Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-30
STATE BAPTSTS TO OBSER We
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY

tablished in this village in 1888, and
the institution was moved to Macon
in 1870. While at Penfield the party
will visit the grave Of Jesse Mercer,
which is a little distance from the
old campus.
On Tuesday, June 4, the climax
Of the centennial celebration will
take place on the campus Of Mer-
Ger university in Macon. 1t is the
plan of the people of Macon to feed
10000 visitors that day. Beginning
at 10 o'clock that morning and last
ing until late in the afternoon there
will be a program which will bring
together more representative men
Of the denomination than have ever
taken part in any one program.
DR.. John D. Nell, president Of the
convention, will preside and make
the Introductory address. President
Rufus w. Weaver, of Mercer uni
versity, will deliver a welcome ad-
dress to Mercer campus and to the
city Of Macon. Following these well
come addresses will be a number
of addresses bringing greetings from
the Baptists of the several states
comprising the Southern Baptist
Convention. DR.. Henry w. Battle,
Of Charlottesville, will speak for the
Baptists Of Virginia. DR.. T. w.
O'Kelly, pastor Of the First Baptist
church Of Raleigh, N. c., will speak
for that state.
DR.. wv. w. Landrum will speak
for Kentucky; DR.. w. L. Pickard,
former president of Mercer univer-
sity, will speak for Tennessee; DIR.
S. p. Brooks, president of Baylor
university, will speak for the Bap-
lists of Texas and the states west
Of the Mississippi. DR.. L. r. Chris
tie, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Meridian, will speak for
Mississippi. DR.. c. A. Stakely, pas
tor of the First Baptist church Of
| Montgomery, will speak for the
/ Dodd, Shreveport, La, will speak for
the Baptists of Louisiana. DR.. c.
M. Britain associate secretary Of
missions in Florida, will speak for
the Baptists of that state. DR.. Arch
c.. Cree will speak for Georgia Bap-
| fists.
DR.. George w. Truett. widely
known preacher of Dallas, Texas,
will deliver the centennial address
! at noon. Following DR.. Truett, there
will be a barbecue dinner served
on the college campus.
Evangelistic Conference
In the afternoon President Edgar
". Mullins, of the Southern Baptist
convention, will speak. DR.. A. B.
! Vaughn, of LAGRANGE, will speak
and Congressman w. D. Upshaw, of
the Fifth district of Georgia, will de-
liver the closing address. Many Wis
i iting alumni of the university will
be on the campus for the day, the
annual alumni address coming on
| that evening, when DR.. Scion B.
Cousins, of Richmond, Va, will be
! the speaker.
DR.. f. C. Mcconnell, of Atlanta,
will deliver the commencement ser
mon at Mercer on Sunday, June 4.
Another incident of this occasion
will be the annual evangelistic con-
ference, which will follow the cen
tennial celebration at Mercer uni
versity. The principal speakers for
this conference will be DR.. Truett,
| DR.. Dodd, DR.. Cousins and DR.. G.
B. Williams.
The Christian Index will issue a
convention centennial number next
Thursday, which will carry may
valuable historic papers Aand por-
traits of the early readers in the
| convention.
! The committee charged with the
arrangement of the details of the
centennial celebration is composed
of DR.. John D. Nell, DR.. P. w.
Weaver, DIR. B. D. Ragsdale, DIR.
A. c. Cree, DR.. c. w. Minor, DR..
J. C. Wilkinson, DR. A. Cahmlee, DR..
w. J. Barton, Clifford Walker, War,
rem Grice and Louie D. Newton.