The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-24
BIG HATGHIE BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION MEETS
IN NINETY-FIRST ANNUAL SEES
SION
Held in First Baptist Church, COying-
ton, Tuesday and Wednesday,
More Than $50 Messengers and
Visitors Present.

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The Big Hatchie Baptist Associa-
ton, composed of the Missionary
Baptist churches of Upton, Lauder
dale and Haywood counties, met in
its ninety-first annual session at the
First Baptist Church, this city, Tues
day and Wednesday, there being.
more than $50 messengers and vis-
itors present.
The association was organized by
the reelection Of Rev. T. Riley Da-
Wis as moderator, and Rev. Chesley
Bowden clerk. Rev. M. c. Wick, Of
Brownsville, was elected treasurer.
Among the visitors to the assoc
citation from a distance, represent
ing the various denominational in
terests, were the following: DR.. j.
w. Stewart Nashville, suporintend-
ent Of the Tennessee Baptist Or
phan's Home; DR.. r. A. Bond, editor
of the Baptist and Reflector, Nash
vile; Miss Margaret Buchanan, Nash
vile, field secretary of the Tennes-
see Baptist Women's Missionary IN
ions; DR.. H. E. Waters, president
of Union University, jackson; DR..
James I. Warren, president Of Hall
Moody Institute, Martin; and Drs.
A. G. Davidson and M. D. Jeffries,
superintendent and pastor, respec-
lively, Of the Baptist Hospital, Mem
phis.
The Introductory sermon was
preached by Rev. w. S. Roney, pastor
of the Baptist church at Henning,
Immediately following the organiza-
ton of the association and the re-
port of the associations executive
committee, of which Rev. A. F. Cor
don is chairman.
In the afternoon reports were read
on the subjects of publications, Sum
day school work and ministerial re-
REF and the Baptist hospital. DR..
R. A. Bond, of Nashville, ably dis
cussed the subject of publications,
emphasizing the great importance Of
good literature in the home and
showing how a better circulation Of
denominational literature will aid in
the great drive for the S75,-
100000 which the Baptists of the
south are planning for the first week
in December.
]. Winfield Darby was heard in
an interesting address on the need
of teacher training among the teach
ers of the Sunday schools, urging
the churches to arrange schools for
the purpose of studying the various
plans and methods, thus securing
more efficient Sunday schools. DR..
A. G. Davidson, the newly elected
superintendent of the Baptist hos
nital at Memphis, told of the en-
larged plans and purposes Of that
institution, how that more room was
being provided for by the erection Of
third wing to the already commo-
dious building and how the hospitals
equipment was being added to daily.
He spoke, too, of the desire of the
management Of the HOSPITAL soon to
erect home for the nurses. This
was the first appearance Of DR.. Da-
wilson before the association, and he
made most favorable impression.
The evening session Of the associa-
ton was devoted to the considera-
ton of B. Y. P. u. work and Chris
tian education. Rev. M. G. Wick, of
Brownsville, discussed the first
named topic, and DR.. H. E. Waters,
Of jackson. the second. DR.. Waters
smoke Of the renewed interest in the
denominational school, not only by
the Baptists, but by all Of the lead
ing denominations Of the country.
He gave as reason for this new in
terest the great war. showing how
Germanv's system Of state schools
helped to bring on the war.
One of the features of the second
DAVIS session of the association was
the discussion bv DR.. T. W. Stewart,
Of Nashville, of the Baptist 75-Mil-
lion-Dollar Campaign" in which
southern Baptists are now engaged.
1t is the purpose of the Baptists of
the south in this campaign to raise
at least $75,000,000 for the various
causes Of benevolence, over and
above current church expenses, with
in the next five years. The general
headquarters of this campaign have
been established in Nashville, with
DR.. L. R. Scarborough, Of Fl. Worth,
Tex, as general director, and DR..
Hight G. Moore, of Nashville, as gen.
eral director Of publicity. These men
have associated with them an able
body Of assistants, and there is to
be planned most efficient and sys-
tematic method by which not only
every church in the territory Of the
Southern Baptist Convention is to
be reached, but every individual mem
Der as well. DR.. Stewart said that
Tennessee would have general di-
rector, and that in each of the grand
divisions Of the state there would be
director, with director Of public
ity in each division. The same plan
Of organization will extend to the
district association and to the local
church. Tennessee's apportionment
in this drive is s4,0O0.0OO.O0. The
subscription is to be taken in cash
and pledges covering a period Of
five years.
Reports on what TIE association
had done this year fr the various
mission causes were read and ably
discussed by several Of the leading
preachers and laymen present. All
the reports indicated an increased
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