The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-10-20
TOLEDO is 1917
GOAL OF THE
BAPTIST COW.

Rev. B. F. Caudle OF Portsmouth |
will deliver the convention sermon
at this time or, in event OF his in
ability to attend, Rev. w, A Billings
of Springfield.
In submitting the report of the
committee on next session Thursday
morning, in which the above was en-
bodied, Rev. u s. Davis, chairman,
spoke of the numerous cities after
the 1917 meeting.
OF these, Norwood and Portsmouth
we're the foremost contenders on ac-
count OF new edifices recently erect.
ed. Rev. Mr.. Davis stated that for
several years past the policy of hold
ing conventions in city where new
buildings have been constructed has
! been followed out. Toledo, he said,
has bid for the convention for five
years and has graciously yielded to
other churches. For these reasons, it
was decided to pass up the practice
this year and award the convention TO
Toledo.
There were over 600 delegates and
visitors at the convention held in Mt
Vernon this year, according to the
report OF Rev. Mr.. Carman, chairman
of the committee on enrolment. Ac-
tual registrations to the number of
544 were noted. Enrolment cards
were passed out Wednesday evening,
but only 233 were turned in. These
showed 1856 delegates, 18 life mem
bers and DO visitors.
Great appreciation of courtesies ex-
tended the convention by Mayor
Charles A. Mitchell, by the Mt Yer
non chamber of commerce and by
Rev. George Rector Dye and mem.
bers of the First Baptist church of
Mt. Vernon was expressed in the re-
port of the committee on resolutions.
The second section of this report
urged that the convention president
appoint resolution committee one
year In advance of the convention.
| DGSNO
DIR. George Washington Lasher oi
Granville, vice Rev. j. B. Lemon who
was called home to Cleveland, pre-
sented the report of the committee
on obituaries. The following peo.
pie, expiring during the past year
were immortalized in the report:
Mrs ]. r. Herget and son, John Mino
Herget of Cincinnati, wife and chilt
of Rev. j f, Herget, past president
w. II. Doane, musical doctor, whC
received his training in Denison uni
verslty; Mrs. Eliza Smart Shepard
son, wife of the founder OF Shepard
son college, Granville; Rev. FRANKLIN
r Johnson, son of the first man to go Il
Oregon; Prof. A. NJ. Brumback,
professor in Denison university; Rev
j. s. Hutson, former pastor at Wai
i rem; Mrs. Marsalena Clouse, wido'
a OF Rev. ID. l.. Clouse; Rev. Evan ]
: Thomas, former pastor at Piqua; Rev
! Herbert x. Eccles, former pastor q
o Salem and Bowling Green; Rev. I
g r. williams, Denison student VIII
d was a missionary in India; Mrs Mar
s. Kennedy Woods, wife OF Rev. ".
T. Woods; Rev. Henry Parrish, forme
At pastor at Youngstown; Mrs. Racha'
ID Wilson German, widow OF Rev. Sar
a uel German, and Mrs. Laura Thorn
son, wife of Rev. ]. r. Thompson.
PURSE TO Or. LASHER
of Rev. Mr.. Hughes OF the speci
Ill committee appointed Tuesday to &
e. cure n fitting testimony of the I
ly. gard in which DIR. G. w. l'asher
Is Granville is held by the conventio
,h- presented the aged editor OF the Jol
ne nal Messenger with purse Thursd
er. morning, containing $l70 in so
A stating that the money should
on spent only for things contributing
nj. Dr. Lasher's comfort DR. Lash
he was quite overcome with the gilt a
les expressed his appreciation in Ieeli
adj words
,ox THE RURAL CHURCH
nm A report at once interesting to
OF religious denominations was q
i'm presented Thursday morning by
ing G. W. searls of Madison, chairman
ion the committee on rural churches.
sts meeting OF the committee was h
sill last January in Columbus and pl
osy are under way to unite with the eV
Ing gellstlc committees in holding
the forences during November aud
ccnber
Accordiug TO the report there W
can ia 1908, ljS Baptist churches.
Che 1915, there we're ~ OF which 20
the listed only in name, leaving 4a2. II
r Of over thero has been a gain In N
Eel bership OF 10000 members in
our period Thirty-hye churches h
terry come over from the Free Bapt
In the last seven years rural chu
ga have lost 0g1 members, "