The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-22
RAISE CONFER;
BAPTISTS ACT
Adopt Harry Martin
Resolution.
WANT ORGANIC PROHIBITION
49,
Next Convention VIII Go to
Albeftville.
Committee rs Raised to Consider .
Ds.emi..tisaai Hospital /. Birm-
sasham--sood Reports From
Church WORK.

Andaiusia July 21.--(special Lied
by H L. Martin OF Ozark. the. state
Baptist convention today passed a
resolution by unanimous vote endors-
ing Governor Conner for including the
constitutional amendment for prohibit
ton in his call to the Legislature. :
Later in the day the convention
adopted a resolution urging ministers
Of the church to preach next Sunday
sermons on some phase Of the sub
ject Of temperance.
Today the convention decided to
hold its meeting next year In Albert
siile and raised . committee to con-
slider the advisabiIity Of establishing
Baptist hospital In Birmingham.
Tomorrow the convention will dis
cuss the UNCONVENTIONAL institutions
in the State. Hon II. s. d Mallory
Of Selma Is on the program for an adj
cress at the evening session.
Morning .session.
: The subject for this mornings de-
votional exercises as announced by
Professor Macon was Let no evil
communication proceed from your
mouth" He urged that mon control
their speech.
Rev. T. B. Ray. Educational sec-
rotary ~of the Foreign Mission Board
and r. g Gown led In prayer.
Great success 10 attending the mis-
sion study class as conducted by Mr..
Ray on the "uplift OF China" Many
are attending the class.
DIR. A J. Dickinson asked that q
committee be appointed to take under
advisement the establishment Of o
Baptist hospital and Sanitorium at
Birmingham. The President appointed
y. ID. SheIburne, ]. w. Minor, and d.
u. Marbury.
H. L Martin OF Ozark. offered the
following resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved that the state Baptist
convention in annual session express
Its approval of the Governors action,
in favor of constitutional prohibition,
and this convention pledges Its hearty
support to the effort to get this pro-
vision embodied In the organic law Of
the State"
The subject under discussion for the
morning was State missions. Rev. W.
lB. Crunpton explained the collection
calendar. This, IL adopted. viii with
out doubt solve the finances for the
denomination and save q great ints-
!rest account.
The plan distributes all the objects
over the State each month ana In
She rotation Of these every object win
ultimately come to each church In the
State for contribution and considera-
fion. The plan meetasshs enthusiastic
approval of the entire convention.
Work Of stn1a Board, 50
Rev. w. w. Lee. OF Montevalio' read
che report on the State Boards re-
port, which recommended the adop-
ton Of the calendar Of Systematic BEN
evidence, that the $4,000 now used by
the Home Board be given to the Board
Kor the prosecution OF Its educational
work in the State and that the Board
publish its monthly receipts IL It
thought best.
The discussion was participated m
by w. b. Crumpton. Montgomery:
j. NJ. Prestridge. Louisville, KY. /;
D. d. Gray, Atlanta, Ga. @. q. Miles,
Montgomery; C. w. Hare, Tuskegee
J. M. Thomas. Union Springs; o. A
BANNER, Jasper; J O.. Bledsoe, Tyler;
J. w. Minor. Ensiey; j. b. Ellis,
Selma; j.. A. French. Eufaula; w. T..
Elliott, Eufaula: and others.
The report of tfhe Committee on CO.
operation made the following recon-
mendations:
Finances as follows: