The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-17
BAPTISTS' BUSY DAY.
THE NEW OFFICERS OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

Few. Mr.. Vann Of Nashville, Tenn,
Elected Presldent-The Association
to Organize a Publication Company.
A Committee Appointed to Formu-
late a Plan-Addresses by Promi-
nent Divines
Last night concluded the second eession
| Of the American national Baptist conven-
ton with the First African Baptist church.
! The entire day was occupied in the election
Of officers and the discussion of the propo-
sition TO establish Baptist publishing COM
| pany, which was lengthy and lively.
The following board of officers was elected
to serve for the ensuing year:
Presideut-Rev. NJ. Vann Of Nashville,
Tenn.
Vice President-Rev. J. A. Taylor of
Washington. D. G.
Vice Presidsnt-Rev. G. II. Parrish OF
Louisville, KY.
Recording secretary-W. q. Steward of
Kentucky.
Corresponding Secretary-J. L. Dart of
South Carolina.
Assistant Secrstary-P. n. A. Braxton
of Baltimore, Nd.
Treasursr-Rev. G. T. Walker of Au-
gusta, Ga.
Financial Secretary-Rsv. A. 7. Stewart
OF Macon, Miss
Statistical secretary-A. W. Psgnes of
North Carolina.
Educational Secretary-Mrs. A. A. Bowie
Of Alabama,
Executive Committee-E. K. Love Of
Georgia, G.. B. Howard of West Virginia.
L. A. Scruggs Of North Carolina, h. c
Bailey Of Florida, c. G. Russell Of Tennes-
see, l. Tolliver of Texas, w. Fl. McAlpine
OF Alabama. Fl. G. Green Of Louisiana, J.
H. Frank Of Kentucky.
Rev. M. MaokVickar white, fraternal
delegate from the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, and Rev. W. B. johnson
(colored), fraternal delegate from the Ma
tional Baptist Educational Society, were in
troduced and addressed the convention.
DR.. Goodwin Of the First Baptist church
OF Savannah was introduced, and made
short address.
TO ESTABLISH A PUBLISHING COMPANY.
At 1: 80 o'clock the convention took re-
cess until $3.50 O'Clock. The entire afternoon
was occupied in the discussion Of the resolu-
ton for the organization of a Baptist pub
fishing company and the election of a COM
mittee 70 formulate plans for such
company.
The opposition was chiefly upon the
ground OF the imprectioability Of the scheme
and the cost of carrying IL into effect.
The resolution was at last adopted.
The oolored Baptists are now using the
literature OF the American Baptist Publica-
tion Society of Philadelphia. They do not
propose TO abandon the use OF the publica-
ton society's literature at once. The pur-
pose lie to establish a publishing house for
the publication OF UNCONVENTIONAL paper
and for the publication of tracts especially
suited to the work among the colored peo-
pie. Eventually 1t Is expected 10 develop
into general publishing house for furnish
ing all classes Of religious literature
for the colored BaptIssS. This action Is re-
garded as a step toward complete inde-
pendence OF the oolored Baptists Of their
white brethren. The separation OF the two
branches OF the denomination has been
going on for number Of years and is now
nearly completed.
100000 coLoRED sAPrIsTa
There are nearly 1900, 900 oolorsd Bap-
lists In the United States The publishing
house, it is supposed, will be established at
Louisville, the headquarters Of the dsnom-
inRtion.
The church was crowded last night to its
fullest extent.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. C. l..
Fisher OF Natchez, Miss, on 1.-THE Church's
Duty to Clerical Education OF the Young:n
by Rev. Eugene Evans on ''Religion, Edu>
cation aud Wealth, the Hope of the Colored
People" and by Rev. j. Milton Waldron of
Jacksonville, Fla, on Power for Servioe.n
Several hundred delegates and visitors
to the convention came in last night and
the attendance will be largely increased to-
day.