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Parable of the Pounds. Luke
19:11 27.—Lesson for May 17.
BY S. G. HILLYER.
We must not confound the par
able of the pounds recorded by
Luke, with the parable of the
talents recorded by Matthew. It
was not an uncommon thing for
Jesus to illustrate some truth, of
special importance, with two
parables. Fcr instance: When
he would illustrate the immense
worth of the kingdom of God, he
compares it first to treasure hid
in a field, and then to a pearl of
great price. Again, when he
would illustrate the worth of a
single soul, he does it, first, by
the good shepherd, who left the
ninety and nine sheep that he
might recover one that was miss
ing; and then, by the case of the
woman who searched so diligent
ly for a single coin.
In like manner, when he want
ed to impress his disciples with
the need and worth of fidelity
and zeal in his service, he gave
them, first, the parable of the
pounds; and then, a few days
later, he emphasizes the first, by
adding to it the parable of the
talents.
The two parables do very close
ly resemble each Other; inso
much, that many might hastily
conclude, that they are only
different versions of the same
parable. This, however, cannot
be admitted. For Luke evident
ly reports the parable of the
pounds as given at, or near Jeri
cho, when Jesus had come out of
Perea, and was on his way to Je
rusalem. While Matthew tells
us that the parable of the talen s
was given after Jesus had reach
ed Jerusalem and after he had
made his last visit to the temple,
and had withdrawn with his dis
ciples to the Mount of Olives
Hence we may safely conclude
that Jesus himself actually gave
both parables—one near Jeri
cho, the other on the Mount of
Olives.
As already stated, the two
closely resemble each other.
This is seen both in imagery and
in meaning. Hence when we in
terpret one, we do in great meas
ure, interpret the other also.
In the present lesson we find
the parable of the pounds. Let
us carefully consider what it
teaches. It is too long to quote.
I do hope, however, that all will
turn to the passage above given,
and read it carefully, that you
may more easily follow the
thoughts which it suggests.
The picture is not without its
parallel in actual history. Our
able Sunday School Teacher, for
May, suggests a case in point.
When Herod the great died, his
son, Archelaus, set out immedi
ately for Home, which was at
that time regarded as a far dis
tant city. He went to pay his
court to the Emperor, and to so
licit from him the kingdom
which his father Herod had held.
We learn from the same source
that Archelaus was so unpopular
that the Jews actually sent an
embassage to Augustus to defeat
his application. They failed,
however, and Archelaus was
crowned. On his return to Jeru
salem “he did bloody work with
his enemies” who had resisted
his pretensions.
When these events happened
Jesus, with his mother and bis
reputed father was in Egypt,
where the family had taken ref
uge from the jealousy and cruel
ty of Herod, who “sought the
young child’s life.” When Jesus
grew up to manhood he doubtless
knew these facts. And if so, the
story may have suggested his
parable.
The parable is both a prophecy
and a lesson.
As a prophecy, it foreshadowed
events which began to take place
in the near future; and other
events which we yet look for in
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the ages to come. Jesus himself
was evidently the analogue of
the “nobleman” in the parable.
The nobleman’s departure into
a far country to receive for him
self a kingdom, represents the
ascension of Jesus not many days
after the parable was spoken, up
to the court of Heaven, that he
might be enthroned at the right
hand of his Father and invested
with authority to administer the
kingdom of God on earth by the
agency of his Holy Spirit. The
ten servants of the nobleman
represented the followers of Je
sus; and the money committed
to his servants represents the
gifts and graces, the means and
opportunities with which Christ
has endowed his people, that
they might, to the best of their
skill, their ability, and their
faithfulness, uphold and advance
the interests of his kingdom dur
ing his absence. The return of
the nobleman, and his dealings
with his servants, to whom he
had entrusted his money, fore
shadow the return of Christ,
some day, when he, too, shall
judge his followers, as each one
shall have used or abused the
gifts entrusted to him. And
finally, the punishment inflicted
by the returned nobleman upon
those who would not have him to
to reign over them, foretell the
doom of the wicked who, through
all the ages, refuse to submit to
the authority of Christ.
