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A FrCdGflCktOwn Man Is
Elected An Officer
Addresses Delivered On Sub.
jGCt OfIMiSSiOnS
Business Session Held On
Thursday Afternoon


sions of the Ohio Baptist Convention
the following officers were elected to
the Baptist Brotherhood of Ohio We'd
nesday evening:
President, d. E. Green, Cleveland.
Vice-president, L. r. Zollers, Can
ton.
Second vice president, H. w. Young,
Salem.
Secretary, D. L. Williams, Colum.
bus.
Treasurer C. H. Wright, Frederick
town.
Ex-Co., Rev. j. F. Herget, Cincin-
natl and Howard Lewis, Toledo.
The Brotherhood banquet Wednes-
day evening was one of the most en-
joyable events of the Ohio Baptist
conventions. The banquet was serv-
ed in the parlors of the First Congre-
gational church and it was attended
by 250 men. The singing of the men
was a great feature of the banquet
Hon. Francis Parker of Chicago de-
livered stirring address which was
enthusiastically received. This was
one of the best addresses of the con.
vention.
At the afternoon session, Secretary
Wilson Holmes gave the report of
the Bible school department. Thirty
six schools were represented in this
school and of this number, thirty five
had graduates. The report shows that
$1,000 have been raised for missions.
Some of the schools set aside one col
lection each month for missions. The
secretary thought Ohio is not doing
her share toward foreign missions.
c. w. Shinn of Cleveland gave a
Imperative Demands of the Twentieth
Century" The first demand is trained
teachers, the second, an adequate
graded curriculum, third, missionary
policy and fourth, training boys and
girls in the theory and practice of
social services.
Hon. B. F. McCann of Dayton made
the leading address of the evening SER
vice His address was along the whole
ton, "The Co-opertion of Men"
Judge McCann spoke of Napoleon,
Gladstone, Washington and other lead
ers of their time and then referred to
the man who is down and told his
hearers that it is their privilege to
help that man up. Judge McCann
raped the church members who are
prone to place all this work on the
preacher with the excuse that that is
what he is paid for.
The work of helping men, the Judge
told his hearers, is to be done not on
ly at home, but all over the world.
He spoke of the effect on portion of
a city when all church influences are
removed. EVIL thing, like weeds, will
grow of their own accord" said the
speaker, but the better things must
be cultivated"
Judge McCann was followed by
Hon. G. T. Lewis who spoke onthe
significance of the layman's mission
airy movement and its effects, telling
his hearers the good that is to come
from this movement.
Most of the Thursday morning ses-
sion was devoted TO home and foreign
missions This was the day the wo-
man of the convention had the priv
ilege of speaking.
The quiet half hour was conducted
by Rev. c. II. Frank after which there
was a business session of 30 minutes,
during which different delegates
brought matters of Importance before
the convention.
Mrs. s. M. Fulton read the report
of the field secretary, giving the work
that has been done by that branch
during the last year. Mrs. G. w Pack
ham of Boston made an able address
on behalf of missions at home.
Dean Loveridge then spoke in be-
half of foreign missions, telling of the
work done and the work to be done,
in the land beyond the seas.
The noted Southerner, DR.. A. W..
Lamar of Nashville, Tenn, will spaek
tonight. 1t will be one of the best ad-
dress of the convention.