Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-10
THE BAPTIST HOSTS GATHERING
TWELVE HUNDRED DELEGATES
WILL BE At WARRINGTON.
IN ATTENDANCE AT THE LARG-
EST DELEGATED EccLEstAsTIc
AL popY IN THE woRLD-A PRO
PosAL FOR UNION MAY COME
UP,


NaNRAAANNltN amy "
Tho delegates to the Southern Bap-
list CONVENTION. the largest delegated
ecclesiastical body In the world which
meets here tomorrow morning, are ar
rlvlng In great numbors ON every IN
coming train, and Or. Lansing Bur-
rows OF Augusta, Ga. secretary OF the
laat convention. believes II VIII bo tho
largest IN the history OF the organl-
cation. At tho last convention at Dali
las. Tex. 77s delegates were preson,
Between 1900 and 1900 nre expected to
be here tomorrow, Although the pro-
gram viii be largely confined 10 action
ON tho roportn OF tho organizations.
church. home. aud foreign missionaries,
Sunday school and oduoatlonn societies.
an important factor OF the convention
Ia expected to ho the discussion of u
plan for tho reduction OF tho roprcsen-
tation now based ON money cOntiibu-
tiona an we'll aa local representation.
II tho membership iB reduced this VIII
probably lead TO u proposal for n re-
union OF the Northern aud Southern
churches. The split which occurred In
1916 grew out OF nnti-slnVcry nBlta-
tiuns and although the two Wings or
lnD RhnlNn nANt ltth III iNAllNAlN NlN''
tho close OF tho war they have remained
separate organizations because tho
large delegated membership OF each
made the practical conduct OF ith buul-
ness under separation easier. IL the
membership n reduced It may be pos-
sibln TO successfully combine again the
| Nrthorn and southern churches. The
general officers OF the Southern convon-
| ton are.
President Jonathan HARRISON, Mont
geometry, Ala, Vlco-prosl1onta, Francis
| NJ nlllH, Baltimore. John w, Jones.
! University of Virginia, $. NJ Ford,
| st, Louis, Ex-Governor Northern, Gcur-
| i,ln; Heoretnry, =, Lansing burrows,
| Nuguntn, Ga; o. Il. Gregory, Baltimore,
treasurer. q. W. Northern, Loulsyilloj
perrotary foreign mission board. II. /.
WilinHhnm. Richmond, Va.
The Young Peoples society met to-
| day to discuss the question OF an at
nllaUon with the International YOUNG
pcoplo'a union Of tho Baptist church.
n sort OF denomination OF tho Christian
lsndonyor union.
The First Baptist church, In which
tho meeting was held was throngod g
Inc doors. The Rev. Carter Holm Jonol
of Louisville, assisted by RnN, w, Land
rum of Richmond conducted the dcVo
tlonnl exercises The Rev, +, II, Mel
of Alabama was elected president ol
tho meeting, and Rev. %. ~ Gfesor,
OF Maryland SECRETARY, and lt0v, X, T.
Pitt OF Richmond. editor OF the ltcllg
ious Herald. explained that the purpos'
OF the meeting was the organization
Of n Southern Young Peoples linptiH
Aoeiuty, tho membership 10 be limitot
To members Of the Baptist church Twins
within tho territory OF he Souhcn
convention, Ito offered formal rcsolu
tion To this ofroot, The first dltioultN
! a. ha pt4HIlnn al nafunlI I'M
lndirH TO vote, prooipltalod by Rev J
u, Hawthorne, who moved TO rcatrlc
the right Of nufIraHo TO delegates, =
great many speeches were made nhou
the provorhlal gallnntry OF southern
men toward the fair sex. but event
ually compromise was effected b!
which the ladies' were permitted 4
nneAk but not 70 vote. while tho dis
QUESTION OF the Pitt resolution was goinl
ON ROY, MIR Baton OF Louisville Great
cd q sensation by moving To refer tn
mntter OF Young Peoples nnnocin
: ton to the churches and postpone &C
ton FOR year Spcoohea followed tlgh
aud lott amid 10 many demonstration
that tho chair was authorized To nut
nrpaa applause. What the Rev, Eato
: donominntcd tho "llghtning Hike HoI
Vier" went on until almost ! o'cloc
} without any conclusion being reached
q although tho DRIFT was for immodlat
, action.
Al o'clock. when the meeting n
b assembled the committee brought !
l "A compromise plan Of organization,
, was discussed for over tliroo hour
. tho delegates nom tho most northerl
j atntoa. an rule, taking strong stan
. against dlHtlnctivoly Young people
y organisation on the ground lhs
/. would keep alive sectional roellnH An
o hc preiudrlal 90 any movement
Q favor Of the reunion Of the Northci
= ana Southern churches,
J. Tho report was finally defeated by
a vote Of iot 60 iiS, aud thus ended q
attempt 10 organize = young people
J. unlnn Of tho Southern Baptist church,
\ FINALLY mr. II, T. krrfoot 81 LOU
,f vile moved 20 refer the motion 20
oonmlaAion consisting OF onr momp
y ,rhis waa carried. the commission b
ine AZ foiiowp. plhtrlet " columhi
a q q, Mender, Nirglhn, u. v ~.
N Maryland. q r. Gregory Nprth Ner
llna. n, ". pritcharal South rnf9In
o j. Il, IhomaR, Georgia, y " INV
thprnc, AlabamA, a. J, plchn.e
,e Fiorian n Al Bailey Kentucky, "
a. Ter n, Ionca; Louisiana, w y I'n'0
\, irenneasee, !, J NanneaAi Texas. =,
~ crannns M.Asouri. II, Johnson, NFNa
sas. Il, :. MeNannawey.