Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-24
NOTABLE GATHERING OF
BAP7|sTsCOMEsTOEN END
Officers for Year Elected al Final
Session on Exposition
Grounds.
SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER men MEET
scribes Adopt Resolutions Endorsing
the Tercentennial and Declaring that
: It Has Not Been Justly Dealt With
BY the Press-o.her Conventions
at Fair.
(From a Staff Correspondent. )

NFTom StaIl consequently
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May
23.-What probalsly was the most
notable gathering OF Baptists in the
history of the denomination In Ameri-
ca came to close this afternoon,
when the Baptist Convention of North
America adjourned after session of
two days. Composing this body were
the Baptist conventions of North and
South, the National Baptist Conyen.
ton (negroes), and representatives of
the organizations In Canada and
Mexico. A feature of the occasion
was the speaking of four leading me-
gro delegates.
This was the first time that white
Baptlsts in the South have ever met
with clurchmen of the black race,
but the convention passed off with
out unpleasant incident.
There was no open talk about a
consolidation, but some of the leading
churchmen discussed the matter free
ly on the outside. All who had any.
thing to. say were unalterably Oh.
posed to a consolidation, for various
reasons. In the first place all agreed
that consolidation would not be
feasible, as the Northern and South.
ern conventions are both so large as
they now stand that difficulty is often
found In securing place of meeting.
Officers Elected.
OFFICERS were elected as follows:
PRESIDENTIAL. Fl. Strong, of New
York, president of the Rochester The
illogical Seminary.
First vice-president-J Taylor FL.
tyson, Lieutenant Governor of Vir-
giDia.
Second vice-presldent- Charles e.
Hughes, governor of New York.
Third vice-prcsident-A. L. Crimon,
of Canada.
Recording ecretary-Thomas d.
Osborne, Kentucky.
Assistant Secretary. S. Dickcr.
son, Illinois
Corresponding secretary-W. s. d.
Meeser, Michigan.
Treasurer-E. NJ. Thresher, Ohio.
Executive committce-E. w. Steph.
ems. j. NJ Prestridge. Kentucky; II. r.
Eaton, Kentucky: II. l.. Morehouse,
New York; George Errs, Pennsyl-
vania: j. M. Gambrlll. Texas; w. w.
Landrum, Georgia; T.. Y. Mullins,
Kentucky. l.. A. Crandall, Minnesota;
George S. Whitney, Massachusetts;
James w. d. Massey. r. II. Pitt Vir,
slnta: James w. Brougher, Oregon;
w. III. Geistwlt Illinois; j. w. Comfy.
Illinois and e. G. Morris. Arkansas
Dr.. Mullins Address.
The address OF DIR. L. Y Mullins,
president Of the Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville, KY. on "The
contribution of the Baptists to Ameri-
can civilization was the feature of
today's session of the general con-
pention
Another feature was the demonstra-
ton that followed the presentation
by n delegate from the conference OF
South Carolina to the delegate from
Maine, for the Kittery church. of a
history of the beginning of the Ban.
fist church in America Kittery, Me-,
was referred to as the fountain of
the BAPTIST religion and the book con-
tanned much of interest about the
origin of the church at that place. 1t
.was accepted by Dr. A. B. Lorimer,
of Bangor. rs the joining link he
tweenthe North and South, and when
the incident had closed, President
Stephens suggested that the salute
be given.
God Save the King"
Prior TO this presentation. the dele
SdtG from Cdnaua' REQUESTED the uele-
gates to visit the Canadian building
at the close Of tn, session and sing
God Save the King under the Union
Jack Tie request met the approval
of the convention. Among the most
important resolutions adopted today
was one endorsing the movement to
erectga Baptist Theological Seminary
in Russia and the effort to raise
$1000,000 with which to do the work
Baron UxkIll, of Russia, who is in
America in the interest Of the move
ment explained to the convention, the
purpose for which he was present and
asked the support of the Baptists OF
America,
Southern Newspaper Men.
After thorough tour of the
grounds and the buildings of the
Jamestown Exposition, sightseeing In
automobiles and ON foot the members
pfthe Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association today placed their body
on record as unequivocally endorsing
the Exposition, both as place of In
struction and a resort for pleasure,