Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-15
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tions for the Baptist denomination In
/ the National Capital.
Instructions were given DR.: J. B:
Gambrell and DR.. +. Y. Mullen OF
all parts of the world and carry
greetings and message Of love from
the convention. The expenses of the
tour are to be met from private
sources.
10000 I'm Baptist schools.
Growth Of the Baptist Student mis-
sionary movement in the south was
reported by DIR. A. l. Aulick Of Fort
Worth, Tex. who told the convention
Of the results of a survey which re-
vealed that there are now 10000 stu
dents in the Baptist schools OF the
south. Baptist students in seven
CARNATIONS and hold their own con-
ventions. He urged the spread of
student organizations among the TO-
900 Baptist students in the schools OF
the country.
General secretaries of the conven-
follows: DIR. J. F. Love OF Richmond,
Va, foreign mission board: DR.. B. D.
Gray. Atlanta, Ga, home mission
board; DIR. i. J. Van Ness. Nashville,
Tenn, Sunday school board: DR.. Will
liam Lunsford. Dallas. Tex. relief and
Knoxville, Tenn. laymen's mission
airy movement, and DR.. w. c. James.
Richmond, Va. Baptist education
board.
Urge Aid to Armenia.
Continuation of American AID to Ar
menia was urged upon the convention
| by DIR. G. E. Webb of New York. who
described the horrors of the famine
stricken country and declared that
unless the relief work of this nation
was kept going thousands would die
! of starvation within a week.
Concluding sessions of the thirty
! second annual meeting OF the Wom-
ans Missionary Union were held yes
! terday and the entire list Of officers
| reelected. consisting of Mrs. w. C..
James Of Virginia: president; Miss
spending secretary: Mrs. A. c. john
son of Kansas. recording secretary;
| Mrs. H. M. Warrior of Maryland. as
sistant recording secretary. and Mrs.
w. c. LoWndes of Maryland. treas
urer.
The meeting was considered the
most successful in the history Of the
| union. with 677 delegates. twenty
three missionaries and 200 visitors
In attendance.
Report ON Laymen's Activity.
Much activity on the part OF men
identified with the laymen's move
ment in the seventy-five million cam
paign was reported by the general
secretary. Twenty-eig members of
the executive committee of that or
ganiZation contributed '444,870 to the
causes represented in the campaign
Local and general members of the
committee were active in every phase
Of the campaign. while the general
secretary travelled 24,675 miles in the
interest of the campaign. made 120
addresses in twelve states in its be-
half, and assisted the men of more
than q dozen cities Of the south in
the organization Of active mems
unions.
Many laymen who had never been
active In religious work were reach
ed in that way and became leaders
in the promotion Of the denomina-
tional program.
Following the report OF the work
accomplished by the home mission
board at the Seaman's Institute at
Jacksonville. Fla, read before the
convention last night by Rev. DR.. D.
b. Gray, corresponding secretary Of
the board. the convention decided to
install similar missions at every i'm
portant port on the Atlantic coast
from the Potomac to tho Rio Grande.
The Seaman's Institute at Jackson
Vile is in charge of Rev. Karl j.
Frost, and the reports showed a splen-
did record Of work accomplished dur
ing the past year.