The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-30
l NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED.
DIR. MULLENs OF THE NEWTON
CENTER CHURCH BOSTON.
TO succeed Dir. whitsctt. Resigned
as President of the southern Bnp-
list Theological Seminary.

Atlanta, June 29.--Dr. e. Y. Mullens,
| pastor of the Newton Center Baptist
church, Boston. was today elected to the
presidency of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical seminary at Louisville to succeed
Or. Wbitsitt. resigned The election Of
Or, Mullens was unanimous.
The trustees of the seminary met at 10
o'clock this morning in the vestry Of the
Second Baptist church. The president of
the board, Joshua lowering, OF Baltimore,
called the meeting to order aud the roll
call by the secretary, Rev, NJ D. Jeffrles
of Knoxville, showed that thirty-six
trustees were present The trustees zpent
the time from 10 until nearly o'clock in
discussing the interests Of the institution
and 1t was not until nearly the latter hour
that the election was held. The meeting
I was in executive session, but IL was an
nounced that the election had been unanl-
nous
/ Mr.. lowering sent telegram 10 Dr.
Mullens notifying him of election and this
I was followed by message of congratula-
1 ton from Ex-Governor Northen, but Dr.
/ Mullen's acceptance has not yet been re-
i ceiNed Although pastor of a church In
/ New England, DIR. Mulens Is a Sontherner
/ by birth, and 1t was not until the past
/ few years that he was called to Massa-
chusetts, lie Is a native Of Mississippi
! Dr. Mullens Ia graduate of college
IN Texas and of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, to the head OF
which he has Just been called ne was at
one time the pastor OF Lee street Baptist
! church at Baltimore and has also been
associate corresponding secretary of the
ioreisn mission board OF the Baptist CON
ference He resigned the last position
and is now the pastor OF Newton Central
| BAPTIST church OF Boston and is also the
chaplain OF the Newton Theological semi
nary, the Oldest Baptist seminary in this
country DR.. Mullens Is 40 years old
Among the delegates present at today's
meeting were Joshua lowering, Baltimore,
Key w. J. b. Cox, ID, Baltimore; Rich
ara n Edmonds, Baltimore. Rev. j. w.
M!llord, Baltimore, 7 G. Bush ESQ An.
niston, Ala; Rev. NJ. N Edgar, Montrom-
cry Ala; Hon. Jonathan HARRISON. Mont
gomery, Ala; Hon. J. c. Buchanan Nh
bile, Ala; Rev B. b. Carroll DID. Waco
texas; Rev p. e. King. DID, Mckinney
Iexas. j. G. Caldwell Birmingham Ala:
Key I. I. Baton, Louisville; Rev. w. II
TeiiK, D,p.' Lexington, Ky; c. w Green
Louisville; T. j. Humphreys, Louisville
9. W Norton Louisville; Rev. T. q
Stackhouse Lexington, Ky; Rev. J. w
| Marder, DID. LOUISVILLE Hon
Mlddletown, Shelbyville. Ky; DR.. ]. n
Marvin. Louisville. Ky; Rev. ]. p
Greene, DID. Liberty. Mo-; Rev. George
W Hyde. I'D. Lexington Mo-; Rev. x
" Kodd, Winona, Miss Rev. II. r.
Sproies, ID, Vicksburg. Miss; w. w.
NMoodrun, Knoxville, Tenn; Captain John
/ ", billiard, Memphis; Rev. ]. r. Kemper
Louisiana. Mo
me election Of DR., Mullen Is regarded
as In one sense victory of the friends ~
Dr. Whittsltt. Those among the thirty.
sN trustees present who had been strons.
est IN opposition 10 Dr. Whlltsitt cana
win the intention OF electIng DR. Wnr1
SCOT while the others had practically
agreed on Or. Mutlens. 'ea''s