Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-16
VIRGINIA PREACHERS IN GEORGIA
The Part That Some of Them Took
In tic Rsccnt RnptIst Convention.


Rev. Dr 4. L. Dickinson returned
70 the city last week from tn Georgia
Baptist state Convention. To a Dispatch
reporter who asked him about the meet
ing. he replied: II was held at Way
cross. town OF about four thousand
souls ninety miles south OF
Savannah. on the route TO Jack
sonvile. Fla. and this was the
seventy-third annual session OF the con-
venti0n There are IN Georgia so white
Baptist churches. with 10000 members
This meeting was on Veral accounts
a very important one, and 1t drew bre-
thren from half a dozen States The
question what IS best to be done In or
canlzlug our young people excited
urofouni interest and called forth a
very exciting debate, IN which eX-Gov-
ernor W q. Northern, 5. a. Good
win. and many others took a part, ana
when finally the vote was reached 1t stood
a 10 o. with many not voting at ALL
The forty-six favor organizing the Baptist
Young Peoples Union In connection WIN
the Southern Baptist Convention and
the forty-four are opposed 60 any such
organization. Much feeling has been
sngendered In the controversy, and some
OF II a. very bitter feeling.
Important steps were taken by the con-
vention. Or Dickinson continued, look
ing 90 closer cooperation with the Bap-
list Home Mission Board Of New YORK
city In helping the colored Baptists OF
Georgia. Besides having ministers in
stitutes held by prominent white Baptist
preachers. ID Is proposed that the white
Baptists OF Georgia contribute a larger
sum ia money TO aid their colored breth-
Ten.
one OF the bast sermons preached du-
ring the session Of the convention WAS de-
llvered by Rev. John b. Turpin. late OF
Charlottesville. Va, but now pastor IN
Americas. Ga. lie was at his best, and
the great congregation gave unmistak-
able evidence OF warm approval Of the
word spoken. Or. S. A. Goodwin, who
sent much love TO old friends IN Rich
mond. also made a very taking speech
II. is doing well in Savannah. The Georgia
Baptists proposed 10 send about one hun
dred delegates TO the meeting 10 be held
IN washington. D. G.. next month. ana
quite a number Of them will stop over
ln this, the most beautiful city IN ths
South.
My travelling companion, Rev. II. J.
Wiilngham. u. d.. after making pow
erful appeal I'm behalf OF the Foreign Mis-
sion Board Of the Baptist convention,
called upon the Georgia convention TO
alcnify. by rising. its purpose to 'see him
through" with the debt. and the audience
spraug 20 its feet. Then he read a tele-
gram from John H. Williams. Esq, tell
ing tnat the First Baptist church I'm Rich
mond has just given 5000 10 this board,
with more 20 follow An old brother with
tears IN his eyes. cried out God bless
the old First church Of Richmond"
Within an hour after this Secretary
Wulugham started of 10 Knoxville
ana other western cities in search pf
more foreign mission money.
Dr. Lansing Burrows. Of Augusta. Ga,
spoke Of how much he wished 10 see the
monument over his fathers grave In
Hollywood. lie IS talked about as proba-
by the coming assistant secretary Of the
Home Board Of the Southern Baptist
Convention. Dr. Goodwin, OF Savannah,
has declined a huerng call 10 Den
ycr Col. Rev. Thos. Shipman. whose father
Is pastor az Halifax Courthouse Va.
has had his salary increased OF late.
lie is pastor Of Duny-Street Baptist I
church. Savannah. where his success /
has been simply phenomenal have never /
seen Or Mcdonald look better than he !
did az Waycross. and his heart is sim /
warm for Richmond. Dr. j. h Hawthorne /
eXcelled himself iu a sermon on the
Power Of the Press" IL IS just the kind
o. sermon ] should Ike % see In the Dis
patch,