Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16
NEARING THE CLOSE
Baptist Convention in Balti-
more Adjourns Tonight.
TWO COMMITTEES NAMED
Territorial Division and Other Topics
Discussed-Possible Trouble
Over Negro Question.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Md. May l6.-Delegates
and visitors TO the southern Baptlst
convention are leaving I'm considerable
numbers this morning. and the closing
session viii be held tonight. Many
OF those who are departing are soins
to their homes. but a large number
will take advantage OF the proximity
of Baltimore To Washington and Will
go 10 the Capital city on sightseeing
tours.
Ohters again will combine business with
pleasure I'm going to the Capital City, for
while I'm Washington they will attend tae
worlds Sunday school convention, which
opens there this week.
When DIR. \. J. Barton Of Texas Lead
the convention in prayer at 9:3o. less thar
one hundred delegates We're present 10
Join i'm the devcf.ons. In fact more than
two-thirds OF the visitors had lef; lor
their more distant homes and hundreds Of
vacant seats yawncd toward the plat
form. All the more earnestness seemed
instilled into the faithful remnant.
Committees Announced.
The reading OF the minutes by Or. Ian
sing Burrows next took tic attention o.
they stood approved, aud DIR. Grcgor..
co-secretary with Dr. Burrows gave OF,
the names OF two committees. which are
as follows:
Comm. ttee OH order of Observation-Disclosures
lowering. r. I. Wiliingharh. F. u. Gray.
j. b. Frost, J. L. Henson and r.. T. Mul-
Inns.
Committee on denominational press-T.
Il. Ray. Virginia: H t. Moore. North
II
Norris, Texas. and w. G. Golden. reupes-
see.
Immediately following came pr u. C.
Mcconnell of Waco, Tex. Ngho lad su.ue-
thing to say on territorial division.
'Women's Work" was aiscus esd 81 ~
I. p. Bell, bringing forward ma u icenI
steps that had been done.
I'm 1884 there was no Momen's aI:ssi, n
airy Union, said DIR. Bell - pi.r.
handful met theu-three. If I'm not M. IS
taken--praying for guidance. and The
splendid showing today is their answer
TO that supplication."
Further eulogy Was pronounced by DIR.
]. B. Gambrell of Texas. one of the
wits of the convention. He came forward
70 emphasize the Pauline exhortatioI
Help those women who labor wich t;s
In the gospel Another word, which
was not inspired. he said. but equally
important. was go right slow in trying
to manage them"
oTedCn Is xmm1neni.
During this address and two others
that succeeded the tension frightened q
little i'm anticipation Of the real crux OF
the session, if not of the convention it,
self. This was the possible Widening
or the breach between the northern and
southern branches over the negro ques-
ton. Before this came up n resolution
was read from the floor Of the house by
DIR. j. y. Prestidge OF Kentucky.
Further plans for a world alliance o.
Baptists was feature of this mornings
session. arousing interest second only to
the tension over the negro and New
Mexican situation. These LATTER, how
ever, were SO carefully handled by the
committees that no arguments resulted.
Other features were: Resolutions adopt
ed for expansion in Sunday school work:
10 cooperate with southern book houses:
to distribute Bibles and other iiteratur,
and TO seek gifts for Colportagc for tract
distribution, &c.
A te eE.dm .as received from .ylaes,
colored Baptists. assuring support In the
movement for change in the SUNDAY
school lesson form.
1t was resolved to send 100 Delegates
to the meeting of the Worlds Baptist
Alliance
Discussion followed on territorial reIa-
tons with the Northern Baptist conven-
ton.