Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-22
GREAT SCHOOL SYSTEM
IS PLANNED BY BAPTISTs
More Land Is Needed for COL
Iege, That Cannot Be Sc
cured in Macon

ELBERToN, Ca, Nov. 1s.-After de-
votionaI exercises. the report from Bap-
list schools not in the Mercer system
came up for consideration at Fridays
session of the Georgia Baptist conven-
ton. d. B. Nicholson. president OF North
Georgia Baptist college at Morganton,
made a splendid address and concluded
with the expires sed desire that his school
should be included in the Mercer system.
Rev T. Bright. of Dublin. urged, the
necessity OF extending more help to the
mountain boys and girls. Rev. w. j.
Barton. evangelist, Of south Georgia,
spoke on the merits and advantages of
Bum Bell Institute at waycross. Judge
Rodgers, followed in an able speech in
dorsing the appeal made by Rev. Bardon.
for the waycross school. He said that
not long ago there were members of the
board of education who would not en-
ploy a teacher IL he did not teach that
the world was flat, now a teacher has
the privilege of teaching it as he sees
il, round or flat. ...
EDUCATION DISCUSSED.
Several other schools were represented
by delegates from different sections of
state showing that the Baptists are
awakening to the advantages of educa-
ton, and are building wisely to meet the
demands of their communities. DIR.
White said the board of education was
anxious to help the unaffiliated Baptist
schools throughout the state. He pre-
dicted within the next five years Geor-
gia would unite in establishing the great
est Mercer university In all the south
land. The report on deceased ministers
by Rev. NJ. R. Little, Of Wadley, showed
that the grim reaper had claimed Is pas
tors from the working ranks Of the con-
vention. since its last meeting.
BY special resolution the name of DR..
j. B. Hawthorne was added to the list of
deceased ministers of the Georgia Bap-
list convention as he had so long and
zealously worked in this state. Beauti-
full and touching tributes were paid all
the departed brothers by many of those
who loved them most The most sur
prising event brought before the con-
vention was the proposition to consider
the removal of Mercer university from
Macon to Atlanta. Like a flash of
lightning from a cloudless sky 1t startled
the convention into new life. This morn
ing President S. Y. Jamison, OF the con-
vention, who is also president of Mercer
ard, Savannah; j. c. Brewton, Mount
Vernon; Z. H. Clark, Moultrie; c. w.
Minor. cambridge; E. ]. Smith. Tennille;
L. r. Christie. Columbus; E. Y. NAL
larry. Macon; w. A. Morgan, Agness; A.
D. Freeman, Newman; j. Z. White, At
lanta; o. ]. Copeland, Gainesville.
The following resolution introduced by
DR.. B. ]. ". Graham. of the Index, pre-
vailed unanimously by a rising vote:
Resolved that our sincere thanks are
hereby expressed to the citizens of FL
berton for their unbounded and most cor
dial hospitality during our stay in their
midst and to the committee on hos
NIT FOr. he In
which they handled the messengers and
visitors"
- BEALER GIVEN PEN.
A letter was received from Rev. Alex
Bealer. thanking the convention for gold
mounted fountain pen presented him for
the. splendid work he had done for this
body as reporter for The Atlanta Jour
nal BY resolution the report of the
board OF missions was amended by with
drawing the appropriation OF the mis-
sionary meeting in Philadelphia and a
larger amount secured by public contri-
button.
DR.. Bell, editor OF the Index, said that
the appeal for preachers was never so
great and the supply as low as now. He
said:
Churches in our denomination are dy-
ing for the want OF pastors. The supply
must be increased. May this hour of
prayer be answered by awakening those
who have been called but refuse to an
swer."
DR.. Jameson made his address as the
reelected pre- sident the concluding words
Of the convention and IL was a mastery
effort that touched the chords Of the
hearts of his hearers and they will cheer
fully help him in his work. -rF ...
What will be the outcome of the reso-
luton TO move the location of Mercer
university from Macon to Atlanta
know not. but its fate is in the hands
OF Il good men and they will decide what
is best" was his concluding remark