The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-18
The Southern Baptist Convention.
Correspondence Herald and News

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o'clock by our time) by the former
President, Judge Harralson, Of Ala
bama, and was opened with devotional
exercises led by Rev. w. r. Gwalt-
ney, of North Carolina.
He read the 65th Psalm, and asked
the audience to rise and sing the Coro-
nation hymn. This they did right
heartily, led by Professor D. B. Townes.
DR.. Gwaltney then prayed.
The States were then called and the
delegates enrolled. Whereupon were
found to he present 94S delegates, rep
resenting the 100000 white Baptists
of the South.
Judge Harralson was again elected
President, by acclamation, and Joshua
Levering, of Baltimore, Governor w.
J. Northen of Georgia, Governor J. P.
Eagle of Arkansas and Hon. L. L. Fos-
ter, of Texas, were elected Vice-Presi-
dents. Drs. Lansing Burrows, OF Geor-
gia, and o. F. Gregorv. of Baltimore,
were reelected Secretaries.
Governor Northen delivered the ad-
dress of welcome, which was replete
with eloquent thought. He said that
while there is no union Of Church and
State with US, yet it is ours to give
the State good citizenship and good
rulers.
DR.. W. E. Hatcher, Of Richmond,
responded. Contrary to expectation
for we were anticipating something in
bis usual vein of humor-his remarks
were pathetic and affecting in the e1-
treme. We saw many wet eyes, and
heard this speech pronounced the best
he ever made.
The courtesies of the floor were ex-
tended to the press and the people Of
Atlanta and Georgia.
In the afternoon a letter was read by
the secretary from DR.. Brown, of the
city, stating that delegate, Rev. Geo.
Bushyhead, an Indian preacher, had
died that morning, and asking for in
structions as to what to do with the
body. A committee was appointed to
attend to the matter.
The reports of the three boards Of the
convention, Home, Foreign andSunday-
school, were read and referred to proper
committee
In the evening lie convention ser
mon was preached by DR.. Gambrell, OF
Mississippi. His text was the text Cary
preached his immortal sermon from,
one hundred years ago. Isaiah 81: 2.
His was very practical and soui-stirr-
ing sermon in which he gave some
happy and timely hits. He wanted
religion with God in it. He deplored
the advancement OF materialism and
the decline Of spirituality in the
churches. He prayed that God would
spare the old time county preacher a
lille Wnlle longer.
On Saturday morning, after prayer by
Rev. J. L. Rollins and the reading Of
the minutes, several committees were
appointed.
DR.. J. L. Carol, Of North Carolina,
offered a resolution looking to the re-
duction Of the delegation, as it, he said,
had become unwieldy. DR.. Burrows
thought otherwise, and we were threat
ened with an interminable discussion.
Whereupon, DR.. T. T. Eaton, Of Ken
lucky, called foT the special order,
which Was at once taken up. 1t being
meeting in the interest of the centen-
nial movement.
DR.. J. w. Carter spoke on the subject
"MoraI Basis Of Missions" He showed
to US that the moral basis Of missions is
Gods eternal law, that we are to love
our God with all our hearts and Our
neighbors as ourselves. This law is the
basis Of all mission work. His thoughts
were fresh, clearcut and well put.
Just here occurred a very touching
episode, there were six men who were
present at the first session Of this con-
ventien. which met in Augusta, 1915,
viz: DR.. S. e. Hillyer, Rev. A. w.
Mahoney, OF s. c., DR.. e. NJ. Irwin, T..
P. Smith, Of S. G., and DR.. J. T. s.
Park. These brethren took their places
on the stand, and were presented to the
convention; weak, tremulous, white
headed, with stats in hand, they stood
beside the president. The audience stood
and sang, "How firm a foundatoin,"
as one man, and when we came to the
verse, "even down to old age, etc.," the
tear drops trembled on many an eye.
DR.. J. P. Green, of st. Louis, next
addressed US on the subject, "The nea.
then lost without the Gospel" He
showed Us from Gods word this is true.
He was attentively heard.
DR.. J. A. Broadus, OF the Seminary,
next spoke to US in his simple way on
the subject off, "How best to utilize tho
centennial Of Missions" he thought
we could help the cause by holding
special meetings like the politicians,
circulating missionary biographies, leaf
lets and other literature, by writing ar
ticles in newspapers, putting illustra-
tions in every sermon drawn from mis-
sionary work, by use Of maps, CORE
spondence with missionaries and con-
versation, talk missions to everyone
you comet contact with. He deplored,
in the course Of his remarks, the lack
Of good preaching. He said he heard
better when he was fifteen years Of age
in the country churches. Turning to-
ward DR.. Eaton, his pastor, and said,
I'll say this in the presence Of my pas
for Wheraunon DIR. Faton observed