The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-16

CONSIDER VANDERBILT

NASHVILLE. TENN. May Is
The Southern Baptist convention 10"
day took an advanced step in the mat
ter of UNCONVENTIONAL schools. Educa-
ton or humiliation are the alterna-
tives.
The committee of one from each
State has been studying the whole
question for a year and asked TOT
another year for investigation.
Either a new education board VIII
be organized or the educational de-
partment of the home mission board
will be enlarged.
The loss of Vanderbilt by the Meth-
odists has aroused the Southern Bap-
fist to new activity.
The Southern Baptist Theological
seminary at Louisville was represent
ed by President r. q. Mullins. DR. Z,
s. Gardner and DIR. A. T. Robertson.
A special collection of $4,000 was
taken in the convention to pay de-
felt in the students fund which has
accumulated in the past three years
The seminary turned away nifty men
who applied for entrance on count
Of lack Of funds TO provide for them
Three hundred and one students are
enrolled this year
Tilt On Efficiency report.
The matter to which the convention
has looked forward with intense ir'-
terest WAS the report Of the commit
recommended that the foreign mission
board. home board. and Sunday school
board remain located. respectively. NJ
Richmond Atlanta and Nashville. as
at present
DR.. r. G. Mcconnell. Texas. favor
ed the removal of the three boards 10
one city. This precipitated the liveh-
est tits of the convention DIR. John
White Of Atlanta, led the fight for
keeping the headquarters located a.
at present
Some reckless speakers got the floor
and took occa sion of the opportunity
to criticisc the boards generally DR.
John white. of Atlanta. and DR. OAR
gan, of Macon. and Or. CsamhreH. OF
Texas, poured oil on the trouhied
waters and the sections of the report
to which senf~ members rf the con-
vention objected were referred hack
to the committee.
The committees report in effcfency
aroused so much interest that II has
been made special order for Satur-
day afternoon.
The convention had planned to take
vacation Saturday afternoon and see
the city The feeling now il that the
most crowded spot In Nashville on
saturday AFTERNOON Will DE tne ffyUlaH
auditorium, The report of the ef-
foiency committee or Christian union
will he the special order
In Interests Of Missions.
Al the night session mass-meetiag
was held in the interest of home mis-
sions The secretary. Or. E. y. GRAY,
reminded the convention that ten
years ago when the convention met
in Nashville he stood on the sa me plat
form and made his first speech as
home board secretary. During these
years the income Of the board has
grown from 100000 annually to
$500. oe0.
One task Of the home hoard Ia to
raise church building loan fund Of
81 600. 900 to build houses for 5000
homeless Baptist churches in the
South, Mr.. Wolfe. wealthy layman,
of Texas, and DR.. w. ID. Powell Of
Kentucky. were the principal speak
ers. The meetings held by tho home
board evangelists during the year
have resulted in 3o.ssl baptlsms
Three hundred and seventy-eight new
churches were built.
Governor Ben Hooper. of Tonnes
see, addressed the convention at tho
close of tonight's session.