Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20

board, which reported that 1,0lt
beneficiaries are now on its rolls
recommended that all ministers with
80 years service to their credit be
paid $500 per year as compensation
if they have averaged $500 per yea!
from the ministry alone, and an
nOunced that an endowment fund OF
81 800 900 is sought.
Reports of women's activities
showed that the Woman's Mission.
AIRY union now has 1926 societies,
in operation, including young PEG
pies organizations.
Progress iii the construction of the
National Baptist Memorial at Wash.
ington, D. c., was reported by DR..
B. c. Hening, who stated that the
completion of the present contract
will entail an expenditure of $270,-
600
Renew University Plans
The convention will make vigor-
Gus efforts to re-esta bish complete
ownership and control of George
Washington university, at Washing
ton, ID. c., it was decided.
1t developed from the report of the
sp 9cial committee empowered by the
convention to conduct negotiations
with the trustees of the university
that an offer of $4,000, 600 made to
the trustees of the university on be-
half of the Southern Baptist con,
vention has been rejected.
George Washington university is
now operated, as a non 'denOmina-
tional institution, although from the
time of it's establishment in 1921 I'M
til 1904 it was under Southern Bap-
fist control. In 1904, although two
thirds of the trustees were Baptists,
the university changed from a Bap-
fist institution to one of non-denomi-
national policy.
The trustees of the university in
rejecting the 81 ,000,0 offer of
Southern Baptists took the position
that there is need of a non denomi-
national university in the national
capital. 1t was further urged by the
trustees that recently financial
campaign was put on by the univer-
sity and funds were solicited with
the understanding that it should re
main non -denominational.
Rural Church Survey
The committee of the convention
in charge OF negotiations with the
university authorities was instruct
ed to continue negotiations and to
inform the trustees that Southern
BaptiSts do not consider the rejec-
ton of the offer as final, nor have
they lost hope of returning George
Washington university to complete
Baptist ownership and control.
One of the most striking features
of the Saturday afternoon session
was the report of the commission on
rural church survey. presented by
DR.. f. p. Aldredge, the official stat
istician of the convention. This
report showed that SO $40 per cent
of all Baptist churches of the south
are in rural districts; there are o.
DAB rural churches and 1851 city
churches. Southern Baptists now
number 3,494,1S9, of whom So per
cent are members of rural churches.
Southern Baptist Sunday schools
of all Baptist churches of the south
now have an enrouument of 2,3S1,-
III.
The international political situa-
ton was injected into the session
Saturday by the introduction of
resolution by DR.. +. E. Britten, of
Lake Worth, Fla, in which the
Southern Baptist convention called
upon Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
and other senators of his political
views to support the world court
proposal as outlined by the late
President Harding. The resolution
however, was tabled after a brief
debate.
The siXty-ninth session of The con-
Jention was the largest in point of
attendance in the history Of the de-
with the single exception
If the meeting in 1920 at Washing
on, ID. G. The registration of mes
,engers reached 500 in addition to
he 1000 or more delegates to the
annual convention of the Woman's
union. which was in SEES
sion simultaneously at the Baptist
abernacle.
Business Finished
1T was distinctly Il business SEES
sion and d vast amount of detail was
disposed of during the four days of
he assembly.
Several efforts were made to inject
he fundamentalst-m contro
Iersy into the convention, ut all
JAILED, it being held that the state
nents of Baptist faith and doctrine
made at the 1919 and 1928 sessions
IF the convention were sufficient
on that subject. At the
losing session, however, DR.. McDan-
ell made it plain that the world need
nave no doubt as to the stand of
southern Baptists on religious belief,
Is the complete orthodoxy of the
was uncOmprOmisin2lN
stated and unanimously indOrsed last
year, and there is now no disposition
% alter that expression.
The arrangements for the Conven-
ion were in charge of a large con-
nittee of Atlanta Baptists, headed
oy DR.. Charles w. Daniel, pastor OF
he First Baptist church. as general
chairman. DR.. w. H. Major, pastor
Of the Capitol Avenue Baptist
was chairman of the COM
nittee on accommodations for mes
5en9ers and visitors.
Congressman w. d. UpshaW, who
attended the early sessions of the
was to have delivered an
address Saturday night on various
phases of the prohibition situation,
out he was called back to Washing
ton to vote on the soldier bonus
measure ana was NndDIe 10 carry out
his part of the program. He tele-
Sraphed the convention Saturday
night however. that there is no
chance of a modification of the pro-
libition laws"
Coolidge Gets Alien Bill
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE i'm
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