The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-13
NO DIAZ SENSATION
BAPTIsTs DISPOSE OF THIS MAT
TER WITH EASE.
CONVENTION HAS ADJOURNED.
MUCH GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED
FOR BAPTIST CAUSE.

Measures of Cooperation Adopted.
Prayer Made for Rev. DIR. white of
MacOn-WOrIS of Foreign Mission
Board COnsidered-MethOd at
Dallas Send SaIutatiOn-Omcers
Chosen by WOmnn's Missionary
Union for Ensuing Year.
Asheville. NJ c., May 12.-The fifty
seventh session of the Southern Bap-
fist Convention was tonight brought
to close after a four-days' session.
1t is a general concession of opinion
among the delegates that more pleas
ant or more profitable session has new
er been held.
The features of the concluding SEES
sion were a lecture by DR.. j, NJ. Car
roll of Texas on THE Federation of
Baptist Schools in Each State" fol-
lowed by an address by DR.. Hatcher
of Richmond on the method of secur-
ing and maintaining such a fedora
ton.
The sensation prophesied to oc-
cur in the Southern Baptist
Convention when the committee
appointed to investigate the diff
Cuban missionary, and the Home Miss
ion Board should give their statement
failed to materialize to-day when that
committee submitted their report. 1t
had been stated by DR.. Diazs friends
that he had been mistreated by the
home board, having been dismissed as
a Cuban missionary without cause. A
|
vention hear DR.. Diaz this morning.
| The resolution went to a special com
mittee. which reported as follows:
The relation of Brother A ]. Diaz
with this convention has existed entire
ly through the Home Mission Board.
Some time ago he resigned and in this
way his relations with the convention
have been Dissolved, therefore. this
committee does not think this resolu-
ton desirable"
1t was reported by the comittee that
DR.. Diaz declared he had nothing to
say to the committee. The report OF
he committee was adopted.
DR.. Diaz left this afternoon directly
for Havana. He expressed himself at
being delighted with the meeting, and
said he would carry away with him
only the most pleasant remembrances
| OF the occasion.
At this mornings session the report
of the Committee on General Sunday
| school Work was taken up as a special
| order and read by DR.. j. E. White of
Atlanta. The report congratulates the
convention on the work done by Sun
| day-school boards since its establish
ont ~,
agement. The future of the board is
bright, and is in good working order.
Not 10 Oppose MethOdists.
DR.. B. w. Spilman, field secretary,
addressed the convention on the work
| of the board. DR.. j. B. Cambria of
Texas said that there were some, not
at the convention, however, whose idea
of work was to oppose the Methodists
I'VE must get away from such an
idea" he said. He spoke of the need
Of more books on Sunday-school work
and said that the Sunday school lecture
course, which had been established
at the seminary, was a great success.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
DR.. j. B. Gambrill read the report
of the Committee on Cooperation. The
report recommended:
First. That the associational mes
sengers to the convention be regarded
as messengers to their association.
Second. That statistical secretary
be elected by the three boards to fur
nish them information.
Third. That the secretaries of the
boards and states boards be a standing
committee on cooperation and recon-
mend such cooperative measures as
they wish.
Special prayer was made for DR. J.
L. White of Macon, who was reported
to be worse to-day.
MethOdists Send SALVATION.
At the afternoon session telegram
f. ON the general conference of the
Methodist Church in Dallas was read
saluting the conference and wishing
it abundant prosperity.
DR.. Lansing Burrows, secretary of
the convention, reported that the opera
tions of the foreign board were being
extended. Hon. Joshua lowering
thought the convention should not ex-
tend its missions until it had better
equipped the present system of work, :
but he thought that additional labors
could be accomplished if undertaken.
AT, to-day's session of the Woman's
Missionary Union the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. c. A. Stokley; vice
presidents. Mrs. d. NJ. Malone. of
Alabama: Mrs. James P. Eagle of Ar
holiodo, MSS -. NA. DiChillSOu Oh LIS
trict of Columbia; Mrs. w. D. Chipley
of Florida; Miss M. E. Wright Of
Georgia. Miss E. S. Broadus of Louis
lana; Mrs. ]. H. Eager of Maryland;
Mrs. j. G. Hackett of Mississippi Mrs
]. L. Durham of Missouri; Miss F. E.
S. Heck of North Carolina; Miss NJ
L. Coker IF South Carolina; Mrs A.
j. Wheeler of Tennessee; Mrs. c. c.
Slaughter of Texas; Mrs. A NJ
Gwathmey of Virginia; Mrs. NJ
/ Choate. Indian Territory; Mrs. w. H.
Kuykendall of Oklaohma.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Annie
Armstrong.
Recording Secretaries-Miss Nellie
Martin and Miss N. E. Wright.
Treasurer-Mrs. William c. Lowndes.
Executive Committee-Mrs. o. F..
Gregory, Miss Alice Armstrong, Mrs.
w. Nimmo. Mrs. j. w. Marriott, Mrs.
T. Holloway, Mrs. W. Graves Mrs.
j. NJ Willard, Mrs. F. Biggs.
The report of the Committee on Plan
of Work was read by Miss !. l..
Spaulding of Florida, chairman The
committee heartily Endorsed the recon-
mendations of the board and Executive
Committee. They urged that the home
department be pushed and that Execu-
tive Committee have digest of state re-
ports printed.
About 1900 OF the delegates and 9TH
ers attending the convention left for
home to-day.