Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-17
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
Proceedings of the Convention in
Session at Dallas.

Proceedings of the Convention in
Session at Dallas.
DALLAS, TEXAS, May HIT
is safe to say that there were
more Baptist sermons preached
in Dallas and Dallas county yes
terday and last night than ever.
before or than ever will be
heard in this city until the South
ern Baptists meet here again; be-
cause not only were the Baptist
Churches, but a majority of the
Protestant pulpits, occupied by
Baptist ministers, including some
of the ablest men in the denomi-
nation. Large congregations
were in attendance everywhere,
as in addition to the home
church-goers and distant visitors,
there We're hundreds of visitors
who came in by excursions from
neighboring towns.
Gov. w. J. Northen, of Geor-
gia, lectured at the Opera House
on 1.-The Standard of Life"
The Southern Baptist Conven-
ton was opened with song and
prayer at $50 this morning and
then proceeded with business by
taking up the report of the Com
mittee on Foreign Work. It was
voluminous and took nearly the
entire forenoon session to read
and discuss it. The report
showed the foreign affairs of the
church to be in a fourishing
condition, and rapidly growing in
Importance and influence.
DR.. Justin D. Fulton, of New
York, who, in his sermon last
night took pronounced grounds
against the support of Catholics
for political positions, will to-
night lecture at the opera house
on the subject, why priests
should wed ?"
In expressing his views to a
Southern Associated Press re-
porter to-day on Romanism, DR..
Fulton said: LAS stated in my
sermon last night, where indi-
rectly 1 touched on the action of
Gov. Northen, of Georgia, in the
appointment of Patrick Walsh, a
Catholic, to the .. S. Senate, I
have no use for a Roman Catho-
lie on the bench of the Supreme
court of the United States, in the
Senate of the United States, or
any other political position. I
desire to see them in just such
meetings as this. where they
may be brought into contact with
the truth and into touch with the
fellowship of the new life"
In interviews this morning
with a number of well-known
Catholics in regard to the ser
mons delivered yesterday at the
Sam Jones Tabernacle, by DR.. J.
Fulton, of New York, and Rev.
J. B. Cranfl, Of Waco, Texas,
the expressions were about the
same, each asserting that the
tenets and influence attributed
to Catholicism by the Reverend
Baptist gentleman were not facts
according to the creed of the
Catholics; that DR.. Futon's re.
marks, Il have no use for a Ro.
manistic in the United States
Senate; the Legislature, or Con.
gress," etc, is of course, an in.
timation that Catholics should be
ineligible for these gifts of honor
and trust bestowed upon them by
the people. All this was brough=
about by, and is intended as ;
slap at Gov. Northen, of Georgia
for appointing the Hon. Patricl
Walsh to the u. S. Senate.
The Indebtedness in the foreign
work department was $50, 900. 4
collection was taken up and S14,
929, As was raised.
The following resolution by
DR.. Cranfil was referred to thC
Committee on resolutions
Rescued, First, that We re-af
firm our truceless opposition t.
the. liquor traffic in the State ant
nation and declare anew our be
lief in absolute prohibition a.
) the only remedy for the curse O
the saloon.
ResotUed. Second, that no churc]
should have a fellowship witt
the liquor business.
The excursion for Mexico vii
/ leave the Texas and Pacific de
Wednesday morning, S.
far as reported, there will b
about 155 in the party in charg
+ of DR.. Eaton, editor Of the YES
3 tern Recorder, and Rev. Dr.. Sens
holes, pastor of the First BaE
fist church of Dallas.
i The closing exercises of tn
! Women's Missionary Union too
place this morning at the Firs
Baptist church, Mrs. Brown pre-
t sided.
), The Conference will close it
labor tomorrow.