The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-27
NATIONAL MEETING In SEPTEMBER
TO Be A Big AFFAIR
Secretary of Women's Convention
Coming - Are Planning Elaborate
Exhibit-Miss Burroughs Will
Select Meeting Place-Minis-
ters' Conference Down to
Business-Low Rail-
road Rates.

hldluly Week mas passed curing
the past sixty days but that some
member prominent in National Bap-
tist Convention affairs has been in
this city. And now comes the an
nouncement that Miss N. H. Bur-
roughs, Secretary if the Women's
Auxiliary, one of the the boards
connected with the Baptist affairs,
is expected in the city next week.
With the arrival of Miss Burroughs
the entire official family, from the
president down to the secretaries o.
most of the boards, operating under
the Convention, who have in charge
the work of the Convention proper.
during the recess of that body, will
have dropped into Nashville and
looked over the situation. From
what could be learned here there is
not one of these leading Eaptists
who have come to the city with
view OF getting a line on the ad-
vantages offered the teeming thou
sands that will be here in Septem-
ber has gone away dissatisfied, but
are said to be rather jubilant over
the fact that every indication points
to greater facilities for handling the
large crowds, that are sure to be
here, and an equally hospitable wait
ing population, than ever before.
Such notables in the Baptist cir.
cles as Rev. l.. G. Jordan, Secre-
tary of the Foreign Mission Board
located at Philadelphia; Prof R. B.
Hudson, A. NJ, Secretary of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention. Selma,
Ala; Rev. Robert Mitchell, D. D.,
Auditor of the National Baptist Con-
vention, Bowling Green, KY; Rev.
John H. Frank, D. D., of Louisville,
KY; Mr.. Wm. H. Stewart, Editor
of the American Baptist of Louis
vile, KY; ReE. e. c. Morris, D. D.,
President OF the National Baptist
Convention, of Helena, Ark; Rev.
Sutton E. Griggs, d. D., Secretary of
the Educational Board, Memphis,
Tenn, with the two secretaries:
Rev. E. W. D. Isaac, D. D., Secretary
B. Y. P. U. Eoard, and Rev. R. H.
Boyd, D. D., Secretary of the Home
Mission and Publishing Boards, will
practically complete the official fam
lily of Baptists who have found oc-
casion to drop in on Nashville this
year, or since the Convention voted
to hold its next session in the Ath-
ems of the South
Following the visit of Miss Bur
roughs, next week, the Rev. R. NJ.
Caver D, d., Secretary of the Bap-
tist Benefit Board, with headquarters
at Little Rock, Ark, will come. 1t
was stated that Miss Burroughs who
is also President of the National
Baptist Training School at Lincoln
Heights, a suburb of Washington,
d, c., is coming primarily to select
place to hold the Women's Con-
vention, which, while an auxiliary
to the National Baptist Conven-
tion proper, usually holds its meet
ings in a separate auditorium. 1t
is stated that Miss Burroughs, and
Miss S. w. Layton of Philadelphia,
Pa, the President of the Auxiliary,
are planning very extensive exhibits.
One large church centrally located
and in close proximity to two car
lines, and one auditorium located
directly on the car line, have been
offered to the women; yet it is not
known whether they Will accept the
offer until Miss Burroughs shall
have arrived and looked over the
field.
At the Ministers Conference Mon
day it developed that the Baptists
were working and really getting
down to business, and that within
the next week or ten days the en-
tire plan of operation, insofar as
the local committee is concerned, will
have been outlined. All of the work
is being hastened on account OF the
early announcement on the part of
the railroads of the reduced rates
for this occasion. 1t was learned
from the Baptist Publishing House
this week that the lowest rate ever
offered in this territory by railroads
since the Interstate Commission law
went into effect has been announced
for the National Baptist Convention
this year. And this is evidence
conclusive that the estimate Of the
attendance has not been over
drawn for the meeting that is to be
held in September.