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THE CARROLL FREE PRESS, CARROLLTON, GA,
Carrots Free Press.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
CARROLL COUNTY.
10C.U AND LONG’ DISTANCE ’PHONE NO.
249
The Georgia Baptist Convention
At B1 her ton'
By A. K: Snead.
Carrollton, Ga., November 24 1910
Holloway Brothers Band.
This is one of the most unique
bands in the county, being compos
ed of eight brothers, sons of Mr. J.
J. Holloway, of Clem, Ga., and are
well known to the citizens of this
county.
The Georgia Baptist Convention—
not the "Baptist Conference” nor
the “Baptist Association" ns we are
sometimes called by those not
familiar with Baptist terminology—
met in the First Baptist Church of
Elberton last week.
The Seaboard’s “Baptist Special"
left Atlanta at one o’clock Monday
afternoon loaded with preachers
and laymen from all parts of Geor
gia. Many of these messengers had
met before, and the fellow
who was going for the first time
soon made the acquaintance of the
leaders. Deacon P. M. Harvest and
Col. Z. B. Rodgers, Chairman and
Secretary of the Elberton entertain
ing committee were on this train
giving directions about the homes
in which we were to be entertained
and welcoming us to their beauti
ful little city. Dr. B. D. Ragsdale,
the able Secretary of the Convention
registered the name of the every
messenger and the church, Sunday-
school, or association lie represented
unanimously re-elected secretary.
Committes on our various interests
were announced, and the convention
got down to work at ten o’clock
Tuesday morning.
Secretary Ceo. W. Andrews made
a report on our Sunday-school work
in Georgia, and Dr. I. J. Van Ness,
editorial secretary, spoke on the
work being done by the Sunday-
School Board of the Southern Bap
tist Convention. Dr. Van Ness told
11s that our Sunday School Board
is the only Sunday School publish
ing . agency of any denomination
that is pouring the profits derived
from its business back into Sunday-
school channels. The Field Secre
taries maintained by this hoard are
conducting training schools for Sun
day-school workers in every state
covered by the Southern Baptist
Convention. Mr. C. E. Crossland,
who was in Carrollton last February
was a member of this force.
Upon the call of Geo. W. Andrews
the Sunday-school superintendents
For the past season they have' while we were en route. who were present in the convention
been with the John Robinson Circus I A Workers’ Conference was held met in a committee room and de-
where they won much distinction I Monday night, at which an organiza ! cided to call a meeting of all the
as the only band in the country J tion of moderators, clerks, and mem Superintendents of Baptist Sunday-
mounted upon horses in the grand hers of executive committees of i schools in Georgia in Griffin in
parade. They only returned home I of associations was formed. A 1 January. This meeting seeks to
Tuesday from Boonville, Miss,, I meeting of this body will he held' promote greater efficiency among
where the Circus ended the season‘every year at some time during I our superiptendents and to raise the
and went into winter quarters. ' the session of the Convention and general average of our Sunday-
Mr. Joe Hollaway, the leader of will endeavor to bring about im- schools throughout Georgia. Mr.
this unique band, left the circus in provements in the meetings of the J Arthur Flake, of the Sunday-school
Atlanta on the account of ill health, associations, completness of staffs-' Board's force, himself a man who
leaving his brother Claude in charge, ties in their minutes, and dispatch! has made a great success as a
In January they will again leave in furnishing full information to the j superintendent, will be present,
for a tour through the northern Committee on co operation so that
States and a part of Canada, and, accurate reports of our work may
will play in the following towns en- he made at each meeting of the
route; j convention.
Cincinatti, Chicago, New York, j Dr. S. Y. Jamison, President of
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, 1 Mercer University, was unanimous-
Washington, Quebec, Toronto and ly re-elected President of the C011-
Montreal, Canada. | vention and Dr. B. D. Ragsdale was
One of the remarkable things
about this session of the convention
was the presence of so many lead
ing laymen. A test showed as many
laymen as preachers present. Mon
day evening was given over to the
laymen and some of the best
speeches of the whole session were
made by these consecrated business
men: A. B. Caldwell, of Atlanta,
and F. L. Mallory, of Macon, showed
unusual inteiest and insight in the
affairs of the churches and associa
tions and were inclined to charge
much of the inefficiency of the
same to the pasters. Prof, J. T.
Henderson, of Bristol, Tenn., told of
a great awakening among business
men in the affairs of the Kingdom
of our Lord.
