The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-05-12
The Southern Baptsts in Chattanooga.
CtpTURiEG THE TOWN AND
LDoKoUr MOUNTAINS.


LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
Annual Meeting OF b Convention
and Auxiliary Bodies Deficit I'm
Mission Funds Funds aud discard
Yonng Peoples Union.
A dispatch from Chattanooga s VS.
The city is in the hands of over 1900
visiting Baptists, present as delegates
aud spectators at the sessions of the
Southern Baptist Convention. Chat
tanooga feels the mighty impulse that
a great religious gathering imparts TO
community, n for h nonce the G ~
is theirs. Hotels and hotel c,rrid,rs
are thronged with visitors, while 1000
and d delegates are Deing enter
tanned gratis in the hospitable homes
of citizens. The conventions officers
are all qnartered at the Southern Ho-
tel, which Is the c. ntre OF interest.
The last Of tie auxiliary bodies that
follow the lead of tho big body finished
its sessions today. AT a largely at
tended meeting of the trustees of the
Baptist Theological seminary located
at Louisville, Joshua lowering a mil
lionaire coffee dealer Of Baltimore and
president Of the board, made the S ami
nary a gift of $4,000 for a gymnasium
to be erected at once.
DIR. j. ID Cranill, o Texas, vice presi-
dental candidate on the Prohibition
ticket In 1892, presided over the SEES
sion OF the Baptist editorial assciation,
at which a number OF learned and in
teresting papers were presented. The
most trenchant discussion Of any topic
was upon q paper on Baptist Aca-
denies" by f. w. Boatwr ght, the
young president of Richmond college.
The element OF discord predicted at
the sessions of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union, an auxiliary of the
convention, by reason of violent OPP
position in the denomination to The
existence of a Southern union apart
from the Young Peoples Union Of
America, did not materialize, OPPOSE
tion to the union coming from churches,
and not from members OF the auxiliary.
Representatives from the department.
Of the green, the Southern wing of the
international union, were present, but
being visitors took no part in the pro
ceedings.
The old corps of officers was elected
by the union, to wit: l.. o. Dawson
of Tuscaloosa, Ala, president w. w.
Gaines of Atlanta, secretary {: P. III.
Nell OF Auburn, Ala, first vice presi.
second vice president.
MIR. Laws resigned, however, giving
as q reason hat his State, Maryland,
did not sympathize with the Southern
union movement, but would stay under
the international banner.
birmingham was selected as head
quarters for the society and a board OF
seven local managers IA appointed.
j.. w. Baily. chairman of the com.
mittee to select u special board OF
managers to cooperate with the local
board, reported in favor of one mem
Der from each State in the convention
n a general board of seven named
from Alabama.
The Southern Baptist Convention,
the great centre of interest, met al
10 o'clock this morning in the First
Baptist church. Amid an impressive
silence, President Jonathan HARRISON
associate justice OF the supreme cour,
OF Alabama, oponed The session. DR..
S. Ii. Ford Of ST. Louis invoked the
Divine blessing on the work of the
body. The roll call showed 767 &C
"rCd1ted delegates present out of &
possible l,4l2 entitled to seats.
Judge Jonathan HARRISON Of Alabama
was reelected president without 8
dissenting voice and DIR. Lansing Bur
rows OF Augusta, Ca, and Rev. o. F.
Gregory OF Baltimore we're elected
againas secretaries. The presid, mt ap
pNihVSu III. Ii LIZ I1dTTl6 VI LOulSVlllS
and the two secretaries as a committee
on order of business. Ex-Governor J.IP
b Eagle OF Arkansas, DR.. w. w. Ian
} drum OF Virginia, j. III. Fitzpatrick 0
Georgia, Dr.. L. S. Dunaway of Virgini,
and w. w. Dodge OF Texas were pu'
in nomination for vice presidents, O
whom there + four. While the tel
lers wore taking the ballot Mayor Geo
w. Ochs was introduced and delivered
tho address of welcome on behalf of the
city. DR.. II b, Garrett, pastor Of III,
First Baptist church, welcomed tn,
convention in the namo of the Baptists
( OF Chattanooga. An eloquent re.
spouse to the words of welcome wa.
made by DIR. w. w. Landrum OF Vir
ginia.
On the opening of the Afternoon
session, the announcement of the bal
lot showed that the following were
elected vice presidents of the body
Joshua lowering Of Baltimore, Prot
II. f.. Kerfoot OF Louisville, DR.. S. H
Ford OF St. Louis. and Ex-Governor w
j. Northen OF Georgia. The reports o
the several boards were then submitted
in turn. Treasurer John G. William,
of the foreign mission board, located il
, Richmond, reported a deficit at the
close OF tho fiscal year ending May /
. 1896, of $26, 092. Receipts for the yea
we're $lO2, O56, and expenditures $IIO5,.
ll8. The past year has been a yer,
hard n for all missions. The board
has a serious financial problem &c
meet, which means for the present 8
standing still in the field work. The
report OF tho home mission board also
shows a deficit Of about So, 600. Mis-,
sion work in Cuba will not be re.
sumei until the close of the rebellion
while many OF the convention feel thai
.ptist missions have small hopes OF
success In the island under Spanish
rule Tor years to come. Over $50, OO(
has been expended by the home mis-.
sion board In building houses of wor.
ship the increase In mission building
more than otfetting the deficiency il
this boards funds.
The fraternal delegates present were
asked to address the convention. and
several responded. Tue report of the
Sunday school board was submitted by
Secretary j. M. Frost of Nashville and
showed a i%ourishing condit on of tina,
arm of the service with money in the
treasury.
DR.. Charles A. Stakely of Washing.
ton city delivered the sermon tonip6,
before a magnificent audience, taking
as his theme. The Theology of thu
Saviour"
An overfl w meeting OF almos t equal
size was held in the lecture room OF
The church aud was addressed NV Rev