The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-07
THE SOUTHERN BAPIISTS.
Seven Hundred and Fourteen Dele
gates in Attendance.
FINANCES ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
Foreign Mission Board Has Wiped
Out All tndcbtcdncss-Nc Wear 1900
To he One of Thanksgiving.

Norfolk, Va. May 6.--The Southern Baptist
convention was called to order by President
HARRISON at 10 O'Clock this morning with ~
delegates present. Judge HARRISON was re-
elected president, this being his tenth term
of his Office. IL. II. Checkman of Georgia
WAS elected vice president and number OF
others nominated for vice presidents. Six
trustoeships were declared and as two of
these occurred in Kentucky. the Whtsett
and anti-Whitsctt factions had tilt over
the manner OF their elections. The ants
asked that they be filled by the general Of
posed 10y Or. Jones, Hawthorne and Hatcher
of Virginia, strong Whitsett friends. The
matter WAS laid on the table on motion of
Or. Gambrell OF Texas.
Ex-Governor Northen presented resolutions
OF the Georgia Baptist convention asking the
president OF the United States and those in
authority 10 secure equality OF religious rights
in the settlement of the Cuban matter, and
Or W. e. Hatcher OF the foreign mission
board was appointed commissioner to carry
the request 10 President Mckinley.
KEY Dr, stephens OF Missouri and ex-Gov-
etner NUrthen were added, making com
mittoe of three.
Auar'sses OF welcome were delivered by
non Nmdham X. Mayo and rev Drs.
Wharton ana owen of TINS city, ana respond
cd to by Rev, G. W Iruitt OF Texas. lion. &.
t. slaughter OF Texas, lion. Joshua Leyering
OF Maryland and Dr. j. T. Henderson o,
4tAA'sste were announced as vice presidents,
lAc request or the kentucky Baptist con-
ference ga tue matter OF trustees MS TAX en-
from the liable hud referred to Il comun.ts -
Oh one from each State.
lAt report Oh Dr. III. NJ. Frost secretary
OF tue sunday school board. was READ In tn.
afternoon. FIVE hundred dollars was set asld.
10 tue matthew 4. ates FuDlishIng COM
Fhhy as memorial OF this great missionary
ana Tor education in missions.
the gross Income was repoated at over 1854
Vor' Money expended by the board the last
seven Years in denominatona work, Ssi,
asi.6i Tho business COMMITTEES rsDorteJ as
sets Of ySS, l26,9s. liabilities $3.50 2t b lane,
ON hand S3S,e37.Io. the appropriations In cash
IRON the various States are Sl2,400 a. Tne
treasurer report shows cash receipts of sec
hand, $il6s5. va
DR.. X. j. wilingham. secretary Of the for
eign mission beard, presented the renort OF
esting, and showed that while tn boatd
owned S3i900.u in 1886 and had reduced thht
TO Sl5 90, IS IN 1897 this year the board WIS
Tree rom debt and had S2,si5.96 in the trsas-
urS' Inc contributions for this work from
me states totaled in 1867 sl25 6si, and I'm
ls9l-9S Sl2i249 -
ne nome mission board presented. through
es' american mission board, the resolution
OF the Georgia conference that ta0o he AZ
It's church. :" 'ne Dap
me Greek nations payment this year of
'nr Nlalm OF 5000 TO the board was reported
Tue work In Cuba kept up by the nnstoraI
pcero was gratifying aud highly spoken OF.
tbrS hundred and sevcnty-two mission
aries We're supported in the field last year by
lfig,l! TO the fact that 100000 worth of sun
pics were sent by the womens missionary
so' ietles to families Of frontier workers. The
turr. ~ Wv NJ
Ihv treasurer OF the homo missions -eport-
60, showing a fine condition OF anairs. other
Iehoils were made and referred TO the CON.
, ne convention sermon was preached by
hc' Dr. Williams of Washington