Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-10
BAP lists HEAR
REPORT Of THE
LAST YEAR WORK
Sparks, of Santa Fe, to
Head Conference; Other
Officers Elected; Full
Program for Today.

Last nights session Of the Bap-
fist convention was the high
mark of the convention thus far
when Corresponding Secretary j.
w. Bruner read the annual re-
port of the State Mission board
and delivered an address on the
progress of Baptist work in New
Mexico. The convention. by unan-
imous vote, elected DR.. Bruner
as the corresponding secretary
for, the ensuing year. The sue
cess of New Mexico Baptists, it
was laid, is due more TO this
man than any other man in the
state, According to the leaders
in the Baptist denomination he is
one of the best state secretaries
in the southern convention and
one of the most successful.
Special music was furnished by
the Apollo club, a local civic or
ganization and by the negro choir
of the Mount Olive Baptist
church.
Yesterday was a full and busy
day for the messengers of the
Baptist convention. The organiza-
ton was perfected at the opening
session yesterday morning by the
enrolment of messengers, the
from the churches. Following the
enrollfent of messengers, the
convention elected DR.. Buren,
Sparks, Santa Fe, as president;
IT1lig ~ FTt1ptiY q ri
and Rev. w. r. Hill, of Roswell,
as first and second vice presi-
dents; and william Park, editor
of the Baptist New Mexican, of
Albuquerque, as recording secre-
tary.
Committees had been appointed
by President Sparks some weeks
in advance and the first commit
tee to report was the one on re-
ligious literature. which was read
by William Park, of Albuquerque.
J. T.. Nicholson, Loving; D. X.
Durrett, Ration, and Mrs. Henry
Rusby, of Tucumcari, composed
the committee. The report set
forth the facts that during the
year the Baptist New Mexican
had devoted SO per cent of its
space to distinctive denomination
al interests. Also that the deficit
this year is smaller than last,
even though conditions have been
depressing and $1,000 additional
salary has been paid.
Upon adoption of report, the
convention voted, recommend
ing to the Baptists Of New Mexico
that they buy their books through
the convention; that the Baptist
New Mexican be placed in every
home.
DR.. f. c. Routh Of Dallas. Tex,
editor Of the Baptist Standard,
which has a paid circulation of
nearly 1000, delivered an address.
He congratulated the convention
upon the state paper, the BAPTIST
New Mexican. and the work of the
editor in producing the paper. Or:
Routh emphasized the need OF
good literature and in very strong
terms condemned a large part OF
the literature now being produced
by the many papers and ma9azines'
some of them non-mailable. He
made splendid plea for good
books in the homes-especially
calling attention to the Bible ana
its place in religious life.
Home Missions.
The II o'clock hour was devoted
to home missions with a special al
dress by DR.. B. c. Hening. Atlanta
On. who is in charge of the work
among negroes. Indians. Spanish
Americans and foreigners Inc
first part of his address was oe-
voted to the Baptist rs million
campaign. He said that the cam
naign had discovered Baptists 10
to the world and had
startled the world in the subscrlp-
ing of s93.000,000 in one week Tor
the Outstanding of the world: me
home mission board contributes
$4,000 this year to the work III
New Mexico; maintains a mission
orv to the Spanish American peo-
pie and is contemplating openrhs
work among the Indians. me
home board OF Southern Bapusts
expends over 100000 each year
or missions, evangelistic and euu-
cational work in the south, Cupa
and Panama. Rev. 7. F. Harvey OIL
Albuoueroue is the New MEXICO
member of this board.
Rrief addresses were also maue
nv DIR, III. P. Vermillion, superlh-
tendent of the Southern Baptlst
Tuberculosis sanatorium of ~
Paso, into which the home oo en
has already invested nearly $4oo',
900, and by Rev. A. M. Porter ol
Alamogordo.
Summer Assemblies.
The afternoon meeting was de-
voted to summer assemblies, liq-
uor traffic and the women's Worh.
Rev. r. F. Harvey read the repo i
on assemblies, calling attention 10
the success of two assemblies OPP
Grated by the Baptists OF the STATE
at Cloudcroft and Las Vegas Ihes1
two assemblies enjoyed successlui
meetings the past summer.
The report of the Woman
Missionary Union of New Mexico,
auxiliary to the Southern Baptist
convention, was read by Miss LII
liam May of Albuquerque. MISS
May gave a report of her work
which showed the organization OF
fcrty-nine new womens anu
young peoples organizations IN
the state. She has issued Sof
awards for mission study, and mas
I'D twenty-seven organizations TO
become Al honor organizations
The women in their White Cross
work have sent a large box OF
supplies to the hospital at WI
chow, China. Miss Mays report
also revealed that she has deliv-
cred 1853 addresses; visited 25S
organizations and Travelled 14,oTl
miles.
Miss May in closing her address
introduced to the convention Mrs
w. C. James, Of Birmingham,
Ala, the president of the South
ern Woman's Missionary Union,
who delivered the principal ad-
dress of the afternoon. In her
address Mrs. James said:
THE greatest hour of all hours
known to Baptists was when
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