The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
DISCUSSION OF HALL
NIGHTS CHIEF FEATURE
Work Of Home Mission Board Considered and
Several Fine Addresses Deivercd-.-Dr. Gray
Makes Eloquent Speech.

4 T. i
: Just after tho opening session last
might tho question OF removal to some
/ OTHER place OF meeting again came up
,und was finally disposed of, the con-
Evention deciding by IL good majority TO
remain In tho Auditorium until tho
lcid.
Tho question Of removal has been
! twice before the convention, and much
heat and personal anlinus have been
injected into the discussions Of the
I ma tier. 1t is said that there has boon
considerable dissatisfaction atGthc ac-
ton OF the committee OF arrangements
in rcserving certain scctions OF tho
house. The report Is that on Friday
morning ~ Richmond minister attempt
4 ed to forco his way In stllegprcss en-
trance and was refused admission to
\ the platform.
4 offered to Resign.
At the afternoon session on Friday
y12cv. DR. G.. w. MCDANIEL, Of Richmond.
introduced n resolution calling for tho
appointment OF commlttcc looking
to the removal of tho convention 10
some other place The committee met at
once, together with the local commits
tec OF arrangements. and the session
was warm one. members OF the local
committee Offering to resign IL the
thoir arrangements. Tho committee
finally recommended that the convcn-
ton remain at the Auditorium, sug-
z SestlhR an extension OF the platform
una some better ARRANGEMENTS for
Keeping order in the lobbics DR.. Bar
nett, or Georgia, presented the report
on behalf of DR.. Mcdaniel and the
convention unanimously adopted it.
Yesterday the question was again
discussed. IT was found that when
qu1et was observed, the set speakers
were heard throughout the house. cx-
cept under the gallery While the bust
ness sessions were on, however, with
men rising In various parts of the house
ana with more or less talking and
moving about. the speakers were not
heard outside the middle block, run
ming back to the dividing aisle. This
block. which Is reserved for delegates,
seats 1900
During Yesterday the committee on
oraer OF business again considered the
matter. No Sunday SESSIONS are to be
heid, the great mass meetings having
been announced for the First BAPTIST
church, and the Grove Avenue Church.
ne question, therefore, was on tile
place Tor to-morrow's business session.
ana IL was surmised that on Monday
number of delegates would he 1cov.
night there would not be Il large
enough crowd to neccssitate the use
OF the Auditorium. =,
RcsOlmtion Introduced.
The following was therefore intro
ouced by DR.. a. y. S. Thomas. chair
man OF tho committee on order Of
business: :
ihe committee on order OF bu.i- s
.ess recommend That tile meetings
Tor Monday be held In the Grace
Street Bnptist Church."
Or. Thomas explained the reasons
Tor the resolution, saving:
II Is better for a small room 10 be
SHell filled than to have the large
auditorinm only partially filed and
lurther mat II Is expected that the
attendance VIII be greatly reduced on
Monday. as many of the visitors VIII
have departed This condition will MOI
be exceptional as It has been the his.
tory or the convention that the last day
has much smaller attendance
Dr; a. ), 5. Thomas wished 1t dis
tlhctly understood that In proposing to
meet tomorrow in the Grace Street
Church no reflection whatever was in.
tended upon the arrangements made
by the local committee. He felt that
the few delegates who Will remain for
the Monday sessions of the convention
Will enjoy coming closer together in a
smaller auditorium, such as the Grace.
Street Baptist Church. He made the
recommendation after consulting with
the other members OF the commit tee
Drs. Frost. Gray. Willlngham and
tfullns--and they all agreed that the
church auditorium would be more suit
able for the Monday meetings. and
though appreciating fully the trouble
nnd expense OF fitting up the Audi.
toriuni and being thoroughly familiar
with convention conditions they as
stunned the entire responsibility OF sug-
Eesting the change. although the con-
vention declined on Friday to change
ats place OF meeting.
Elicit Takes the Floor.
Mr.. II. Fl. Elicit. of this city. and
member OF the Board of Aldermen,
took the floor in opposl Won to the re-
/. com to move. Mr.; Elicit
committee. OF tho $4,000 spent BY Ne
city in fitting up the Auditorium for
the. gathering, and stated that the
moving OF the convention to any other
place would be in tho nature of re-
Election on the hosptable arrangements
made In Richmond. The trouble was
not with tho Auditorium. he stated but
in the disorder and confusion in the
back of the house.
Rev. Ryland Knight. secretary, and
Mr.. ID p. starke,. chairman of the local
stated that they would not
convention removed to some other
place. The vote was then taken. the
convention deciding by n large ma
jorlfy to remain In the City Audito-
rum to tho end.
Discussion OF Home Missions.
After all the trouble about the Audi
forum was settled the business Of the
evening session was taken up. Rev
Dr. B. D. Gray. the secretary of this
homo mission board, announced that
this business was tho consideration OF
the general report Of the home mission
board, which would be brought direct
~ to the attention of the convention Ivy
three reports from n like number OF
eubcommttees. all of which would be
read before the addresses yere dellv.
cred Our Field" was the subject OF
tho first paper which vas read by DR.
Hambrell, OF Texas. DR.. Hatcher, OF
Virginia, read the report on E"Or
FORCES and Dr. Gray himself took ur