Let us now consider the les
sons which the parable teaches
us.
First of all, let us realize the
fact that our absent Lord has en
dowed each one of us with some
ability to augment the glory of
his reign over the kingdom of
God on earth. That ability may
be very small—it is represented
in the parable by only one pound.
The Teacher tells us the pound
was worth about 17 dollars of
our money. Therefore it could
not represent very brilliant gifts,
or any very remarkable opportu
nities. One of the servants, how
ever, increased his pound ten
fold, and another five fold.
Others of the ten, no doubt,
gained something, but it was not
necessary' to tabulate them all
with their exact earnings. It is
likely that the amounts varied
from oto 10. But enough is told
us to show that the rewards varied
with the amounts gained. There
is one very important truth which
the parable teaches'u»—that tile
saint’s position in the life to come
will depend upon the use which
he has made of the ability that
God has given him.
My brother, there is another
very solemn truth taught by the
parable. If you fail to make any
return for the pound entrusted to
you, it will be, at last, taken
from you and transferred to the
account of some better man. Can
you stand that? If you can, I am
sorry for you.
Take notice, you and your
neighbor began your religious
lives with only one pound. You
hide yours in the earth. This
very fact creates a deficit in the
King's revenue, and to that ex
tent throws a heavier burden up
on your neighbor who is trying
to do his duty.
Is not this true to-day in every
branch of church work? Look
at the multitude of church mem
bers who literally leave all man
ner of church work to be done by
others. Are they not burying
out of sight the rich gifts ■which’
the Lord has bestowed upon
them? There will come upon
them, by and by, a fearful day of
reckoning.
The last truth which 'the par
able teaches is the final destruc
tion of the wicked who will not
have Jesus to reign over them.
If the parable is indeed a presen
tation of truth, then it is certain
that the enemies of Christ shall
all perish.
563 South Pryor Street, Atlan
ta.
Os all the ritualists, the Bap
tist ritualist is the narrowest and
most unlovely. His ritualistic
beliefs are a modern invention.
They are without that grace and
are void of that beauty and au
thority which age confers. As
a believer in and a promulger of
traditons, the Baptist is a
parvenu. No wonder that in this
work he is absurdly awkward.
He has mistaken the mission of'
the people among whom he has
cast his lot. That mission is
very largely to deny the au
thority of the unverified tradi
tions of men, to disburden
Christianity of the follies, the
vanities, with which these mul
tiplied traditions have encum
bered it, and by no means to add
a single ounce to the impedi
menta which the Christian army
have been carrying through all
the centuries. Let the Baptist
ritualist, whose "happiness and
security are bound up with tra
ditions, find his true habitat
among those who live on this
thin and unsubstantial diet.— The
Religious Herald.
Sontheri Baptist Convention.
FORTY-FIRST SESSION.
Chattanooga, Tenn.,
May 8, 1896.
The forty-first annual session
of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion was begun at 10 o’clock yes
terday morning at the First Bap
tist church, on Georgia avenue.
Long before the doors of the
beautiful structure were thrown
open, committees and State dele
gations w T ere in special session in
the basement, pifbtor’s study and
other annexes to the main build
ing; and along the streets lead
ing up to the First Baptist church
throngs of delegates and visitors
were gathering in.
The day is fine, a clear sky, in
vigorating atmosphere, perfect
springtime, delightful cli
mate and temperature gives
zest and relish to the old and
young and anticipations of inter
est to come —in fact, the crowds
are impatient to begin the work.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the Con
vention was called to order by
Judge Jonathan Haralson, of Al
abama, President of the Conven
tion. The devotional exercise
was conducted by Rev. S. H.
Ford, D.D., of St. Louis, who be
gan by reading the immortal
hymn, “Awake my Soul,” the
music of which was led by Rev.
Dr. W. E Hatcher, and as the
enthusiastic strain swelled with
the voices of the great gathering,
a thrill of royal rapture seemed
possessing every soul present in
the vast assemblage. The anthem
of praise w T as followed by the
reading of the eighty-fourth
Psalm, and a most fervent prayer
was offered by Dr. Ford.
