Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-09

LOUISVILLE, KY. April S.-Soih-
cident with the silver jubilee OF the
Southern Baptist Theological SEMI
nary. OF Louisville. May II, conVeh-
ton OF all the Baptists of the south
will begin here. the session TO cover
a period of one week. The occasion
of the convention will be made tue
medium for q scrt of stock taxing Oh
the faith in the states OF the Union
below the Ohio and the Potomac and
DIR. E. Y. Mullins. president of the
seminary and ex-ofiico head of the or
ganization, which is known as the
Southern Baptist convention. est
mates that FIVE thousand delegates
will be in louisville during the
eventful week
The Sovthren Baptist Convention Is
in no sense a legislative body. Ala
bama Arkansas, Florida. Georgia.
entucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North
Carolina South Carolina Tennessee,
Texas Virginia and a portion OF me
Be ptistry OF the District of Column
bic will be represented with totai
membership In 1908 of 2.0l5,0S0. in
which Texas. Georgia and Kentucky
held the first three places in point
Of members.
The convention was organized at
Augusta. Georgia. in 1916 and this is
the fifth time it has met in LOUISVILLE.
Fourteen Southern states will nave
representatives from the prominent
citizen Baptists. and many Northern
ones will send speakers and those de-
sirous of learning what progress the
creed named fer John has made since
it's las. meeting. There will be sew
eral distinct departments Of the con
vention: The Laymens Movement,
the Baptist Educational Society OF the
South; the church as a whole; the
Baptist Young Peop-e's Union and the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary. Seperate meetings will be held
the entire field in each case gone over.
and then a general meeting is ex-
pected 10 solidify and make uniform
the several interests In the South as
well as. to establish a line OF COM
munication and co-work with the
members of the church north cf the
Ohio river
I Joshua lowering Of Baltimore.
Maryland is head OF the board of irus-
tees OF the seminary. and this board
will meet and discuss the value and
scope Of the work Of that institution
since its founding in 1863. Tde Broad
way Baptist church. OF Louisville, Tor
a long time presided over By Rev. Car
ter Helm Jones, whose father vas
Chaplain General of the United Con-
federate veterans. Merton Hall and
the First Regiment Arm0ry. will be
the central meeting place and here
addresses by well known men from
all parts OF the country will be heard.
Amcng those scheduled TO sreasI
are: Rev. d.. z. Y. Mullins. Of Louis
Vile: Joshua Leverins. Of Baltimore;
Ex-Governor W. J. Northern, Georgia:
Ex-Governor Longino Mississippi: u.
G. Lowerv. Blue Mountain. Missis-
sipoi: J. Campbell White. New York.
Joseph y. Shenstone. Toronto: J. H.
Tucker. AshevilIe North Carolina: J.
n. Henderson Bristol. Virginia. =.
Pasco. Monticello. FLORIDA: Rev. y u.
Gray Atlanta. Georgia. W. W. Ham
ilfon. stianta. Georgia: Rev. Dr.
Caleb A. Ridley. Beaumonr. Texas.
Re-. ] ". Frost. Nashville. Tcnrcs-
see: Rev. Dr. o. G. s. wallace. BAL
timore: W. =. Stephens. Columbia
Missouri: DIT. John Y. Sampey. I01is-
vile: Rev. D.. T. y. Ray. Richmond.
Virginia: r. II. Coleman. Dallas. Tex
as. Rev. c. W. Duke. Tampa. Fiori-
da. and Arthur Yeagcr. Ceorgs own.
Kentucky.
The general convention viii meet
on Thursday aighi. May 10. Joshua
Icvering. who II president. wiz or
g1nizc the convention for the cleo
ton ~ Officers AMI u g. probable
thai Hr. Lcverinz viii D. rc-electi d.
President r. Y. Mullins, q Louisville.