The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-19
CONSOLIDATION
Gets DECISION
Efficiency Commission Report
On Boards Referred For
Consideration
UPHEAVAL PREDICTED
DR.. Mcconnell Says Christian
ity Faces Crisis Now: That
Result Will Be Three Bodies
of Church - DR.. Burrows
DenounCeS Literature of To-
day and Attendant Evils
by the Associated Press

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Nashville, Tenn, May 16.-After a
two days debate advocates Of cen
fraliZing the three important boards
of the Southern Baptist Convention
won what is considered a victory when
the delegates today voted to refer
for reconsideration the portion of the
efficiency commissions report recon-
lnendinS that the boards be MAIN
tanned as at present. AS now con-
stituted they are the Foreign Mis-
sion Board, at Richmond, Va, the
Home Mission Board at Atlanta, Ga,
and the Sunday School Board at
Nashville.
Before entering into consideration
al the efficiency commissions report
today the convention formally was
presented with the new building Of
the Sunday School Board here and
decided upon Houston, Texas, as the
next meeting place in May, 1915.
The presentation exercises were
featured by President Lansing Bur
rows address in which he eXcoriated
present day literature and drama.
rhe convention also approved the
report Of the nomination committee
selecting officers for the various
boards.
When the discussion of the eff
cheney commission report was re-
sumed today DR.. T.. g. Dargan, of
~ 80"
mission, arose TO a point of personal
privilege and explained the action Of
The commission III making the re
Communications .
Some people think" he said, that
the report was not revolutionary and
we rave not given them proper
thought. This is q great mistake. And
the commissions action was the re-
suit Of repeated deliberations by sub
committees and the whole commits
sion.
On Verge Of Uphcaai.
W do not want to re revolution
ary." f. 4. Mcconnell of Waco, Texas,
stated, but we believe there should
be progress. The day IS near at hand
when there will be only three great
Christian bodies, the Baptists, the
Catholics. and the FederaiistS. And
among the Federalists. We are Oh
the verge Of "a great upheaval Z
Christian cataclysm."
For Action in Crisis.
The speaker asserted that there
was need for action in this "grea'
crisis He assured his hearers tina
his remarks were not to be inter
preted as being unfavorable to thu
present members Of the three boards
but expressed the belief hat the,
present board system needed chang
ing to a central organization. Il d.
not want to be quoted as criticlSlns
our boards" ne added. IF We DO no
appear satisfied with the report it i
because of the great swell of on
hearts for something something bet
ter
Several expressions Of opinion Wer'
offered at this point but the speeche
were terminated by a motion to con
slider the remainder of the repor
and take up the disputed clauses later
There was little opposition to the res
of the report, which, with d fev
amendments, was adopted.
After the adoption of the bulk o
the report, Mr.. Mcconnell reintrO
duced his motion which was adopte,
10 refer the preamble of section Z
aud subsection s of section l of tn
efficiency commissions report" to
commission for reconsideration.
DR.. L.. johnson HOnOred.
The personnel Of this Commissio
- Ia be the same as The old bod
with the addition of +. G. Mcconnell
DR.. Livingstone Johnson. OF Raleigh
n. G., and DIR. W. o. Powell. of Louis
willie, Ky. The sections of the repol
mentioned recommended that tn
three boards as now constituted, al
conducive To the best interests of tn
Southern Baptist Convention ar
should be maintained at their preser
location. @
IhiS commission is 10 receive Sls
S~estions from the denomination
large aEd report to the 1919 COZ
vent.on.
it is empowered 10 investigate II
Capitalization plan, the consolidi
u,"n of the two mission journals in
one great periodical and amy 9th
matters of efficiency that may !
deemed pertinent. -~
In accordance with the report
the n0nnIngfino nOnlypino all 1
presidents of present conventi'