The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-16
BAP lists OF THE SOUTH
ENDEAVOR|NG c TO PROVIDE
MORE GOOD HOSPITALS

Washington, May 14-Baptists Of
the South are earnestly endeavoring
to provide adequate hospital facilities
for the South, +. S. Groner of Dali
las, Texas, declared today in present
ing the report of the committee on
hospitals to the southern Baptist con-
vention.
These facilities now are entirely in
adequate, he said, and less than in
any other section of the country.
Baptists already have hospitals in
nine southern states, Mr.. Groner said,
and have established high records for
efficiency and service. Additional hos
pitals are soon to be erected.
Louisville, he said. is to build one
at a cost Of 100000; in Alabama.
q $3.50, 900 hospital is to be construct
ed and in North Carolina, 500, 900 has
been raised and the city which obtains
the site for n hospital will add $780,
600. Lynchburg, Va. also is planning
for one.
Difficulties faced in getting the
Bible before the people OF the world
We're laid before the convention by
Frank II. Mann Of New York, secre-
tary of the American Bible Society.
Translation is one of the main prob
lens of the society, Mr.. Mann de-
clared, and although the Bible has
been rewritten in the more than $50
languages and dialects it has only
been possible to translate the whole
Bible into 40 languages. To trans.
late the Bible into Chinese, he said,
had taken over % years and cost
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Printing Is one of the difficulties of
Bible spreading, Mr.. Mann said. While
the society prints over six million
copies Of the Bible, a year this mum.
Der is entirely insufficient 10 meet the
demands. He added that il all the
printing facilities in the country were
devoted TO Bible publication these
would still be inadequate.
The personnel of the committee
which is to recommend the program
for the next four years for the s75,-
100000 campaign fund was announced
today as follows:
f. S. Groner, Texas, chairman; ].
r. Hobbs, Alabama; Otto Wilmington,
Arkansas; Jno 7. Briggs, District of
Columbia; Louis EntZminger. Florida;
A. c. Cree. Georgia; ID. S. Rodman.
Illinois; +. +. Gibson, Kentucky; S.
+. Tull, louisiana; w. II. Baylor,
Maryland; w. A. Hewitt, Mississippi;
O. E. Wood, Missouri; j. W. Bruner,
New Mexico; w. r. Cullom, North
Carolina; S. J. Porter, Okla; w. ].
Midlothian, South Carolina; L. G.
Broughton, Tennessee; Jno. NJ. Vines,
Virginia.
Enrolment of the delegates at the
convention to date was announced
today as 1858. The opening exercises
this morning We're conducted by DR..
b. c. Henning of Murfreesboro. Tenn.
accommodation that a Baptist hos
pital be erected at New Orleans. was
made TO the convention to DR.. F.. S.
Groner of Dallas, Tex. DR.. w. A.
Hobson, Jacksonville, Fla, urged the
establishment of Baptist hospital
in Florida, where. he said, there is
not single protestant hospital, His
suggestion was referred to com.
mittee.
The authority given the home board
to establish the New Orleans hospital
required TO project meet with suf-
ficient support from New Orleans
Baptist and civil organization. Bank
ers assured the convention that such
support would be readily forthcom-
ing. New Orleans wants the home
board to appropriate the $500, 900 to
start construction, the convention
was told and the remaining funds to
be raised by campaigns in New Or.
leans and throughout the Baptist con.
vention.