The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-18
Southern Baptist4
Convention
Resolution Endorsing Disarma'
ment Introduced-Will Be Sent
to President Harding

ton favoring disarmament was in
! troduced in the Southern Baptist
convention here this afternoon by
DIR. Henry Allen Tupper of Washing
ton, D. c., who declared that the
question of reconstruction Of the
world on peace basis was supreme
at the present. The resolution would
give Endorsement to the movement
now being pressed by certain mem
bers of congress, and provided that
copy be forwarded to President
Harding. The resolution was refer
red to a committee.
Unanimous approval of the con-
vention was also given to efforts to
strengthen the Volstead act now
pending in congress. the matter hay
ing been presented by DR.. A. j. Har-
ton, chairman of the standing COM
mittee Of social service.
Birmingham won the new head
quarters of the Baptist Woman's Mis-
sionary union this afternoon follow
ing the decision of the body yester-
day to remove the headquarters from
Baltimore, after the closest race IN
the history Of the organization. Upon
the recommendation Of the locating
committee the names Of Atlanta ana
Memphis were dropped and the race
narrowed to one between Nashville
and Rirmir CHAM. The frs showed
tie. and Mrs. w. c. James president,
refused to break the tie because OF
her residence in Birmingham, ana
the votes Of the officers residing IN
Baltimore swung the balance in fav-
or of Birmingham.
Practically all of the officers of the
Woman's Missionary union were re-
elected late today as follows: Mrs.
w. C. James, Birmingham, president;
Miss Kathleen Mallory, Baltimore,
corresponding secretary and Mrs. Il.
NJ. Wharton, Mrs. W. c. Lowndes and
Mrs Juliet Mather, all of Baltimore,
recording secretary-treasurer n
young peoples secretary. respec-
lively.
The editors Of the Baptist papers
Of the South held an informal
business and social session this af-
ternoon and elected DR.. q. T. Cody
Of the Baptist Courier, Greenville,
S. c., president. and Coleman Craig
retary.
The title to several million dollars
worth of church property in South
ern states will be made secure
through the application Of recon-
mendations as to the legal status Of
boards operating under the South
orn Baptist convention presented
this morning by Clifford Walker Of
Monroe Ca, and adopted by the
convention. Hereafter title will be
vested in controlling boards rather
than in the convention directing the
boards to transfer title to the pro-
perties to the organization in accord
ance with the laws of the state in
which it is located instead of the
convention. 1t was decided that such
action was necessary to safeguard
the church properties in the future
Among the more interesting re-
ports made to the convention today
was that of DR.. A E. Brown Of
Raleigh, ~ c.. on the mission Of 40
mountain schools conducted by the
Baptist church, especially those in
the Ozarks. The educational ad-
vantages afforded these children was
outlined, the report emphasizing the
isolation of the mountain people and
declaring that in whole counties
there was not an automobile.
The secretaries announced that
registration for the session had
reached 4,593.
DR.. J. H Rushbrooke Of London,
Baptist commissioned for Europe,
read a special message Of greeting
from the Baptist union of Great
Britain.
A telegram of greeting was read
from Dr.. W. C.. Biting of St. Louis,
corresponding secretary of the North
ern Baptist convention, and DR.. j.
Y. Atchison of New York genera
director Of the board of promotion
of the Northern Baptist convention.
sent a Geographic report Of the
years work, setting forth the fac
that the Northern Baptists had had
the greatest year in their history
increasing the contributions and
sending out more missionaries than
| before.
DR.. Henry Allen Tupper of Wash
ington offered a resolution asking
President Harding to call a world
conference on disarmament and the
matter was referred to the commit
tee on resolutions.
President E. Y. Mullins and DR..
J. f. Love were named to reply to
the communication brought by DR..
Rushbrooke.
Chattanooga, May 13.-Total cash
collections for the causes fostered by