Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-19
DARGAN Of MACON
is ELECTED HEAD
OF BAPTIST HOST
Great Surprise Is Sprung in
Southern Baptist Conven-
ton When Or. Joshua Lew
ering Was Defeated

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May IA
complete surprise was sprung at the
opening session of the Southern Baptist
convention when DR.. e. c. Dargan. pas
tor of the First Baptist church, of Ma
con, Ga. was placed in nomination for
president against Joshua Lowering. who
had been proposed for reelection to that
office. When the votes were counted 1t
was found DR.. Dargan had been elected,
The newly-elected president was es-
corted to the chair by a committee and
the convention arose to do him homer
Dr. Dargan appeared to be profoundly
moved. He said he would do his best to
fill the office acceptably. Turning to the
retiring president and extending his
hand. he asked. in voice choked with
emotion:
And my beloved brother. win you
help me-,
Mr.. lowering assured him that he
would.
Then know I win succeed" added
DR.. Dargan. with enthusiasm.
MET IN SHRINE TEMPLE
When the convention was called to or
der 100 delegates were assembled To
the hall OF the new Shriners temple TIE
first business before the meeting WINS
the election of officers. vice presidents
were chosen as follows: Rev. John ID.
Nell. of Georgia: H. S. D. Mallory. Of
Alabama; c. A. Carson. Florida, state
senator; and w. NJ. Whottington, Of
Greenwood, Miss. DIR. Lansing Burrows,
of Americas, Ca. and DR.. Oliver r.
Gregory, of Staunton, Va. were re-
elected secretaries. George W. Norton.
OF Louisville, KY, was reelected treas
urer. and William p. Harvey, also OF
Louisville, was reelected auditor
An address of welcome to the delegates
was delivered by Mr.. Carson. It was
responded to in fitting language by IIr.
H. A. Sumerall, of Shreveport. La
Reports were presented to the conven-
ton by the Sunday school. foreign mis-
sion and home mission boards, as fox
lows:
EXPECTS ONE MILLION.
DR.. B. D. Gray provoked great enthu-
siasm in the convention when he declar-
ed, in presenting the report of the horne
mission board, that there would be r.
900 900 additions to the Baptist churches
of the south in the next 10 years II
home mission work was supported as II
deserved to be. The three reports were
referred 10 a special committee.
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the convention. then presented his re-.
port
On motion Of Mr.. lowering, president Of
the board of trustees Of the Theological
seminary, a committee was appointed to
nominate new trustees who are to pc
elected from South Carolina, Virginia,
Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mary
land and the District of Columbia
The opening session of the Woman's
Missionary union will be held today.
More than 200 members are here to at
tend the annual meeting.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The evening session of the conventien
was given over to considering the inter-
ests of the students fund Of the thess
logical seminary. After an address by
DIR. Fl. A Porter, of louisville, Dr. Null
Inns, president OF the seminary. gave fitg-
ures show the self-sacrfcing spirit Of
some of the married men at the semi
nary One man. with wife and three
children, had lived for eight months on
$3.50 another, with a wife and two chilz
dren, had lived for eight months on $3.50,
and a man and his wife had lived for
eight months on S165.
A collection of several hundred dollars
was taken for the fund