The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-12
BUSINESS OF THE BAPTlSTS.
4 sKIRMisH OVER THE YOUNG
PEOPLES UNION.

The Convention Abidcs by It's Decis-
ion TO Assist the Local Societies fn
Forming Il General Organization.
Rev. MIR. Carter strcnuOusIy OPP
poses the Proposition and Com
plains of the Way lie Was Treated
During the Discussion.
Waycross. ca. April 1.-THE third and
last days session OF the Georgia Baptist
Convention was opened this morning at
$3.50 O'Clock, as usual.
After the usual devotional services. con
sist.ng Of a Bible lesson. prayers and
singing. the president stated that the order
Of business would be taken up.
Yesterdays minutes were read and
adopted.
motion was made that the convention
suspend the regular order Of business for
ten minutes for the consideration of a res
olutiOn offered by Rev. Or. ]. Il. HaW-
thorne on the Young Peoples Union,
which was discussed last night by DR..
Hawthorne. eX-Gov. Northen, Mr.. Knox Of
Tennessee ana Rev. Mr.. Garter Of Green
Vile. The resolution had been adopted
last night but some dissatisfaction had
been expressed by certain members upon
its adoption.
The resolution was. in effect, that the
convention should assist the Young Peo-
pies Union societies IN affecting general
convention, composed of the societies of
the southern states, and the convention
here should counsel and foster the move
mcnt.
Rev. Mr.. Carter was opposed to a gen.
cral organization of the societies. and he
so stated IN his talk last night. He said
that he favored the movement Of the
young people so long as the unions were
under local control, but d!d not wish to see
the local societies form a general organi-
eaton. He could see no good to be OBJ
tained from q general organization.
Some of the members who favored DR..
Hawthornc's resolution replied to Mr..
Carriers address in q most decided way,
and their words were hot with criticism.
This morning. when the question was
brought up, after DR.. HaWthOrne's mo-
ton for half an hours suspension of the
regular order was adopted, hIr. Carter
referred to the treatment he received last
night. He said that he had been discour-
tously treated last night by some of the
members of the cOnven lion, and that
as Christian gentleman he had not ex-
pected such treatment from n body Of
Christian ministers, IN discussing a mat
ter that was in the interest Of Christ's
cause. Mr. Carter spoke very feelingly,
and he did not try to conceal his opinion
of khe members who had mistreated
MN. II was unworthy OF DOuy OF
Christian ministers" said he, land I'M
like the conduct of the master while he
was on earth"
one member arose and asked Mr.. Car
ter If the question he asked last night
caused offense, and IL that was what
Mr.. Carter had reference to as ground
for complaint Mr.. Carter replied in the
Dr. Hawthorne's resolution was then
warmly discussed by several members.
There was certainly diversity OF opin-
A. motion was made that the resolution
be laid on the table, but 1t was lost. An
other motion ordering the preamble
stricken out and the resolution adopted,
was lost
The previous question was called. The
previous question was whether the resolu-
ton by Dr. Hawthorne, unamended,
should be adopted 1t was adopted by
vote Of 46 yeas 10 "A nays.
The regular order was then resumed.
The report of the committee on the
orphans home at Atlanta was read and
A report was made by the board OF
trustees of Mercer University, and il
contained a favorable showing for Mer-
GER The university is in a fourishing
condition and its finances are in good
| shape.
Al II o'clock Rev. Mr. White of Ma
con preached an excellent sermon. The
/ audience was fully as large as the one
! accorded DR.. Hawthorne yesterday
DR.. Sampey of Louisville, Ky, preached
! an excellent sermon last night ct the
| Methodist church. His text was: Learn
! of Me" The church was thronged, and
as the auditorium Is the largest in the
| place il Is estimated that II was the
| largest congregation that has assembled
! during the convention.
! The afternoon session was opened at .
/ p m.
The committee or Sunday schools sub
! mitted a report and lively debate on
Sunday school literature followed The
] question whether the Baptist Sunday
| schools should be required to use only lit
| erature from the Southern Baptist Book
! Concern was the point at issue. 1t was
| finally decided that the southern con-
| Germs literature should be used.
A report on home missions was sub
mitted. A long discussion preceded its
adoption.
Foreign missions was the next subject
| considered and the committees report was
quickly adopted.
Temperance was then introduced as a
subject by the temperance committee.
Addresses were made by Drs. Burroughs,
Gambrell. Gibson, Sampey and other min
listers and laymen.
Rev. DR.. Thurin preached at the Metho-
dist church tonight after the convention
closed. The delegates and everybody went
to hear him. The house was thronged
and there was not standing room left.
I MANY persons returned home without
hearing the sermon, on account OF the press
for room.
The conventions work has been done in
a rush, and the compittees performed
dent fitzpatrick presided IN most able
manner end Secretary Mccall won fresh
laurels by his quick and accurate work.
The delegates will begin u leave in the
morning.