The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
EDUCATIONAL DAY
 AT BAPTIST MEETING
pr. Palmer of Montevallo Pre-
 sides at Encampment
TODAY IS PASTORS DAY
WOman's Missionary Day Prove m En- joyable One-Mnny Mir sders Att tending Great G.thering at
 Shelby Springs

Shelby Springs, August 25.-(Special) Today was educational day at the big Baptist meeting, pr. Palmer of Monte vallo presiding.
 Rev. I. A White, who had the first number on the programme, sent let ter saying he was too i'll to come, so W. w. Campbell gave short talk in his place. MT. Campbell began by reciting the difficulties he encountered en route. He was on the programme Tuesday, laymen's day, but only reache the springs last night. He started foot, part on mule back and part by boat
 MT. Campbells talk was followed by the address of Rev. B. F. Riley on "The Baptist In Educational Achieve ment." He might have added political achievement also, as he said that 1t was through Baptist minister that the Declaration of Independence was adopted and that a Baptist minister wrote My Country Iris of Thee." He said that the Baptists also founded the first agricultural school because in former years farm was attached to their colleges on which the students were required to work in return for instruction. These, he said, were not success as the students did not work much They did not like it. He told that Dr. Riley of Richmond college became imbued with the idea that salt was a good fertilizer, so required the students to salt the corn patch, but the experiment was not successful as the corn died under the treatment. He wants to write history of the Bap- tist church to be read by all the young people so that they will never be ashamed of being a Baptist.
 After Dr. Riley came J. c. Wright on "The Educational Commission and It's Mighty Task" He seemed to think that the church in the past had done mighty things, but that now It had reached "a level place in the road" and other denomina tions were outstripping them in the educational race. He said he had no patience with father who was willing for his son to begin as he began. He should begin where his father left off.
 The womans Missionary union day able occasions of the meeting. Miss Kathleen Mallory presided
 Last night the audience heard Dr. Dickinson's address on "Women's Work in the First Century"
 Mr. R. H. Croswells family, moth- CT, wife and two daughters, returned to Montgomery today They were the first visitors to arrive at the springs this season. Miss Mary Louise Cros- well was one of the most popular young ladies on the grounds and will be greatly missed.
 Tomorrow is pastors day and the number of ministers is increasing for that event. Among the younger preach CTS present are F. H. Harrington of Roanoke, J. H. Chapman of Tuscum bia, S. A. Cowan of Montgomery, A. J. Gross of Wedowee. J. H. Barber of Tuscaloosa, J. W. Willis of Florence, R. S. Gavin of Enterprise, J. E. Barnes of Marion, J. H. Wallace of Opelika, George A. Sorrell of Alexander City, Dr. Richard Wiell of Evergreen and H. w. Fancher of Mobile.
 The older preachers are c. J. Bur den of Lafayette, Dr. w. B. Crumpton of Montgomery, pr. B. F. Riley, Dr. A J. Dickinson and J. M. McCord of Birmingham, L. T. Reeves of Luverne, pr. R. G. Patrick of Marion, Dr. W. F. Yarbrough of Anniston, Dr. l.. O. Dawson of Tuscaloosa stopped off to- day on his return from North Carolina.
 pr. Frank Willis Barnett of the Ala bama Baptist, Birmingham, is the naa ca commit aa of me.