The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-10
EAGLE is PRESIDENT
SUCCEEDS NORTHERN AS HEAD OF
SOUTHERN BAPTIsTS.
ABOUT 1000 IN ATTENDANCE.
WORK FOR MISSIONS MAKES
GREAT SHOWING.

Ex-Governor of Arkansas Succeeds
Ex-Governor of GeOrEiR as Presi-
dent OF Southern baptist COnven-
tion-COnVeDtiOn Pruys for ana
Sends Message of Sympathy TO DIR.
Palmer in Whose Church at New
Orleans 1t Met Last Yenr-MissiOn
Boards Make Splendid Showing,
but There Seems to BE Al Middle in
Cuban Affairs.
Ashville, N. c., May 9.-The South
ern Baptist Convention. which began
it's 47th annual session here this morn
Arkansas president and requested
prayers for DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, the dis
tinguished minister. of New Orleans.
who was recently injured there by
trolley car.
The first session was called to order
by President w. ]. Northen of At
lanta- Almost the entire morning ses-
sion was taken up with the enroll
ment of delegates. About 1000 dele
gates and representatives were in at
tendance. When the enrolment was
complete the election of officers for the
following year was taken up.
President Northen having declined 1e-
election, the names of ex-Gov. Eagle
of Arkansas. Hon Joshua lowering of
Baltimore and DR.. r. H. Marsh of
North Carolina were presented, with
appropriate speeches.
EX-GoV. Eagle received a majority
of the votes and his election was made
unanimous. DR.. Lansing Burrows and
Dr. o. f. Gregory were reelected sec
retaries; DR.. w. P. Howey, auditor,
and George w. Norton. treasurer.
Prayers were requested for Rev. f.
G. Jones of Covington. KY, Rev. j. L.
White of Macon. Ga, Rev. DIR. I. T.
Tichenor of Atlanta, Rev. A j. S.
Thomas of Greenville. S. c.. and for
DIR. b. M. Palmer, the noted Presby-
terrain minister, who entertained the
convention in his own church build
ing last year. DR.. r. j. Willingham of
Richmond made the prayer.
kilograms conveying the love and
sympathies of the convention were sent
to each one of the sick.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the hearing of the various reports.
Great Work for Missons.
According to the report of the For
and III native assistants are now I'M
der the supervision of the convention.
Southern Baptists have contributed
within the last year 81, 666, 767 to mis-
sions, of which $4,000 was given to
foreign missions.
The report of the Home Mission
Board was read by DR.. LanGrum OF
Atlanta, its president The total amount
received during the year for regular
+A,.lr Nv he I'D =
100000, and the amount expended $685.
020. A decrease in institute work in
nearly al 1.-The states in the South was
reported.
In his report DR.. Landrum said:
THE question has arisen in the
minds of some among us whether it
would not be better for our board to
deal with the negroes in the South by
giving them aid, entirely in the line
of evangelization, leaving our brethren
of the North to continue the education
al movement they have instituted This
would not in any way imply antagon
ism between the boards North and
South, but in utmost harmony and
good fellowship could pursue its work
on the lines most congenial to itself"
The Cuban Middle.
The Committee on Cuba reported
that in the statement rendered in Feb
ruary last by a special commission
which visited the island, the action of
Gethsamane Church in disclaiming any
title or claim to the Jane Church prop
erty was duly set out. The board had,
the report said, at the instance of DR..
Diaz, pastor of Gethsamane Church, in
Havana, adopted a resolution acknowl-
edging arrears of salary alleged to be
due him amounting to $4,000 or $14,-
600, but neither the commission nor the
Committee on Cuba could see any ba-
sis for such claim.
The eleventh annual report of the
Sunday-school Board was submitted by
DIR. 1. J. Van Ness, editorial secretary.
The receipts for the past year were
$50, $40 The reserve fund now stands
at $4,000 invested in safe interest
bearing securities. In addition, $4,000
has been set aside to start a building
fund