The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-07
719 DELEGATES PRESENT
JUDGE HARALSON REFLECTED
PRESIDENT.
FOR RELIGIOUS EQUALITY IN CUBA
Reports of Income and Expenditure Foreign
and Home Missions Extremely Flat.
tering--Work Of Woman's
Missionary Union.
Missionary Union.


ly President HARRISON at 10 o'clock this
morning with a total of 40 delegates
present. Judge HaralSon was reelected
President, this being his tenth term of
office. lie gave notice that this would
be his last year in this office. H. ii.
Hickman. of Georgia. was elected Vice
President, and nominations of others for
Vice Presidencies were made. Six
trustecship were declared vacant. and
as two of these occurred in Kentucky,
the Whtsett and anti-Whitsett factions
had a tilt over the manner of their cleo
tion. the ants asking that the vacancies
be filled by the general bodies of the
States in which vacancies occur. This
was warmly opposed by Drs. Jones,
Hawthorne and Hatcher of Virginia,
strong Whtsett friends. The matter
WAS laid on the table, on motion of DR..
Gambrell, of Texas.
Ex-Governor Northen. of Georgia, pre-
scented the resolutions of the Georgia
Baptist convention, asking the President
of the United States, and those Ill au-
thority to arrange to secure equality of
religious rights in the settlement of the
Cuban matter. and DR.. w. Il. Hatcher,
of the Foreign Mission Board, was APP
pointed commissioner to carry the re-
quest to President Mckinley. Rev. Dir.
Stephens, of Missouri, and ex-Governor
Northen. of Georgia, were added, making
Il commission of three.
al al x+nI
by Hon. Wyndham II. Mayo and Rev..
hrs Wharton and Owen, of this city,
and responded to by Rev. &. w. Truitt,
of Texas. Hon. G. c. Slaughter. OF
Texas. Hon. Joshua lowering. of Mary
land and Dr. J. L. Henderson, of Ten
nessee, were announced as Vice Presl-
dents.
The request of the Kentucky Baptist
convention, on the matter of trustee APP
pointments was taken from the table, on
miotion of DIR. Hatcher, and referred to Il
committee of one from each State.
In the afternoon the report of DIR. j..
nj. Frost, Secretary of the Sunday
school board was read. Five hundred
dollars was set aside as the Matthew IL.
Yates publishing fund. as memorial OF
this great missionary and for education
in missions.
The gross income was reported as over
S64 900. Money expended by the board
this past seven years in denominational
work SS7,524.69.
The business committee reported as
sets S33. 1868, liabilities $685.. Bal
ance on hand So, 1916. The appropria-
tions in cash from the various States
foot up S12 ,400.54. The Treasurer's re-
port shows cash receipts 500, 1890: dis
bursements $65919.10; balance on hand
S41.95. DIR. II. j. Willingham, secretary
of the Foreign Mission Board, presented
the report of that department, which was
intensely interesting and showed that
while the board owed $31 ,90071 in 1896
and had reduced that to S13,532.1S N
1897. this year the board was free from
debt and had $2,975.96 in the treasury.
The contributions for this work from
the States totaled in 1869, S125, 6S1 so
and in 1878, S124, 249.69 from mem
bership of .543,01S in the church. Seven
hundred and one baptisms i'll connection
with work in foreign fields were report
ed and a number of churches in foreign
work are self sustaining. The Home
Mission Board presented through the
American Mission Board the resolutions
of the Georgia convention recommending
1900 as q year of thanksgiving III the
Baptist churches.
The Greek nations payment this past
year Of the claims of $4,000 to the board
was commented upon.
The work in Cuba kept up by the pas.
torless churches since the war drove thu
pastors to this country for safety, was
highly spoken Of, and the new work
which has resulted in Tampa and ke5
West was shown to be in excellent con
dition.
Inree hundred and seventy-two mis-
sionaries were supported in the field las
year by the expenditures of less thar
100000. owing largely to the fact tina
10000 worth of supplies were sent b.
the Woman's Missionary Societies II
families of frontier workers. The out
look was reported hopeful for the future
The treasurer of the Home Mission
Board reoprted, showing a fine condition
of affairs. Other reports were made anf
referred to the usual committees.
The convention sermon was preache'
tonight by Rev. DR.. Williams, of Wash
ington.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
Norfolk. Va. May Especial. The
Womans Missionary Union. Auxiliary t.
the Southern Baptist Convention, helt
its first session this morning in the FRS
Baptist church of this city. The meet
ings of the Union hold each year more
important place in the minds of Baptis
women all over the South. and not onl!
those who are appointed delegates from
every Southern State attend, but con
stantly increasing numbers who have ~
official connection with the body.
This year being the tenth meeting
since the Unions organization in Rich
mond Va, in 1888, especial interest i
attached 10 it,
A large number were present when Il
$50 O'Clock p. m.. the president, Mis-
Fannie Il. s. Heck, of Raleigh, \. &,
called the meeting TO order.
After a service of song, Mrs. Hays. o
Virginia. led the scripture service an
Mrs. j. j. Hall led in prayer. Mrs. j. J
Barker cordially welcomed the ladies i
behalf Of the city Of Norfolk and tn
ae IN