The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
BAPTIsTs OF DIXIE BUSY.
PRESIDENT HARALsON CHOSEN FOR
HIS TENTH TERM.


Six Trusteeships Declared Vacant
The Whitsett Faction and Their
Opponents Have Lively Time
over the Selection of Men to Fill
the Vacancies-ResOIutio of the
Georgia Baptist Convention Pre-
scented by Ex-Gov. NOrthen.
Norfolk. Va, May 6.-The Southern
Raptist convention was called to order by
President HARRISON at 10 o'clock this
morning with total of 71e delegates
present
Judge HARRISON was reelected president,
this being his tenth term of office
H. H. Hickman of Georgia was elected
vice president, and nominations>of others
for vice presidencies were made.
Six trusteeships were declared vacant,
and as two of these occurred in Kentucky
the Whitsett and anti-Whitsett factions
had tilt over the manner of their cleo
ton the antis asking that the vacancies
be dlled by the general bodies of the states
in which vacancies occur. This was
warmly opposed by Drs. Jones, Haw-
tborne and Hatcher of Virginia, strong
Whitsett friends. The matter was laid on
the table on motion of DIR. Gambrell of
Texas.
Ex-Gov Northen- of Georgia presented
the resolutions of the Georgia Baptist Con-
vention asking the President of the United
states, and those in authority, to arrange
to secure equality of religious rights in the
settlement of the Cuban matter, and DIR.
W. E. Hatcher of the foreign mission
board was appointed commissioner to car
ry the request 10 President Mckinley. \
Rev. Dr. Stephens of Missouri and ex-
Gov. Northen of Georgia were added, MAX
ing a commission of three.
Addresses of welcome were delivered by
Hon Wyndham R. Mayo, and Rev. Drs.
Wharton and owen of this city, and re-
sponded to by Rev G. w Truitt of Texas
Hon. c. c. Slaughter of Texas, Hon.
Joshua lowering of Maryland and DR.. ].
7. Henderson of Tennessee were announc-
ed as vice presidents.
The request of the Kentucky Baptist
convention, on the matter of trustee APP
pointments, was taken from the table on
motion of DIR. Hatcher and referred to a
committee of one from each state.
Ii 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 T. Yates pub
fishing fund.- as a memorial of this great
missionary, and for education in missions
The gross income was reported as over
SG4 900. Money expended by the board this
past seven years in UNCONVENTIONAL work,
$S7 524.69.
Tho hnsinass coranittee reDOrted assets
of S83, 4269 SO; liabilities of $685. and a bal
ance on hand, $32,78776 The appropria-
tons in cash from the various states foot
up Sl2,400d.
The treasurers report shows cash re-
ceipts, $66, 1890; disbursements, S65,9l9.10;
balance on hand, $416.95.
Dr. ]. B. Willingham, secretary of the
foreign mission board presented the re
port of that department, which was in
tensely interesting, and showed that while
the board owed $31 9O0.71 in 1896 and had
reduced that to $13, 532.7 IS in 1897, this year
the board was free from debt and had ST.
1856 in the treasury.
The contributions for this work from
the states totalled in 1s96-97, $125 S1.99, and
in 1898, 1924. SO from membership of
3,018 in these churches.
Seven hundred and one baptsms in con-
nection with work in foreign fields were
reported and a number of churches in for
eigns work are self-sustaining.
The home mission board presented
through the American mission board the
resolutions of the Georgia convention, rec
cmmending 1900 as a year of thanksgiving
in the Baptist churches.
The Greek nations payment this
last year of the claim of $4,000 to the board
was commented upon
The work in Cuba. kept up by the pas
torless churches since the war drove the
pastors to this country for safety was
highly spoken of, and the new work which
mas resulted in Tampa and Key West
was shown TO he in excellent condition.
Three hundred and seventy-two mis-
slonaries We're supported in the field last
year by the expenditure of less than $1Oc,.
wv, owing largely to the fact that $4,000
worth of supplies were sent by the Vo-
man Missionary Societies to families of
frontier workers. The outlook was report.
ed hopeful for the future.
me treasurer of the home mission board
reported, showing a fine condition of ar
tairs. Other reports were made and re-
Aerred to the usual committees The con-
ventlon sermon was preached tonight by |
rev. DR.. Williams of Washington.
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