The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-13
BAPTISYS REFUSE
CARNEGIE OFFER
FOUNDATION FUND
will Not Eliminate Sectarian
Features From Their
Schools.
Laymen. B. Y. p. W. and
Seminary Board Meet.
CONVENTION OPENS TONIGHT

Louisville, May 10, Especially.
Al today's session OF the Baptist lay
men. the Auxiliary Southern Baptist
convention, reports from different
!, states were received, showing great
progress made in all lines OF church
work.
Louisville. KY, May 13.--Almost
Unanimous sentiment TO reject the
offer OF the Carnegie foundation fund
providing money to sectarian schools
that will drop their sectarianlsm,
was the spirit at a banquet last night
Of the Southern Baptist Educational
society in connection with the South.
ern Baptist convention. which opens
here tonight. The most prominent
educators OF the south were present
at the banquet which was held at the
Gait House. and a response to an adj
dress OF welcome by A. p. Montague,
of Birmingham. was one OF the most
brilliant oratlons ever heard in the
historic old salon.
The plea for unlflcation OF the Bap-
fist college entrance requirements
was prominent in the speeches before
teh society. which will elect officers
tomorrow.
Two Auxiliary Meetings.
The first sessions OF two auxiliary
meetings related to The Southern Bap-
tist convention began yesterday after
noon. They were the conference for
the Southern Baptist Iaymens mis-
sionary movement at the Broadway
Baptist church. aud the convention oil
the baptist Young Peoples Union. az
the armory.
Ex-Gov w. J. Northen. OF Atlanta,
Ca, was selected as the presiding Of
iicer at the laymen's conference. and
J. T. Henderson. the general secre-
tary OF the laymen's movement. was
chosen to Conduct the devotional ex-
ercises.
The auditorium OF the Broadway
Baptist church was filled when the
services began. One OF the prominent
visitors was J. Campbell White. of
New York. secretary OF the Interde-
nominational Missionary Movement.
Dr. ]. h. Gambrall. Of Dallas. Texas.
made an interesting talk o, THE
Bibles View of the Layman.". He
said that nowhere in the scriptures is !
the idea suggested that the layman'sl
obligation 10 labor for Christianity is
any less than that OF the minister.
The annual address OF DIR. w. w
Hamilton, Of Atlanta. president OF the
Baptist Young Peoples Union Of the
south. was the feature OF the opening
session OF the young peoples conven-
ton. His address was in part as fol-
lows:
Greater Things Is the slogan OF
the u. Y. p. U. of the southrf The
convention OF 1908, at ot4springs
marked the entrance upon new and
larger usefulness. and since then our
work has been in a constant state OF
revival. That meeting was to US as
the awakening OF young manhood 10
its own individuality and its unde-
veloped power.
at would be out Of place here
and now for me to anticipate unduly
the unusually interesting and mean
lngful reports which we are to have
from our executive and our educa-
ton committees. may. however.
say that they have done us great ser
vice and they bring to us a call to the
greatest worker we have yet known.
They have planned for US a campaign
for organization based upon n new
emphasis OF the 'worthwhileness' of
the b. Y. p. U. or upon the need of
training for service. They bring to
US. too. the strange and remarkable
statement that the question of finan-
ces Is no longer embarrassing and
they give to us an assurance of per-
manence and efficiency which give us
reason to breathe deeply and freely.
There are new things which | de-
sire to call to your attention at this
time. and which you win see and feet
more and more as these brethren
speak and as the reports are made.
Wonderful Growth.
1.-THE B. Y. p. U. of the south has
passed it's second summer. and is
growing and developing most wonder
fully. In fact, we seem to be Just
getting acquainted with this our
young friend. He is closer of kin
than we have seemed TO realize, and
is surprising to us with HIS strength.