The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-05-23
TO OKLAHOMA CITY IN 1912.
Southern Baptists Decide On Next
Meeting Place-Conrention to
Open Second Sunday in May.

Open Second Sunday in May.
Jacksonville. Fla, May 19.-The
election of Oklahoma City as the next
meeting place. the reelection of Of
6cers of the Woman's Missionary I'm
ion, a meeting Of the Southern Bap-
tsit Educational association, and the
mass meeting of the combined Bap-
fists in the city, were features of the
ffty-sixth annual meeting of the
Southern Baptist convention today.
Judge George Hillyer, of Georgia,
offered a resolution to amend the
constitution in the regulation Of GER
tain boards in the afternoon session
of the Baptist convention and after
discussion was laid on the table. The
committee on denominational press
made its report on church publica-
tions and advanced recommendations
for increasing circulation. The re-
port was discussed by Mr.. B. H. Gray
ham, of Atlanta, and Dr.. q. T. Cody,
of Greenville, S. G.
To Raise Million.
The report of the committee on ap-
pordonment, presented by W. A. DAY.
is, Of Alabama, to the mass meeting
at night, recommended that a million
dollars be raised during the coming
year for missions nd was adopted.
Of this sum, 100000 will be used for
home missions and the remainder for
foreign missions, and a debt of $685.
900.
Following an impassioned speech by
DR.. J. L. Gross, of Texas, $4,000 of
the $4,000 debt was raised On the
floor of the convention in gifts rang
ing from $4,000, from a Texas church,
to SIS, pledged by cripple, who OBJ
stinately insisted in giving the money
despite protests. It was wonderful
mass meeting, and will long be re-
nembered by churchmen.
Next to Largest Ever Held.
Jacksonville, May zo.-With the ex-
ception of the Baltimore convention,
the present session Of the Southern
Baptist convention is the largest ever
held, the former city having less than
a hundred delegates more than Jack
sonTille. It is. also admitted that the
present convention is une oI the most
important Of the last 6fty-six.
An action of unusual importance
was made known this afternoon, when
President Dargan appointed a com
uittee to confer with the Northern
Baptists, in establishing: better rela-
tions between the two churches. The
committee is as follows: Joshua Lev
ering, Maryland; E. Y. Mullins, Ken
lucky; Lansing Burrows, Georgia :;
Carter Helm Jones, Oklahoma; Geo.
B. Taylor and W. H. Smith, Virginia
World. Converting Movement.
The committee appointed to confer
with the Worlds Baptist Alliance to
secure the cooperation of different
Baptist mission bodies for a combin-
ed effort in conver,iqg the world, was
appointed as follows: E. Y. Mullins
and J. n. Prestridge, Kentucky; F. c.
Mcconnell, Texas; G. W. Mcdaniel,
Virginia, and G. ". Daniel, Georgia.
The committee to confer with other
denominations to see if some agree
ment could not be reached on doc
trinal differences was as follows: E.
C. Dargan Georgia; Joshua Levering,
Maryland; Geo. ". Truett, Kansas
John R. Gampey, Kentucky; I. P
Greene, Missouri; E. E. Folk, Tenn
essee, and C. E. Burts, South Caro-
lila
The report Of the committee on de-
nominational education was read by
E. E. Folk, of Tennessee.
G. F. c. President Speaks.
DR.. D. NJ. Ramsey, of Greenville Fe-
male college Greenville, S. c., and R
T. Vann, of Meredith college, North
Carolina, addressed the convention On
the report.
CAPT. SMITH MADE PRESIDENT.