Evening star., 1909-05-09
HOLD SILVER JUBILEE
Southern Baptists to Meet
at Louisville.
DELEGATES FROM DISTRICT
All States Below Ohio and the Po.
tomac Represented.
BOARD REPORTS TO BE HEARD
Sessions to Begin Tuesday and Con-
tinue Whole Week-Banquet
to Be a Feature.
DELEGATES FROM DISTRICT
BOARD REPORTS TO BE HEARD

LOUISVILLE. Ky, April 9.-Coincdent
with the silver jubilee of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary of Louis
vile, May H. convention of all the Bap-
lists of the south will begin here, the
session to cover a period of one week.
The occasion of the convention will be
made the medium for a sort of stock TAX
ing of the faith in the states of the Union
below the Ohio and the Potomac, and
Dr. f. Y Mullins. president of the SEM
linary and ex-officio head of the organiza-
ton, which is known as the southern
Baptist convention. estimates that 5000
delegates will be in Louisville during the
week.
The southern Baptist convention is in
no sense a legislative body. Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas. Vir-
gina and a portion of the Baptistry OF
the District of Columbia will be rep
resented with total membership in 19OS
of 2,O15O OSO, in which Texas, Georgia and
Kentucky hold the nrSt three places III
point of numbers.
The convention was organized at Au-
gusta, Ga, in 1916, and this is the fifth
time it has met in Louisville.
Fourteen southern states will have rep
Baptists and many northern ones Will
| send speakers and those desirous OF
learning what progress the creed named
for John has made since Its last meet
ing. There will be several distinct de-
partments of the convention:~~Fhe 1ay-
mems movement the Baptist Educational
Society of the South. the church as q
whole, the Baptist Young Peoples Union
and the Southern Baptist Theologlcai
Seminary. Separate meetings Will De helo'
GrlI tn oh
and then general meeting Is expected
to solidify and make uniform the sew
eral interests In the south as Wen as 70
establish a line of communication and
co-work with tne members OF the cnurcn
north of the Ohio river.
Seminary Board Of Trustees.
| Joshua Levenng of Baltimore, Nd, is
head of the board of trustees Of the SEM
inarv. and thisi board will meet and dis
cuss the value and scope of the work of
that institution Isince its founding in 1869.
The Broadway baptist Church of Louis
Vile. for long time presided over by
Rev. Carter Helm Jones, whose father
was chaplain general of the United Con-
federate Veterans, Norton Hall and the
First Regiment Armory will be the cen
trail meeting places and here addresses
by well known men from all parts Of the
country will be heard.
Among thosei scheduled to speak are
Rev. Dr. E. r. Mullins of Louisville;
Joshua Levering of Baltimore, ex-Gov.
w. j. Northen, Georgia; ex-Gov. Longins,
Mississippi B. q Lowrey. Blue -duunIain.
Mississippi; J. campbsh White, Tase,.d NeT
H. Tucker. AsheVille. N. c.: ]: H. Hen
derson. Bristol. Va; 8. Pasco, Monticello.
Fla; Rev B. D. Gray. Atlanta Ca; w.
w. Hamilton. Atlanta, Ca; Rev. Or.
Caleb A. Ridley, Beaumont, Tex; Rev. J.
/ NJ ch1,ill Rev Dr. q. &,
| S. Wallace, Baltimore; w. E. Stephens
| Columbia. Mo-: DR.. John r. Sampey'
Louisville; Rev. DR.. T. B. Ray, Rich
mond. Va; R; H. Coleman s Dallas, sna Tex; x
| thur Yager. Georgetown, KY.
The general convention will meet Thurs
day night, May 13. Joshua Levering,
who is president; will organize the &C con. !.
is probable that Mr.. Levering will be re-
| elected President E. Y. Mullins of Louis
VILE will welcome the delegates, and the
Rev. DR.. E. c.. Dargan Of Macon, Ga.'
| will preach the Introductory sermon.
| On the morning Of May IA the reports
| of the following three convention boards
will be received: Home mission board
Rev. DR.. B. D. Gray, Atlanta. Ca. cor
board, Rev. Dr. r. j. willingham. Rich.
mond. Va, corresponding secretary; Sun.
| day school board, Rev. DIR. J. M. Frost
Nashville. Tenn. A committee on the
|
| because the convention does not prepare
a program beforehand.
dwelling the Boyce Portrait.
One Of the features Of the convention
will be the unveiling Of q new portrait
Of Dr. James p. Boyce, first president OF
the Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary. which has been presented to the
seminary by the daughters Of DR.. Boyce
the Misses Elizabeth. Fanny and Lucy
Boyce. all Of Washington. d. c.
On the morning of Wednesday, May IL
| the board of trustees of the seminary will
meet in Norton Hall. presided over by
Mr.. Levering. DR.. Mullins. as president
and financial agent also, will submit the
| reports of the institution, and reports
will also be given by Treasurer B. Pres
| ley Smith and Financial Board Chairman
| George w. Norton of Louisville. On
| Wednesday night the alumni of the semi
nary will banquet at the Gait House and
| discuss the raising Of $6O0,O 600 for their
| alma mater.
Not the least important of. the side cons
| ventions that are to be held during the
gathering will be that or the Woman's
| Missionary Union Of the south, of which
| Mrs. w. H. Matlack of Louisville is Sec
| retary.
A banquet at the Gait House by the
laymen the night Of May IL IL q feature
|