The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
Trustees Elect Tennessean
Successor to DR.. Montague
at Baptist Convention
DIR. BLAKE breaches
CONVENTION SERMON
Morning Session at Jasper Given Over
to Sunday School Work-Conyen-
ton Officers Elected--Bap-
lists Contribute Literally

| Jasper, July A-(Speclal.)-In Vrus-
tees of Howard college this afternoon
elected the Rev. J. NJ. Shelbourne of
Bristol, Tenn, president of Howard col
lege The Rev. Shelbourne was formerly
pastor of the Ruhama Baptist church at
East Lake.
| The session of the Baptist convention
| this afternoon was spent in hearing va
rious reports and discussing the same.
J. T. Henderson of Bristol, Tenn, spoke
in favor of Southern Baptist Laymen's
convention, to be held In one of the large
southern cities next February. AT the
conclusion of his speech the convention
voted in favor of 1t.
DIR. W o. Carver of Louisville Baptist
seminary presented the cause of educa-
ton. The convention agreed to raise Its
portion of the $4,000 deficit of the stu
dents fund of the Louisville Baptist SEMI
mary
The question of having women delegates
was brought up and precipitated consid-
cradle discussion, but was finally disposed
of by referring the matter to a commit
tee, which will decide whether women can
eonstitutionally be delegates to Baptist
convention.
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the engine went down at the power
house and the town is IN total dark
ness The delegates are suffering In
tensely from the heat.
Lamps were placed in the Baptist
church tonight and splendid mission re-
ports heard. 1t was recommended that
the Baptists raise $38,500 for foreign
missions, the amount apportioned by
the Southern Baptist convention. After
the repor. was read a returned mis-
sionary, Rev Shepherd of Brazil, gave
a lecture which was followed by a ster-
eopticon lecture.
Several returned missionaries are pres
emit among them being Rev. A. 7. Ma
pier and wife from Yang Chow, China;
Rev. ]. w. Shepherd from REQ, Brazil ana
Rev. X. II. Basmajian of Constantinople,
but now of Atlanta. The entertainment
committee is handling the immense crowd
Of preachers delegates and women win
ease. w. w Jordan, a delegate, brought
his girl, Miss Siller Steele, procured
marriage license and was married soon
after their arrival In the courthouse by
the Rev. o. p. Bently
Sunday School Work
The work of the morning was opened
with Sunday school work led by ii. L..
Strickland. Other departments of the con-
vention were busy by o'clock. Ihe com
vention proper was called TO order by the
retiring president of the convention, Rev.
| j. e. pettus, and announced that the
first order was to elect new president
DR.. w. W. Campbell of Tuscaloosa, the
| former treasurer of the convention, was
nominated for the presidency and elected
| by reclamation He was then escorted
| to the platform and received the gaVel
| from the hands of the retiring president
and spoke for few minutes, ana ex-
| tt,,la FAr honor
slowed upon him.
The election of the other officers
| of the convention was gone into and
| Judge Henry b. Foster of Tuscaloosa
| was elected first vice president, ana
Rev. j. B. Reynolds of Greenville, sec
ond vice president. After these men
were presented to the convention Rev.
M Nj, Wood was elected treasurer by
reclamation.
New Pastors Introduced
Report of the programme committee
was then heard and 1T was decided to
follow the programme as suggested
| All visitors were then introduced 10
| the convention, including the pastors
who had come into the state since the
| last convention there being 1S of them
w. c. Davis of Jasper made beau
tiful address of welcome in which he
spoke of the value of having so many
distinguished and good men gathered
| In our midst
Report Heard
| Reports of the various committees were
| then heard In part some of them not be-
ing ready. The treasurers report was
brief and to the point DIR. w. B. Crump-
ton. president of the Baptist state board
of missions, reported on the subject and
among other things of interest In the re-
mort go id that the BAPTIST church had re-
| ceiyed by baptism last year nearly ll,O0O
| members in this state; that the state had
leiyen $4,000 to state missions, and $4,000
| to foreign missions. Also, that the ladies'
/ societies of the state, which are made up
| of 12, COO members, had given $4,000 TO the
/ causes of henevolence, or one-hfth OF
the amount given by the entire member
ship of the church, which Is 10000.
After the devotional exercise led by
Rev ]. C. Dickinson, DR.. Preston Blake
preached the convention sermon. taking
as his text, I Cor. lis, For the preach
ing of the cross Is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved
a. DC the poWer of God. F"