The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04

Geistweit, q am not against evangel- l ists. We need them, and they dU d great deal of good. but evangelism it., 1 self has become so much a matter of commerce that the spirit of it has been | lost"
 Calling attention to another point, Dr. Geistweit said:
 We have become so tangled up in mechanics that we have forgotten spir- itual dynamics. I don't know how 1t Is There but in my part of the country many of the churches are being run | like machines. There is too much me- chanical church work altogether; too | much pulling of ribbons and punching | of cards; too many complications and | not enough simplicity"
 The meeting of the convention open | ed yesterday morning with a sunrise prayer meeting lead by Rev. J. w. | Bush, of Montgomery, in which a large | number participated considering the hour.
 Business of the Session. At 9:30 o'clock the second session of l the day was begun, being called to
 order by President J. R. Magili, of At | talla. The election of new officers was | hrst held. Thomas J. Wingfield, of Birmingham
 was unanimously elected president. | Mrs. w. D. Rayford was unanimously | elected first vice president, G. F. Bird as second vice president and J. B. | Dukes. as third vice president. There 1 was no opposition, either, to the selec- tions of B. F. Davidson as secretary | treasurer, M.-s 5anie Johnson as cor | responding secretary and Harry w. Dearing as executive committe chair man.
 After the election of the officers the | report of sthe executive committee was | read by Cn-...man J. D. Ray of Birm- | inEham. The report recommended that
 Il man be put in the field for work
 and that certain plans be presented to | the state board and to the Sunday
 School board at Nashville for concur | renee.
 | J. M Shelburn then made a partial report of the Encampment Committee. | The convention made a special order that the plan of having a special secre- tary in the which was sug-
 gested in the executive report be post poned until 10:30 o'clock today, when | 1t will be discussed in full The report of tine secretary was then | read by Retiring Secretary Thomas J. Wingfield The report stated that there was great need of a stronger organization and laid especial emphasis
 on the pledges to Howard College. Unions In Good Condition. Alter CnlS report ndu been TedO, the
 reports of the different Unions were heard. In almost every instance these
 reports showed increase in the average attndance, in the numbers of the mem bers and great improvement in the finances
 In very few cases the reports
 showed period of discouragement.
 but these periods had given way to one in which more life was displayed and consequent growth in the Un- ion
 . the close of the business talks we made by J NJ. Shelburne of East | Lake and Dr. Charles A. Stakley of the First Church of Montgomery. The
 morning session was dismissed with a hymn and prayer.
 The afternoon session commenced with a devotional service led by MT. | Wingfield He asked that the dele | gates try hereafter to be on time as
 they were fifteen minutes late In the worning and were again fifteen min utes late in the afternoon At the close of the devotional eXer- | cses. John Bass shelton of the Adams | Avenue Baptist Church made short address on the subject of Daily Pre- l paration in the Work of Soul Winning. " | After the address of MT Shelton.
 Rev. I & Rosser of Selma, made a for | cible address on The Bible in Soul | Winning" Mir Rosser made the point | that lhere are three things connected | with the Bible in it's use as Soul | Winner" These are the man to be
 won, the Bible 10 be used and the relation brought about after the Bible
 has been used on the man.
 | He said that all men who ought to