The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-08
THE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
The Annual Convention to Meet ln ChalIa-
HoOsa iO-Day.
ASSEMBLING OF B. Y. ?. U. AUXILIARY
Addresses by Rev. DIR. Carroll, OF WACO
Texas, on the Heritage OF baptist
Isthers-Rev. Drs. Lsndrun and
Hatcher Speak.

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, May the
city is rapidly nuins up with delegates TO
the Southern Baptist Convention, which
couyenes tomorrow morning. The oni-
GERS have al arrived. ana are making
headquarters at the Southern Hotel. No
nner-appearing lot Ol men ever met IN
Chattano0ga. Many distinguished men
from the ministry and lalty alike are ar
riylAg here bCuriy.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
Auxiliary TO the southern Baptist Con-
yention met IN the First Bapt,st church
al 1880 A. ~. Rev. l.. y. Dawson called
the meeting 70 order.
This movement Was organized In At
lanta, Ca. last November and adjourned
10 meet With the southern Baptist CON
Ncnt.On at Chattanooga ia May. iialf an
hour was spent in devotional exercises.
after which an address OF welcome was
delivered by j. II. Lawson, of Chatta-
n0oga, IN behalf OF the B. y. Il. L. OF the
city. lie made an appropriate address.
which was well received and heartily re-
spOnded to by Rev. O.. \. Lotion. -. D.,
OF Nashville. Tenn.
Rev. B. H. carroll, d. D.. OF Waco.
Tex. was introduced 20 the convention.
and delivered magnificent address ON
the heritage OF responsibility bequeathed
by our Baptist fathers to the young peo-
pie. He emphasized the point that the
young people arc heirs, ana their ohliga-
tion is 20 preserve the good handed down
TO them and also to destroy the bad.
They also must enhance the legacy en-
trusted 10 them. and. above all. transmit
the heritage TO those who come after.
a BURST OF ELOQUENCE.
He asked. Who are those who bequeath-
4 L.. Ia l..
TO ISIS. when the convention was organ
lied. and then In burst OF eloquence he
brought before the convention the facts or
Andrew Broaddus. William +. Broaddus.
and that prince OF teachers and preachers.
Row John A. Broaddus, ID. ID. by their
sides ne placed Eager. P0ndeXter, James
T. Boyce. Jeter. Mercer, and host OF
others. They transmitted a pattern OF
sound words clearly defined truth. These
were men who believed something. and
believing. dared let the world know II.
lie urged very strongly that our fathers
bcQueathed TO Us tho spirit Of missions,
which must be enhanced and trapsmltted
to coming generations. lie said that our
fathers also bequeathed 10 US southern
self-development and intisted that our
young people must make more progress
along this line than our fathers did. lie
argued that the difference which dlvidsi
the North and South ?orished amid the
smoke OF battle and lct them remain
buried. but We must develop ourselves
and our doom viii be written unless We
do. We must educate or perish by our
folly. lie reminded the young people that
their opportunities are vastly wider than
their fathers. and their obligations are
greater
DR.. Carrolrs great address was listened
10 with breathless interest by the vast
audience gathered 10 hear him.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The afternoon session was called to or
der at o'clock. After devotional eNer-
clses the Committee on Enrolment re-
ported fourteen States represented. I'D
societies. and lil delegates.
The following officers were elected:
Rev. l.. o. Dawson. OF Alabama. presi-
dent: w. W. Gaines. OF Georgia, secrc-
tary. p. II. Nell, OF Georgia, first vice.
president. Rev. Curtis Lee Lows. or Mary
land, second yice-preident.
Rev. DR.. wilkins, secretary of the
y. Y. Z. l.. a, made an excellent ad-
dress. followed by Rcy. W. w. Landrum.
d. d., Of Richmond. Rev. j. V. Dlcldn-
son, OF Gadsden, Ala, made fine ad-
dress on "Denomlnational Teachings in
the Local Church" Rev. l.. Is. Pollard.
Ph. D., of Roanoke. Va, made a telling
speech on missions I'm the local union.
Rev william T.. Hatcher. II. D., spoke
on Charity as Working Principle"
The meeting tonight was addressed by
Rev. Il. G. Mcconnell. OF Lynchburg. and
Or. j. +. Cmnnll, OF waco. Tex.
At the session OF the trustees of the
Baptist Theological Seminary, OF Louis
vile. Professor Joshua Levering. Of Bal
timore, submitted a proposition TO donate
a gymnasium building to the seminary at
cost OF $1,000, which the board accept
ed. The building will De erected an once.
The Baptist educators are also holding
their sixth annual conference to-day, pre-
sided over by Or. j. 3. Gambrill. Of Mer-
Ger University