The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-20
Opening Meeting at Albertville
Is Attended By Over 700
Delegates
REPORT OF BOARD OF
MISSIONS SUBMITTED
$7O,OOO-Committee ON CO-Opera-
tion Reports S132, 900 Raised.
Statistionn's Report


| BY w. S. HANsERD
| (Albertville, Ala, July 1s.-(SpeciaD y
The Alabama Baptist convention began
its sessions this morning in Albertvile
and the beautiful little city of old Sand
i Mountain is entertaining in almost hos
pitable manner the seven hundred dele
gates that have already arrived. The
delegates are loud in their praise of the
way Albertville has arisen to the occas-
ion and has extended to the visiting
Baptists the glad hand of welcome.
The convention met in the auditorium
of the Seventh District Agricultural
school at 1890 o'clock this morning and
was called to order by Judge N. D. Mel
son of Lafayette Devotional exercises
were conducted by the Rev. A. W. Bris-
coe of Dadeville. The Vaughn quartette
rendered two beautiful slections.
The Rev. A. B. Metcalfe. pastor OF
the Albertville Baptist church delivered
a hearty address of welcome in a very
| eloquent manner. This address was re-
sponded to by the Rev. Arnold S. Smith
of Alexander City in happy vein.
Officers Are Elected
| The first business of the convention
was to elect officers, Rev. G. G. Miles
of Montgomery and r. E. Pettus OF
Huntsville were nominated for president,
Mr. Pettus being elected by majority
of forty-four votes Then on a motion
| by Mr.. Miles the vote was made unani-
nous for Mr.. Pettus.
Rev. M. NJ. Wood, secretary, moved
| O..
H. s. D. Mallory. of Selma. for first
vice-president, and w. w. Campbell of
| Tuskegee was elected second vice-presi-
dent. Rev. w. w. Campbell, of Tus-
kegee was elected second vice-president.
Rev. M M. Wood was then unanimously
elected secretary. Mr.. Pettus then took
charge of his presidential duties. He
is one of the veterans among the Bap-
tists this being the thirty-fourth con-
vention he has attended.
| DIR. Prestige of Louisville, editor of
the Baptist World DR.. George B. Eager,
of the Southern Baptist Seminary, ]. F..
Henderson of Bristol Tenn, secretary
of the Laymens movement, and w. d.
Upshaw of the Golden Age. were in
| troduced as visitors to the convention.
| J. B. Ellis of Selma, called a meet
4 ing of the board of trustees of Howard
| college in one of the business rooms.
The second vice-president then an
nounced that the printed programmes
from Birmingham. Jesus Lover of my
Soul" was then sung by the convention,
after which DR.. A. J. Dickinson led in
prayer
| Dr. P. v. Bonnar of Marion was call
ed for and he preached the convention
sermon. He took for his text the eleventh
chapter of Saint Matthew, and the sixth
verse: BLESSED is he whosoever shall
not be offended in Me-" The sermon
was one rich in thought and ably de-
liyered
New Pastors Introduced
At the conclusion of the able discourse
the Rev. Frank Willis Barnett of the
Alabama Baptist introduced to the con-
vention the following new pastors: Rev.
H. s. Swill, pastor of the First church
at Dothan; Rev. j. s. Edmons, of Flo
rala; Rev. ]. P. Barber, of Tuscaloosa;
DR.. Baker of Opelika; Rev. j. M. Cook
OF East Lake; Mr.. Lusk of Lineville.
Mr.. Martin of Sheffield; Mr. Carnes of
Alabama City, Mr. Thornton of Bessemer
Mr.. Smith of Prattville: Mr.. Swain of
Birmingham, Mr.. Harrington of Roa-
noke, and Mr.. Church of California. The
president welcomed the new members to
the convention.
Rev. A. B. Metcalfe extended cour-
tesies to the following Methodist minis
tiers who were visitors to the convention:
Rev. R. B. Glasgow. presiding elder Of
the Albertville district; Rev. w. W.
Dorman, pastor Of the Albertville church.
and w. K. Simpson of Guntersville.
The president then appointed the fol-
lowing committees to adjust the pro-
gramme: Dr. A. ]. Dickinson. Arnold s.
Smith and w. NJ. Anderson. After the
benediction the convention adjourned till
2 o'clock.
Art.r,oo, s.~.,o,
At 2 o'clock the convention reas-
sembled. Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. L. Mckinney of
Huntsville. After singing, Am l a Sol
der of the Cross Rev Mckinney read
the twenty-third Psalm. after which Rev
Barlow led in prayer.
II Would Follow Jesus" was sung and
President Pettu0 then took charge OF