The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-13
CLOSE OF BAPT|STS'
GREAT CONVENTION
"God be With You Till We
Meet Again"
TWILL BE AT NASHVILLE
The Cuban Matter Disposed Of Telling Speech
on The Negro Work by J. 8. GambeIl
Livingston Johnston on the
Mountain Work
Mountain Work.
(By the Associated Press. !

! Savannah, Ca, May 11.--Amid scenes of
enthusiasm to the strain of God Be with
You Till We Meet Again" the 5Sth an
nual session of the Southern Baptist
Convention adjourned tonight. The con-
vention will meet in Nashville, Tenn. on
the second Friday in May, 1904.
Notwithstanding the prevalence Of ex-
! tremely inclement weather during three
of the four days Of the conventions SEES
sions. Ex-Governor Eagle, OF Arkansas,
who presided over the meetings, said 1t
was the largest and one of the most
harmonious and enthusiastic conventions
he had ever attended.
Today there was on the floor of the
auditorium by actual count one hundred
more delegates than attended the con
vention of last year at Asheville, N. G.
The closing hours of the convention
were made lively by controversy over
the Cuban situation. Parliamentary
procedure was In a tangle when DR..
Whitsett broke in and said in sonorous
voice:
Brethren, let us pray The prayer
was for peace and unity. At it's conclu-
sion, spirit OF compromise prevailed ard
| the matter In hand was disposed of.
The final adjournment was at 1870 to-
night and was in the nature of a love
| feast
| The matter Of changing the basis Of
representation in the convention from a
! financial to a per capita standard was
carried over to the next meeting. The
proposition to change the name of the
convention to the Baptist Convention of
the United States" also went over.
Much of the time today was given to
the consideration of the Cuban Commits
son's question involving the claims of
Rev A. ]. Diaz, and the suit against the
church recently instituted in the courts
of Havana. A report to the convention
recommended the appointment Of a com-
mittee to investigate the matter and re-
port the full facts to the convention. The
report said in part:
GAS a result of our investigation we are
convinced that Dr. Diaz's resignation was
accepted only after he insisted upon il
by offering It a second time. We also
are convinced that the title to the board
property in Havana is secure and cannot
be disturbed and that the board is
taking all practicable steps to protect
said title there.
I'VE are further convinced that repre-
sentatiYes of the board propose to ID. |
Diaz to arbitrate the differences between
the board and himself, and that he dc
clined the proposition.
1--WE are recommended that a special
committee Of as many as three be APP
pointed by the convention during the
present session whose duty it shall be to
carefully examine the documents and 9TH |
er sources of information and to pre-
pare for publication as early as practical
Ia tofo Of fho or in rd
to the course pursued by the board in
dealing with the Havana situation"
For the home mission board the con-
vention this morning pledged 5000, 900 for
the coming years work Last year $146,-
600 were devoted to this work
DR.. j. b. Gambell, of Texas, made I
telling speech on the negro work.
THE negroes are not the great pro-
blem of the day he said, but the white /
man. On white shoulders pre-eminently /
rest all burdens. If you solve the white |
mans problem; if you get all white men
good they will solve the negro question I
and all Others"
livingston Johnson, of North Caro- |
lima, spoke of the mountain schools es
tablished and the thousands of children /
now attending them.
I'm all the years that have gone" he
said, Il believe God has had the South
in training to serve the world. The purest
faith in the world, / believe, is in the
Southern Baptist church. Give that faith
to all the world"
AT a meeting OF the alumni associa
tions Of the Southern Theological Semi
nary, the question of endowing chair
at the seminary was taken up and
committee appointed to inaugurate an
educational campaign and solicit funds
for the purpose.
Tt was not decided what chair should
be endowed so that is to be left more
or less with the trustees. The alumni
committee will consult with the trus-
tees of the seminary before 1t is decided
what chair is to be endowed. 1t is the
intention of the alumni to endcw the
chair with $4,000.
At the meeting of the Woman's Mission
airy Union final report were head and an
election of officers for the ensuing year
was held The election resulted as fol-
lows:
President Mrs. John A, Barker, of Vir-
ginia; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. A.
A. Armstrong. of Maryland; Recording
Secretaries Miss M. f. Knight, of Geor-
gia. and Mrs. N. Martin, of Maryland;
Treasurer, Mrs. w. G. Lowndes of
Maryland; Local Committee in Baltimore,
Mrs c.. e. Lane, Mrs. w r. Nuno, Miss
Alice Armstrong, Mrs. w. Graves, Mrs
James Tyler, Mrs. ]. w. Millard, Mrs
N w. Gressimer, Mrs. Thomas Gross
and Mrs. A. G. Johnson.
Meorial resolution wmere adopted in
honor of members who had died during
the year as follows Mrs. j. Eagle, vice
president of the union for Arkansas: Mrs
George S. Dobbs, vice-president for
louisiana; Mrs. H. s. Roberts a member
of the Central Committee for Kentucky;
Mrs. Franklin Wilson, of Maryland Mrs.
John S. West, of Texas. and Mrs. Adelia