The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-18

tist theological seminaries the Southern Baptist convention today authorized the establishment of permanent fund of SIS, 400. This amount will be contributed propor- tiouately by the various states as follows:
 Maryland $500. District of Columbia 800. Virginia 5000, North Carolina Sl500 South Carolina s15oO Georgia $2OOO, Alabama s15oO, Florida $6oo Mississippi sl2OO Louis jana $500, Texas Sl000. Kentucky $20O0, Ten nessee $12OO Arkansas $500, Oklahoma $500 and Missouri 5000.
 Need Trained Men
 1t was pointed out in the discussion that the public schools and universities have no facilities for denominational training, that trained men are needed, and that 1t is the duty of the church to render aspiring young ministers financial aid. Those taking part in the discussion were President S. r. Brooks of Baylor univer- sity Waco, Tex; the Rev F. c. McCon- nell, Waco; the Rev. E. M. Poteat, pres ident of the Furman university, Green vile, s. C.; the Rev. J. F. Carroll, Okla homa Baptist university, Shawnee, Okla; President J. P. Greene, William Jewell college, Liberty, Mo-; the Rev ". J.. Lowry of Blue Mountain college, Missis- sippi, and the Rev. ". D. Upshaw of At lanta.
 The convention this afternoon adopted the report of the special committee ap- pointed % confer with a similar com mittee of the northern convention on the New Mexico situation. The northern con- r.,;I1 ba Of committee at Des Moines May 21 and if ratified the new arrangement will become effective within 60 days. According to this arrangement New Mexico becomes at tached to the southern convention, and a new state convention Independent of those now in existence will be organized.
 The Rev. pr. E. T. Mullins of Kentucky read the report on conference with the northern Baptist convention. The report was lengthy. The purposes of the two conventions are identical, read the re- port.
 New Mexico Churches Uninfluenced
 No attempt was made to coerce the New Mexico churches, and they were made to so understand. The annual ap- pointment for a period time of conference committees by both conventions was unanimously recommended by both. Some of the principles of comity agreed on were:
 Q) The independence of the local churches is not to be questioned. @ The ideal organization is one association in a given territory and one convention in a state. No Baptist body should use it's influence to disintegrate and destroy the influences or work of any other Bap- tist body
 Rev. Dr. B. D. Gambrell, editor of the Baptist Standard of Dallas, read a report on the functions and finances of home boards. The recommendation was that the board enlarge the work and increase the expenses
 Rev. w. NJ. Vines of St Joseph, Mo, read the report on mountain schools. The mountain people were eulogized It was asserted that this mountain district reaches into seven states and more than 50 per cent of the people in these states are Baptists. The value of the mountain school properties is s499,953, of which sum the home board owns $26l,673. Rev. pr. John Christian of Little Rock moved an amendment to the report, which was adopted. requesting the home board to investigate conditions in the Ozarks rea- tive to the school question.
 Rev. pr. J. R. Vines of South Carolina read the report on the building and loan fund. The report said the Baptists have twice as many houseless churches in the south as any other denomination. Three thousand of the churches are without houses. That the home board raise a million dollar building and loan fund was re commended
 The woman's missionary union elected the following officers for the coming year.
 Miss Fannie F. S. Heck, Raleigh, N. C., president; Mrs. William C. Lowndes, Bal timore, Md, treasurer; Miss Catholic Nal lory, Montgomery, Ala, corresponding secretary; Miss Nancy Lee Swan, assist ant corresponding secretary: Mrs. A. C. Johnson, Baltimore. recording secretary; Mrs. c. Wallis. Savannah, Ga, assistant recording secretary.