The age-herald., 1899-05-16
The Proceedings

Louisville, Ky. May 15.-President W. J. Northen was in the chair today when the third day of the Baptist convention was entered upon. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, and the minutes of Sat urday's session were read and approved
 Hon. Joshua Lowering, of Baltimore, of fered a resolution appointing ex-Mayor Robert c. Davidson, of Baltimore, to go With delegate from the Northern Bap- tfsts and others from the Baptist Unions of Great Britain and Ireland to interview the czar of Russia with view of having him stop the persecution of the Stundists, as the Baptists in the Russian empire are called.
 Rev. H. R. Bernard, of Georgia, presi- dent of the Mercer university, gave notice that at the convention next year he would ask change in one of the sections of tho constitution
 At the suggestion of Dr. Buckner, of Texas, the chair named J. B. Gambrell, of Texas; w. T. Campbell, of Georgia, and B. H. Carroll, of Texas, as fraternal messen- gers to the Baptist anniversary celebration at San Francisco
 Business Affairs of the Body
 As requested by Rev. J. M. Frost, of the Sunday school board, J. P. Trotter made a motion for the appointment of three to investigate the business affairs of that body. The measure was passed.
 The report of the committee on the ce.e- bration of 1900 was presented by MT. F. H. Kerfoot It recommends that 1900 be oo- served as memorial year by all southern Baptist churches in which special effort shall be made for better organization for the work of the future It is also recom- mended that every state convention and district association be requested to hold at least one session during the year, and every church one meeting quarter, the op- jects of these meetings to be first, the giving of thanks, the making of special el- forts to inform Baptists of the denomina- tional work in progress, that the southern Baptist convention arrange for an extra day during the 1900 convention which shall be given to meetings of the character men tioned that special arrangements for the year be made for the accurate enrollment Of churches and pastors, that a committee ef one from each state be appointed whose duty shall be to take charge of this work, that each state convention be requested To appoint a committee of five to cooperate with the general committee; further, 1t is 
 aDDont a committee of five from each dis trfct association and these in turn com- mittee of three from each church in the district.
 ! The report was discussed by Dr. Kerfoot. who in the course of his remarks, pleaded for a better and closer organization Of the Baptists in the south.
 The president auuuonced J. F. Trotter, Kentucky; J. T. Boutwell,, Georgia, and R. G. Craig, Tennessee, as the committee pre- yiously provided for, to investigate the board.
 Work Among Negroes
 Rev. J. K Pace, of Mississippi, read the ranort of the committee on work among neeroes He called attention to the fact that the majority of the negroes in the south were Baptists, and that there were belief. To counteract this tendency, the committee recommended that Bible insti- t,ltes be held frequently for the colored nonulation, and that white preachers should take advantage of all opportunities to preach to colored congregations. Pas tors should also seek the cooperation of the employers of colored help
 In speaking on the report, Rev. Pace called particular attention to the holiness cause" so prevalent among southern ne- eroes. Teachers of faith cure and hypno- tism also deprecated the number of colored Rantist believers. He said much was due to the race which nursed the children of the south so faithfully, and thought more effort should be devoted to filling their spiritual needs Books, among other things, should be furnished the pastors of colored churches
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