The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-21
NEXT CONVENTION
OF BAPT|STS WILL
Be IN GREENV|[LE
To Meet On Tuesday After Sec
ond Sunday In July Next
Year.
INTERESTING REPORTS
ON VARIOUS SCHOOLS
Laymen's Movement is Discussed at
Observation-Disclosures Report Is Adopt
ed-Many New Delegates
Arrived During Day.

the second days session ana ueVolloiai
exercises were conducted by the Rev.
David Brown. The Rev. John F. Gable led
A prayer and several songs were sung.
The Vaughn quartet, which has been
such a favorte since the convention
opened, rendered two beautiful selec-
lions.
New delegates that had arrived on
Tuesday afternoons trains were enrolled.
The following new preachers and visitors
were recognized by the conventions DR..
]. J. Yarbrough of Admission. the Rev.
A. A. Walker of Hartselle and DR.. e.
z. F. Golden of West Point, Ga.
The president appointed the following
committee on resolutions: w. A. Davis,
]. w. Willis. L. NJ. Bradley, J. r.
Keyton and G. d. Motley.
The committee on time, place and
preachers made partial report as follows;
1--WE, your committee, beg to suggest
as a time for the next meeting of the
convention the Tuesday after the second
Sunday in November. 1911"
This resolution was tabled.
DR.. r. ]. Wilingham of Virginia was
then introduced and made a brief talk
on missions.
Judge Henry B. Foster of Tuscaloosa.
president of the board of trustees of
Central college, made very interesting
report of the great work done by this in
stitution. He reported that in the past
81 years that the college has had 6726 pu-
pills, and had given diplomas to 42S grad
yates. In the past year 226 pupils had
stood the state teachers examination;
S65, 900 has been contributed by the citizens
of Tuscaloosa and $500 by the Baptist
state convention to the school.
Dr. p F. Bonnar then suggested to the
convention that collection be taken to
provide home for the widow and chill
dren of the late j. w. McCollum. DR.. L.
o. Dawson of Tuscaloosa took charge of
this collection. and 1926 was raised for this
purpose.
President Ellis of the Howard college
trustees made very interesting and fiat
tering report of the noble work done by
that institution. President Pettus then
called Mr.. Ellis to the chair as Howard
college was to be the subject for discus
sion the remainder of the morning SEES
sion. w. A. Davis, treasurer of the en-
dowment fund, made the following report
in substance: Receipts, $1o Is; total dis
bursements for year. s10.0bl.6s leaving a
balance of s1556.5O recapitulaton for four
years, general education board, SIC, 240
other subscriptions, 97.76S.53; total, s54,-
771.6o. Disbursements: Interest paid to
college treasurer, s66S5 OF; premiums of
treasurer's bond. $50; loan. s46,45l 81; bal
ance, s155s56. OF this balance there has
been loaned subject to payment on de-
mand $3.50, leaving for investment s1126. Sc
The outstanding loan average Is 71s per
cent interest Mr.. Ellis then made a brief
talk in interest of the college The total
enrolment during the year at Howard
was 1853; there were 40 theological stu
dents and 16 graduates upon whom de-
grees were conferred.
The same faculty will constitute the
teaching force for next year except that
Prof. C. w. Wade has been employed as
a substitute for Prof. E. J. Moon, who
was given years leave of absence to
attend the University of Chicago.
]. C. Wright made a strong plea for de-
StHOOlS III 6OSSeT OF Nlr-
ginia was the next speaker and he made
a most excellent talk on education.
DR.. r. J. Willingham followed him and
made mastery appeal for Christian
education DR.. Frost made a short talk
on the same subject
Rev. Robert Harrington of Roanoke,
was called for and made a stirring ad-
dress. pleading for Howard college and
Christian education. DR.. w. F. Var
brough of the Park Memorial church.
Admission, was introduced and for ten
minutes spoke on UNCONVENTIONAL ed
ucation.
Mr.. Ellis then called on Judge Dick
Kelly of Birmingham, who eloquently
discussed the establishment of an ed
| vocational commission. DR.. Joseph H.
Shackleford Of Tuskegee, was also a
speaker. and he. like the speakers pre-
ceding him. ably discussed denomina-
tional education.
DR.. r. G. Patrick made brief talk.
Educational Commission.
| The question as to whether the educa-
| tional committee appointed by represen-
| tatives from the various Baptist coll
| eges of the state. whose duty 1t shall
| be to coordinate and co-relate to main
| tain. equip and endow various Baptist
schools in Alabama was to be appointed
| DIR. J. w. Abercrombie of Montevallo.
was also presented and made a spicy
and interesting talk.
! DIR. r. f. Giles of Central college, made
| brief talk in interest of that institu-
| ton Prof, II. c. Murphee OF Marion,
was next introduced and made a brief
talk.
The report Of the time and place COM
mittee was brought up and freely dis
cussed by the members of the convention.
BY vote Il was decided not to change
the time OF meeting TIL November, but
to let the time remain In July.
The following gentlemen were appointed
as an educational commission: ]. c.
Wright. c. w. Aschcraft, P. c. Ratliff
| w. C. Black D. P. Cester. Jr.. J. f.
Cox. Preston Blake Fl. r. Foster. J. B.
Ellis. w. A. Davis. H. 8. D. Mallory
Ernest Lamar. T.. o. Dawson and w r.
| Yarbrough The convention then ad-
| journed until two o'clock.
| Afternoon session the convention met
again at two o'clock and Rev. ]. II
Chapman Of Tuscumbie. conducted devo-
tional exercises After SINGING Come
Thou Fonnt' and Coronation" Rev.
H Creighton offered PRAYER.
| At the conclusion of the praver Frs
Vice. President n. 8. D. Mallory took
charge of the meeting. The subject Of
laymens work was introduced but was
| passed