The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
TO SUCCEED WHITSITT.
Dr.. j. P. Greene Of william Jewell College,
Missouri, Chosen.
A SUCCESS FOR THE wHITslTT FACTION
DR.. Kerfoot Gracefully withdrew
from the Contest-Proceedin of
southern Baptist Association.

Louisville, KY, May 13.--Dr. ]. p.
Greene, professor of William Jewell coll
lego OF Missouri. was elected to the prssi-
dency OF the Southern Baptist seminary
OF this city at the meeting OF the trustees
OF that institution this morning ut North
en- hall. His unanimous election Is due in
great measure to the withdrawal OF DR..
F. H. Kerfoot. who. in q letter to the board,
requested that his name should not appear
az candidate for the office. This election
Is very clearly q success for the Whitsitt
faction. DR.. Green having been q candidate
friendly to both sides in the controversy,
but supported especially by the whitsitt-
ties In their effort to defeat Dr. Kerfoot.
Z DR.. Greene Dr. Kerfoot and Prof. j.. r.
'smpey of this CITY were the only strong
Candidates tor the place.
!. DR.. Kerfoot's letter was received with
n,evident approval by the members OF the
aboard. and his action In declining to per-
Emit his name 10 appear as q candidate
. highly commended.
I, The board adjourned shortly after noon
y to meet again at o'clock, at which time
Or. Greene was brought before the board
TO accept or decline the position TO which
OF thanks he laid before them his PROPOSE
ton and requested that they permit him
TO go to his home and consider the matter
before he gave his answer. This was al
lowed him and the board will be notified
OF his decision later on.
Rev. John p. Greene is a distinguished
member or the Baptist church. and Is no
stranger to distinction. He was born Ia
Scott county, Mo-, August 20, 1919. He re-
oeiyed his first education at La Grange
school in Missouri. after which he matri-
eulated at the Southern Baptist theological
seminary, graduating here In 1879. He
spent two years in study at Leipsic. Upon
Wis return to this country he was called
10 the East Baptist church OF Louisville,
where he remained as pastor for three
years, when he received a call from the
Third Baptist church OF ST. Louis He re-
NAMED In charge of this church for ten
years, resigning to become president OF the
William Jewell Baptist college at Liberty,
Mo. which position he holds today. Dr.
Greene has been prominently identified
with the Baptist church in the South and
West. His college is the State Baptist in
stitutlon. .Vlg.sg,
The second day OF the Baptist convention
wos opened at $3.50 o'clock with President
Northen of Georgia In the chair
The fret work was the reading OF the
report OF the Sunday school board by Rev.
j. NJ. Frost OF Nashville. The report made
the best showing OF any previous year, the
year having closed with every part of the
business in excellent shape and with nne
prospects for the future. The total In
come for the year from all sources was
S6l ,l73. an advance OF s2100 over the pre-
ceding year. There were no unpaid obliga-
lions. but balance on hand sufficient for
beginning the work OF the year. There was
an increase in the table OF assets with
nothing to Offset II In the way OF llrpil-
tiles. There had been an increase ia the
missions and benevoience and also In tho
reserve funds.
The report was referred TO committee.
The question OF separating the seminary
from the control or the convention was
brought up In the shape OF the Carroll
resolution. which seeks to make the SEM
mary responsible 10 Itself alone. 1t was
referred 10 committee. which brought In
a majority and minority report. The ma.
jority report stated that 1t had been un-
able 10 offer any suggestion in regard 10
the resolution. The minority report recon-
mended the rejection of the resolution on
the grounds that It was an effort OF The