Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
THE SECOND DAY OF THEIR con-
vENTIOy AT NORFOLK.
Missionaries for Cuba-Tho SEMI
nary Questionable Question OF
LIQUOR TraGic-The Sunday-schooi
Bonrd-Mnny Addresses.

NORFOLK. VA, May 7-(Speciai)-
| The Southern Baptist Convention was
| called 10 order at $3.50 o'clock this morn
| ing. President HARRISON presiding. Rev.
| A. J. Holt, ID. d., of Tennessee, OF
| fered resolutions requesting that the
| convention instruct the Home Board to
Get permission of the President OF the
United States to allow as many mission
| aries to the soldiers of the Cuban In
vading army as the board may deem
| proper to send.
Mr.. George w. Norton, Of Louisville.
Ky, was reelected treasurer Of the con-
vention, and DR.. w. p. Harvey. of Ken
| lucky. auditor.
Dr. l.. q. Broughton. of Atlanta. Ga,
| offered resolutions instructing the Home
| Mission Board to expend $500 in educa-
tional work in the mountain districts
| The resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Frontier Missions.
DR.. j. b. Cranfell, of Texas. offered
resolutions reaGlrming the opposition OF
| the convention TO the liquor traffic. They
were unanimously adopted.
DR.. Justin ID. Fulton. of Massachusetts,,
was introduced to the convention, and
made some patriotic remarks in regard
to Cuba.
Hon. j. i. NJ Curry, of Washington,
| D. O., formerly of Richmond, was intro
| duced, and made fve-minutes' talk. en-
phaszng the fact that Cuba was not
! only to receive liberty of government, but
religious liberty.
DR.. O. +. Flippo, of Philadelphia, was
introduced, and made happy remarks.
SERVED NOTICE.
Dr. b. II. Carroll, of Texas. gave notice
| that next year he would offer resolutions
| severing the connection Of this conven-
| ton with the seminary, and leaving the
seminary to stand on its own merits.
On motion of Rev. j. Il. Hawthorne, a
| committee of one from each state was
| appointed to report next year on the ad-
visibility of changing the relations Of
the convention to the seminary
The report of the Committee on the
Sunday-School Board was read by Rev.
| George l.. Truett, of Texas. The board
was commended for its fine financial
showing; also, for its Bible work. The
| board was instructed to use its judgment
| as to publication of any book il might see
| proper to publish. The committee re-
commend the Sunday-school periodicals
to every church Within the bounds Of the
convention.
The report was spoken to by DR.. Truett,
Rev. j. T.. White of North Carolina;
DR.. C: II. Nash, of Kentucky, and Dr. II.
w. Tribbie, of Charlottesville, Va, who
referred especially TO the home depart
ment of Sunday-school work. He made
| a strong plea for this special work. Dr.
j. NJ Frost, secretary OF the board. closed
the discussion with a strong plea for
the work Of his board.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention opened the afternoon
session with the devotional exercises, led
! by Nice-President j. y. Henderson, who
presided over the meeting.
telegram from the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
( South, in session in Baltimore, conveyed
Christian salutatiOns TO the convention
| and Secretary Burrows was directed to
make suitable reply.
| The report on papal fields of the Foreign
Mission Board, prepared by Rev. G. G..
Jones, of Covington. KY, was read by
Secretary Gregory and Rev. n. X. Pitt
man, of Missouri, read the report on
pagan fields.
On these reports Rev. Mr.. Pittman,
Rev. DR.. c. c. Meadow, of Washington,
d. c.; Rev. l. n. Johannon, Of Peoria;
Rev. G. X. Green, missionary TO China;
and Rev. Mr.. Entzminger. missionary to
Brazil. made interesting speeches, bring
ing out various phases Of the mission
! fields of the Foreign Board.
Tonight there was a mass-meeting on
| foreign missions. II was addressed by
Rev. j. O. Rust, of Nashville, and Rev.
| Curtis Lee Laws. Of Baltimore.
The pulpits of Norfolk on tomorrow
will be occupied by delegates 10 the con-
vention. the committee following the
usage or not appointing any preacher
from Virginia TO preach on these occa-
sions. a number Of the Richmond pulpits
will be supplied from her. among the
preachers being Rev. ID. T.. Mcdonald,
at the Second Baptist church; Rev. G. y.
| G. Thomas. at Fulton; Rev. ID. u. G.
| Clopton, at Calvary, and Rev. r. I.
| Hanks, at Leigh-Street.
The convention will probably adjourn
on Monday night or Tuesday morning.