Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-05-21
BApTrsTs ARE GROWING.
satisfactory Progress Made IN Various
Phases Of Work.

~ 8
ing Burrows, OF Americus, Ga, late to-
day was elected president of tho
southern Baptist convention which
convened here for a five days session.
The first session OF the convention
was attended by 1.459 authorized dele
gates representing constituency o.
more than two million persons rom
every southern state and Illinois.
During the progress Of the election
the visiting delegates were welcomed
to the city by Rev, g, A, Lotion dean
.of the local Baptist ministers, and
several committee reports were READ.
In his address DR.. Lotion spoke Of
the progress made by the Baptist de-
nomination since the sixteenth cen
fury. This, he said, was due to ortho-
dox evangelism, education and prac-
tice."
The greatest menace to this prog
ress." he added, "now is conventional
nredominance over the churches and
the liberalistic tendencies of big money
and infidel culture crept into high
nIaces Of UNCONVENTIONAL trust through
educational. literature and pulpit ut
terances.
"This world can never be redeemed
upon theory of a spotted Bible, Chin
panzee racialism, an evoluted Christ
minimized sin, doubtful hell, util-
itarian atonement and salvation by
culture and character, instead OF
grace" he asserted.
DIR. Gambren responded breitiy 10
behalf of the visitors.
| Reports of the home and foreign
mission boards were read before the
convention this afternoon, but no &C
ton upon them was taken. The for
eign mission report stated that 5,25S
baptisms during the year just ended
"the largest number ever reported II
one year"
The report also showed that receipts
for the current year amounted &c
s57S ,47s.s7, or $4,000 more than las
years receipts. Only an incomplet'
report from the foreign missions u
Mexico was contained on the report O
the board owing to the fact tina
MANY of the missionaries have peei
forced tn leave their fields" Progress
was reported in some of the southern
Mexican missions where hostil1tle
were less severe. The home mlssloli
renort was considered unusually ia
II vorable.
The annual report of the woman
missionary union was submitted &c
h night. 1t recommends improvement
on the missionary training school 9
Louisville KY, amounting to $SO'OO'
In the report it also is announced tns
the union has raised $54,119.5S for tn
Judson centennial memorial fund.
Tonight's session of the conventlo
was devoted largely to the annual SCI
ron which was delivered by u
George w. Mcdaniel of Richmond, VI
DIR. MCDANIEL likened the growth
the Baptists in the south to the grow
of the Hebrews in Egypt. Baptls'
have multiplied in the Sunny Souti
land" he said, faster than the lsrae
ties multiplied in Egypt. Caste PREF
rd:ce Of the Egyptians held the lsrae
ties in contempt, prevented them fro
inter-marriage with their neighDo
and proved bulwark of racial pr
lection. Baptists have been trown'
2 upon and ostracised by the artist
. cracy and plutocracy and thus COZ
pelled to closer association amo1
themselves.
Contact with civil powers and I
breathing of an atmosphere OF e
lightenment," he added, "have ra1s
the average of intelligence amo'
southern Baptists until our chtldr
are as well educated as any"