The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-13
DELEGATES GWEN
OBJECT LESSON
Baptists in Baltimore Watch
Landing of Nearly z, 600
Immigrants l
-
FRIENDLY GREETING 0
FROM METHODISTSs
Col. Watson, of North Carolina
Tells of Conditions in Noun
tain Sectien-Good Work
in South.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 1.-THE NJ
tendance upan- the opening -seesloff-G4
the Southern Baptist Convention fl1in
was somewhat smaller than
The falling off was due IL
part to the fact tina. great numbers
OF the delegates went down to the dock
at o'clock to witness the landing az
nearly 1000 immigrants as sort Of 4
object lesson in home missions.
After preliminary exercises the cons
yention entered first upon the consid-
Grafton of the report on mountains 4
schools. This was read by Rev. Press \
ton Blake. of Alabama. and ne followed
1t with stirring address. Colonel
Watson. OF North Carolina. followA6
telling of conditions in the mountains
section. Incidentally. he mentfof1A6
that IN Yancey county, in the prohtbt~
ton election. only ten votes were CO..
for license.
DIR. E. G. Dargan. OF Macon, reaA
the report of the comm, fttee on PanauyA
and Cuba. Speaking to the report M.
Dargan gave an inspiring account ok
progress In Cuba aud specially ureeA
the Importance of the mission work IN 4
that region and tho region of tho Par
anna canal. Rev. J. J. Hurt, of AfkAYf~
sas, pleaded eioquentiy for the church s
building funod of the home board
Good Work Among Negroes. ss
A communication from the AmAkt%
can Baptist Home Mission Society Na4
read by Secretary Burrows The c.
recognized gratefully -
growing interest of Southern Hnpt544s
work among the negroes and proposes
enlarged corporation of NoFth1kNs
Southern and Negro Baptiste Tor t13A#
Improvement OF the negro miutgtxa&S s#
The remainder of the morning -
sion was given. to various dApnx&&1
ments OF home mission work. ErtdN
mornings trains and boats orouM
large numbers OF delegatee, 1911 n
greatly THE number already nj
tendance. Al COMMITTEES Cf 03M
OF the s. b. r. Seminary has "a
the question OF moving thA& tn
ton from the heart OF LouizS1
where II Ii now located. to some pu1
in the suburbs OF the city.
A pleasant incident OF the seSSaoN
on Thursday afternoon was the speeeh
of DIR. S. r. Greens of Washin9t9ns
bringing the greetings OF the Nore1~
ern Bautist convention In session AZ
Chicago 1t Is now Thought that the
contributions to the seminary m&048
at this session will go beyond 33ss@H
600 Among the distinguished -
ors who are to be received Is Rev.
F. b. Meyer. the famous preacher
and author. and the president o8
the English Baptist Union. He and
Mr. Shakespeare. the secretary Of to
same body, will each have q sp0c3A4
hour in the program.
Greetings From Mctla0distS.
message of fraterna1 greeting
was received on Thursday afternooa
from the general conference Of -
1. Il. Church, South. now in sea1f0A
at Ashevil'e. n. c.. and a suitable
".
meetings at the Seventh church co1~
tinue to be large and enthusiastic.
. touching incident Of Thursdays saes
Ion was the introduction by one -
the missionaries of a group OF 1rnn15s
grants who had been refused admss
zion and would be compelled % res#
urn to Russia.
The addresses of DIR. George w. -
Daniel of Richmond; Professor !. ks
Henderson, of Bristol. and DIR. LtS1u
Landlord. OF Norfolk. on various -
poets of the laymen's mcvenAMX
Thursday night were strong and aR|
pressive. Sz$s
Or. Mcdaniel said the Baptists 49,;
cd organization and an adequate M9l4sR
sion policy and Expressed the hope IT,
plan for them which VIII make Them ~
strong spiritually as tho standard 49,
Company Is commercially. SAss;
Young Peoples Work.
The clouds broke Thursday ana 60
sun came out brightly. Tho afteg
noon session was given almost wholly
were delivered by Rev. Mr.. Lea. ~
Texas: Rev. w. w. Hamilton. -
Iynchburg, and others. Resolutlone
which seemed to favor gradual peE1
ration from the international series ~
Sunday school lessons and pursuing ~
wholly independent course were Ae1sS
fercd by DIR. J. NJ Frost A brtef 6
cussion followed between DR.. Mu14
and DR.. Frost. and the motion $3.50
referred to a COMMITTEES which 4)
report at this session. II Ii not NQq
that anything radical viii be dOn1,
The offering for tho Southern n
fist Seminary reported in yegtax44x
yirgtniRn reached beyond e4o.11W
This is a part of the $7o0. 900 eu6G a.
ment and makes the total now r.
scribed and reported over $500. 49,
States Make Good Showing. $s
virEtntan,s ara receiving con1S1
lations right and left on the
showing by tho old State, GhAS
been gathering the second hu44S
thousand dollars subscribed 20 s
mond College. has increased her
TO foreign missions $4,000, haa
q substantial increase IN gifts ~
missions and IL nearing tbs 94N
for the seminary. Only Ccorg34 ~
her In gifts TO foreign miss40nns
has q larger delegation preeastt
any other OF tho States.
Mr.. J. Fl. Shakespeare thN 0y
guiahed leader In the En9ilgA A1
Union, and hts wife arrived -
afternoon and will addre@ -
Friday afternoon. An luEQ2Ak
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