The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION
President NOrthen Presided, but Later
Gave Way TO Governor Heard.
WOMEN DISCUSSED NEGRO QUESTION
Afternoon Sessions of Southern 8aptists
and Woman's Union Were Devoted to
Discussion of Missionary Work.

New Orleans, La, May It.--Prcsdcnt
Northen presided at the third days SEES
sion of the Southern Baptist association,
but later gave way to Governor Heard of
Louisiana. Or. T.. J. Mullins, president of
the Southern Baptist theological seminary,
delivered a general address after reports
Of various committees had been read and
the order Of business adopted. Consider
able time was taken mp in the discussion
of the natter of proposed reserve fund
of 100000 for the Sunday school board.
The afternoon conventions Of both the
southern Baptists and the Womans Mis-
slonary Union were devoted to eloquently
setting forth the work of foreign missions.
home missions Sunday schools and the
building of churches Cuba came In for n
large share, of attention at the mems
meeting while the negro question was dis,
cussed by the women the committees
were appointed today and the work will
be In shape for action Monday or Tues
During the twominutc talks about prac.
tlcal work az Thursdays session of the
convention Dock Pegec of Dallas. Texas
gave mis- experiences with various classes
OF people in the matter of salvation. He
WIS formerly merchant. and was not a
church member until he was past 40 years
wlth an old ,e s dIld Of hts personal wresle
and oXhortng.
b Mccall OF Plano, Tcxas. spoke about
lnnior work. Get the boys and girls en-
llSlrd IN church work, when they are
quite young. The best workers In senior
unions nave been members from early
Nouth OF Junior unions. That work ought
10 get the attention Of the churches
Inc indications are that the convention
VIII he without sensational features. ana
will be largely devoted 10 reports to the
routine Of the churches. and TO the discus
sion OF ways and means to further spread
me rain, and TO make the work Of pastor
ana iayman more thorough in getting new
members into the churches and In spread.
ing the Gospel abroad and In heather
and unclvllized lands. But fight NAV
come up over the matter If stirring M
w ,vhat are called lagEard churches churches
winch do not fulhll their obligations 10
the convention for the good and growth
W me general church, and over the Sc.
lection Of 2 publishing house.
many small churches, particularly in the
rnral districts and In the villages and
small towns Of the states, that do not 40
their duty by the convention and I'm tho
cause Of home and foreign missions :" . ,ng
II Is 10 deal with these churches that the
convention VIII have TO devise means
This Is legacy left this convention nv
whore the question came up and the Issue
took shape
At that convention committee Of nine
gather statistics, call for and examine
reports aud 10 make this convention a
report on tho matter Offering recommen'
datlons and suggestions as 10 how 20
remedy the evil, Those on the COMMITTEES
are: Drs, n, j. Wllllngham and q n
Ryland md Hon. william nyson. from
the foreign missionary hoard Of Richmond
Va; nrs. W, W Landrum, r. IT Kerfost
ana l. T. rlehenor. from the home mis.
sionary board Of Atlanta, Ga. and three
from tho sunday school board Of Nash
Vile. Tenn, Drs, Lansing Burrows i
NJ, Frost and r. r. Folk
These gentlemen have had several meet
lngs, and have gone deeply into the sub.
tect. II Is said they have prepared A
plan to deal With the matter. aud will
make the requisite recommendations 10
put this plan Into effect In the eonven-
ton there Is a difference Of opinion as 10
this matter and while the report nf he
committee may and Is expected to he
unanimous. yet, II Is said II VIII he made
as the result 81 eompromise between
the two parties to the controversy a
way the Baptists have Of ighting their
fights among themselves and ~ settling
them without the assistance Of the gen
cral public
How this compromise has heen reached
or what Will he the report Of the commit
tee Is NOT known outside Of tho commit.
zee, There Al, no leaks from this commit.
tee, and the members Of II who were seen