The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
BAPTIST LAYMEN
CONVENE TODAY
Four Important Business
Sessions Planned
WILL MEET AT PELHAM
Vice President NJ. H. Wolfe Issues
Statement on Work of Laymen's
Movement-The Complete
Programme
WILL MEET AT PELHAM

The Baptist Laymen's convention, the
arst of it's kind held in Alabama, will
convene this evening at Pelham for a
two DAYS meeting. During these two
days four important business sessions
will be held A large number of dis
tinguished men have been secured to
make addresses and every effort is being
made to make this the best of the many
conventions that have been held at Pei
ham this year.
Among those who will make addresses
are M. Fl. Wolfe, of Dallas, Tex.,. pres
ident Southern Baptist convention; +. Z.
Nichols, of Roanoke, Va; Prof. j. L.
Henderson, of Bristol, Va, secretary lay
mems movement Southern Baptist
church: I'll. S. d. Mallory, of Selma, Ala. !;
II. T. Duke, of Dallas. Tex. and DR.. $.
NJ c. Howell, of Midland City.
M. H. Wolfe Here
M. H. Wolfe, who is vice president of
Southern Baptist convention, and also
vice president of the Guaranty State
Bank and Trust company of Dallas, was
in Birmingham yesterday en- route to
Pelham While here he was loud in his
praise of the new movement, and stated
that untold benefits will be derived from
it. Before leaving he issued the fol-
lowing comprehensive statement on the
layn ems movement anong the I3ap-
lists:
THE laylnens movement brings new
vision to laymen and promises new
blessing to the cause of Christ, result
ing in re-enforced power for effective
service in Gods kingdom.
'If a man would be wealthy he must
pay the price for wealth-if a man would
be learned he must pay the price of
learning-and if a man would be useful
he must pay the price Of service. And
if man would have power among men
he must pay the cost of power from the
Almighty God.
mo man ever held possessions worth
having until he paid the price OF such
possessions.
"The laymen's movement teaches that
the greatest blessings coming to men are
WI ought out in the deepest sorrows, and
that the success of Gods plan in every
life is measured by the test of steel
Whether man will meet the test and
reach the summit of life's highest use
fulness or whether he will neglect the
opportunity and pay the penalty is left
TO mans own volition.
s'The laymens S movement seeks to show
that the cattle on thousand hills belong
TO God, that the greatest dividends known
to man come from investments made in
est profits ever produced result from un-
selfish service to suffering humanity"
Complete Programme
The following is the complete pro-
gramme for the convention:
FIRST ESSION-MONDAY, AUGUST
AUGUST II.
500 p. m.-Song service.
$40 p. m.-"Why Are We Here?" II. F.
Laiimer, division passenger agent Queen
and Crescent reute. Birmingham.
$50 p. m.-Address, NJ. II. Wolfe. vice
president Southern Baptist convention
Dallas, Tex.
SECOND ESSION-TUESDAY MORN
ING, AUGUST T.
9.00 a. m.-Song service.
9:15 a. m.-Address, "Tithing," II H.
Duke, Dallas, Tex.
1G a. m.-Conference on Stewardship
Conducted by Prof j. r. Henderson, sec
retary layinens missionary movement
Southern Baptist convention, Bristol
Va.
Addresses by Dr. s. NJ. c. Howell
Midland City. r. P Nichols. Roanoke;
Nixon Lucas, Malone Prof. G. II. Thig-
pen, Birmingham.
IL a. m.-Song service.
Ills a. m.-"The Associated Campaign"
w. w. Campbell. Tuskegee; j. G. Rey-
nolds, Greenville.
open paflldment Tor discussion Dy all.
THIRD SESSION-TUESDAY AFTER
NOON, AUGUST -.
2 .. m.--Song service.
2:15 p. m.-Address, THE Education OF
Our Men, Prof. j. T. Henderson.
Three 10-mnute talks on: d Religious
Press" Fleetwood Rice Tuscaloosa. (2)
Tracts" general discussion. go
Monthly Meeting, Frof j. T. Henderson.
Volunteer testimony as to the value of
these or other agencies.
3:45 p. MA Program for Alabama"
Hon. II. S. d, Mallory. Selma.
p. m.-Address, Stewardship Of Par
el,thood," Prof. George NJ. Macon. How
ard college, birmingham
FOURTH ESSION-.TUESDAY NIGHT,
AUGUST u.
7:i5 p. m.-Song service.
s p. m.--Address, H. Y. Duke, Dallas,
s45 p. m.-Address, NJ IL. Wolfe, Dali
las. Tex.
Business conference.
Adjournment.
Hon. H. S. d. Mallory of Selma, chair
man laymen's committee Alabama Bap-