The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-18

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! Convention at Its Session In Nashville.
i Tenn, last May. but that the convention
4 threw cold water on it. He intimated that
I the cool water was drawn from the tank
| in the Home Boards kitchen. the said
! board having a pet scheme of its own.
1 The Virginia contingent was not satisfied
with the action of the convention, but
did not Kick.
A Tangle.
DR.. Hawthorne referred to the present
| condition of the work among the negroes,
! as q tangle in which the home board has
] gotten itself. The board and the white
/ BaptistS do not seem to know Just where
\ and how to act in aid OF the colorel
/ brother, and the negroes themselves are
| at sea at TO just how and where they
| want TO be helped and in the meantime
the board is wasting its energies in a
kind of tentative work that goes alons
in haphazard way, and accomplishes
but little more than to waste energies.
The Virginia plan proposed to the con-
vention at Nashville and to the board
was TO put a stop to this haphazarh work
and 20 refer the whole negro problem"
to commission, which should take at
least a year to consider tho problem In
all its phases, TO confer and advise with
the different negro Baptist or EXAMINATIONS,
aid in har,noEizing their differences. get
ting them united aud then focusing the
aiding energy of the white Bapusts In
one direction. The convention. so DR..
T Ia f,r,r-y Sni off oe
this Virginia proposition and the Vir-
ginians We're allowed q hearing only In,
committee room, and not in the open con-
rention. He criticised this action on the
part of the convention.
Dr.. Gray Explains.
DR.. Gray again took the floor and ex-
plained the action of the convention, and
OF the board and also of the action on
this question OF the negro Baptist Ma
tional Convention recently held at Aus
tin. Texas.
Rev. N. .Ashby J Zones. of Richmond, was
the next speaker. He vigorously criti-
cised the action OF the Southern Baptist
Convention in It's treatment OF 1ao-N'rr-
ginla proposition. ! e-~ said the home
board and-tfe convention. in effect, said
TO the Virginia representation: You be
q good litr-e boy and don't say anything,
Just take what you can get and keep
quiet" AR. Jones expressed the hope
that whenever Virginia Bapiists shall
again go up TO The convention with any
sort OF a proposition they will see TO
It that the proposition is not choked off
and snotnercd By any sort of tactics and
he also hoped the home board would not
intentionally or un!riten,ionaily lend It's
ala TO the choking off process.
Considerable Stir.
Mr. Jones's speech caused considera-
be STIR. and DR.. Gray again took the
floor to make explanations and to show
that the Home board did nothing at
Nashville with View Of influencing the
action OF the convention in this matter.
Rev. r. 3. Garrett came to the help OF
DR. Gray, and said that it was on his !,
motion. motion made as member
of the Virginia delegation. that discus
sion was cut off at Nashville when this |
matter came before the convention.
II MAS very apparent thai the dlscus-
sion was likely to grow warmer and
warmer as 1t proceeded, and at one time
as many as half dozen speakers were
c!amoring for the recognition OF the chair
at one time.
The most Of them had risen to points |
OF order with view OF putting an end |
TO the mildly exciting discussion. Final I
~ the point was raised that the Home 1
.loard' time had expired ana the regular /
oruer was State missions In this way I
The discussion was brought to sudden I
close. and without taking action on tho |
home mission report, the Association pro. !
ceeded to the, consideration OF State mis-
s!ons
State Mission Boards Report. |
The annual report OF the State mission
board submitted by Mr. William Ellyson
the secretary and general manager OF
The board. s a lengthy and most inter-
estin gdosufent. showing the work of ,ha
denomination IL destitute parts OF the |
State
Tho report nakcs grateful mention OF
The blessings Of God upon the work oy
the' board ana OF tho growing
Cooperation Of Inc churches az ~
shown IN the fact that this year their |
contributions are larger tnsn eyer befor. |
IN Tho iikt1rs of tho board
The work VI tbf board for the asso.
eiauona! yffF var protected On Il basis
ot ss99gJ. Starting siul MOO N ine ,rcas. |
ury II ~as necessary " t01s tsg,yo N
order 70 carry oDt the yf9grS.a,ee. The |
church gave sZ9.2sS;s5
The excellent Work % fte ftJtrr co,,,
gelsis IL noted III lengthy dstaiI 10
eaeh Of them aepai4 ,4ffstory var
assigned. and Il wae eeraesgfy s,l.gh, 10
send them Where The NEED wsa t.re..tes.
Their labors were signaijy b{esse, ana
the report declares 4 - manifest a;1lys,
70 continue and snlafgh iAEs bianch ot
lheif "oFh Ihey be!a msetibgs IL iYbu-
'ty-fonr counties ana wsfe GGsapec q,
work LEE days, an aYeYafe II ri dayn
F for eaeh ot them aud !bey t--r-,,4- as
conversions IN .iese meetings. IhGy on.
san!zed two churches. 4hGenfsged fnsny
weak churches and opened ihe Wv IN
The organization Of i.Re Or nix churches
In destitute sections
Win references 10 the regular wc.s q,
the board the following figures tai AN I
eloqnent story one inHaFcd ana fineea !
Of tllteenl Oecnplcd 81 aintlonn nrs.lhA,