Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-16
NORTH AND SOUTH
SENTIMENT NOT
CAUSE Of SPLIT
BAPTIST DIVISION MERELY
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER
Local Delegates Return From
TucUmcan; Boilers Seek
They Say, Church lndepen-
deilce.

According to the local delegates
ah0 have returned from the Baptist
! convention meeting az Tucumcari
,hs split n The New Mexico organ
zailon Nas not, as many Fhink the
sesult Of northern and southern Diff
ferenees 81 opinion. but merely to
varying ideas as 10 the administration
81 the church affairs in Nen Mexico.
alich have hitherto been ander the
supervision 81 tRe American BAPTIST
Home Mission board with hetdquar-
fers in Nea York Cis For twenty
years the church 8n New Mexico has
etn aided by thIs board which has
spent much money On the territory
puttinE si5.09e into the local church
and whieh expended pa churches ~
Ne Mexico last scar 100000 The
American Baptist Public uen sofiei}.
o affiliated with the northern
board. has pat in 5000 90 malrtaIa
the tive ealportaee nagons now ri
New Mcxico and other work
Al the Tncumeari convention.
mos emeut started kSt year ~ tlfe LIS
Cruces meeting ana which 81 was
thought had d~isiuteEruted was re-
ysgea- ~ plset fae NfW Mexico
CHURCHES under the supervision -
the southern 81 ulisf mission board
which Includes Uklahoma r other
western territory. Thls sentiment
appears To have oeen strongest among
tne smaller churches ~ tine terTiterF
one 81 the leaders ln fhe movement
being Rex Mr. Aidrefee pastor of
the baptist church In Potiaies Sec
Haa uH 81 aHH H 4r.4 a.sHnNaH~m NanaHM
was present at the meeting and his
Influence II is said. aided the move
neut considerably. Tire chief reason
fer wishing a. gftiiiate with the
soplhcrn board appears ta haye been
the belief thaf this board Wauld seek
Tess influence iu the election ~ uifi-
GERS iu New Mexlco ana the ~ minis
tra8ion ri church affair& THO bulbs
n fhc Delegates. however. BH8Hsfea afst
thar as the northern mission board
has given such substantial g steady
support TO tho Nem Mexic.B churches
iis wishes should at least he consid-
cred
Tho southern faction. however.
took ihs stand THAT tne church iu
Nem Mexaoo should bc absolutely ii-
depend nt a. its action oi ang misiaf1
board and om that platform w~ithdrew
and organized q separate convention
when d resolution asking for t1e
change Was turned dtun In general
o invention by r. decisive majority.
Ia "a expected THAT The miunritN
may urfiiintc with the southern
board temporarily. but mans profess
believe that in q year or two tbs
branch viii have been healed and the
church reunited The split. il is
thought will not affect the uscfulncss
OF the church work 10 any appre-
cable dcgree. the division being as
stated solely along lines OF admins
trauon and not sectional sentiment in
any degree.
Rev. J. J Runsan, pastor Of the
local church. has returned with Mrs
Hunyan. among the others who at
the convention from here. and
report q gathering highly upiift-
ing and full of spiritual and practical
benefit in spite al the unfortunate
episode Of tho division Every att
tempt WAS mede IL reconcile the DIFF
ferenccs. on by Sew Mexico Bap-
and by the national secretaries
and others from the east, but without
ayail. thc resolution presented By the
minority being discussed from p
m. Thursday until J o'clock 81 night