President Haralson declared
the enrolling of delegates the
first order of business, which was
speedily accomplished; and the
result announced by the secreta
ries showed a total of 607 del
egates present upon the sub
scription basis. The total
number of delegates possi
ble under the subscription
rule is 721. The total number of
delegates present, of all classes,is
785; the total number entitled to
representation under the amount
subscribed is 1,423. The admir
able and expeditious manner in
which the enrollment was con
ducteti was due to the strict bus
iness methods of Rev. Lansing
Burrows, D.D.
After the result had been an
nounced the President congratu
lated the assembly upon the sat
isfactory manner in w T hich dele
gates had been enrolled and of
lered some very pertinent sug
gestions along the line of busi
ness to be transacted.
The election of President being
the next order of business, Dr.
F. H. Kerfoot, of Louisville, nom
inated Judge Jonathan Haral
son for re-election and moved
that one of the secretaries be in
structed to cast the vote of the
Convention for him. Dr. J. H.
Kilpatrick, of WhitA Plains, Ga.,
took the chair and put the motion
to the house, which was carried
unanimously, and Secretary Bur
rows, in pursuance with the mo
tion, cast the vote of the Conven
tion forjudge Haralson, who was
declared President of the Con
vention for next year.
Upon assuming the chair Pres
ident Haralson said that he great
ly appreciated the honor, and
more especially since he had
been elected President for eight
successive years and felt assured
that the members really wanted
him as their chief presiding offi
cer or they would not continue
to elect him. He said further,
that he had no speech to make;
but would call the attention of
the Convention to a few constitu
tional provisions, chief of which
was the prohibition of everything
in the way of applause of speak
ers; and closed by appealing to
the members of the Convention
to assist the chair in preserving
order and accelerating business.
The President then appointed
the following members as a com
mittee on Order of Business: Dr.
H. H. Harris, of Virginia; Dr. I.
T. Tichenor, Georgia; R. J. Wil
lingham, Virginia, and J. M.
Frost, of Tennessee.
As the committee on Order of
Business retired, President Har
alson, in a very pleasant manner
introduced Hon. Geo. W. Ochs,
selected by the Committee on
Arrangements to deliver the wel
come address to the Conven
tion on behalf of the city of
Chattanooga.
In presenting Mr. Ochs Presi
dent Haralson took occasion to
refer to the Chattanooga Times in
a most complimentary manner,
which was responded to by the
whole audience in enthusiastic
applause. The address was ex
cellent, everybody was gratified.
Evidently, the Chattanooga peo
ple are proud of their mayor.
Mr. Ochs is an Israelite, but he
takes a lively interest in what-
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1896.
ever concerns his people and his
city.
Rev. Dr. Garrett was next in
troduced, who welcomed the Con
vention, on the part of the
churches of Chattanooga.
In his remarks Dr. Garrett
said that unfortunately he did
not confer with Mayor Ochs be
fore he made his speech, and the
result was that the mayor had
said all the nice things to the
delegates that he intended to say.
There was oqe fact that might
interest the visitors. Twenty
five years ago Forney Vaugh, in
whose memory the large memo
rial window in the church w r as
placed, had made a journey to
the Mission Board, then in ses
sion in Raleigh. N. C., and had
asked them to send a missionary
to Chattanooga. In keeping with
the progress of Chattanooga it
is as well to note that a year or
two ago there were fifty-five
churches and over 100 saloons.
To-day there are ninety-eight
churches and seventy-six saloons.
The reverend gentleman closed
his address with earnest words
of welcome.
By his kindly bearing towards
the delegates and visitors and the
interest he has taken in securing
them good homes and comforts,
Dr. Garrett has won the grati
tude of us all.
DR. WILLIAM W. LANDRUM S RE
SPONSE.
Following Dr. Garrett’s ad
dress, the president introduced
Rev. Dr. Wm. W. Landrum, of
Richmond, Va., who was on the
program to reply on behalf of
the Convention to the address of
welcome.
