The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
BAPTIST CONVENTION SELECTS MAGIC CITY FOR 1878 MEETING
Sessions Will Be Held at Howard College-Tem- perance Discussion
 Thursday Feature

Sylacauga, November 15.-(Special) The state Baptist convention, in ses- sion here, has selected Howard col 1ege. Birmingham, as meeting place next year. The 1918 convention will meet in November.
 Thursday morning at an early hour gave promise of indictment weather for ehe session of the convention, but cleared away and large crowds were in attendance
 After the opening exercises of the day W. c. Davis of Jasper read the temperance report, which had in it several recommendations for consid- eration of the state forces. After dis cussion by Davis it was stated that Rev. Brooks Lawrence was in the au- dience. He was asked to come to the platform and was greeted with cheers and introduced by pr. w. B. Crump- ton as the man from Ohio, as he had been called over the state. Cards were distributed for pledges to cover eX- penses of state work Frank Willis Barnett, George H. Estes and Hon. Frank S White of Birmingham spoke on the different phases of the temper ance cause. A motion by George II. Estes carried instructing the president and secretary to send to Judge Weak ley copy of this report as it con tained matter in commendation of him and his services for the temperance work.
 The remainder of the morning ses- sion was taken up with discussions of the denominational school and min isterial education as it regarded How ard college and the seminary.
 A special plea was made for funds now to help Howard college and the amount of s6000.
 LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT
 At the Wednesday afternoon session of the state Baptist convention after the devotional service was concluded, J. T. Henderson of Knoxville, Tenn, secretary of the laymens movement of the southern Baptist convention, ad- dressed the meeting, outlining the work and urging more men to connect them selves with it that greater results might be accomplished. James Ellis of Selma made a telling speech on this question, relating an experience a few Sundays ago of 100 men making visit to the soldiers camp at Montgomery to do personal service work
 ]. w Fucker of Roanoke approved of the work, and stated that his church had released him from pulpit work for a month that he may spend the time in the camps.
 Rev. Charles Daniel. pastor of the First church of Atlanta, made ring tr,xr ohaI, Ct work, explaining the nature and the great necessity of it. He advised plac ing as many of the strongest men of the denomination in these camps as was possible. sss4*,as
 The speech of Rev. J. F. Love of Richmond, on the phase of the foreign mission work as it has developed be- cause of the war conditions, was listened to with earnest attention. WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION
 At the evening session Judge H. E. Foster presided. Devotional service was conducted by Rev. J. A. Davidson of Selma, accompanied with songs by the choir led by Rev. F. P. Lee of Selma. Dr. Gardner of the Louisville seminary told the convention of the work of the seminary and of what the accomplish ments Of the future hopes. A collec- ton was taken for this work when more than $1600 in cash and pledges were re- ceived
 The report of the orphans home was discussed by Rev. L. 0. Dawson of Tus- caloosa, who made the plea that every boy and girl that should leave the in- stitution should be equipped with knowl- edge of some trade as we'll as merely being cared for until they were of the age to be let go into the world work.
 Rev. J. w. Stewart, who has charge of the home, presented to the convention two young ladies who had been reared in the home and later took up work with them in the schools as teachers, and urged the better support of the insti- tuition.