The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-27
HOSTS WILL son MARCH
ON JACASONTlLLE.
Southern BAPTIST Convention viii
Meet in Three Weeks for Its An
nuaI Gatherin-ImpOrtant Session

Southern BAPTIST Convention VIII
Meet i'm Three Weeks for Its An
nuaI Gatherin-ImpOrtant Session
Forecast.
-JacnsonsilI, Fla, April 22.-In a
little more than tnlee weeks, the
aonuhe.n Baptist convention will meet
Jacksonville. Fla. This is the
r. lie the body has ever met in
c-e LAID of Flowers. Preparations
on a large scale are being made for
the entel tainment of the messengers,
| and. unless all signs fail. this prom1s-
es to he a memorable meeting.
Some interesting gossip is already
going the rounds as to who Will be
elected to the dinerent offices. There
seems to be a disposition to elect a
new president id the place of Hon.
Joshua lowering, the millionaire COT
fee merchant of Baltimore. He mas
held the office for three terms, and
SOME are of the opinion that h hon.
or should be passed on to some one
else.
In the long ago it was the custom
to let a brother hold the office tdenf-
nitely. 1t was held for three years
by William D. Johnson, Of South
Carolina, who was the first president;
for four years by r. B. G Howell, OF
Virginia; for two years by Richard
| Fuller, of Maryland; for sever years
by P. H. Nell, of Georgia. and after
an interval of eight years he held 1t
for another term of eight years.
/! James p. Boyce, of Kentucky, filled
the position for eight years, and then,
after an inter regnum of eight years
he filled it for another year. Jona-
than HARRISON, of Alabama, was
president for ten years, and then the
desire for shorter terms o posses
sion of the brethren. William J
Northern, a Georgian, held the ohce
for three years: James P. Eagle. o.
Arkansas, for three; E. w Stephens
of Missouri, for three, and Joshua
lowering, the present incumbent, TO
three.
DR.. Lansing Burrows, of Georgia
who has been secretary of the bod,
for 29 years, and the best one VIII
ever served his brethren, is beini
mentioned by many as the next presi
dent. They think it would be a fit
ting compliment for his faithfulnes
to bestow this honor upon him.
DIR. William E. Hatcher, of Virginia
is also being spoken of for the place
He is well known and very popula
among the brethren, and there is
sentiment to bestow this crownin
honor upon him in his old age.
Another man who is being mention
ed for the place is Dr. Samuel Pa
mer Brooks, president of Bayor co
lege, in Texas. He is not a preache
but he is a self-made man, a sDlendi
presiding officer, and he is from
state that has done much for the o.
ganized work of the convention, an
vet has never been honored by tn
presidency of the body.
Still another man who is being mel
toned in connection with the pres
NM dency is DR.. w. w. Landrum, now lii
ing in Kentucky, but really of tn
" whole south. He has given his lii
TO the work of the convention, /
comes from an honored family. mar
of whose names grace the denomin;
tional records, and with it all he is
man of splendid executive ability. +
has a wide acquaintance among tt
brethren, he is universally populs
and, as it has been many years s1nt
there was a preacher president, thel
is a strong probability that he ma
be called by his brethren to this e,
allied position.
1t goes without saying that D
Burrowes and DIR. Oliver Gregory WI
be reelected secretaries of he CO
vention, unless DR.. Burrowes shou
be elected president. They ha
served their brethren well and faft
fully, and hard indeed would it
to find their equals in the diheV
work committed to their hands.