The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-14
BAPTISTS OF THE SOUTH.
BIG DAYS WORK IN THE CON-
V4NTION AT MEMPHIS.

A Proposition Suggesting Joint
Session With the American Baptist
Publication Society.
MEMPHIS, May l3.--lhe third days ses-
sion of the Southern Baptist convention
| commenced this morning, with President
Jonathan Haralson iu the chair. After
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bolz OF Alabama, j. b.
| Crawford of Texas offered a resou ion
strongly commending prohibition. The
matter was made special order for to-
mo row at IL O'Clock.
The committee on nominations reported
as follows:
Foreign Mission Board, Richmond. Va
President: H. H. Harris II Virginia; vice
presidents: joshua Levering of Maryla ID,
r. J. Williugham Of Te Inessee, George
WhiteHeld Of Mississippi, N. A. Baily of
| Florida, b. II. Carroll II Texas, A. f. At
kinsoI Of West Virginia, w. L. Kilpstrick
of Georgia, c. w. Tompkins Of Louisiana,
A. }. st. Thomas Of South Car lima, G. f.
Bagby of he tuck =, w. c. Bledsoe of Ala
bama, j. P. Gre ne OF Missouri. j. b.
! SParcy of Arkans "a. r. OweA of Virginia,
| WI WrRhto OF No tn CarolIua correspond
| iHg secret .ry, II. A Tupper;a a slstaut corre-
spending secre ary, T. Bell; Urea urer, J. e.
William recording sec etary, A. B Clarke,
to E.oa S SpsHs s. eS% cpdn of na9s Georso 5:
Cooper, J. H. Winston, j. b. Hu son, C. H.
| Ryla ID, C. Il. WATSON, w. D.. Thomas, " .
| e. Hatch r, T. +. Mathews, M. W. Ian
drum, r, Fl. Pitt, John Pollard. w. J. Ship
ma n. S. shor
Home Mis- ion Board, Atlanta, Ca
P esldent: John d. Stewart, Georgia
vice presidents: w. N. Chau-
M
Smith OF Virginia, a. B. Nj Ter of Arksn-
sas, A. q. Nc Mana Wayne of Nor h Ca o.
liza. II. F. Sproles Of Mississippi, A. K.
Rowla d Of Maryland, G. W. ryds of NJ $
sou i, F. NJ. Law of Texas, H. McDona d OF
Georgia, b. +. Riley of Ala ana, w. S.
PenlcK Of Louisiana, r. W. Sa iders of
South Carolina, o. L. Harney Of Te
,ee, NJ. NJ. Riley of Kentucky; correspond
/ K secretary. j. 7. 1IcIe .or; assista t cor
respo ding secretary, j. " Wiliiam J0les
treasurer, A. y. Adair; recor linz sec O.
tary, A. Z. BrScoe; aud tor, b. +. Abbott.
Boa d of Manager,-J. Is. Hawthorne,
T. M. Daniel, Geoge Hillyer, V. G. Nor
cross, William Creushav, M. G. kiser, j.
Anderson, J. 7. Pendleton, J. q. Gihso =.
derry H,llyer, f. w. Ware !, G. q. Roy,,
G. A Davis, Jr., j. NJ. GreeL, L. L. Con-
nelly.
KIND WORDS.
The committee on the Kind Words pub
ication, through HOn. } shua L.vering,
chairman, reporte that they had given the
matter careful con sid ratIon a d had foun /
he contract fIr publication to be legal and
mo al for five years, and tat any
further discu 81 M would be inopp ,r-
tune. On motion the report was
adopted. This action was received
with much applause There bee much
| feei G in toe IN tter-mOre than in auy-
tning con &c ed with the work OF the con
vention-alda a lively fight had been an-
| ticipated.
Dr.. c. f. W. Dobbs Of Mississippi reported
| on fore gu lopu alton, and said that & eater
| eff rts were bang made to evangelize the
foreign por ion of ths I0 ions lopulation.
| D.. J. Warder Of K,ntu ky SAID that it
| was problem of tremendous significance.
AS America goes the worlI goes Foreign
| and home mission work must stand to-
| gether.
RELIGION AND PATRIOTISM.
DR.. c. A. Nunnally said that as a simple
patriot man sho I'D support tho gospel in
this country; tnat it was the grandest
factor elevating the land.
| Rev. DR.. =. A. Hayden Of Texas, editor
of the Texas Baptist Herald. was callei
upon and he spoke Of tie CO ldIton Of the
| German and Swedish p0pu ation
| DR.. Lansing Burroughs offered the fol-
| lowing resolution to bs added to the COM
Initteo's report, which was adopted;
| ResOlved, That the Home Mission Board be
| directed 10 examine carefully into the ex-
| pedtency or opening stations and occupying the
| territories OF New Mexico and Arizona.
Then followed 70 regular orIer, the re-
| ceprion Of frateraal messengers.
DIR. Griffith, secretary of tho American
| Blpiist Publication Soce =, ID G |. e. II.
Ba mes, treasurer Of tho society, we're
| present.
A RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
DR.. Hoyt of South Carolina offered a
resolution expre,si & thanks to the Aineri-
ca Baptist Publication Society for lis
universal kind les ald practic Il generosity
to the churches embr ced within the con-
vention's limits. The resolution was
ad pied.
DR.. w. +. Hatcher then offerel resolu-
| ton that the pre- ident app int delegl es tj
attend the annual meeting Of tho society
| The re olutlon was ALLOTTED
DR.. Burroughs Of Virgil ia f5red n resp
| luton that Tue American baptst Publica-
tion Socisty oe invited 10 Id its next
| meeting With this convention" C0n,idera-
BILE debate followed upon this resolution and
a suDseuue 1t motion % refer 1T 10 IA com
mitt G. The motion TO refer was taken no
aud adopted by close vote.
DR. J. S. Coleman OF Kentucky moved
that the c. mmi tee provided for be COM
posed Of two me nber from eacn state.
Rev. J. A. French IN vel to amen the
motion reducing the representation 10 one
from each state. The original motion was
lost and then p1ssed as ame lded.
Rev. II. IL Har is moved to invite the
American Baptist Educational Society u
tue uext meeting OF lbe convention. This
was adopted.
PoLrTESEss URGED.
p OF. Broa1us then ID eised the conven-
ton, saving: Polite esS never hurt any
body yet that ever heard Of; suppose we
try 1t now as an experiment. lio then an
unoed that there would be three short
addres es upon tie condition Of the S utn-
ern Baptist theological Semln ry ut Louis
vile. The II st speaker unde this head wa,
Rev. 4. II. KerfoOt, ,reasurer OF the semi
mary. After cpl nizlns briefly the hls-
tory OF to ins, tuition. h went into de-
tailel statemont OF its Hnancial sta. .us,
its needs It's future purpose.
His peroratiOn was beautiful
aud i'm mprsssive tribute 10 the memory II
toe lac preside Il, DR.. Bovce. Hs was fol-
lowed by Prof. w. II. Whitesids, whose re-
marks wore confined 10 tho udents' fund
Of the seminary. DIR. Broadus mu 10
third a "a last speech under tuis head. He
remind d TIE convention OF tho loss tine
BaDtists hnd sustained in the death u Prof.
boyce. "lt is idle" IA, said, "to suppo Q
at any man could OIL aaother's place.
The est we could do was - try to al our
places bettor.n
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