Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-29
BAPTISTS OF
NORTH TO HOLD
SESSION HERE
UNCONVENTIONAL Leaders Will
Make Plans for 100000
WOrshipers.

Baptists from every part of the North
ern Baptist Convention, which represents
1865 churches and approximately $780,
900 members throughout the country,
have already begun to arrive in Indian
apolis for the preliminary session of the
annual meeting of the board OF promo
ton Of the Northern Baptist Convention,
which will be in session here all next
week, with headquarters at the ClaypooI
Hotel
National leaders are looking forward
TO one Of the most interesting sessions
ever held by the denomination. Various
vital issues which confront the North
ern Baptists Will come up for discussion
here, and business plans will be laid for
the next years work. Local leaders, with
Rev. c. S. Dinsmore, D. D., director OF
the Indiana board OF promotion at their
head, have perfected plans for the en-
tertainment Of the visitors.
Preliminary sessions Of various COM
mittees were held today, and tomorrow
practically every pulpit in the city VIII
be filed by visiting Baptists. Some Of
the best known UNCONVENTIONAL leaders
in the United States will be on the pro-
gram at the sessions of the annual meet
ing. DR.. John Y. Aitchison, general d.
rector OF the general board Of promotion,
who has directed the work " the denom!-
nation in that capacity for more than
two years, Will be one Of the chief speak
ers. Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery Of
Rochester, president of the Northern
Baptist convention, who is unique in be-
ing the first woman ever chosen as head
OF a great denomination, viii preside at
most Of the sessions. \ third speaker Of
unusual interest will be DR.. Hugh 4.
Heath, executive secretary Of conferences
and conventions.
Several Of the leading educators OF the
denomination are expected here. Among
the number are Dean Smaller Matthews Of
Chicago University; Dr.. F. L. Anderson,
president of the new International Bap-
fist Theological Seminary at East Orange,
\. J., whose siXty-fve students were all
born in foreign lands, and VIII go out
after their course is completed to teach
new Americans Of their own nationalities :;
DR.. Clarence a. Barbour. president of
Rochester Theological Seminary; DR..
Emory Hunte, president OF Buckneu Uni
varsity, Lewisburg, Pa, and Dr.. George
r. Baker, associate secretary Of the board
Of education OF the Northern Baptist
convention.
Other national leaders Of the denomi-
nation who viii have q part in the meet
ing will be DR.. Charles L. White Of New
York. executive secretary Of the Northern
Baptist Convention; Or. Charles 4.
Brooks. secretary Of the department OF
city and foreign speaking Missions of TIC
American Baptist ONE Mission Society;
Mrs. Martha MacLeish OF Glencoe, III,
president OF the Woman's American Bap-
fist Foreign Mission Society; Mrs. George
". Coleman or Boston, president Of the
Woman's American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society; Or. Gilbert y Brink, gen
eral secretary Of the American Baptis'
Publication Society; DR.. Harry r.
Greaves Of New York, business manage
Of the board Of promotion; Miss Nellie G.
Prescott, executive secretary Of the
Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society; and Mrs Katherine G. West
fall, executive secretary Of the Woman's
American Baptist Home Mission Society.