Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-17
.nAPTISTS AGAINST
DARWINIAil Theory
State Association Meeting AZ
Middiesboro Goss On Record
IN Strong Resolution.

M1ddlesbOrO, hyY Nov. IL
Reports at the closing session
here today Of the General Asso-
tiation Of Kentucky Baptists OF
tie Baptist Hospital to be built
at Louisville, stated that the mo-
+ ney now on hand is $4,000,
that the plans for the hospital
have been approved and adopted
and the architects have been in
structed - advertise Tor bids. II
the bids are satisfactory the
building will be started within
the next thirty days.
After this report was read {,
resolution introduced BY Re-.
N. P. Hunt. of Louisville, was
adopted pledging moral financial
support Of the association to the
newly formed Race Track Gam
bling Commission.
Nearly 200 Baptists laymen.
from all over Kentucky assem-
bled at a banquet meeting la
hight i'll what was declared to
have been the most enthus astic
laymens meeting ever held is
the state
W. S. Farmer. Ct Frankfort.
chairman of the State Iavmea
organization, presided. Other
speakers were Lyman p. iiaIeT,
secretary Of B. y. P. l. work in
the state; the Rev. ". A. Gard
liner, 7. R Hill. of Middlesboro,
State Sunday school secretary;
Judge J NJ. Stevenson, OF Win
chester; DR.. L. J. Hill, OF Nash
vile; W. w. Peavyhouse. OF
Frankfort. DR.. c. NJ. Thompson.
OF Louisville.
The following resolutions on
evolution we're presented by Dr..
J. W. Porter and were adopted:
Whereas, the theory Of Dar-
winian evolution IS being taught
iii many institutions OF learning,
and
Whereas, this theory contra
diets the divine account Of crea-
ton as given in the Book Of
Genesis. exalts brute. degrade5
man and dishonors God, there
fore, be it resolved by the Gen
eral Association Of the Baptist5
of Kentucky in session assem-
bled at AIiddlesboro, Ky:
First-That we. as the repre-
sentatives OF 275.000 kca.u-kv
Baptists, are unaiterably opPos-
ed to the teaching of DarWinism
in any OF Our tenomirationai
schools, or any other schools for
whose support we are taxed.
Second-That .ge Is Kentucky
Baptist5, withhold all financial
support from any Of our denom-
national schools in which Is
taught the Darwinian, or any
other theory OF evolution that
contradicts any part of the Holy
Writ.
The 142 delegates climbed
Pinnacle Mountain for 4 sunrise
prayer meeting, leaving 1ijdies-
boro at ) o'clock. Eight women
were along. The mountain IS
steep and rocky and towers 1860
feet above Mi1dlesbo-o. The
Middlesboro Baracs Sunday
school class, the largest Mems
Bible class in Kentucky, was in
charge OF the excursion and CON
Quoted the meeting which in
cluded singing, prayers and
talks. Speakers were T. {.
Crume, Latonia; J., NJ. Black,
Harlan, and Arthur Fox, May
field.
Each member Of the Kiwanis
Club had as d guest at its regu-
lar club luncheon one OF the
Baptist delegates.
The convention voted to
shorten the time Of Tie $75.O00,-
COO campaign in Kentucky from
December 1924, to May /, 1928.
c. NJ. Thompson, of Louisville.
corresponding secretary of the
State Board of Missions, report
ing on the campaign, said that
Kentucky had raised $5.788,693
So far and $1033,600 last year.
He said the quota is $6,5C0,O0O.