Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-13
A Majority and Minority Report
on the Publication Matter.
A Clash of Argument-The Vote Sus-
tains the Majority RepOrt-The
Work Done by the Women.
Cons Iteration OF the Report on the Missionary
Centennial CeIebration-AN Name of I'm
dying Gl ory-Growth of Missions.
MORNING SESSION,

was called TO order by President Haral-
son. there was an immense attendance
although many delegates had departed
for their homes. "Come, Thou Fount
of Every Blessing was sung, Rev.
John Purser of Alabama prayed; after
singing "Jesus, Lover of My Soul, -
Rev. T. P. Bell of Virginia prayed and
the minutes were read, and adopted as
read.
DR.. Curry of Virginia moved that con-
sideration of report on the Frost resolu-
tons be limited to the morning session.
Adopted.
DR.. Porter Fla moved that speeches be
limited to fifteen minutes. Lost on q
division vote, 30 to 290.
On motion of DR.. G. F. Bagby of Ken
lucky, amended by DR.. G. A. Nunnelly
of Georgia, opening speeches were IN
limited, all others limited to ten min
utes, and then Rev. j. H. Carpenter of
Georgia moved to lay all on the table.
Adopted.
Rev. DR.. T. T. Eaton, by unanimous
consent. reported from committee on
Christian unity:
Resolved, That we recognize the grav-
lty of the problem, and recognize the
Bible as the only authority. The South
ern Baptist convention, representing
l 200, 900 souls, propose to brethren of
other denominations that leading repre-
sentatives of different faiths be selected
to seek to determine what the teaching of
the Bible is on the disputed points, and
the result of their Investigations be pub
lisheas adopted.
n No.
reported on his famous resolutions. He
said that DR.. Smith was not present, his
name will not appear; the brethren will
offer a dissenting report. / ask DR..
Dargan to read the report; it is in his
writing.
Whereas, our Sunday-school work is of suf-
fcient magnitude and Importance, and
Whereas, the contract for pu blishing our Kind
Word Sunday school series will expire in May,
1891, before the meeting of the convention; and
Whereas, the home mission board has other
important duties,
Resolved 1, that standing committee of nine
be appointed by this convention as Sunday
school committee.
2. That the location and make up of the COM
mittee be determined hereafter.
3. That said committee be entrusted with our
Sunday school interests; that it gather up Sun
day-school statistics and try to increase the
number and efficiency of our Sunday schools in
cooperation with state Sunday colport-
erage boards.
4. That said committee cause to be arranged
system of catechetical instruction rather than
the International series.
5. That said committee be instrusted with the
publication of the Kind Words series and do
what it can to improve that series and increase
its circulation.
6. That said committee be instructed and en-
powered to secure sealed bids for publishing
Sunday-school literature and accept the best
bid for a term not exceeding three years.
z. That any expense of this work to be paid
out OF the royalty on these Sunday school pub
locations
s. That this convention cordially commend
this committee and its work to our brethren
everywhere.
Signed by ]. NJ. Frost, Virginia; Josephus
shackelford, Alabama; W. E. Atkinson, Arkan-
sas: N. A. Baily, Florida; j. H. Fitzpatrick,
Georgia; T. KeTfoot, Kentucky; Joshua Lev
Durham North Carolina; E. G. Dargan, South
Carolina; B. H. Carroll, Texas.
Rev. DR.. ]. B. Gambrell, of Mississlp-
pi said:
"With very great regret and degree
of seriousness, for the first time in my
life present minority report before a
Baptist convention. 1 was a member of
the Memphis committee and thought we
had settled it, but here 1t is again. After
a long labor we could not agree in the
and the minority report as
follows:
l. We believe the report to this convention
last year was intended to postpone this ques-
ton till the expiration of the present lease and
deem it unwise to reopen the question.
2. We believe our Sunday school interests
demand more thoughtful and impassioned con-
sideration, ana that the committee has not be-
fore 1t sufficient data at this time.
3. We recommend that committee of seven
be appointed to consider the whole Sunday
school question of Sunday school literature and
consider the arrangement of catechetical Sunday
school instruction to take the place of the inter
national Sunday school series, and to report at
he ,lyfP Or1N anti
[signedl J. B. GAMBRE1I,
W. s. PENIcx,
DR.. Gambrell said: eff you knew
how patiently the committee iabored it
would have your sympathy. All of you,
you married men, know that
we can't always have our own way.
Laughter. Our committee was hope
lessly divided. We did not agree on the
main issue, and did not agree on cross
issues. We could mol agree as to whether
this work should be done by the home
board or a new board. We tried to settle
this question at Memphis. The conven-
ton said it ought to rest. But there are
three kinds of Baptists in the South and
they would not let it rest. -
DR.. Frost-''I could not if tried de-
scribe my feelings CD this occasion.
What can one do when great emergency
IS upon us, save TO turn to the source of
infinite goodness and ask guidance. This
matter has to be settled. 1 do not be-
ieve we shall ever meet under more IA
Torable circumstances. The minority
think this a question not to be reopened.
It is an issue in one part
and 1t is for US to settle. Some thought
our convention met on the Vest
srn border We would have small delega-
ions; but We have full ana overfiowing
from nearly all the states,
notably Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri and most of our states. Pray,
could we ever have more? Are we not
competent to discuss and settle it? We
iced Sunday school statistics, and
must enter this work. Our &c.
700 churches have only IL 900
Ichools reported. In Virginia $50
Ichcols only report fifty libraries.
We are doing little or nothing for Sun
lay schools. was startled as sat in
study and thought of this. Ny resolu-
ions are to induce US to have more inter-