Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-12
BAPT|STS GATHER
At LIBERTY HUT IN
18TH CONVENTION
Hear Vice President Marshall
Speak-EIection of
Officers.

Four thousand delegates to the sew
enty-fifth annual Southern Baptist
convention crowded into Liberty Hut
Nearly 1000 persons besieged the
gates to the former Billy Sunday
tabernacle in a vain effort to get in
side the structure. A special detail of
police and ushers refused. however. to
allow them to enter the building.
Long before the services began at
IL o'clock the tabernacle was filled.
While waiting the assembled dele
gates from every state in the south
passed the time singing old hymns.
Vice President Marshall was the
principal speaker of the opening ses-
sion. He welcomed the delegates on
behalf of the government. Commits
sioner Louis Brownlow and Rev. DR..
J. J. Muir Of Temple Baptist Church
greeted the delegates on behalf of
the District of Columbia and the
Washington Baptists.
Election of Omcers.
The first order of business at the
morning session was the election of
officers. DR.. ]. B. Gambrell of Fort
Worth. Tex. was reelected president
Of >the convention. This will make
the fourth consecutive term DR.. Gam
brell has served as president. The
names of DR.. W. w. Landrum of Ken
lucky and DIR. J. P. Nell Of Georgia
were placed in nomination for the Of
flee, but the vote was overwhelming
ly for DIR. Gambrell.
Other officers chosen were:
Vice presidents, Rev. DR.. B. H. Har-
,rfs of Fulton. Mo-; J. E. White. An
derson, S. c.: DR.. w. w. Landrum.
Louisville, Ky; secretaries, DR.. H. c.
Moore, Nashville, Tenn. and Joseph
H. Burnett, Macon, Ca: treasurer.
George w. Norton. Louisville. and
auditor, w. P. Harley, Harrodsburg,
Ky.
Vice President Marshall Speaks.
Vice President Marshall, in his ad-
dress. characterized the church as
He warned, however. against the en-
try of the church into politics.
Mr.. Marshall was introduced to the
convention by DR.. Gambrell. who told
the Vice President that the Baptists
came from land of, much water.
where democrats and Baptists went
Il have been greatly shocked to
together" said Mr.. Marshall, but
there is nothing between you and me
save a little water" Mr.. Marshall is a
Referring to the early days of his
that the pioneer Presbyterians' flowed
over into the Ohio valley. and. accord
Ing to history. erected their houses
and set up their stills"
Mr.. Marshall asserted that the
separation Of the church and state in
this country would continue forever.
II know" he added. because there are
M nrio IN
tute q state church. But the separa-
ton Of church and state does not alb
solve men from the solemn obliga-
tions Of worshiping God and obeying
the divine command"
Deeply Interested in Peace.
The Vice President declared he was
deeply interested in peace. He said
he hoped the church would not lose
It's influence for peace by discarding
the gospel of Jesus and trying to re-
form Congress.
Il hope the clergy and laymen of
this country will understand that their
divine mission is to go out and preach
the gospel and not beat the bass drum
in political parade" he said. There
Is enough for the church to do with
out trying to reform Congress. am
a part of Congress and I know.
Il am convinced that there can he
no peace in America, and no peace in
the world. until men and women how
in alteration before the life-end prfn-
ciples Of the Nazarene. II this re-
public Of ours is to endure it must be
founded on The golden rule. All men
are either religious or superstitious.
And I'll take my chance in the for
giveness OF a living God rather than
the capers Of a ouija board"
Mr.. sBrovvnlow Speaks,
In his address. Commissioner
Brownlow said the mission Of Ameri-
ca is to follow the missionaries OF
God all around the world and to
spread the message that all Ameri-
cans are followers of the lowly Naza-
rene.
Following the addresses. devotional
exercises were led by Rev. DR.. g. w.
OKelly. of North Carolina. Prayer
was made by Rev. DIR. Charles w.
Daniel of Atlanta. Ga
Another meeting was held this aft
ernoon. This session was devoted to
business and the reading OF reports
and appointment of the various com
mittees. To night the convention SER
mon will be delivered at Liberty Hut
by DR.. John E. White of Anderson, 8.
G An Overflow meeting at the First
Baptist Church will be addressed by
DR.. ]. r. Hobbs.
Conference Held Last Night.
Last night, at the Temple Baptist
Church, a conference of laymen was
held. J. H. Anderson, chairman of
the executive committee of the Lay
mems Missionary Movement, of Knox
vile. Tenn, presided. Among the
speakers were Percy Foster and E.
Hilton Jackson Of Washington. George
f. Hays of Louisville, Judge D. H.
Harris of Fulton. Md: DR.. P. E. Bur-
roughs Of Nashville. DR.. J. P. Runyan
of Little Rock. Secretary J. T. Hen
derson of Knoxville. Representative
Montague Of Virginia. Representative
Will d. Upshaw of Georgia, former
Gov. Ben. w. Hooper Of Tennessee
and DR.. Z. w. Skies Of Hartsville,
S. c.
The Orphanage Workers Of the
South. an auxiliary body to the
Southern Baptist Convention. was or
ganized last night at a meeting at
the Ebbitt House. The membership
is limited to superintendents and
other officials of the Baptist or
phanages located in the southern
states. j. w. Steward of Alabama
was elected president and F. c. Flow
ers Of Louisiana. secretary.
Tonight the convention sermons
will be delivered. DR.. John E. White
Of Anderson. s, C.. will speak at
Liberty Hut. while DR.. ]. r. Hobbs
Of Birmingham. Ala, will address the
overflow meeting at the First Bap-
tist Church.
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