The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11
BUSINESS OF THE BAPTISTS-
THE STATE CONVENTION PUTS N 4
SOMEWHAT busy DAY.

The Matter of Missions .aKen III
and n Lively Discussion Follows.
The Matter Finally Referred 90 the
State Board for SettIement-An IA
haustive Report Received from the
Committee on EducntIon-A Crowd
Turns out TO Hear DIR. HayvthOrne's
Sermon.
Waycross, Ga. April 10-The state Bap-
fist convention was opened this morning
at $50 O'Clock BY the president. who real
the 10Th Psalm
Am I Soldier Of the Cross" was
sung by the convention. and Rev. W. J.
Mattox offered the morning prayer.
The secretary read the minutes Of yes
terday's session, and they were adopted.
after an amendment had been made.
President Fitzpatrick stated that he had
a communication from DIT. Goodman of
Savannah, regretting that he could not
be present during the convention. DIT.
Goodman is conducting a meeting, and
there is such a pressing need for his serv-
ices at home that he feels bound TO
stay and finish his work.
The matter OF missions. on which a reso-
luton was adopted after much discus
sion yesterday afternoon. was referred to
again this morning. Some Of those who
voted for DR.. Gambrells resolution stated
this morning that they did not exactly
understand the meaning of a part Of
the resolution. and a lively discussion fol
lowed.
The substance Of the resolution is
that the circumstances affecting the home
and foreign mission boards be referred
TO the state mission board for an equitable
settleuent. The resolution, it appears.
included a provision that the state mis-
sion board should act in the matter under
instructions from the convention.
The word equitable" in the reso-
lutio@ caused much discussion.
as it reflected upon the ex-
win the home and foreign on Mission mission
boards. Il appears that The home and for
eign mission funds are now collected
" the state by the state mission board,
ana that these boards are required TO pay
TO the state board one-thlrQ OF the ex-
penses OF collecting. 1t was argued that
the state board should bear the expenses
Of collecting the funds for the home and
foreign mission boards. During the dis
cussIon Of the resolution, when IL was
nrst introduced by Dr. Gambren 4 mem
Der stated that the BaDtists OF the state
believed that wnen they contributed to
the funds OF the home and foreign mis-
sion boards every cent would 90 TO the
cause OF missions, and that none OF
the funds would be psId to officers. He
observed that the agent ana secretary
OF missions were paid salaries out of
the mission funds, a fact which the ms
1ority or the Baptlsts in the state do not
understand
The previous question was called for
after addresses on explanations were
made by Drs. Gambreil, Marshall and
others. The motion with an amendmant,
which referred the matter to the state
board for settlement, was adopted.
Or. Gambrell, vice president was then
called 10 the chair by the president, and
the president handed him the gavel.
The committee on education was heard
from in an exhaustive educational report
read by Rev. DR.. Wynn. The report re-
ferred 70 the efficient work Of Mercer Uni
Versity and other institutions of learning
under the care of the association. Rev
wynn gave many interesting statistics
which he said had been furnished him
by ex-Gov. Northen. The report was
DR.. J. d. Chapman offered a resolution
providing for fund for Mercer Univer-
sity, to be raised annually by the asso-
citation. IT was adopted.
o Al II o CLOCK. Rev. w. H. Scruggs an
nounced the hymn, All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name. and after the singing a
prayer was offered.
Then Rev. DR.. Hawthorne, the preacher
of the hour, read a lesson from the Bible
and announced another hymn. The audi
forum was thronged before the services
began, and many persons were unable to
obtain seats. DR.. Hawthorne's text was:
Il Am the Light of the World We
Are the Light of the World The first
part of the text Is part of the fifth verse
OF the eighth chapter of st. John The
doctors text was q beautiful one. and
he followed II IN a pleasing way Iii was
beautiful sermon. and there was moth
ing or sensational nature in it. Those
who had heard Of DR.. Hawthorne's sensa-
.tional sermons against the w. c. Il. u
the women preachers and agnostic Bob
1ngerSol expected to hear a different
sermon from the DOCTOR but he made n
plain, comprehensive DISCOURSE without
coughing on anything unusual DR.. Haw-
thorne,s audience listened attentively
throughout bis sermon with a spell-bound
interest and the sermon was highly COM
mented upon by everybody
The convention was addressed this af-
ternoon on the subject of foreign mis-.
sions by DR.. Willingham, CORRESPONDING
secretary of foreign missions and several
others, including a returned missionary
The ladies missionary meetings have
gbeen unusually interesting. The reports
from the different societies in the state
are most encouraging.
Tonight the convention considered the
movement of the young peoples union So
.cieties In the state to join the soci-
cites in the other southern statesiin forr1 :
Ing a southern convention of the Youn9
Peoples Union. The union is the sam3
as the Epworth League in the Methodist
church, and its power is increasing every
year. DR.. Hawthorne made an earnest a -
dress on the subject and his talk wa
very instructive Ex-Gov. William Il.
Northen also made an interesting adj
dress. Mr.. Knox of Tennessee. Who Is
directly interested in the work of tho
Young Peoples Union, urged the con,
venuon to encourage the movement The
convention is rushing its business, and II
Will adjourn tomorrow afternoon The
various committees will submit their re.
ports TOMORROW, and in the rush to adj
1OnTn fhPV w no a. aI 10
discussion.
CUT HER ACROSS THE THROAT.