The Washington herald., 1920-05-15
DAPTISTS URGE
CLOSEDSUNDAY
Unanimously Adopt Resolu.
ton Seeking Action for
Closer Observance.
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Baptist Church OF Alexandra to-
morrow night, when tablet to the
memory OF jeremiah Moore. n pion-
eer Baptist Of this section, will be
unveiled. Moore was one Of the
early workers for religious liberty
in America and laid the Foundation
for Baptist work in Washington. He
was once Imprisoned at Alexandra.
Dedicate Memerial Today.
Messengers were invited sby Rev.
O. Q. johnson, pastor of The I'm
manuel Baptist Church, to attend the
dedicatory services to be held This
afternoon on the site Of the Nation
al Baptist Memorial at Sixteenth
street and Columbia road.
Of great interest 10 the entire
South is the proposed 81, 500, 900 sec
ttonal hospital at New Orleans. IA
which was given a prominent place
In the morning discussion. DR.. F..
3. Groner, Of Texas, chairman Of the
committee on hospitals, presented
the report, with the recommendation
that the project be pushed. The
report was unanimously adopted.
Operate Thirteen Hospitals.
Hospitals have occupied a large
share in Southern Baptist activities.
The denomination now operates
thirteen hospitals throughout the
Chattanooga, Tenn. will probably
get the next years Southern Baptist
convention, according to the recon-
mendation made last night at Lib
erty Hut by the committee on time
and place, headed by DIR. George w.
Mcdaniel, of Richmond, Va.
Action Is Postponed.
Other important matters filling
the program. and there being insuf- :
ficient time for. debate, the matter
was put over until this morning,
when 1t is believed that the recon-
mendation will be approved.
II the recomme ndation of the
committee carries, Chattanooga will
be the place, and Wednesday, Nav
IL, 1921. the time. DR.. H. l.. Win
burn, of Arkadelphia, Ark, will de-
liver the convention sermon; alter
nate. DR.. R. NJ. Inflow, Memphis,
Tenn.
Years Committee Named.
Plans for future activities and
the elaboration Of a program for the
coming year will be under the di-
rection of the following committee,
designated yesterday: r. S. Groner,
Texas, chairman; ]. r. Hobbs, Ala
bama; Otto Wilmington, Arkansas;
John E. Briggs, District Of Colum-
bia; Louis Entzminger, Florida; A.
70. Cree, Georgia; B. F. Rodman,
Illinois: F. F. Gibson, Kentucky; s.
E. LulL Louisiana; w. H. Baylor,
Maryland; W. A. Hewitt, e.. Missis-
sippi; o. L. Wood, Missouri; ]. w.
Bruner. New Mexico; w. r. Gull
lom. North Carolina: s. J. Porter,
Oklahoma; W. ]. McGlothlin, South
Carolina; L. G. Broughton. Tennes-
see; John NJ. Vines, Virginia.
Elected Secretary.
DR.. W. C. James. pastor of Grove
Avenue Baptist Church, Richmond,
Va, was elected secretary of the
educational board at Birmingham,
Ala. He is the first regularly ap-
pointed secretary of this board.
/ General secretaries of other
boards were reelected. including
the following: DR.. J. F. Love, fof-
eign mission board, Richmond, Va;
DIR. B. D. Gray, Atlanta, Ga, home
mission board; DR.. i. j. Van Ness,
Nashville. Tenn, Sunday school
board: DR.. William Lunsford, Dali
las, Tex, relief and annuity board :
j. G. Henderson, Knoxville, Tenn,
Laymen's Missionary Movement.
Relief Work Outlined.
The work of the Relief and An
nuity Board, which involves the
care of aged was outlined by the
corresponding secretary, DR.. will
lam Lunsford.
Since July, 1919, when the board
first began its. work, the number
of dependents has increased until
the rolls show 500 beneficiaries to
date. To meet the growing cost of
the work the board will receive
s2.5O0,00o from the proceeds of the
$75,ooo,oo0 campaign and upon the
termination of these subscriptions
a special drive is planned for 81
100000 to extend the work.
Annuity Feature Proposed.
T. To encourage young men to un-
dertake Christian work, an annuity
feature has been designed. Upon
the payment of a small premium the
minister creates for himself an an
nuity Of 800 per year payable from
the day he becomes 6s years old.
10000 Baptist ministers through
out the South are already eligible
for these benefits. ;.
Other matters considered by the
convention yesterday were the Lay
mems Missionary Movement, the
legal status Of the convention boards
and the Baptist Student Missionary
Movement - .,- =
Home Missions Take Time.
Home missions occupied a large
share Of the program yesterday. DR..
]. B. Weatherspoon, of North Caro-
lima, and DR.. B. d. Gray, of Atlanta,
Ga, spoke at the Liberty Hut in the