The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-21
BAPTIST EDITORS
IN SESSION HERE
Meeting of the Southern
Press Association
MANY PAPERS READ.
Matters Affecting Publishing Interests
are Freely Discussed.
DR., EATON MAY BE PRESIDENT.
The Business Session Is to Be Held
To-day and a Banquet 10 Be
Given To-Nisht-Finc Addresses
Last Night by Prominent
Mcn-Those Who
Arc Here.
Matters Affecting Publishing Interests
are Freely Discussed.
DIR. EATON MAY BE PRESIDENT.

The Baptist editors of the South COM
posing the Southern Baptist Press AS
sociation are here in annual meeting.
The session opened yesterday morning
at the Grace-Strcct Baptist Church and
will continue through to-day.
Yesterday was devoted mainly to the
Introductory exercises and to The read
ing of papers and discussions, which lat
ter will be continued to-day, followed
by the business session. Tonight there
will be a grand banquet at the Jefferson
rendered to the visitors by Mr.. &. f.
Johnson. OF this city.
The morning session was called to
order yesterday at 10 o'clock. DR.. A. S
Dickinson filling the chair in the absence
oI the president, DR.. ]. c. Armstrong. OF
St Louis A short devotional service
was held, led by Rev. T. j. Bailey, after
which the session proper began.
DR.. William Z. Hatcher delivered the
address of welcome, speaking on behalf
of his church. in which the meeting is
being held, and OF the Baptist pastors
of the city. In his greeting he dwelt
on the broader spirit of brotherhood
which manifested itself i'll the operations
OF the religious Journalism of to-day,
contrasting it with the spirit of antog-
onism which existed many years ago.
DR.. J. n. Prestridge made the response
Mr.. ]. S. Dickerson, editor of the
Standard. Chicago, read highly inter-
esting paper on The Religious Press OF
To-day" He said that there was "a
strong and increasing tendency among
the people to read religious newspapers
and that the secular press had lost in
a great measures the influence it once
welded over the masses. Mr.. Dickerson
was followed by Drs. c. w. 1asher, OF
the Journal and Messenger. and a. +.
Dickinson, CT the Religious Herald, OF
this city, who spoke on The Baptist
Paper for the Twentieth Century. che
subject was further discussed, at the
conclusion Of the able addresses OF Drs.
Iasher and Dickinson, by DR.. Z. E.
Folk. of the Baptist and Reflector, ana
DR., r. T. Eaton. The last address sched-
,IIed for the morning. .rhe Paper and
the Pastor ny Rev. j. d Williams and
Rev. r. NJ. Boone, was postponed until
to-day.
The association adjourned shortly after
! o'clock after adopting the following Teso-
luton:
.Rcsolred, That the representatives OF
the local press be invited TO attend the
session OF this association and to so with
us on our rides over the city
NIGHT SESSION.
Tho session last night was more large
Il attended and If anything more gen
orslly Interesting than the morning 1t
was called to order about $50 o'clock by
DIR. a. i. S. Thomas. who was called
70 the chair in the absence Of DIR. a. o.
Dickinson, temporary president
The evening was given over to the
discussion of the dcnominational paper
ara its relations, the first subject being
..,rhe Denominational Paper and the
Seminary which was very ably pre-
scented by DR.. Il. y Mullins. president
of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary. DIR. Mullins spoke on the re-
1at,ons of the paper 10 the seminary and
the seminary TO the paper ne tecos
,,ized the kindly feeling existing between
the Two and went on To tell how they
co,,ld be mutually helpful to each other
he said that among other things the
seminary was of service TO the papers
in producing wide-awake preachers VINO
became subscribers and advocates OF the
,apcrs: in turning out writer's ana 1ur-
rishinS editors: and in raising the stand
ard of intelligence and thus preparing the
field for the enlarged circulation o1 the
paper.
Speaking of the paper. Dr. Muisihs
said that the attitude it might assume
toward the seminary might be one oi
omen antogonisn or avowed friendship
and secret hostility, or open and avowed
friendship, which latter he presumed
that all held. lie said that one OF shc
great privileges of the paper was ihat
of criticism, but this criticism should
fc omen. not covered; explicit, not vague
sr,cl, as would help, not hinder, ana was
worth while, not petty naSGins, ana
snally- criticism which was based on es-
+ablished facts, not on mere rhfnofS. iie
closed his remarks by saying that Win
out the aid of the papers the seminary
,.,,ss would be tied. He thanked them
cordially for their help in the past anu
ho,ed for further corporation.
THE PAPERS AND BOARDS.
..1,,a penominational Paper and The
Reciprocal Relations. was
.ha ncyt subject opened by DR.. u. li
Ealk. with Il paper on IRON the Papef
He was followed by Dr. r.
!. Willingham, secretary OF the Foreign
Mission Board, with an address From
the Boards Standpoint.
Dr Folk said both the papers and the
noards are denominational institutions,
Tho boards being controlled directly by
tbe denomination and the papers indi-
rectlv. The papers. he said. are pub
ished in the interest of the Baptist peo-
nle. and the boards represent the great
body OF the denomination He said that
he papers owe the boards 10 publish
whatever they ask: to criticise their ac-
ions in a brotherly spirit, and to give !
hem loyal sympathy and support. The
BOARD, on the other hand. he thought.
,wed Il to the paper to make II n medium |
,r communication and to furnish it with |,
III necessary information about It's work /
rhe TWO should work together. he de- |
:lared, each helping the other, that they |
want each others help and need 1t.
DR.. Willingham said that both the |
,cands and the papers are servants of |
he denomination. working for the adj |
-ancement of Gods kingdom. He de- .
Jared that one cannot exist without the
,f,er, and that they should stand to-
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