The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
BAPT|STSEND
LONG STANDING
CONTROVERSY
IN THE ADOPTION
OF A RESOLUTION
Consolidating Mission Work
OF Two Societies-Private
Foundations Raped
CHURCH PROGRESSING

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. Nav Is
The Northern Baptist convention TODAY
disposed of one Of the most important
questions before the church bv adopt.
ing. unanimously. "a resolution proyid.
ing Tor the consolidation of the mis-
SionafN work Of the American Baptist
Iubllcatlon society and the American
bdpuSt Home Mission society, thus
tnulhs a controversy Of years stand
ing and avoiding a threatened break
IN the convention.
Cheers greeted the adoption OF the
resolution, and after the leaders OF the
opposing factions had expressed salts
acton over The agreement. which in
'oiNes IN" appointment Of q committee
70 work out details. 5000 Baptiets
Binds" IH'
4 resolution, said bv members 10
naNt bern directed mainly against Ger
taln influences Of wealthy private
toundaiions. was adopted without com
mtnt or explanation II was pointed
out by delegates that 10 had been .tip-
ulated by foundation. in confcrrinr
.nloWntniS thar tno Beneficiary insti-
iution shall be- uou.deuominational or
erdenomin7tional. and that some
colleges have gone 50 far as 10 change
Ihelr names In their desire To receive
The endowments
The Resolution
The resolution which failed of adop-
uon ~ previous meetings follows.
Ihc convention hereby makes u
me dutF oi the board Of education and
IT. eNecutiy, offers 10 b. watChfuI Of
an attempts to- eNtinCui-h or dimin-
iSh Baptist influence ar control Of its
educational institutions now wholly ar
partially Baptist. and % take such L.
gal action in the name Of M. conycn-
uon io safeguard such influence and
control a~ shall be- deemed necessary
whether The Baptiets Immediately con.
c"rn'd are favorable 10 such action
or not II. Tor any reason. and I'm any
case. mo board doubts tho cNpediencv
oi ruch Ht'lnn, they shall take sfeDe
to po-fpon" any move hostile fo I!5r.
iisi influence OF control until fhpv can
I"I'r ihc case to the convention for
dcci ion
Eoport- of tho Baptist board or
9dICallou and fh' American Baptist
publication Society were submitted
ana adopted tnnirh' They showed
marked progress in all branches Of
eud"ayor.
There was informal discussion 10.
Jay a- tu tho probable actions of the
hninIunI IONS committee. which will re-
port Monday. n was reported that
fh" friends of Dr g. a Barbour. pre-.
ldenf ~ Rochester Thnuluetcal sem.
mary. o'heHter. N s.. afs anxious
Tor hi. election "a. Pro- .id,nt fo sue
coed Dr smaller Mathew. who h4r
announced HN would Irg.Iu rp.sIeC.
ton. Atlantic 'lfy. y D.. fs under
stood to have been tentatively agreed
upon aa The next mc,finE place.
although several other cities arc
-rroneIv h.ddire fuf fh. convention
Value % the Press.
Tho IiDy Arthur e. Baldwin. Of
Rochester. y. y. addressing tho con.
vcrtion bore Il'a 'ysu.ne aruk. or
i'anr fhruush trr printed
pH-s. saying in PART
hr popular Indifference fo rclIaIon
oIiI. for iln h'ln off fhr printed uar.
t"" u.r Nr 'hurDIr. .Hu rUf UtHr.
in. f. choir spoken word hlt flr ad-
''i' 'Wruf aud OBJ. pamphlet can rn
'H'NN NI'r' Dr. wa. uIVDruaInr. tho
.''f'w'nf. of IIfHt pertinent facts
flIf cleared ur Atlanta Do lHe been
ON. education of fhD pros. that has
FItrn fn fhr cause uf Temperance r.
rI.hfN a'r,rsfh !. ia advertising
that en. With l'l modern ,yaugcl
lHm. without f much now done would
ie .muu. .IhI.