The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-11
BAPT[STS OF THE
SOUTH To MEET
The Southern Theological
Seminary Jubilee
FIVE THOUSAND DELEGATES
Occasion of the Great Convention at
Louisville OH MAY IL VIII Be Made
h Medium for a Sort of Stock
Taking of the Faith in Southern
states.
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press.l
Louisville, Ky, May S.-Coincident
with the silver Jubilee of the South
trn Baptist Theological Seminary, of
Louisville, May II, a convention of
all the BaDtiStS OF the South will be-
sin here, the session to cover a period
Of n week.
Ihe occasion of the convention will
be made the medium for a sort of
stock-taking OF the faith in the States
Of the Union below the Ohio and the
Potomac, and DR.. E. Y. Mullins,
president of the Seminary and ex-offi-
clio head Of the organization. which
is known as the Southern Baptist
convention, estimates that five thou
sand delegates viii be in Louisville
during the eVentful week.
The Southern Baptist Convention
IS IN no sense a legislative body. Ala
Dama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
hentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North
Carolina. South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and a portion of the
Baptistry of the District of Columbia
VIII be represented with a total mem
bersh-p in 1908 Of 2,015,0S0, in which
Texas, Georgia and Kentucky hold the
nrSt three places in point of numbers.
The convention was organized at
Augusta, Georgia, in 1915, and this is
the fifth time it has met in Louisville.
Fourteen States Represented.
Fourteen southern States will ave
representatives from the prominent
cltzen BaptlSts, and man Northern
ones will send speakers and those
DESTROYS Of learning what progress the
creed named for John has made since
its last meeting. There Will be sew
eral distinct departments of the con-
Nention: the Laymen's Movement, the
Baptist Educational Society of the
South; the church as a whole; the
Baptist Young Peoples Union, and
the southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary. Separate meetings Will be held,
the entire field in each case gOne over,
and then a general meeting is expect
I'd to solidify and make uniform the
several interests IN the South as Well
as to establish a line Of cOmmunica-
ton and co-wOrk with the members
Of the church north of the Ohio river,
joshua lowering, Of Baltimore,
Maryland, is head Of the board of
trustees of the Seminary, and this
board VIII meet and discuss the value
and scope of the work of that institu-
ton since its founding in 1869. The
Broadway Baptist church., of LOuis-
Vile, for a long time presided oven by
Rev. Carter Helm Jones. whose father
was Chaplain-General Of the United
Confederate Veterans, Norton Hall
and the First Regiment Armory, will
be the central meeting places and
here addresses by we'll known men
from all parts Of the country Will be
heard.
Noted Speakers.
Among those scheduled to speak
are: Rev. DR.. f.. Y. Mullins. of Louis
Vile; Joshua lowering, of Baltimore;
Ex-Governor w. j. Northern, Geor-
gia; Ex-Governor Longino, Missis-
sippi; B.. @. Lowrey, Blue Mountain,
Mississippi; J. Campbell White, New
York; Joseph n. Shenstone, Toronto;
]. H. Tucker, Asheville, North Caro-
INA; j. H. Henderson, Bristol, Vir-
@inia; S. Pasco, Monticello, Florida;
Rev. 3. D. Gray, Atlanta, Georgia;
W. w. Hamilton, Atlanta, Georgia.,
Rev. DR.. Caleb A, Ridley, Beaumont.
Tennessee; Rev. DR. c. S. Wallace,
Baltimore; w" E. Stephens, Column
hja, Missouri; DR.. John r. Sampey
Louisville; Rev. DR.. T. B. Ray, Rich
mOnd, Virginia.: r. H. Coleman, Dali
las, Texas; Rev. c. w. Duke, Tampa,
Florida, and Arthur Wager, George
town, Kentucky.
The generaf-convention will meet
on Thursday night, May ID. Joshua
lowering, who is president. Will or
ganize the convention for the election
IT officers and it is probable that MT.
LeVering will be reelected. Presl,
dent z, Y. Mullins. Of Louisville, Will
welcome the delegates, and h Kew
Or. E. c: Dargan. Of Macon, Geor-
ia, will preach the Introductory ser
mon.
On the morning of May IA the re-
ports of the following three conNen-
1lon boards will be received: Home
Mission Board, Rev. DIR. I'D. Gray,
Atlanta, Georgia. corresponding sec
retary: Foreign Mission Board. Rev.
Lr. r. j. Willingham, Richmond, N}r-
slnla, corresponding secretaryj-Sun-
1ay School: Board. Rev Dr. -. N:
Frost, Nashville. Tennessee. A com,