Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-10-01
BApTISTS ISSUE
FINAL STATEMENT
Cagss Of Trouble It Chicago
Meeting Explained.
now TIE CONFUSION BEGAN

nomination Divided on Question Of
PubIishins Board Which Bears Its
Name - Legal sattIs Stops Mixup
For Time Being.
After a lively week In Chicago the
national Baptist convention closed on
Monday evening. Sept 10, with the
election Of Dr.. z C. Morris of Helena
IS president, Rev. w. G. Parks, D. D..
Philadelphia. vice president; Professor
r. B. Hudson, Selma, Ala, secretary;
A. ]. Stokes. Montgomery. Ala, treas
urer; C. H. Parrish, Louisville, Ky.
statistician; T. G. Ewing. Nashville.
Tenn. attorney; II. H. Rodgers. La
Grange, Tex, auditor. 1t was meet
ing fraught with many animosiiics. A
faction headed by Rev. E. p. Jones
attempted TO capture the convention.
snd in the confusion DR.. Jones declared
himself elected to the presidency and
then went into court and got an. In
junction against Revs. E. G. Morris, w.
G. Parks, L. G. Jordan, p. ]. Bryant
s. E. Grigss and a. Barbour The
same day the Injunction was dissolved
The convention has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
"The cause of the confusion mani
tested at the national Baptist conven.
ton, Sept and .. was the attempt
and purpose Of the convention to con-
troll its publishing board. located at
Nashville, Tenn. By reason of the
popularity Of the laws Of Tennessee
this board elects its own members, al
though for many years the conven-
ton thought by electing Its own mem
bers In open session they really be
came members of the board. To its
great surprise, In the course OF time
it became known that no one was
member of the publishing board IN
less elected by the board itself. That
created distrust and suspicion, and the
at once began to make ef-
forts to come In possession and con-
troll Of property that is really conven-
ton property. The board, through
its secretary, defied the convention and
refused to allow the conventions audi
tor to audit its bobks.
when the convention convened In
Chicago on Sept s with impressive
devotional services conducted by Reys.
e. NJ. Cohron Of St Joseph, Mo-: A. D.
Williams, Atlanta, Ga, and W. D.
Carter, Seattle, Wash. the program
by the executive board Of the
convention was read. 1t was then
that the faction opposing the conven.
ton started q confusion. headed BY
the Rev. DR.. Brooks Of South Caro-
lima. The resolution offered by DR..
Brooks provided for the transaction OF
business before the enrolment Of the
delegates, and after some considerable
discussion it was ruled out OF order by
President Morris: 1t was after this
ruling that faction, with DR.. E. +.
Jones Of Mississippi. attempted to take
charge Of the convention.
"Great confusion followed, it being
impossible to transact any business. A
motion was made that the convention
stand adjourned until time for the
afternoon session. The motion was
voted on and declared carried by Pres
ident Morris. It was then DR.. E. F.
Jones declared himself chairman and
attempted to hold q convention. AT
the time for the convention to meet In
the afternoon DIR. e. G. Morris was
there and attempted to call the con-
vention to order, but was prevented
by the disorderly crowd. Disorder was
kept up until the adjournment OF the
afternoon session.
.The second days session opened.
but before doing 50 the enrolment COM
mittee and finance committee were sta
toned at the door, and no one was al.
lowed to enter the hall who was not
Z regular delegate, wearing badge
When the delegates were seated Dr.
Morris called the convention to order,
and after the opening devotional serv'
ices and the reading Of the journal DR..
Morris began the reading Of his annual
address. 1t was in the midst Of the
reading OF this address that Dr.. e. F.
Jones entered the ball, followed by a
deputy sheriff, and interrupted the
speaker, and the deputy sheriff served
on President Morris an injunction is.
sued by Judge Smith, prayed for Us
Rev. e. p. Jones, r. Fl. Boyd and Q.
J. NJ. Boyd.
"This was the turning point, because
many Of the delegates began to leave
the Boyd faction. declaring that ne was
trying to destroy the convention. At 2
o'clock in the afternoon Dr.. 3. G.
Morris and others representing the con
yentton appeared before Judge Smith
with attorney. and by S o'clock the In
junction was dissolved. the judge say
| ing to DR.. Jones: IT IS clear % th'
court that you attempted to take the
convention In q disOrderly way The
Injunction Is dissolved &. Y 5 35.5
"Dr. Morris returned to the conven
| don, finished the reading Of bis az
dress, heard the report Of the commit nm
! tee on enrolment and finance; then TN
Iconyention elected officers. ench bein.
unanimously chosen. From that tim
until the close OF the convention 81
Monday night. Sept %. order prevailed
.yve haze about passed the cr'iria
test. tho statement concltlde dies. '.a'at
1.-THE convention q now orderly and IS
n,.ests the anspensiol. nj iMdg T1eni 4, !,
Iths pnbllc for the FsNseiif b
lore Than Enough II Too Much.
T'o maintain health, 4 mature ma,