The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-11
BAPTISTS GATHERING
Many Auxiliary Bodies VIII Meet
the Same Time ms Southern Con-
vention--Much Important

the Same Time ~ 50u
venffon--Much Important
Church work.
Louisville. KY. May 1o.-Discre-
ton being the better part OF valor
in such exigencies Louisville has de-
cided to surrender to the hosts OF the
Southern Baptist Convention VINO Oh
ready have begun to assemble for the
hfty-fourth annual session of the for-
ganization which will begin at the LIST
Regiment arrnory next Thursday.
The wisdom of this course is appar-
emit when 1t is known that the con-
yentior will bring an army OF regu-
larry accredited delegates TO the num-
Der of 5000 to the city and which
will be Increased by visitors to $4,000
persons.
This is the fifth time the session has
been held In Louisville ana the prin-
cipal reason for holding 1t here at this
time Is the celebration OF the semi
centennial of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. the largest and
most known Baptist educational insti-
tuition In the world. Appropriate ex-
ercises will be held in this connection
by the delegates at times to be stated
and the occasion viii be made the
means OF pledging subscriptions
amounting to 100000, to increase the
endowment fund of the seminary to ST.
600. The sessions OF the convention
will continue until Sunday evening.
Included In the general scope of the
big meeting are the foreignnsnission-
airy board, the home missionary board.
the Sunday School board, the woman.s
ment and the Baptist Young Peoples
Union and the American Baptist Edd.
cational Society.
In attendance will be many OF the
most prominent Baptist clergymen, ed
ucators AMI daymen from all parts of
the country and the missionary work
will attract men and women from for
eign lands.
The annual banquet of the members
OF the laymen's movement will be held
in the Gait House tomorrow evening,
body on the following day. A. Y.
Ford. of Louisville. viii be master of
ceremonies and the speakers will be
Joshua lowering. "The Layman's RE-
sponsibility"; J Campbell White, gen
efai secretary of the movement, The
Laymans Ability; j. T. Henderson
Bristol, Va, Tenn. THE Layman's op-
portunity"
The lrst business session of the Law
men will be held at 2:3O o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon when Ex-Governor w
J. Northern, of Georgia. will preside
These sessions will continue until
Thursday and at each addresses, dis
cussions and committeefreports will he
heard.
The American. Educational Society is
another auxiliary that will meet dur
ing the present week. The condition
Of the various colleges supported by
Baptists and the promotion of eluca-
ton and the enlargement of college
endowments win be the feature of tf,is
convention.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
will open Its convention Wednesday
at the armory. President W. w
Hamilton, of Atlanta, Ca, will cali tha
assembly together.
The work of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union Is a distinctive one ana
flls the gap between the SUNDAY
School and the church Itself. It's Ann
is to develop praying members. sing.
ing members. teachers, ushers' Yer.
sonal workers for souls, to orxanizs
people who shall create. a hospita MI
atmosphere in the churches. :
There will be about SEQ women aa,a-
gates attending the woman,s missfon.
airy union which is also an auxiIiarv