The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
They Bow Heads in
Prayer When Final
Word Comes.
DEATH IS SHOCK
TO CONVENTION
This Was First Time Founder
of Laymen's Movement Had
Missed Annual Gathering of
Churchmen - Day at ST.
Louis Given Over Large
ly to Foreign Mis-
sions.
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ST. Louis. May 15:--While the 5000
delegates and visitors to the Southern
! BAPTIST Convention were listening to
eulogy OF his service to the Laymen's 8
Movement of the church and to the
words of praise delivered in his honor
by President t. c. Dargan. D. d., j.
Harry Tyler died this afternoon in his
home at baltimore. Md.
| For the first time since the organiza-
ticn OF the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, Mr.. Tyler was unable to attend
the annual meeting. Although the dele
gates knew that he was i'll at his
home. none thought his condition Sc
rious
When the TELEGRAM. arrived announc-
ing his death, the assembled Baptists
bowed their heads in prayer Resolu-
lions suggesting messages of condo
lence to be sent by the officers to the
relatives in Baltimore were then
adopted
More than quarter of century
! ago Mr.. Tyler organized the Laymens
Movement in the Southern Baptist
Church, and at the time of his death
he was serving as chairman of the
executive committee In his stead
| j. t. Henderson. OF Bristol. Tenn, the
general secretary of the movement
presented the annual report.
The greatest problem before civili-
zation to-day is TO make the rich men
humble and TO teach them religion"
said II. H. Dukem. of Dallas. in an
address.
For the first time during the CON
vention the time allotted for speech
was extended and the delegates cheer
Ell and applauded the speaker when
Rev. Sutton l.. Griggs educational
secretary of the national convention
Of colcred Baptists of Mem
n "a "a
air. GriBgs appeared before the dele
gates to seek their assistance toward
the erection of n negro Baptist semi
nary at Louisville. Ky
The majority OF YOU Baptist min
listers owe your early religious train
Ing 10 the old negro nanny OF your
childhood days" said the speaker I'VE
ask YOU now TO help US to further
the work that progresses Baptist re-
ligion by assisting us to erect this
seminary
Gives Day to Foreign Missions
The convention gave first place to-
day 10 foreign missions The an
nouncement that the missionaries
would be given the preference in the
discussions met with evident approval
among the delegates. In rapid sue
cession burning words came from Mex
leo, Brazil, China and Japan. Several
missionaries called the people among
whom they are working my people,"
Dr. Wiilingham's announcement that
the board had decided not TO CO.
operate in theological education called
forth a loud amen from the conven-
tion.
During the afternoon the laymen's
work was discussed by j. Henderson
and II n. Duke.
This afternoon the seminary trustees
elected number OF new trusteeS
Among these new trustees are the fol-
lowing: DIR. r. B. Garrett Portsmouth
Va; Rev. l.. c. Dargan. d. D., Macon
Ga; Rev w. c. Tyree and c. II. Dur
ham, North Carolina: DR.. ]. NJ. Shell
burn, Alabama; Rev. w. H. Baylor and
Dr. II. A. Griemer, Baltimore.
Tonight Nice-President William Ell
Tyson presided. and the order of the
hour was the Judson centennial After
the'report of the Judson committee was
read by DR.. Porter. DIR. Ray presented
e banner showing some facts al to the
hudson centennial The amount to be
raised is s1.250,000. Its purpose is for
eign mission equipment. There are in
cludcd in this new equipment five kin
dergarten schools. thirty four acade-