The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
Missionaries Tell of Progress
in China and the Other
Foreign Fields
PREFER TO HAVE
OWN Summaries
Strenuous Objections Made to
Cooperation With Other
Denominations in
Bible Schools
tBy REV. J. W. CAMNLACK.1

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.
ond days session Of the Southern Bap
fist convention was devoted largely te
the subject of foreign mission. There
was strong demand by the dele
gates that instead of speeches by sec.
retaries and ministers from the home
churches the convention heard the
missionaries who have been in the
foreign field. Consequently at the
morning session the following mission
aries spoke:
r. T. Bryan. Shanghai; r. p
Mahon. Mexico: c. c. Taylor. Brazil
J. w. Lowe. Lai Chow: f. Y. Napier
w. Laughton. Cheng Chow; w. II. Tip
ton, Won Chow; C. *. Dozier
Fokuoda.
Greatest Session.
This was doubtless the greatest SEES.
sion of the convention. Every field had
made progress and called for add.
board had increased by $4,000, and
the debt Is now $4,000. Many felt
the debt should be paid before the
board enlarged its work. The commit.
tee on finance recommended that the
work be continued on the present
scale and tn apportionment provide
for the debt. The Texas delegates
insisted that the board enlarge its
work and said Texas would give $780,
600 next year to foreign missions II
the board would send out new mis-
sionaries. Joshua lowering, OF Mary
hand, and b. c. Hening. OF Tennessee
urged that the debt be paid first- Drs
Gamhreil r.. Nj. Mcconnell and Bar
ton. of Texas. thought that we should
not stand still. The amendment ask.
ing for enlargement carried
Rev. r. J. Henderson. Bristol. Va
read the report on the laymen's move
ment at the afternoon session The
report urged the organization Of a
State convention in each State for the
Iaymen. Texas has reached many
laymen in this way.
The report on r. r. p L. work was
presented by Rev. j. r. Watts. OF Rich
mond. The possibilities Of this organ
ization an an educational force were
strongly presented.
Foreign Missions.
The night session devoted To
the further consideration of foreign
missions, Emphasis was laid on the
importance of pressing the work In
China at this time. Since the recen,
revolution in that country. the out
look for the Christian religion is
much brighter. The Judson cemetery
work was presented. In the next three
years s1.25o.0o0 will be given for
permanent equipment In the mission
fields. This IL to build schools and
churches and hospitals and is to be in
addition to the regular work. Rev.
George Green. OF Clifton Forge. has
resigned his church and will give his
time to this work. The principal ad-
dress of the evening was by r. T.
Bryan. China; r. b. Ray. Richmond,
Va. and H. A. Porter, Louisville,
KY
A suggestion of cooperation in a
Bible school In China was made by
Rev. A. Y. Napier. a missionary OF
Yang Chow, China near Hawking. He
said such a cooperative school Is pro-
posed. He believed this method
would keep up the standard of Chris
tian schools. He said: The great
est opportunity Baptists have in
China is in cooperation" Cries of
dtsapproval came from the floor.
Clears the Atmosphere.
Rev. DIR. J. II. Willingham, CORE
spending secretary of the foreign mis-