The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-12
After Stirring Speech Dr.
Hatcher Engineers Collec
ton in Convention
O FROM BOARDS
SHOW EXCELLENT WORK
Home, Foreign and SUNDAYS
School Boards Make Gratifying
Reviews of Their Achieves
ments-Fine Sermon.
Especial to h Richmond virsinian.y.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.ES
BALTIMORE. MD. May I2.-1ht9
morning dawned with clouds and II
pouring -rufn.- hut the tfIrong; K4tg
in attendance upon the Southern Bap-S
tist convention were undaunted by the
weather and the great room OF the
Lyric was filled with an eager au-
dience when the president called fho
convention to order. After some pre-
hfninary business had been t~rarHact~
ed. the interests of the Southern BaNA9
fist Theological Seminary were pre-
sented- President II. X. Mullins III
a brief but choice speech Introduces
the subject. announcing that OF TIN
100000 which they had started our
to raise for the further ehdowu 1en4
OF the school s4SS.00o HAD been ~
cured. nearly fve-sixths OF the en-
tire amour, He pointed out that fns
order to lake the $saa,aa9 sara III
would be nece sary to secure sub
scrtptions amounting to $fe0, 600. IN
passing President Mullins paid 4 htGM
tribute to the country church A. u
factor in this and all other reiigt0nn4
works. He introduced Rev. ChaFfe4
q. L. Cody. of Greenvflle. s. c., q
spoke with power on the servtcA a
the seminary" He warmly praises
anu Ski0pfSeu the HkSIUOU AuO 8V44ZA
of the seminary's work and made
great impression.
Prof. w. o. Carver was the next
speaker. His theme was -Baptis<
Leadership" He urged the necessity
Of trained leadership for the churches
hrst and then for organized denouSt-
national work He pointed out thak
the seminary was providing just this
leadership.
DIR. Hatcher Tnkcs CnIlecftnm-
DIR. William F.. Hatcher foliowedxs
explaining the progress OF the caxS4Ss
paign for the seminary. ana h
humorously ~recounting its difncuyt@1
| He declared hat b time hAd4N0
when Southern Bapfists could
longer afford to do or attempt A
! thing. He began TO take . ~c0ll4c@
for the endowment fund with G
nouncing a gift for $4,000 from Hon
| Joshua lowering, the president cf ~
convention. DIR. Mullins annouuco1
a gift of 5000 from Mr.. Eu8SnoN
lowering. DR.. Hale. the agent af
the seminary. I'VE $500. DR.. Mullins
announced a gift OF $1,000 fr5rt DK.
Hardeman; of Georgia. A third 8tfk
OF $1,000 was reported from nm uM~
Known donor. Other gifts ponrxd ~
tiatil a large sum was realized.
Sermon by DIR. Packard.
A great audience taxed the cGpA~
| city of the Lyric Wednesday night
70 hea the convention sermon wnfeM
was preached by Rev. w. Il Ptctar4.
ID. D., OF Savannah, Ga. The .orM2s16
was a strong and eloquent disc0ur4&s
ITior to the sermon the report o.
the laymen's m,yement was presents
ell The report was full OF ucOnr
aFing facts. A
The Opening Session. As
The first session OF the conventi0H
was called to order "Wednesday
promptly at 3 r. NJ. by PresidS&N
WAS quickly effected by he re-eiN6@
ton of President lowering and Sec9ls
taries Burrows and Gregory. h o.
lowing were chosen as vice-president14S
william EIlyson, of Virginia; DR.. X
Hardeman. OF Georgia; 8. r. HrOOkS
of Texas. and J.. J. Darlington. 0&
Washington. Mr.. Richard H. Edm0m&f
made an admirable address Of weysY
come and the response was mk&Ms
by Rev. =. J. Hart. a Virginia @snOxxfM
now and for some years past, pGN4
tor in Arkansas. 1t was . model sf&*S
| graceful Juno n arnes al0g&
Quence. IL
Then came the presentation Of t&4s
reports of the board. Rev. Dr. b INs
Gray presented the report Of 49,
| Home Mission Board. which how
that the work committed to ttA han6M{
has this year had unprecedented pro
perity. 1t also shows an Increase Q&
iS per cent. over the contributes
received from the churches last yeMH*
Receipts last rear were $2S6.4SS; thyg
year they are $329,475. The tncreA1@s
amounts to $46,eS9. The board -
been able to meet ali Its obhgaft0NM2