Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-21
DOWN ON LIQUOR MEN.
DOVER REFUSES MEMBERSHIP TO
CHURCHES RETAINING THEM.
THE ACTION 4 GREAT SURPRISE.
Rev. II. II. Collier, Who Made the
Minority Report, Himself SURPRISE"
That II Wns Adoptcd-Creat Oppo-
'sition 90 brigham Roberts.


signal meeting Of the body.
Beginning promptly at $3.50 o'clock Rev.
L. T. Poulson conducted very impressive
devotional exercises, lasting hair hour'
Moderator Hutson then took the chair
and called for tho order Of the day. Dr.
John Pollard. chairman OF the Commit
tee on General Topics, announced that
his committee was ready 20 report. BY
this time. Notwithstanding the early hour,
nearly an the delegates and pastors had
arrived. for 20 had been whispered around
that minority report would probably be
presented Dr. Pollard read the report
given below. which he said was signed by
two out Of three members OF his commit
tee.
DIR. POLLARD's REPORT.
The Fun text of Dr. Polord's report is
given here:
/. The Southern Baptist Convention has
decided 10 observe 1870 as q memorial
wear. I'm which more fully 90 inform our
Baptist churches Of divine blessings re-
cciveG during She century about TO close,
and 10 organize and equip them better
for the mighty work OF the century about
TO begin. We express our hearty approval
OF this design. and, I'm accordance with
the request Of the convention. we hereby
set apart The morning session Of the Sc
coud day of our next annual assembling
for consideration OF topics set forth ~
paragraphs J. @ and 3. PAGE 30. of Com
Vent.Cn Annual Of 1892 and hereby cue
thorizo our moderator 10 appoint q com
mittoe of five 20 make arrangements for !
the fullest utilization Of the session thus |
devoted to purposes sought by the South |
ern Baptist Convention.
2 Meeting I'm this annual ses-
sion just as the great Baptist Young /
Peoples Convention closed It's ses-
sion in the city Of Richmond. and |
feeling in our deepest soul the In
SEPARATION OF that wonderful gathering, we !
hereby express our gratitude 20 God, for |
what some Of our eyes saw at the power |
and piety Of the Baptist brother OF Am r |
lea. and our deep conviction n the obi !
cation resting on our pastors and churches !
10 make fullest use OF the opportunity |
now presented for training our young
people for better service 10 our God than
we have rendered in the past We urge
our churches. and specially our pastors
10 organize their young people on the
plan Of tbs Baptist Young Peoples Union
ana Introduce INC pan vi ol"As NNtA'H~"
in tho Christian culture course
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC..
9. We look upon the liquor traftc as a
dark blot on our civilization as blight |
upon our public and social life and as |
menace to our free institutions. besides |
being in direct and utter antagonism |
10 the mission Of Him who came into |
the world. not 10 destroy men, but 10 |
eave them" We. therefore. urge our |
churches 70 keep themselves c.ean from |
nh Fellowship with a trade out of which |
spring poverty, Ignorance. misery, ana
death. But inasmuch as liquor-selling Is
a result as well as a cause Of liquor !
drinking, we would urge our members 70 |
refrain conscientously from the use or
Intoxicating liquors as beverage, ana
ask our pastors 10 teach publicly ana /
privately, the perils that come to indi- |
Wduals and 20 the cause from any rule
except "Touch not, taste not, handle
not"
As American citizens ana Christian
men We declare our earnest opposition
to the seating OF Roberts. the polyga-
mist, as q representative In Congress
His admission would be a disregard OF
tho laws OF the United States. violation
Of the understanding on which Utah was
admitted into the sisterhOod Of states,
and an outrage upon decency. as well as
upon tho sanctity Of the home-life of the
American people. We, therefore. pledge
ourselves 20 all proper means for pre-
venting the exaltation OF an avowed
polygamist 10 a position OF honor and
trust under the American Constitution. I
A SWEEPING SUBSTITUTE.
Rev. =. p. Collier the other member
OF the committee. arose and stated that
he heartily accorded with the utterances
on temperance, but believed the assOcia-
ton should declare its attitude 20 the
liquor question more specifically. lie
therefore offered the following as
minority report on the substitute for
temperance:
Whereas. the constitution Of the Dover
Association permits the Withdrawal Of
fellOwships from such churchs n"
churches OF may become corrupt IN doc
trine. or practice:
Resolved That this association hereby
advise each church TO withdraw from
such members as persist I'm the sale Of
intoxicating liquors, either by retail or
wholesale, after they shall have been
kindly and fratcrnally demonstrated with
on the subject.
Furthermore, I'm case any church shah
disregard this advice of the association.
our fellowship shall be withdrawn from
such church
nc NlENAfclNH OF lulA AtIbl - WIS III
teresting and decided vigorous. Perhaps
even Mr. Collier was surprised when she
association adopted his substitute by a
vote Of p 70 H.
THE MORMON QUESTION.
When the section which referred to the
seating of Congressman Roberts was
reached in the discussion, DR.. Charles II.
Ryland arose and expressed opposition to
It. He thought the matter should be lett
alone. Two assertions were made to
which he could not subscribe-one that
the admission would be contrary to the
laws of the United States. and the other
that IL would be violation OF the under
standing with which Utah had been adj
mitted 10 sisterhoOd. lie was opposed as
much as any one 20 the election OF Ro-
berts but -he question was one Of con-
struction OF law, and did not properly
come within the puryiew OF the associd-
ton.
HARTMAN CHURCH NOT ADMITTED
The report on the Sunday-School Board
was read by DIR. l. NJ Mercer; an earnest
and eloquent speech I'm its behalf was
made by Rev. IL \. Bagby, and the re-
port adopted.
Considerable interest had been aroused
IN the report OF the Committee on Recep-
ton Of New Churches The two churches
applying for membership In the body were
the Hartman (Tenn) BAPTIST church and
the Monroe Baptist church this city. In
the absence OF Or. William +. Hatcher ]
chairman. the report was read by Dr. r.
J. Willingham, and discussed by Revs.
J. X. Garlick, ID. D., j. h. Harrison, and
II. A. Bagby The report. as adopted, ad-
Nises that the Hartman church. I'm spite /