Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-11-20
BAPTIsTS CONVENE
At COLUMBIA
DR.. LOWREY ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF ORGANIZATION.
Mississippi College Report Especially In.
teresting-New Institution for Girls
at Hattiesburg Said to Be in
Best of Condition.

Columbla.-lhe Mississippi baptlsC
Convention convened here and was called
to order by President W. T. Lowrey Of
Blue Mountain, and r. B.. Gunter led
the devotional exercises. Prayer was
offered by j. L. Finley of Gulfport. DR..
Lowrey was elected president; \. R.
Drummond and J. +, Byrd, yice-presi-
dents; Walton Z. Lee, recording secre-
tary. S.. G. Cooper, statistical secretary;
Martin Ball, official reporter.
Mayor Frank Rankin extended a well
come to the convention in behalf of
the city; w. L. Simmons, for the Com
merciaI Clubs n. r. Drummond for the
church. T. J.. Barksdale Of Tupelo re-
sponded.
Secretary A. Y. Rowe read the report
of the convention board. The receipts
for foreign missions dropped off $4,000.
This is the first falling off in twenty
years. The state mission work is larger
than ever before. Work accomplished
during the year is: Stations occupied,
10; pC4sons baptized, 1875; baptized
by others where missionaries labored, l.
351; received by letter, 1,56S; restored
to fellowship, 1888; churches organized,
13; Sunday schools organized, $50; BIZ
bles and Testaments distributed, 1874;
families without Bibles, 115. collected
for state missions, So, 1922; collected
for home missions, S1,85O.77; collected
for foreign missions, $1,833.5S; collected
for other purposes, S9,536.40; houses OF
worship commenced, "A; houses of wor-
ship finished, 10; houses of worship i'm
proved, 20; expended for houses of
worship, IS, 584.SO; expended for par
sonages, $2,SS3.5O.
The report of the board OF trustees
of Mississippi College was read by
President Provine. The past session
was in many respects epoch-making. The
enrolment was the second largest in
the history of the college, numbering
421. The campus has been trans
formed from a rough, msightly bill TO
a beautiful, level plot, on which flow
ers and young trees are being planted,
all put down ON the grade established
by the landscape architect, as is also
the case with all other work done n
beautifying the campus. Financially,
the record is a good one-revenue, S2j,-
317.6G; expenditures, $21 ,901.91; reye-
nue. in excess of expenditures, $3,414.75.
At the commencement in May the board
approved the plan Of raising the curricu-
lum and grading the college to the Car
negie units basis, as is done by most
first-class colleges. The academy was
with three years academic work, and
it starts off admirably under Prof.
Weatherby, as principal, and seven men
as assistants. In the college faculty
a few changes were made. DR.. P. L.
Lipsey found it necessary to concen'
trate all his energies to the Record.
DR.. Provine was elected to the chair of
Bible. The Self Help Club dormitory
has been built and ITO Mississippi men
are making it through college on about
$50 per year, outside their college fees.
The science hall is now being fitted
with all necessary furnishings.
Report of the trustees of the Missis-
sippi Woman's College was read by Pres
ident J. /. johnson, Jr. The students
have been trained in Christian and de-
nomination work. Only one girl re-
manned unconverted at the close of the
session. The whole tendency Of the stu.
dent body was spiritual. The religious
work was under the direction of Mrs,
J.. L. Johnson, Jr. In the Y. W.. A.
the girls learn of the mission work and
every other phase of denominational
activity. Over forty girls offered them.
selves as missionary volunteers. The
faculty now numbers 20, and the enroll
ment 1876. These students ONE from
seven states and 40 counties. A domestic
science department has been added.