Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-18
Portsmouth MAJ Brings Matter
Before Richmond Convention
and $500 is Raised.
GREAT CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
Northern Baptists in Session at Wash.
nston Send Greetings to Southern
Rody-Hal Where Sessions Are
Being Held Not Giving Satisfaction
Because of Poor Acoustics.
tRy Associated Press.l

RICHMOND. VA, May l7.-The
second session of the Southern Bap-
fist convention was called to order
today by II. II. Pollard, of Virginia,
first vice,president.
Abstracts of reports OF the home
mission. foreign mission and Sunday
school boards were read and adopted.
Among the addresses was one by
Rev. Good. negro president OF the
Virginia Baptist Association.
The afternoon session of the con-
Vention was called to order by Presi-
dent Stephens promptly Mt 8 o'clock,
the delegates all standing and sing
Ing n hymn, after which DIR. j. j.
Hunt. of Alabama, led in prayer
The treasurer's report was made
by G. w. Norton and accepted. Sec
rotary burrows made an appeal to
the brethren to send him statistics to
help him In making his report. Mr..
and Mrs. Barcarfer, of Missouri, sang
by request duet entitled 1.-THE Old
Fountain"
Rev, DR.. T. t. Eaton moved that
the bylaws be amended SO that bet.
ter English be made of them without
their sense being in anywise changed.
The motion was carried.
The following communication from
the Baptist convention, which is now
In session In Washington, ID. c.: "To
the Southern Baptist Convention:
The Northern Baptist Convention
was organized today and sends
hrotherly greetings. Read Romans
12.5." The secretary was instructed
to send suitable response.
Rev. DIR. Mcdaniel, of Richmond,
created sensation by moving that
committee be appointed to nc
with local committee IN reporting
whether the convention should move
TO some hall where the speakers
could be heard
The report of Rev H. c. Reisner.
of Missouri, on Pagaa Missions. was
read, special attention being given to
China and Africa.
President Stephens appointed a
committee on acoustics md new hall.
This committee also went into ses.
sion
Wants Exhibit at jamestown.
DIR. Garrett, of Portsmouth, Va,
preented forcibly the matter of Ban.
fist exhibit ut the jamestown Expo-
sitiOn.
On motion OF DR.. Breaker, of Mis-
souri,, the Northern Baptist Conven-
ton was invited by wire to join tho
Southern convention in prayer Mt
noon tomorrow For Gods blessing
over great common cause at home
and abroad"
President Stephen then spoke in
communication of the Baptist exhibit
at the jamestown Exposition.
DR.. L. N. Broghon, of Atlanta.
followed in an address which led to
n contribution. for the Baptist exhibit
which aggregated some 5000 on the
spot.
After prayer by Rev. ]. j. Hall,
OF North Carolina. the convention adj
1ourned to meet at SIS o'clock.
The Night Session.
AT the night session of the conyen.
tion the number of visitors reached
the highwater mark Numbers or
people were turned away because OF
the halls being packed before their
arrival. The convention was called
together by Vice.president Joshua
lowering, who presided during the
evening. but DR.. Willingham intro.
duced all the speakers, the session
being devoted entirely to the foreign
mission cause.