Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13

Young women. respectively, was made
by the Sunday school board. These
classes are intcrdenominational a nd are
found in many Baptist Sunday schools.
The report suggested that in place OF
them all Baptist classes. regardless
% ciassname. he dropped and affiliated
in the convention adult class depart
nent. with the motto. The Bible and
the Church"
ARE TETHERED TOGETHER
BY COPYRIGHT AND CHARTER
The report stated that the Baraca
and Philathea classes "alone Of all
class names In Sunday school work.
so far as we know. are tethered by
copyright and charter. means OF
control from a central office and source
OF business profit. This is their stigma:
once 30 honored and full Of promise.
they are now in danger of losing their
prestige and even their usefulness.
These copyright names are giving
much trouble throughout the South.
both with our own people and with
other denominations.
Besides, literature Is being sent
into the classes with these names in
Baptist churches. which is thoroughly
Objectionable and contravenes all our
teachings and tends TO break away
from the life and service Of our peo-
pie"
The commission on efficiency recon-
meuded against tho suggested consoli-
6at!on Of the home mission board and
the foreign mission board The con-
sol!dation has been suggested as mat
ter Of economy.
on the proposed consolidation of
the Home Field and the Foreign Mis-
sion Journal. magazines published by
| the home and foreign mission boards.
respectively. the committee did not
,zlya Iat t..
the matter should be considered by
tho convention
The commission recommended. how
ever. that the constitution be amended
so as to require that no secretary or
other paid employee of any board con-
neoted with the convention shall be a
member OF board.
EVANGELICAL WORK
HAS BEEN GRATIFYING
The report concluded with n state
men hat BAPTIST evangelical work at
home and abroad has brought highly
| gratifying results during the past year,
and urged that Raptists go forward
The Womans Missionary Union. an
| auxiliary to the convention. opened Its
twenty-seventh annual meeting to-day
with various committee meetings II
will elect officers on Saturday. The
| auxiliary convention was formally
| called &c order by Mrs. e. b. Mathews
Of Baltimore, vice-president for Mary
land. Miss Fannie f. 5. Heck of Ra-
Leigh \ c.. president of the union
/ for r number of wears. is seriously i'll
and unable to attend the present ses-
| sion
The report Of Miss Kathleen NAL
/ Tory, OF Baltimore. corresponding sec
rotary OF the union. showed that dur
ing the PAST year 1850 new organiza-
|; lions Of women had been formed, maxi
4 ing A total Of 1929 woman's socic-
| ties now connected with the union
fhe union during the year distributed
| 24o.705 leaflets and pamphlets on re
! IiCious work. total membership OF
| 500 900 was indicated.
Previous TO the assembling of tho
u convention. two auxiliary bodies, the
| Margaret Fund committee and the
i Missionary Union training school
4 boards. held meetings.
| Early o-day delegates began to reg
ister at the First Methodist Church
where the Woman's Missionary Union
will hold its daily meetings Union
! banners expressing the ideals of the
4 organization were hung in the church
| One OF the aims of the organization
was expressed in the words. use
sch dolls for public gatherings; churches
rs social centers: printers ink"
a special mission study class for
women will be taught during the con-
! vention. and various devotional SER
ices and special meetings are planned
for each day of the convention.
alCONVENTION ADOPTS
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The order Of business adopted by
| 1.-The convention provides for the princi-
nal business sessions to be held In the
morning AID at night. Reports read
! Ito the convention late to-day. which
we're distributed in printed form, and
(which will be taken up for considera-
= a,ion later. included those from the
foreign mission board, the laymens
movement and the Home Mission Board
land that from DR.. e. G. Dargan, OF
Macon, Ga, chairman of the commission
41lto arrange for world conference on
Hath and order. The report of the
executive committee on Baptist Young
lPeople's Union and the report OF DR..
lBurrows. who also Is statistical secre-
HAIRY, will be discussed later.
mi The commission OF efficiency made
Inc recommendations on the number
land salaries Of the secretaries Of the