Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-14
BAPTIST HOSPITAL
} FOR NEW ORLEANS
OCOST $1,9D0,0()O
Cities Represented in South
ern Church Body Contest
for 1921 Convention.


mingham and Hot Springs are "whoop-
ing it up" for their respective cities
in an effort to capture" the conven-
tion for 1921.
Enthusiastic boosters" have tackled
great signs in Liberty Hut, where the
convention is being held. setting forth
in large red and black letters the mer-
Its OF their home towns. The meeting
place Of the next convention will be
determined at the final session, Mon
day.
There is sentiment prevalent
among the delegates that Chattanooga
stands the best chance for getting
the 1921 convention. Three years ago
Hot Springs was chosen as the meet
ing place. and 1t is not thought likely
the same town will be chosen this
time.
$l.SOO.O0O Hospital Authorized.
Authority to build a $1.5O0.0O0 hos
pltal in New Orleans was unanimous
~ voted the Home Mission Board by
the convention at the morning Ses-
sion: Recommendation that the hos
pltaI be erected in the Louisiana city
was made by Rev. Dr. F. s. Groner Of
Iexas. The project was indorsed by
DR.. b. p. Robertson OF Paducah, KY;
Or. l.. r. Scarborough Of Fort Worth.
Tex; L. L. Bedout, a layman of New
Orleans. and DR.. w. A. Hobson of
Jacksonville. Fla. Dr. Hobson plead
ed for the establishment Of a Baptist
hospital in Florida, where. he said. a
hospital representing the denomina-
tfon was badly needed.
The authority given the Home Mis-
sion Board to establish the New Or
leans hospital requires that the prof.
ect meet with sufficient support from
New Orleans Baptists and civic or
ganizations. Speakers assured the
convention that such support would
readily be forthcoming. New Orleans
wants the Home Mission Board to ap-
propriate 100000 to start construc-
ton. the convention was told. the re-
naming funds to be raised by cam
paigns in New Orleans and through
out the Baptist convention territory.
Aims Of the Committee.
In presenting the report of the
committee on hospitals to the conven-
tion DR.. Groner declared that Bap-
lists Of the south are endeavoring
cilitieS in the various southern states.
In the hospitals that have been
erected in nine southern states high
records for efficiency and service have
been established. Additional hospitals
are soon ito be erected. Louisville is
to build one at q cost Of 100000; in
Alabama a $3.50. hospital is to be
constructed. and in North.- Carolina
100000 has been raised. Lynchburg.
Va. is also planning for one.
Pies for Bible Distribution.
Difficulties faced in getting the
Bible before the people Of the world
were laid before the convention by
Frank H. Mann of New York, secre-
tary of the American Bible Society.
lens of the society. he declared, and.
although the Bible has been rewritten
in more than $50 languages and dia-
lects. it has only been possible to
translate the whole Bible into 140
languages. To translate the Bible
into Chinese, he said. had taken more
than twenty-five years and cost hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Printing is one of the difficulties Of
Bible spreading. Mr.. Mann said. While
the society prints over 5000. 200 copies
a year, this number is entirely insult
ficient to meet the demands. He de-
clared that il all the printing facili-
ties of the country were employed to
print the Bible they would still be
inadequate.
Committee to Plan Fund Campaign.
A committee which is to recommend
the program for the next four years
for the $75,000.000 campaign was ap-
pointed. The personnel follows: S. S.
Groner. Texas, chairman; ]. R. Hobbs.
Alabama; Otto Wilmington, Arkan-
sas; John E. Briggs, District of Co
lumbia; Louis Entzminger. Florida:
A. c. Cree, Georgia; D. 8. Rodman. Illi-
nois; F. F. Gibson. Kentucky; s. E.
Tull. Louisiana; w. H. Baylor, Mary
land; w. A. Hewitt, Mississippi: o. L.
Wood, Missouri; ]. w. Bruner. New
Mexico; w. r. Cullom. North Caro-
lima; S. ]. Porter. Oklahoma: w. ].
McGlothlian, South Carolina: L. G.
Broughton. Tennessee; John NJ.
Vines. Virginia.
Sunday Pulpit Assignments.
The list Of pulpit assignments for
Sunday was announced today as fol-
lows:
New York Avenue Presbyterian
(A:M) Rev. H. A. Porter, Georgia.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian-lA.M.)
Gorsuch M. E-(A.M.) Rev. J. r.
Johnson. (p.m.) Rev. w. F. Var
brough.
Eastern Presbyterian-(A.M) Rev.
c: wsnTn W; Dukes M Eloridai Florida M, p.n
Cooke. Virginia: (p.m.) Rev. S. ].
Porter Oklahoma.
Hamline Methodist-tPM) Rev. M.
Ashley Jones: Georgia. May II.
CAMS Rev. J: M shelbourne.a aaha Ala
bama; tp.m) Rev. A. J. Holt. Flor
ida
Memorial United Brethren-(P.M)
Rev. ], R. Bateman, Mississippi.
Tuxedo Christian-(P.M.O Rev. C.
p. Arendall. Virginia /.
st. Paul's Lutheran-(P.M.) Rev. F.
C. Mcconnell. Georgia.
Kellar Memorial Lutheran-(AM)
Rev. w. H. Major, (p.m.) Rev. A. v.
Rowe, Mississippi.
= Bradburn M. E.-P.M.) Rev. g. w.
Quick.
Congress Heights M E-(AM.) Rev.
w. NJ. Wood. Tennessee.
Foundry NJ. E.-(AM) Rev. M. E.
Dodd, Louisiana.
Lincoln NJ. E.-(A-M) Rev. William
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