Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION HELD
ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST
SUCCESSFUL GATHERINGS
EVER HELD.
Western NeXsnQner Union News Scryice.


Monroe, La.-With the closing OF
the Louisiana Baptist convention Mon.
day afternoon ended the largest and
most successful gathering of the Bap.
lists Of this state in the history Of
the denomination. The next conven-
ton will be held at De Ridder, begin
ing on Tuesday after the first Sunday
in December, 1915.
The report on women's work showed
III active unions, Is young women's
auxiliaries, and 80 Sunbeam societies.
During the year the women contrib
uted $29,5S6.40 to various denomina-
tional interests.
The report Of the committee on pub
locations Endorsed the Baptist Chron-
icle as the official organ of Louisiana
Baptists. The Home Field and the
Foreign Mission Journal, organs OF
the boards representing home and for
eign missions, were also Endorsed.
Rev. E. o. Ware, editor of the Bap.
fist Chronicle, spoke on the needs Of
that publication.
It was decided to have "Chronicle
Pay Up Day: on the second Sunday in
December.
The following recommendations
were made for next year:
Annual convention sermon, Rev. o.
l.. Powers; secretary of the State
Board of Missions, DR.. G. H. Crutcher;
trustee Southwestern Theological
Seminary, Rev. R. P. Nahon; Orphan
age Board, term expiring January l,
1918, A. B. Cross, Crowley; A. M.
Rives, Mansfield; o. B. Morton, Mon
roe.
Educational committee, expiring
January /, 1918, J. r. Edwards, Rus
ton; l. m Causey. Baton Rouge: A,
w. West, Bunkie; j. A. White, Alex
andria; B. T. Lewis, Alexandria; A.
T. Terry, New Orleans; j. S. Hern-
don, Oakdale.
Executive Board, M. E. Dodd, L. E.
Thomas, Glen Afford, z. R. Lawhorn,
w. P. Leany, c. c. Henderson, D. P.
Eubanks of Shreveport, E. X. Shuts,
Ruston; o. l.. Powers, Mansfield; l..
D. Posey, Vivian; ]. T. Elliott, Grand
Cane; G. M. Harrell, Gisbland; =. H.
Harrington, Monroe. The otner mem
bers of the board are named by the
association.
Rev. A. w. Turner, superintendent
Of the Louisiana Anti-Saloon League,
was then introduced and gave a re-
port on the work in this state during
the past year. The report reviews
temperance work In other states and
in Louisiana during the past year. It
says: THE idea that the liquor traf-
fc can be regulated or controlled Is a
delusion and a snare" and that the
only consistent course for Baptists Is
continued opposition. The report
pledges the convention support to the
Louisiana Anti-Saloon League.
President Cottingham was elected
as the conventions delegate to the
next meeting of the Southern Baptist
convention.
Among the resolutions adopted was
ono approving the movement to es-
tabIish a Baptist s~anitarium in Shreve-
port. Another resolution provided for
the return of the Mount Lebanon Col
lege property to the people of that
community, as the convention is un.
able to maintain a school there as
agreed on.
A resolution was passed protesting
against the proposed s Of public
funds to make the Tooth anniversary
of the battle of New Orleans a Catho-
lie celebration.
The indiscriminate s Of POSTCARD
uate and honorary degrees was dis.
couraged by another resolution.
A resolution was passed favoring
the organization of the men for work
as we'll as the women.