The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-12
'BAPTISTS SIT
AT A BANQUET
Preliminary to the Con-.
vention.
DELEGATES ARE ARRIVING
thousands Are Expected at Louis
vile Meeting.
Many Imvortans Projects are Expected
to he Considered BY Great AS
sembly OF churchmen
In south.

louisville. Ky. May Ito raise
more than their share OF si.4o0.00o. 00t
for thu evnngelixation of all the heath
en-. and to increase the endowment oi
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary ct Louisville $i.000.000. are SONS
Of the projects which engage the con-
ventfon of the Baptists OF the South
whose biennial convention began IN
Louisville with q banquet tonight.
Some of the most notable men In the
Hsuth were present at the dinner,
which was given by the iaymen's
movement. and one of the COMMITTEES
declared that they gave the delegates
something to eat and then began the
battle. thus emulatinE the practices OF
Bonaparte.
Col. Thomas ID. Osborne, prominent
both In the memories OF the Confed-
eracy and In general phiiaathropic
work. was the POSTMASTER, and res
sponses were made by J. i. Hender-
son OF the league. Bristol. Va, Joshua
lowering OF Baltimore, who Is Presi-
dent OF the convention as q whole. and
other notables.
"A BANQUET OF the alumni of the sim
mary will be held at the scnool Wed
nesday, at which President u. Y. Null
Inns OF the institution will preside.
Here the plans for raising the s1,0oo.-
600 endowment will be discussed and
DR. Mullins says that the pledges VIII
be secured.
Thirty editors OF the various publi-
cations will dine at the Louisville Ho-
tel Friday aud alumni of Georgetown
(Ky.J College. q Baptist institution,
will dine at the same time at the Gall
Rouse. The Women's Missionary
Union win hold a reception at the Gait
House Saturday and tell OF the Work
women have done on the dark cont
nent and amid the scenes of Turkish
ana Chinese rnassacres.
The convention proper will begin
Thursday night and win adjourn at
| O'Clock Saturday, that the delegates
before returning home may be per-
mitted to attend the unwilling OF 9
monument over the grave of the Rev
pr. r T.. Eaton. long trustee OF the
seminary. and editor OF The Western
Ths representation 4o the seminary o.
an oil portrait OF DR. James FataKrew
Boyce, founder OF the scnooh Will y
made saturday by Cthe daughters o.
Dr. Royce, ana on Saturday also tnt
silver jubilee OF the school WIN ps
held.
on Sunday a devotional service ~
the sign language VIII be held lot al
The deaf mutes OF the city and there
win be services conducted by the Wo-
mems Missionary Union and exercises
In all the churches.
A business meeting Of the trustees
of the seminary will be Aeld Wednes-
day morning preliminary to the con-
yention proper. and the directorate, IN
Guiding O vacancy caused In the oeor-
gla Board, by the coming to Louisvilis
Of the Rev. w. w. Landrum. VIII be
flled.
ing on every train from South. East
and West.
The program for the general con-
ference, as far as IT has been deter
mined. ana which may be changed as
occa sion arises. Is as follows:
Thursday, May 10.
Z N. m. Convention called to order
by President Joshua lowering. Deyo-
tional exercises and announcements.
7;f5 D. M. Enrolment and state
ment by secretaries. prs. Burrows ana
T:2o m. Election OF officers.
1880 p. M Appointment OF commit
tee on order OF business.
TAO o. m. Hymns.
TAI %. m. Scripture reading.
an. m. Solo, "Are You in tho Inner
Circie7"--Mrs. J. N. Padfieid.
.s:f-O D. m. Convention sermon Dy
DR.. Edwin Charles Dargan. Macon, ca
$3.50 p. m. appointment OF commi'-
tees.
M. Devotional exercises.
e.i0 a. m. Reception of visitors.
900 a m. Miscellaneous business.
S.ao a m. Reading abstracts of re-
rorta bv DIR r. j. w. Wtnghams for
sirn missions; DR. B. d. Gray on home
missions; DR.. ]. NJ. Frost ON sunday
schools. ., or,.
11.o0 a. m, Statistical reports.
- Reference of all reports to
arnronriats committees and commit
tees announced.
o.sO N M. Devotional exercises.
AZ m. Reports on foreign missions
and discussion .,z.
D. m. Foreign mission conS'oera-
ton. .,., *
m. Devotional exercises.
o.fo a. m. Presentation of portrait
of DIR. j. P. Boyoe. - ,,,.
logical seminary, golden Jubilee.
9.ao N m. Home mission reports
s:3O D. m. Laymen's movement.
n. m. Adjourn to attend unvetl-
,nq Of DIR. T. T. Eaton monument on
7.a0 n. m. Devotional exercises.
7:40 o, m. Home missions eonsid-
cred.
O m. Addresses in all Sunday
hools. ~ .Ao
An m. Memorial meeting Broadway
BAPTIST Church. +, po.A
way Baptist Church.
an. m. LAymen's meeting at Armory,
President Joshua lowering presiding.
a:O5 D. m. Devotional exercises by
Senator Pasco of Florida.
a.1S D. m. ''stewardship'-T
Hon. H. r. Pollard.
a.I6 n m. America a Force and
EIeld,.@Dr. B. ID. Gray.
zig m, christianity as an In
,,asemaTt'-E. w. Stevens.
n. m. Preaching In all the churches.
p. m. Evangelistic meeting at Wal
-. r.anfgat rhurch