Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-22
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Adjustment Of Baptist Differ
enoes in New Mexico Re
oeives Careful DeliberatiOn
of National Conference.

The gathering OF representatives.
Of the Baptist churcho Of New MEX
leo Just closed at Clovis. which disa
solved the two rival state organiza-
tiona aud Termed hew one that Is
statewide closed controversy among
the Baptlsts, one of the strong de-
nominations OF New Mexicos which
had existed Cor "a long time and was
seriously Gripping the work of the
church n this state. The history 0f
this difference ana It's adjustment. az
given by tho Clovis correspondent Of
the Roswell News" Is rather inter-
estlng. II Is as follows:
story of state Organization.
From the beginning Of organized
effort on the part of Baptists IN New
Mexico. that church has occupied the
unfortunate position Of sort OF buf-
fer between the northern and south
crn convention. During the year
( 1899. for example. wnen the effort
was fist made 20 organize a Baptist
convention n wns discovered that the
churches In the western and northern
parts of tho territory desired 10 be
organized la co-opertlon with tho
northern Baptist convention. while
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the territory were taking steps 20 or
ganlze state convention which
should cooperate with the southern
Baptist convention. The timely APP
penrance, however. of Dr. n. n. Rari-
den into the New Mexico situation
prevented the organization az that
time of two separates conventions.
ana In November. 1909. one conven-
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with the northern Baptist convention.
Alignment Issue Again RAISED.
The old New Mexico Baptist con-
vention continued 10 de- the work In
tho state 10 the satisfaction of an
concerned until during the yeSr 1908,
when three forces began 10 crystal
ize sentiment Ia favor OF some kind
OF change. These forces were first
the flood-tide OF Immigration, mainly
from the southern states. which. iu
two years doubled the Baptist popH-
laiion of the state and more thar
doubled the need Of mission work
ana mission funds; second, the feet
INK on the part OF the Home Mission
society Of the northern board that, IN
view of Shurtncss OF funds and an
Increased demand for hcip Ia Other
parts of their large field of operation
they could not afford ia make more
than their usual increase In the APP
propriations TO the New Mckee
work and third the constant appeah
which various needed fields ia New
Mexico were making 10 the Home
Mission board of the southern con
vention for aid These conditions lc,
to the calling ct conference be
tween the northern and southern
conventions, which WAS known as th'
Washington conference.
This conference which was held "a
Washington, -. g.. m the spring @
1909. affected an agreement by whicl
the northern convention WIS Co re
tire from New Mexico upon certail
conditions. shortly afterward tn
natter was presented 10 the southeel
baptist conventionwlth the result tina
D met with the favor Of thne bcdS
Bout Ia accepting the agreement in
toulhcrn convention stipulated Ger
fiain other conditions which were uo
bltogcther acceptable 90 the northcr
convention. and the result was tina
fwhen the northern convention hel
It's next session In Portland, ore.
II rejected and annulled the washing
q ton agreement
This agreement resulted In bite
opposition and conflict, which FINAL
n resulted In the organization Of whe
Is now known as the Baptist genorl
I convention az New Mexico, organize
az Tucumoan y. st. November I
II 1919 After several months laht
Il under these dlscouraging circun
n stances. those iavOring alignmeu
III with the northefn conNentiol
through their executive cummitte