The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-07
STATE BAPTISTS
CLOSE SESSION
Educational Advancement
Keynote.
AT GREENWOOD NEXT
The Principal Thing to Come Before
the Convention was the Anderson
Oner Which was Accepted.

Oner Which was Accepted.
The State Baptist Convention, which
closed shortly after noon Friday will
go down in the history of the Conven-
tion as one of the most successful ever
held. Not only in the great harmony
and good feeling that marked the
sessions of the convention was 1t note
worthy, but the record of the things
done iwll lond stand as a record in
the annals Of achievements Of the
Baptists Convention.
The Convention was one marked by
the great interest shown in the cause
of education. The Baptists of this
State are already among the fore
most denominations in the education
al work of their youth, but steps were
taken at this convention which will
put her institutions in still better CON
dtion to prepare the youth of the
church for the work not only of the
ministry but for every walk in life.
The acceptance of the offer of the
city of Anderson OF $l25,OO0 and a
site for a college building for young
women and the power given the trus-
tees of the Greenville Female College
to sell bonds to the amount Of $75 900
Tor additions and repair to the build
ings of that college, stand out as the
most important work of the confer
ence. This will mark great epoch in
the advancement of the Baptist edu-
cational work in this State.
Furman University, too came in for
share OF the liberality Of the con
pention. Following the earnest plea
OF DR.. Poteat for $500 to meet the
deficit which the board would have to
! meet In June, the conference voted to
appropriate that amount and the mind
of DR.. Poteat was relieved.
In the future the educational insti-
tutions in South Carolina, under Bap-
tist control, will be under another and
centralized influence. According to
the recommendation OF the Education
Commission, which recommendation
was adopted, all the Baptist colleges
and high schools in the State will be
under the guidance OF an Education
Commission with Rev. H. It. Cody as
president. Through inis means all of
the Baptist schools of the State will
be brought into closer harmony. 1t
is not the intention of those who were
instrumental in the formation of this
commission to take over in any man
ner the management of the different
institutions. The work of the commits
sion will be confined mostly to the
correlation, unfying and standardiz-
Ing Of the Baptist schools and colleges
of the State. In the words of .Secre-
tary Bristow of the commission, "This
is probably the most significant act
of the entire Convention"
The committee on apportionment in
their report recommended the raising
of total of $158,000, as follows: State
missions. $4,000; home missions, $685.
600; foreign missions, $4,000; orphan
age, $4,000; aged ministers. $500;
ministerial education, 50 800; and BIZ
BILE work $1,000. The report was adopt
ed.
Members of tho following boards
were elected:
Greenvlle Female College: Chas.
M. MCGEE, III l.. Jones, j. j. Gentry,
II. l.. Bailey, S. r. Mathews, W. C.
Thompson, j. III Wharton, w. III.
Hunt; Executive Board: H. II. Cody,
T.. p. Covington, w. II. Derrieux, G.
TT. Edwards, Rufus Ford, one year, B.
M. Formean, j. ID. Higgins, III. l..
Jenes, s. II. Mathews, w. j. Langston,
two years; #. o. Lawton, F.. M. Sat
terwhite, j. II. Vines, s. j. Watson,
@. A. Wright, three years; T. M. Bail
eys j. ID. Bailey, G. B. Bobo, w. II.
Brown, l.. s. Mattison, four years.
Trustees Furman University: j. A.
Carroll, u. II. Cody, A. NJ. Kennedy, j.
w. King, II. p. McGee.
Trustees new college at Anderson:
w. A. Watson. NJ NJ Mattison. j. *.
burst, one year; j. j. Fretwell. J.. NJ.
Roper, w. E. Thayer, two years; II. s.
Hgon, W. B. Wilbur, C. G. Brown,
three years; G.. S. Sullivan, l.. j. Bris-
gtow, s. C. Mitchell, four years; w. III.
Hunt, j. X. Brown, III. III. Watkins,