The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-20
WITH THE BAPTISTS.
DR. HAWTHOHNE HAS NISSAN ABOUT
THE SUFFRAGISTS.
He Reminds His Brothers 1t is Not Their
Duty to Encourage the New Woman.
Next Convention In Chattanooga.

Washington, May 13-The Southern Bap-
fist convention reassembled today, Presi-
dent HARRISON in the chair. Rev. L. L.
Tichenor. rising to question of personal
privilege. stated that President WhtSitt,
in his historical sermon on Saturday. had,
in common with popular intelligence on
the subject totally misapprehended the
purport of certain resolutions proposed at
the meeting held in Atlanta some years
ago. The general understanding was that
those resolutions looked to the disbandng
of the Southern Baptist convention and
it's consolidation with the northern society.
AS author of the resolutions, he stated
what he knew when ne said that the reso-
lutons looked only to the appointment of a
committee to confer with representatives
of the northern bodies with view to
cooperation in work. They were intended
to preserve, and not destroy, the Southern
Baptist convention.
Rev. A. j. Rowland, secretary of the
American Baptist Publication Society, and
Rev. A. C. Wilkins, secretary of the Bap-
fist 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 Mr.. George
Wood, and for period had it's headquar-
tiers here, its affairs being conducted by
ed professor of the same name of the
University of Virginia. He stated that
the society had just agreed to enter upon
the work of publishing the Baptist edi-
ton of the Chinese Bible.
General John Eaton, president of the
American Society of Religious Education,
an ex-commissioner of education, was also
introduced to the convention, and briefly
addressed it upon the work of his society.
For Foreign Missions.
J. J. Taylor, of Mobile. submitted the re-
port of the committee on the hnancial
policy of the foreign missions board, rec
ommending that the sum OF $l50ON De
raised for the work next year, apporuoned
as follows: Alabama $l0S00, Arkansas w.
400 Western Arkansas and Indian Territory
5000 District of Columbia $1,000, Florida
s., 800. Georgia $4,000, Kentucky SH,OOo
Louisiana $2.400, Maryland Sl32OO, Missis-
sippi $1,000 Missouri $4,000. North Carolina
$4,000, South Carolina $l3,S0O, Tennessee $',-
200 Texas $4,000, Virginia $4,000. other
states $500.
Work Among Foreigners.
The report of the committee on that part
OF .he report of the home mission board
relating to foreign population, READ Dy
Rev. J. II. Christian, of Louisville, n.y.
quoted the commissioner of immigration
70 the effect that the influx of foreigners
10 our shores is again greatly on the IN
crease The report further stated that
five cities of the United States contained
one-s!xth of its entire population; that they
were dominated by foreiSn-born population
and that rum and Romanism dominated
the foreign population The committee
recommended increased efforts among the
foreigners and Indians OF the united
States. Work in Cuba, owing to the ex-
listing war there, will have TO be post
poned until a more propitiouS time
women's Missionary Union.
At the meeting of the Woman's Mission
ary Union of the Southern Baptist conven-
ton today, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: PRESIDENT
Mss Fannie Heck of North Carolina
Miss Annie W. Armstrong, Of Baltimore,
corresponding secretary; Miss MARITIME, Oh
Baltimore, recording secretary; MIS-
Lowndes of Baltimore, treasurer.
All these elections were unanimous.
Vice presidents. Mrs. George Eager, OF
Alabama; Mrs. Il. Longley, of Arkansas
Mrs. b. B. Chipley, of Florida; MISS NJ
Il Wright of Georgia; Miss II. 5. Broadus,
of Kentucky; Mrs. w. j. Brown, of Mary
land; Mrs. Aven. of Mississippi; Mrs w.
f. Elliott, of Missouri; Mrs. James ~
Briggs of North Carolina; Mrs. A =. >.
Jackson, OF Tennessee; Miss NJ. Il. Coker'
of North Carolina; Mrs. n. NJ. Gwathhey'
of Virginia; Mrs. +. b. Davis. of Texas;
Mss Comprcre, of Indian Territory; MIS-
Tucker, of North Carolina.
AT the conclusion of the reading of these
reports DR. j. Is. Hawthorne, of Atlanta,
Ga, addressed the convention on the sub
jeCt.
A Dig ut Woman SuffrnGists.
He then referred to the new woman, and
of the woman divines, and said that the
blizzards of last winter would be but sum
t,er zephyr in comparison with the Baptist
minister who so far faltered from the ac-
cepted teachings of the church and the
teachings of Paul in order TO win a smile
from a woman who had arrayed herself IN
the cast-of habiiments of her suhjugated
husband.
b. H. Carroll. of Waco, Tex, spoke OF
the glorious religious history of Texas. He
said that out of 800 churches, 1900 had no
places for holding services, and of these
900 there were scarcely 100 which couid
support a minister the whole year around.
There were seventy-two counties IN
the state (Which together would
form state as large as Penn
svlvania) in which there was not
single BAPTIST minister OF the 100000 ne
groes in the state, he was proud to say
that one-fourth were Baptists. lie then
exhorted the convention TO give aid to the
ministers of his state to continue missionary
work in Texas.
MIR A ]. Diaz. of Cuba, followed with
short address, in which he also asked for
missionary aid i'll his country, but stated
that before anything fruitful could be hoped
for a closer acquaintance with the natives
of Cuba would have to be formed.
The Convention AdjOurns.
Washington, May 1.-THE first business
of the fourth and last days session of the
Southern BAPTIST convention, after devo-
tional exercises. was the report of the COM
mittee on time and place of next meeting.
1t recommended that the convention of 1896
be held in the first church, Chattanooga,
beginning on the Friday before the second
Sunday in May; that Rev. G. A. Stakely,
of Washington, preach the annual sermon,
with Rev. c. Durham, of Raleigh, N c.,
alternate.
Rev. +. S. Yeager. of Chattanooga, ex-
planned the terms of the invitation-duly
accredited delegates will be entertained at
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