The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1907-01-25
A HOT TINE
CONVENTION
Dr.. Hulley and EX-GOv.
Jennings Tilt.
CHAIRMAN RAPED FOR ORDER
Raptisss WIN Appeal % Courts sad The
LsgI.latsre if Necessary.
lFrola ths Jaessoavills NstropoIls.I

lErom the Jacksoayiil- Nstropolls.l
The Baptist state convention AZ
sembled in Live Oak on last Thursday,
and the matter Of the ststsOn Univer-
sity resolutions Was given precedence
over the regular order Of business,
that the matter might Dr hnally dis.
posed Of. The report VI the commit.
tee On closer Relationship between
the university AMI tue convention,
having already been ADOPTED. the
Jennings resolution VS. tue question
under consideration wht. lhr cOnyeR-
JiOn reassembled.
a motion had been made, says the
Lave OAk Democrat, TO adopt the res.
Olations, and this bei,g DrtOTe the
conventiOn, eA-GOy. " .Iliam ,. JeR-
hinge, UhO bad IhtTOduC 81 the N, spOke
fOT their adoption.
TIE entire proceedings we're some
q broken and irregular from a par
,isr eatary standpoint, the speaker
- ~ frequently interrupted and per-
-. - indnlgea In.
after progressed the tits
became DO. lively, and excitement
rasatal'g. Itch when exGOv. Jen-
.L.uFs lusfa.a -emaTks.
a. .ti1us. an aents, points Of OF
der 49, rrTs0usl ,lrivileges we're show
cred =. .ls president oft Ndy uatil
some o. ,rera we're RcT mixed
and finally Ost.
VIGOROUS LAM "a
DIR. Haley, WhO - f... D.
position 10 the TesOlu.
door, and vas making 3.
marks 90 his speech. AnOt ..l. o.
Cured, due TO some inleTTup, %. ard
&c addressed SON. remarks toe
Jennings, which we're eguivalen
passing the lie," ana for the ne.
feU moments the convention vas al
most thrown into paRdemOnium.
some of the cooler heads got the
aoog and made some very pertinent
suggestions, In Difference To Shich DT.
H1lley 6rst apologized 90 the cOhyen-
tiOa and then % eH-GOy. Jennings tOi
using the language In the pTeseRce o.
the assembled body, bat maintained
that he could prove the fact" By let
teTs and papers In his POssessiOn.
Al this jaacture the convention vas
called 10 prayer, DT. Van Ness leading.
After a feFVent prayer the Convention,
ON motion, allowed DR.. HALEY the
privilege Of making he speech, bait
limited his time 20 thirty minuFy
The doctor, falling To get a Iona
time extended him, thanked the boa
for the cOartesy, but dec lined 20 ma
Aay speech In defense 0f his stand a
the ground that the time allotted him
Was uhOlly inadequate for him 10 read
the documents ana produce the evi-
dence which he desired 10 bring before
the convention In connection With his
speech.
The previous question vas called,
and the resolutions we're adopted b.
the convention, after slight amend
ments had heed made.
ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions a. adopted 7rr 30
fOllOss.
"Be IL resolved by the ..rs Sap
tist Convention In annua
sembled:
"F1rst That 10 l. the an oslo.
and opinion OF the Florida b. p;.-. on.
yentioa that the properties Osned and
possessed In the name and Tor the use
Of the John y. StetsOn University are
In deed and In fact the property Of
the Florida Baptist Convention Of the
state Of FLORIDA and Sere donated To
and invested In the John Il. StetsOn
University and its predecessor for the
purposes and uses Of the Florida rap
list Convention.
'ssecond-That the institution vas
fOunded and IL the OstgrOuth OI the
prayers, efforts and means Ct the Hap
tie Brethren OF Florida, and the char
ter Of the DeI.and College, Afterwards
amended by an act Of the Legislature
by changing the name 0f the tnstitu-
ton 10 that Of tsse John b StetsOn
vas az the instance o. The
Florida Baptist COnyensiOu, formed a.
A matter OF convenience In handling
the properties, aaaiTs and elects that
required the vesting Of the legal title
10 lands, properties and effects, but a.
the property Of and fOr the sole &c
md benefit Of the FLORIDA Baptist
Convention.
Third Resolved further. That the
m &c hoard of Missions and the Flor.
"a BAPTIST Convention linoorporatedl
~ nd they are hereby authorize.
I'm pC sered and directed 10 proc
amiCa,iy, u possible. OtheTuise ,
tc courts GO the legislature,
a. 4 found advisable, an Az
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