Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-25
CONVENTION OF
BAPTISTS HERE
TOBRINGCROWDS

Reports from over the state indi-
cate that Georgia Baptists will at
tend their state convention in Allan
ia. December TO, in unprecendently
large numbers.
This will be the fourth time the
Georgia Baptist convention has beeh
held in Atlanta, the last time hay
ing ben in 1884, thirty-six years ago.
The other times were in 1883 and
1864.
The attractiveness of Atlanta as
a convention city and the tremendous
Importance of the time Of the meet
ing accounts for the great interest In
this particular session.
An extremely strong inspirational
and devotional program has been pre-
pared. The best speakers obtainable
have been secured, no matter how
far tehose in charge of the program
had to go to secure them. The nee
essary business of the convention
will, of course, be attended to. but
the plan of the program this year
is to place formal and routine mat
tiers as far as possible in the back
ground and to give the front places
to great speeches by great speakers.
No feature of the conventions
| work will show a greater. growth
| than it's beneVolence; that is to say.
| it's Orphans Home and hospital work.
| These so-called benevolences Georgia
Baptists foster. along with their mis-
sionary and educational work.
The Georgia Baptist Orphans
suburb of Atlanta. Here 369 orphan
children are being cared for. The
home is located on a flfty-two-acre
farm owned by the institution. Ii.
addition, this year tract OF thirty
acres has been rented. The entire
acreage has been cultivated, all OF
the work being done by the boys OF
the home. A system of diversified
| farming Is used and the children are
| practically fed from the farm dur1nS
the harvest season. The home has Il
herd of thirty Jersey cows, and a
well-equipped milk barn and housing
shed.
Substantial improvements have
been made during the year, including
a six-room bungalow, and the foun-
dation, including the gymnasium, OF
school and chapel building. The
monthly receipts Of the home have
| taken care of all current expenses
and also these improvements.
The entire plan Of operation is to
train the hands and the minds OF
| the children so as to make them use
full and producing citizens.
markable, there having been only
two deaths in six years. Superin'
tendent T. S. Scoggins is widely
known as one of the most capable
orphans home men in the whole
country.
The Georgia Baptist hospital also
is an Atlanta institution. The pres
emit property was purchased in 1913.
1t had formerly been known as the
| Tabernacle Baptist hospital.
The growth and success of this
institution has been remarkable
from every viewpoint. During the
remainder of 1913. the first year OF
During the year 1920 it has had 1914.
More than 1000 patients have re.
ceived free hospital and medical
services, which if charged for al
the minimum rate would have cost
more than SITS, 1000. twice the cost OF
now has $50 beds and by the first OF
the year will have 200.
The hospital has recently pur-
chased a block and half on North
Boulevard, one of the best residence
sections of the city. The new plant
will consist Of three units of 300 beds
each, the entire plant to cost two and
one-half million dollars.
One very interesting fact is that
two-thirds of the people treated at
| the Georgia Baptist hospital come
from outside the city of Atlanta.
Rev. J. M. Long is the superintend-
ent of the hospital and has been
the moving spirit in all Of it's opera
tons, and in it's plans for enlarge
ment.
The hospital and the orphans home
will each be allotted extended Pc
RODS on the convention program.