The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-18
Nineteenth Session Opens With Sermon By the
 Rev. P. l.. M0sley
TO COMMEMORATE
 THE ENGLISH BIBLE
Session Today Will Be an Interesting One-Delegates Are Pouring Into Historic Town for
 Annual Meeting

Greenville, July 17.-(Special)-The nine tieth session of the Alabama Bapts state convention opened here tonight witt the minister's meeting preceding tht regular convention Every train brought the early delegates all the ministers from nearby towns and cities, and among then some of the prominent officers and mem bers of the convention, who came thus early to be on the ground in advance of the host of visitors who will come ir tomorrow. pr. W. B. Crumpton and Prof P W. Hodges of the educationa department of Montgomery, and the Rev H. c. Dunn of Pisgah were among the first to arrive
 The opening session of the ministers meeting was begun tonight by a sermon by the Rev. P. L. Mosley, and will con- tinue throughout tomorrow to be closed on that night by addresses by the Rev. A. J. Dickinson and the Rev. Charles A. Stakely. The Tuesday night session will be in commemoration of the three hum dredth anniversary of the English Bible.
 The sermon tonight by the Rev. MT. Mosley was a mastery one, and showed a great deal of thought and care. He was greeted by a large congregation, which greatly enjoyed his discourse. A large and well trained choir, selected from the best voices in Greenville, will sing at the night sessions and before the sermon tonight sang several hymns.
 The officers of the convention, as fol- lows, are rapidly arriving. and by Tues day afternoon will all be present:
 President. R. F. Pettus. Huntsville; vice presidents, H. s. D. Mallory Selma, and w. w Campbell, Tuskegee; record ing and statistical secretary, M. M. Wood. Furman; treasurer. R. F. Manly Birmingham: auditor, S. P. Fowlkes, Bir- mingham: preacher for 1911, J. D. Gwalt- ney. Talladega.
 State board of missions, George G.. Miles, president, and W. R. Davidson secretary: W. B. Crumpton, correspond- ing secretary, Montgomery; Howard col lege, A. P. Montague president, East Lake; James B. Ellis, president board of trustees Selma: P. C. Ratlih. secretary board of trustees Birmingham; Judson. college. Robert G. Patrick. president Marion Ernest Lamar, president board of trustees Orville; T. T. Daughdrile secretary board of trustees. Marion.
 Baptist Collegiate institute, A. w. Tate, principal, Newton; B. P. Poyner, pres ident board trustees, Newton, Ala.
 Healing Springs institute, H. A Barker, principal. Healing Springs; W. B. Crump- ton, president board trustees, Montgom- cry.
 Orphans Home, M. c. Reynolds, chair man. trustees, Evergreen; A. J. Brooks, Evergreen. 3'
 Board Ministerial Education, C. V. Cook, president, East Lake; J. A. Hen dirk, treasurer, East Lake.
 Board aged and infrm ministers fund, H. P, Foster. president, Tuscaloosa; R. F. Manly, treasurer. Birmingham.
 On Tuesday morning devotional serv- ices will be conducted by Dr. w. M. Blackwelder of Birmingham at 9:15, inn mediately after which, the enrolment of delegates and election of officers will take place.
 This is the third convention to be held in Greenville. The first was in 1880, the second in 1893.