The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-19
BAPT|STS OF STATE
SPEND BUSY DAY
State Missions and Educa-
tional Work Discussed
WORK AT EVERGREEN
Progress of Orphans Home of Espe-
cial Interest TO Convention-Del-
cgates Pay a Visit to
Marion
WORK AT EVERGREEN

Selma. November 1S.-(Special.) state
missions, educational work and the Bap-
fist orphanage at Evergreen formed the
principal features of the second days
session of the Alabama Baptist state
conference Wednesday.
The work of tho Baptsts of the state.
which is being done at the orphanage
at Evergreen was the principal feature
of the night session and seven of the lit
tie inmates of that institution appeared
before the conference and sang several
songs and recited poem.
Talks on the work which is being ac-
complished were made by DR.. Reynolds,
superintendent of the institution; Miss
Dunn "a member of the faculty, and the
Rev. J. G. Dickinson of Evergreen.
The session of the conference Wednes-
day was held in the Broad Street Pres
byterian church because the furnace In
the First Baptist church had to be re-
paired. general discussion of state
mission work consumed the majority of
the time of the session. Early during
the session Harry l.. Strickland OF the
state mission board told the conference
of the plan of establishing on a large
scale this year at Pelham a school for
the training of rural and young minis
tiers. This school he proposed to have
taught by well known ministers of the
determination for two weeks and the
great benefits which would result were
widely discussed by various members of
the conference. Mr.. Strickland figured
the holding of this school would cost the
state mission board about 5000. Nearly
all of the delegates who discussed the
question on the floor favored the plan
as advanced by Mr.. Strickland. but many
did not see where the money was COM
ing from. Mr.. Strickland was most en-
thusiastic over his plan and told of the
great work which had been accomplished
in that direction on a smaller scale dur
ing the past few years.
The question was finally disposed OF
by the adoption of a resolution as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
conference that the state mission board
be instructed to move forward along the
lines proposed by Brother II. l.. Strick-
land as fast as it may think feasible
With the opening of the morning session
of the conference the report on the Ala
bama Ministers Benefit society was dis
cussed. Following O discussion of this
report the old officers of the society
We're reelected for the year as fol-
lows:
Dr. w. B. Crumpton, president; ]
w. Elliott secretary and treasurer At
1880 o'clock about 250 delegates left on
q special train over the Southern railway
for a visit to Judson college at Marion.
The different sessions to be held Thurs
day promise to prove the most interest
ing of the convention. The reports of
the several standing committees which
were made Tuesday afternoon will come
up for discussion as well as the select
2 ing of a place for the holding of the
next convention.
1t was the opinion among the delegates
tonight that Evergreen would probably
secure the next convention, as holding
the next meeting in that city would
awaken interest in and stimulate work in
the cause of the orphanage located there.
The temperance committee also will make
its report tomorrow