The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-11
HE SOUTHERN BAP lists.
THE AUGUSTA coNvENrioNENDs
But Senator Joe Brown Makes Things
Interesting ON the Divorce Question
in the Closing Hours-Syn-
Opsis of Proceedings.

AUGUSTA, GA, May l0.-In tho South
ern Baptist convention to-day various
committees aud boards for the ensuing
year were appointed. The committee on
representation by women in conventions
reported recommending that the word
"brethren" be- used in place of the word
"members" in the constitution, thus re-
storing convention membership tn men
only. The report was adopted. United
States Senator Joseph e. Brown appeare
before the body at tho afternoon session
and delivered an address on the resolu-
| tion, which he had introduced, 10 the OF
feet that In the opinion Of the conven-
ton the act Of fornication committed by
a married person is the only cause for
| absolute divorce and that IN the opinion
of the convention no minister Of the
gospel is authorized by the new-testi-
ment to join parties together when eth
or one has a living wife or living nus.
band from whom said party has beoE
| divorced from any other than the cause
aforesaid. Senator Brown Insisted Jhst
the sanctity OF the marriage relation
was too little regarded. The doctrine OF
monogamy was laid down BY Christ aud
no excuse for dissoiving marriage rela
tions should be accepted. II He is the
law IL Olt Vase NO lilu1G ba III blb bbAUti
No man could put away his wife, save
for foruication, and the man whO mar
ried when divorced for other cause was
no better than The women 10 Utah.
The laws Of tho UuJgj States pun
ishod the latter Ctfsusa The laws OF
the state too Ofd II sanctioned the for
msr. Both are bigamisls and each
upon second marriage is living IN
adultery lie advised that Baptist mir.
listers should refuse to marry people
who hgs been divorced on iuadmissiblt
grounds. Ho called On the Baptist alC
all protestant c urches to follow The
lead of the Catholic churGl
on the question of divorce, anC
preserve the sonclity o. the marriage
relation. Senator Brown gave ssmt
startling statistics III reStri 80 divorce,
in New England, aud S1utn Caruilns
had wiped from her statute book all di
vOrce laws and New England ideal
brought here by pet-baggers.
Senator Browns resolution was over
whelmiDgly adopted, with applause.
Montgomery, Alabama, was selecte,
as the next place of meeting.
George W. Norton, OF Kentucky, wa
elected treasurer OF the convention anC
Nimrod Long, of Kentucky, auditor
All LEGAL puipiCs were filed with Bap
fist minister on Sunday.
AT the night session the action takeI
by the convention on the resolution OF
divorce offered by Hon. Joseph X
Brown of Georgia was reconsidered auC
the resolution tabled.
A resolution was passed endorsing th,
, policy of the American Baptist Publ
cation society prosecuting the 'biblt
work.
Resolutions nv the woman
mission meeting were repOrtt
stating that they did no
de5ire to prosecute tire mission
work separately and that they desire,
to be represented in the convention a
formerly.
Delegates were appointed to the north
ern Baptist anniversary az Saratoga,
The convention adjourned sine die .
ll3Op. M, after passing tae customer,
thanks to the officers, local hosts az,
the press.