The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
MALLORY PRES|DES
OVER BAPTIST MEET
The Convention of Laymen
Comes to Close After
an Enthusiastic
Session
SESSION.

Chattanooga, February 6.-The conven-
tion of the Baptist laymen concluded its
sessions here late tonight, after three
days of profitable labor. Several hun
dred delegates left the city on late trains,
following adjournment.
A shock to the delegates came today
with the announcement that j. I. Hen
derson, secretary of the convention. had
been found unconscious in his apart
ments In a local hotel, suffering from
several serious cuts about the head and
face 1t was announced that Secretary
Henderson had tainted and fallen, strik-
ing his head on the furniture. A deer
cut above the left eye, one across ths
nose and one in the neck were inflicted
When found he had lost a great quantity
of blood.
Mr. Henderson had been on the verge
of a nervous breakdown, owing to over
work, and the fact that suit had been
instituted in Bristol, his home town, SEEK
ing to hold Henderson and other directors
of the defunct Citizens bank, RESPONSE
BILE for losses to depositors. Tonight the
injured secretary was able to leave his
room for a few minutes but declined "
make statement.
Iaymens convention has been fixed.
Co-operating agencies and methods were
the general topics Of today's sessions ol
the Baptist Laymen's Missionary con
yention being held here and the vari-
Gus phases OF the subjects We're dis
cussed in most part by 'practlcal pus-
! mess men who presented their views
| in terse, concise manner based upon
their personal experience and educa-
missions life study. The sessions
were attended by the usual large num-
Der Of deleg.ites aud the same Interest
that has marked the convention hither-
to showed no abatement. IL. y MAJ
lory of Selma, Ala. presided over the
forenoon session when the general
topic of "Co-operaticn' was under con
sideration. The presiding officer lpade
talk on 'Laymen and the Kingdom
Other addresses We're:
.'The Place of State Missions in inc
Missionary Programme" by DIR. j. w
Gillon. secretary Of the Tennessee mis-
sion board: "The Christian School ana
the Missionary Enterprise" by DR.. w
w. Iandrum, Louisville, Ky; THE sun
day School, a Great Missionary OPP
portunity,'' by Prof. II. Il. Gaines
Richmond, Va; Theological Seminary
Contributions to Missions by Pres
ident r.. Y. MuliinS VI tii' s'Ooe'' .
Baptist Theological seminary, Louis
vile, Ky: Putting the Kingdom
First" by President W. l. Poteat WAKE
Forest college, n. G.
DIR. G. C. Gavage Of nashville pre-
sided over the afternoon session, whlcf
started at 2 o'clock and gave briel
and instructive address on Making
Business Sacred
Other addresses for the session were
"Our Offerings in Contrast With Oui
Resources" A. B. Caldwell, pnblsher
Atlanta. Ga Weak Points in Oui
Financial Methods" by DR.. ]. W. Mil
lion. Hardin college. Mexico. Mo-. "Qui
of the Ruts, or a Better Way, by Dr
c. A. Daniel, pastor of the First Bap'
tist church, Atlanta. Ga John r. Pep
herman, chairman of the committee OF
missionaries movement NJ. F.. south
Charles Rowland, chairman executive
committee of the Iaymen's Missionary
Movement of the Presbyterian churcf
of the United States: John a Patten
IL. d.. Chattanooga, former presiden
general of I.aymen's association, NJ E
church: Rev. Loarins Clark, ID. D. that'
tanooga, and Rev. Ira NJ Boswell, Chat'
tanooga. presented fraternal greetings
The closing session win be held tonigh
with Joshua Levering, the president
presiding and will be devoted largely
to impressions of the delegates on th'
work from the various states.