The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-07-21
MISSISSIPPI BAprlsrs.
The slxfieth Aunaal Coaysutlou az
ih Brookuyen.

MlaMeslppl baPtlst convention met tht
morning at 10 o'clock In iu dxtietl
annual session Devotional exercise
were conducted by Rev Il. F. sproles
participated IN BY Reys. Il, J. Yanlaud
ingham, ], b searcy, A. J. Miller, ]
R Sample, r ] WiIiugham, J. A
Huckett, aud w Il. Bailey.
The venerable Rev, A. A. Louax pre-
sided. For Eve sessions he has been re
elected presiding officer If this body
ana was today agaiu eouiplimsnted Ii
The same manner His eminent abiH
| ty and unquesa0ned fairness make him
model presiding officer,
The business Of the convention wa.
entered upon BY the appointment Of 4
committee on credentials as follows
Capt i 2 Brown Baya, II r aprolas.
Rnd II, j PanlRndingham, Judge A, II.
Longina Hon c 4. Dale. Upon call
the associations aud church commit.
tee reported 100 delegates present and
enrolled There ere forty associations
aiiiliating with the convention; twenty
fourof these are represented.
1 Hon. Thomas Brady a prominent
lawyer Of Brookhayen delivered an I'd.
dress pf welcome eloqqpntlg breathing
1 Clio pleasure which the BVoakhavon pun
| 10 toel IN entertaining this grand no.
| illglous body The address was feeling
| " responded to by Rev =, L. Wosson,
nf Water Valley.
The interesting event Of the morning
was the election Of officers The presl
dent appointed Prof r. r Phnlipps,
Rev II. P Hurt, Prof G. +. Brunson
and Rev E E Thornton telloFa. who.
after 0auVAssing tho vote announced
the result as follows Rev. A. A, Lo.
max, Batesyills, presidents Judge A,
Il. LOngino, Greenville, and Hon, L. 7.
Rainwater Sardis, vice presidents;
Rev 7. J. Bailey, Winona, recording
secretary Rev les, Foster, jackson,
coTespd'g, secretary Roy, a. j, Miller
Yasoo City, statistical secretary Capt.
w, T, Ratcliff sheriff OF Kinds county,
treasurer.
The morning session adjourned with
prayer BY Rev Geogre Whitfield, D d,
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer by Rev H. Dummond
one ot the burning questions which
agitates The Baptists Of Mississippi Is
the opinions OF DR. Whitatt, the presl
dent Of the Southern Theological Sem
mary, 81 Louisville. Ky. This matter
was eanvassed at Che meeting Of the
convention last year II came up the
first thing this year by the introduction
Of The following resolutions by Rev N |
w. P. Bacon.
Whereas, this body has just learned |
with qualification that Dr. w II, Whit |
sit has rendered his resignation aa
president Of our seminary, but with
much regret hia resignation does not
cover his entire connection with the
seminary, therefore, be It
Resolved, That we hereby reduest the
president Of the board Of trustees at as
early a date as possible that President
Whitsitt's resignation as president be
accepted, and that peace and harmony |
may again reign, and that be be reliev
ed Of all connection whatsoever with |
the seminary
Resolved, That we reaffirm our &C.
tion Of last year and that no reproson.
tative Of the seminary be received
that no appaal be heard that no collec.
tiou be taken for the seminary, until
Dr, Whltsitts connection with the sem.
mary shall have actually ceased. But
that when that shall have taken place
we pledge ourselves to sustain the sem
mary to the extentof our ability
Resolved, that we hereby join Ken
tucky In requesting that the delegates
from each state entitled to representa-.
tion on the board Of seminary trustees
Be appointed a committee to make
to fll vacancies in their
respective states
Resolved, Tint the recording sec
zetary ID hereby instructed 10 cOmmuni-
ate at once to President Joshua Lever
ing the request Of this body IN resolu.
.ion one. IA
Resolved, That the president Of
ibis convention appoint a committee Of
.hree to convey to the southern Baptist
a. its next session, the re
luest contained in resolution three
The resolutions we're referred to
Of three As follows Revs. J.
B. searcy. J. K. Pace and +. L. Wesson
The following resolution touching
he denomlnational papers Of the state
vas offered BY Rev II F Sproles
Resolved. That we do now organize a
olnt stock company, whose object Is to q
,ut On foot and operate one Baptist pa-
Jer n Mississippi and ID order to &C. ,
omplish this pupsse to purchase the
wo existing papers Il practicablo pro Z
fded however the convention ap !
roves this movement r
The resolution was made q special y
rder for $50 o'clock Friday. j
The meeting of the Baptist Hisiorl E
Il Society was held IN The new church b
.st night, and was attended By large g
ld interested audience. Rev. L. i. p
oster Of jackson, presided IN TIE alb q
ince or the president. Rev. / H And. p
g, Of summit After a reading Of al