The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20

overlooked the Auditorium on Friday
evening, when tho foreign mission
speakers Were on tn platform, was not
so marked. The house had from $500
to 5000, however, the Delegates section,
seating 1900. being entirely filled.
No trouble was experienced in hear
Ing DR.. Gray throughout tho house
Saturday night, as he presented tho
cause Of home missions. 1t was OBJ
served that not only was it necessary
for q speaker on the Auditorium plat
form to have a strong voice, but the
audience must want to hear the
speaker, rather than move about, and
hear themselves whisper
A sounding board behind the speak
er's stand would no doubt be a notable
Improvement however.
Or. w. G. James, pastor of one of the 4
leading Baptist churches of RUSSELL
Vile, Ky, and professor in Bethel
College, of that city, is bere attending
the Southern Baptist Convention.
DR.. James Is a Texan by birth and
was educated at Richmond College,
where for several sessions he held the
distinction of being the "silver-tongued
orator of the NIu Sigma Rho Literary
Society.
Being a typical Southerner, he keeps
we'll up on political conditions. lie Is
IN ardent Democrat, nhd seemed rather
ashamed to admit that his district, the
Third Kentucky, had sent DR.. A: d.
James, a Republican, to the next House
Of Representatives.
| State Senator b. 7. Guntcr. Of
Accomac, is at the Richmond, having
come to the city to attend the meeting
of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Judge w. w Mofrett. Of Salem, Is
one of the prominent lay members OF
4 the Southern Baptist Convention. He
is stopping at the Jefferson.
Tho night session Saturday was
called to order by Presidcnr stephens
promptly at s:15 o'clock The house
was being rapidly filed, the entire
middle block, seating 1900, being taken
! before the opening hour The session
opened with singing Sun of My Soul"
after which some one started How
Firm a Foundation" the whole gather
/ ing carrying the choir ard pianist will
them The singing has been an nttrac-3
tive feature, the whole body. standing
ana rendering line old church hymns
with a slow, steady, swinging roll. ths
mems voices prsdoninating During
| a home mission address Saturday night
some one started my Country, tbs Of
Thee" and the roll OF music was heard
! for squares.
DR.. J. b. Marvin. one Of the vice
presidents, Is one OF the greatest spe-
cialists in nervous diseases In the CEN
trail part Of the United States. Two
rival colleges each demanded and SCI,
cured him as professor in his speciality.
i He Is a very wealthy man. and is q
| notaa hran6ar Of flno DfECOnS,
i No meeting OF the Education Com
mission OF Virginia was held Saturday
on account Of previous enga Eements Of
many OF tho members. The meeting
was therefore postponed until to-day
lat II A. M, in the parlors or the Sec
ond Baptist Church. This meeting Will
4 be q most important one. and every
effort will BIO made to secure a largo
4 attcndance.
Hon. T. w. stephens president OF
i tho convention, is an ex-Govcrnc:' OF
the State of Missouri, and at present
Inn active newspaper mnlf. FIe pubs
. fishes n weekly at Columbia. Mo, anu
la daily and n weekly at Independence.
1 Mo. Hc is also book publisher es-
4 pecialy OF law books.
you can't kill many negroes and
have left any respect for the law. and
not kill the first white man you meet"
/ This was the somewhat startling close
Of the address of DIR. Gambrell on the
work Of the homo board amors tho
negroes. DIR. Gnmbrel severely scored
, Ilnwlessness, lynching and the present
| tendency among reactionary politicians
to divert the funds used for the cduca-
ton of negroes. II think every man.
woman and child in America should
!, have enough education to read the