The speaker took occasion
to compliment, the words of
welcome expressed by Mayor
Ochs and Dr. Garrett, and in
speaking of the newspapers, said
that the Southern Baptist Con
vention, in all of its previous as
semblies, had never been so con
siderately treated and so admira
bly handled by a secular news
paper as it had been by The
Chattanooga Tinies.
Proceeding then to the main
body of his reply, Dr. Landrum
said:
I gladly accept your request
that I speak a few words of re
ply to the noble address of wel
come w r e have just heard. Ido
not know why you call upon me,
but I would li i to say that if a
man who w , i- 1 | born in Georgia
and educated at the Seminary in
South Carolina, with church
membership in Tennessee, who
preached as a missionary in Mis
sissippi, was ordained in
Texas, and had his first pastor
ate in Louisiana, his second in
Georgia and his third in Virgin
ia, is fit to utter the feelings of
Southern Baptists, I am the man.
’ Chattanooga, it seems to me,
is pre eminently the proper place
for holding the present session
of the Convention. Armies shook
the continent to capture Chatta
nooga; Chattanooga captured
this Convention when assem
bled in the national capitol,
with one loving invitation.
That invitation evinced the old
time Southern hospitality. It
did not indorse the “pay as-you
gc-plan,” but, flinging wide its
doors, professes that it is careful
to entertain strangers at its own
expense. Chattanooga is a typ
ical Southern city; it has both
heredity and a future; its past is
garlanded with the imperishable
laurels of heroes; its present in
dustrial, commercial, manufact
uring, literary and religious,
conserves all that was best in
the old South, while its future is
lit up with the rising sun that is
to shed brighter glory on the new
South yet to be. Here gathers
a convention, loyal to Southern
religious history, for more than
half a century, to ascend Look
out mountain, transformed into
a spiritual observatory, and sur
vey the possibilities that stretch
out before it during another half
hundred years.
Perhaps it may be proper, Mr.
President, to say just a word as
to who we are, and what we are
here for. We are heart felt
Christians. Historically, doctrin
ally and experimentally, we are
Christians. As Christians we are
brethren to all who love our Lord
Jesus Christ in sincerity and
truth, of whatever name or creed
or ecclesiastical denomination.
Our first principles are those we
hold in common with other evan
gelical denominations. We be
lieve with them in the authority,
sufficiency and finality of the
Scriptures: man’s ruin by sin,
salvation by Christ; repentance,
faith and regeneration, good
works are the fruit of conversion,
and unending bliss in heaven the
reward of the righteous. These
great doctrines are dear to us,
and all the more dear because
they constitute a strong bond of
union between us and other
Christian people. We are not
only Christians, but Baptist
Christians. Baptists are not
bigots, nor are they braggarts.
Baptists have principles belong-
ing to them alone, however,
principles that are peculiar to
them, which we hold simply and
solely because they are taught in
the New Testament. They are
individual responsibility in re
ligion, fidelity to positive ordi
nances, democracy in church
government,separation of church
and state. We are also Southern
Baptist Christians. We are so
geographically, if in no other
particular. There is no South
ern Baptist church as such, any
more than there is a Northern
Baptist church and Northern de
nomination. Baptists, in all es
sential matters, are the same the
world over. Som? of us are look -
ing forward to the day and place
when we shall exhibit and em
phasize our dream and unity by
convention or Pan-Baptist gath
ering of all our brethren from
the four quarters of the globe.
None the less, there are mission
questions of more or less irapor
tance, about which Southern
Baptists differ from Northern
Baptists. To them the Southern
Baptists are strongly -wedded,
and. that fact may make it wise
for them to “flock by them
selves” for sometime to come.
We are, furthermore, organ
ized Southern Baptist Christians.
So far as Southern Baptists are
organized, this Convention ex
presses and exhibits the fact.
Our Foreign Mission Board,
Home Mission Board, Sunday
School Board, Woman's Mission
ary Union, and the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
are the channels through which
spiritual energies flow out and
bless the world. We believe
these are at present, adequate for
our purpose. Now we most af
fectionately and earnestly appeal
to all Southern Baptists to co
operate with us in making these
efforts for the spread of the
knowledge of salvation all over
the earth.
