The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14
CONVENTION MAY
ignore PROPOSAL
Disposed to Let Let Land an
mark Element De
part in Peace.
IMMENSE SUM FOR
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Amid Great Enthusiasm States
Pledge Themselves to Raise
Total Of 100000 Next Year.
Report on Negro Dues
ton Attracts Much
Attention.

fspecial to The Times Dispatch.)
KANSAS MAS CITY. MO. May 1s The The
first thing considered IN the crowded i e con-
syention this morning was q memorial
from the Landmark Baptist Convention
urging certain changes In the constltu-
ton OF tho convention in order that these
brethren may continue to CO. operate
with the convention. The memorial was
referred to special committee though
the consensus Of opinion seems to be
that there will be no changes in the con- n;
stitution and that the convention VIII
say to the Landmark brethren: Way
ward brethren, depart In peace
Fraternal visitors were invited to seats
and THE following were reported 3 Rev.
Dr.. Maybe, secretary, OF the Missionary nal,
Union, Boston; Rev. Dr. w p. n Chlvers.3
secretary OF the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, N ew y ork: Rev. De- sey-s
mour secretary OF the American Baptist
publication Society. Phila dephta Dr. J &
Il. Conant, Of the New FORK Exam N. ine n;
Or. Van Doren, OF the STANDARD Chicagos
Dr.. Dodd, OF Neward. N. T., who enters
the first OF June on the passionate OF the.
Eutaw Place Baptist Church. altimore;t
DR.. sGinsburg, Of Brazil; DR.. Hugh Me- Nc:
Cormick.s OF Porto Rico. an old Virginia rie:
boy: Dr. Proctor, OF China. a missionary
OF the Missionary Union. and q number der
OF other visitors, whose names We're sent
to the score ary s.is3s 8 Al
Dr.. Chivers made a brief but graceful
speech OF formal greeting in which he
Expressed tho hope that there is TO be s :.
regarding of the Baptist forces for the
evangelization 81 the country and Of the
world. SE III B. 55glss 3i8s55 .9 ts5
Interests Of Seminary.
The interests of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary were next consid :
cred Rev. DR., ]. NJ TEL ohnston. OF st.
Louis. spoke on the impression which
the seminary made on him when he en-
tered as student nineteen years ago,
and the Impression made on him Wnen
he was there last year. He brought
down the house by q story Of his frst
contact with DR.. ohm A. Broaddus In
the class room. Sa
IL DR., Broaddus asked him to explain tho
& passage III Acts which spoke Of Paul as
being drought up at the feetiof CANA
3liel.'' lie said that lie supposed 1t meant
something very much like the scene wit
messed there on the elevated platform on
which Gamaliel sat, and Paul on one Of
the benches beneath drinking In tho
teaching Of the great master, and then
he added: 1--WE consider ourselves as
fortunate in sitting at your feet, Dr.
Boaddus, as Paul was sitting at the feet
OF Gamale.' With that keen flash OF
the eye which old students remember 50
we'll, DR.. Broaddus replied Well, 81
suppose you wish me to respond that l
am as fortunate in having you sitting
at my feet Ms Ganaliel was in having
Paul at his feet Or. johnson said that
ever afterwards his fellow students call
ed him Paul and ever since he has
been here he has been greeted by an old
class mate as Paul" DR.. johnson then
spoke very tenderly OF the spiritual pow
or pf the Seminary. and OF It's sending
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