Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13
LISTEN TO REPORTS
Baptist Delegates Informed of
Work of Church.
MISSION FUND INCREASED
DR.. Preston Blake Gives Statistics of
Mountain Schools.
CONVENTION IN BALTIMORE
Members Pay Visit This Morning to
the immigration Pier at
Locust Point.
MISSION FUND INCREASED
CONVENTION IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, May 13.-More than hall
the delegates to the southern Baptist
convention went on a sightseeing expedi-
ton to the immigrant pier at Locust
Point this morning and thereby was the
opening session of the convention re-
tarded.
The session opened at 3:15 O'Clock and
after the exercises of devotion, conducted
by Rev. b. w. Spilman of Nashville,
Tenn. routine business occupied the dele
gates, with Joshua lowering in the chair.
DR.. Lansing Burrows minutes of the
preceding session were approved by the
less than 100 delegates present at the
time of reading. but before vote was
taken Dr. J. NJ. Frost made a correction
his resolution on graded Sunday school
lessons.
Report on General Statistics.
Then came the report of DR.. Burrows
On the general statistics compiled by
him from the minutes of 1863. The
most striking item was that OF the in
crease in general mission funds Of near
ly $4,000 for the year. AT the con-
clusiOu President lowering spoke high
ly OF the labor involved in the compila-
ton. The report was incorporated in
the record.
DR. Preston Blake of Birmingham
read the report OF the committee on
mountain schools.
''The mountainous districts" said DR..
Blake. TEEN with pOtentialities of man
hood and womanhoOd. The people them
selves tlled with enthusiasm. OF
$4,000 expended last year but $4,000
was subscribed by the committee, the
rest supplied by the people themselves.
Cuba and Panama, was the topic VI
the report made by Dir. r.. c. Dorgan of
Georgia, chairman of the committee. in
which the progress made was outlined,
although the work was just beginning.
DIR. DOrgan gave way to DIR. j. J. Hurt.
chairman of the childrens building and
home fund. 1t was moved that the three
reports be adopted, which was carried.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees were appoint
ed:
On Dr. F'rost's resolution-E. Y. Null
lins. Kentucky; A. n. Boone, Tennessee;
r. H. Hit, Virginia, r. B. Headon,
Georgia: r. T. Vann. North Carolina; A.
]. 8. Thomas. South Carolina, w. B.
Crzmton, Alabama; F. C. Mcconnell.
Texas. and A. v. Rowe, Mississippi.
On Stokes resolutiOn-W. u. Powell,
Kentucky; r. F. Stokes. Texas; Lansing
buTTOWS. +. 0IC6Vtys VII
ginia; r. ]. Willigham. Virginia; b. d.
Gray, Georgia: j. w. Frost, Tennessee.
Executive committee, B. Y. p. W.-B.
A. Doves, Alabama: w. w. Landrum.
Kentucky: ]. r. Sammey, Kentucky; r. K.
Reed. Kentucky; NJ. p. Hunt. Kentucky;
j. n. Prestidge. Kentucky: E. S. Alder
man, Kentucky; j. w. DoOlan. Kentucky;
NJ Pane Bagby, Kentucky.
On mountain schoOls-Preston Blake,
Alabama: j. ID. Wells, Georgia; G. b.
T.,
Carolina; Allen Fort, Tennessee; G. A.
Westbrook, Arkansas; A. II. Clarke,
Maryland.
Cuba and Panama-E. c. DOrgan, Geor-
gia: c. NJ Britain. Florida E. F.. Truett,
District of Columbia: J. B. Lawrence.
louisiana: John F. Vines. South Caro-
lima; S. H. Slaughter, Texas; Marion
league, Illinois.