The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
BAPTISTS LEAVE FOR HOME.
THEIR STAY IN SAVANNAH a MOST
ENJOYABLE ONE.

The Convention Voted to Have Been
Satisfactory Held in Recent Years.
Many Pleasant Things said of sH-
vannah and Its People I'm the Clos
ing Hours of the SessiOn-An En-
jOyabIe Excursion TO Tybee-StrOnG
Resolutions Adopted by the Con-
ventiOn on the Subjects of Lynch
ing and Temperance.
The Baptist State Convention. which has
been in session in Savannah since Friday,
adjourned last night to meet next year 10
Griffin. The convention was such thor
oughly enjoyable one that the brethren
seemed to md 1t dimcult 70 break away.
ami il was an unusually 5ate hour for
religious assembly when it finally adj
journed. II was the unanimous tribute Of
the delegates to Savannah and the breth-
rem here that. without exception The con-
vention has been the most enjoyable that
had been held for many years. This was
not only because of the liberal hospitality
with which they were received and the
warm fellowship which existed throughout
the session. but because of the spiritual
blessings which distinguished it beyond
any of recent years. Many declared tnat
the meeting of Saturday afternoon, when
there seemed to be a Pentecostial descent
of the spirit. marked an epoch in Baptist
history In Georgia.
In the closing hours of the convention
so many pleasant things were said OF Sa-
vannah and its people that even the peo-
pIe of Savannah, who know that they oc>
casionamy deserve to have good things
said of them, would think the breth-
rem were given to exaggeration. Not one
word OF criticism or anything that would
reflect upon the city in any way, even
Of the institutions to which the brethren
are so strongly opposed, was uttered.
The convention was further remarkable
from the fact that not one single issue
was raised during the whole session 10.
cause acrimonious debate, there was no
dissension nor division of any point of
principle or even upon the matters of bus
mess within the control Of the convention,
and unity and harmony prevailed through
out 90 a degree almost unknown, even IN
religious assemblies.
At the morning and night sessions of
the closing day much business was dis
posed of, chiefly in the nature Of the re-
ports of committees. Among these the
action of the convention i'm placing the
Baptist denomination of the state upon
high ground in the matter of lynchng
and mob law is worthy of special note.
The report of the temperance commit
tee declares unequivocally against the use
or sale of alcoholic stimulants and calls
upon the 10. out of the 137, counties In
Georgia, which now enjoy prohibition, to
take steps to bring about general state
election upon this question. A resolution
was also adopted calling upon the MEM
bers of Congress from Georgia to oppose
the seating OF Brigham Roberts con-
gressman-elect from Utah. on the ground
that he is an avowed polygamist. There
was one dissenting vote to this resolution.
In the afternoon the members of the con-
Vention, together with the ladies accom-
panying them, and the resident pastors
and members of the convention commit
tee, enjoyed an excursion to Tybee ten
dered by the Central of Georgia Railway.
The excursion was one of the most pleas
ant features of the convention The ex-
eursion train carried ten coaches and there
were exactly 500 people on board, of whom
80 held complimentary tickets the other
10 being citizens who paid their fare in
order to accompany their friends from the
interior.
The day was an ideal one for a visit to
Iybee at this season of the year. there be-
ing light bracing breeze, but not strong
enough TO be unpleasant An hour and a
hait was spent in strolling on the beach
and many of the ladies gathered up shells
to carry home as souvenirs. 1t was the
hrst time many OF the visitors from the
interior had ever looked upon the ocean.
ana to them the trip was no small event
Good time was made by the train. both
going and coming. and the party reached
the city on the return trip shortly before
O'Clock Many OF the delegates left for
the'r homes last night and after the de-
parture of this mornings trains opl,, ,
handful viii be left in the CITY.
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