Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-12-11
Baptist Meetlng AdJournS
Atter Choosing Savannah
rs Next C0nUenti0n C1ty

After a three-day session which is
considered to have been one of the
most important in the history of the
Baptist denomination IN this state,
the Georgia Baptist convention came
to a close Thursday night at the Bap-
fist Tabernacle. Choosing Savannah
as the place and December as the
date for the 1921 meeting of the con-
vention. the body concluded it's de-
alterations with a business session
into which were crowded many mat
tiers Of vital Importance to the work
being done by Baptists in the state
of Georgia.
A brief resume of the results of
the1920 convention shows that the
representatives OF the denomination
in Georgia came to the following de-
cisions:
To maintain the executive commit
tee on it's present basis of f1fty-two
members rather than to enlarge it
so as to give each association at least
one member.
To instruct the trustees of the
Georgia Baptist hospital to turn over
to the holding commission the title
to the hospital plant on Luckie
street in Atlanta.
To authorize the issuance of ST.
10000 in bonds to be used in COM
plotting the additions to the Georgia
Baptist hospital in Atlanta, and to
establish four other hospitals In va
rious sections of the state, naming
a special committee to cooperate in
perfecting this extension of the hos
pital system.
To operate the Christian Index on
it's present basis-under the control
Of the executive committee through
a special committee from that body.
To instruct the executive COM
mittee to plan for the establishment
of a summer assembly for the denom-
nation.
Activities on Good Basis
Reports submitted by the heads
of the various departments showed
that the Baptist activities in Geor-
gia now are on a better basis, more
extensive and more successful IN
their operation than ever before.
These reports were by far the most
of any i'll the history
of the Georgia Baptist convention,
which dates back ninety-nine years.
In every OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Tor
eign missions, benevolences. minis
terial relief, woman's work, the 3.
Y. P. u, social service, hospitaliza-
ton, education, evangelism, enlist
ment, publicity and administration
great progress was shown, merltlng
the heartiest approval of the conven-
ton and it's enthusiastic support.
1t was shown that the $4,000, 900
carried on so successful
ly a year ago, resulted in great re-
yiyal of spiritual interest among the
Baptists of Georgia, so that every
activity has reflected
the spirit of the campaign.
The closing day OF the CONVENTION
saw many important matters decided,
among them that of extending the
operation of the Georgia Baptist nos
pital by establishing four other hos
pitals in various sections of the state
to form a great hospital system. In
conformity with the established pol
icy of the denomination, the title to
the original hospital plant on Luckle
street in Atlanta will be turned over
to the holding commission, which
holds title to all the physical prop
critics Of the convention in the state.
The trustees of the Georgia Baptist
bospital were authorized to issue
bonds not to exceed $1,500,000 to COM
plete the additions to the plant IN
Atlanta and to proceed with the &C
uuisition of another hospital in Sa-
vannah, oneA'in southwest Georgia
and one in north Georgia. A com
mittee of five members was named to
cooperate in this work.
Hospital Offer Accepted
The convention also decided to &C
cept the offer made by two private
hospital owners, DR.. L. G. Hardman,
of Commerce, and DR.. w. P. Har-
bin, of Rome, to take over the man
agement and control OF these 'nstl-
tutions, although the title to the
properties remains with the
owners. This taking over of con-
troll entails no financial expense to
the convention.
A proposal was made to operate
the Christian Index, the denorcina-
tional paper owned by the conVen-
ton, through a special comm ss1on
of seven men who would elect the
editor, the latter to dictate the Lol-
icy of the paper and to be respon-
sible only to the convention. This
was defeated at the clos
ing session and the paper will be
operated as heretofore-by the spe-
cial committee from the executive
committee.
Several resolutions were adopted
just before the convention took final
adjournment-to establish a perma-
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