The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-16

Made To Change Name Of Greenville
College and Compromise Agreement
Nladc rs to Educational Commission.
Union. Dec. 10.-The third days
session Of the Baptist State convention
witnessed several lively scenes. A
proposition to incorporate Greenville
Female College under a new name, a
resolution requesting the women's
Missionary Union to make a radical
change In their work In favor Of the
colleges. discussion OF the work Of the
state mission board. all evoked lively
discussion.
Fsoaowing DR.. Gray's address John
r. Vines read report on aged minis
ters. and c. c. Brown made plea for
pensions for old preachers. In the
afternoon b. X. Mason read q report
on woman's work. Only one associa-
tion In the state has no woman's or
ganixation. The women's bodies Of
the State contributed to missions last
year sss.sss.
I. w. winso. J. II. Edwards. H. L.
Baggot. Howard L. Jones spoke favor-
ably Of the work. J. d. Huggins in
troduced q resolution requesting the
women to consider Baptist colleges
along with missions. which provoked
vigorous debate. The resolution was
adopted.
J. 9. Snyder read report on Green
vile Female College. The report come
mends the good work OF the trustees
and recommends that the institution
shall be incorporated as Greenville
Female College. President James re-
ported the best session Of his term a.
president In equipment. scholarship
and spiritual life. There are ss4 stu
dents. A large four story brick build
Ing costing s12.coo has been bought
and II used al q dormitory. J. r..
Vines told how six thousand dollars
was raised. In Anderson for endow.
ment. 0. l. stringfield. financial sec.
retary Of the college. made speech
and raised $l.oss on endowment. A
motion to change the name OF the
college brought out lively debate.
participated in by several and the mo.
tion was lost.
AT night the convention decided to
meet next year in Anderson, with Z.
M. LIghtfoot as preacher of the an
nual sermon.
The proposition to appoint an edu-
cational commission. which precipitat-
ed lively discussion yesterday. was
happily settled tonight by compro-
mise. and the following commission
was elected to serve ore year:
z. t. Cody, Rufus Ford. ]. Y. Law
ton. H. H. Watkins. w. w. Keys, H.
l.. Erckman. Joe M. Quattlebaum,
Stiles r. Mellichamp. r. o. Sans. The
authority of this commission was
limited to counselling with Baptist
schools and colleges and learning what
plan Of federation II de;ired.
The Sunday school department was
discussed by j. ID. Moore. who told of
the plans Of his Office. s. p. Hair spoke
OF teaching and training. J.J. Gen.
try spoke Of the value of adult clas-
ses' L NJ. Roper said the weakness
OF the schools is the absence OF grown
folks and the organized classes solve
the problem.
Charles A. Smith read report Of the
committee. which considered the State
mission board report on state mis-
sions. Mr.. Smith said the board Is
negIecting the country districts Of the
low country and devoting entirely too
much tsress upon cotton mill villages.
The board has utterly failed to take
the denomination into its confidence
and thus has committed wrong. The
deficit is not Of this year. but has been
growing from year to year. but MOTH
Ing has been said OF II. Mr.. Smiths
REMARKS were greeted with applause.
Il. T. Cody. president OF the board,
asked Howard l.. Jones to tell Of Bap-
tist conditions In Charleston. He
speaks not as a Pedo-B Baptist or he
would tell of the greatness and self
suficiency Of Charleston, but ne
speaks as Baptist. DR.. Jones told
particularly OF Cannon Street church.
DIR. Cody said that the board recog-
nizes the conventions right to speak
and the boards duty to obey. He told
OF the arduous work OF secretaries
Missions means fighting sin and en-
throning Christ. and he eloquently
pleaded for support for the board.