Arkansas State press., 1947-11-28
State baptists
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dining room attention because
they were loud and naughty and
appeared to have been drunk. 1t
appeared that one had on scarf
and removed it and gave 1t to a
man nearby. This man was n min
lister from Hughes One Of the
women was from West Memphis,
another was president of Miss
ionary Society from Hughes.
With Attorney Hibbler assisting
the policemen in the Investigation
of the disappearance OF the money
from the baptist meeting, it APP
peared that very little information
was gained, but one thing was
noted, the Hughes woman had not
been apprehended for questioning.
II seems that she became absent
without leave and no one tan ac.
count for her,
The investigation is yet in pro-
gress and no one seems to be
found yet who knows where the
money went, nor who went with
1t. One delegate told this reporter
that the finance committee was
compose of inexperience men who
did not sense their responsibility
and were careless with big money
they had not been used to hand
ling. Rev L. c. Dean OF Camden
who was chairman of the finance
committee for 10 years Under DR..
Clark's administration refused to
make statement for publication
but he did say. you can bet your
life that for 16 years as chair
man, not penny disappeared,
many times more was reported
than figures showed.
Hundreds attended and heard
each officers report with DR.. Guy
stealing the show with the deliv-
cry of his annual address. Some
praised 1t as a masterpiece from
a great character. Others, said it
was tactful and political. ON e
thing sure, the great audience for
got that the money had disap-
peared for it was joyous crowd
who heard DR.. Guy deliver the
address.
One officers report came under
the fire and hammer of DR.. Ro-
land Smith Of the First Baptist
Church in Little Rock. and that
officer was Rev. j. H. Wilbert,
auditor of the convention. 1t APP
peared that the Texarkana clergy
man had given a report that had
been handed him from the office
of the president of Arkansas Bap-
fist College without his knowledge
OF whether II was correct or in
correct. From the report it appear
ed that the Consolidated Conven-
ton was not in debt, but the
PRESS reporter found out that a
few thousand dollars we're due.
and that a resolution had been
read by Attorney John Hibbler
from the Trustee Board asking
permission to mortgage the col
lege for $4,000 so as to build a
gymnasium. Some few outstand-
ing debts were pending which the
auditor did not show, one was
over a thousand dollars due Rev.
j. F. Kelly of FL Dorado who is
chairman and from reliable re-
ports and resources the teachers
have only received zone check"
since the opening Of the college
in September.
The convention will meet in
the l948 session at Malvern, with
DR.. R, S. Shorty as host pastor.
Outstanding persons attending
the session were, Miss Primrose
Punches Of Chicago. representing
the Foreign Mission Board of the
NBC; DR.. Ralph Riley. president
of the American Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary. Nashville, Tenn;
DR.. E. Arlington Wilson Of St.
Louis, Mo. Corresponding secre-
tary Of Educational Board of NBC,
and many others from many parts
of the country.
All officers were reelected for
1913.
EASILY, Presiding Elder of the
Wynne District, delivered the
morning message at Arnold's
Chapel c. M. E. Chuch, Rev. J.
w. White, pastor ........ Mrs. Reola