The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
APT|STS ADJOURN
TO MEET IN 1878
Convention at Jasper De-
clines to Change Date
ADDRESS BY VAN NESS
Committee on Nominations Reports
Names for Vacancies on Various
Boards-Mallory Reads Re-
port of Committee
ADDRESS BY VAN NESS

Jasper, July 26.--(Special 1.-The Ala
bama state Baptist convention ad-
journed today at 1910 o'clock with a
beautiful prayer by DIR. Preston Blake,
uttered in behalf of the deliberations
of the convention and the homes of
Jasper in which the delegates had been
entertained. DIR. L ]. Van Ness of Nash
vile. Tenn, who is connected with the
Southern Baptist Publishing house in
that city was the principal speaker of
the morning. taking as his subject,
1.-THE Future Development of the sun
day School Depended on an Aggressive
Sunday School Board" which was
heartily approved by many of the prom
inent ministers present
The morning session was crowded
with work, which was dispensed with
at greater speed than at any previous
session.
A motion was made to reconsider the
action of the convention yesterday in
changing the time of meeting from
July to November. This motion precip-
itated more discussion than anything
brought before the convention this
morning and was finally withdrawn.
1t was found that November 5, the time
appointed for the convention to as
semble in 1913, would conflict with the
Baptist Women's Missionary society
which has been appointed to convene
on that date. A motion was then
made to leave the matter of date with
the board of directors with instruction
to arrange a date as near November 5
80 ha which
was adopted without dissent.
Trustees Elected
A long report of the committee on
nominations was then read, which en-
braced the state mission board. the
trustees of Howard college, and of Jud-
son college, and all other schools and
departments of the convention work.
After a brief discussion this report was
adopted.
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following names for vacan-
cies on the various boards;
Board of missions: DIR. Preston Blake,
T. M. Dix, w. B. Davidson, L. O. Daw-
son. A. S. Smith, Richard Hall, w f.
Marlborough, ]. A. Cook and d. p.
Echols.
Board of trustees Howard college: w.
NJ. Blackwelder, ]. A. French, w. G.
Davis. william A. Davis, d. N Pow
ell, p. C. Ratliff A. d. Smith, d. H.
Marbury, S. w. welch.
Trustees Howard college endowment
fund: A. w. Bell. b. C. Cooper, Will
liam A. Davis, A. Davis, J. B. Ellis and
a. ID. Smith.
Directors of convention: Officers of the
convention and w. B. Crumpton. George
w. Ellis, T. U. Crumpton, H. ]. willing
ham. III. S. d. Mallory, A. s. Smith and
Michael Cody.
Trustees of Orphans Home: Richard
Hall and S. l.. Riley
Board of Ministerial Education: j r.
Edwards, DR.. Preston Blake. J. A. Hen
bricks. ] l.. Smith, C. ]. Bentley, N.
A. Barnett, NJ. X. Thornton, w. M
Blackwelder, A. j. Dickinson. f. Is.
Wright.
Trustees Judson College, j. r. Haley,
C. A. Wilkerson, William A. Davis, W.
p. Welch, S. p. Nichols.
The trustees are elected for three years,
two or three Of these terms expiring eacn
year.
The report of the aged and infirm min
- go VS. .ha, -ead ma discussed
i9'0is ''i' - .--
by one OIL the pioi'ine"' 'as me-"
gers who recommended that the old MN
listers receive more liberal support from
tho churches and was adopted without
ehahse'
The committee appointed 10 ihVesusa'e
the constitutionality OF sending women
delegates to the state convention was
read, the committee finding that under the
present constitution women members of
the Baptist church could not take part in
the deliberations of the church court, by
virtue of an act of 1893 which had the
word member stricken from the arti
Gle defining who would be eligible and
substituted in its place the term 'breth-
rem" which in the opinion of the COM
mittee eliminated women delegates. The
committee recommended that the term
nen.psn pe ,,t te 90 hat " wonean deleeates
might he eligible. The convention ap-
nroved of the action of the committee
and adonted their recommendations and
ordered the paper giving the findings of
tho committee and their recommends
tions tabled until the next annual con-
vention at which time the proposed
change in the constitution will become