The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-12

protect said title We are further con.
WINGED that representatives of the board
proposed 10 DR.. Diaz to arbitrate the diff
ferences between the board and himself
and that he declined the proposition.
I'VE recommend that special commit
tee of as many as three be appointed by
the convention during the present SEES
sion. whose duty 1t shall be to carefully
examine the documents and other sources
OF Information and to prepare for publ
cation as early as practicable, statement
OF the facts in regard to the course pur-
sued by the board in dealing with the
Havana situation
"whiie we appreciate most highly the
motives of the board in dealing with TINS
matter and believe they have done what
In the circumstances. they thousnt VS.
best, yet we are convinced that thelr
kindly feeling and their desire to aVold
all harm to the cause prevented thelr
seeing the real needs of the SITUATION
so that they did not take hold OF inns
matter with the vigor. which sapseaue sl.
events prove would have peeh oest ~
our work in Havana
After brief, but somewhat splc! aise'Si
sion, the report was adopted. .
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
The negro question next came, and ihe
report of the committee on thus qees,loll
was read by the venerable Or. provinces
nj Alabama. In 1t slender Christian REGARD
\ for tbe welfare of the negro, the report
read az If 1t had been inspired by the
sweet memory of the old Niger man
mx.n 1t deplored the wandering Oh the
negro after false friends, deplored ms re-
glous ignorance and expressed .le ue
lief that the action of tho removal or the
,,earo ne nolitioal factor in the South
mad and would bring him nearer 70 nus
real Christian friend and helper ms ,' GU
master and his old masters son. ne
fact Is recognized that the negroes " ,
Ignorance is the result of his false relis'-
Gus teaching of the past forty years.
Between the lines the report tiilih' co.
removal OF tho negro as a pollticai ~
tor simprfies the negro problem ana iisA'r
ems the white mans burden.
MORE SECRETARIES.
1nathe discussion of the home mission
reports DR.. j. NJ. Frost OF NashNllie
urged the appointment OF separate, t IesLu
taries Of the Home and Foreign M'ss,oh
boards for the territory west OF the MIS-
siss,ppi. He argued that the whole coun-
trv was too big for one secretary. III
stead of one secretary of each OF inc w
boards he wants two Tor each DOLL
One he would have to look after the yer
rito,y on the east and the other on the
west of the Mississippi While this was
on,v a thought thrown out IN Il speech
the favor with which It was rece,Neu
,rakes 1t look like the first sun tireu III
a forthcoming fightatp divide tte con n ee.
I ..,I
t;st Convention. such proposition wonio
doubtless meet with more favor man
Judge Hillyer's proposition TO enlarge u
TO American proportions
Iiyinyston Johnson, of North Carollnt'
made the report on the work OF the home
Mission Board. "among our own people.
He smoke of the mountain schools estao-
l;shed and the thousands Of children now
attending them ), 50
.,In all the years that have gone. ne
Sid IT believe God has had the south
II training to serve the world. The purest
faith in the world, believe, Is IN the
Southern Raptlst Church. Give that 1alth
: - NOT OF 5GREAFEsT PROBLEM.
DR.. j. b. Gambell, of Texas. made
cling speech on the negro work. the
,eeroes are not the great problem OF the
lay,', he said. but the white man on
yhite shoulders, prominently, rest all
BURDENS If you solve the white mans
problem. If you get all white men good.
hey will solve the negro question and
Ill others.
During the discussion NJ. II. Wolf. lay
delegate from Texas handed In his check
for five hundred dollars for home mis-
sons. Dr. Mcconnell. In a bright speech,
closed the discussion on the morning
topic. and the convention with enthusiasm
pledged two hundred, thousand dollars to
home missions for the coming year.
The home missile business being con-
Guided at O'clock, and all the members
being anxious to take advantage of the
only clear day to take In the beauties
of this city of broad streets, lovely parks
and charming suburbs, the convention
took a recess TO O'Clock,