Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
SET $500 YEARLY
AS OLD AGE: RELIEF
Baptist Preachers Will Also Re-
ccive Annuity From $5,OOO,-
900 Fund Esta ablished.
DR.. 6. w. M'0ANIEL SPEAKER
Vicksburg Lynching Deprecated
by Southern Church Conven-
tion in Session at Atlanta.
DR.. G.. w. M'DANIEL SPEAKER
iEE Associated rrc..-

ATLANTA GA. May l5-Forma! au.
'horization for creation Of $1,000 900
fund for ministerial relief was ,nani-
inousiE voted by Tho Southern Baptist
convention, in session here today.
Baptist ministers, on reaching the age
OF sixty eight. rr disabled before that
age. would be provided with $500 a
wear from the fund while their widows
or minor children would &c. three
ffths OF that amount annually
III addition 10 tho ministerial relief
iund. which is IN lin" with action taken,
ny other Protestant DENOMINATIONS of
America the plan also Includes an an
nuity feature, whereby ministers would
pay INTO the board n charge Of the
fun.i 3 small yearly sum. the total of
which finally would go 10 his relief
Treat nr"tcn Hctter Than Prcncher..
year ago the Southern Baptjs,
convention created the ministerial re-
lief board, With headquarters at Dali
las. and authorized establishment OF a
*locp.ooo fund FOR the purpose After
an exposition today Of the work car
r!cd out II was decided to make the
total S5.eo0.ooo, The sum TO be raised in
seven Years
than We have treated our aged and
disabled ministers" said the Rev.
George w. Mcdaniel. u. -, OF Rich,
fnond Va. in advocating the enlarge
Rev. John }. Hurt. u. u. of WilminS-
ton, y: g., and several others also
pleaded Tor increasing the fund.
The lHnching las; night OF a negro at
Eicksburg. Miss. was deprecated dur
ing discussion OF "A plan for aiding
negro Baptists 10 establish a theologi-
ably would be established at Nashville,
instead Of Memphis. Tenn, 8 original.
~ proposed.
Colorcd E.nnGeIIst Speaks.
The Ear. q. l.: HALEY, y. D.. OF Dali
las, Tex, in plea for helping TO edu-
by the white Baptists of the South
would react in a splendid way upon
US and SET them forward in the right
direction. lie referred TO the way
negroes throughou. the country are
stirred today by the reports from,
Nicksourg. and urged concrete as
that they really want TO help the
negro.
The Rev. J. w, Bailey, d. D., an
ssa1ic eHsnseliss 20 OF he national BAPTIST con
associations. and the one which de-
sires cooperation OF the white Bap-
tist In establishing the seminary. was
called to the platform to speak on the
seminary plan.
We eoiOred people in the South
know how the Southern white people
sood Christians in the South who agree
with DR.. HALEY in denouncing such
outraEes As tina; at Nicks burg he said
lie added that financial aid from the
Southern Baptist Convention would
prove 70 the negro population of the
North tha; Christian people OF the
south really want TO help the negro"
The commission In charge of the plan
was ordered continued 10 carry out its
work of raising funds and CO. operating
with the negro Baptists in csta ablish.ng
the seminary.
To Enlarge Delegations.
At the opening session today of the
Woman's Missionary Union. an auXil-
iarS OF the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton. Il vas decided to enlarge the dele
cation from each State n the annual
convention from twenty-five TO forty
This. viii give an attendance Of 40
at the convention hereafter Reports
OF officers showed that contributions
during the year had exceeded expec,a-
lions.
There were numerous special gifts in
addition to this. Virginia led all
States in contributions. with Georgia
second.
The annual address va. delivered bv
the pres sdent. Mrs w c. James