The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
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ing good. He said that, in behalf OF
the city, he welcomed the Baptist Con-
vention because 1t would do them
good just to come to Hattiesburg, be-
cause they are Mississippians, be-
cause they are Baptists of which Mis-
sissippi is largely made, because they
stand for and are servants of the
Christ, because they are trying to
do the work Christ has commanded
them to do, because they are taking
into consideration the human infirm-
aties, because the denomination recog-
nizes Christ's command "go teach"
He also welcomed the convention in
behalf of his own people, and stated
| if the Baptists and Methodists. fail in
Mississippi, they being so greatly in
the majority, that it will be bad day
for Christianity. And to the Normal
College he invited the convention in
dividually and collectively most cor
daily to come.
DR.. e. E. Dudley, of the Main Street
Baptist Church was selected to extend
the welcome OF Hattiesburg Baptists.
He cordially welcomed the Mississippi
Baptists because of what they are
and stand for, and entered into a
splendid discussion of some of the
Baptist fundamentals. He welcomed
them for what they have done and are
doing, pointing to the splendid
achievements in educational, building,
hospital and missionary lines. The
Woman's College, he said, is enough
to make every Baptist in every part
of the state lift his head higher. He
rejoiced to be associated wich such a
body of people and pledged himself
heart, soul, and body to the Baptist
work of Mississippi.
Finally he extended a welcome of
what the visitors are bringing in the
way of inspiration, and commended
the homes of all denominations for
throwing open their doors.
DR.. Rowe Responds.
The response to the welcome ad.
dresses was delivered in chaste and
feeling words by Or. A. v. Lowe. He
was glad to accept the hospitality of
the city so generously extended, with
doors wide open, and the latch string
entirely off. He gave short history
of the Baptist denomination, and fur
nished interesting statistics giving the
great progress in the past Is years.
He spoke of Hattiesburg's beautiful
and refined homes. the well-filled
stores, the splendid churches and pub
lie buildings, the Normal and the
Woman's College, and in conclusion
paid most beautiful tribute to the
memory of w. NJ. Conner, who, he
said, was one of the greatest construc-
tive men the state has had.
A motion was at this point made
and passed to adopt the program COM
mittee's report providing program
for this meeting of the convention.
Telegrams were rdceived and read
from 32 students of the s. w. Semi
nary at Ft. Worth, Tex, Rev. H. M.
King and Rev. H. Anding. The
convention recognized all visitors.
The laymen's work report was read
and discussed by M. P. L. Love, of
this city, who spoke in substance Of
the progress made, of the crying need
of the enlistment and conservation Of
Christian manhood.
]. T. Henderson then spoke of the
Laymen of the South quietly under
taking to raise $12O,OOO debt now on
the foreign and home boards, the en-
couragement they have and the prog
ress they are making. He also gave
history of the work he must do in
brief time as the representative of
the Baptist laymen of the South.
G. R. Dale, layman, of Prentiss,
followed with very brief and earnest
speech, emphasizing the burning need
of enlistment work, and the responsi-
bility upos: the pastors who are on the
field and know the situations.
3. Y. P. U. Work.
In the absence of w. E. Holcomb,
chairman of the committee, this re-
port was read and discussed by e..
sG. Hightower, of Hattiesburg, who
insisted on the need of the training
of young Christians for future church
work. The best argument, he said,
for the existence of the B. Y. P. U. is
the fact that so many of them fail. If
young people fail in this work now,
how much more will they fail in the