The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03
BUSY DAY WITH THE BAPTISTS.
DISCUSSION ON THE WORK OF
STATE MISSIONS.

nation-Dr. TichenOr Tells the
story of the Arrest OF Alberto D.
Diaz in Cuba.
Augusta Ga. April 1.-The State Baptist
convention to-day showed some signs OF
fatigue among the delegates by the talllns
off of attendance, though there was no
dimunjtion of interest on the part of those
present
The discussion on the work Of state mis-
sions was continued for some time. All
rarts of the field were represented, MIS-
sionaries from the northern and southern
marion made short speeches. telling of the
progress of the work in their sections ana
the difficulties to be overcome. These men
are much In earnest They are directed by
DIR. Gibson. a man full of power and love
for the work.
The committee on the Monroe Female
College gift. brought in a report accepting
the gift of the college with its equipments
The property is valued at $SOO and is to
be used exclusively for the higher educa-
ton of girls Hitherto the denomination
has had no college for girls under the con-
troll of the convention. There are four such
institutions in the state belonging TO Bap-
fists, but they are private property.
The report provoked heated discus
sion, those who were the friends of the
other colleges opposing it vigorously. The
report was adopted, however, by good
majority, and the Baptsts are now TO
have a school for girls controlled and
supported in the way that Mercer is for
bows. This is probably the beginning of
a much higher education for girls in this
state.
At the evening session the subject was
home missions. Dr. I. T. Tichenor, the
secretary of the home board, made
speech in which he narrated the arrest
and release of Alberto ]. Diaz, the apostle
10 the Cubans. DR.. Diaz was a mission
airy of the home board. His work in the
island had been phenomenal. AS citi-
zen of the United States, he was much
hated by Gen. Weyler. and without provo
cation he was arrested and confined in
Moro Castle. A telegram was at once
sent to the home board DR.. Tichenor
telegraphed- Secretary Olney of his arrest
Mr. Olney telegraphed Madrid that night
man CO. Mr.. Diaz came at once to this
country and Is now waiting for the liberty
of Cuba, when he hopes to return to
preach the gospel to his own down-trod-
den people
The various pulpits of the city will be
filled tomorrow by ministers attending
the convention. Rev. ]. d. Jordan of Sa-
vannah win occupy the pulpit of the First
Baptist Church at the morning hour and
nF IF MI
The Woman's Missionary Union
met in their second session at St
Johns M. Z. Church az 10 O'clock
The devotional exercises were led
by Mrs. ]. d. Chapman of Sa-
vannah. Reports were made by state or
ganizer of societies, Miss Lucy Kicklight-
er of Atlanta, and band superintendent
Mrs. w. P. Anderson of Atlanta, which
were adopted.
Mrs w. ]. Northen read a report from
the Georgia Baptist Orphans Home,
which stirred every mothers heart.
After an interesting discussion of that
great institution, which was participated
III by number of ladies, reports were read
from the societies throughout the state,
which showed an advance movement in
the work.
DR.. 1. t. Tichenor corresponding sec
rotary of the home mission board. spoke
to the nnion in behalf of the work COM
mltted to the care of the board.
In the afternoon the union listened TO
q very interesting address from Miss VIII
lie Rutherford of Lucy Cobb Institute,
which gave an account of her visit to he
Students Volunteer Convention of Cleve-
land, 0.
on Friday morning four new associa-
tions from North Georgia were received
into the membership of the body. Mon
roe College for girls at Forsyth, through
its representatives, offered their valuable
property with equipments 10 the denomi-
nation for a college for girls under the
control of the convention The report was
referred to a committee who will inves-
tgate and bring back a recommendation
10 the convention. DIR. J. G. Gibson, sec
rotary State Mission Board, made a Wig
orous report on the state work. DR.. Glib
son has for a long time been power in
the convention and for seven years has
had control of the mission work. In this
he succeeded the lamented DIR. De Vote.
A fine work has been done by means of
Bible institutes, held in different parts of
the state. These have been led in the
main by DR.. B. d. Ragsdale of Mercer
University, Rev. B. w. j. Graham of
Cochran and Rev. A B. Vaughan of Can
ton, have aided in this work. There has
been many conversions through the work
of the state board during the year. More
Afidu 9lo,VOV has Deeil PAM during the year
for foreign missions, while a similar sum
has been paid each for state and home
work The women, through their mis-
sionary societies. have done a fine work.
having raised within their own societies
nearly $4,000 for missionary work Fifty
Two new church buildings have been built
during the year. A strong effort has been
made to get every church 10 adopt a uni
form system of benevolence. This system
was introduced a few years ago by DR.. H.
r. Bernard of Athens and has proven a
very effective measure for charging the
contribution of the churches
A year ago a committee, consisting of
Drs. J. H. Fitzpatrick, Lansing Burrows
and ex-Gov Northen, were appointed to
draft new constitution for the conven-
tion. This committee found 1t necessary
TO make many changes as the conditions
now are very different TO what they were
in the state at the beginning of the CEN
fury All the changes made were in the
way of enlarging and intensifying the
work. The report provoked much good
humored discussion The main question
discussed was whether the churches
should contribute directly to the foreign
and home boards, or should they send il
all through the state board as the proper