The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-15
ELECT
CHATTANOOGA
As Meeting Place for 18th
Annual Session, to Con-
vene May II, 1921.
THOUSANDS OF BAPTISTS

| Washington, May 15,--Chattanooga,
Tenn, today was chosen by the South
ern Baptist convention as the meeting
| place for its seventy-sixth annual ses-
sion May IL, 1921.
| The choice Of Chattanooga was made
| after hot fight by adherents OF Hot
Springs. Ark. p. G. Barton. OF Jones'
| boro Ark, asked the convention to sub
stitute Hot Springs for Chattanooga In
| the report of the committee on arrange
ments presented TO the convention last
night.
Heated argument as to the relative
merits of the two cities developed,
Chattanooga supporters claiming that
while their auditorium seated only 1000
people, its central position In the city
overbalanced the benefits of Hot Springs
auditorium with seating capacity OF
10000 people, situated from eight To ten
blocks from the city.
DIR. II. L. Winburn, OF Arkadelphia.
Ark, was chosen to preach the 1921
convention sermon with DIR. X. nj. In
low, of Memphis, Tenn, as alternate.
Efforts were made to advance the date
for the convention until later in May.
i'm order that opportunity be given stu
dents in schools and colleges to attend
he meeting, but ii was decided to re-
tain the usual date
On the recommendation Of the COM
mittee, which raised the $75,OO0,OOo
on the work of the fund was appointed
The members are DIR. l.. II. Scarbor-
ough, chairman, Texas; DIR, George W.
Truett, Texas; DIR. GEORGE w. McDan-
iel Virginia: DR.. Allen Fort, Tennessee; /;
DR.. M. Il. Dodd. Louisianai DIR. 9. w.
Daniel Georgia; DR.. l.. q. Broughton,
Tennessee, and all board secretaries,
state secretaries, and the president and
secretary of the Women's Missionary
union.
A telegram of formal greeting from
the northern Baptist convention extend
ing its best wishes for successful DELHI
erations was read to the convention
Work of the Baptist Bible institute at
New Orleans, and its plan for the fu-
ture were described by professors of the
institute.
Prof. A. r. Mahon, the foreign Ian
guage teacher, told of the institutes IA
cilities for preparing men and women
to carry. the Baptist faith to France and
Italy in the tongue of those countries.
The aproximity of the institute TO
offers a wonderful opportunity to edu-
cate Spanish speaking missionaries for
work in the southern republics.
DepIore MarshaIrs View.
Vice President Marshalrs opinion OF
the senate as expressed to the Vir-
ginia Bar association, where he is re-
ported to have said that prohibition
1t been considered behind closed doors,
was deplored in a resolution adopted
today by the convention.
Vice-President Marshall made the Off
cial address of welcome to the Baptists
at the opening session Of the conven-
introduced by Or. II. w. Battle, oi
Charlottesville, Va.
we keenly deplora the vice-presi-
dentss poor opinion. II coripctiy quoted,
Sides the resolution said. I'VE would
regard that fact the darkest sign OF
national decadence and coming disas-
ter If the situation described by the
vice president existed
''The Southern Baptist convention
cannot concur in the imputation placed
by. Vice President Marshall upon the
senators of the United States i'm theil
recent enactment of prohibition legisla-
tion," the resolution concluded. Several
of the messengers opposed the adoption
Of the resolution, as the vice e-president
had been the guest of the convention
and, 1t was not certain whether he made
the remarks ascribed to him.
At the suggestion. of Dr. A. J. Bar
ton, of Alexandria, La. action was de-
b. Wheeler, general counsel of the anti
saloon league, when the resolution
passed with but little opposition.
DIR. e. " Mullins. of Louisville. KY,
president of the Southern Baptist SEM
mary, discussed the need for more
spread the ideals of Christianity.
The state Of Rhode Island and Gov.
Edwards, of New Jersey, were attacked
for efforts to "nulify the federal pro-
hibition amendment" in resolutions
adopted today by the Southern Baptist
convention in session here.
Asks Aid In Dry Fight.
Mr. Wbenler decia rod that If fha
vice president held such views he did
not add anything to, the confidence or
the country. Mr.. Wheeler added thar
for his part he would stand by the sen.
ate against the vice-president.
Speaking aaginst political support for
beer and wine candidates. Mr.. Wheeler
declared that's'the position OF such cans
didates Is one OF defiance OF the law,
hence indefensible."
Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer told the convention the govern
ment needed help to enforce the pro-
hibtion laws and that II had enough
men to do the work. He called FOR
the support of the Baptists of the south
in the fight against anti-prohibition
forces.
The viceroy OF India was asked by
the convention In a resolution intro
duced by Or. A.. J. Barton. OF Alexan-
dria. La, to prohibit the import, man
ufacture and sale of liquors and brews
In that country.
Copies of the resolution were ordered
sent to Baptist missionaries and Of
hcials In India and to the British pre-
mier.
Warn Of Drug Traffic.
Support of the movement to prohibit
/ the drug traffic In India was urged by
Tarakpath Das, M. A., of India, VINO
charged that the British government
fostered the opium trade In India by
advancing money. free OF interest, to
the poppy growers.