Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

mission boards to mako It's decision
by January l. 1917. or as soon aftar.
wards az possible. in order that the
| convention members might have time
10 consider tho recommendations fully
before the meeting in New Orleans In
. May next.
| VOTE TO CONSOLIDATE
TWO OF PUBLICATIONS
The convention voted earlier in the
day to consolidate. "as soon rs prac.
tfcable." the monthly publications OF
the foreign mission board and the home
mission board. and have them pub.
lished by tho Sunday school board
Elimination Of the two field secre-
! tarics Of tho foreign board, and n
recommendation that the foreign board
employ only two Office secretaries. In
stead OF three. as at present, was con-
tanned In the resolution. The foreign
board was instructed to keep Its cur
rent expenditures for the coming year
within tho limit OF the past year.
Tho resolution, as adopted, also In
vites the Woman's Missionary Union to
unite with the two publications the
organ or the union known as Royal
Service" 1t has been intimated, how
ever, that this Will not be done.
The morning session OF the woman's
missionary Union was devoted chiefly
10 addresses by missionaries and teach
ers In schools that tho union aids.
The convention adopted a resolution
expressing its desire that "men of the
highest moral character" be selected
as army and navy chaplains. and that
no ecclesiastical body he allowed to
hasten itself upon any branch of the
public service" The resolution was
hn
the Religious Welfare League for the
army and navy that Southern Baptlsts
aid In getting more chap1ains for the
navy.
PRACTICALLY ALL OFFICERS
OF BOARDS RE-ELECTED
All officers OF the various boards of
the convention were unanimously re.
elected at tho morning session, with the
exception of l.. 70. Barton, of Atlanta,
Ga., who was succeeded as recording
secretary of the homo mission board
by s. Y. Jameson, of Marietta, Ga. All
State members of tho various boards
were reelected except the following:
Foreign mission board--T. o. Law
son, of Laurens, S. c., succeeds r. W.
Lide. Of Darlington. as South Carolina
member OF tho board: r. J. Batemnn, Of
Troy, Ala, succeeds w. F. YarbrouEh,
of Admission. as Alabama member: j.
W. Porter, OF Lexington. KY, succeeds
W NJ. wood, OF Mayheld, az Kentucky
member; w. ]. f. Cox, OF Pine Blur,
Ark, succeeds W. G. Bowers, of Little
Rock, as Arkansas member. and r. c.
Granbury, of Macon, Ga. succeeds L.
G. Dargan. OF Macon, as Georgia mem-
her. Several changes also were made
in the personnel Of the local members
of tho board.
Home mission board-LIvIngston
Johnston. Of Rocky Mount, NJ c., sue
cceds Il. c. Maddrey, of Raleigh, as
North Carolina member; T. p. Aid
redge, OF Little Rock. Ark. succeeds F.
F. Gibson. of Pine Bluff, us Arkansas
member; II. II. Burton. of Altus, Okla,
succeeds f. ID. Cameron. of Claremore
as Oklahoma member; ]. y. Huggins.
of Denmark, s. c., succeeds L. J. Bris-
tow. Of Abbeville, as South Carolina
member. Several changes also were
made In tho personnel Of the local
members.
Sunday school board-w. ]. Bolin. OF
Alexandria. La. succeeds w H.
Brongle. OF New Orleans, as Louisiana
member. No changes were made in the
personnel OF the local members.
Officers Of the Laymen's Movement
and OF the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of the South were re-elected
with the exception OF several changes
in vice presidents of the latter organ
iZatiOn.