The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-12
CUBA A VAST. LAKE OF BLOOD.
REV. DIAZ TELLS A SENSATIONAL
STORY To THE BAPTIsTs.

bishop Of Havana TO stop the War.
The Cloud Brought Up by the Sem
mary at Louisville Blows Away
without Causing Further Trouble.
Chattanooca, Tenn, May 1.-THE South
ern Baptist convention continues to OBJ
serve the familiar injunction of the Apos-
tie Paul, "Persevere 10 the end" and
began another day Of business at 9 o'clock
this morning. following which Rev. Nal
comb MacGresor Of Atlanta asked the
divine blessing.
The journal Of Saturday was read by
Secretary Burrows and approved.
The special order-the report OF the
committee on the relations between the
convention and the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary-was waived to listen
TO a short address by Dr. b. L. Whitman
Of Washington, D. c.
President Whitsitt of the seminary spoke
Of the fourishing condition of the instl-
tuition. Since the last session the sem
mary has been considerably enlarged ana
a member, w. o. Carter of Hermitage,
Tenn, added to the faculty
Prof. f. H. Kerfoot emphasized the need
of a gymnasium, which has just been met
| by Joshua Leverng of Baltimore who
made a gift of $4,000 for the purpose.
DR.. E. c. Dargan, trustee of the stu
dent fund of the seminary, raised $1,000
! from the delegates to meet deficiency.
| In speaking Of the gymnasium project.
| Or. Dargan created much amusement by
auuding TO himself as a specimen of be-
| fOre-taking. During the current year, ia
| students have received help in securing
fund.
The Woman's Missionary Union finished
! its session a noon. The old officers We're
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/ North Carolina, PRESIDENT Miss Annie
] Armstrong secretary; Miss Hollie Har-
| per, reporter; Mrs. William NJ. Lowndes,
| treasurer, and Miss Nellie Mertier, re,
cOrding secretary.
A marked falling Off in attendance on the
convention was observed at this after
| Moons session, owing partly TO the in
| tense heat, but more to the historic at
| fractions in and about the city to visitors.
| A strong report was presented upon for
/ elgn relations, including Cubans and In
! dams, by W. II. Felix Of Kentucky, chair
man.
The coming to our shores in increased
| thousands, said the report, of foreigners
| Is adding to the responsibility of the home
| missionary board. If we do not evangelize
| them they will infidelize us. This popula-
| tion is composed of a very Undesirable ele-
/ ment of socialists, ratiOnalists and anar-
chists which is spreading TO every corner
! OF our country, and the general belief is
| that the southland viii become the Mecca
| of this pilgrimage Of foreign people The
| urgency of greater activity in home mis-
| sion work to prevent this influx of new ma
tions and beliefs from lessening the power
| of Christianity by weakening its very
| foundations was pressed.
Two missionaries from Indian territory,
| DR.. r. T. Hoge and Rev. A. G. WASH
| burn, were introduced to the convention
| and told of their work. Mr.. Washburn IS
| part Cherokee Indian, and has all the
| prominent features of the race He is a
fluent speaker and was formerly a law
| yer and man of power among the law
| makers of the nation. DR.. Hoge has spent
| all his life since manhood in seeking to
! evangelize the red man, but boasts no In
Rev. Alberto ]. Diaz. the Protestant
| bishop of Havana, was called out ana
! addressed the body, who could scarcely
| repress their enthusiasm, though the chair
| held an iron hand over the house. DIR.
! Dtaz n ade the sensational statement that
! the Island of Cuba is a tremendous lake
| or blood, and every tree and bush has
! been sprinkled with the blood of the peo-
! pie of Cuba. Gen Weyler has not any re-
| ligiOn, but he has $15 900 900 from the bishop
! of Havana to stop the war.
| The war cloud that has lowered over
| the convention for several days has blown
! over and the convention will no doubt adj
| Journ tomorrow without having encoun-
| tered the least friction during its five
| days meetings. The resolution fathered
| by j. S. Coleman of Kentucky asking
| an inquiry into the relations existing be-
I tween the Southern Baptist Seminary at
! Louisville and the convention, and the
| control that body has over the teachers
| or the latter, was reported back by the
| committee to which it had been commit
| ted. The committee concluded that the
seminary was not instituted by the con-
VentiOn, but received the laws and bv-
| laws governing it from an educational
! convention in Greenville, S. c., in 1858,
| and that the only relation it held to the
| institution was that Of an adviser "having
| the best interests of the denomination at
| heart. The board of trustees was SELF
| perpetuating. The report precludes anv
| effort to discipline President Whitsitt for
| his unpleasant historical researches into
! early Baptist modes of baptism
| The ladies of the Woman's Missionary
| Union, before adjourning this afternoon
| SUBSCRIBED 5000 to pay the foreign mission
| board out of debt, a total Of $12 900. raised
! at the convention.
| DR.. J. B. Cranfill of Texas passed some
! severe structures on the denomination in
! the course of random remarks before the
| convention and was called to time "The
! Baptlsts OF the SOUTH" he said ARE
\ spending more money on tobacco. not to
mention whisky, than for missions We're
an awful stingy set, and our missionaries
A eulogistic report on the work of the
| women Tor missions was presented by DR.
| Cranull, showing that they contributed
| nearly $4,000 in the past wear to the funds
! of the two mission boards
| Inc committee on colored people pro
| posed plan Tor work among this race in
/ the South. the essential features of which
| We're cooperation on the part of the home
! mission boards the American Missionary
| Society and state boards both white and
| colored, and equal prorating of exDenses
| and, second, the appointment in each state
! OF a superintendent with three district
! preachers for the negro population Sem
inaries should be held and the ministry
| be trained by these leaders, assisted BY
/ the white brethren of the pulpit.
on motion of J. b. Campbell of Georgia,
| fraternal delegates were named to the
! northern seminaries held at Asbury.
At the annual meeting this afternoon of
| the Alumni Association of the Southern
! Baptist seminary, J. S. Kirtley of ST Louis
! was elected president, and A. G. Loring of
| Kentucky secretary. With a view to or
| ganizng branch associations in all the
| southern states, vice presidents were elect
| ed from each. These organizations have
/ for their primary aim three objects, to-Wit:
! Building a home in Louisville for Mrs
| John A. Broadus, widow of the late presi-
/ dent; founding of a library fund for the
! seminary and endowing the chair of hom-
| iletes taught by DR.. Broadus and calling
| it by his name. These associations will
| embrace the majority of the Baptist minis
| ters of the south, for the seminary is their
! alma mater.
Tonight an overfOWing house gathered
/ to hold a mass meeting for home missions
DR.. w. H. Botte of Petersburg made the
chief address Of the evening. but many Of
the ablest men of the denomination were
/ heard from in brief speeches Dr. j. B.
| hawthorne. late Of Atlanta DR. W