The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-24
" s ANDALUSIA
 IS SELECTED Gets Next Baptist Con-
 vention. LAYMEEs MOVEMENT OFFICERS Aged and Infirm Ministers Endow- ment Fund Established. The convestior Pledges Itself to Raise Tisty rhousana Dollars for the seuthern Baptist Theological
 Seminary.
LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT OFFICERS
BY ,. ". oHARA.

Roanoke. July 2ss--( Special. )---The Alabama Baptists will hold their next convention at Andalusia on Tuesday after the third Sunday in July in 1909. Rev. Gholson Yates. New Decatur will preach the convention sermon and Rev. T. !. Porter, as alternate.
 The aged and inflrm ministers en- dowment fund has been established and will increase year by year. It now has ss.ooo.
 The night session was devoted to foreign missions. Rev. ]. L.. Jackson read the report. It was discussed by ". H. Smith. editorial secretary of foreign mission board. Preston Blake, Birmingham. s. H. Campbell. Troysand others. The auditorium was crowded to the utmost with eager listeners J. T. Henderson, Bristol Tenn.s made an excellent address on the Laymen's Movement. oficers elected for the movement are: T. W. Palmer, Monte vaflo. president; c. e. Miles. Montgonn- cry. vice president: George, W. Bills, secretary; S. H. Carroll Troy. Treas urer.
 HEerning Session.
 The devotional exercises were con- ducted by Rev. A. G. Mosiey. Enter prise, on the subject Prayer for More Iaborsrs" Songs used in the service T am Thine. O Lord,"s'I love to Tell the Story.
 An Armenian brother, from Atlanta. eweetiy rendered T Can Hear My Saw iof Calling" with congregation Joining in chorus.
 Rev. J. E. Barnes. Rev. J. c. Lowry, Rev. A. E. Brown led In earnest prayers for more Iaborers
 Mir. J. 1T. Henderson. corresponding Secretary Laymen's Movement was presented to the convention and made a short statement.
 Rev. A. E. Brown, secretary, Noun tain Schools, Home Board. and Prof. George ". Macon were recognized.
 The subject for the hour was the ohphanage-W. B. Nichols Lafayette, suoke on the subject He said the or- ly reason why he would make talk would be to get the Baptists so much interested that they would furnish the money to support them.
 S. + Carroll, Troy made timely ao- dress as to funds and equipment He called attention to the needs TOT nor nor room. laundry equipment ana more loyal support on part of Baptists.
 Rev. !. W. Dickson explained how the aebt of sS.l00 came about, The sur uius that was expected did not mater salize cn account of the panic. The rantfst. however, are loyal and iwA soon meet this amount. It has peen Incurred in erecting much needed buiidings and necessary equipment. The children are being trained TOT all kinds of service A it requires si5 or SEQ per day to pro- vide for them.
 Suggests Plan.
 Rev, John W. Stewart. the manager If inc Home, spoke to the convention with his heart burdened and oreak- srg far the children. He said hc was mi scared about the debt, for ne thought it entirely possible to lquidate fhe entire amount. He suggestd that we adopt the day plan, giving one uay work to the Home. October 2. Wnich ts saturday was suggested as the day He again suGgested that if every sun day School and church would send > sunday offering, 1t would also do t, why should not all the schools ana churches do as requested1
 MT. stewart as usual poured out ms heart before his, audience. He said cr5t{cisrn would not deter him but wien God as his helper he would pass on through 1t. giving his life for the chiIdrers He wants and must have better support from the Baptist family
 At the close of the discusston an of. fering was taken amounting to $ls4.bS.
 The hour appointed for the discus sion of Howard College and interests arrived and everything gave way for 1t. The report of Board of Trustees