The Washington times., 1920-05-11
8 SPECIAL TRAINS
BRINGING .BAPTISTS.
Convention Opens at Liberty
Hut at II O'clock Tomor-
row Morning.


Eight special trains bearing mes
senEers and visitors who will at
tend the southern Baptist convention
in this city tomorrow. are due 20 ar
rive here this afternoon anp tonight
Sessions of the convention will
open at Ia O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing at the Liberty Hut. Hotels are
rapidly ulling with convention mem
bers. The Baltimore and Ohio and
southern railroads have found II
necessary TO run extra sections on
many OF their trains ~ accommodate
the visitors, while special trains
from Texas and Atlanta, Ga, will ar
rive tonight.
Vice President Marshall will well
come the visitors on behalf OF the
Federal Government. A word or well
come on behalf OF the District OF
Columbia and local Baptists will be
spoken by Commissioner Louis
Brownlow and the Rev. ]. ]. Muir,
pastor OF the Temple Baptist Church
Elections Come First.
Officers for the year will be chosen.
fraternal visitors received, commit
tees appointed and the report OF the
executive committee presented at the
session. while at the after-
noon session, digests or the reports
Of the various general boards, aux
and commissions of the con-
vention viii be presented.
AT night, DIR. John E. White, pastor
Of the First Baptist Church OF Ander-
son, s. C.,- and president OF Anderson
will deliver the convention
sermon at Liberty Hut, while at the
First Baptist Church DR.. J. X. Hobbs.
Of the First Baptist Church of Bir-
will preach, also. this sec
ond sermon having been provided in
a desire to accommodate the crowds
which will be much larger than can
be accommodated in Liberty Hut.
Similar overflow meetings viii be
held in the interest of foreign and
home missions, respectively, on Thurs
day and Friday nights, these services
tist Church.
No sixht-seeinE Trips.
. When the convention first decided
to come to Washington this year II
was hoped that at least one afternoon
and evening might be left open for
but it develops that SO
many interests are asking for time
before the convention that it will
probably require every hour for the
of the conventions busi-
ness by Monday night.
No business will be transacted on
Sunday, when at\ the morning and
evening services all of the Baptist
and many of the other Protestant pull
pits will be occupied by visiting min
listers OF the convention, while at
Liberty Hut at O'Clock Sunday aft
ernoon DR.. George w. Truett. pastor
d. ,f IAnn
and ono of the most eloquent men in
the denomination, will deliver an adj
dress on "Baptists and Religious Lib
erty." ...
Many prominent women are among
the early arrivals for the convention
and the thirty second annual session
OF the Woman's, Missionary Union will
be held at Calvary Baptist Church,
Thursday and Friday. The women OF
Washington are invited to attend the
sessions of this body.
Field Workers Meet Today.
Field workers OF the Sunday school
board, engaged in Sunday school and
L. Y. =. L. work, are holding their
annual meeting in the parlors OF the
Raleigh Hotel today and will conclude
their meeting tonight.
Considerable interest centcrs in the
conference OF laymen that Will De
held in the Temple Baptist Church
tonight which J. II. Anderson, mill
liopaire layman of Knoxville. will
preside.
Addresses on various. phases of
Christian service in which laymen are
interested will be delivered by promi-
nent laymen from various sections of
the South, including some of the Bap-
tiss congressman and EX-Gov. Zen
W. Hooper, of Tennessee. This meet
ing and all Others of the convention
week will be open to the public.
Many women are among the ad-
vance arrivals in the city and every
thing is in readiness for the meeting
OF the Woman's Missionary Union,
that will be held at Calvary Baptist
Church Thursday and Friday. Wom-
en- of Washington are invited to at
tend the sessions OF this body.