Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-19
BAPTiSTS, IN MEETING,
QUICKLY RAISE $3O,344
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mortal Church, New York. for Southern
Bap,ists 10 aid In clearing Il s300.Oo0
debt Of this churCfi, which was built
In memory OF Adoniram tucson, one
Of the first Baptiat missionaries The
church devotes Itself chiefly. DR.. Brooks
Said to work among foreigners resi-
dent In New York
The convention to-day received "a
telegram Of greeting from tho North
ern Baptist Convention. in session at
Minnca polls. Mimi, and directed liz
secretary to reply. The question Of
the Northern and Southern conventions
meeting NJ the Same time and place
in 1917 WAS brought up again. when
Baptists In Louisville. Ky. telcEraphcd
~ invitation TO tho Southern convcr-
ton 20 'rc", there next year. and said
chorts were being made 20 get the
Northern Baptists 20 come ~ Louis
Vile at the Same time. knr.us CITY
! Baptist5 also have sought to got tho
two conventions To meet there next
year
Approval ct the vtalnd OF Tho foreign
mission board of the Southern Baptist
Convention against joining other de-
nominations ~ foreign missionary
work md recommendation o. several
plans to lower the expenses OF the
board. were made tonight by the conf
nittcc 10 which the annual repor, of
tho foreign mias!on board o-as referred
after It's presentation at tho opening
session.
Discontinuancc OF tho two field sec
rctarics employed by tho foreign board
TO travel through tho South and seek
10 arouse Interest IN Tho cause Of for
cign rniSsions %ag asked and the rec
concentration was mazda that the pub
icacons OF tho home mission board
and tn" foreign mission board be united
ana that the "ornan's missionary Union
he invited 10 unit" its publication with
| tho Joint magazine which thus would
he formed
Tho Held secretaries oc the foreign
mission board arc Rev. =. J. Thomp-
son, of Raleigh. y. G.. and Re- c. u.
Graves. Of Nashville. Tenn. While nay
ing tribute TO their work ,h- commit
Tee thought their services might be
dispensed with
among other means suggested for
lowering tho debt Of the foreign board
was one which would provide that the
current expenses or the board during
tho coming year should not exceed
those OF tho past year and that the
churcheS try TO enlarge their contribu-
lions TO foreign missions
The proposal 10 unite the thrce puh
ications was referred without debate
| 10 special committee, the remainder
| of the report going back TO tho com
| mittce which made it. The committee
took occasion To praise the foreign
board for It's economical methods" and
pointed OF. that there arc ninety fIv.
""h-apDoint.ng Baptis; churches in the
foreign fcld
NORTHERN BApTISTS END
CONTROVERSY OF YEARS
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, May Is.-The
Northern Baptist Convention today dis
posed Of one Of tho most In, portant uucs-
lions before the church by adopting
unanimously resolution providing for
tho consolidation Of the missionary
work or tho American Baptist Pub
iication Society and tho American Ban
LIST Home Mission Society ending a
controversy OF years standing and
avoiding threatened break in the
convention
theers greeted the adoption Of tho
resolution. and 5000 Baptists arose aud
sang 'Blcst BE the Tie That Binds"
resolution. which had failed to nass
AT other meetings. WAS adopted to-day
Hnn wac said by members to be directed
manly against certain influences of
wealthy private institutions that con
Ter endowments on ,tona,
or 'ntcrdenominational institutions. II
was aaid that some come and 20 so
iast that names eligible to receiyn such
cn6ownente arc confused, and the ,As-
oiution directed the board Of edrco
tion TO be watchfui Of all attemnts
10 eHtinguish or diminish Baptis, In
huerce or control OF its educatjon,,
Institutions"