Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-07
VIRGINIA DELEGATION LAuon4
AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING. z
TIE WHlTslrT NATTER DISCUSSED
OVERWHELMING SENTIMENT n
FAVOR OF THE DOCTOR.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UIIoI
Election Of Omcers-L. o. Dawson,
of Georgia, Prcsident-The Youmm
Peoples Movement spreadina
Rapidly.
Rapidly.

WILMINGTON. n. c., May 6-<Spe-
cial.3-rhe Virginia delegation TO the con-
vention is very large. and is being
gradually increased by the arrival Of
each train. The trustees OF the semi
nary are discussing the Whitsitt mat
ter with closed doors. but IL has leaked
out that the overwhelming sentiment o1
the board is In favor Of sustaining DIR.
Whitsitt. This will also be the voice
of the convention, II the question II
forced upon 1t, as 1t seems the purpose
OF the anti-Whitsitt men to do. The
overwhelming sentiment Of the dele
gates seems to be that the convention
ought not to discuss even a mere ques-
ton in ecclesiastical history. and that
however decided. 1t involves no doctrine
or practice of the Baptist denomination,
and should not affect in any way the
standing of the able. scholarly, apd EN-.
cient president OF the seminary. DIR.
Whitsitt.
The convention will tomorrow at 10
o'clock organize, receive the reports OF
the Home and Foreign Mission boarcss
and the Sunday-School Board, and pro-
ceed with its general business.
b. Y. p. UNION.
WILMINGTON, n. c., May 6.-The ar~
rival OF delegates ard visitors to tho
Southern Baptist Convention during the
day have filled the hotels. and hundreds
OF delegates are being entertained in
private homes, the entire expense of en-.
tertaining delegates being met by the
Baptists of Wilmington.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union met
at 10 o'clock this morning in the First
Baptist church. L. o. Dawson. president.
in the chair. ]. w. Bailey. of Raleigh,
made an address of welcome, on the
part of the State of North Carolipa,
and was followed by Mr.. deorge y.
Leftwich OF this city, who welcomed the
delegates on behalf OF the city OF Will
mlngton. A response TO these addresses
was made by Mr.. J. N. Prestridge, OF
Kentucky.
Prepared addresses were delivered by
Messrs John II. Pullep, Of North Caro-
lima; Charles s. Gardner, q south Caro-
lima ard f. c. Chivers, Of Chicago.
The morning session then adjourned
until Z. NJ. t
AT the afternoon session Rev. X.
vanDeyenter, OF HawkInsville. Ga, adj
dressed the body on 'Study Course for
Young Peoples Unions" after which
Rev. w. H. Smith. of Columbus Ca, de-
lievered an address upon Practical
Workings OF Successful Unions"
OFFIcERs-ELECT
An election OF officers was then enc
tered into. and resulted as follows:
President, l.. o. Dawson. Of Alabama.
yice-President. w n. srnith, colums
bus, Ca; j. n. Pristridge, Kentucky.
Secretary. w. w. Gaines, Atlanta
Treasurer, w. r. Phillips. Alabama.
The president reported that he had re-
celved gavel from l.. .. Duncan. OF
Meridcn. Miss, procured from Lookout
Mountain.
A committee on Revision OF Bylaws
was then appointed. as follows: B. ID.
Gray, d. NJ Ramsay. T. NJ. Galloway.
j. n. Van Ness. III. r. Mosely. re-
cess was then taken until p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened with de-
votional exercises. The report OF the
Board OF Managers was read by the
secretary. Rev John ID. Jordan, OF Blr-
mingham, Ala. 1t showed that the
Young Peoples movement Is rapidly
spreading over the Southern States. ana
encouraged cooperation with the Bap-
tst Young Peoples Union OF the North.
The report was adopted.
The report of Il. ID. Gray. chairman
of the Committee on Constitutional
Changes, was read and adopted
Addresses were made by J. .. Rust.
OF Tennessee; William l.. Pickard, OF
Kentucky, and Rev. John ID. Jordan, tho
general secretary.
The convention adjourned TO meet to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
COLLEGE CONFERENCE.
The Southern Baptist College Confe-
renee held morning, afternoon, and night
sessions, and heard read papers from
representatives OF the faculties Of lead
ing Baptist colleges.
j. +. Forbes, OF Stetson University
Florida was chosen president, and
Charles T.. Brewer. OF Wake Forest Col
lege n. c., secretary.
The trustees of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary Mr. Joshua Lever
ing, Jr., Baltimore, chairman. have been
in session all day.