The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-21
CONGRESS HOLDS
FIRST SESSION
Baptist Leaders Gather in
This City.
STATESREPREsENTED
Delegates from all Parts Of the Union
in Attendance.
QUESTION OF M0NOPOLIES
Is the Trust Beneficial or Injurious
to Society ?" the Subject Discussed
Before the Gathering Last
NiEht-Able Papers Read and
Interesting Addresses
Delivered.
STATESREPRESENTED
QUESTION OF MoNoPoLIEs

The eighteenth annual session of the
Baptist Congress of America convened
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
First Baptist Church. The meeting prom
Uses to be ore of national interest, as there
are now in the city representatives of
nearly every State in the Union. The
session was opened by an address of well
come by Governor ]. Hgge Tyler, in which
he welcomed the visitors to Virginia.
Following him, Rev. William Meade
Clark, rector Of St James Epis-
copal Church, welcomed the Con-
gress. on behalf of the Christian COM
munity. and Dr.. George Cooper. on beS
half of the Baptist Churches or the city.
Dr.. a. P. Montague, president OF Furman
University, South Carolina, and president
Of the Congress, responded to the adj
dress of welcome.
The topic for the afternoons discussion
was 1.-The Ritschlian Theolosy-Its Mean
ing and USE The writers are Prof. Cor
don B. Moore, D. D., OF Furman Univer-
sity, and Rev. w. 3. Matteson, Red
Bank, New Jersey. The appointed speaker,
after whose address the discussion took
place. was Rev. j. Il 5Haslam, Williams
port, Penn.
THosE PRESENT.
The Baptist ministers of the city met
yesterday morning at the First Church,
and assigned homes to those who have al
ready arrived.
Those who reached Richmond yester-
day and whose names were received by
DIR. I. NJ Mercer and Rev. =. Cabell
Hening, Who We're kept busy registering
new arrivals, are the following:
Rev. Gordon B. Moore, D. D., Of Fur
man University, Greenvilie, s. c.; Prof.
H.. Poteat, Wake Forest College, North
Carolina: Dr. Kerr B.. Tupper. of First
Baptist church, Philadelphia; Rev. ]. w.
Mitchell, Portsmouth, Va; DR.. r. a. X.
Gessler, Chicago; DR.. A p. Montague,
president Of Furrnan University, S. c.;
Rev. ]. NJ. Wilber, of Baltimore; Rev. d.
S. Hubble, of Charlotte, Va; DR.. A. e.
Woodfin, Hampton, Va; Rev. j. II. Has
lam, Willianlsport, Penn; Rev. S. ". Mel
ton. Savannah, Ga; Rev. o. D. Loving,
King and Queen, Va; Rev. A. T. Lynn,
Fredericksburg, Va; DR.. r. B. Thomas,
First Baptist church, Danville, Va; Rev
w. t. Clarke, Lunenberg, Va; DR.. ]. ].
Taylor, Norfolk. Va; Rev. c. G. Nc
Daniel, Newport News.
The following nre expected to arrive to-
day: Rev. w. II. Whitsitt, D. D.. of Louis
VILE; f. M. Goodchild, of NewYorls; DR..
Madison C. Peters, of New York; DR.. z.
T. Tomlinson, of Elizabeth, N. J.; Rev. c.
w. Needham, of Philadelphia; DR.. Grange.
OF Mt Vernon. n. Y; Rev. B. c.. James,
ef Pulaski City, Va; James e. Doan, of
Virginia: Rev. DR.. J. 7. Dickinson, of
North Orange, n. J.; DR.. Charles III.
Dodd. w. B. Mntteson, W. o. Rosselle,
J. E. Sargebeer, d. D., Frank Dickerson.
of New York; Rev. DR.. B. F. Wood
burn, of Pittsburg, Pa: J. w Bailey, edi-
tor of the Baptist CoSrier,- Raleigh, n. c.;
DR.. W. C. P. Rhoads, of New York; DR..
Frank Dixon, of Hartford, Conn. Jurdge
w. r.. Barksdale. president of the Bap-
list General Association of Virginin. will
reach Richmond tomorrow morning and
will welcome the Congress on behalf Of
the Association.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted en-
tirely to the discussion of the question,
lis the Trust Beneficial or Injurious to
Society?'
The audience was larger than ait the
afternoon session, and the closest atten-
tioa was given the able addresses and
papers read upon the subject Rev.
George Cooper opened the meeting by re-
guessing the choir and congregation 10
sing the hymn My Faith Looks Up to
Thee. The choir sang two selections,
after which Rev. 7. B. Thames, of Dan
vile, offered the opentng prayer. Captain
Frank Cunningham sang a SOLO, and the
regular programme followed.
The first paper en- the questions for the
evening was read by Rev. w. Quay Kos
selle, Phi. D., of Homestead, Pa. Who took
ts.e position that trusts. II Kept IN 'he
bounds of the law, were beneficial 10 So
ciety. In his argument he held that Ihere
nsi pInirl Is the
life of trade, and an abnormal comDe tt!on
which would result In this death of trade.
They are the result of the warfare of
trade and lead 10 n reduction OF corlsno-
dities, and I'm this benefit society. Ee ar
gued that In q. way mammoth Industrial
combines helped the smaller producers IN
that they afforded them anarket
He advanced a new argument IN Joining
SOCIALISM and trusts. The socialiste idea
is becoming prevalent, he said. and at
some length commanded its pr.nciples,E
SAVING It was a 9rotherhood with AN IN
creasing membership.
DR.. Rossslia was followed ny ProE.s
Charles W. Needham, of Columbian Oni-
versitS. Washington, who said there can
be no graat movement of wealth without
some great cause, and the strongest arSu-z
:nent an favor Of the trusts is the fact that
there has never been such commercial ac-5
ltNENy III lllS SpuiillS dS EA1StsSziS-uts '1s2
demand for labor was never 50 grea. and
education nes,er SO general, and is in easy
reach Of every one The question is,
said Prof Needhacn. what Is to be the
result of this cont rfbntion OF, wealth? The
air we breathe is not fessed when in its
normal state but when 1t becomes con-
cen;raoed into a storm centre. the result
IS often destructive Ht classified mon
c4solies into four ciasses-natural. legal, in
Is,ststai. and those the result of conpe-
tHtion. and proceeded TO define each in a
most comprehensive manner. His paper was
cars1ully prepared, but the time allowed
was not sufficient to allow him to finish
It's reading.
a1R- PoId4ARD5s VIEWS.
The third address was delivered by