The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
THESOUTHERN BAPTlSTS
DR., Cranfill Of Texas Opened the Fight or
the Liquor Traffic.
BAPTlSTS ON RECORD FOR PROHIBITION
such Is the Intent of the Resolution
strong Appeals for Missionary
Work in the Mountains.

Hot Springs. Ark, May 12.-Hostilities
against the liquor traffic were opened in the
Southern Baptist convention today. Rev, DR..
i j. b. Cranill of Texas introduced vigorous
resolution declaring the enmlty of the South
ern Baptists against the traffic in every way.
The resolution declared the liquor traffic to
be tho greatest barrier to the work in the
homo and foreign mission field.
Congress is denounced for multiplying the
law abolshing tho canteen and the establish
ment or the army canteen and saloons are
declared to be blcts on our civilization. Pro-
test is maze against the National govern
ment issuing licenses In localities where pro-
hibtory laws are in force.
The resolution puts the Baptists OF the
South on record for National and State pro-
hibition and calls on all Christian citizens to
cast their ballots against the saloon. The
resolution will be adopted,
This mornings session was argely devoted
10 the discussion of the century or 1900 move
ment, which aims TO make the year memoir.
able in the cA rch's history, 1t is proposed
/ to nave committees in all church associations
and States hold meetings to let the people
know Just what they arc what thoy are do
ing. and what they should 40.
Rev Dr. kerfout corresponding secretary
/ Of the Home Mission board. made an Of
/ feetlVo speech on the movement Nor have
| the churches In the SOUTH" he said, "boen
reached yet as to contributions and we have
| had hfty-tve years Of effort, Your plan has
been to leave the work OF organizing our
churches for contributions to boards An
othef difficulty is State rights. Who viii
say tGere Is no State rights in religion? We
! have complications that tie our hands aud
render us helpless. We have no cooperation
between boards. There is fierce race TO got
before associations and a good time. Let us
] ia 20 Az
secretary be the biggest man TO touch the
nerve centers OF all the boards, all the States
and ali the newspapers.
"We have 5000 women mission societies and
these women have collected 100000 in the
last twelve years. Turn these women loose
ten churches, pastors and deacons aud achieve
Rev DR., Mullins, president OF the South
FERN Baptist Theological seminary, made an
earnest plea for epdowments for that insii-
tuition, Several delegates invited him to
vislt thoir States.
Two Northern visitors. J. s, Dickerson OF
lCmeaSo aud Rev. Frank Dickson OF Hart,
ford. Conn, bore fraternal greetings.
Tho AFTERNOON session was taken up by a
lulscusSlon OF the Twentieth century mHye-
uont and tho sunday school board report
AZ this afternoons session there was a
lively discussion Of the report OF the Gem
%innlei commission. IT'S proposal 70 take
BOARD the Foreign Mission board aud Sunday
School board, and hayo them lead In the
mission work IN tho Twentieth century was
warmly praised by Rev. DR., Gamhrell OF
! Texas.
"our undeyoloped Bnptlsts in tho country, Ct
! ne said come to the CITIES. and the Metho-
ldisie or some other denomination get them
before they can get 70 baptist church, some
may say they don's set much, but these pee
lple are patriotic men and women. The man
Who steals your seed corn, steals your crop,
We are not reaching the remote churches Mn
have waited fifty years for spontaneous com
bustlon among the churches ON the point IT
mission work. There Is much talk OF indie
lpenaelce, but what We want Is CO. operation
lbuch opportunities as We have now I am
an eNpansionist all the way through We
have already expanded and will never con-
/ tract The South Is on the eve Of q great
1 future. The Nicaragua canal will be built
and we VIII be In touch with the millions
that are practically strangers to us now The
the Anglo-Saxon and tho Slav Is TO DO tough,
within the nsEt third OF century That
means TIE golden Opportunity for the spread
lof Professionalism throughout tho world"
| REV. pr. w. f.. Hatcher a venerable dele
gate from Richmond. Va. stirred ur nor
debate by declaring for States rights in
church affairs. He said the proposed board
( OF nine would be homeless concern who
would assume to dictate 10 churches ssd
missions,
! Tho night session OF tho convention was
] devoted 20 the discussion OF the duties and
! responsibilities resting npon tho home mis-
sion board o. the southern Bapfist conveu-
4 ton DR., Frost. secretary OF the SUNDAY
school board reported that there we're ssii
white Sunday schools in the South. SO ner
cent of which we're on the list at Nashville
aud engaged 10 active mission work. Rev
\ Frost said Il would be a glorious achievement
for the year TO get the other 90 per cent in
! line
The convention was addressed nv az Presi.
dent Henry Mcdonald OF Georgia. VINO mad
! a lengthy speech IN which was encom.assed
the fun scope OF the home mission work Of