The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-12-05
JENNINGS OFFERS
BAPT|STS 100000
MISSISSIPPI BAPTlSTS TO GIVE
AN EQUAL SUM TO BUY BLUE
MOUNTAIN COLLEGE.
THE MONEY FOR EDUCATION

Meridian.-The Baptist Record, of.
ficial publication of Mississippi Bap.
lists, by unanimous decision of the
state convention, which ended its
ieightieth annual session in Meridian
last week, will be owned and operated
by the convention as are the other de-
,nomlnatlonal institutions of the Bap.
lists of Mississippi The decision that
the paper pass from company to de-
nominational ownership was reached
on recommendation of the convention
board after the question had been
thoroughly considered.
A feature of the convention was the
report of the Baptist education com
mission of Mississippi, which en-
ibraced a letter signed by A. E. Jen'
nings for the Jennings family of Mem.
phis, wherein the family offered to
give to the educational interests of
Mississippi Baptists 100000 in five
annual installments Of $4,000 each,
on condition that the Baptists Of the
state raise 100000, including the gift,
I 100000 OF TITS to be used in purchas.
ing Blue Mountain College for the
Baptists of the state, the remaining
100000 for the benefit of the conven'
tion as the education commission may
determine. The proposition would
give the college to the denomination
free from all debts and encumbrances.
On recommendation of the commits
sion, the convention unanimously ac-
cepted the offer, and A. E. Jennings,
being present, was called to the plat
form In few brief remarks he told
the convention of his family's decision
to make the offer for the purchase of
the famous educational institution.
Natchez.-A service flag in honor
of the 81 members of the organization
in military service was dedicated by
the Natchez Council Knights Of Co.
lumbus, following the installation Of
the recently elected officers.
Holly Springs. Word of the
death overseas of James N. Beck, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Beck, Of
!. Holly Springs, has been received by
! relatives here. Young Beck died in
/, the Red Cross hospital, in Winchester,
I England.
Water Valey.-Mrs. Matte Pass,
widow, residing on Route 6, of Water
i Valley, received an official telegram
j notifying her of the death of her son,
/ Curtis, who was killed in action in
I France on Nov. 4. This leaves her
only one son, who also is in the serv-
| fee over there.
Jackson. - Dec. 7 has been selected
by Gov. Bilbo as a day when Missis,
sippi shall pay tribute to the great work
of the British in winning the world
war, according to a proclamation Is
sued here. On that day special prob
grams will be given in the schools,
and on Dec. ministers are requested
to make special mention in their serI
mons of the British contribution to
the allied victory. :
fGreenwood-A destructive fire oc1
lrred at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Sampson, the blaze starting from de-
fective flue in the front part Of the
house. The roof of the twostory
structure was burned off. Practically
all the contents were removed from
The house, but were badly damaged.
Six persons were i'll with influenza
when the fire occurred, several of
them being in a serious condition,
They were removed to the Kings
Daughters Hospital.
Jackson-Oscar Lamb, former mer-
chant of this city, sentenced to 10
years in the penitentiary for alleged
receiving of embezzled property i'll
1 connection with the failure Of the
Bank of Sails, Attilla county, has
Y been set free by the supreme court,
Lamb was convicted and sentenced in
d January, this year, when tried at Gre
NADIA. He appealed to the supreme
court The latter tribunal held that
the Indictment was improperly pro-
4 cured, and that undue influence had
been exerted before the grand jury of
a Attilla county.
tarkville.-Mississipp A. and ".
8 defeated her rival, the University q
4 mississippi, Thanksgiving Day. Score
"a to g. The A. and NJ backs ga ned,
Il consistently throughout the game,
& scoring one touchdown in the first
third and fourth quarters and going
q over twice in the second. The cole
Miss" tacklers and ends were unable
to stop the line plunging and end rum
ming of the A. and M. College backs,
and McNair, Perry, Smith, Hough and
Mallory repeatedly tore or big gains