The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
NIGHT SESSION'GIV'EN
TO FOREIGN MISSIONS
DR.. Wilingham, in Inspiring Ad-
dress, Tells Of His Visit to the
Fields, What Has Been Done
and What Is Needed-Su
day-school Board
Report.
by II. w. BoATwRIGHT,
President of Richmond College,

p y OF SPRINGS, ARK, May IT,
Enthusiasm was at high tide
at the Southern Baptist Con-
j vention to-day The weather
was beautiful. The crowds
filled the great hall to overflowing,
and the addresses were OF the highest
order. DR.. George w. Mcdaniel of
Richmond, on What the Seminary Has
Done for Southern Baptists." and Dr.
r. j. Willingham "On Tour OF the
Mission Fields were at their best,
Other able addresses helped to make
the day memorable in the history OF the
convention.
The first order for the day was a
report on time, place and preacher for
1909. The convention decided In favor
of Louisville. and selected DIR. E.. C..
Dargan. of Georgia, to preach the SER
mon. DR.. George w. Mcdaniel was
made his alternate. Next year tile
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
located In Louisville. will celebrate
It's fiftieth anniversary. and this was
determining factor in the choice of
Louisville over Oklahoma City St Jo-
seph. Knoxville. and other cities.
Endowment for Seminary.
The chief business of the morning
was the consideration OF reports from
the trustees of the Louisville Seminary.
The Rev. DR.. w. e. Hatcher read
comprehensive paper setting forth the
needs of the seminary, and calling on
the churches of the convention to raise
within the next five years a new en-
dowment of 100000. This amount was
apportioned among the States as fol-
lows: Alabama, $4,000; Arkansas, s2o.-
200; District OF Columbia $4,000; Flor
Ida, 5000; Georgia, S75O00; Ken.
lucky, SIS.O00.
Maryland, S25.oooi Mississippi. 100000:
Missouri. 100000; North Carolina, $50
900: Okla lahoma. $4,000; South Carolina.
$40, 600; Texas, s50, 900: Tennessee. $685.
600: Virginia $4,000. s
Drs- Mcdaniel and Landrum told gof
the splendid history OF this great
school and OF what its work had
meant to the South and to the world.
The secretaries of the three great
ham-gave tie proposed campaign
their Endorsement. Hon. Joshua Lev
ertng. president os the seminary trus-
tees, told of the present needs for en-
largement, and the morning session
closed with an earnest plea for help
by President E. y. Mullins. For three
hours and half the great audience gave
close attention to these eloquent ap-
pea.s. The general impression at the
close Of the session was that this
was the most notable day in the his
tory of the institution. Never before
had 1t received such consideration.
never had the outlook been so en-.
couragtng.
I.nymen's Movement.
The afternoon was devoted to a re-
port on the laymen's movement by j.
Harty Tyler. of Baltimore, and to fur
ther consideration Of the Sunday
School Board report, presented yester-
day.
The chief speakers on the laymen's
movement were Mr.. Tyler and Colonel
C.. c. Slaughter, the Texas cattle king.
Foreign Missions.
The night session, which was no.
table one. was given up to foreign
missions.
The principal address was by Dr..
Willingham, who gave a3review OF the
entire foreign work OF the conwen-
ton. His address was full of infer
nation concerning present conditions
was uglow with enthusiasm and show
ed a statesmanlike grasp Of the situa-
ton. Aa
The board conducts mlsslons'in China,
Japan, Africa, Argentina. Italy. Mexico
and Brazil. On these fields there are
229 churches and 467 preaching sta
tions, In charge of 222 missionaries.
The present number of church mems
bers is 14179 OF whom 2,174 We're re-
.ceived by baptism during the year
Just closed.
The amount of money raised in the
Southern States for the support Of
this great work amounted during this
convention year to s4o2.s2S, which en-
abled the. board to close the year with
out debt, OF this amount, Virginia
gave s5O,OS5. Georgia ranked first,
with a contribution Of s66,T69, and;
Texas third, with s44,5oS. North Caro-
lima was fourth on the list. with gifts
amounting to s35.54o
Among special items in the report.
which covers l40 printed pages. are the
calls for enlargement coming from the
Japan; the extension of medical mis-,
sionaries; the increase in number of
schools and printing plants, and the
systematic effort to build homes for
missionaries on the fields. During the
past year the doctors In the service
Of the board treated over 3S.000 cases.
The medical missionary reaches all
classes Of people.
Connected with the missions arc 12S
schools. with sl94 pupils in attend-
ance, There are also eight theologi-
cal seminarles, where native workers
are trained. No feature of the work
has greater promise of enduring SER
Vice .5
One of the notable features Of the
year lust closed was the organization
| Of the Brazil Baptist Convention. From
/ this field alone over 1000, baptisms are
reported, There are ten missionaries
on the Brazilian field. s
f. Dir. Willingham closed his full and
able report with a brief account OF his
recent tour OF the eastern mission