The Brunswick news., 1922-11-30
BIG BAPTIST MEET.
WILL Be HELD IN
ATLANTA NEXT WEEK
TO Be of Largest in History of
the Georgia ASsOcia-
tiOn.
CONVENTION WILL MEET
ON DECEMBER SIXTH
Atlanta Making Preparations for
Entertainment of the Large
Crowd; Or. o. p. Gilbert is on
Important Comtnittee.


Crowd; Or. o. P. Gilbert is on
Important Committee.
Interest among Georgia Baptists is
now ceutering in the approaching one
hundred and first annual session of
the Georgia Baptist convention to be
held in Atlanta beginning Wines
day morning, December 6.
Preceding the convention on Tues
day afternoon and evening, Decem-
Der 5. there Will be held IN the Bap.
tist Tabernacle the preachers and,
laymen% eonferenc. This pre-conl
vention conference was lnaugurated
last year in connection with the con-
vention in Savannah, and the venture
proved a helpful experience for mes
seugers. 1t was voted at Savannah
to make this conference an annual
event.
Officers of he conference are DR.
f. c. Mcconnell, Of Atlanta, presi-
dent, and DR.. L. +. Ditton, Of Car
tefSNhie, secretary,
The program OF the pre- convention
conference will open at O'Clock on
idea of The Uplifted Christ. All
addresses and sermons viii be direct
ed towards this general theme. The
conference viii lopen al 2 O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoon with Rev D. B.
Nicholson, Of Jeffersonyille, leading
the singing Rev j. EAk1udson, of
Adairsville, viii conduct tfslepening
deyotSonal Rev D. Albert Howard,
pastor / Fort Valley. viii deliver the
conventions address ut 2.30 o'clock.
and g Ais~address there will
- OF ayef csaducted by
% CARRIER, al Atlantn.
reacher of the afternoon ses-
n the conference will be Nr
YES b. Williams professor in 5
RoW of theology Of Mercer univef-
8ty. ADr Williams is one Of the most
eidely. known preachers of the de-
Elomndtion, having been a professor
in the Southwestern seminary at Fort
Worth. Texas, and later president of
Howard college in birmingham He
has been at Mercer for two years.
Following his address there will be
an open conference conducted by Dr.
Homer L. Grice, pastor at Washing
ton.
The evening session of the confer
ence will be opened with song serv-
ice led by Rev. L. r. Dutton, of Car
tersville, followed with a devotion by
, Dr., O. 2. Gilbert
Dr. Charles w. Daniel, of AtlEnta,
will be the evening preacher. Vol
lowing the sermon there will bean
open conference for testimony which
viii be conducted by DR.. b. S. Railey,
of Atlanta.
The convention will be called to or
der Wednesday morning by DIR. John
D. Nell, of Athens, who has served
as president Of the convention for 12
years. 1t o. likely that DIR. Nell will
be reelected by reclamation, and
suggestion has been made that the
president Of the convention viii be
asked to deliver presidents address
this Year, which it n hoped will be-
come a permanent psrq Of the annual
program.
DR.. B. D. Ragsdale, of Macon, is
secretary Of the convention and has
been for the past 26 years. 1t is ex-
pected that he will again be unani-
mously chosen for this office along
with DR.. f. j. Forester, of Sparta,
who has been treasurer for Il number
of years. Four vice presidents are
elected annually and these men do not
succeed themselves. Vice presideAts
for the current year are A. W. H.
ans. Of SanderviliS; Graham Forrest
er. of MonteEuma; L. A. Henderson,
of Columbus, and Frank M. Oliver,
: Savannah
| Among the several questions which
will be discussed at this convention In
connection with educational work of
the denomination will be the matter
of the holding commission of the con
I vention, body composed Of seven
men elected by the convention to hold
the title TO all properties of the con-
vention. 1t so happens that the col
leges and schools represent a consid-
cradle proportion of the realty hold
ing.s of the convention. and for that
reason trustees of the several instltu-
tions have found number of tech
nicalities arising as result of the
holding commission which they desire
to have fully understood by the CON
vention It IS not likely that the con
vention will abandon the idea of the
commission. but Il is not improh-
able that adjustments an be arrang-
ed which will relieve any difficulties
that may now be keeping the institu-
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