Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-18

by Miss Elizabeth N. Briggs, of North
Mrs. w. S. Leake, OF Virginia, at con-
ference on Young Women's auxiliary
work during the morning. After these
meetings the various gatherings adjourn
ed until this afternoon, when there was
to be held a conference of the states
officers of the various associations.
Most of the delegates will leave for
their homes during today and toight,
many having departed last night.
Carolina.
President E. Y. Mullins, Of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary, announced
at the morning session of the regular con-
yention that DIR. p. T. Hale had been Sc
cured as a financial agent to assist In
raising money to complete the additional
endowment of $500, 900. He said further
that DR.. Hale would give series OF lee
lures on evangelism at the seminary. The
financial agents met today at the Cant
house to outline their campaign.
NJ H Wolfe, of Dallas. Texas, bank
er. who has given largely of his time and
means To the Baptist Laymens Mission
ary movement, read a report OF the COM
mittee on systematic beneficence. The re-
mort urged that church members give reg
ularIy of their means every week. Though
they have twelve months in which 10
make their subscriptions, one-third OF the
receipts of the church are given In April,
the last month of the church year.
WORK OF RESCUE MISSION.
The Rev. VIM Bruce, who is in charge
of the Hope Rescue mission in this CITY,
told the delegates what that institution
has accomplished in the nine years or
more of its existence. Nearly 2,OOO men
have been converted and seventy. he said,
have gone from the city to preach the
kInA he
Baptists in every southern city should
have a central missionary station
Alexander wester, a Swede, told of the
work done by the Baptists among 10000
of his countrymen in Missouri.
NJ N Call. superintendent of Baptist
work in Cuba, described conditions in
that island, the progress that has been
made and spoke of possibilities for the
future
DIR. w w. Hamilton. of Atlanta, who
has been in charge of the evangelistic
work for the Southern Baptist conven-
ton, talked to some extent OF It's success.
THIEVES GET BUSY.
Sneak thieves have created a degree
of CONSERVATION among the Baptist
preachers They slipped into some hotels
and other stopping places and stole a
number of overcoats and dress suitcases.
The police were notified and succeeded in
capturing the thieves, and in recovering
most of the stolen property.
The convention adjourns this afternoon.
There have been fifteen hundred and for
ty-seven delegates attending this conven-
ton. making It the largest ever held In
the south. The convention this morning
adopted the report Of the committee fixing
Baltimore Md, as the next meeting place
of the convention.
Dr. Burrows, of Georgia, called atten-
ton to the number of auxiliary bodies
meeting before the convention. There was
great danger Of minimizing the conven-
ton. He moved that the convention meet
at o'clock on Wednesday after the
second Sunday in May, and continue IN
session through Tuesday, if necessary,
and that all these other interests be con-
sidered in connection with the conven-
ton After considerable discussion the
change wAs made.
IS STRIKING CHANGE.
It is a striking, change as 1t adds two
DAYS to the sessions of the convention.
A resolution from Victor Masters, OF At
lanta. was adopted calling for the state
conventions to give to the consideration
of the UNCONVENTIONAL papers.
The object of this movement is to get
each church to give as much for outside
purposes as it does for home expenses.
to get the laymen to give one-tenth of
their income as their minimum offering
and get them to give it on the first of
the week. The laymen were called
on to spend the waking moments every
day in asking for Gods blessing TO rest
upon the laymen.
Among the speakers were j. T. Hendsr-
son, j. Harry Tyler, T. B. Ray. w. L.
Pickard, George Truett, Michel Carroll,
oliver H. Gregory, NJ. H. Wolfe, Walker
Dunson and c. B. Bobo, Of South Caro-