Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE
Is BROKEN BY BAPTIsTs
Convention. Which Comes to Close
To-day. Had Registration of
9,2f5 Delegates.
BUSINESS ALMOST COMPLETED
Visiting Ministers Occupy Ashevuie
Putpits, and Memorial Service for
Miss Fannie Il. s. Heck Is Held.
Women Make Addresses.


= Women Make Addresses.
AStENlLt-E. y. G.. May 21.-The 1916
Southern Baptist Convention. which
comes to II close tomorrow. has had
the largest attendance in It's history,
according 10 figures given out here to-.
night hy It's secretaries. which showed
that 2.ai5 delegates have registered
since the sessions opened on Wcdncs-
day The largest previous attendance
the time OF the convention to-day and
Tonight. Members Of the convention
occupied the pulpits OF every Protest
ant chntch in the city. both white and
negro, and many preached at country
Churches nearby. The Wonlans AIis-
sionary Union. an auxiliary. held spe-
c'al exercises late to-day in honor OF
MISS Fannie l.. s. Heck OF Rulcirh
who FOR fifteen years prior to her
death. August - last, In Richmond was
president of the union. The services
were presided over by the newly elected
president Mrs. W. G. James of l;ich
iuond.
WILL HOLD COUNCIL
OF FIELD WORKERS
The womcn's organization Will :iyc
tomorrow morning over to u council
OF held workers, II which leaders i'm
Inc society Will outline advantageous
methods OF work and discuss plans fo,
the coming gear. The convention itself
IS expected TO wind up its meeting on
Monday afternoon, having before II
consideration of the pas; years work
OF III. Laymers Movement. one of H.:
organizations. and OF lit" activities us
the BAPTIST Young Peoples Union, also
an auxiliary. number OF other mat
ters arc expected 10 be brough: IN
under The head of miscellaneous bust
ness. The convention already has de-
tcrmined many of the more important
questions on this years program.
Action taken hy the convention in
cludcd
Consideration OF the monthly publica-
| lions OF the home mission board and
=! the foreign board.
Decision not to unite with other de-
nominations III maintaining Il school in
Shanghai. China, for missionaries chill
tjrcn.
Retention for another year al: an
educational commission 10 further the
! cause OF education ~ general and
Christian education in particular" in.
stead OF establishing for this purpose
a board similar to The foreign and home
boards.
Continued the TWO field secretaries o.
T! the home and foreign boards the for
cign board retaining It's corresponding
secretary and one other secretary in
stead of two as AT present
Postponed until next year the qucs-
ZION of consolidating the home and
foreign mission boards
WOMEN ARE pERMlTrEp
TO ADDRESS CONyENTi0N
; Broke 4 precedent or its forty eight
| years OF existence by allowing women
TO address the convention. and heard
me statement by rev. i. 3. Gambrell
| D. D.. retired preacher of Dallas
Texas. that some day women viii he
| members OF this convention.'
Tho addresses b. women were made
! by Miss Kathleen Mallory. IF Muntgon-
cry, Ma. corresponding secretary OF
the Woman's missionary Union. who
spoke briefly OH the work OF tn. Wo-
! mans Training School. at Louisville,
! ny, and introduced Mrs. Maud Nc
Lure, principal of the school, who went
!nto greater detail about the work.
! The attitude OF at least some of the
/ Older members Of The convention to-
| wards women taking any part in The
convention was expressed on the night
nc women spoke. by Rev. Lansing Rur-
! rows d. u, Of Amcricus. Ga, for thir-
lN-!oGI years one Of the convention
! secretaries and elected at this session
| Tor ms thira consecutive term AZ pre-
s!deht Or Burrows said TO newspaper
men in reference to the addresses by
the Womans Visionary Union repro
sentatives. that he was against it,"
The convention meets next in New
Orleans, May Is to 81, 1917. The wo-
| mans Missionary Union. according 10
custom VIII meet al the same time and
| place.