The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-18
BAPT|STS DISCUSS
CARROLL SHOOTING
AND CAUSE FOR It
Would Have Never Come
About, if Aliens Had
Been Educated
MORE CHRISTIANITY
NEEDtD IN SCHOOLS
DR.. POIEAT- AsSkRT
Although State OF Virginia is
Entitled to 442 Dele
gates Only 20
are Present


Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. May II.
DR.. r. c. Mcconnell. formerly Of
Lynchbnrg. but now OF Waco, Texas,
In discussing the question OF educat-
ing the mountain boys today az the
southern Baptist convention, referred
to the Hiilsville tragedy in striking
language.
This horrible affair has been made
the occasion Of a manazine article ia
which this expressive saying occurred
referring to the mountainous. We
must educate or exterminate.' II this
feeling should prevail 10 any consider
able extent we had better educate. II
would be safer, Such u deed liz hor-
rible to all right thinking men, but IL
serves to show that the courage there
misguided, would under right giud-
ance serve the Kingdom Of God with
the same devotion"
DIR. T.. NJ. Potcat OF South Carolina,
in pleading for Christian education.
said the colleges deserving such a
name had ahour IL Christian men who
created Christian atmosphere. He
knew a non Christian college where
poker was the fayorite pastime, where
the students kept UP the red light
district, where the campus echoed
with profanity and where faculty.
meeting had To be called off because
the president was too drunk to- attend.
Gives n Remedy.
w. u. Gpshaw OF Georgia said that
y &c f,s Nrx.s 4 Ne.
schools In Caeorgia n HfiisviIfe tragedy
might have occurred rhere and II vir-
glnia had started such school TWEEN
-ty-t4rr years there ~eet4fA tsspt4
been no HilIsvilie tragedy.
Virginia Delegates Number 20.
Tho report of the secretaries show
that the total number or members
present at the convention II f,e2s
Texas sends up Ala, the largest MIN
her of any State. Maryland sent but
three and Virginia. entitled to AZ,
sent 2s.
Tho Virginia preachers bonored
preaching appointments for Sunday
arc w. H. Hamilton. Lynchburg. r. G..
Skinner and w. r. Powell Roanoke.
George +. Green. Clifton Forge: W.
A. Ayres. Lynchburg: J. NJ. Sheiburn.
BristoL and j. T. Hicks, Of Danyille.
Mrs. William Taylor Ellyson of
Richmond represented Virginia In the
woman's meeting in telling of what
had beort dune by tire Baptist In tfls
State, In the womans meeting an
important change was decided upon.
Tn the future Baptist Young WoInan's
societies win be- organized In BAPTIST
colleges for women instead of Young
women's Christian associations
VIII Dissolve Convention
Tho conyention at it's session thix
morning ratified the report ~ the
committee appointed 10 confer with
a COMMITTEES from the Northern nap
ttst conyentSon as to the work ina.
e. hsinr dona IN Nav Afexicn Tbis
state was occupied by tha Northern
Baptist convention. but some az tho
churches withdrew and cana over tn
the Southern convention. Tha North-
ern convention asked tha Sontharn
II aa1fI WIN Il 3fs ,9,ss,,
a Territorial line beyond which neither
would go. In the meantime two Ran
fist conventions had bean formed IN
New Mexico. and two mission sec-
rstaries had been emnIoyed Tha
two committees met and after con-
ferrinr with the New Mexico bretb-
rem reported that n was bes, tn ais-
solye the two conventions ana II re-
orranixo d new one: 10 employ one
new mission secretary. and 4, let the
new convention affiliate with he
Southern fsaDtist convention. THIS
was the report adopted by a mani
ynous vote.
The home mission board has bean
for wears trying to raise a fund Of
half q million dollars to be used AK
a loan fund 10 help churches In build
$500 houseiass churches within the
bounds OF the convention. One thou-
sand Of them are east of tha Mississ-
ippi river. The convention this morn