The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-22
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tho future development Of the Baptist
denomination? r."
1T is ddffcult.". said DR.. Gardner, ITO
forecast that. The meeting resulted IN
the organizntlon.o OF a. Baptist World Al
lance. The function Of this organization
is not very Clearly defined. but It's genera
purpose Is to bring Bnpt!sts Of al parts
OF the world IN closer touch with one
another, to form a sort Of clearing
house for Baptist thought and sympathy,
and posslbl to undertake In the future
same common practical enterprise. IL me
hopes Of 1.-THE organizers are realzeu tn't
movement will probably result ~ modltS.
Ing, to soc extentAXthe types o. sn ~
OF tho world and IN bringing them INTO
moro thorough unity. But It Will not8 pc I
possible for such an organiMhon 70
divert the Baptist's life from It's norma
channels, and cannot see any d tall
In It whatever sa q
Had "John D" Been There.
''would such men as General Mnes3
and John D. Rockefeller. had they psen
present and had they taken part, N the
nproceedings, have given greater pres
t,ae and dignity to the congress-, as
some seemito Think JIG. 5;--l
1T do not see, replied Dr., Gardner
that they would have added AWNING
appreciable TO the; dignity OF the meet
Ing. We should have been glad to I nave nave
them there and they would have re-
ceived the courtesy due to the e nm
M more truly representative OF Bap-
fist life and character than many oth-
or men who were present. The pos
session OF enormous wealth does not
give man any religious dignity.
.'What OF the attendance. which Is said
| to have been disappointing, upon the
| sessions? he was asked. HI.
II think that the attendance upon the
sessions was very good indeed. 1t must
be borne in mind that q great many
delegates were in London for the first
| time and had but limited time to re-
main there, and naturally desired to sec
many places Of interest In the great
metropolis. Considering these distrac-
| lions, the attendance was extraordinarily
good.
Negro Slightly Lionized.
Were the negro representatives shown
too much difference and wasttheir pres
i ence Offensive to the white delegates? 2" sS
DR.. Gardner answered 1.-THE negro
i members OF the body were shown more
l attention than they would have been
/ In this country. The English people
are wholly unacqualnted with the con-
ID
4 country. Their ideas OF the proper way
1 in which TO deal with the race ques-
1 ton arc quite different from ours. This
Us due to the fact that they have no
negro population, and the consequence
is that they do not appreciate our point
of view.
] THE negroes present were novelties to
the English and excited great dcnl OF
curious interest. But tina ,i,lHInteA from
America. who appreciated these circum-
; stances were not offended by the attcn-
The negroes were there, lot mo say. be-
cause tho congress proposed to DO re-
preventative OF all Baptist parties and i
was entirey proper that they should
We'll" Dr. Dr. N Gardner was asked, ''was
!, there are attempt 70 imposoithe dog
Of ad s1s1 equally No Dfi hs Snx ss
: treated the negroes according to their
8 own ideas of dealing with tho race cues
t!on, and not according to ours. There
their ideas on the American delegates.
What was the impression left by the
. Introductory sermon OF DR.. A. II,
"Dr. strong's sermon was a very able
EFFORT, 1t was, In tho opinion Of many
delegates, too long to be delivered as a
sustes ass ou, dssrnR snd
/, one reason or another, some Of tho dele
: gates found i necessary to leave. n '
' Strong was neld IN the nlBHeBl eBtceHs ny
;, tho body OF delegatea."
Election of Officers,
Then In reply 70 a question as t9>&t ethel
I there was any liberty OF election IN the
body OF tho congress- and az to whether
, the members had any voice In the cleo
ton OF It's officers, Or, Gardner sald
1.-THE officers Of the body were appointed
by commttee Of ARRANGEMENTS, as
understand i"
: This was the first meeting. ever held
l |
can Baptlsts End English paptlsts ar
! ranged for the organ!zaron, which on &C.
count OF tho character Of the meeting
! seemed to mo to me entirely proper; y
It had been n regular dcllberatlYe Dodi
:, the prophecies, would have been diner,
ent. But as It was. have not heart
; Of any delegates present VINO Ie!t tnn
Z his liberties were In any way lnlrlnset
Is upon. AS to the statement mat no mem
t Der was allowed to speak untii ~ re-
8 given In q satisfactory out lne 81 nis ms
! audience, never heard Of y before.
q Then no was asked II any ,n1usIlco Het'
. done to the memory of Charles n. Ppul
! geon by Atlilinting With such liaptlsfs "
y McIaren and Clifford. :, |,
: Mono in the world" said pr, darahasl
o The memory Of Sturgeon was yeIy ~, ~
: spring to the congress- Ono OF me eye,n1Es
[ of the meeting was an unvelslpg o. ~. ~
. statue. The suggestion as to the latt!s Ne
Laren and to DR., Cllfford, whom :! W4T q
class among the greatest living hapI,stts
do With any differences that may nay
existed among the English Baptlsts. q
u to the Unitarian view OF the Atonen, Iet