The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-10-13
Something d Ding Every
Minute Of Four Day.
Session
REV. DYE DELIVERS
WELCOME ADDRESS
Services To Be Held Each
Noon In Mt. Vernon
Shops

Plans are now complete for the state
convention of the Baptist church which
will be held in this city on Oct. 16, II,
18 and 10. The program has been fin
ished in all details and includes many
excellent addresses by members Of the
denomination of wide renown. Re-
ports from all over the state indicate
that Mt. Vernon will entertain one
of the largest conventions, in point of
numbers, ever assembled.
The following are the officers:
President, Rev. j. F. Herget, Cincin-
natl; vice president, Julius G. Lam
son, Toledo; executive secretary, Rev.
T. f. Chambers, Granville; recording
secretary, Rev. e. A. Reed, d. D.,
Springfield, and treasurer, Prof. r. S.
Colwell, Granville.
The object of the Ohio Baptist con-
vention is to conduct domestic mis-
sions in the state of Ohio.
The Ohio Baptist Education Socie-
ty will hold its eighty-sixth annivers-
ary. The object of this society is to
aid in securing a suitable education
for such pious young men in the regu-
lar Baptist denomination, as shall give
to the churches of which they are
members satisfactory evidence Of their
call to the Baptist ministry and their
need of aid.
The officers of this society are fol-
lows: President, Clark w. Chamber
lain, Granville; corresponding secre-
tary. Prof. Bunyon Spencer, Granville;
recording secretary, Prof H. R. Humid
ley, Phi. D., Granville; treasurer, Prof.
Bunyon Spencer Of Granville.
THE PROGRAM
The following exceedingly interest
ing program has been prepared for
the occasion:
Monday Evening
7:00-Praise service.
7:30-Address of Welcome-Rev. G.
R. Dye, d. D., of Mt. Vernon.
Response and Presidents address
Rev. ]. F. Herget, Cincinnati.
Annual Sermon-Rev.. r. e. Bailey,
Cleveland.
Announcement Of committees.
Tuesday Morning
9:00-Devotional.
Address, Higher Ideals and Bet
ter Life" 'vision"-Rev. J. @. Mas
see. Dayton.
9:30-Report of the Board Of Man
ayers Secretary T. F. Chambers,
Granville.
Report of the Treasurer-Prof. r. s.
Colwell, D. D., Granville.
Report of the Finance Committee
Mr.. w. d. Chamberlin, Dayton.
Report of Committee on Apportion-
ments-Rev. A. S. Carman, d. D., Mari
eta.
Discussion of Reports.
11:00-The Ministers and Mission
aries Benefit Fund-Rev. w. D. Kies,
Kings Mills.
11:20-Introduction of New Pastors.
Welcome-Rev. J. H. Lloyd of
Youngstown.
Response-Rev. L. w. Doolan, D.
D., Columbus.
11;45-By Way of Surprise
Robert Hughes, Bucyrus.
Tuesday Afternoon
The conventions Sunday School and
Young Peoples Work.
1:SO-Devotional Service-Rev. F.
G. Detwiler, Granville.
Report of Years Work-Director w.
A. Holmes, Granville.
Report of Elementary Sunday School
and Junior Union Work-Miss Zoe e.
Farmhouse, Upper Sandusky
Young Peoples Address, Recruits"
Rev James A. White, Phi. D., Chica.
go, Secretary of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union of America.
Bible School Address-"The Teen
Age - characteristics and Needs"-
Prof. w. Edward Rafferty,, Phi. d..
Philadelphia, Director of Vacation BIZ
BILE School Work of the American Bap-
tist Publication Society.
Symposium.
Address, "BibIe Study for Young
People"-Mr. @. w. shinn, Toledo.
Address. "Our Organized Class at
Work"-Mlss Marjorie X. McGar-