The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-12
Southern Baptist Con-
vention to Raise rs
Million Dollars
BOARD IN SESSION
Attendance Large a n d
Enthusiastic at Open
ing Sessions - M e e t
Again Today.

The foreign mission board OF thu
Southern Baptist convention is hold.
ing its annual meeting at the head
quarters of the board in the publish
ing house on Sixth street. The at
tendance is large, enthusiasm runs
various states OF the South are
sanguine that the Southern Baptists
will more than go over the top in their
campaign to raise seventy-hve million
dollars in five years
The board held three sessions yes
terday. enjoying lunch at the Rich
mond hotel and dinner n a eocial
hour at the Richmond last evening
and will have a further session this
morning. when plans for the great
campaign Don to be launched will be
discussed. Rev. DR.. L. r. Scarborough,
one OF the leading ministers among
Southern Raptistsy- has accepted. the
dictatorship OF the $4,000. 600 cam
paign n will be present this morning
and address the members of the
board.
William Ellyson. the honored presi.
dent, is presiding over the sessions OF
college is recording secretary. n DR..
u. r. Love, corresponding secretary:
DR.. r. B. Ray. associate secretary, Mr..
r. r. Gwarthmey, are al
their posts and helping TO make the
meeting a success.
These annual meetings OF the for
eign mission board are attended by
the local members OF the board, who
meet from month 20 month and direct
the ordinary affairs OF the board and
by the state representatives from the
tory OF the Southern Baptist onv
ton. These gatherings bring together
many of the leading men OF the de
nomination. Among those ATTENDING
the session In additipH to thirteen o'
local members are Mr.. Joshus
lowering, OF Baltimore; DR., L. p. Trot.
ter. OF Mississippi; Rev. W. W. oKelly
North Carolina: Rev. C. B. Bobo
South Carolina; DR.. j. l. White,
Florida: Rev. w. p. Wilkes. Alabama;
Rev. II. NJ. Fugate. Georgia: Rev. II,
A. Smoot. Illinois; Rev. A. N Porter
New Mexico: DR.. H. A. Tupper, Wash
in ~ton. y. C, and Or. r. e. Garrett
Portsmouth
In the morning session yesterday
DIR. Love. who recently returned from
an extended tour of the mission fields
a a very interesting account OF The
marvellous progress of mission WORK
and spoke with optimism OF the out
look for the enlarged undertaking Of
the Southern Baptists. 1t will be re-
called that oNer a million dollars ~as
raised last e a for foreign mission<
and the convention at Atlanta. was sc
moved by the spirit of large achieve
ment hat a program was adopted FOL
raising s75.o00,0oo million dollars to
be spent in missionary. ~educationaI
and other work OF the denomination
during the next Ave years. The
thoughts and energies OF the denomi
national leaders are now being ad-
dressed to the working out OF details
for putting this great campaign into
operation.
The afternoon session was given ur
largely 10 the examination OF youns
men and women offering themselves
for ervice on the foreign field. There
were some eighteen candidates e
amined and in addition to these. hall
a dozen Others are preparing to go to
Join missionaries already at work. The
scene was a very impressive and In
spring one. The class presented
body Of bright, intelligent, educated
and Jealous young men and women,
who are giving up all the ties Of home
to AXE up work in various foreign
fields. DR.. Love conducted the ex-
animation.
The members Of the board and the
newly chosen missionaries enjoyed