The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-10

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The delegates
to the Southern Baptist convention, the
largest delegated ecclesiastical body in
she world which meets here tomorrow
morning, are arriving in great numbers
on every train and Dr.. Lansing Burrows.
OF Augusta, Ga, secretary OF the last
convention, believes 1t will be the lar
gess in the history Of the organization.
AT the last convention, held at Dallas.
Texas, TIE delegates were present. Be-
tween 1000 and 1900 are expe red to be
here tomorrow.
The general officers of the Southern
convention are: President, Jonathan
Hara!son, Montgomery, Ala; vice.
president, Francis M. Ellis, Baltimore;
John w. Jones, University of Virginia;
s M. Ford. St. Louis; ex Governor
Northen, Georgia; secretarie-, Lancng
and Burrows, Augusta, Ga; O. F.
Gregory, baltimore; treasurer, 6. w.
Northern Louisville; auditor, w. P.
Harvey, Louisville; secretary foreign
mission board, R. l. Willingham, Rich
mond, Va.
The Young Peoples Society met to.
day to discuss the question OF an atYilia-
tiou with the International Young PEG.
pies Union OF the Baptist church,
sort OF UNCONVENTIONAL Christian En-
deavor Union, which bears about the
same relation as o nonsecsarian society
in the Baptist church that the brother.
hood OF st. Andrews does to the Epis-
copal church. The First Baptist
Church, in which the meeting was held,
was thronged to the doors.
The Rev. P. Fl. Mall, OF Alabama,
was elected president of the meeting
and Rev. O. f. Gregory, OF Maryland,
secretary, and then Rev. R. II. Pitt of
Richmond. editor Of the Religious
Herald explained that the purpose of
the meeting WAS the organization OF q
Southern Young Peoples Baptist So
ciety, the membership to be limited to
members OF the Baptist Church living
within the territory OF the Southern
Convention. He offered formal resolu-
tions to this effect.
The frat difficulty to arise was the
question OF permitting ladies to vote.
precipitated by Rev. j. b. Hawthorne,
who moved to restrict the right of SUI
frage to delegates. A great many
speeches were II ade about the proven
bal gallantry of Southerners towards
the fair sex, but eventually n compro.
misc was affected by which ladies were
permitted to speak but not to vote.
While the discussion OF the Pitt reso-
luton was going on, Rev. Mr.. Eaton, of
i'OeiSNiAici Ofeakeu SENSATION DY NOV
lag to refer the whole matter OF Young
peoples organization back to the
churches and postpone action for year.
Spec chez followed tighs and LOT. amid
SO many demonstrations that the chair
was authorized to suppress applause
Finally DR.. Kerfoos, OF Louisville,
moved to refer the resolutions to com
mittee consisting OF ono mem Der from
each State. This was carried. The
committee was as follows: Washington,
D. G, G. 0. Meadcr; Virginia, r II.
PITT; MARYLAND, o +. Gregory; North
Carolina. T III. Pritchard: South Caro-
lima. A S. j. Thorn So; Georgia, J.B
Hawthorne; Alabama. A. j. Dickinson;
FLORIDA, N. A. Bailey; kentucky, Carter
ii. Jones; Louisiana, w. S. Penick; Ten
nessee, j L. Van Ness; Texas, j. b.
C:awfill; Missouri, +. p. johnson: Ar
kansas, A. McMarnaway
at o'clock when the meeting re-as-
sem bled The com mittee brought In a
com promise plan CT organization. IL
was discussed for over three hours, the
delegates from the more northerly
States as rulestaking a strong stand
against d!stincnvely Southern Young
Peoples organization. on tho ground
that 1t would tend to keep alive feeling
and be preiddicial to any movement in
favor OF the reunion OF Northern and
Southern churches. The report was
finally defeated, l6i-25, and thus
ended the attemp. TO orgsnize the
Young Peoples Union Of the Southern