Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-14
THE GREAT QUESTION SETTLED.
NO southern Pubiishing-House for nap.
tists-Richmond Branch Needed.

DR.. a. f. Dickinson returned Yesterday
from Birmingham, where he attended the
hessioa OF tho southern Baptist Convention. No
says the 9.her Richmond delegates VIII be here
.o-uay. when asked about the work OF tho con-
eaid:
I'VE had very large and imposing meeting
su9 sne results reached werc, In the main very
satisfactory. The question about which there
was the greatest diversity Of opinion was whether
We should start Baptist publlshing-house FOR
inc sO9th' For months and years oven the sub
lect mas been agitated and no little feeling had
peen aroused. THIS had much 20 do with bring.
ing 70 this meeting Of tho coDventiOs such an i'm
mense delegation. II was known that como de-
clslVe action would be taken and almost every
ono had positive convictions on tho subject
COMPROMISE REPORT.
"The interviews published in the Brming-
ham papers from Rev +. NJ. fills, ID. d., OF Bal
timoro. and Rev. j. Is. Hawthorne, ID. d., OF At
lanta, representing the opposing parties, helped
iofan the namo, and long before the time Of meet
Ing on Monday the great Opern-House was pack
Cd With people who we're eager 10 SEQ whnt they
supposed would be the biggest Baptist fight on
record, but fortunately for us the committee,
composed OF representative from each State
came In with a compromise report which, largely
IN dcferencC 20 the earnest pleadings of Rev.
John "A. Br0adue, ID. D., was adopted without dis
cussion, aud thus the whole matter was put at
rest. The opponents of a southern publication
society are for tho most part very well
satisfied with the action, for practically
II, In their judgment, throws the whole South
open 70 The American Publication Society, which
they claim belongs 10 the South as much as to
the North. IL was originated here in Virginia
nifty years ago and It's founder was Rev. N. K.
Davis, the father of Professor ~ X. Davis, Of the
University OF Nirginia, and II was removed to
Philadelphia simply because there IL could DO q
greater work for tho whole country thnn 1t could
do in Washington, ID. c., which up 70 that time
had boon It's home. The society has already two
great branch houses in the South-One at At
lanta and another IN 81. LOuls-frorn which its
publications are sent I'm immense numbers all
over the great Southwest and Georgia and South
Carolina.
NEEDS RICHMOND BRANCH.
"What II needs now to cover the whole south
ern territory Is a branch house here IN Richmond,
and believe IL win come at no very distant day,
and these three great branches will do far moro
for the southern Baptists than rival publishing z
society would likely accomplish. Drs. j. b. Jeier
and l.. Burrows were among the original
members % this organization, and j know
thnt TO the day OF his death there was no
thing DR.. Jetcr more earnestly desired than
10 see the whole Baptist brotherhood Of
tho Omitted States cooperating cordially with
this truly national society. The war had
scarcely closed before he began with his pen and
voice 70 advocate this course. He felt that no
thing was 20 be gained for the South by keeping
up sectional agitation In our religious work. lie
used 10 say J thank God there is no Mason 81
Dixon line running through the Baptist king
DOM Besides all this the society has On enor-
nous income. Ii has millions Of dollars. tho ac-
cumulations Of half n century of honest, faithful
work. and 1t Is ready TO use large part Of that in
helping our Sunday schools and churches and
pastors throughout the South, and it has been
doing II, and doing II lovingly and cordially,
wherever and whenever our southern brethren
were willing 20 cooperate with Il In tho good
work. The action taken at Birmingham will
give 20 this society an open door among us, and
IL win help to bind together tho North and South
In a more loving fellowship than hos ever here
tofore existed. As II appears TO me, this event
should stir the hearts Of all patriots and Chris-
tians In every section Of our great country. With
100000 Of Baptists thus working together,
helping who're help is most needed, without re-
spect TO past issues or party strife, We shall DO
an inspiration 70 every good cause.
HONEST AND LOYAL
"Let mo cay that, Of course, our brethren
who have fought for different result
than that reached IN birmingham are as
honest and loyal as we claim 20 be. 1t
was simply n difference Of opinion, and now that
we save voted and sing 'Blest be the tie that
binds, and grasped hands you Will see us pull
ing together as If there never were any two
opinions on the subject, and we win do on this
line what we are doing ON other llnes-bring
large help from tho North 10 the impoverished
thousands and millions scattered over this great
southern country"