The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-16
WILL DR.. GREEN ACCEPT ?
NOMINATIONS FOR VACANCIES IN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THREE ARE NAMED FOR EACH VACANCY
The Southern Convention Appoints Delegate
to Personally Petition the Car to Put
Stop to the Persecution Of
Bap,sts in Russia.


Louisville. Ky, May 15.-lnterest
in the Southern Baptist Convention
today centred about the meeting OF
the Board of Trustees. The business
before the board was to fill vacancies
and to receive the answer OF Dr.. ). Il.
Greene, who was elected president OF
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary to succeed DR.. Whltsitt.
There were many rumors atioat to
the effect that DR.. Greene would de-
cline the presidency or would with
hold his answer until he could lay
the matter before his colleagues in
Missouri. The committee appointed
to nominate candidates for the vacan-
cies on the Board of Trustees made
three nominations for each vacancy in
each State.
On motion of Joshua lowering, OF
Baltimore, Il resolution was adopted
nominating Robert c. Davidson, ex-
MAYOR of Baltimore, to represent the
Southern Convention in the delega-
ton of English speaking Baptlsts
which will personally petition the
Car to put stop to the persecution
of Russian Baptists.
WHITSITT CANDIDATE WINS.
Louisville, KY, May 13.-The South
ern Baptist Convention met this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and after disposlng
of routine business proceeded to the
report of committee appointed a
year ago to consider the Carroll reso
luton, to divorce completely the semi
nary from the convention, and reso-
luton, offered by DR.. Eaton. empower
ing the State Convention of Kentucky
to elect the members of the Board OF
Trustees to which that State IS cnti-
tied. 1t was supposed that the report
would provoke a lively discussion, and
the large auditorium was packed with
delegates. The report of the commit
tee was very brief, simply stating that
the committee had no recommends
ton to make In order to save time it
was agreed to cut off all discussion.
and the motion was put and carried
by good majority. The effect of this
action was to defeat both of the reso-
lutions, as it left the relations be-
tween the convention and the semi
nary undisturbed.
subject OF Sunday school work, and
DR.. Frost made the most encouraging
report on the Sunday School Board
that has ever been made. Several
ringing speeches were made in en-
dorsement of the splendid work of Dir.
Frost. The pastor of the Second Bap-
fist Church of Richmond. DIR. w. l..
Smith, opened the discussion, with an
earnest, thoughtful speech.
When the trustees of the seminary
adjourned last night it seemed almost
certain that no one could be elected
to the presidency with anything like
unanimity. The anti-Whitsitt party
had been working for months to make
it possible to elect DR.. Kerfoot, but as
the time drew near it became evident
that this would be opposed by most
of the faculty and students, as well as
by great majority of the alumni.
When the board met this morning
there was intense anxiety felt by
members of the board. and the friends
of the seminary generally. 1t was
generally believed that they would be
forced to postpone for year the cleo
ton of president. 1T was a great
surprise, therefore, when the news
came that the Eaton party, failing to
count a sufficient number of noses,
had withdrawn their candidate. and
that DR.. Green had been elected b., a
unanimous. rising vote. and thus the
candidate of DIR. Whitsitt's friends had
been chosen
DIR. John l.. Green was born in Mis-
souri,; received his academic training
at LaGrange College: took the full
course at the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, and then spent two
years in university work in Germany.
lie was successful pastor in Louis
vile and then st. Louis. and then be-
came president of William Jewell Col
lege, in Missouri, which has made rap
id progress under his guidance. He is
a man of rugged honesty. and is re-
markable for great firmness and inde-
pendent Judgment, combined with
universal courtesy to all. The election
has given entire satisfaction to all of
the friends of DIR. Whitsitt, and every
body is rejoicing at the prosper of
having "a president who will command
the confidence and respect of the en-
tire denomination, and who will keep
the seminary on the high plane on
which DR.. Wlitsitt and his associates
have placed it.
DIR. Whitsitt showed very plainly his
pleasure at the election. and said: II
am entirely satisfied with the result
and feel sure that the seminary will
be safe in his hands. He has been NY
candidate all the while"
While DR.. Green has not vet given
the board an answer, and ptoba bl /,
will not do so for several days. it is
confidently believed that he recognizes
it as his duty to accept this heart,
and unanimous call.
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