Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
bAP T|ST SCHOOL
HEADS TAKE Up
FRAT ISSUE
Mercer Trustees to Settle War
Next June-Church Conven-
ton Continues Busy Grind.

GAINESVILLE, GA, Nov 19.-At
a meeting of the trustees of Mercer
University last night the fight against
Greek letter fraternities was taken
up. Representatives from both sides
urged their claims before the board.
A committee was appointed to con-
slider the matter and make a report
to the next meeting of the trustees,
lin June, when the issue will be set
tied.
The Georgia Baptist Convention
opened this morning with a regular
session of the Gainesville Baptist
Young Peoples Union. DR.. John L.
White made short address. He said
the Young Peoples Union would rev.
olutionize Christian efficiency. DR.
John F. Purser urged every church
TO take interest in young peoples
work.
Talks on Sunday Schools.
DR.. p. Z. Burroughs, representing
the Southern Baptist Sunday Schoor
Board. delivered an address on Sun
day school work He said the line of
demarkation between the teacher and
the preacher was hard to define.
He said, in fact, the teacher was
before the preacher. He concluded
by urging teachers to organize train
ing classes and was followed by
George w. Andrews, State Sunday
school secretary, OF Atlanta, who
awarded nineteen blue seals and six
red seals to graduates in Sunday
school training.
At the Tuesday afternoon session
DR. II. Barnard. auditor of the Board
of Missions, delivered a prize of 50
each for four association clerks Tor
accuracy in compiling minutes.
ID II - l. iNYV,f g.Vr a tor of
The Index. suggested to the conven-
ton that II take over the property Of
The Index Printing Company and en-
large it, that 1t might become Bap-
fist printing housed He made it clear
that he thinks the Georgia Baptists
are in need of such concern.
Committee to Decide,
There was some objection on the
ground that UNCONVENTIONAL papers
had been known to die when operated
under the direction of the conven-
ton However a committee was APP
pointed consisting of three delegates
TO take UP the proposition and report
TO the convention in 1914.
Acting under authority and by di-
rection of the Atlanta Association,
which recently held sessions in At
lanta, a committee composed OF DIT
A. Y. PiCkern, DIR. l.. e Barton and
Professor NJ. L. Britain, of Atlanta.
submitted resolution directing at
tention to the evils resulting from
Senate Bill No. 247, approved August
10. last, which permits the railroads
of Georgia to transport live stock and
perishable matter, maintaining that
because of the wording of the. bill
railroads had not confined their Sun
day traffic strictly to perishabie com
modities.
Or. Lamar Sims breaches.
They said that on this account
hundreds of Christian people were
denied the privilege of attending
church on Sunday, being forced to
perform, a service repugnant to our
civilization, contrary to Divine pre-
cepts, that they respectfully ask the
convention 10 petition the General
Assembly at It's next session to take
action looking to a discontinuance of
such practices
The same committee was appointed
and directed to present petition TO
the Legislature as outlined.
Tuesday nights session was given
over TO the annual convention sermon
by DIR. Lamar Sims of Albany.