When we come to answer the
inquiry why we meet in annual
convention, we would say, per
adventure, to clear away all pos
sible misconceptions. We are
not an ecclesiastical court to try
heresy. Roger Williams is not
on trial. We care not to ask
whether he was an Se Baptist, a
Pedo Baptist, or an Ana Baptist,
or simply a Baptist. We are not
here to spring questions as to
how 7 much “idealized history”
there may be in the book of
Genesis, or how much manufact
ured history there may have ap
peared in our Sunday-school
literature.
It is not likely that we shall
vex our righteous souls o ver how
many letters of the alphabet are
necessary to the name of our
young people’s societies. None,
if Ido not presume too much. I
hardly imagine we shall under
take to decide whether the great
city of Philadelphia shall be
hereafter the capital of the State
of Tennessee.
No, brethren, we are here on
bigger buisness than propound;
ing and answering irrelevant
questions.. We are here to take
counsel about how to promote
objects concerning which there
can be no question in seiious
minds.
Not far from where we meet
to-day was fought what will for
ever be known in history as the
“battle above the clouds. ” Be
low the feet of the Grand Army
uncertainty, anxiety, but high
above them the sun shone il
luminating the field of conflict,
and showing a plain path to vic
tory. Below us, far below us,
are the mists and fogs which en
circled those hurrying them
selves on discussing methods and
trying heretics. Above us is the
smile of the Son of Righteous
ness, who bids us go and preach
the gospel to every creature.
When Dr. Landrum had com
pleted his address the.committee
on order of business announced
ready for report, who were
heard, and made Ihe following
report:
Time of meetings and adjourn
ments fixed: Meet at 9a. m.,
adjourn at 12 m.; meet at 2:30 p.
m., and adjourn at 4:30 p. m.;
meet at 7:30 p. m , adjourn at
will.
The present secretaries, Drs.
Lansing Burrow’s and O. F.
Gregory, were re elected. Ad
journed.
• AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to
order promptly at 2 o’clock by the
president. Prayer was offered by
W. B. Carter, of Alabama.
The vote on election of vice
presidents was announced, show
ing the election of the following
named gentlemen: Joshua Lev
ering, Maryland; F. H. Kerfoot,
Kentucky; S. H. Ford, Missouri,
and ex-Gov. W. J. Northen, of
Georgia.
On motion of Rev. Dr. C. G.
Jones, of Covington, Ky., the
following named gentlemen, vis
itors from Cincinnati, were pre
sented to the Convention by the
president, all of w’hom made
brief remarks, expressing their
gratification at being present
and for courtesies shown :
Rev. Stephen A. Northrop,
pastor of the First Baptist
church, “ The Tabernacle of the
People.”
Rev. Warren G. Partridge,
DD, pastor Ninth Street Bap
tist church.
Rev. Geo. R. Robbins, D.D ,
pastor Lincoln Park Baptist
church.
W. H. Doane, Mus. Doc.
Immediately on its becoming
known that W. H. Doane was the
gifted hymn writer he was asked
by some one in the audience if
he would not sing; he replied
“Yes,” and on indication from
the president he led the Conven
tion in singing, “ Blessed Be the
Tie that Binds,” much to the edi
fication of the Convention.
On motion, Rev. W. C.
Osborne, of Columbia, S. C ,
and Rev. George R. Stephens,
of Cincinnati, were also intro
duced to the Convention, and
both acknowledged the courtesy
in appropriate terms. Dr. Os
borne especially was earnest in
his acknowledgements and took
occasion to say how agreeably
he had been surprised in his re
ception by the Southern Baptists
and the Southern people gener
ally, in view of the fact that he
was at the head of a colored
school in Columbia; that he had
begun his public ministry in the
South, butthen went North and
remained several years, and
when he began to ■ prepare to
come South to engage in his
present work he was told by
friends that he would be ostra
cised by the Southern people,
and in fact, had some little ap
prehension about himself ; but he
had been received in the most
agreeable manner, both by the
Southern Baptists and the
Southern people generally, who
had all encouraged and helped
him in his work.
THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD,
through its secretary, Rev. R. J.
