Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-13
BAPTIST CONFERENCE
Last Days Session Of The Southern
Contention.
% MEET At WILMINGTON
Large Neutrality-suspicious. Resoiu-
lions Against the Sale or Use OF In
toxicafing Beverages-Foreisn Mis-
sions-New boards Elected.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May H.
Ospecial.)-The delegates have been
leaving In troops since yesterday. and the
convention this morning presents a beg
gerly account OF empty benches. Rev.
DR.. +. c. Mcconnell. Of Lynchburg, pre-
scented the report of the Committee on
the Finances Of the Sunday-School
Board. The report commends the steady
and phenomenal growth of the Sunday
School Board, with receipts from $4,000
five years ago to nearly 100000 last year.
and recommends that the question OF
printing be left to the business judgment
OF the board. The report was unanimous
ly adopted. and thus was passed the
fullest endorsement Of the Sunday-School
Board and its work.
In the absence of the chairman, DIR.
Mcdonald. OF Atlanta, the report on the
Young Peoples movement was read oy
DR.. J. w. Carter. Of North Carolina. The
report expresses gratitude at the in
creased interest in the work of the young
people, and commencing the organiza-
ton of the Southern Union. The report
was unanimously adopted.
1,162 delegates were entitled to seats, and
that S2 were actually present.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Rev. DR.. j. y. Cranfill, of Texas, offered
resolutions to the effect that 1t is the
sense of this convention that our churches
and people should do everything in their
power to prevent the sale, use, or trans
portation of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage, and that the churches should not
allow their members to sell liquors, TO
be used as a beverage, either by wholesale
or retail. or to rent property for that
purpose, or TO drink as beverage. These
resolutions elected a very animated and
! able discussion, participated In by Dr..
Cranfill, of Texas; Joseph II. Eaton, OF
Louisville; DR.. f. H. Kerfoot, OF Louis
Vile: DR.. Ford, of s Louis; DR.. II. W..
| Battle, Of Petersbu Or. w. Il. Hatch
err, of Virginia; D.. cred d. Hale,
, Of Kentucky; Rev. W. IL. Sherman, Of
| Oregon; Rev. N. c. Bacon, Of Mississippi;
! DIT. A. b. Miller, of Texas; 7. H. Elicit
| of Richmond; DIR. Lotion, of Nashville
| and DIR. +. c. Mcconnell, of Lynchburg.
/ The whole sentiment Of the discussion
was overwhelmingly in favor OF the reso-
! lutions. All efforts to amend failed, and
the original resolutions were adopted,
with only a few dissenting votes, they
explaining that they favored the spirit,
! and only objected TO some Of the phrase
/ logy.
wilmington, n. c., was selected as the
place of the next meeting. DR.. X. a.
Venable, of Meridian, Miss, to preach the
convention sermon and DR.. W. X. IL.
Smith, of ST. Louis, as alternate.
on motion of Rev. a. c. Ward, OF At
lanta, the convention entered its earnest
protest against the Punishment Of our
missionaries from Cuba, and expressed
warm sympathy with the prosecuted Ar
| menians.
Rev Dr. D. w. Gwinn, Of Atlanta, Of
| fered resolutions, which were referred 10
! the Foreign Mission Board, expressing a
wish that a mission be opened at Jerusa-
| lem. and missionaries sent to Palestine as
| soon as practicable.
The Committee on Nominations report
ed new boards. the changes being that
1. NJ. Mercer was added to the Foreign
Mission Board Henry Mcdonald TO the
| Home Mission Board, and S. b. Bell 10
the Sunday-School Board.
Everybody was thanked for everything,
and it seemed to be the unanimous senti-
ment that Chattanooga had entertained
the convention in superior style. The Sec
retaries presented their tables of stats
tics.
Dr. Hatcher, of Virginia, conducted
brief but very interesting devotional ex-
ercises, DR.. Il. S. Dunaway, of Virginia,
made the closing prayer, the brethren
sang with viii THE Sweet By-and'
By" the parting-hand was given, The
president made brief farewell address
and thus this great convention adjourn
ed The Baltimore and Richmond dele
cation start home this evening, spending
some hours tomorrow I'm Asheville.