The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-16
SOUTHERN BAPrISTS MEET.
At Dallas, Texas, Grand GatherinG-seven
Thousand Present.

! At Dallas, Texas, Grand GatherinS-SeVen
Thousand Present
DALLAS, TEX, May 1.-THE forty
ninth session of the Southern Bapsist
Convention was called to order in the
Sam Jones Tabernacle at 10 i. M, by
President Jonathan Harralscn. There
was present according to conservative
estimates, between 5000 and 1000
persons.
The meeting was opened by devo-
tional exercises by Rev. DR.. F. II.
Pichard, of North Carolina, who read
the 103d Psalm, and followed it with
an invocation of the divine blessing on
the deliberations of the convention.
This was followed by the roll call of
delegates by States by the Secretary.
i Rev. II. M. Burrows.
The following is a synopsis of Rev.
G.. L. Seachols address of welcome:
"When say you are welcome, I ex-
| press the sentiments of the people of
the largest State in the Union, and the
largest city in the State. Texas is
noted for three things-cotton, cattle
and Baptists. 1t is said that Louisiana
raises considerable cane, but allow me
I to say that cain is sometimes raised in
Texas, and especially among the
Baptists. There were three times in
my life when it seemed to me that
was lost. First in St. Paul's cathedral
in London; second, on the Atlantic
ocean, third, the first time I came to
Texas.
1--WE welcome you as Baptists. When
that great Southern orator, standing
on the brow OF bill and listening with
prophetic ear, cried out: I hear the
tramp OF Millions he must have heard
the tramp of the Baptists hosts. Yes,
nearly 100000 Christians are march
ing under the Baptist standard. While
nearly every old denomination has
been guilty Of prosecuting fellow Chris
tians, in all the history of the Baptists,
! from the. time that John led the
Savior into the Baptismal waters until
now the Baptist denomination has
never shed blood.
II challenge any student of history
to dispute this statement. It is said,
however, that the Baptists of to-day
are behind the times. Yes, We are; we
are over 800 years behind the times,
we are back in tho New Testament,
and!God helping us, we shall remain
there.
"We welcome you to our homes.
Some of you may not be satisfied with
your assignments. We cannot help it.
We have done what we could, but,
brothers and sisters, some of you have
never been satisfied at this convention.
There is an animal called the English
mastiff, he is noble looking animal,
large in body and large in feeling.
II do not recall at this moment of
my ever hearing one of these noble
animals bark. There is another insig-
niticant quadruped called flee. He.is
peevish little thing, always growing
and barking, he is a universal COM
palmer. There are some large, noble
hearted Christian men and women
here who would not complain if they
had been assigned to the humblest
home. There are Others, like the fee, who
would growl if you would put them in
. palace. There is not a nobler set of
people on the earth than the citizens of
Dallas, and whatever can be done will
he done for your accommodation and
comfort.
my brothers and sisters, welcome
you in the name ofan unseen host, that
great cloud of witnesses. I do not be-
lieve ern spiritualism, but there
is spirit ISM in which we believe.
We believe in that host which the
young man saw at Dothan. That COM
pany which the disciples saw on the
TRANSPORTATION, that living being whom
Stephen beheld, that host that the
prisoner of. Patmos saw-'what are
these, these which are arrayed in white
robes, and whence came they? There
are they which came out of great trib-
ulation and have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood of
the Lord
"Seeing, we are compassed about by
so great cloud of witnesses whatever
we do, let US do it in the name Of the
Lord.
Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome
you"
The following missionaries and Wis
itors were introduced to the convention:
Rev. r. H. Graves and wife, and Rev.
William Bryant, missionaries to China
Rev. Lumley, missionary to Africa
DR.. e. H. Woods of Colorado, Dr.
Lawrence of Chicago, Rev. Gathaway,
missionary to Mexico; Rev. G. A,
Moody, editor of the Portland (Oregon,
Pacific Baptist.
Tie report of various standing COM
mittees was submitted and received
without being read, as later on they
will be distributed in printed form
There was so much moving about ano
talking in the audience that a commits
sion of three was appointed to act as
both ushcrs and sergeants-at-arms
President Jonathan Harralson was re
elected by acclanlation. Vice Pres
idents, four of which were elected, are
as follows:
J. William Jones Of Virginia, w. J
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