Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-13
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
THE CONVENTION ADJoURNs TO
MEET NEXT IN ATLANTA
Composition of the Boards and Commft
tees-The Arbitration overtare Adopt
ed-Anti-saIoon Resolutions.
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May l2.-The South
ern Baptist Convention adjourned at 10
O'Clock to-day TO meet next year in At
lanta, Ga. The delegates have all gone
home but few. Major Penn. Texas
evangelist, remains behind 20 conduct
revival at the Southside Baptist church.
In the convention this morning the presi-
dent appointed as fraternal delegates 70
northern anniversaries: ]. b. GambrelL
NJ. ID. Early, o. l.. Haley, Thomas ID. Us
borne and J. Williams.
The Committee on Enrolment reported
n total Of 905 accredited delegates IN az
tepdance-200 of Glass l and 100 OF CLASS q
DR.. j. b. Link. reported on
THE cHURcH-EDrToE FUND.
After detailing how small sum given in
this oause would result in great goou, ne
recommended that the raising OF chucn-
edifee fund be committed 10 the assistant
secretary of the home board. After con-
siderable discussion the report was
adopted.
Rev. ID. b. Gray, of Mississippi, reported
from the Committee on Nominations the
following names for the respective boards
and committees:
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD AT RICHMOND.
President, II. II. Harris, Virginia; Vice
| Presidents-Joshua Levering. OF Maryland; !;
l'C. w. Tompkins, of louisiana; ID. Is.
Gray. of Mississippi. w. W. Gardner, OF
Kentucky; b. ii. Carroll, OF Texas; ). I;
Greene, OF Missouri; W. L. Fitzpatrick, OF
Georgia; A. L. Owen, OF Virginia; .. Is;
Searcy. of Arkansas; j. W. Mckinney, Ot
Florida; ". +. Atkisson, Olives, Virginia :;
| w. G. Bledsoe of Alabama. }. l.. White;
| of North Carolina; Il. j. Willingham, OF
Tennessee A. J. Thomas, of South Caro-
lima. III. A. Upper. corresponding secre-
tary; j. G.. Williams, treasurer; A. Il.
| Clarke, recording secretary; II. G. Burnett,
auditor of the Foreign Board; Wllli9m
Ellyson, G. II. Winston, W. L. Hatcher,
John Pollard, S. G. Clopton, j. Il. Hutson,
w. ID. Thomas, W. w. Landrum,, George
Cooper, G. II. Ryland, L. 7. Mathews, r.
II. Pitt, Theodore Whitfield, j. l.. NJ.
Curry, II. II. Pollard, managers.
HOME MISSION BoARD AT ATLANTA.
President. John d. Stewart, Georgia;
| Vice -Presidents-W. n. Chaudern, Florida
+. Y. Mullen, Maryland; G. W. hyde'
Missouri; J. G.. Gibson, Georgia; .. H.
| Haley. Tennessee: o. q. McManaway
North Carolina; NJ. NJ. Riley, Kentucky
A. b. Miller, Arkansas; W. A. Mason, Mis-
| sissippi; w. s. Penick. Louisiana; H. '"
Sanders, South Carolina; G. \. Anderson,
! Alabama, and j. 5. Felix, Of Virginia. l.
| L. Tichenor, corresponding secretary; D.
| William Jones, assistant corresponding
| Secretary: A. ID. Adair. treasurer A.. u
Brscoe. recording secretary b. r. Ab-
bott. auditor OF Homo Missions; y. D
Hawthorne. +. NJ. Daniel. V. Q. Norcross
George Hillyer. William Crenshaw, h. T.
Kiser. j. L. Pendleton, Henry Mcdonald
ID. G.. Roy. Henry Hilyer, J. NJ. Greene. II
l.. Connolly, Lansing Burrows, j. Z. 4
Black, s. Y. Jamison, managers.
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.
F.M. Ellis, of Baltimore; VI. b. Whar
ton. Virginia r. III. Pritchard, Nortl
Carolina; John Stout, South Carolina; IL
O. Ware, Louisiana Z. X. Boston. len
nessee; G. II. Nash. Florida; 5. Nj. Brown
Missouri; ]. Ii. Fitzpatrick, Georgia; q. Is
Eagle. Alabama; IL. +. Sprales, Mississippi
j. p. Eagle, Arkansas; ". Ii. Felix, hen
lucky.
sUNDAY-sCHooL BOARD AT NASHVILLE.
DR.. w. r. l.. Smith, president DR.
George A. Loftin. secretary; Dr. L. =
Savage, G. S. Gardner, II. X. Caldwell. J
Eastman, Z. f. Folk, II. j. Willingham, h
NJ. Riley, G.. NJ. Norton, |. T. Trotter
State eVice-Presidentso of the Sunday
Board-Alabama, ID. ]. Purser; Arkansas
j. j. Taylor; Florida, A. A. Lomax
Georgia. +. G. Mcconnell: Kentucky, j
! N. Prestridge; Louisiana, +. X. Branch
Maryland, @. B. Taylor; Mississippi, 9. !
Farris Missouri, A. III. Yardeman; Mort
Carolina. NJ. l.. Kessler; Tennessee, III. D
Trlbble; South Carolina, Il. J. FORESTER
Texas. I. S. Potts; Virginia, j. M. Pilchel
THR LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
A resolution condemning the Louisian
, State Lottery was unanimously adopted.
A resolution Of sympathy with Atlant
= in her fight against the saloons provoke
considerable discussion, but was tnall
The convention adopted the arbitratio
overture sent by the Presbyterian GenerG
Assembly and appointed President Harri
bon a delegate to the general meeting fc
which it provides. -,
After the usual resolutions of thanks th
. | convention adjourned.