The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Baptists Will Give Two Hun
dred and Eighty Thou
sand This Year.
THE DlAZ TROUBLE AGAIN
The Convent OF Meets Mkt Year at NaSheVlllt--
Effort to Change It's Name TO the Bap-
list Convention of the United
States
(By the Associated Press.)

savannah, ia, May 81 ny =
Baptist Convention devoted most OF TIE
day and evening to considering mission
airy matters. Foreign missions occupied
the morning and afternoon sessions, ana
home missions at the night session. Last
year at the Ashevlle Convention the
Foreign Mission Board asked for 100000
1t was given $21S,OOO during the year. 1t
was proposed that the sum for foreign
mission workers should not be less than
$3.50 ,00O After the call was made $28O,O00
was quickly pledged by the various State
organizations. The announcement was
received with great enthusiasm
Many addresses were made on foreign
mission work, among them notable one
by p. T. Bryan, a missionary In emma
Mr.. Bryan dwelt at length on the work
in the field. He touched on the Boxer
uprising and showed how it had done an
immense amount of good to the cause.
The uprising he said, had lifted China
up to a place where Christian influence
could get at the millions Of those whom
they had been able to reach before, aud
the Boxer agitation had opened to the
missionaries every door needed for the
rescuing of China.
Letters were read from all parts of tho
empire from those laboring there, some
of them for over forty years. The key
note of all of them was that now was
the period of Christian success in the
empire, and that the time was ripe for
more successful work than ever before.
BY States. the pledges for the foreign
missions fund during the ensuing year
were as follows
Georgia $40, 900; Virginia $4,000; Texas
$50 900; Kentucky 100000; North Carolina
500 600; South Carolina $4,000; Missis
sippi $4,000: Tennessee $4,000; Missouri
SIS. 900: Maryland $4,000; Arkansas $1,000;
Louisiana $4,000; Florida 81, 900; District
OF Columbia $4,000; Indian Territory $500.
Alabama. $4,000; Oklahoma, $500.
1t was announced by Secretary Will
bingham that it had alscens estimated that
Sc 900 could be raised from other sources.
This gave grand total Of $2S0,00O. an in
crease of 61,4S7.SS over that act"~ :
raised last year.
An effort was made at the morning
session to change the name of the South
ern Baptist Convention to that of the
Baptist Convention of the United States
resolution to that effect was offered
by j. G. George Hillyer, of Atlanta. The
preamble recites that by "the express
words of the constitution under which
this convention was organized in 1916,
the whole United States and all persons
of our denomination making necessary
contributions. all constituent bodies Of
the same who cooperate with us are In
vited to representation in this body,
without reference to locality, or territory,
or latitude, and,
whereas, in naming this body the
phrase Southern Baptist Convention, was
used as at the date of above name to
suit conditions then existing, but which
have long since passed away, therefore,
be it resolved;
"1.--That the name Of this body be
changed from Southern Baptist Conven-
ton to that of the Baptist Convention
Of the United States so that the name
may better harmonic with the true nature
and opportunities Of this body.
"2.-That appropriate steps be taken for
carrying this action into effect by appro-
pirate change in the charter under direc-
ton of committee appointed by the pres
ident; and that such change of name be
operative so soon as said charter amend
ment shall have been procured.
Under the rules the resolution was sent
to the table 1t will be brought up at
the next meeting
The troubles of Rev. A. ]. Diaz, of Gu
ba came to the attention of the conven-
ton 1t seems that a suit has been in
stituted in Havana by the members Of
the First Baptist church there to Gust the
Americans and dispossess the home mission
board of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton which supplied the funds for the cree
ton of the church. DR.. w. w. Landrum.
president of the commission that inyesti-