Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-18
COLUMBUS WINS
NEXT MEETING Of
GEORGIA BAPT|STS

MACON, Ca, Dec. 14.-With the
selection Of Columbus, Ga, as the
next meeting place for the Georgia
Baptist convention, the election Of
the membership of boards, and con-
Guiding outline business, the Georgia
Baptist convention adjourned here
last night. The date for the next
convention was set for December 9,
1924.
The executive committee, by a
resolution adopted by the convention,
wds empower ed to investigate condi'
tons in secondary schools and to re-
tair four or five of the seven schools
turning back the remainder to the
board of trustees or selling them
outright.
Reports on foreign missions and
the determination Of the future
policy toward secondary schools.
were two of the most important mat
tiers before the convention yesterday.
Boards and Committees
Members Of the boards and COM
mittees Of the convention named by
the nominations committee are
given below:
Executive cnnln!ttee: Andrew j.
Cobb, Athens; Josiah Crudup, Dali
ton; B L Curry, Pelham; j.. M.
Dodd, Winder; e. l.. Grace, Au-
gusta, w l. Granada. Statesboro;
J. w Ham, Atlanta; j. NJ. Haymore,
Decatur; Ed Jarman, Baxley; c. w.
at,i<a
la; J. B. Payne. Blue Ridge; w. H.
Rich. Waycross; B. S. Thompson,
Madison; w. A Wray, Elberton, re-
elected. and w A. Taliaferro, of Sa-
vannah, and w. NJ. Seay, Of Atlanta.
| elected to fill vacancies.
Holding commission: Howell Cone,
of Statesboro. reelected, and Column
bus Roberts, of Columbus.
Trustees of Mercer university: r.
L. Bolton, Madison; George c. Ev-
ans. Sandersviile; John B. Query,
Montezuma; F. r. Martin, Macon;
r. C. Norman, Washington; c. H.
Parker, Baxley; ]. F. Singleton, Law
. renceville; N. l.. Stapleton, Colquitt;
Hugh NJ. Willett, Atlanta, reelected,
and T. ]. Hamilton, of Augusta,
elected to vacancy.
Trustees of Bessie Tiff collegeff
w. V. Lanier, Millen; Mrs. j. S.
Spalding, Atlanta; Amos Tiff. re-
elected, and J. M. Williams. Winder,
and Martin A, Wood, Macon, elected
to Vacancies.
Trustees of Georgia Baptist Or
phans' home: j. f. Purser, Of At
lanta; George Westmoreland, Of At
lanta; Mrs. George Westmoreland,
of Atlanta, all reelected, and Mrs.
Bessie Cotney, of Atlanta; FL. H..
Glover, of Newman; Linton A. Dean.
of Rome; Mrs. j. NJ. Buckner, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. L. Body. of At
lanta, new members.
Hospital Trustees
Trustees of Georgia Baptist hos
pital: w. FL. Moody, Canton, and
r. NJ Hardin, of Rome, reelected;
and J. NJ. Sheffield, Carleton w.
Binns and r. J. Paxon, of Atlanta.
and NJ. S. SILVER, of Eatonton.
Social service commission. l.. A.
Henderson, chairman; G.. w. Macon,
of Forsyth; George Hillyer, of At
lanta; w. o. Young, Of Shellman, al!
reelected, and M H. Massey, o..
Americas.
Trustees of the Baptist Bible IN
SllluIe. a. \. SESe- VI Atidlltd' -
w. Daniel, of Atlanta, and w. A,
Taliaferro, of Savannah.
Executive committee laymen s
movement -. A. Bisllcrs, Green's
bore: J. T. Chapman, Savannah; z.
NJ. Copeland, McDonough; ]. i,
Davis, Columbus; w. II. Davis.
Waynesboro; r. H. Terrell Albany;
w. I. Hobbs, Gainesville: G.. w. Dur
den, Thomson; John Is. Madden, Con
cord; A B. Mobley, Monroe; Bailey
MozO, Macon; ]. II. MCGEE. Law
renceville; J. P. Nichols. Griffin; Bel,
r. Padgett, Atlanta; w. G. Parker,
gusta; W. L. Roebuck, COrdele; Lee
Ruth, Dalton; A. S. Shelton, Hart
well; w. B. Smith. GAINESVILLE; Ray-
mond, Elberton; Ben s. Thomson,
Madison; j. J. Whitfield, Hawkins
vile; William Wynn, Jr., Washing
ton, reelected; and T. B. Rice,
elected to vacancy.
| Trustees OF Mary P. Willinghaln
school: w. T.. Fender, of Valdostai
! II. N. Massey, Of Jonesboro; j. w.
Merritt, Of Gainesville, and D. c.
Afford, OF HarIwell.
The first business taken Up by
the convention today was foreign
missions, with Rev. II M. Fugate,
| of Macon, in charge. The report Of
the committee of foreign missions
was presented by Rev. -. P. Gilbert,
pastor of the First Baptist church
! at Brunswick.