The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-09

tists. Each person should know why he fs Baptist. He related the case of . woman who joined one of the Atlanta Baptist Churches because 1t had the softest seats fin the city The great thing why to be a Baptist is that it not only holds to separation of church and state. but separation of church and world. The next question was: What does Baptist believe? Some don't believe anything. Christian character Is built on what a man believes, and not what he does not believe. We must have conviction about men. about God. about many things. we need conviction about the holiness of God, about the Deity of Christ as to the word of God inspired and. there fore. our authority as from God We | get all this by study
 Dr.. Webb said the purpose of the Sacred Literature Course was the in- doctrination of our people. At the close of the address. many gestions were made by different speak CTS.
 One of the attractive features of the convention was the union song. com posed by Jerome G. Van zandt of Gadsden, written to tune, The Chris tian's Marseillaise. The chorus runs thus:
 Onward. onward for the right,
 onward now with all our might. Ever onward to the hght. With our Saviour's conqu'rins pow'rs.
 Onward. onward we will go.
 Onward now to fight the foe,
 Ever onward till we know that the
 victory is ours"
 It as sung with a great deal of en- thusiasm by all.
 pr. Webb was again. introduced to speak on the subject of "Eficient Of fcers." He spoke of the welcome at the depot. the entertainment at the reception, the hospitality of the peo- tion, but said that these would not be the test, but 1t would be the increased efficieficy at home. He asked that the convention give the names of the of- ficers of the union.
 The first officers discussed was the pastor. Two things the pastor should never neglect. First. the Bible sch ool and, second. the union. He quoted the following verse as expressing the duty of the pastor: He gave some apos- ties. and some prophets. and some evangelists.' and some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christi His work is to perfect each for his best service. Every young peo- ple's society should start in the heart of the pastor. The pastor should con- trol the union but not monopolize 1t. /. The next officer was the President. The best president for a society is a man. A society needs the masculine feature to appeal to men, Every on cer should not ask how little could do. but how much can do. Magnify the office. The president should lead In the work of the union, and the pas tor is the power behind.
 The Vice e-President should be in training for the ofice of President. He should be the Chairman of Executive Committed.
 The Secretary of the Society should be q woman. Every letter received by the Secretary should be carried to the Society as 1t was meant for them. The Secretary should frequently write to the paper some item of their work.
 The Treasurer should carefully look after dues. If they are not paid go and ask for 1t. Dr. Webb said nothing pleased him better than for the Treas urer to come to him and notify him when his dues were unpaid.
 The Treasurer Is trained in the Union and If the church should make him Treasurer the Society should not conn plain as that Is the natural course for trained. efficient officers and workers
 Dr. Webb said If an officer would not do his duty while in office he should be turned out before his term of office expired.
 MT. Leavell then took up the work of committees He presented on his blackboard three committees-the 6 Membership, Devotional and Mission. ary.
 In his discussion of the Membership ip Committee he stressed the feature of being definite. It Is not sufficient to generally invite but go after them.