The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-05-14

: working in the mountain regions @
North Carolina. lie spent some tim
in describing the true Americanism @
the mountaineers and their sterlln.
: qualities. III. III. Hickman, of Augusta
: Ga, who was one of the members o
the first convention, held in Augusta
Ga, in 1916, was introduced by ex
Governor Northen, of Atlanta. George
Dana Boardman, of Philadelphia, one
of the veteran Bapiists of the country
also spoke.
"A sensation was caused at the morn.
ing session when DIR. r.. III. Pitt read
a report on Cuban work. 1t recon
mcnded a mission in Tampa and Ybor
City, Fla, in order to reach the 1O, 600
Cubans there and also through them
the inhabitants of Cuba. The situa-
ton in Havana is reported rot pleas
ant.
The history of DIR. Diaz's ,nection
with Gethsemane church MI the
Havana property was detailed as it is
partly in the printed report of the
board. The action of the board was
approved by the subcommittee. In
answer to questions DR.. Pitt said that
now the board had no responsibility
Tor Gethsemane church. DR.. McCon-
nell said the board had deeds to the
Havana property, that he did not know
if Gethsemane church would contest
DIR. Diaz's claim of $12 ,OOc Nack sal.
ary. Numerous questions from
the delegates. Dr. McConne , secre-
tary of the home board, said in reply
that the board had raised the money
that paid for the Havana property,
now had the property, and that the
church in Cuba had not raised dollar
OF this money; that he could not say if
there would be any question of title,
as this was in charge of the boards
lawyers.
a great deal Of interest was shown
by delegates and questions flew right
and left. DIR. Mcconnell said that DIR.
Diaz's congregation worshipped in the
church at night while the American
organization used it in the morning.
On motion the time of the special
order was extended.
DIR. A. j. Dlaz, of Cuba, who for
twelve years has been in charge of
Gethsemane church of Havana, has
arrived to plead his cause before the
convention. He ls considerably worked
up over the affair, and cannot speak of
it without completely breaking down.
d. L. .O'Halleran, Cuban, addressed
the convention on the work being done
by Baptist missionaries in Cuba. He
spoke in Spanish and was interpreted
by DIR. &. d. Daniel, of Cuba.
The first w rk of the convention at
the afternoon session was to make Mr..
I'll. III. Hickman, of Augusta, Ga, the
guest of the convention, which was
done unanimously. A telegram was
read from the Knoxville chamber of
commerce inviting the convention To
hold its next meeting there. 1t was
referred to the committee ON location.
Secretary Burrows read the report of
the committee on missions west of the |
Mississippi. IL was adopted.
The report on work done among the
negroes, read by DIR. j. III. Searcy, of |
Mississippi, was also adopted. Speeches
on this work were made by DIR. Searcy,
DR.. A. V. Rowe, of Mississippi, and
Rev. j. w. Warden, of Kentucky. A
resolution by DIR. L. Il. Eaton, of Ken.
lucky, amending the bylaws in limit
ing the number of nomination speeches |
to two for each candidate, and addresses
of welcome to one of fifteen minutes,
was adopted.
AT this stage there were loud cries
of " Broughton," meaning the Rev.
DR.. Len q. Broughton, of Atlanta,
but DR.. Broughton was away attending
a banquet given by the Wake Forest
college alumni at the Battery Park |
hotel. Many other members of the
convention attended The banquet.
A report from the committee on wo-
mans work was called for, but the
mittee was not ready. The afternoon
session closed with long speech on
the need of Christianizing the Indians
of Indian Territory by A. G. Wash
burne, of that Territory.
The night session of the convention
began at TAO o'clock. The principal
business for the evening was the read
ing of reports from the various COM
mltteees of the board of foreign mis-
slOns.