The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-12
SOUTHERN
BAPTlSTS
ADJOURN
Cuban Mission Occupied
Much Of Last Day.
MATTER WAS LEFT
WITH MISSION BOARD
DR.. Whitsitt Relieved Strained
Situation. Calling for Prayer
NO CHANGE MADE
IN REPRESENTATION
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There Was Discussion at the Morning
Session Involving Parliamentary
Rules, in Which Eloquent Indian
Took Leading Part--One
Of Best Conventions
Ever Yet Held.
NO. CHANGE MADE
IN REPRESENTATION
Especial From a STAFF Correspondent.

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scenes Of enthusiasm and to the strains
Of God Be With You Till We Nee,
Again." The hfty-eighth annual session
of the Southern Baptist Convention ad-
journed tonight The next convention
will meet In Nashville, Tenn. on the Sc.
cond Friday in May, 1904.
Notwithstanding the prevalence OF cxd
tremely bad weather during 3 or the 1;
days Of the conventions sessions. ex-Gov-
ernor Eagle, OF Arkansas, who presided
over the meetings, said 1t was the largest
and one of the most harmonious and en-
thusiastic conventions he had ever at
tended.
To-day there was on tho floor Of tha
auditorium by actual count, one hundred
more delegates than attended the conven-
ton of last year at Gsheville. N. G. The 4
closing hours of the convention We're
made lively by CONTROVERSY over the
Cuban situation. Parliamentary pro-
cedure was in a tangle, when DIR. Whit
ssett broke In and said in a sonorous
voice: Brethren, let us pray" The
prayer was for peace and anity. At Its
conclusion, a spirit OF compromise pre-
vailed. and the matteryslns hand was dis.
posed Off, 3e9s
The final adjournment was in the ma
ture Of n love feast.
The matter of changing the basis of
representation in the convention from
financial to a per capita standard was
carried over to the next meeting. Tho
proposition to change the name OF the
convention to the Baptist Convention Of
tho United States also went over.
SUN BROKE THROUGH.
After n hard struggle the sun came out
this morning, and pretty day 1t has been.
the only one that has been vouchsafed
since the Southern BAPTIST Convention
1,r,
til to-day the rain poured down inces
sanity and In torrents. but that was prob
ably a good thing for the Baptists after
all. for the rain kept them In the meet
Ing house to attend to business. where's
as. II the weather had been more agrae-
able. they might have been scattered all
over this beautiful country admiring 1t.
AS usual. the women were first at tha
meeting-pace this morning and prompt
ly at $3.50 o'clock. the Woman's Mission
ary Union resumed their session In the
Independent Presbyterian Church. and
by o'clock had completed their work
and adjourned, to meet In Nashville next
May.
The men, who compose the convention,
We're not so prompt to meet. and when
the devotional exercises commenced at y
$3.50. more than quorum was scattered
about. taking In the glores and beauties
OF this truly beautiful town and It's SUI
but awful when tho rain pours inces-
sanity, as 1t has been doing until Z o'clock
this morning.
No wonder the brethren were sight-
seeing to-day -8
INDIAN WAS ELOQUENT.
The convention had hardly gotten to
order when an interesting episode oc-
Cured. Judge Eyer, OF Georgia. risina
to point OF order, complained that his
resolution to change the name of tho
convention to the Baptist Convention OF
America was not upon Saturdays record.
as it should be in order to be called up.
Judge Hillyer was sustained In his con-
tention for the parliamentary point by
MT. Bushnell. the eloquent Indian dele-
gate.
The indian orator made an eloquent
appeal against the decision OF tho Chair
and got the laugh on President Eagle
by saying he knew all about parlia-
mentary law and usage. having learned
his Lesson we'll while he was member
OF tho Arkansas Legislature and Presi-
dent Eagle was the speaker of the House
OF Representatives Of that State. Presi-
dent Eagle bankly Informed the indian
that the parliamentary law that held
good in the Arkansas Legislature diff
fered in many material effects from that
in vogue In this convention. and tho
house sustaining that view the question
of changing the conventions name Went
over to next year.
Another spicy parliamentary question
arose when delegate tried to get In
resolution looking to changing the basis
of representation from tha financial basis
ia numerical. The chair sprung the
Constitution again, which provides tnar
no motion or proposition looking to .
change of the Constitution shall be con-
sldered on the last day of the session.
except by vote of two-thirds OF the en-
rolled members. The vote OF one third
was not Forthcoming, and the resolution
went through the floor
Tho decks being thus cleared. tho cons
vention got down to actual business,
which was the hearing and discussion OF
the committee reports. on the annual re-
port of the Home Mission Board.
THE HAVANA TRoUBItE,
Or. II. II. Eaton submitted the report ON
the Havana trouble which, awons orb
er things, says.
"As a result OF our Investigations. we
are convinced that DIR. Diazs resis- !
nation was accepted only after he insist
ed upon it by offering Il n second time.
We are also convinced that the title 10
the boards properly IN Havana Is secure