Evening star., 1897-05-11
BAPTISTS LEAVE FOR HOME
Well Pleased With Their Reception by Will
mington People.
The Convention Next Year VIII Meet
i'm Norfolk, Na., Early
I'm May.

The Southern Baptist convention, which
has been in session at Wilmington, n. c.
for several days past, adjourned at q o clock
last evening. The people of Wilmington of
all denominations strove to entertain the
great body in a way beftting its import
ance and succeeded most admirably IL the
words of appreciation and satisfaction as
uttered by the visitors mean anything
The convention will meet in Norfolk. Va,
next year on the Friday before the second
Sunday i'm May. The Introductory sermon
will be delivered by Rev. b. S. Whitman
ID d., president of the Columbian Cniversi-
ty of Washington, ID. c., or by his altern-
ate. Rev. J. J. Taylor. ID. d.. of Mobile
Ala. Norfolks claims were most yigor-
ously pressed by Rev. DR. NJ b. Wharton
and Or. j. j. Hall. Bristol Tenn. and
TAMPA Fla. also extended invitations and
Eristoi counted several of the committee
on time ana place among its supporters.
DR. Lansing Burrows, ID. d.. of Augusta
Ga. was reelected statistical secretary of
the convention. He will be assisted in
gathering Information by the Sunday
school board.
On request of the North Pacific Coast
Baptist convention, made through its rep
resentative, DIR. w. II. Sherman. a COM
mittee, consisting of DIR. 1. r. Tichenor, DR.
Henry Mcdonald and DIR. Geo Gibson Of
Georgia, was appointed TO confer with the
Home Mission Society looking to the satis-
factory closing of a controversy between
that society and the North Pacific conven-
ton.
Under the order of report OH woman's
work, j. o. Rust of Tennessee. nr. NJ Il.
Wharton of Virginia, DR. ]. NJ. Frost of
Tennessee and DR.. Al. Vann, colored, of
Tennessee made short addresses. The re-
port on the foreign mission board evoked
a lively discussion, in which the following
participated: DIR. j. II. Eager of Florence
Italy; Rev. E. f. Tatum of Shanghai, Chi
ma; Rev. j. X. Pace of Mississippi, Dr. II.
A. Upper of Maryland, DIR. C. II. Winston
of Virginia, and DR.. Z. q. Broughton of
Virginia.
A resolution to establish a mission i'm
Palestine, with headquarters at Jerusalem,
under the control Of the convention. was
passed. A respectful hearing was given
DR.. S. ID. Jordan, colored, secretary of the
colored national Baptist convention, who
spoke on missions in Africa
A resolution was passed rendering the
sympathy Of the convention TO DIR j. Il.
Hawthorne of Nashville, who was kept
from the convention by Illness.
The fifteen minutes just before adjourn
ment were consumed by the delegates in
exchanging views and experiences. In ad-
journing the convention, President Harold
son congratulated the members upon the
highly satisfactory session that had been
enjoyed.
session from 9:3o m. ill 1 pm. Reports
from the central committees in the District
of Columbia, Alabama and Arkansas were
received and discussed.
Recommendations of the Sunday school
board, presented through its secretary
DR.. ]. NJ Frost of Tennessee. were received
and, with some amendments, adopted. The
eleo ton of officers resulted in the choice
of Miss Fannie Z. S. Heck, president; Miss
Annie w. Armstrong, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Nellie Martien, recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. VIM. c. Lowndes, treasurer
At a meeting of the board of trustees Of
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville, KY, the following were
chosen to fill vacancies on the board:
j. w. Millard, Baltimore; J. H. Tucker
Asheville; w. w. Landrum and f. l.. Con-
nally, Atlanta; Charles ii. Ryland. Rich
mond, and ID. NJ. Ramsey, Charleston.
Rev. b. l.. Whitman, ID. D., of Washing
ton, d. c., and Rev. T. T. Eaton, DID. of
Louisville KY, addressed large audience
last night on Christian JIvangeizdtion'
and Christian Educa ton"