Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
ELECTION OF JOHNSON
FEATURE OF CONVENTION
Wake Forest Minister Chosen Corrc-
spending Secretary for North
Carolina lSaptiStS.
SUCCEEDS REV. l.. JOHNSTON
Latter Had Filled Responsible ONCE
for Fifteen Years-Great Progress
Shown i'm Laymen's Movement and
Other Church EndcavorS.
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CHARLOTTE. y. G., December S.
pvershadowing all other transactions
Of the Baptist state Convention 0f
North Carolina to-day was the cleo
ton Of Rev. Walter y. Johnson. pastor
AZ Wake Forest, TO The important Of
nc" OF corresponding secretary OF the
state convention, succeeding: Rev. Liv-
in:stou Johnston, who has held this
Office for fifteen years. Tile CORE
Spondiig secretary is the pivotal man
aronnC whom all work OF the convcn-
tion r,volvcs. The new secretary has
= necn pastor OF the Wake Forest Church
for the past five years, and before TAX =
ing M the work OF that passionate he
was corresponding secretary OF the
; baptist State Convention of Mississippi.
: Ills election To this Office in the North
/ Carolina convention viii render it
necessary for him TO give up his pres
cnt pastoratc.
/ The work of the Laymcn's Mission
( airy Movement was represented by Dr.
-. 7. Henderson, secretary Of the move
ment for the Southern Baptist Con-
! ventiou. Dr. Henderson declared that
I twO-thirds OF the Baptist men Of the
4 south Don't know much. don't do
much ana don't care much about the
+ missionary work of The church" but he
said the laEmcu'S movement, which is
eight years old among Southern Bap-
/ lists, had already done much TO a awaken
/ men to their responsibilities. He spOk g
Of the work OF the women and children
( OF the church in missionary cndcavor.
+ which antcdatcd many years that of
the men. lie said he considered IT the
most contemplate thing under the
skies Tor great, stalwart man TO un-
, load his responsibility on the should
ers Of women and children.
The report OH Sunday schools show ed
- fl.,. lf.. Ia sl,s.,
an increase Of siXty-cight in the past
year, ana the membership OF The schools
is $4,000, Il gain OF 1900.
Home missions was the theme Of tho
message OF Rev. T.. D. Gray Of At
, lanta, home mission secretary Of the
southern Baptist Convention. Or. Gray
ANNOUNCED that the past wear had been
the best year home missions had known
among Southern Bapiists. and he said
, ;he growth Of home missions among
Southern Baptists had been more rapid
/ during the year than was true Of any
other denomination in the south. Dur.
ing the year this convention gave
S3o163 for home missions.
The report on woman's work showed
the Women's Missionary Union OF the
/ convention gave more than $4,000 to
{ convention causes in the mast wear
f.! The share which North Carolina Bap
lists assumed in the movement known
as the Judson Centennial, was $4,000.
and the report submitted showed that
$4,000 has been paid. The total
amount already raised by Southern
Eaptists for this memorial is s959,0oo
/ FOREIGN missions was the subject con
sidercd this evening. The convention
gave s4,,5il to this cause in the past
/. year.
John a Oates, layman OF Fayettc-
Vile the newly elected president OF
the convention, is presiding ".er the
sessions.