The age-herald., 1898-05-11
AFTER THOUGHTS OF THE CONVENTION Dr. W, 3. Wharton as an After
 Dinner Talker. CHAUNCl DEPEW NUMBER 2 Striking Resemblance Between Hawthorne of Tennessee and BrOughiOn of Virginia.
 Some of the Notable Men Seen on
 Floor of the Convention.
CHAUNCl DEPEW NUMBER 2
sl Q .ial Correspondence. BY ANNIE KENDRICK WALKER.

Bf ANNIE htsNDhiCh WALhEh. Norfolk, Va, May 1O.-The magnificent 1 assembages that crowded the auditorium 1 of the Free Mason Street Baptist church l during the sessions of the Southern Bap- list convention included many of the most distinguished prelates and churchmen of the day. So great were the crowds that it became necessary to reserve the main floor l of the auditorium exclusively for the dele l gates.
 The galleries were packed at every ses- sion with visitors, and it was almost an I impossibility to get through the immense l throngs.
 | Dr. M. B. Wharton, the pastor of the Free Mason Street Baptist church, is one of the most distinguished men on the floor of the convention. He is known throughout the length and breadth of the south For many years he was in charge of the First Baptist church in Montgomery, and for time was the beloved pastor of the First i Baptist church in Eufaula, Ala, Those l who knew him twenty years ago say that, the passing of the years has made little if any change in him. To the requirements of churchman, he adds the mental poise 1 of cool, level-headed man of affairs, who has had wide contact with men. A Second Chauncey Depew Dr. Wharton is almost second Chauncey l Depew when it comes to after-dinner- speaking. He has an endless supply of clever stories. Sometimes he might be | taken for the man in Gibson's picture who | tells the joke. He is blessed with so geni- al nature that if his audience fails to be l in sympathy with his cheerful mood he l springs a story upon them His favorite lfstory is incident that occurred on board | a steamer bound for American shores. pr. l Wharton was one of the passengers on | board. He has told the story so often that | it has come to be known as 'Wharton's | Story" terrific gale was blowing aud | the men and women on board were greatly alarmed by the frantic swaying of the boat. One of the passengers sought the 1 captain of the steamer who assured him that his alarm was uncalled for. Look" l the captain continued, and lifting a trap | door he pointed to group of old sailors !, below, who were intent upon game of L cards.a
 In the language ipf sDra WbaEton, they | were "cussn' -
 These men,, said the captain, 'have crossed the ocean many times. They have passed through many storms. You may | take comfort from them. As long as they l remain over these cards there is no danger l of the ship going down." sa l The passengers fears for time were al- layed, but later on curiosity got the bet J ter of him. He went over to the trap-door l and lifted it. The sailors were still en- 1 gagged with the game Thank God he 1 said, they are cussin' stiil.'
 l The Rev. J. wililarl Jones
 One of the widely known men of the con- l wa Ina William JOnas | who was, until his resignation last No- | vember, the chaplain of the University of | Virginia. He is now engaged sin literary | work in Richmond. He was known through 1 out the country as the lighting chaplain | of the Army of Northern Virginia His | famous signature, Yours to count on,'' is | well remembered by hundreds of veterans of the confederacy. He has compiled his-
 tories of Virginia and the United States l and has written life of General Robert
 E. Lee, who was his personal friend. He | is always the life of the convention. His remarkable personality is as vigorous as
 when he tramped through the valleys of
 Virginia.
 His four sons are, like himself, ministers
 of the Baptist faith. They have been con- spicuous in the great assembly. Their
 names and present field of labor are: Rev.
 Carter Helm Jones, of the Broadway
 church, Louisville, Ky; Rev. E. Pendleton
 Jones, Columbus, Miss; Rev. Howard Lee
 Jones, Epiphany church, New York, and
 Rev. M AshleyrJones, Leigh Street church,
 Richmond. They are well-known in the
 south as men of scholarly attainment.
 Dr. Gregory of Baltimore. Rev. Dr. O. T. Gregory, of Baltimore,
 one of the secretaries of the convention,
 and one of the most influential and sue
 cessful workers in the denomination, was
 at one time a resident of Alabama. Dr.
 Gregory and Dr. Lansing Burrows, of Au-
 gusta, Ga., have filled the duties of secre-
 tares of the convention for many years.
 Rev. pr. B. Whitman president of the
 Columbian university, of Washington, D.
 C., Dr. J. M. Taylor, president of Vassar
 college, Professor W. l.. Poteat, of Wake
 Forest college, North Carolina, Rev. H. l..
 Morehouse the corresponding secretary of
 the American Baptist Educational society,
 Rev. Dr. E. Baker Hubert, of Chicago.
 dean of the Divinity school and professor of church history in the University of Chica-
 go, were among the foremost men on the Sconvention floor.
 Among the prominent men from the south
 are Rev. Dr. w. H. Whitsitt, president of the Baptist Theological seminary in Louis
 vile Ky, Rev. pr. T. T. Eaton, Kentucky,
 Rev. pr. J. B. Hawthorne, Tennessee, Rev
 Dr. w w. Landrum, Ex-Governor North
 en, Rev. Frank Barnett Georgia.
 Dr. Howthorn and Rev. l.. c. Broughton.
 of Virginia, resemble in many ways. They
 are both tall, dark, pale. and wear long
 hair. The denunciatory comments of these two distinguished divines are along similar
 lines They are fearless in their express
 sions, and the reputation of Dr. Hawthorne
 particularly has made him so notable fig
 ure in controversy. that in denouncing any
 and everything, that the Virginians were
 prepared for the worst.
 The Rev. Oscar Haywood, of West Point.
 Miss, formerly of Huntsville, Ala. was
 the American beauty of the convention | -.,..x,. t-,-.s