The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-12
RALLY OF THE BAPTISTS.
Between 5000 and 1000 Persons at
the Opening Of The Convention.

Rev. @. L. Seachols Delivers Address
OF Welcome-He Says That Texas Is
Noted for Cotton, Cattle and Bap-
tists-The Claim Made That the Bap-
tist Church Is the Only One That
Has Never Shed the Blood of Other
Christians - Chronic Grumblers
Given Rap-Gov. Northen Elected
Vice President.
Dallas, Tex, May 1.-THE forty-ninth
session of the Southern Baptist conven-
tlon was called to order in the Sam Jones
tabernacle this morning at 10 o'clock by
President Jonathan Harralson. There
was present, according TO conservative
| estimates, between 6 1000 and Z, 900 persons.
The meeting was opened by devotional
exercises by Rev. DIR. F. H. Prichard, 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 sec
retary, Rev. II. M. Burrows.
The following is synopsis of Rev. G. L.
| Seachols' address of welcome.
! When l say you are welcome. | express the
| sentiments OF the people OF the largest state
~ lliO anu Lut luFRCSl CITY In the state.
! Texas is noted for three things-cotton cat
| tie, and Baptists. 1t is said that Louisiana
| raised considerable cane but allow me 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 l was lost, first IN St
! Pauls Cathedral. in London; second, on the
| Atlantic ocean, third the hrst time l came to
| Texas.
| We welcome you as Baptists When that
| great southern orator. standing on the brow
OF a hill and listening with prophetic ear,
cried out: Il hear the tramp of millions -
| he must have heard the tramp Of the Bap-
! tist hosts. Yes, nearly 4OO000O Christians
are marching under the Baptist standard.
NO BLOOD ON BAPTIST BANNERS.
! While nearly every old denomination has
! been guilty OF persecuting fellow chris tians
| in all the history Of the Baptists, from the
| time that John led the Saviour into the bap
! usmal waters until now. the Baptist denomi-
nation has never shed blood,
| 1 challenge any student of history to dis
| pute this statement. 1t Is said. however,
| that the Baptlsts of to-day are behind the
! times. Yes we are; we are over l,s00 years
| behind the times; we are back in the new
| Testament. and God helping us we shall re-
main there.
We welcome you to our homes. Some of
you may not be satisfied with your assign
ments. We cannot help it, We have done
what we could, but, brothers and sisters
some OF you have never been satisfied in q II
your lives, and Of course, you will not be
satisfied at this convention. There is an
animal called the English Mastif he is a
noble looking animal large IN body and
large large, IN mic feeling Ling. !, do not
hearing one OF these noble animals bark.
There is another insignificant Quadruple
called flee. He is peevish little thing,
always growing and tarking. he is univer-
sal compainer There are some large. noble
hearted Christian men and women here who
would not mplain IL they had been asstgueti
to the humblest home There are others
1ikp he w ho pyat11d rou nut bay
in a palace. There is not a no0ler set OF REQ
pie on the earth than the citizens of Dallas.
and whatever can be done will be done for
your accommodation and comfort.
THE UNSEEN HOST
MY Brothers and Sisters: 1 welcome you
in the name OF an unseen host, that great
cloud OF wit esses do not believe in mod
ern spiritualism, out there is a spiritualism
in which we all believe. We believe in that
host which the young man saw at Dothan,
that company which the disciples saw
on the transhguratton, that living being
whom Stephen beheld, that host that
the prisoner of Falmos saw what are these,
these which are arrayed in white robes. and
whence came they: They are they which
came out OF great tribulauon, and have
washed their robes and made them white in
the blood of the Lord.
Seeing we are compassed about by so great
a cloud Of witnesses, whatever we do let us do
1t in the name OF the Lord.
Ladies and gentlemen. we welcome you
The following missionaries and visitors
were introduced to the convention: Rev.
r. II. Graves and wife and Rev William
Bryant, missionaries to China; Rev.
Lumley, missionary to Africa; Dr. G. H.
Woods, of Colorado; Dr. Lawrence, of
Chicago; Rev Gathaway, a missionary TO
Mexico; Rev c. A. Moody, editor of the
Portland, Ore, Pacific Baptist.
The reports of various standing com
mittees were submitted and were received
without being read, as later on they will
be distributed in printed form.
There was so much moving about and
talking in the audience that a committee of
three was appointed TO act both as ushers
and sergeant-at-arms
OFFICERS ELECTED.
President Jonathan Harralson was re-
elected by acclamation. The vice pres
idents, four of which were elected, are
as follows j. William Jones. of Virginia
w. j. NOrJhen, of Georgia; S. H. Lord,
of st. Louis, and f. NJ. Ellis, of Mary
land.
The afternoon was spent in receiving
reports of standing committees and re-
newing old acquaintances and making
new ones.
Tonight the annual sermon was de-
livered by the eloquent DR.. Herfoot, of
Kentucky.
Tomorrow the real work of this able
body, which has stamped its impression
upon every step Of American civilization,
will begin.
CARoLINA's EPIsooPALIANs.
The Convention Declines to Cut the
Salaries of the Bishops.