St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-26

w oAs0l' ne declared THIS law wa
adopted strictly in the interests O
the liquor traffic.
1T is absolutely impossible tt
| regulate the saloon, and the onl,
remedy is to put the saloon absolute
ly out of business"
AS Shreveport is in Caddo, "dry'
parish, DR.. H. A. Sumrell was called
upon for an expression of opinion. H.
SAID that right now, through the ai(
| of the work of a Baptist ministe,
from Mississippi, the blind tigers hat
| been driven out of Shreveport. Ii
all some forty arrests had been made
us there any grass growing In tn.
streets of Shreveport" was asked
In answer to the question DR.. Sum
| rell said that Caddo Parish anl
Shreveport had been "dry" eighteen
months, and that the city had never
prospered SO much, in a similar period
| of its history. He said that a Ger
tain bank in Shreveport, through it,
| president, had predicted bushes.
| ruination, but that the bank was now
planning to build a ten-story build
! ing.
On Saturday the convention adopt
| ed resolution providing for the Sc
lection of two trustees from Louisi
| ana for the board governing the
Southwestern Baptist Theologica
Seminary at Fort Worth, Tex. Fol
the position the convention selected
Rev. c. T. Alexander, of Alexander
| and Rev. ]. BENJAMIN Lawrence, Of
| New Orleans.
The report of the work of the Wo
mans Missionary Union was read BY
Judge Watkins, of Minden. After
detailing the work of the women fol
the last year the judge said that all
should foster the work of the women
DR.. Scarborough, of the seminary
at Fort Worth, made stirring ap-
peal for the women. He said it was
fact that 80 per cent of the Bible
teaching work is done by women.
1t was his earnest suggestion that
churches should pick out one or two
OF their best women teachers and
send them to a seminary for religi-
Gus instruction.
BY resolution it was decided to try
and renew the work of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union in the State. It
was recommended that an annual en-
canpment should be held in Louisi-
ana, or, if deemed advisable two en-
campments, one in the northern and
the other in the southern portion of
the State.
A resolution was adopted setting
forth that the Baptist convention had
not Endorsed Mayor Martin Behrman
on the school question and saying
that statements in the Daily States
and the Shreveport Times to that eff
feet were not correct.
While this resolution was adopted
It was not unanimous, as there
were some Of the ministers who
thought the subject matter had no
place in the convention.
A resolution was adopted urging
the board of trustees of Brown Uni
versity not to change that school to
a nonBaptist school, Practically all
of the state in the Southern Baptist
convention have taken similar action.
This school, which is in Rhode Is
lana, has been Baptist landmark
since 1864.
In regard to state missions it was
resolved that the work should be
new territory entered,
and more work done among the
French and that two general mis-
sionaries should be employed.
DR.. Sewers, of the Coliseum Place
Baptist Church, said the church must
do more for the women workers of
the church or lose good ground in the
territory of the Southern Baptist con-
vention.
He declared that the key to the
in New Orleans Is the en-
ployment of women missionaries.
The great work which women
alone can do was pointed out in
strong address by DR.. C. T. Alex
ander.
The report of the historical COM
mittee was adopted, it being express
ly provided, however, that no money
paid into the convention for missions
shall be used for the historical work.
A report was adopted indorsing
the work of the Baptist laymen's
movement.
The convention having decided to
cooperate with the Louisiana Anti
saloon League, DR.. H. A. Sumrell, of
Shreveport, and Rev. Benjamin Law
renee, Of New Orleans, were appoint
ed as the Baptist trustees on the
governing board of the league.
In the adopting of the resolutions,
one was adopted waich opposed the
action of the state fair officials at
Shreveport in opening the fair on
Sunday. 1t was declared that faith
was broken in this regard.
resolution on ALLEN baptism"
was tabled. The resolution provided
that inasmuch as many people are
fiocking to Louisiana and that it is
not always possible to determine the
manner of baptism, that the conven-
ton should discourage the taking in
OF members except those who had
been baptized in regular Baptist
church. The resolution also discour-
aged open communion. The resolu-
ton was tabled without comment on
motion of Rev. c. P. Toney.
General resolutions of thanks were
adopted. The convention closed with
a devotional exercise.
The next convention will be held
at Leesville, La, beginning on Fri
day before the third Sunday in No
vember
The New Orleans Baptist pastors
are certain the convention has given
an impetus to the work in this CITY.
shoe that is not comfortable
and easy on the foot il not chaan Of