Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-13
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
ORGANIZATION or THE CONVENTION
AND ELECTION OF OFFiCERS.i
Bishop Fit1geraId's FraternnI speech
Unity In tho Courts OF Heaven -
Reports Read.
Especial Telegram TO tho Dispatch.l

Especial telegram 10 tho Dispatch.
NASHVILLE. 1FNS., May 12.-When 10
| O'Clock arrived this morning there were
few vacant seats in the great Gospel Tab
-rnGclo. In the centre and front rows sat
the delegates Of the Southern Baptist
Convention, and behind them sat hun
drods OF their friends from far aud near.
The convention was called to order by
Judge Jonathan Haralson. Chief Justice
Of tho Supreme Court ot Alabama and
| president of the body. The devotional
cxorci-es were conducted by Or. William
| .. Kylaul, of Kentucky.
oFYICEHs YrfcrED.
Dr. William l.. Hatcher. Of Richmond,
/ placed Judge HARRISON In nomination tor
/ the presidency Of the fifth term. and be
/ was elected by acclamatiou. Tho following
| VICE presidents were elected by naltot
| Governor korthon Of Georgia. Joshua
| Leycrmg Of Maryland. Dr. Whltsett ~
Kentucky. ond Dr. :. II. Ford Of Missouri.
/ The present secretaries. DR.. II. Lansing
/ Burrows Of Georgia and Dr. OIyer Gre
! goly of Maryland. were elected bv accla-
nation. Professor IL. II. Harris. OF Rich
m)nd. was appointed chairman OF the
| Committee on the Order Of Business.
The address Of welcome was Ilade by
/ Dr. !. NJ Frost, pastor Of the First BAPTIST
| church. and wa- responded TO by DR.. Hen
~ Mcdonald. OF Georgia. AZ tins Juno
turc tho courtcsies Of the convention were
| cytcndol 20 number Of distinguished
! visitors. Many of them responded IL hap
| - spc"ches.
BrRDTrTE's HyNIoR.
Nlr. r. !. Burdotte, the famous humOrl-',
| cautured the audience III his usual witty
| fashion. BE said he found more IN coming
l.. z .f. q of Itr
! great quest She found one Solomon. He
! bad found whole big house full Of them.
Bishop o. L. Fitzgerald, Of the M"tho-
dist Church. was presented. and maIc
speech full of fr1tcrnn feeling and
| cmphaolzed the essential unity of B1pt-t7
| aud Mcthndi-ts. When ho feehngN al-
! ludoG 60 their nbsOlut" unity ana union ~
| the court of Heaven the great audience
spontaneously IoineI IN singing Hiost
| b. the Ile HAT Hlnd-." ! me point Of high
| est enthusiasm had been reached.
Rev. Edgar Tolk moved the appointment
| of "a committee o. consider the rednf'iou
of cpro-ontatiou ~ the convention. ono
member from each State was apPo4hted.
rorrIGN-NIssrOS ErPogr
The afternoon session was given Mp 20
| reading port- from ,he boards.
/ The iorty-cIgntu annual report "i tue Foreign
Mi--Iou Board which W.. read hy pr. Iupp"-.
| OPENS With praise Gui thanksgiving. lhe t'il-
| tou1ial 81 u1dorn missions hrs if'cd southern
Tauft.'- 81 "a nfehcr spiritual rlare. froW Au-
gust :. 1850 ;0 March -I. l0'.. forty rTIit1-
Li4l --i.larios D.ve iD-l avYH.u .ut"i- Niv'r'h
| go ~ pagan Dni tWcuf. -four 20 I-p1l fields.
| Inrro urc unIrlv enough applicants soon 20 AZ
poar loi0rn tar h.1fi % swell Ia number %
100 as asked uv mo convention.
MIS- - j.. Dl-Een. Nrf. a. &. Watkins. kev.
| ~ d. B4rHv. R,v. e.. &. NrNtou. AID Nir-. NJ. J..
Nafe. have returned hon " fur tho s1keo' healt'.
! k.v u. N. Herring ant kcy. IT. #. l. 4E-c have
! been rc'I~oI because th' h1ari oNull uci ru-
dorsr their moihed7. Nr.. /. J.. 'la"lof IL
! lows hcf nuetguI in leaving th" service ~ mo
h..ri Ini- lenyos urrty-tT1 Woi' ani ieuh|e
missionaries with -.ye iy-eisbt naive assistants
nu fle foreign hrli.
Special w"Dfial Was rnaia % th' llrge c2niri-
lne total aui.lut raiaai was s3i0i2.1s, which
wts lu ll.rrl-c ~ : .ON+.'l.
TOTAL AMOUNT.
The rcIort sbonri tna' -. total amount of
contributions received iy %" Foreign Mis-
4 e.. ,l ''"'I Gf ni- AZ .,n s5,l.34-.Go was lor
P.rm.uou, fIu1 anl >2S.f@e.9l for Ccrt'nn'a'.
Virginia htuIS The foI n states with s-'t-o3 80
donated irg an purposes. and Nc-yrni comes
-ext ~ifh confribuucn of al'.l 1of- lhe
centennial contributions oi virginia were n't
reported. ana iu taI- work Naryeui hollis inc
rlaro no Loror wi'h Giit Amounting -
unruufs.
Hi.had not been for q resolution of no Con-
ferr.lf t.wWIttor ordering 81 1f "oh t.'-'
contributions -lo.tG .nIly f'-itA"l loi re ',.-
teuuial f.uI N. plf f0 the credit II thai iuui.
the ros,illr work n the board world have been
ser.n.-iy -rlppirI. AsU thc balance in hauI.
90 ih" ueasur'r Is only elj:'>" WIN oA'7iaAi-
ius uauil.tte- amounting 10 St",N'l.
a new feature iu TIE report s. % clear oNhihi-
foa of tnr ratio o. o1-icc expenses io gross ie-
c,ipt. Tho rau0 for salaries and AN other cA-
Icusas 90 receipts Sc only ~ pei cent whi'n Is
very email a- couialel with expenses oi o.ucf
mission boards
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