The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-16
BALTIMORE is CHOSEN
FOR NEXT CONVENTION
Home Missions eoeive Attention at
the Night Mees ag-Pulpits of the
City Will be Filled by Wis
ting Ministers.

Louisville May 15.-Baltimore was
this evening chosen by the southern
Baptists as the place for holding their
next annual convention. The conven-
tion will open May IA
Their enthusiasm raised to hlgh
pitch by a notable movement to the
support of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical seminary, over 1000 delegates
to the Southern Baptist union took
lengthy journey to the Cave Hill Gem
etery this afternoon, .oAly to have
heavy rain interfere witt the unveiling
of a monument to the late Rev. DR.. I.
II. Eaton. Before they left the con-
vention hall over $115,000 was volun-
tarily subscribed toward the endow-
mellt fund of the seminary. 1t was an
hour marked by liberal unloosening of
purse strings and steadily mounting
good spirits as the total of contribu-
tions rose higher and higher. Here
farmer rose to pledge the $50 from the
sale of a COW or a horse, there pros
porous city dweller contributed ten or
twenty times that amount, but both
were animated by the spirit of the con-
vention, which had the same need of
hearty applause for the mite for the
rich mans thousands. No less than
IA perso, described $4,000 each, while
contributions of $1,000 and $4,000 were
plentifully sprinkled through a long
list of smaller amounts dwindiing down
to ST. The students at the seminary
who attended the ~ession in a body
topped Off the scene with little sur
nounced that they had gotten together
$4,000 for the endowment fund.
dwelling of Monument.
When the last contribution had
been announced, the delegates started
for Cave Hill cemetery to witness the
unveiling of the monument to DR..
Eaton who, during his life, was pow
erful factor in shaping the course of
the seminary.
Tonights session was in the interest
of home missions, and despite the bad
weather there was normal attend
ance. Tomorrow wil1 be given over en-
tirely to exercises of a devotional ma
ture, the pulpits of the Louisville
churches being filled by visiting min
listers. The convention will reass am
BILE Monday when the remaining busi-
ness will probably be concluded.
Subscriptions Taken Up.
Shortly before the morning session
ended at the armory, President Mullins
of the Theological seminary and DR..
William Hatcher of Virginia began
taking subscriptions toward the 100000
fund of the seminary, which is being
raised in the celebration of the jubilee
year.
DIR. Hatcher announced that w. j.
Slayden OF Asheville, n. c., would give
$4,000 IL 19 others would give like
amount.
Dr. --ullins announced that four MEM
bers of the Norton family of Louis
vile, KY, had agreed to give $4,000
each. They are G. W. Norton, Miss
Lucy Norton, Miss Matte Norton, MrsN
Minnie Caldwell Norton
Other $4,000 contributions followed
rapidly as follows:
w. B. West, Newport News, Va; j.
w. Dillard. Memphis, Tenn; Sunday
school board of Nashville; Walnut
street Baptist church., Louisville; M.
Bray, New Center. Mass; B. E. Gaf%y,
New Liberty, KY, friend in Indiana.
DIR. and Mrs J. B. Marvin gave $500.
The following gave $1,000 each:
c. w. Gheens, Louisville; Mrs. G. w.
Hyde Missouri; Baptist pastors of Aus
tin, Tex; DIR. E. l.. Connely of Georgia.
j. B. Ellis. Selma, Ala, $4,000.
A friend in Baltimore, $500.
A Kentucky lady $1,000.
T. G. Bush, Birmingham, $4,000; ]. ].
Darlington, Washington, d. c., $4,000:
a friend in Louisville $1,000; Franklin
Miller, Louisville, $1,000; B. e. willing
ham, Macon, Ca, $1,000; Joshua Lever
ing, Baltimore, $1,000; students of the
seminary, $4,000.
There were numerous contributonS of
$500, and many pledges were recorded
for amounts ranging from s25 to $3.50.
Biggest Collection.
DR.. Lansing Burrows. one of the con-
vention secretaries, announced when
the collection was finished that the
total amount9 was $113,176. He said it
was the largest collection ever taken
on a convention floor for seminary.
The next largest, he said, was some
years ago, at Nashville, Tenn, VIII en-
about $50, 900 was raised.
The money which was pledged today
is in addition to 100000 which has
been raised by DIR. mullins for the ad-
ditional endowment of 100000 for the
seminary.
When the last pledge was made, the
convention passed resolutions approving
the work of the Seminary in every re-
spect and pledging its cooperation in
the work of completing the additional
amount.
Great enthusiasm was witnessed
while the collection was being taken.
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johnson Visits Taft.
B Washington, May 15.-Governor
Johneon of Minnesota called on the