The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-17
OPPOSED To THE
LIQUOR TRADE.
Baptist Convention Passes a ResOlu-
ton COndemning 1t.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES READ,
suggestions for Observance Of 1oOo'
More Vigorous Work Among Ne
groes Necded-Work ofGcrman
Baptists-Mountain Missions

LOUISVILLE. KY, May h-speclal-
In the Baptist Convention O. ID. Winston
of Virginia, was elected president OF the
Foreign Mission Board. Henry Mcdonald
president OK the Mission Board aud j.. d.
Foulke. of Tennessee, president OF l"'
Schcol-House Board.
A resolution, affirming the hostility oil
the convention 10 the liquor traffic. ana
stating il as the sense oi lAt uele5"''
that no Baptist church should aHo" "
dealer in liquor in IT'S con5rrsauon' "o'
introduced. This resolution upuoiu7 Nn1
action Of a. Louisville Baptist cA-t." W
turning out OF it's fold al members en-
saged in the traffic of liquor.
The resolution was amended To inel'ue
only those dealing in liquor as a. DeFeia6e'
and in this shape 10 was adopted.
A committee appointed last year % ask
that the Associated Press give ruler ie-
ports 10 the sessions OF this body, reporteu
that the request had been granted.
FRATERNAL DELEGATES.
The following brethren We're appointed
| as fraternal delegates from this body 10
the Northern Baptist anniversaries, soon
10 be held in san Francisco. Rev. DIT.
i T. Gambrell. Texas: Rev. W. T.. Camp
bell. Rev. Dr. -. n. Carroll. Texas.
Rev. Dr. r.. IL. Kerfoot, Kentucky, read
the report of the committee appointed a
year ago 10 suggest some proper celeDra-
ton for the year 1870.
The report was unanimous aiop'e''
WORK AMONG NEGhiOES.
pov L k pace. ID. d., Of Mississippi,
read the report on work among negroes.
while the negroes are generally lhclin-
J ed 10 be BaDtists. there are many forces
AT work 10 ALLEVIATE them from our doc
trinos. We must do AN In our power 10
hold and educate them.
After reading the report Or. Pace spoke
with earnostncss and force cohcethilis
the negroes OF the South. pointing oul
tho danecrs which surround them, their
possibilities for good and our oohsa-
tons to them.
Mr.. n. d. Osborne. Of the courier
Journal stated that within three squares
OF the convention. the negroes had a
Foreign Mission Board which expended
more money on African missions than
the Southern Baptist Convention, and
that the negroes are three times more
generous in giving than the white people
in the South.
Rev. f.. IT,. SVEN. OF Washington. d.
C.. read the report on mission WORK
among the foreign population in our
cities. The Home Board is al work
among foreigners IN Baltimore, new
Orleans and other cities.
GERMAN BAPTIS1S.
Rev. G.. II. Schultz. the secretary OF thf
German BAPTIST Missionary Board IN
this country. next addressed the con
vention. He thanked the convention io'
the help Il had given 20 the wofH
among the Germans.
n Is hard 10 get "a German 10 be n
paptlst. very different from the ~colored
neople. hut when once convinced he Ia
thoroughly convinced. The German Bap-
tlsts have a Publication Society and a
German theological school this last a de-
nartment OF the Rochester Theological
Seminary. This department mas recently
received an endowment OF 100000
Rev. A. \. Marshall. Of Atlanta Ga
read tho report on mission work it our
mountain district. \ mar + needed who
shan Give his whole time 20 pressing ana
directing the work In this section
The convention adopted az It's seal a
| circle with the words; southern Baptis'