The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-24
WHITES
APPLAUD A ] NEGROES 4:
FOR First Time i'll History Of
Soutll White Baptists Meet
Witt, Colorcd Cl1urctincn.
SING UNDER "uNlon JACK"
SING UNDER "uNloN JACK"
AT Request Of Canadian Dele
gates Convention Joins in
God, Save the King

NORFOLK, VA, May 23.--The Bap'
list Convention Of North America, CONS
posed Of tho Baptist conventions North
and South, and delegates representing
tho negro Baptist National Convention,
with Mexican and Canadian Bhptists
also In attendance. adjourned sine die
this afternoon after a session of two
days. Tho convention Is declared TO
have been ono OF great success. Not
able were the speeches of tho four
leading negro delegates In attendance,
which received the plnutlits or South
crn delegates In particular. 1t was tho
first time IN the history OF tho South
that white Baptists had mot with ne
gro churchmcn, but there was not tho
least III feeling, and the convention
WINS ono OF brotherly love and good
fellowship.
Officers We're elected as follows
President, A. II. Strong. OF New York,
president OF the Rochester, Theological
Seminary.
First Vice President J. Taylor Ely
son, Lieutenant Governor OF Virginia.
Second Vice President, Charles Il.
Hughes. Governor of New York.
Third Vice President, A. l.. Crimmon,
of Canada.
Recording Secretary. Thomas p. os-
borne, Kentucky.
Assistant Secretary, u S, Dickerson.
Illinois.
Corresponding Secretary, S. D. Mee-
ser. Michigan.
Tss See",ISs G.;o nhreshsr q OH
phens. Missouri; j. N. Prestridge, Ken
lucky; T. II. Eaton, Kentucky: II. Ii!
Morehouse. New York; George e. Rees.
Pennsylvanin; j. b. Gambrill. Texas;
y, ". Landrum, Georgia; g. L. Mullins.
Kentucky; L. a. Crandall. Minnesota:
George c. Whitney, Massachusetts. r.
q. Pitt, Virginia; James w. Broughcr.
Oregon; w. H. Geistwcit, Illinois; ].
w. Conley, Illinois, and H. c. Morris,
Arkansas.
Textures Of the Day.
The address OF DR. L. Y Mullins,
president OF the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary. at Louisville, KY,
on The contrlbution Of tho Baptists
tnrc or to-day's session OF the Cen
ernl Convention.
Another feature was the demonstra-
ton that followed the presentation by
South Carolina to the delegates from
Maine, for the llittery Church, OF a
history of the beginning OF the Baptist
church In America. Klttcry. Maine,
was referred to as the fountain OF tina
baptist religion. and the book con.
tanned much OF interest about the orr.
gin OF tho church at that place. 1t wa.
accepted BY pr: A. b. Lorimcr. of Ban.
gor,. as the joining link between tia
North and South. and when The incident
mad closed President Stephens sug.
sested that the salute be given.
Prior to this presentation the DEL
cgates from Canada requested the del.
egatss to VISIT the Canadian Building
AZ the close Of the session and alma
God Save the King" under tho Union
o IA The request met the approval
81 81, inc convention. Among the most
was one indorsins the movement te
erect Baptist Theological Seminary in
| n ftta Vs..
with which to do the work. ~
baron uxkuli, of Russia, who is in
america anne IN the Interest Of the move
nNnt. explained to the convention tho
purpose for which he was present, and
lAmerica. - go "
The convention referred to n COM
MILF "a resolution requesting the adj
MN y, stration OF the United States with
me cooperation of Great Britain. to
exert It's influence to bring to an end
'h e conditions that exist in the Congo
Two temperance resolutions ofreret
| last night were to-day adoDtcd