Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-05
GEORGIA BAPTISTS READY
FOR 1O1ST CONVENTION
Meeting in Atlanta Wednes-
day to Mark Close of Red
Letter Year for Church.
men
BY REV. w. III. FAUST


close a red-letter year in their his
tory on Wednesday when they meet
in Atlanta at the Baptist Tabernacle
for the one. hundred first session of
the state convention. This is the
largest religious body that convenes
in the state, having an actual mem
bership of over 100000 with $500
church expanding annually more
than $3,941 900 for domestic and
foreign objects. 1t was organized
at Powelton, June 81, 1922.
In June, appropriate centennial
exercises were held at Powelton, at
Kiokee, the oldest Baptist church
in the state, and at Mercer univer-
sity. Great throngs attended these
meetings and addresses were DELIVER
ed by such leaders as Mr.. George
w. Truett, of Texas; DIR. w. w.
Landrum, Of Kentucky; DR.. M. II.
Dodd, of louisiana; DIR. Brooks,
president of Baylor university, Wa
co, Texas; DR.. John D. Nell, presl-
dent of the state convention and
representative of the various state
conventions.
DIR. John D. Nell, of Athens, who
has been president of the convention
for ten years, will call the session
to order, and will, no doubt, be
elected to succeed himself. DR.. b.
D. Ragsdale is secretary of the con-
vention and has for years taken
pride in the fact that the minutes
of the convention reach the homes
of the delegates about as soon as
they do. DIR. f. J. Forester, of
Sparta, is treasurer.
The mass of business is handled
by ten committees headed by the
following chairmen: w. w. Gaines,
Atlanta, order of business; E. w.
Stone, Newman, foreign missions; S.
f. Lowe, home missions; H. z. Bell,
| Millen, state missions; III. ID. War
! mock, education; Graham Forester,
benevoIences; r. H. Ferrall, nomi-
| nations; J. M. Haymore, Decatur,
time, place, preacher; E. II. Jen-
| nings, Athens, delegates to Southern
Baptist convention; w. M. Harris,
| Thomasville, resolutions.
Executive Committee
The executive committee is COM
posed of forty-five pastors and lay
| men chosen from over the territory
and this year the following are MEM
bers: Claude Bond, Toccoa; E. c..
Collins, Reidsville; c. w. Daniel, At
| lanta; c.. w. burden, Triton; w. H.
Faust, Atlanta; H. M. Fugate, Ma
son; Fl. L. Grice, Washington; D. A.
Howard, Fort Valley; F. G. McCon-
nell, Atlanta; J. P. Nichols, Griffin;
H. Afford Porter, Atlanta; r. M. Rig
| don, Columbus; T. II. Robertson,
Gainesville; A. c. Pyle, Valdosta;
| Wallace Wear, Cordele; Andrew J.
Cobb, Athens; Josiah Grudup, Dali
ton; B. U. Curry, Pelham; J. M.
Dodd, Winder; E. l.. Grace, Augusta;
W. r. Granada, Statesboro; F. l..
Hardy, Newnan; J. M. Haymore, De-
catur; Ed Jarsean, Bailey; G. w.
Minor, Americas; r. V. Paulk, Ocil-
| Ia; John b. Payne, Blue Ridge; w.
H. Rich, Waycross; Ben S. Thomp-
son, Madison; w. A. Wray, Elberton;
G. J. Davis, Fitzgerald; r. H. Fer
RAIL- Albany; o. p. Gilbert, Bruins
wick; John r. Hall, Moultrie; T. c.
Hardman, Commerce; w. M. Harris,
Thomasville; w. E. Harville, Dublin;
C. S. Henderson, Calhoun; M. Ashby
Jones, Atlanta; Spencer b. King,
Elakely; D. Kirkland, Savannah; w.
H. Major, Atlanta; j. e. Summons,
|
c. Wilkinson, Athens.
DR.. Arch c. Cree is executive sec
rotary of this committee and has
charge of the work of the convention
in missions, education, benevolences
and such other objects as are foster,
ed by the body.
The social service commission this
year is composed of A. Chamlee, For
syth; G. w. Macon, Macon; l.. A
Henderson, Columbus; George Hill
yer, Atlanta; w. .. Young, Shell
man.
b. Y. p. U. Growing
The 3. Y. P. U. work in the state
has made wonderful progress and
through its secretary, II. L. Bats,
will make the best report in it's his
tory. 1t was organized in 1895 with
DIR. J. l.. White as president.
Around 1900 unions are functioning
in the state and SO of the "a asso.
conventions organized and doing
good work.
In 1904 George w. Andrews took
charge of the Sunday school work OF
the convention and during the iI;.
terVening years the work has had
marvellous growth. Today there are
2,037 Sunday schools with an en-.
rollment of over 231, 900 students
This department has grown until q
state Sunday school convention has
been organized and now has almost
as many in attendance as the state
convention. r. G. Norman, of
| Washington, is president of the de-