The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
BAPTISTS SOUTH
MUCH PLEASED
Are EIated Over Their Victory il
Whtsitt Contest.
SUCCESSOR TO DR.. JOHN HALL,
Mr.. Moody TO Cooperate With He
brew Mission, of ChicagO-We Western
Baptists Planning Meetings of
Their Own.

Both parties among Baptists. SOuth'
congratulate themselves over a victory IN
The Wntsitt contest. Although President
h. y. Mullins went TO Louisville from
Nav England. he is SOutnerncr but
belongs neither TO the party that opposed
nor 10 the party that supported the late
president The best OF feeling prevails
In consequ nee: The general reader VIII
rnember that President Whitts.tt, OF the
BAPTIST Seminary at Louisville, Said some
things upon Baptist history which aroused
opposition. The Seminary Is the centre
sbout which Southern Baptist interest
reyolves In consequence trouble arose
over the statement. Two parties sprang
IN but along old lines, and a war "aseo
for two or three years. At last the piesi-
dent resigned His successor is claimed
nv both sides and az an outcome victory
rests on both banners. The outcome D.
reported 60 be far happier than the nosl
honef,l believed to be possible twelve
months ago. Al
nov Or Wbltsitt the brilliant and dis
tingushed former president OF the sem
mary. will spend while In Europe uaV,
Ito and studvfng. lie will devote good
deal Of HIS time to research in the lipfa-
res of London and other Europed"
oi,ier for information to be used III
hook which ne is preparing for puhIca-
tion. He IS a close and careful student
and theological students generally al over
the country will watch for his torlhcoih-
ing work with great interest.
Dr Whist was recently In lHchmoh"
and was warmly greeted by his many
friends in this city. VINE mere He
nreached in the First Baptist church'
prv DIR. +. W. SNEBD NAMED
As,ar more than year the F1tth-AFe-
nue PRESBYTERIAN. Nav YORK. fuiPl1 -
,,ittee is about to report upon sl0I01 ~,
tn the Rev. Or. John Han. me KEY. -,
y ". Sneed. OF the Mashihs toi'.<'
church. S. Louis. Is unuet O"A9iu' ~
~. ms committee. but II IS not al 4"
-, that he win be recommended 10 'hv
noreregation The reason Is the eeneI"
hcltef that an American, solely Deeause
10 10 an American. cannot succeed III Nl'9
n,,lrtt II turns out. by pretty iaT .eS'''
49, the congregation, members anu a. a.
4endants. left by DR.. Ham, huihpei O'"s
ohout six hundred. The tlith-ANe"uo
cburcb seats Two thousand. SolhS ~
must be called who can ara" 'he osn
fonrteen hundred. The most ci''I'i r'
Americans have failed TO 40 it, even
IN advertised. Eminent foreigners 40 u,
-, conditions AS they are, not as II
md have them The St. Louis pastor
49,. many admirers among the cOnsree"-
THO three foreigners are the Rev VIII
liam Watson Of Trinity churcn, brheH-
head liverpool: the Rev. DIT \. Auo'cy
Pos of Trinity church. New Casue VI,
Tvne both English Prespyterlahs' anu
the Rev G. Campbell Morgan 0i No"
Court Congregational church, Lo,luO.''
proshvterians ministers Of New fofh'
80 80 trving to rede IN Presbyterian
conditions in that city. are trying 10 III
H. the Fifth-Avenue committee 10 re-
commend 10 its congregation the kew Nlr.
NTorgon who can 90. they say, service
N Presbyterianism in New YORK ana III
America, such as II sorely needs at tli9
tine and such as no other man can 90
and do so well as in this. the lirst res
bvteriau pulpit in the world. Inc uehu d.
the moment seems TO be, however 'O"diu
tho Rev Dr. Ross. He mas Deen ihosl
highly commended by MS dssoVl@'eS
/ among the English delegation 10 me ''1e
Co,,ncu AT Washington. He Is North OF
IV.',.d Scotchman. as was Dr. Hall,
..ar,ber of the Executive Committee OF
| ~ Federation Of Free EvangeAcal
! ch,,rch of Great Britain. and one OF the
! iaadors IN the Presbyterian church OF
r.,,d Tho committee has, itself, not
-. - I, vote 10 see whom il favOrs nut
| - L. cafe to say that a successor 10 the
Z famous pulpiteer will be secured anu IN
etal,ed bv the beginning or the year.
General Secretary Mills OF the Methou's'
twentieth Century Fund, fresh from
tour of conferences, says NJ thodls's are
| S,,o,,eei,g theology less and working
more than formerly. lie says cluIches
are becoming more responsive TO the iund
! ,dea. In Indiana Methodist churches in
several prlneipal cities are 10 hold union
meeti,rs both in the interest OF the tund
and q Me hodist eX c son muar NEE
ires are TO be arranged for In ono also.
Secretary Mills goes South next week 10
visit other conferences. lie Is tui y con-
WINGED that American Mefhodists VIII re-
aize their stint of 100000 and mat De-
fore the expiration OF the time SCI
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Practically all OF the $4,000 recon-
r,ended by Indian Commissioner Jones to-
ward national government support OF IN
dian schools next year will OF necessity.
90 10 Roman Catholics. A few years
since. when Congress voted 20 decrease
gradually and finally cut on appropTla-
lions to schools conducted by religious de-
nominations and affording instruction 10
Indian pupils the PrOtestants declined
longer 10 receive Sucn ala, ana utcl"leu
in favor of stipends to no schools contain
ing indian pupils and conducted by
church boards. The Roman Catholics held
on. and have ever since eNerted the Ut
most influence to have the appropriation
continued. Government allowed, under
the plea of alleged injustice, aid 20 them
after Pedestrians ceased to receive It.
Appropriations have now decreased from
above Gcoc00 n year 10 the amount al
ready named. and the Project of the Cath
Ollie Indian Bureau enters a protest, say
ing Catholic schools are growing and that
appropriations should be increased, not
cut of Archbishops. at their recent an
nual meeting. voted 10 continue their
schools even without government aid. as
far "a poss be 10 d 81 on voluntary co~tr-
buttons and tuitions. IL they are not COM
pe'ld to do so after 1900 there will arise
another vigorous Protestant protest
Protestant committee Is on The alert even
now, ready 10 bring influence II there Is
any weakening in carrying out the law
or influence exerted 10 repeal or amend IT,
Mr.. Moody has promised TO cooperate
with the Hebrew Mission OF Chicago
which is at the head OF scheme. adyo-