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Georgia Baptists Have
Great Convention
W. 1L Faust.
Georgia Baptists from every nook
and corner of the great old Empire
fctato gathered in Macon last Tuesday
meeting of this body,
thru Thursday and held the epochal
It was great because of the welcome
Macon extended which was like this:
“Traveler in the Heart of Georgia,
the City of MACON is glad that you
tare here . Our welcome is as warm as
the southern sun that kisses our cotton
fields, as broad as our streets, as ever
lasting as the gnarled and hoary old
trees that shade our highways. The
keys to every house and heart in Ma
con, we lay in your hands. If we may
serve you, we will count it nnhonor.
Stay with us if you will, hut if you
must depart, remember us and coine
again!
The following educational institu
tions make it one of the centers of
learning for the South.
MERCER UNIVERSITY
College of Arts and Sciences, .College
of Law, School fo Commerce. Campus
of twenty acres facing beautiful Tatt
nall Square. Eight permanent modernly
equipped buildings. One of foremost un
iversities of the South, under auspices
of the Southern Baptist Church.
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Grade “A” Girls' College of M. K.
Church, South, and ranked among lead
ing institutions of the country. Eighty
years of successful experience. Five
large buildings, beautiful campus, com
plete equipment throughout. Oldest
chartered female college in the world,
first to confer degrees upon women.
ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE.
Training school for priesthood of the
Jesuit Order, founded in 1874. Benuti
fully located in a select residence por
tion of the city, imposing five-story
structure, fifty acres of well kept
grounds.
MT. DE SALES ACADEMY
Sisters of Mercy. Established 187t>.
A Catholic institution for the educa
tion of young women. Located on one
of the highest elevations, commanding
a wide view of charming scenery.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Enrollment, city and county, 14,000.
Number of building, 4!*; number of
teachers, 265. Medical inspection,
school and home. Free clinic and instr
uction. Value of school property, city
51,200,000. Normal school for training
teachers. Complete high school with
standard college preparatory work.
The public school system includes Voca
tional Training, Music, Domestic Scien
ces, Agriculture, etc. Schools tire well
equipped, modern and efficient and havo
athletics, supervised playgrounds, open
air classes and kindergartens.
Dr. John I). Well, of Athens, was ele
cted President. Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, of
Macon,' (Secretary. Dr. I). W. Key, of
Monroe, Judge E. C. Collins, of Reids
villo, J. C. Robertson, of Gainesville,
Vice Presidents.
The body consisting of 4000 delegates
and visitors was welcomed to Macon in
a charmingly* felicitors speech by 1 Dr.
R. W. Weaver, of Mercer University,
the response which was a leme was de
livered' by Dr. 11. A. Porter, of Atlanta.
The center of interest was the great
75 Million Campaign.
Dr. L. If. Scarborough, the Director,
was present, on Tuesday night and de
livered n masterly address and an over
flowing crowd at the City Had. He
brought glorious tidings of victory
from every state in the Convention.
Dr. James B. Gambol], t-resident of
tlie Southern Baptist Convention de
livered on Wednesday night, one of the
greatest speeches ever heard in Macon.
He paid glowing tribute to Pres. Wil
son, referring to him as one who hud
done more than any l living American
to promote Democracy, and stated that
lie had invited Lloyd George to attend
the next session jof the Southern Bap
tist Convention in Washington and hop
ed to have the worlds greatest Demo
crat, (Wilson) introduce the worlds
great Baptist (Lloyd George) at that
time.
The constitution was radically charg
ed as follows:
The most important item in the pro
posed new constitution pud by-lnws for
the convention is tru? recommendation
that un executive committee of the
convention be chosen by the convention
and- consist of the officers of the con
vention, ex-officio, and forty-five mem
bers from the state at large, one-third
of whom will be, elected to hold office
for one year, one-third for two years
and one-third for three years, the vac
ancies as the terms expire to be filled
for terms ofr threo years. Tt,, commit
tee is to have charge and control, **x
cept when otherwise directed, by the
convention, of all work of the conven
tion, including missions, education, and
Important News To Our
Customers and Public
There will be a reorganization of the firm of Grif
feth, Autry & Cos. at the close of the year.
On this account we are going to give you big bar
gains in Groceries and Dry Goods.
When we advertise, we mean what we say, and you know us well
enough to believe we \Vill do what we say.
If you want some real bargains in groceries and dry goods, we are
giving you the opportunity for the next 30 days.
If you doubt this in the least, just come in and let us price you.
Griffeth, Autry & Cos.
THE BARROW TIMES, WINDER, GEORGIA
benevolences,, in the interim betweqn
sessions of the convention.
