The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-10
RALLY OF GEORGIA BAPTISTS.
THE STATE CONVENTION OPENS At
WANCROSs.

Rev. }. ID. Chapman Conducts the
Preparatory Services Several
Prayers Follow the Opening Hymn.
Earnest willie Goes 20 the Death
bed of His Sfster-Rcv. DIR. Haw-
thorBe Deprecates WhisperinEs of
Dissatisfaction over some of the
Questions TO BE Discussed by the
Conference.
Waycross. Ga. April 9.-Rev. DR.. J. d.
Chapman conducted the preparatory ser
vices Of the State Baptist convention
this morning. and after the singing Of
the hymn 'Blest BE the Tie That Binds"
in which the congregation Joined, Rev
DR.. J. b. HaFthorne Of Atlanta offered
a fervent prayer. Prayers were offered
by Revs. Fitzpatrick. Winingham, Wynn
and Vaughn. AT 10 o'clock, Willie D.
Upshaw. better known as Earnest Will
lie" the invalid poe; and author OF At
lsnta announced TO the convention that
he had just received telegram from home
stating that his young sister was expected
TO die and he would have to bid the con-
vention good bye. He made an earnest
talk. and when he left the convention was
in tears.
a special prayer I'm behalf Of Mr.. Up
shaw's sister was offered by Rev. Mr..
Vaughn. under whose ministry Miss Up
shaw professed conversion.
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne arose to say that
he had heard whisperings on the train
and since he came here Of dissatisfaction
among some OF the delegates on certain
questions that would be discussed in the
convention. and that objections were be-
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certain offices and institutions in the as
sociation. lie said that he was deeply
panied to hear such things, and that he
prayed that the Lord would make the
convention a most harmonious one.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman then announced that
the hour for affecting a permanent organ
ization had arrived. and the preparatory
services would be closed by singing
Work for the Night Is Coming"
At 1880 O'Clock the retiring secretary
read a list of the delegates.
snort addresses We're made by DR.. G..
y, Gambrell, president Of Mercer UnsVer-
sity, and Rev II. l.. Bernard.
Rev. DR. J. II. Fitzpatrick who was prcsi-
dent of the convention last year, called
that the election Of officers was in order
The convention elected DR.. j. II. Kill
pa tIlck, president; Rev. DR.. q. r. Mccall
or Macon, secretary; Rev. j. G.. Solomons
assistant secretary, and Deacon G. b.
Willingham, DIR. Lansing Burrows. DR.
j. II. Hall and Rev. A. b. Vaughn, vice
Rev. pr. Mccall has been secretary of
The annual convention for twenty-scvan
years, and his services have been invalu-
able to the association.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That we adopt as the order
OF services the order as printed in the
last minutes as included in item II. and
that a committee Of business be appoint
ed to arrange an order for such other
business as may be brought before the
The. convention recognized the follow
ing VISITORS: Rev. r.. H. Smith, agent of
the orphans home. Atlanta Rev. Dr.
Gambrell, president of Mercer university;
]; d. Chapman, agent for Mercer univer-
sityi DR.. Harvey of Kentucky, Rev. DR.
A. =. Dickinson, editor of the Religious
Herald, Richmond: J. ID. Higgins repre-
senting the Cooper Limestone institute.
Tor young ladies, at Limestone Springs.
ponding secretary of the Foreign Mission
airy board.
Correspondence from the South Geor-
gia convention, the Florida convention and
the Alabama convention was received and
read.
c. b. willngham read the report of the
executive committee Of the convention,
and the convention ordered it
printed in the minutes Re
ports were heard from the State Mission
board. and some parts of them were ap-
proved, while the other portions We're
ordered TO be changed.
The afternoon session was largely TAX
en- up In discussing the existing circum-
stances affecting the State Mission board
Drs Hawthorne. Burrows, Gibson and
others.
A resolution was adopted ordering the
gross receipts OF the State mission board
sent to the Offices of the home and for
eign mission boards.