The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-10
DIR. WHITSITT
BREATHES EASY.
The General Convention Lays His
Case in Soak for One Year.
NEAT PIECE OF ENGINEERING.
Stirring Addresses in Advocacy Of
Home Mlssions-Speeches on the
Wealth of Mountain Regions
and Area of Mission Fields.

NORFOLK. VA, May 9.-Special.-The
great Baptist Trust met this morning in
adjourned session at the Freemason-
Street Baptist church. The principal
business transacted was the consideTa-
ton OF the reports Of committees upon
Home and Foreign Missions and several
gentlemen addressed the convention upon
this subject DR.. Broughton who was
for four years stationed at Roanoke. Va.
spoke Of the mountain region of Virginia,
Tennessee and Georgia. as field FOR
mission work BE talked very enter
tainly and eloquenuy upon the region
and said aptiy that Gods smiles first
rested upon the mountains" lie de-
scrihed the mountainous as being rich.
close listed. stinPy but earnest. big
hearted and indomitable. He evidently
knows them and as clearly loves the
mountaiucoTs. He said that he had read
ships that Pass IN the Night three
times trying 10 find out II 1t was worth
reading and IL appears he passed 10 upon
the third reading since he spoke In COM
mondation of "the travellers search for
the temple Of knowledge which most who
have read the book will recall DIT.
Broughton referred 20 Dcwey's exploit
and incidentally to the fact that among
the flags aboard American war ships
there IS no flag Of truce. Said the Bap-
lists did not carry such nag either
BAPTIST HUMOR.
The fun which had simmered all the
morning began ~ this point 20 boil and
presently crystalized into sugar when Or.
NJ. 3. Wharton arose and addressed the
convention. long line Of committee
men had filed IN and looked helplessly
about the hall for seats. There was no
vacant chairs. Or. Wharton saw their
dilemma and cOurteously asked all those
upon the floor who were not delegates TO
retire. lie then looked up az the gal
lerics where many ladies We're and said
significantly that there was ladies'
meeting going on the at First Baptist
church.
lie said that the delegates were 20
blame if they could not find seats since
they had stayed i'm the basement until
Dr. BrOughton began 10 speak. Never
mind though he said, not all who would
follow could speak like Broughton and
the time might come when many listen
erd would wish 20 retire. II was re-
marked that several retired while DIT.
Wharton was speaking but these were
asked 10 20 IN order that tire delegates
mieht obtain seats
DIR. HATCHER'S NEAT SCHEME.
Now the long committee. headed by
DR. Hatcher had been lncubatng the
Vhitsitt case all the morning. and It's
report was awaited as anxiously by some
as was Deweys from Manila by all.
Chief Hatcher. II that description can
be applied to the Doctor, who IS dear TO
every one that knows him. then pre-
scented the report. which was read. IL
recommended that the resolution Of DR..
T. u. Eaton and the substitute Of DR.. j.
W. Jones referring TO the election OF
trustees 10 on the vacancies upon the
Board Of Trustees Of the Southern Bap-
list University m Louisville be referred
back 10 the committee with instructions
to report upon IL al the next annual
meeting OF the convention.
This motion prevailed and discussion OF
the Whtsitt case IS. therefore. postponed
for year a delegate said that IL was
a beautiful stradde but most people
seemed to regard u as particularly
happy way out of tho dilemma
The utmost harmony and good humor
prevailed I'm the convention at this time.
Dr. 7. c. Mcconnell. pastor OF the First
Baptist church of Lyuchburg then pro-
cecded TO speak upon the mission work
in the mountain regions Of the South. He
was magnihccntly eloquent. His descrlp@
ton of the region was mastery.
BEAUTIES OF TIE MOUNTAINS.
one seemed TO see the ferns which pro-
trudo from the rock walls wave In the
wind. and the scent OF the rhodedendron
or lilac seemed % float In the air Of the
church where the great body sat In con.
VenGon. He said so many bright things
that TO print all is not practicable; said
that he was born on the banks Of the
Hlwasse and built the school In which
ne was prepared for college; spoke Of the
mule and sadde-bags as aides 20 the
evangelist, and said the mule, unlike the
railway. needed no tracks as he made
his own: said the mountain land, rich in
some places. was so poor IN others as TO
require fertilizing before IL would make
bricks. This. he said was a quotation.
DIR. HOLT
Dr. 4. ]. Holt. secretary OF the Mission
Board of Tennessee followed him. He
said the pastor is a key. but the institute
s "a filer that makes them IT.
The convention adopted a resolution
thanking the railroads for courtesies.
Somebody arose and threw In the steam
boats and as the resolution passed a
delegate tagged on a vote Of thanks 10
"the press Of tho city
Upon the rcasscmbling Of the conven-
ton at $3.50 for the two hours session this
afternoon, Or. Potts. Of Memphis, and
DR.. Purser. Of New Orleans, spoke upon
the subject Of Home Missions The pro-
ceedings were interesting and the church
was crowded as II had been upon each
recurring meeting.
At the Home Mission mass meeting al
the Academy Of Music a night eloquent
addresses were delivered hy Or. j. II.
Eager, Of Louisville; +. G. Dargan. Of
the Seminary. and Rev. y. J. Diaz, former
missionary In Cuba
An audience which completely filed the
building listened with keen interest 10 Lhe
speakers.
When these had finished the convention
adjourned to meet next May at Louis
vile. Ky.