The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-05-15
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NEXT YEAR N CHATTANOOGA
Washington, May 15.-After a
spirited contest Chattanooga was
chos> is the meeting place Of the
next conv9htion.

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Washington, May 14.-Recomnen
dation that Chattanooga, Tenn, bs
chosen as the meeting place for ths
18th annual Southern Baptist converi.
tion next year, was made tonight by
! the coiimrittee on arrangements.
Acting upon the Recommendation
! was postponed until tomorrow morn.
!, ing when the report of the commit
tee will be considhred. The time Sc
lscted by the committee for tho next
convention is May II, 1921, and the
choice of preachers to deliver the cor
: lyention sermon went to DR.. H. l..
Windbmn Of Arkadelphia, Ark, with
DR.. RIM, Inflow of Memphis, Tenn, as
an alternate. .
J, Spirited deJate upon the committees
report is expected tomorrow as mes
sengers from Birmingham, Ala, and
3 Hot Springs, Ark, are deternnoiped, to
bring the convention to their own
cities.
Baptist ministers of the South were
insured against want in their declin-
ing days when the convention today
adopted the Recommendation of it's re-
lief and annuity board presented by
DR.. William Lunsford of DallasSTex.,
providing an annuity for preachers.
when they reached the age Of retiret-
ment.
DR.. John E. White of Anderson, s.
c., and DR.. j. s. Porter of Oklahoma
City, Okla. urged adoption of the re-
lief'-neasure.
Memorial for Moore
At the suggestion of DIR. B. c. Hen
ming of Murfreesboro, Tenn, the con-
vention directed it's president, DR..
Gambrell, to appoint a committee to
attend the memorial services to be
held in Alexandri, Va, Sunday in
honor Of jeremiah Moore, pioneer
Baptist of George Washington's time
who laid the foundation for the Bapz
tist denomination in the national cap
ital. ~s-
A resolution to urge upon Southern
congressman the need of a Sunday
closing law for Washington, introduc-
ed by Dr. E. B. Jackson Of Alexandria,
Va, was unanimously carried. The RED
solution reeites "the vital Importance
-: xii.ipstis
tuition in this critical period Of our
f.tfoSal history"
Instructions were given DIR. j. B.
GambreN and DIR. E. Y. Mullen of
Louisville, KY, to visit Baptists in all
parts of the world and carry greet
ings and a message Of love from the
convention. The expenses of the tour
are to be men from private sources.
Growth of the Baptist student mis-
sionary movement in the South was
reported by DR.. A. l.. Aulick Of Fort
Worth, Texas, who told the convention
that there are now 10000 students
in the Baptist schools of the South.
Baptist students in seven states, he
said, have perfected organizations and
hold their own conventions.
Election of Secretaries
General secretaries Of the ccnven-
tion boards were elected today as fol-
lows: DR.. J. F. Love, Of Richmand,
Va, foreign missions board; DR.. B.
3. Gray, Atlanta, Ca, home missions
board; DR.. i. J. vanNess, Nashville,
Sunday school board; DR.. William
Lunsford Dallas, Texas, relief and an
nuity board; DR.. J. T. Henderson,
Knoxville, Tenn, laymen's missionary
movement, and DR.. w. C. james, Rich
mond, Va, Baptist education board. 4
The meeting was considered the
most successful in the history Of the
union with !677 delegates, 23 mission
aires and 2,s700 visitors in attendance.
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