The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-14
BAPTISTS FULL OF BUSINESS.
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS COME
BEFORE THE CONVENTION.

southern Baptist Convention and
consolidation With the Northern
society-The Erection of EdiGceS
for Homeless Congregations Dis
cussed.
Washington, May 13.-The Southern
Raptist convention reassembled to-day,
with President HARRISON in the chair
Rev. 1. T. Tichenor, rising to a question
Of personal privilege, stated that Presi-
dent Whitstt in his historical sermon on
saturday, in common with the popular
intelligence on the subject, had totally
misapprehended the purport of certain
resolutions proposed at a meeting held in
Atlanta some years ago. The general un-
derstanding was that those resolutions
looked to the disbanding of the Southern
Baptist convention, and its consolidation
with the northern society. AS the author
of the resolutions, he stated that he knew
when he said that the resolutions looked
only TO the appointment of a committee
10 confer with representatives of the
northern bodies, with view to co-opera-
ton in work They were intended TO pre-
serve and not destroy the Southern Bap-
tist convention.
Rev G. A. Nunnally of Memphis from
the committee to whom had been referred
the resolutions providing for the appoint
ment of a church building board, reported
recommending the adoption of the resolu-
tons. Explaining the necessity for the
existence of the board, DIR. Nunnally
stated that there We're 5000 organized
churches without houses of worship, and
owing to the lack of system in providing
places of worship to new organizations
this number of homeless churches is con-
stantly increasing. Until a church was pro-
vided with permanent shelter of it's own,
1t was not only not a contributor to the
funds of the convention, but pensioner
upon the bounty of the more fortunate or
Rev. l. T. Tichinor, secretary of the
board OF home missions, said the adoption
OF the report made by DR.. Nunnally meant
tne dlsmemberment OF the home mission
board, TO which the convention years ago
committed the work Of aiding the
churches in securing houses of worship.
The report, which carried with it the
creation OF new board to take charge Of
the work Of providing houses for homeless
chqrcnes was reJected-ayes 50; noes 155
Rev. A. J. Rowland, secretary of the
American BAPTIST Publication Society and
Rev A. c. wilkins, secretary of the Bap-
ust young Peoples Union of America
made short speeches. The former recall
ed the fact that the publication society had
its origin IN Washington seventy-one
years ago at the residence of George
WOOD and for a period had its headquar-
Iers hereA its affairs being conducted by
Moan *. Davis, father of the distinguished
professor or the same name in the Uni
Nerslty of Virginia. He stated that the
society mad just agreed to enter upon the
the Chinese Bible.
Gen. John Eaton, president of the Amer,
lcan Society of Religious Education, ex-
commissioner of education, was also in
troduced to the convention and briefly ad-
urssSel 1t upon the work of his society.
j. j.. Taylor of Mobile submitted the re-
port or the committee on the financial poll
cy OF the foreign missions board recon-
HehQlng that the sum of Sl50,000 be raised
iot the work next year apportioned as fol-
lows: Alabama, $10S00; Arkansas, 81, 400;
western Arkansas and Indian Territory
$8g, District of Columbia, $1,000; Floridil,
$LM0i Georgia, $4,000; Kentucky SIS coo;
louisiana 81 400; Maryland, S13, 200; NIissis-
slppl, S6,000 Missouri, $4,000; North Carroll
ma, $1,000; South Carolina, s13, S00 Tenncs-
oeSs, SG4VVi Texas, $4,000; Virginia, $1,000;
The needs Of the work were presented by
II; ), Wllllngham, corresponding secretary
adopted:
Discussion of the report of the committee
Sn PAGAN helds, which was the subject OF
Salur9ay nights session, was resumed.
rev r. II. Graves for 40 years the mission
aIy OF me convention in Canton, China,
sane sane with the message of Joshua and
alep upon their return from IN
lIspecuon of the promised land that the
nutCh should go up at once and occupy
Srt'. 4"4iuf AOI We are able TO possess II.
@ 1ills was the time to extend the work of
missions in that country; a fatal mistake
Moud De made by the church if it let
tHe present opportunity go by. He had
eSAen possession, he said, of the province
Cmchow, for Christ baptizing
'To converts. the first in its history.
secretary Willingham announced that
q Sne tne nfty years of the existence of the
southern Baptist convention its constit-
uency had contributed $1,S00OOO to the
SdGse OF foreign missions and the board
haq sent 30 missionaries in to the field.
CLIi,C. =. Britton, missionary at Foo Chow,
tbn I'iId, ID gave few words of greeting to
HlIttee was agreed to.
Dr Kerfoot of the theological seminary
aopoIteu mat reply by direction of the
SollN ehllon had been prepared to the COM,
HluHlCatlon of the general convention of
ne Qlsclples and sent to that body dur
ing It's session at Richmond. No reply
hdq oeen received, and the committee
ndQ been unofficially informed that ac-
Ion ION mad been postponed by the conven
The report of the committee on that par.
VI me report of the home mission board
IPSlalng TO foreign population read by
NeN. J. T. Christian of Louisville Ky
quoted the commissioner of Immigration
70 lhe effect that the influx of foreigners
cyaur our snores Is again greatly on the in
i've cities of the United States contained
Uue-slXth of its entire population; that
Uiy UiiSy We're dominated by foreign-born pop
dl%ottoI' ana that rum and Romanism
coInlhated the foreign population. The
sOmmlttee recommended Increased efforts
Tnohg the foreigners and Indians of the
I'M bailed es, States. Work in Cuba owing 10
rae existing war there, will have to be
PgSIponed until a more propitious time
81 Inc report was discussed by DIR. Chris
Hah by Rev William Richmond of Bal
rIuore, who said it paid to convert Ger
1.dus-that there were no anarchists
SIIoiis converted Germans, nor socialists
4or higher critics Qaughter); and by a.
~ Dlaz, a native Baptist missionary N
81 4Qa The authorities. he said. had clos
Su the churches outside of the city of Ha-
ana; giving the pastors but few hours
~ winch to leave. But in Havana the
~oIk was going on successfully. Speaking
~ lhe necessity of laboring among the Gu
totaus ne said Catholicism there was worse
ts stSH paganism. Among the agencies that
b bblI IN the work of the churches were the
hospital ana Red Cslss band.
Inc convention then adjourned until 7:2O
Jlock this evening. This afternoon the
SSoesates from Georgia, and their friends.
Hoke Smith o'o'S
Secretary Smith was to have presented
ne delegates of the convention TO the
I lesldent to-day, but owing to offciaI
1I 11uslhess the President was unable to meet
ing. y" luOIh-