Our state denominational organ,
the Christian Index, had a place on
the program for the first time in
eleven years, and the report showed
that many of our Georgia Baptists
are not taking the Index. This ought
not to be; Every Baptist home in
Georgia should have this denomina
tional paper
The eommitte on Orphans' Home
of v/hich I had the honor to be a
member, in accord with the request
of the trustees of the home, recom
mended its enlargement at once
and that thirty thousand dollars
he raised for that purpose. Thirteen
thousand dollars of this amount is
already in hand. Let those who
love the fatherless and want to
I have a part in providing for them
come forward immediately,
j Secretary J. J. Bennett of the
! State Mission Board read his rei>ort
so well that we all felt like we had
been listening to a great sermon.
While there has been an increase
in missionary activity and contri
butions, and in the number added
to the churches this year, there is
still great missionary need in Geor
gia.
In speaking of the report on
education Dr. L. G. Broughton took
the position that we ought to pro
vide for the education of our child
ren under denominational auspices
from tiie beginning to the end of
their school life, or from the time
they enter school until they finish
their professional training. He said
Mercer University should have a
Medical Department, and that we
ought to provide a Baptist Business
College where our young women as
well as our young men who come
'to the city from the country could
; secure business training under
I Christian guidance.
The mass meeting on foreign mis-
! sions was conducted by Dr. Smith
| of Richmond. He was in Europe
j last winter, and tells much that.
j is encouraging about missions in j
I Italy, the home of Catholicism. A
Methodist missionary there is !
j authority for the statement t h a 11
Baptists are as yet the only Protest- j
ants who have gained a real foot
hold in that country. Dr. Smith j
found the Italian people inclined to
laugh at the Vatican and many of
the most influential ones turning
away from the delusions of priest
craft in disgust.
Bessie Tift and Shorter Colleges
were ably represented on the floor
of the Convention by Presidents
Jackson and Van Hoose. Both
colleges are planning for enlarge
ment. Dr. Van Hoose was intro
duced as appearing for the first
time before the convention, but he
stated that twenty-five years ago
lie appeared before the Convention
at Albany and urged the taking
over by Georgia Baptists of the
college at Gainsville which is now
lost to the denomination by the
Convention's failure to respond. The
plans for Greater Shorter will make
it the equal of any female college
in the world.
The dean of our state evangelistic
force, Dr. H. C. Bucholz, read the
report on evangelism in Georgia and
delivered the address on woman’s
work that he delivered before the
Woman’s Baptist Missionary Union
at Dawson. He said the women
thought we needed this address
more than they and requested him
to give it to 11s.
The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville was repre
sented by Dr. Carver, who made 11s
ashamed of our neglect of contribu
tions to ministerial education this
year. Georgia failed to meet her
apportionment for this cause to both
Mercer and the Seminary. A sub
scription to cover this deficit was
taken in the convention, and we
promised to raise twenty-five dollars
in the First Baptist Church of Car
rollton, Dr. Carver mentioned the
fact that the laymen had said a
great deal in this session of the con
vention about pastoral leadership)
but had failed to contribute to any
appreciable extent toward the de-
velopement of the larger abilities of
the preachers and we ought to help
them to get ready to meet these
demands.
A resolution approving the plans
of the W. B. M. U. to build a school
for mountain girls on the grounds
ot the Georgia Baptist Assembly at
Blue Ridge was passed. An im
passioned appeal for missionary
work in the mountains in Nortli
Georgia was made by Rev. Emmett
Stephens, missionary to China, who
is himself a product of these moun
tains. While at home on a furlough
he has been doing work among the
people of his childhood. He declares
that the mountain people are in
sympathy with Baptist principles,
but that if we do not evangelize
and educate them other denomina
tions will.
Everybody looked forward to the
last evening of the Convention in
anticipation of something good, for
that time had been assigned the in
imitable Dr. B: D. Gray, Secretary
of the Home Mission Board. In
burning eloquence Dr. Gray portray
ed conditions that confront us and
told of the great results already se
cured by the labors of this board
in Texas and Oklahoma. I heard
one man say that he was a mission
ary in belief before he heard Dr
Cray, but that his missionary zeal
was increased tenfold by hearing,
him.
Among the most important things
done at the convention was the ap
pointment of a committee to confer
with the trustees of the Tabernacle
Infirmary in regard to the Georgia
Baptist Convention becoming a joint
owner with the Tabernacle Baptist
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