Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-12
]. l.. CARROLL,
l.. r.. ELY,
II, II, SCROLLS,
- MULLINS.
w. n. LUTHER.

What developed into the most In
tercstlng debate OF the session began
here.
Brother Il. E FoolS OF Nashville was
the nrst speaker MIR, FoolS said
committee Of tive had been appointed
two years ago at Atlanta, and that
there were represented In that commit
tee two sets OF ideals OF representation.
one favored II financial basis, another
favored "a numerical basis, owing 10
tho absence OF two members. the speak
er said the committee decided TO post
pouo consideration OF the question to
the next annual meeting, which was
held In Nashville, But when the con-
Ventlon met there two members We're
still absent, Gov. Eagle being pre-
vented from attending by illness. and
Brother Dudley having died. 80" con-
UnuCd Brother Fooks, I'VE asked the
asked the convention 20 appoint com
mittee composed Of one member from
each state. When that committee met
there were stlll two sets OF ideals. They
differed. and they Differed us brethren,
and they decided TO present both plans
10 the convention, and whichever the
! convention adopted the committee
would recommend,
"rhc committee met again here last
night and had considerable discussion.
and the same ideals were presented
and II was found that Il was impoasi-
| bic TO come 10 any decision"
Dropping into discussion OF tile
| merits OF the case, MIR. FoolS sntd that
! " all came To the convention who were
| entitled To come under the present bus
! ~ VI representation, there would be
about 1850 delegates.
| what would YOU do with 1850 dele
gWesT' he inquired 1T seems TO me
/ that n convention with so large "a
delegation would be moro uf a mass
meeting, and would not be what 1t
ought 10 be.
There were dlffercnt plans that
came before the committee. One was
to divide the convention. That was
| rejected, meeting with extreme objec-
ton. trust II may be a long tlmo be-
fore the Southern Baptist nasocla ton
will ever he divided.
Another plan was 20 have n camp
meeting and TO meet there every wear
That was Objectionable.
Another was TO retain the financial
basis and increase H. and another was
TO eliminate the financial basis entire.
~ and put the. convention upon nu-
mericnl basis"
"We ought TO hold out the Idea tina,
every man. every baptist IL entitled
TO be member ~ this cOnvensAon
whether he can pay $500 or not"
The discussion was interrupted NJ
this point 10 allow Brother Broughtor
Of North Casplma to announce tn,
names OF those whom he had appointed
20 preserve order. They We're as fol
lows; Brothers John Berkar OF Ten
nessee, Ben Trump OF Virginia. Walker
Of Georgia. u, O, Weir ~ Louisiana
J. r. Jones OF Texas. ]. T. Pendleton Of
Texas, ]. G. Huggins OF South Caro-
lima, John 5, Major OF Arkansas. $ NJ
Brown OF Missouri, J. n Miller o
Texas and ~, d. white OF Mississippi
BROTHER Pcuick ~ Shrevenort. who
had arisen 10 speak on the resolution
now proceeded. He observed that n,
wanted the churches 10 take tibet
stand on scriptural ground ~ do no
believe there Is any reason FOR thi
convention outside OF money basis To-
representation IN IT," continued Brothe
. penlek. n do not believe there is an,
scripture for IT, l believe the minorit,
report Is most objectionable. ueithe'
one IL satisfactory 10 me-"