Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
Annual Session
to Be Held May 14-19-In-
tereSt CenterS in Election
of New Officers
Editor of The Christian Index
BY LOUIE ID. NEWTON

southern Ba DtlSt convention Will be
held in Atlanta May 14-19. The ses-
sions will be held in the city audi
forum with the womans auxiliary
holding it's sessions in the Baptist
Tabernacle.
The convention will be called to
order promptly at 10 o'clock on the
morning of May IA by DR.. Edgar
Young Mullins, president of the Bap-
fist world alliance and also presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical seminary. DR.. Mullins will
preside until the new officers are
elected. He has served for three
years, and, according to custom
Of the convention, will retire without
allowing his name to be considered
for reelection. He has already in
Dictated that he will follow the Gus
tom of the three-year limit.
DR.. John D. Nell, of Athens, is
expected to be elected president of
the convention. 1t is believed that
DR.. George w. Mcdaniel, of Virginia,
also will be nominated. Still a third
man from the west may be placed
in nomination. DIR. Nell will receive
very wide vote because of his long
standing reputation as parliament
tartan and also for his other out
standing qualities for leadership of
the convention at this time. Dr.
Nell has been president of the Geor-
ola Baptist convention for Is years.
His father. DR.. p. II. Nell, was pres
ident of the Southern Baptist con-
vention for number of years Con-
gresham w. D. Upshaw, of Georgia.
is one of the vice presidents of the
convention, and his term of office
ends with this session.
Before Dr. Mullins retires from the
chair he will deliver the annual pres,
idential address. HIS address will
center about world conditions ana
the challenge which they offer to
Christian people everywhere. Dr.
Mullins has lately made an extensive
study of mission fields, having traF-
eled for eight months in Europe ana
| Asia He is president Of the Bap'
fist world alliance which brings MN
in constant touch with the Baptlst
life of the entire world. The ADDRESS
| bv DR.. Mullins is certain to be one
of the anticipated features OF the
! convention. Arrangement mas peeh
| made with The Atlanta Journal to
broadcast this and other outstand-
| ing addresses of the convention over
the well known WSB station.
, Convention Sermon Wednesday
The convention sermon will be oe-
| livered on Wednesday by Df. H.
Gibson, of Kentucky, one OIL the
/ leading preachers of the south.
/ The convention will get down 10
! tho heavy routine of business imme-
! diatelv following the election of Of
ficers and will hold day and night
sessions throughout the six days.
Every night it is planned to nave
some outstanding man speak.
! Among those who will be heard dur
! ing the convention sessions will be
| DR.. ]. f. Love, secretary of the Tor
eien mission board; DR.. B. d. Gray,
! secretary of the home mission board
! DR.. |. j. Van Ness, secretary OF the
| Sunday school. board; DR.. w. Z.
! James. secretary of the education
board; DR.. William Lunsford, secre-
tary of the relief and annuity board:
DR.. l.. r. Scarborough, director OF
the IS million campaign.
The three leading committee re-
ports that will come before the con-
vention will be the committee on
future campaigns, the committee on
! the seminary building campaign and
the committee on redefininS the
work of the several boards of the
. convention.
1t is expected that there will be at
least 5000 registered delegates here
for the convention. DR.. W. II. Ma
ior, chairman of the committee on
homes. announces that he is in great
need of more homes in private resi-
dences. He will be glad to receive
the names of all persons who can
place a spare room at the disposal
of the committee. 1t is especially
requested that all such persons will
give the price of the room, the eX-
| act location Of the residence and
the conveniences available. Address
Or. Major at the Capitol Avenue
Baptist church or call telephone
Main 1915.
Committees Busy
Atlanta committees are busy ar
ranging the numerous details con
nected with the meeting. Mrs. w
H. Hartmann is chairman Of the
committee for the entertainment OF
delegates to the w. NJ. L. which
meets jointly with the men. Work
ing with Mrs Hartmann are mum
Der of the prominent Baptist women
of the city. Mrs. Harry Etheridge
is vice chairman and Mrs. J. w
/ Wills is chairman of publicity.
A number of important meetings
have been called on Tuesday. May
IS, the day preceding the conven
ton The editors of the eighteen
Baptist papers of the south will
hold their annual meeting that day
as will the field workers. the eXecu
tive committee of the convention
and conservation commission.
Tuesday night will be filled with
pre- convention meetings. At the
city auditorium will be the mass
meeting for laymen. The women
will be in session at the Baptist Tab
ernacle The Southern Baptist Bible
conference will be in session at the
Central Baptist church and the Bap
fist Research society will be in ses
sion at the Second Baptist church.
The Southern Baptist convention
has most interesting history
There have been SIS sessions held in
81 cities scattered over Is states
There have been il presidents and
- recording secretaries. The con
vention has listened TO Il appointed
sermons.
Early Crops Good