The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-15
WANTS ALL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.

In view OF the changed conditions,
the committee asked that the CON
vcntion authorize II to assume all re-
sponsibility for the Sunday school
courses OF the denomination. By the
adoption of the report the committee
was given this power. While the com
iniitce probably Will work In cooper
alton with tho newly formed lntcrna-
! tonal lesson committee. ii viii be free
to accept or reject the international
lessons. To-dny's action was an echo
b II the controversy which featured the
convention 1T 81. Louis last year.
Other reports adopted to-day includ-
ed the report Of the special committee
oq proposed negro theological semi
nary. stating progress had been made.
and the report of tho social service
commission
The latter was presented by Or. w.
l. Poteat, OF Wake Forest. y. g. II
urged The church ito maintain Chris
tian schools ami Christian press to
spread Christian influence and rcgu-
late business ana Industrial condi-
ttonY."
The rcpor, declared the Church"
Was directly responsible for the solu-
ton OF social prob.lns. Some discus
sion resulted from tho us" OF tn. word
church In this connection. The re-
port finally WAS amended so ~ 10 make
It specify that the word was not in
.
Dr. G. =. Gardner. of Louisville Ky.
discussed social service work aud urcc cd
;hat evangelism bn made the Keynote
of the activities 81 the Southern Bap-
list Church In this direction.
WoMAN's MISSION UNION
IL LARGELY ATTENDED
Three hundred ana eighteen delegates
attended the opening session OF the
Wouans Mission Union. at which II
was agreed 10 sell the Margaret Home
1T Grconvillc. =. G. II was stated the
sale was because Of changed conditions
in foreign fields, and the resultant pro-
vision Of Christian schools for tho chill
drcu OF missionaries.
1t Was agreed that tho funds derived
from the sale should be invested hy =,
body 10 be known as tho Margaret
HON" Commission. Interest from this
Investment viii be devoted to ASSISTING,
and educating children of foreign ana
home missionaries living outside the
United States.
During the day the foreign mission
board had Il meeting and appointed :,
number of now missionaries
= man In California. by telegram. Of
f"rcd "a support ten missionaries for a
year II hftcen men In the South will
each support another. IL 81 believed
M" fifteen men VIII be found during
Tho convention.
southern Rartists arc writing books
as never before In their history Tn.
convention l. Interested In the great
grammar Of New Testament Greek soon
10 be published. written by Or \. T
Robertson. of tho Louisville Seminary
Scholars think this VIII be tho creates;
contribution made 10y any American
scholar to tho realm OF New Testament
Interpretation. within the last few
days tho prize OF s. 900 offered by Texns
Tor the best book OF not more than 100.
600 WORDS on Christian Education has
been won BY Rev. rowhatau James. "
Sclina Ala. Both Or. Robertson ana
Or. James are Nirrinians. Vacancies
Tor virginia on the board Of trustees
Of the Louisville Seminar are to he
allied. and two az the following men
VIII proba bly, be selected: " l.. Duke.
J.. =. jackson. II. w Battle, l.. r. WI
son l.. ". Vinfrcy and Il \. VIII
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