The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-11
Next Session of the Southern Baptist Con.
ventlOn viii be Held Here,
4 STRONG FIGHT MADE FOR THE, HONOR,
hrastot Eennj nnd Tampa. Fla, Tried
20 Obtain the s,ccting- Eorsisn
MISSIONS Discussed NJ Yesterdays
Scssi0n-Pr Proposed 10 Establish q
Mi~sion i7S LcruSnlcIu.
Wilmington, n. c., May 10

The Southern Baptist convention I'D
lourned sine die at o'clock this even
ms. Many OF the delegates and visitors
left to-day and the others will follow to-
morrow.
The people OF Wilmington of all de-
nominations have striven to entertain
the great body III q way betting it's
Importance. and they have succeeded
most admirably, il the words OF apprc-
cation and satisfaction as uttered by
the visitors mean anything.
COMES TO NORFOLK.
The convention will meet in Norfolk
next year on the Friday before the
second Sunday in May.
The Introductory sermon will be deliv-
cred by Rev Il. S. Whitman. y. d.,
president of the Columbian University
OF Washington, ID. c., or by his alternate
Rev. j. j. Taylor, ID. D., or Mobile, Ala.
Norfolli's claims We're most vigorously
pressed by Rev. NJ b. Wharton and
R&t j. J. Hail, OF Norfolk. Bristol,
Tenn, and Tampa Fla, also extended
invitations, and Bristol counted several
OF the committee on time and place
among its supporters.
Dr. Lansing Burrows, ID. D., of Angus
Ia, Ga, was reelected statistical sccrc-
tary of the convention. He will be as
sisted III gathering information by the
sunday School Board.
On request Of the North Pacific Coast
bapt!St convention, made through its
representatives, DIR. w. II. Shenrmnn,
4 committee consisting of Dr. L. r.
Tichenor. Or. Henry Mcdonald. and DR..
GrorSc Gibson, of Georgia, was an
oointcd TO confer With the Home Mis-
sion Society looking to the satisfactory
closing OF q controversy between that
society and the North Pacific conyen-
tOn.
WOMAN'S WORK.
Under the order of report on woman's
work, j. Q. Rust OF Tennessee Dr. NJ. b
Wharton, OF Virginia. DR.. j. NJ Frost,
OF Tennessee, and DR. NJ. Vann. colored.
OF Tennessee, made short addresses.
The renort on the Foreign Mission
board evoked lively discussion in
which the following participated:
nr. j, II. Eager of Florence, Italy,
Rev. f. +. Tatum OF Shanghai. China;
Rev. j. X. Pace OF Mississippi DIR. II. A.
Iupper Of Maryland. DR., G. II. Winston
or Virginia. and DR.. J.. G. Broughton Of
Virginia. A resolution TO establish n
mission in Palestine with headquarters
nj Jerusalem. under the control OF the
convention. was passed. A respectful
nearing was given DR. S. d. Jordan,
colored, secretary of the Colored Ma
iional Baptist convention, who spoke
on missions in Africa
y resolution was passed rendering the
sympathy Of the convention 10 DR.. j,
- Hawthorne, Of NASHVILLE, who was
kept from the convention by Illness
The iiftecn minutes just before ad-
journment We're consumed by the dele
gates in exchanging views and cXDc-
riences. In adjourning the convention
President Haralson congra tulated the
members upon the highly satisfactory
session that had been enjoyed
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION
The Woman's Missionary Union was
in session from $50 a. III. till p. m. Re
ports from the central committee in the
District Of Columbia, Alabama, ana Ar
kansas, were received and discussed
The recommendations OF the SUNDAY
Scnooi S0ard. presented through its see
retary, DR.. j. NJ Frost, of Tennessee,
We're received, and with some amend
ments adopted
The election OF officers resulted in the
choice Of Miss Fannie T.. S. Heck prcsi-
dent; Miss Annie ". Armstrong. CORE
spending secretary; Miss Nellie Martin.
recording secretary, and Mrs William
O. LoWdcs, treasurer.