sharp, ]. W. Wimer. and /
Charles n Richards
Care Of bIildings-D A. Chambers. w W. Everett, /
and board Of trustees Calvary Church
Hotes-W H. Hoeke. B. T. Cole, and A. s. |
Emmel.
Boarding h0uses-Rev. J. Compton Ball o. B. /
Kellar. Il. Z. Fleharty. Rev. A. K. Wright, james
Brooks R. s. Phillips, and S. G. Nottingham
Entertainment (freel-ReT. c. f. Wnbiger, D. /
S. Foster, F. S. Deland, Rev. Theron Outwater and
II. A. Ford.
POst-Cfice. telephone and telegraph facilities
Rev. H. NJ Geren, Frank H. Jackson Rev. H. T. /
Stevenson. and Rev C. ?. Stealey.
Pulpit supPy-Rev. J. J. Muir, d. d. Rev Wes-
ton Bnlner, ID. D., Res. c. +. Winbgler Rev T.
Hez Sven. Rev. J. W. Many. Rev. George L.
Whitehuse, and Rev. f. w johnson.
Bureau Of iuformation-lred b. Rhodes, E. Hi
ton Jackson. r. NJ Henderson, c. Clinton James,
ard J. H. J. Yule
Guides-J. r. Bradley. W, L. speiden, and Ii.
B. Naddy
Escuryions-B. T. Shaw, W. S. Fauostt, and r.
W. Christian
Press-P. H. Bristov.
UsheTs-GeoTge II. Judd.
MUsic-PcTcy 5. Foster.