Willingham, D D.. submitted its
annual report. The doctor read
the salient portions of the report
and those most likely to require
special notice and action on the
part of the Convention.
The Board received from
Woman’s Missionary Societies
for Foreign Missions, $22,799.55,
apportioned among the States as
follows : Alabama, $1,200.16;
Arkansas, $184.60; District of
Columbia, $161.2*0; Florida, $371.
53; Georgia, $2,633.28; Kentucky,
$1,373.81; Louisiana, $220.93;
Maryland, $1,818.24; Mississippi,
$644.52; Missouri, $1,254 63;
North Carolina, $2,430.58; South
Carolina, $3,008.72; Tennessee,
$934 03; Young South, $322.70;
Texas, $980.35; Virginia, $4,975. ■
71; Western North Carolina.
$284.56.
The field covered by the Board
included stations in Italy, Bra
zil, Mexico, China, Japan,
Africa, many of them quite ex
tensive and operating a large
force.
The report was referred to ap
propriate committees, a special
committee being authorized, on
motion to take into consideration
the indebtedness of the Board
and devise means for its imme
diate relief.
THE HOME MISSION BOARD
submitted its report through its
secretary, Rev. I. T. Tichenor,
D.D., of Atlanta, Ga. The re
port says:
1 ‘ The Home Mission Board
returns its grateful acknowledge
ment to the Giver of all good for
the blessings which have at
tended it during the past year.
“The labors of its missionaries
have been attended by the in
fluence of the Divine Spirit, so
that only once before in all its
history has the Board been able
to report such results.”
Much of interest to the de
nomination is embodied in the
following extracts from the re
port:
Total amount of money re
ceived during the year $75,927.-
54, and expended $72,629.75. The
entire report showed satisfactory
resultsj for the year's work, and
was referred to a committee.
THE REPORT OF THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL BOARD,
submitted by Rev. Dr. J. M.
Frost, of Nashville, Tenn., was
especially encouraging to the
friends of the work. As indi
cating the general condition of
the work, the following pat a
graph taken from the report will
suffice:
The fifth annual report of the
Sunday School Board, like those
of former years, presents a rec
ord of increasing prosperity,
showing a large advancement in
its volume of business and en
largement of its benevolent ap
propriations, and an excellent
condition in all of its affairs.
The 'amount received by the
Board during the year was $66,-
336.48, and expended $63,561.72.
The report was referred to ap
propriate committees.
VOL. 76--NO. 20
THE COMMITTEES.
The president announced the
following committees:
Foreign Missions—Pagan Fields—J-
S. Kirtley, C. L Seasholes, T. J. Ship
man, Z. L. Cody, G. F. Bagby, D. G.
Whittinghill, T. Bright.
Finance and Emergency—F. H. Ker
foot, Kentucky; C. B Willingham,
Georgia; George W. Truett, Texas;
Joshua Levering, Maryland; N. B.
Broughton, North Carolina; J P. Eagle,
Arkansas: W. W. Woodruff. Tennessee.
Mission Journal —E. J. Forester.
South Carolina; T B Thames, Virginia;
C. G. Jones, Kentucky; George W.
Hartsfield, Louisiana; R. P. Johnson,
Missouri.
HOME MISSION BOARD.
Woman’s Work—Rev. J. B. Cranfill,
Texas; J. S. Dill, Virginia; C. L. Laws,
Maryland; Malcolm McGregor, Geor
gia; John F. Purser, Louisiana: E. H.
Severen, District of Columbia: W. E.
Thayer, South Carolina.
Work Among Foreign Population.—
W. H. Felix, Kentucky; J. H. Foster.
Jr., Alabama; W. A. Clark. Arkansas,
R. L. Lee, Missouri: J. H. Wright
Tennessee; J. S. Hardaway, North
Carolina; B. F. Chamberlain, Missouri.
Work Among White People—A. G.
McManaway. Arkansas; W. S. Rogers.
Florida; E E. Bomar, South Carolina;
W G. Dusen berry, Tennessee: Alex
Morehead, Virginia; J. S. Stratford,
Alabama
Work Among Colored People —J. W-
Perry, South Carolina; C. H Nash,
Florida; R. D. Haymore, Tennessee;
J. W. Gaines, Texas; R. M. Boone,
Louisiana; Z. D Roby. Alabama; M. J.
