Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
BIG CONVENTION /
ne Southern BlplIsls 10 nssl u Annual
Session Il Chattanooga
whefker she south shall Have an
Independent Organization or re-
..aia . pesArsnsas TO Ne Discsss-
sa-Iateressins statement Issued.

4~-f-%t%&
OF the Southern Baptist Convention Till
be he'd in Chattanooga. Tenn, beginning
on FRIDAY. the sth OF May. and continuing
about four days.
This body consists Of delegates from
Baptist chtrhes In the territory Of the
Southern States The president Is Hon.
Jonathan HARRISON. a member Of the su-
prsne Court OF the State OF Alabama,
and a man of great distinction and IN
fuence. not only in his State, but through
out the South. The vice-presidenfs OF
the convention for the. year just closing
were Rev. ]. 4. s. Park. OF Texas; Dr.
J. II. Fitzpatrick. of Georgia; DR.. u. II.
Carroll. Of Texas, and Hon, J. Taylor
Ellyson. OF this city.
THE THREE BOARDS.
There are three boards. among which the
work covered by the convention IS
divided. The Foreign Mission Board Is
located In this city. with Professor
Charles H. Winston as president; Rev.
DIR. r J. willinghain. corresponding sec
rotary; Dir. ]. c. Williams. treasurer;
Mr.. A. Is. Clarke, recording secretary;
and Mr.. III. c. Burnett auditor
The Home Mission Board Is located at
Atlanta, Ca, with DIR. J. p. Hawthorne
as president, and Rev. /. 7. Tichenor as
corresponding secretary.
The Sunday School Board is located at
Nashville, Tenn. Until within the past
few months Rev. T. p. Bell was the
secretary of this board, and DR.. j. NJ.
Frost Is the president DR.. Bell has re-
Gently purchased the Baptist paper, In
Georgia, and DR.. Frost has been elected
as secretary In DR.. Bells place. while
Rev z. e. Folk has been made president
in Dr. Frost's place.
THE y. Y. p. U. QUESTION.
In connection with the meeting OF the
Bouthern Baptist Convention there Will
be ether gatherings. On the day before
the convention the Southern BAPTIST
Young Peoples Union will assemble In
Chattanooga
The attempt to organize the young peo-
pie In the South has produced a good
deal Of very lively and interesting discus
sion. There Is strong opposition on the
part OF the young people. particularly OF
the Virginia young people, TO the plan
of organizing separately for the south.
THE question at issue Is whether such
an organization shall be formed, or
whether the young southern baptsts
ought not to organize as department
OF the great international movement
Some months ago at Atlanta an organiza-
ton was begun. and under its auspices
the meet K IN Chattanooga VIII be held
IL is notVbrobable that that meeting VIII
be without interesting incident
MANY MEETINGS.
There will also DO an educational con.
ference. woman's meeting, meeting VI
fbs trustees of the Southern Baptist
genealogical Seminary, a meeting OF the
Southern Baptist Press Association, ana
nerhaps vet other gatherings The year
has been q very hard one on all enter
pr,ses OF q benevolent or rehgious
charocter that needed large sums OF
money for their prosecution. From al
over the land complaints OF the monetary
distress are heard and very Few OF 'nese
enterprises can report iree OF ae r. a,e
boards OF the Southern Baptist Cohven-
ton have not been exceptions to THIS
rule. though they are hoping that before
fhe convention meets tho situation Will
have improved very much.
THE PUBLISHING WORK.
Some years ago, after prolonged dis
ryssIon that extended through several
years, and that was very heated Wniie
In progress, the Southern Baptist Conven,
fion decided to establish a Sunday-scnooi
Board. 1t was located at Nashville and II
has done quite good work some o, sne
constituency Of the convention nave peeh
hoping that the publishing work for the
Baptists OF the whole country might pe
uut under one management, ana iateiy'
- fha instance of one OF the leaoins
pantisf ministers and editors In the SCUM
{s,a society In Philadelphia has MADE q
formal proposition looking to union VIII
The Sunday-Schooi Board In Nasnvhie,
The proposition did not please tne poaiu
IN Nashville. and they have responee1 , -
that effect. 1t is not known that tn.s
,r.after viii 20 before the convention ~
anv formal shape, but II is not at al
unlikely that II will. and, II 1t does. De
vond question there will be spicy De
- d hAh,y probable that there win b
a large representation from Virglnla'
considerable number OK "noin WI" %
from Richmond.
VIRGINIA DELEGATES.
the following delegates have been ap
ra.nsed 10 the convention from virgins
7. q. Broughton, J. III. barnes, ~,
Y,nf,le X. p. Berkley, Il. w. Boatwrgn'
~ - pnck,es. G. r. Bagby. Hugh i.
tsc,te' Charles L. Cooke. Robert r. Col
s,er Jar,es l. Camp, J. l.. M. curry =
~ COY III. #. Crismcnd. A. Il. Dickinson
&c Davis. II. S. Dunaway. u. NJ. y
1,o,,giass. n. d. Eller. T. II. Elletr. y: 1
E,,vson. william Elyson, w. +. Fisher
Al n. Grimsley. W. A. Gaines. L. :
Haley w. w. Hamilton. J. J. Hall, W
a. Haislip, w. Il. Hurt, Vernon Ian
son. Samuel ID. Jones. u. Pendietol
Jonex. j. william Jones. w. u. James
u. d. Johnson. r. II. Jones' Wisian
!. 1mnsfor,a. !. +. Love. w. w. Landrum
NJ 81 I.eake, f. C. Mcconnell. A: \
rrwen- ID. c. O'Flaherty, T.. il. Pernel
". A. Pearson. r. III. Pitt. Thomas :
sne,rs. u. %. Pollard. w. s. Royal.
:, robertson ID. A. Ramey, a. j. Reafny
~. Reanns. Bartlett Roper. Josal
Tvland. Jr., NJ f. Sanford. Jane
Fpeieht, w. 7. Shipman, A. A. Scruggs
simon Seward, Jacob Sailade. r. Atwe
Tucker. III. w. Tribbie. y. n. Taylor
( n. Braxson. Taylor. G. ]. Thompson,
y. Thames. w. y. Warren. j. II. Win
ston. ~ L. wood, A. Z. Willis. Thoma
e. Woody.
TIE state Mission Board authorized MI
William Eilyson, les corresponding sec
te,afy. 20 appoint as additional delegate
81 brethren who might indicate thel
purpose to attend. Virginia will be en-
have been appointed.
ctAtement from the u. Y. r. U. Con,
nfftee.
Kev. Dfs. w. l. Wright w. w. Lar
orun. and George Cooper. Charles \
EcHs. and J. Garland Pollard. ESQ. COZ
etitus1g tho Department OF the Gree
Baptist Youns Peoples Union Associ'
f<en, with headquarters In Rschmon
have issued statement, In which the
1Ieeuss the question of forming soutl
9rn union in highly interesting maj
&9r, These, gentlemen explain the MAJ
nkr Of their election BY the southern del