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

tudI NOrln CdrOllna was greedy. 81
s had been greedy at Mecklenburg an
o Appomattox and Bethel only. Arkat
/, SAG presented an Eagle, but North Ca
A olina modestly suggested marsh bir,
DIR. j. B. Crantill, editor of tn
Texas Baptist Standard, moved tina
the nominations be closed and that tb
one receiving the most votes be de
Y clared elected. DIR. j. William Jone
suggested an amendment requiring
: majority OF votes cast instead of
plurality. The amendment was &C
cepted and the motion prevailed. Bal
: lots had already been distributed b,
the pages.
The secretary read list of addi
tional names which had been handed
in after the roll had been completed
Some had not proper credentials ant
others did not appear on the minutes
OF the associations as delegates. Those
properly credited We're added to the
llst of delegates.
The secretary read the list of tellers
Some delegates had created amuse.
ment by giving their ballots to pages
who had handed them to the secre.
tary.
Governor Northern raised the tur.
of Nearer My God to Thee," the
audience rising to their feet and grand
" singing this great hymn. DIR. r..
I'll. Carroll, of Texas, made brief
prayer.
1t was suggested, while the tellers
retired to count the ballots, that
prayers be offered for pastors who are
| critically ill. Those mentioned as i'll
/, were DIR. b. M. Palmer, the eminent
Presbyterian divine of New Orleans,
Rev. A. j. S. Thomas, editor of the
Baptist Courier, South Carolina, DIR.
|. II. Tichenor, Rev. g. G. Jones, CT
| Covington, KY, Rev. j. L.. White, of
Macon, Ga. DIR. II. j. Wlllingham, of
Virginia, secret tary of the foreign mis-
sion board, made fervent prayer for
the sick.
Rev. John ID. Jordan, of Georgia,
moved that the secretary send tele-
grams of coincidence to these brothers,
and this was ordered done.
President Northen said that until
the tellers came in the convention
could not do better than continue the
devotional exercises, and called on
President e. Y. Mullens, of the Theo-
logical seminary, for prayer. After the
prayer and the singing of the HYMN
Happy Day." DIR. j. b. Hawthorne
suggested that the other officers be
selected, while the tellers were out.
The tellers came in just then and
announced that Governor Eagle had
received majority. DIR. Millard
moved that the election be made unan-
imous, which was done, and Drs. Mil
lard and Folk were appointed to con-
duct the president-elect to the chair.
Governor Eagle said that the election
was the highest honor that had been
conferred on him.
DIR. w. w. Landrum, of Atlanta,
nominated for first vice president DR..
G. G. Meador, of Washington, ID. c..
DIR. L. II. Eaton nominated 10 hua
Levering. The point was made by r..
Il. Hanks that the constitution did not
recognize grades IN vice presidents.
The chair decided against the point.
The secretary explained that he had
placed in the publications the vice
presidents az they were elected and
this had seemed to create a grade.
Rev. G. A. Stakely, of Alabama,
nominated G. b. Willingham, of Geor-
gla.
Rev. j. II. M. Johnson, of Missouri,
nominated e. w. Stephens, Missouri's
greatest layman, he said, and the edi-
tor of the cleanest newspaper, the CO.
lumbla Herald. DR.. j. w. Jones
nominated DR.. r.. III. Marsh. j. j.
Porter, of Joplin, Mo-, seconded
Stephens name. DIR. Hawthorne was
suggested by G. w. Elliott, but de-
clined and presented the name of j.
Taylor Ellyson, of Virginia. Rev.
Preston Blake, of Kentucky, nomina-
ted DIR. j. S. Felix.
A motion that the fom receiving the
four highest votes be declared vice
presidents carried. DIR. w. E. Hatch
er, of Virginia, moved that Lansing
Burroughs and Oliver Fuller Gregory
be reelected secretaries. This was
amended 80 as to include George w.
Norton, treasurer, and VIM. Patrick
Harvey, auditor. The chair overruled
the point of order that this motion was
out of order, while the ballots for vice
president we-e being counted and
theae gentlemen were reelected.
DR.. w. T.. Hatcher announced that
there were vacancies in the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary for the
States of Virginia, South Carolina,
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee,
one from each State which the conven-
tion could fill.
The chair appointed as committee
on:business, Joshua Levering, r.. j.
Willingham, f. G. Mcconnell, j. M.
Frost and e. Y. Mullins. Several mo-
tions to adjourn were made and some
confusion followed the departure of
visitors. The committee on business
reported that the sessions be daily,
morning and night.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
After spirited debate al the night
session of the Southern Baptist con-
vention, Savannah, Ga, was decided
upon as the location for the next con-
vention. Several other places were
mentioned, but Waco, Tex, made the
biggest fight, Mayor j. w. Higgins, OF
that city, coming all the way to Ashe.
vile to invite the convention to Waco
DIR. b. III. Carroll, of Waco, also spoke
for that place. Elk. Governor Northen
of Atlanta, and DIR. Jordan, Of Sayan.
nah, pleaded Savannah's cause ant
succeeded in winning out by small
majority when the matter WAS vote,
on.