The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-13
THE RUINED CHURCHES.
Southern Baptist Convention Fayors
Their Rehabilitation.
TEXAS DELEGATION LEAVES TODAY
The Promised Sensation Failed 10 Ma
terialize, the Disz Committee Making
a Comparatively Tame Report.


Asheville, n c., May ia report favor
ing the rehabilitation OF the Baptist
churches in the storm swept district OF
Southern Texas was presented TO the South
ern Baptists convention today by Or. b. f.
Riley OF Houston and unanimously adopted.
The convention was thrilled by fra.
teinGi dispatch from the Methodist general
conference In session at Dallas.
Tho Texas delegation leaves for home
upon chartered train tomorrow morning,
the nfty-seyenth session Of the Southern
Btrtst convention having today been
hrol ght TO a close after a four days ses
sion II has been STRICTLY working Ses
sicn. The feature Of the concluding SEES.
sioG was lecture by Dr. J. NJ Carroll OF
Texas. The Federation OF Baptist schools
IN Each state followed 10y an address NY
Or. Thatcher Of Richmond on THE Method
OF Securing and Maintaining Such Fed
eratiou."
Tho sensation prophcsied to occur when
the committee appointed tn Investigate the
alleged differences h,twcen Dr. Dia2, the
former Cuban missionary. aud the nome
mission board should gave their statements
failed TO materallze day when that com.
mittee submitted It's .epoit. II had been
| stated by DR. DiaS tends that he had
| been mlstreatcd by the home board and had
| been dismissed ns cuban missionary with
out cause. resolution WAS introduced that
| the convention hear Or. bi15 this morning.
| The resolution went to a special committee,
which reported AS follows; The relation
| o. hi other \. j ninZ has existed entirely
! through the home mission board Some time
] ago he resigned, ana in This way his rela.
| tious with the convention have been dis
! suN cd therefore thiS committee does not
/ think this resolution desirable. II was
/ reported 10y the committee that nr, Dia1
! declared he had nothing TO say to the com
1 mlttce.. The report Of the committee was
4 pr. Daz left this afternoon for Havana
/ llc expressed himself as being delighted
with the meeting AMI sad he would carry
away with him only the most peasant re
ntrnilWuncrS of the occasion.
/ A, the afternoon Sc sion a telegram from
/ the general conference Of the Methodist
Ep.scul al church in Dallas was read, solut-
ing the convention aud wishing IT abundant
! ROY II. $. y. Mallory VI selma. Ala,
prcscntcd the report II the committee on
nE, nee III. Carter Helmioucs OF Louis.
/ vllo read the report of the committee on
. ,cial items. ,
/ cut 10y the foreign hoard
Mr. Lansing Burroughs. secretary OF thv
convention reported that the operations "I
: the foreign beard were being extended
, Hon. Joshua lowering thought the conNen
liou should not extend It's missions uhtil Il
had better equipped the present system oil
DR.. n. r. raylor, missionary TO Bahia
Brazil though broken Ia health addresseu
the convention.
Roy. C. r. Wiunghnm. the son of the
secretary of the foreign board. young
n nu who Is going ~ i missionary was iu'
trouIccA and addressed the convention,
At tudays session OF the Woman's Mis-
siounrv union the following officers were
elected for the ensuing NcHl
President Mrs. G, A. StokclN,
Vice presidcrts-Mrs. ID NJ. Mllone, n
bama; Mrs James Z Eagle, Arkansas Ms
Z. NJ. Dickinson, District of NolumoR ME
W D. :. Chplry, Forldqj Mrs -, w. , =
Wright. Georgia: Miss y. y Hronuus
Louisiana: Mrs j. H. Eager Mlnrylnni
Mis-. J. G. llackctt Mississippi: Mrs, ~ !.
Y NopS" eor5 Mis,GO Kiss N r. T. GoRcl south
Cnrolinn. Miss A. j wheeler, Tennessee
Mrs. G. c. slaughter, Texas. Mrs. A. VI
Gwnthncy, New York: Mrs thoatG; IIInlnnr
Territory: Mrs. w. II. KuykcndaU. Okla
homn. va, ,,,t,
NI RpsoraiRr Secretaries. Miss Ncnic Mar
I'm and Miss - H. wright
'Trensnrcr. Mrs. William &. rownes
Executive Committee. Mrs {. !, Greg
ory, Miss Alice Armstrong Mrs w. MN
mo. Mrs j. w Marriott. Mrs, r Holl3
way, Mrs W Graves, Mrs. j. NJ. Willard
Mrs. +. Riggs.
+ I'm training school work An open parhu
mpnt was held for discussion Of yarlon
topics Mrs J, Il, Gamhrcll Of Texas
chairman. presented the report OF me con
mittrc ON olituNlic> The report oi va
committee un import, uuHmcut waS present
, ga by Mrs Charles Ammon ~ Louisiana
{ II was recommended that an. amount d
asked each hoard. to he npportloncd nin9i,
1 'or Iii'yr'' on pm Of work was read p
Miss ] L. spauldlnG Of Florida chaii
man The committee heartily inuo' = Z
recommendations # ~" iuurfS gud o. y
4 oxrcutIco ccn,mittcc. They urged that tn
home Icpartuc"t hc pushed and that III
executive committee have dlcrSts nt stat
rrrorts printed General suggestions wel
madn concerning the next years session
Of the body.
Ahout 1900 81 the delegates and other
offending the convention left for nome t'
. day.