The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-06-05
SOUTHER N BAPTIST
CONVENTION

CONVENTION
Some of the proceedings Of this great
BODY of people will possibly be of inter
est to the readers of this paper. It me
in st. Louis, great city With tall
buildings, long streets, busy thorough
fares, and mighty business interests.
The convention was attended by 1,4O3
messengers and possibly 1000 visitors
and representatives Of the Woman's
Missionary Union. The different
states were entitled to A. messengers
on the basis OF representation, but the
tull representation is never attained.
The convention sermon was preached
by T. w. O'Kelley, North Carolina ON
Cor S-14, "That there MAJ be equal
ity." 1t was strong, practical SER
mon.
The Foreign Mission Board report
showed money received S543, 446 20. A
debt of $4,000 was reported, but even
with this, The convention ordered the
board togo forward another year. The
work is laid out on basis of S646, 900.
Tennessee is asked to raise S35 900,
about Sd ,250 more this year. The work
on the seven fields of Japan, Italy,
China, Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Ar
gentna shows great progress. There
are 846 missionaries and native helpers
and they report 4,532 baptisms. Other
items, 266 schools with ,4S1 pupils, 10
theological schools with 222 pupils, Z
hospitals. 8 dispensaries, Is medical
missionaries, who treated 65,333 pa
TENTS. The expenses of the board were
about II cents ON the dollar or in other
words IS cents of every dollar went to
the missionaries
The Home Mission Board reported
money received 1853, 592.3S, of which
Tennessee gave SO, 23O.24. The work
is laid out on basis of $431, $50 for
another year. Tennessee is asked for
S27, 500, which is $1,000 more than last
year. There were employed this year
1901 workers. They reported 26,935
oaptisms, 800 received by letter, to-
tal 1909. Every special department.
had good report. The million dollar
church building and Loan Fund is
well launched the 30 mountain schools
had 5 ,llS pupils with 149 teachers,
valuation OF property, S5O9,05O, work
among the negroes, forelgners,i in cities,
in Cuba, In Panama, in Evangelism,
was all favorable. In the EVangelistic
Department there are "a eyangelists.
Besides the many conversions reported
they record POP volunteers for the
; ministry and missionary work
The Sunday School Board has done
a business of $33S, 1870. They are
now erecting their rev building and
will present 1t to the convention at !
Nashville next year. The board has
given to the benevolent works of the
convention during the year $S4. 261 Ia.
The Woman s Missionary Union cele :
uiattu liieii -oti anniversary. lucy
had great meeting. Their gifts for
the year have been about S290,000. For
foreign missions they gave $16S, 345.24,
for Home Missions Sl05,2l3 %. They
have given in the 25 years 81, 400, C63 to
Foreign Missions, So94,SlS 10 Home
,, Missions, S47l 600 value in boxes sent
to missionaries. They have had forty
students in the training schools at
| Louisville the past year.
The Southern Baptist theological
Seminary at Louisville reported 800
students. The class of this year has
81 graduates. The special appeal was
for larger student fund to help
| worthy and needy young men. s
The Committee on regular system
attic giving urged the adoption of the.
tenth as the minimum, that every
effort be made to make the churches
recognize this as the work of the Lord
and the Bible plan, that each member
be enlisted il possible, that each church
try to, raise not less than one dollar
per member Tor Missions, that every
pastor cooperate with the board in
their work, and that at least four
/ tT,neS a ear an opunrtunitv he give n