Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-15
.BAPT|sTS OPPOSE UNION
OF FORCES WITH OTHERS
This Is Expression OF Opinion at
Southern Convention Now In SEES
sion at Houston.
TO RAISE BIG SUM FOR MISSIONS
Total OF $1,O65.75O Set as Mark for
Foreign and Home Work-Wom.
ems Missionary Union Against Y.
w. G. A. In Baptist Schools.

HOUSTON. TEN. May "a. = The
Southern Baptist Convention in ses-
sion here gave evidence. probably moro
than at any recent session. that South
ern Baptists oppose joining with the
churches OF other faiths In various
phases of Christian works
Expressions Of opinion relative to
proposed union Of forces with other
denominations. the announcement that
Baptists OF the South would endeavor
TO raise total Of s1.065,75O for foreign
and home missions, and adoption of a
recommendation that hereafter no sal
aried employe OF any board of the
church shall be member of the board
were features OF to-day's session. The
latter action. which necessitated a
change in the conventions constitu-
ton, prevented corresponding secre-
taries of the home mission board, the
foreign mission board and the Sunday
school board from holding their pres
cnt positions as members of the board.
To-day the Woman's Missionary
Union. an auxiliary TO the convention,
went on record as opposed to organiza-
ton of Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation branches in Baptist schools,
urging instead that branches of the
Young Women's Auxiliary, a Baptist
society, be fostered by the churches.
and committee recommendations to the
convention proper, that the Southern
Baptist appropriate $1,000 annually
toward maintaining an interdenomina-
tional school in Shanghai, China, for
the children OF missionaries. was re-
ferred to special committee which
VIII report to the next annual conven-
tion. The school already has been es-
taoiished by other evangelical denomi-
nations. which sought to have the
ha p ttps
support.
The Womans Missionary Union
adopted resolutions outlining its work
for the coming fiscal year and provid :
ing for raising $4,000 TO enlarge the
Woman's Missionary Union Training
School at Louisville. Ky.
The final date for the collection OF
the sum was set May. 1917 1t also
was announced that the total value.
estimated. OF property held by the
union was slightly more than $4,000.
ASHEvILLE SELECTED
AS NEXT MEETING PLACE
The selection by committee ap-
pointed for that purpose. of Asheville.
y. c.. for the 1915 meeting was con-
hrmed at the opening OF the convention
to-day. The opening day, however. was
changed froh May 10 to May II.
The report of the committee on ap-
portionment of funds to be raised dur
ing the coming year by each State for
home and foreign missions was pre-
sented and adopted.
The apportionment as adopted fol-
lows:
For home Observation-Disclosures, SD
600: Arkansas, $1,000: District OF Co
lumbia. $4,000: Florida, $4,000: Geor-
sia, $4,000; Illinois. $4,000. Kentucky
$4,000; Mississippi. 5000: Missouri.
$4,000: North Carolina. $4,000: New
Mexico sI.I50: Oklahoma, 10000:
South Carolina, $4,000; Tennessee. s25,-
600; Texas. $4,000; Virginia. $4,000
For foreign missions-Alab a ma. $40
900: Arkansas. $1,000: District of CO.
lumbia. $1,000: Florida. $3.50: Georgia,
$4,000: Illinois. $1,000: Kentucky. $780,
900: Louisiana, $4,000: Maryland. 3d.
ooo: Mississippi. 5000: Missouri. "a
600: North Carolina, $4,000: New Mex
leo .sl.I5o; Oklahoma. $4,000: South
Carolina. $4,000: Tennessee, s3o 100;
Texas, 100000; Virginia, $4,000; mis-
cellaneous. $4,000.
The proposition of Rev. ". G. ouisen-
berry that the figures for foreign mis-
sions be So.44s.5l1, or cent day. for
Southern Baptists. was regarded as too
high standard just now.
NEGROES SPEAK WITH
ENTHUSIASM AND GRATITUDE
Last year the convention committed
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Baptist theological seminary. This
morning IL was decided to locate this
seminary at Memphis, Tenn. During
the whole convention a number of
negro preachers have occupied seats
reserved for them. and this morning
several of them spoke with enthusiasm
and gratitude about the proposed semi
nary. One negro said that Southerners
had learned to dominate situations
from the years of slavery. and that
now the South. with one-third Of the
votes, had two-thirds OF the control
of the government. and he then named
the Southerns in high places in Wash
ington, closing the list with the name
of Woodrow Wilson, whom he de-
scribed s from the South"
In the middle OF the morning hour,
with every seat filed. the convention
theme OF meditation was the five pub
lie prayers of Jesus. At the close of
the devotional hour. instead OF bowling
in prayer, all the delegates went down
on their knees.
The convention extends the time for
the completion OF the Judson centen-
NAL fund until May, 1916 Already
s959.077 has been received in cash and
pledges, and the whole $l250O00
would have been secured by this time.
but for the recent stringent financial
John d. Rockefeller has
promised 100000 Tor this JudSon cen
tennial fund. While the discussion of
the Judson fund was receiving the at
of the convention, gold watch
chain was sent to the platform from
a widow. who had nothing else to give
to this fund.
Among those speaking on foreign
m issions this morning were Rev. J. w.
Lowe. North China; DR.. Truett, Dali
las, Tex: Rev. w H. Smith and Rev
T. b. Ray, Virginia
MISS FANNIE HECK WILL
BE CHOSEN AGAIN
The Woman's Missionary Union will
elect Miss Fannie Heck again as presi-
dent, although she lies i'll in Rich
mond. Va, and although Miss Heck in
sisted on her resignation. The thought
Of the illness of this leader has been
present with the Woman's Missionary
Union, all through its sessions this
year. message from her sick room
thrilled the women yesterday.
At a meeting of laymen this morn
ing, called together by DR.. ]. T. Hen
derson. IT was decided that the lay
men Of the South would pledge them