'The names of the 45 Georgians are
as follows^
Executive committee, terms to expire
1020: W. A. Wray, Sandersville; Ed .Ta
manu, Baxley; Bonj> Thompson, Madi
son; W. Minor, Amerieus; W. W.
Gaines, Atlanta; .T. F. Purser, Atlanta;
W. H. Ifice, Elberton; Andrew .7. Cobb,
Athens; F. H. Hardy, Newnan; R. F.
Willingham, Macon; Jesse W. Dodd,
Carrollton; A. J.‘, Moncrief, Rome; R.
V. Paulk, Ocilla; J. M. Hayinore, Way
cross; John B. Payne, Blue Ridge..
Terms to expire in 1021: John R.
Hall, Moultrie; G.) L. Yates, Macon; J.
E. .Sammons, Griffin; T. C. Hardman,
Commerce; J. C. Wilkerson, Millcdge
villc; L. R. 'Savannah; 1).
Kirkland, Savannah; Hubert McAfee,
Woodstock; J. G. Harrison, Macon; O.
I*. Gilbert, Brunswick; H. Major,
Atlanta; M. Ashby Jones, Atlanta; G.
J. Davis,, Hartwell; Lamar Sims, Al
bany; William Harris, Thomasville.
Terms to expire in 1022: F. C. Mc-
Connell, Atlanta; C. W. Durden, Tifton;
C. W.(Daniel, Atlanta, B. S. Railey, At
lanta; J. P. Nichols, Griffin; S. P. Cou
sins, Columbus; H. C. Cree, Atlanta;
Norman/ Cox, Barnesville; Claud Bond,
Toccoa; W. M. Anderson, Quitman; E.
Collins, Reidsville; H. A. Porter, At
lanta; W. H. Faust, .Winder; J. E. Ham
pton, Moultrie, W. H. Fugate, Macon.
The women met at the same time.
Mrs. Neal, of Cartersville, was elected
Pres. Mrs. Kate C. Bakelicld,' Corres
ponding Secretary.
The next session goess / to Atlanta. Dr.
R. L. Bolton, of Madison, is to preo.ch
the convention sermon.
Dr. Arch C. Cree, the corresponding
Secretary of the State Missions, pre
sided-at the evening sessions, and re
ported the greatest- years work in the
history of the body.
The matter of, admitting Shorter Col
lege to convention control was quite
enthusiastically discussed and finally
settled by allowing Shorter to have de
signoted funds, and come into the con
vention next year.
Those attending from Winder were:
Rev. and Mrs. W./H. Faust, Mrs. W.
M. Bolsenbock, Mrs. J. E. Callahan,
Mrs. W. J. Smith and Rev. T. C. Buch
anon.
The following stated a) good bit of
interest:
“Cliff Walker, attorney general of
Georgia,, and candidate for governor,
introduced a resolution suggesting to
the Baptist churches that they consider
the advisability of increasing the s£la
ries of thoir pastors. Mr. Walker spoke
feelingly in support of ;the resolution,
lie was followed by Congressman Will
D. Upshaw, of the( Fifth district, who
also supported the resolution. After sev
eral others had spoken, ,the question
was put before the convention and pass
ed unanimously. The resolutiionfollows:
Whereas, the cost of living has
so increased in the past few years
,as to make the scale of salaries pre
viously prevailing inadequate to
meet the real necessities of the pre
sent day, and
Whereas, such conditions have
been universally recognized in the
business and industrial world by
material increase in salaries in all
commercial lines of endeavor, there
fore be it
Resolved, that this convention ,
respectfully suggest to the churches
the considtration of the advisabili
ty of an increase in salaries paid
the pastors, and that a copy of this
resolution be mailed by the secre
tary of the convention to the clerk
of every Baptist church of the con
vention.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Services for Sunday.
Sunday School 10:30 a. m.
Preaching 11:30 a. m., “ Winter
Temptation.”
Preaching 7:30 p. rn., “Why
Are the Devil and Sin?”
Junior and Senior B. Y. P. U’s
6:30.
At the close of service last Sun
day, Mrs. Nellie Henson was re
ceived into the fellowship of the
church. This makes eleven new
members in three weeks.
You are cordially invited to at
tend all services.—W. H. Faust,
Pastor.
WINDER PASTOR IN ELBER
TON.
Rev. W. H. Faust spoke Mon
day night to the members of the
First Baptist Church of Elberton,
on the 75 Million Campaign.
Mr. Faust was a classmate of
Dr. Wm. H. Rich, the present pas
tor and it was a great joy for him
to be present and speak to this
splendid pastor and people.
MAYNARD
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Visit our store and be convinced.
MAYNARD
MERCANTILE CO. .
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27th