Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-10
NO SOUTHERN UNION.
The Young Peoples Conference Decides
Against Such a General Organization.
A GREAT ALL-DAY FIGHT.
Euy Able Speeches Made on Both Sides
by Prominent Southern BaptiStS.
THE WOMAN QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Their Presence Was Agreeable I'M
They We're Not Asked ia f""e
pnrt-Whitsitt Succeeds "r"""
A. President of the seminary

Correspondence There VIII be no s'"'
raj organization Of the BapliSt io""s
people's unions Of the South uh'esS ~
southern BAPTIST Convention. when o.
Gins It's golden jubilee here 'o-mo' morrow
shall decide a. an independent pfopos''i''
that such an organization is deSido'''
m. conference Of friends Of the Young
p.ocio.. movement. seld here to-day 10
consider the question Of forming s'N'"-
.r, union. decided ny an oVei"h'ii''''e
,.,,or.fv not 10 ask tho convention 10
go sych "a step This result was reach
st,s,o this evening. after a heated discus
sion of some hours. in which nearly al
~ The leaders among the Baptlsts OF me
south took part. The vote was a great
s,rrriss 10 those who won and core
spondlnc disappointment 70 those who
were beaten.
This meeting. about which so much has
beon written and said In the last few
months. was looked forward 10 as likely
20 he one of the most interesting In con-
ucction with the conventions semi-cen'
ternlal The baptist Young People
Union has grown very rapidly In virginia
kentucky. Georgia. ana other states and
;o-day's deliberations were looked Tor
ward 10 with anxious concern by thou
sands Of young Christians
The recognized leaders IN the fight for
the general organization were Rev. Dr.
J.. H. Pitt. Of Richmond. and Rev. Df.
J. b. Gamhrsu. president Of Mercer Uni
sers.ty. Gcorsia- Dr. Hawthorne ana
others also favored such a s. heme hul
lad different ideas as To just how II
mould be carried out. The opposition
.csder was Rev Dr T. 4. Eaton, Of
louisville. Ks. who Is pastor Of the Wal
.ut-Strect church and editor Of the West
,rn Recorder Dr Eaton is one OF the
most determined and vigorous lighters 10
The convention, and always has large
following ln this instance he had very
much larger following than any OF those
against him had any idea Of
MANY FAMILIAR FACES.
This conference having been fixed for
the day before The opening II the con-
ycntion had very full and prompt attend
ance. All The southern states were rep
resented. and most 81 them had very good
delegations.
Many delegates came To Washington
yesterday. and hundreds more arrived
to-day. IRE Richmond people felt very
much ~ homo. The FIRST church. IN
which the conference was held, and rhere
the convention is % Sit is situated In the
fashionable part Of The city, "A few
squares north Of the Treasury Depart
nent and in point ~ entrance and gen
r8l interior Arrangement reminds one
somewhat Of Grace Street church. whose
pastor. pr Hatcher was prominent
f.Ire iu to-lays assembly.
EnrrH faces were noticeable In all
parts ~ The house. Bv br HatcheT's
NIe sat Rev. Or }. M Frost. with Mr.. !.
Tay.0r klys0n on the front bench was
Rev. pr j. william Jones, little fur
.hsr o. the left was Or Hawthorne. Drs.
Pitt and fauIrJm Were with tho leaders
artuuI the platform DIS. Dill and Mel
son Rev g. l. Williams Rev r.. +.
Chambers. Dr. Corey, Rev &. =. scott,
and others 81 tn clergy in and near the
Virginia capital. and many ministers from
an parts af the state. as We as sons
u the ola Commonwealth who have gone
put 20 their labor IA other iields, were
90 b. seen. Drs cooper and Wright
and Rev L. H. Thornnll and othrs
came W. on the train arriving at I o'clock.
and reached the church after the session
1ai gotten well under way. Richmond
College in Ic'resentel in the assembling
costs hv her rres ieut-clrCt, Professor
B1atWi.t4t WHO. hy special invitation.
paid "a visit 10 Columbian University
.iis morning. Profess II II. Harris.
president OF the Foreign Mission Board
81 Dr G.. III Ryland. Among the Young
ftoI,. Iui-u men In tar cpnierenc
were Mee-Is. Duke and Rag ana. OF ''I-
sary' sarAe. 81 th' f.r-' ch'ieh' 'hI
Cutler ana Alley nc Ie.eh-Sueet. all OF
whom voted against general southern
ORGANIZATION.
Details Of the Young Peoples Ton
ference
The ynuu- Peoples Conference proved
., b.. far more interesting and animated
man tre proc. e.linss Of the convention
- ar. u,.,y 10 be- The beautiful
'...'i,o~f.r ~ ,Ia First BAPTIST church
,.,. crowded with friends OF the move
mont from am parts OF the South. And
u might bee remarked that there w,re "a
seU present VINO ao not look upon the
movement lu JUS present shape with great
Favor. About one fourth of TIE audience
uas mad no Of ladies. and these were
rewarded for their attendance boy hearing
discussion that referred directly and
entirely T. them
Rev Carter Helm Jones. a son Of Or.
Vyulisr, Homes who srcnt his boy
hood IL, Richmond but now has charge
~ a, rr1 .rero.s church in Louisville. con
gYrfed tra devotional exercises. and was
assisted bv Rev. ~. ". Lanlrum. Of the
F.r,nI church. Richmond. who occupied
g. seat Ola Tie platform throughout the
....i1n. Dr. IanIrum led the singing,
and the organ was operated by Professor
Percy Foster whose visit 10 hlchmohA
~ year WIN '"e NooNS "I,...,1,,,.
chorus is =" WI" i'il'ii'"'', ca 'A''u7 -
ola Gospel up inHa VIZ s'l7' on. -
WAS e prayer hitrr ct'l verse % JIM
IIol Fount 81 Ever! h''ssiHs' Ni ,,,,,
those VINO oHtieH prayer VIZ - IN In,
Formerly OF b1l'ih"i'' ~ " H'' ~" "'-'
eA-apttfroT Nofthth, OF u .niNia'
Rev Dr. x. H. Put OF lNchiH"nu' VIM
together win Dr. HdmD' 10 OF "eoIb'',
is-uri Oh call for ire conference op.neu
tfe proce. 1Inss proper by explaining tn"
me hiIiht brethren heo DC" 800
together - con.il.f ihe mdtleG OF lo'"
lte general organization or tAe louhS
Peoples unions OF the South ~ CLOS re-
laton with the convention. liz asserted
that nothing had been cut and dried or
presrrarge4. The only conditions % mem
berahip ln the conference were that those
attending should De members Of Bapii't
churches 80 the territory OF the con-
Vcuti0n and friends o. The Young Peo-
pies movem nt Professor +. H. Nell
81 Alabama. was elected temporary
chairman. and RN br. o. +. Gregory oi
Maryland. temporary secretary. ana
upon the inoii'h OF bi. iat'h' thtse were