The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-14
MAKING EFFORT ID GET HEADQUARTERS
 OF STATE BAPT|S!S
Resolutions Adopted by the Baptist Pastors Confer ehce Urging Change
 From Montgomery

A determined effort is being made tc remove the Baptist headquarters in Ala. bama from Montgomery to Birmingham and to this end the Baptist Pastors con. ference of Birmingham have drafted and passed set of resolutions pointing out several reasons why the headquarters should be in Birmingham, copies of which have been mailed to each member oi the state board of missions as well as each director of the Baptist state con vention
 The resolutions were adopted in an ex- eeutive session of the pastors on No vember and were mailed out of Bir- mingham last Thursday to the directors and mission board members.
 A committee of laymen will follow up the matter with active work and much confidence has been expressed that the headquarters of the Baptists in Ala bama would be brought here. A. l.. Smith heads the committee of laymel and is actively at work
 Letter to State Board
 The letter which accompanied a copy of the resolutions of the pastors of. the Birmingham district follows:
 Birmingham, November Il, 1915 gro the State Board of Missions and Di-
 rectors of the Baptist State Conven-
 tion:
 Dear Brethren: At the request of the Baptist Pastors conference of Birning- ham we are addressing to you the en- closed resolutions which are self-ex- planatory.
 Your brethren of this section of the state reached this conclusion after long and prayerful reflection. As your breth- ren interested in the welfare of the de- nomination of the entire state they thus come to you. Their request is that you will carefully consider this matter and if it seems wise to you, cooperate with them in what seems to them to be for ward step for all our people Fraternal1y yours, M K. THOMAS, Chairman Committee on Resolutions 5
 The resolutions adopted by the Bir- mingham Baptist Pastors conference fol Resolution Adopted
 .'Whereas, A committee of Baptist lay men of the Birmingham district has ap- peared before us on this Sth day of November. 1915, advocating a change of location of headquarters of the Baptist state board of missions from Montgom- cry to Birmingham.
 Therefore resolved, That the Birming- ham Baptist Pastors conference, after fully considering the matter, unanimous ly indorses the movement, and that we pledge ourselves to cooperate with the laymen's committee.
 Resolved further, That two committees be appointed: First, committee on reso- lutions; second committee on co-opera- tion with MT. A. l.. Smith, chairman.
 Resolved, Also that copy of these resolutions, together with a statement of our reasons for the action, be sent to each member of the state board of mis- sions and the directors of the Baptist State convention.
 Our reasons for this action are as fol lows:
 '1. Birmingham is. the logical center of the state. (a) Accessibility, railroad facilities, etc. Secretaries and others travelling to and from state headquarters would find railroad schedules more con venient from Birmingham. In fact in order to reach most sections of the state these secretaries now have to pass through Birmingham. Thus large sums would be saved annually if headquarters were located in Birmingham.
 "(b) Birmingham is only 32 miles from the geographical center of the state.
 ''(c) In population and wealth.
 '2. Birmingham is the Baptist center of the state.
 "(a) There are 2S Baptist churches in Birmingham property. Sixty-eight Bap- tist churches in the Birmingham associa- tion, and about 15000 Baptists in the Birmingham association alone.
 "(b) The Alabama Baptist is located in Birmingham.
 .'(c) Birmingham is the home of How ard college.
 "(d Headquarters of Baptist Sunday school and enlistment work are located in Birmingham. Respectfully submitted, "J w. INFER. Chairman Birmingham Baptist Pastors
 Conference.'