The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-10-18
PEACE IN BAPTIST RANKS.
Whitsitt Matter ct Rest-There Will
Be No Further Trouble.

Baptist church and the most diSIiii'
e,.ished rcprese natives of that faith IL
the south have signed the address stating
their belief in the orthodox views or the
head of the Southern Theological semi
nary
Atlanta Baptists have taken keen interes
in the question and Georgia has been eSpc'
cialy identified. as it was Ex-Governor W
j. Northon who offered the substitute pe'
fore the Wilmington convention, and VINO
now is one of the active participants II
the recent feature of the case.
YES [ know the question is fully set
tied now" said Governor Northen yestcr'
day afternoon. Il feel assured there viii
DO no longer any dispute. and know thai
our church will take this last statement
rs final"
The recent upheaval which came among
tho Baptists and which was the cause OF
the statement came about in an uneA-
pectod way. There had been rebellion IT
camp Conventions IN different parts Of
the south We're criticising the action OF
the general convention which met In WI
mineton Especially in Texas did the feel
ing against Dr. Whitsitt seem not to have
abated.
1t was at the Wilmington convention
that the trustees thought all trouble had
ended. DIR. Whitsitt had been arraigned
for holding views which were not thor
oughly Baptistc, ard which his accusers
stated should not be taught at the South
ern Theological seminary, Of which he
was the head. It is the belief Of the Bap-
lists that many have been bapGsed by
Immersion in direct line from the apos-
ties
There was n shock Of surprise through
the lines Of that dcruninIttOn vixen II was
learned that the head of the Southern SENT
nar,, haId views contrary to this belief The
aa,,',tio,,' ,,,,, ,~r,,. and an manner Of &C.
'ttI',,, .o ,,,,,,,o, ~ ~ \Vhitsttt NV
cusatIohs were huE4eo ~ ~ mllS,,t -, ..
those who were opposed 10 him. Dr. W NIT
slit stated that he held no views in OppO-
eitio,, 10 the faith of the church. He had
s,,,,d t,., j., no sn,e,,toont, century, no.
io"i'N t'', III w -. ,r.t.1
W!tre III the worm was way "'lC 'p',"l
by immersion. 9clehtHG research il'1
given him intdli.blc PROOF OF lHlS. thti Il
yras nr3yrd TO be untrue he would have to
ho,d tn thts belief
rt. ..... 80, ,,ar,ro +hr
AIMS vas ti'c ''''el'i'H i"''1q ~
convention "hich met laSt Ndy III W ~
the ris.U. came 2r before the board of tru5-
tos l,r Carrot, nf Texas offered a reSo-
',,,i,,, ,,bt,T ,yl's of .aofcaI nature. This
4u''''' - va, y. .. .'l+i+,,. otr.roa },1
vas thpuIllrU ~ :" S"''"'''
Governor w j. Nofthel' "i"'i "''9 N~i
RED win Wild Whoop, Tor the scene a.
the tine was dramatic. rms report OF me
trustees WAS ADOPTED by the WIJle CONVEX
zion and it was thought that the troupi1
was finally settlcd.
soon after that time. however, severe ar
tic.Cs appeared iii several sectarlan papela
declaring that the action OF the conNe"'l"i
was unNise. This started the reyetloh sttu
all over the country were S'Sil@ u h"7'l'
itT 70 i'e acli9l 81 ~ E,c".i,fy
ri-,,'her If he most prominent Baptsts
In mo south he'd uiacuu& several Wtcha
ago and as a result TIE StJteH!"Nl lu9I 10
Sucd Nv them and by DE-. ~ iltSltt. IHiS, II
is said, viii auay all discotd ana cause Ii'e