The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-17
BAPTIST CONVENTION


Notes from the Great State Meeting
Held This Week i'm Tampa
Those attending from the Marion
association were Rev. and Mrs. W.. III.
Wrighton and Mrs. Van Hood from
Ocala; Mrs. t. N. Strange and Mrs
]. T. Rawls from Dunnellon; Rev.
w. j. Folks and daughter from
Romeo; Mrs. John Epperson from
Williston; Mr.. G. w. Scofield, Rev. T..
J. Rorex and Mr.. George Dame of
Inverness; Rev.. Newton Plummer
| from Anthony.
The Marion association was honor
ed with the following appointees for
office: Mr.. Geo. w. Scofeld as one Of
the vice presidents of the convention
and a member of the state hoard Of
missions; Mrs. L. w. Duval, state
chairman of the Margaret Wilson
Fund" for the education of the chill
dren of missionaries, and Mrs. Van
Hood as historian and vice president
of division of six associations.
The attendance upon the conven-
tion was the largest in several years,
There were over 500 delegates.
/ The hospitality Of Tampa was all
that could be desired. The homes Of
the Baptists of the city were opened
to the visitors and automobiles fur
nished for transportation. The two
great dailies of the city were gener-
Gus with space in which to report full
proceedings, and DR.. C. w. Duke, pas
tor of the hostess church, a prince Of
hosts.
Prominent in woman's work was
Mrs. j. H. Mellon, formerly Of Ocala,
and Mrs. B. w. Blount, now Of Jack
sonville, but a few years ago an ac-
tive worker in the Ocala Baptist
church and still greatly beloved by
her host of friends in this city and
| by the young women of the Philathea
kclass of the Baptist church, of which
she was the founder. Mrs. Blount is
now state chairman Of the Training
School Fund" for the education Of
young women for mission work and
church efficiency.
One of the most prominent and lib
eral members Of the First church I'm
Tampa il Mr.. Walter B. Gray, for
merly of Lake Weir, where he still
owns large interests.
| Active and useful among the wom-
en- workers of the First church Of
Tampa are Mrs. Leila Gray Clayton
and Mrs Mollie Gray Parker. former
| ly members of the Lake Weir Baptist
church. Miss Katharine Parker took
the beautiful character Of Syrian girl
in the mission pageant presented on
Monday evening.
Mrs. j. II. Mason, nee Miss Minnie
Stovall, added greatly to the pleasure
of the Ocala delegation by entertain
ing at luncheon on Thursday at the
Tampa Bay hotel.
The financial report Of the boards
were the best in their history. The
state board of missions went @over
the top" with an offering of $113-991.
Disbursements, $112,750. Balance to
begin new year $1,24O. The Wom-
lan's Missionary Union, whose aim had
been $4,000, reported beside much
war work and monies contributed thru
that channel, over $1,000. The aim
set for the coming year il $15O,0O0.
Among the visiting ministers were
DR.. ID. B. Gray, secretary Of the
home mission board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention; DR.. ]. H Car.
yer of the Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY; DR.. E. G.. Dargan
secretary of the educational depart
ment of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion, and DIR. Deaver, president oi
Mercer University, Macon, Ca, and
the Southern Educational Convention