Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
DR. UPPER DECLINES TO SERVE.
lie Eetires from the Foreign-Miss'on
ponrd-Dr. Bell Elected secretary

Roy DIR. VI. A. Tupper. who has for some
twenty years filled the Office of CORRESPOND,
ING secretary OF the Foreign. Mission board
of the Southern Baptist Convention. Will
soon retire from that position.
Although Unanimously reelected ov tDe
board ut ITS meeting held here lew GAYS
after the adjournment Of the convention
a., Thinner has. as anticipated in sun
davis DTspATCd, positively declined 10
serve another year HIS determination
was made knownln a letter. 70 CONSIDER
winch special meeting OF the DOhrd was
held in It's rooms Yesterday afternoon.
Professor n. II. Harris, the honored presi-
dent. occupied tie char and there was
quite full attendance.
The committee appointed Tor tnat pur-
nose at the meeting of which Dr. luppor
was reelected reported that theE nnu
waited upon Or. upper and urged MS
acceptance Of the secretarvshlp. giving
the most potent reasons why he snoulu
remain IN the position III which MS ser
vices had been productive OF sncn great
Good. 10 this no replied by cOmmunlca-
lion. thanking the board both Tor the
compliment expressed In bla unanl,
nous reelection and for the very klhd
and cordial resolutions adopted CONF
mendinc and endorsing his ~ork' out say
ing that II was impossible tor MN 10 re,
come IN declining the office
sUsTAINs 4 GREAT LOSS.
There were many expressions of regret
ut DIR. Iupper's decision and the following
resolutions were adopted:
X sou,d. That by receiving the letter OF
DR.. II. A. upper declining the ONCE
OF corresponding secretary, to WGlch INC
unanimous voice of this board called him.
we lose an officer courteous IN bearing,
wise IN counsel dlhgent and scli-sacrl-
Gclnp IN effort, and from whom we pant
with sincere regret.
Rcso red. Tha: the cause of foreign mis-
slons of the Southern Baptist Convention
loses the services OF an Oitlcer VINO mas NOT
only faithfully and efficiently discharged
MS duty tor all these years. during which
time the receipts of our treasury nave
been ouadrupled and our missionary force
has been 70 oven larger proportions IN
creased, but who has also adorned this
Office by his noble Christian spirit, by his
delicate regard Tor others, 10y his courage
IN dong right, and by his rehned ana
gentle manner. as well a. by his energy
and wisdom III action.
DIR. ELL ELECTED.
The board thereupon elected Rev l. 7.
Rell. ID. d., until recently Dr. Upper 5
-
ing secretary. DR.. Bell has been a resi-
dent Of Richmond for numoer OF years
and Is We'll known here. lie has but re-
Gently entered upon his duties ~ secretary
of The Sunday-School Board, with head
quarters at Nashville, having succeeded
ncv. Dr. J. VI. Frost VINO resigned thGt
place to return 10 pastoral work. a com,
mittee was appointed TO inform Ut. beii
OF his election, an! II Is hoped that he can
l. t,AnoaI IN np0pnt tHDunl his Is en-
tlre,y uncertain.
WHY HE WOULD NOT SERVE.
DR.. Tupper's refusal to serve Longer IN
the position which he had nlled 80 long
and so well is believed to be due to certaln
clements Of dissatisfaction which cropped
ont In the proceedings of the convention
recently held III Nashville. There had
been prior 20 the assembling of that body
considerable discussion as TO the eXpedl-
ency Of retaining the assistant secretaries
and the Committee on Mission Me-
thOds" reported resolution positively
dong away with these officials IN luture.
This resolution was defeated and another
adopted leaving the subject entirely IN
the hands OF the boards 1t was also re-.
solved that the election OF salaried Off
GERS be left to the boards. This was an
| entirely new departure, the convention
| having heretofore made the selections IT.
self.
II was rumored in Nashville while the
convention was III session and published
| in some of the UNCONVENTIONAL papers that
| the committee referred to asked the sec
| retaries of both of the mission boards To
hand in their designations. There was,
however. no allusiOn to this particular
matter on the floor of the convention.
Dr. Upper is now at Alton. where he has
| been for several days,