Breaker, Missouri.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the usual hour the Conven
tion sermon was pr°ached by Dr.
Chas. A. Stakely, of First Bap
tist church, Washington City.
Text, Mark, 12 chapter, verses
28,29,30. Subject, The Theology
of the Christ.
It was pronounced a great ser
mon. The house, though dense
ly crowded, was so interested
that they did not weary. The
Doctor fully sustained bis reputa
tion as one of our best Southern
preachers. He is a Georgia
reared boy.
SECOND DAY.
The second day’s proceedings
of the Convention began a few
minutes after 9 o’clock, with a
voluntary hymn led by Dr. W.
E. Hatcher, of Richmond, who,
with a most magnetic and soul
inspiring voice, started “Jesus,,
I Love Thy Channing Name,” in
which he was most enthusiasti
cally joined by the assembled
multitude. This was followed by
an earnest devotional meeting.
Dr. Lansing Burrows, one of
the secretaries of the Conven
tion, read the minutes of the pre
ceding day’s session, which were
approved and adopted.
The secretary then read the
annual report of Treasurer Geo.
W. Norton, of Louisville, Ky.,
w’hich was passed upon and ac
cepted.
Upon motion of Dr. Burrows,
Mr. Norton was re elected to suc
ceed himself as treasurer of the
Convention for the ensuing year,
and Rev. Wm. P. Harvey, of
Louisville, Ky., was re-elected
auditor, and the following com
mittees were announced by the
Secretary:
Committee on Method of Work
and Mission Journal- —J. B. Gam
brell, Georgia, chairman; Chas.
Manly, South Carolina; G.
W. Hyde, Missouri; B. H.
Carroll, Texas; I. T. Tichenor,
Georgia; T. P Bell, Tennessee;
R. J. Willingham, Virginia.
Committee on Sunday School
Boards Business and Finance—
F. C. McConnell, Virginia, chair
man; J. C. Armstrong, Missouri;
J. T. Humphries, Kentucky; J„
K. Pace, Mississippi: A. ,D. Free
man, Georgia: R. R. Acree, Ten
nessee; C. S. Gardner, South
Carolina.
Committee on Time and
Place of Next Meeting, and
Preacher —Wm. Ellyson, Virgin
ia, chairman; W. B. Oliver,
North Carolina; J. D. Jordan,
Arkansas; S. A. Hayden, Texas:
W. C. McCall, South Carolina;
M. B. Pilcher, Tennessee: J. H.
Curry, Alabama; S. M. Yeatman,,
District of Columbia.
Committee on Enrollment—A.
J. S. Thomas, South Carolina,
chairman; J. E. White, North
Carolina; E. E. Blount, Mary
land; J. T. Ellyson, Virginia: J.
G. Gibson, Georgia; N. A. Bai
ley, Florida; W. C. Bledsoe, Ala
bama; A. V. Rowe, Mississippi;
S. M. Brown, Maryland; J. W.
Warder, Kentucky; A. J. Holt,
Tennessee; E. O. Ware, Louisi
ana; W. A. Clarke, Arkansas; J.
M. Carroll, Texas.
Committee on Baptist Doe
trine in Sunday Schools—W. A.
Fentress, Virginia, chairman;
H. A. Tupper, Maryland; A. T.
Spalding, Georgia; J. H. Lam
beth, North Carolina; J. W. Per
ry, South Carolina.
Committee on Work of Sunday
School Board as an Educational
Force —J. R. Sampey, Kentucky,
chairman; M. D. Earley, Texas;
J. A. French, Alabama; H. A.
Brown, North Carolina; E. Mill
er, Louisiana; W. F. Holtzman,
Districted Columbia; J. W. Gil
lam, Florida.
Committee on Reports of Vice-
Presidents—C. H. Winston, Vir
ginia, chairman; R. G. Patrick,
Alabama; T. S. Mell, Georgia;
Continued on fift.li page.