The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-24
ANDALUSIA NAMED
 FOR CONVENTION
Baptists At Roanoke Conduct
 Busy Session
BIG SUMS FOR COLLEGES
Convention Will Close Today After Discussion of Many Important Subjects-Address Made on
 Laymen's Movement.


 Roanoke, July 2S.-(Special.)- )-The Baptist convention will hold it's next session at Andalusia on Tuesday after the third Sunday in July, 1909. Rev. Gholston Yates of New Decatur wiil preach the convention sermon, and Rev. T. J. Porter as alternate. The aged and infirm miniters' endowment fund has been established and will increase year by year. It now has $2000. The night session was devoted to foreign missions. Rev. J. L. Jackson read the report. It was discussed by w. H. Smith, editorial secretary of for eign mission board; Preston Blake Birmingham; S. H. Campbell, Troy, and others.
 The auditorium is crowded to the ut most with eager listeners. J. T. Hen derson, Bristol, Tenn, made an excel lent address on the laymen's movement Officers elected for the movement: T. w. Palmer, Montevallo, president; G. G Miles, Montgomery, vice president George w. Ellis, secretary; S. H. Car roll, Troy, treasurer.
 The devotional exercises were con- ducted by Rev. L. o. Dawson, on tenn perance c. J. Bentley led in a prayer of thanksgiving and pr. G. A. Nun nally a prayer of petition. Interest ing addresses were made by c. A. Nun | nally, w. J. E. Cox, L. O. Dawson and G. Patrick
 The Judson stands first among Bap- tist colleges for women. Right of way was given to the president to secure funds to erect larger buildings.
 The following subjects will be dis cussed tomorrow, the closing day: Re ligious Literature, Temperance, Sunday Schools, Womans Work, Aged Minis ters Fund, Central Celebration and B. Y. P. U. Work The board of ministers education report was read by J. M Shelburne and discussed by C. A. Stakely, George B. Eager, A. J. Dick inson, J. M. Shelburne. The board asks for s5OO0 another year to help the boys who come.
 Orphans Home. Orphans Home was given the frs. hour of the day and filled up with strong addresses from w. B. Nichols Lafayette; J. S. Carroll, Troy; J. ". Dickinson, Tuscaloosa, and John ". Stewart. The home has made some
 necessary improvements in the way Of buildings and equipments and has a dala nf h1ft bo nifoa | tion pledges its payment. An offering of S154.50 was made for the expenses. The addresses of J. B. Ellis, J. D. l Gwaltney, George W. Macon and A. P. | Montague for Howard college were greatly enjoyed.
 pr. Macon was given an ovation as 1 he came to the platform. He has be ,l | chosen as dean of the faculty and pro- lessor of biology. strong faculty has l been cho osen. About $5000 was raised l in pledges for the current expenses of | the college. The endowment fund a- Howard has grown to $33, ,511 AS. with
 almost all of 1t invested at an average | interest of 7h per cent resolution | was offered by Dr. A. P. Montague 'a- pledging our loyalty to the seminary I-and giving the right of way to the seminary in raising $5O0,OOO endoA ment. Rev. w. Y. Quisenberry ad- dressed the convention. The conven | tion formally pledged itself to the rais- 1 ing of $50,000.
 | The report of the Alabama Baptist l historical was read by Hon. John R. | Tyson, chief justice of the supre-' i court of Alabama. Dr. A. J. Dickin- son suggested the raising of $500 to | be given to the Sunday school board o | be called the F. B. Teague publishin 2 | fund, with which his manuscript remin- ] iscences be published.
 Helping Schools. | The schools of the convention have oc- cupied large part of its work and time. ] The school at Scottsboro has been sold to
 the state for high school for the sun, | of $30O0 This sum is held for use in North | Alabama and school work elsewhere. The | school at Healing Springs could not make | quite as encouraging a report as usual, | but nevertheless it had note of encour- | agement. A bright future is predicted. | The Newton academy has done perhaps | the best work of any of the smaller | schools. The enrolment was 374, vita 2I5 boarding pupils. The school pays es- pecial attention to the moral and spiritual 1 life of it's pupils. The graduates of the | school this year used for the most part 1 themes which discussed mission questions | or those which pertain to Sunday school WOrK. One hundred ana tWenty-SlX ulplO" l mas were given by the Sunday schoo. | board at Nashville for the completion of 1 the normal course. All the dormitories are | full and the school management now | plans to erect larger building at a cost l c1 s20O,OO0.
 Dr. A. P Montague of Howard college spent one month in the district and raised
 $i25,O0O.
 | Judson College. | The Judson had over 300 pupils and q l graduating class of 3S. The Carnegie Li- orary has been completed, and is of old | colonial style, elegantly finished within and handsomely furnished. The college ranks first among colleges for women. | Howard college had 192, the third largest | Tn the history of the college. The college | is fortunate in having secured the ser vices of George w. Macon of Mercer uni- I versity, who will act as dean and profes- sor of biology.
 | Prof Earl Broadus Fowler, a graduate | If Wake Forest college, and for three years a student of Chicago university, will teach English.
 | The college has had 40 ministerial stu dents, 12 of whom have volunteered for 1 foreign missions.
 Prof. Brond has had to resign on ac- count of i'll health, but with new men brought in and special study that the corps has done, the faculty grows stronger zach year. and the prospects of the col .sge grow brighter.