The Denver star., 1916-04-01

Comprehensive Plan by Which the
Breach In the National Body May
Be Clossd-Ho~ the Heads Of State
| Organizations May Assist.
recently organized among the Baptists
of this city is making splendid prog
| ress. The object Of the movement Is
| to reunite the two divisions Of the ma
| tional Baptist convention. DR.. William
| II. Jernagin. pastor Of the Mount Car
(. mel Baptist church, and Miss Mamie
Helen Burroughs. president Of the Ma
| tional Training School For Women and
| Girls and secretary of the women's
| convention of the national body, are
| president and secretary of the move
! ment respectively The steps suggest
ed by the peace movement to be tnken
| by the two factions in order to bring
about union are the following:
First - Stop the publication Of in
fammatory articles. Eliminate for
ever all unkind personalities. Discuss
measures, not men. Contend for prin-
| ciples without harshness or bitterness.
By the cooperation of editors Of our
! dcnominational papers and others liv-
| ing up to their high mission as dis
pcnsers Of that which builds spiritual
ly and morally instead of upon eI-
plosives and combustibles. That the
press. that mighty vehicle for making
sentiment, publish only tidings OF peace
and good will.
Second.-Withdraw all lawsuits, for
we are wasting money and destroying
mems influence and bringing reproach
| upon the name "Baptists"
Third.-State leaders keep the war
out OF the states
Fourth.-Adjust without giving away.
selling out or surrendering any rights,
/ moral. material or Baptistic. Let all
administrative affairs, those OF boards
| and convention. be properly adjusted.
1 The denomination is teeming with men
who have the mental calmness, states
man-like vision and grace filled souls
to make our constitution the safest,
soundest and most satisfactory instru-
ment ever sent forth from the pen of
mortal
Fifth.-This can be done II the exec
utive boards of the two conventions
will meet separately and prepare their
instruments In tones that become
/ Christians and brethren and then meet
together and present them for the
prnyerful and careful consideration
and action OF both. The boards could
then call q session extraordinary with
well prepared get together and
stay together" plan. and God will do
the rest.
Sixth.-Since the pulpit has certainly
been our greatest agency for uplift
and It should now never before
lift up Its voice like a trumpet and
show the people their transgresSions
and the house of Jacob their sins we
appeal to every minister to be up and
about the Kings business.
Sevcnth.-Slncc one of the causes of
separation is due to a difference over
management OF plant. We believe
that an amicablc settlement can be
made when the following information
Is obtained with reference to the Nash
vile property: What Is the value OF
our realty holdings. membranes
thereon. how property is decided, to
whom mortgages. etc. are due. value
of machinery. value OF stock. outstand-
ing bills of stock and machinery. to
whom owed. liabilities. salaries. to
whom owed other liabilities. The
secretary OF the board will not. we
hope. hesitate to give this Information
to the leaders of both conventions or
to any group OF Baptists who are work
ing to unite the forces.
Eighth.-Since the next difference IA
over the administrative affairs of the
convention. We appeal to our executive
force to lead out In devising plans to
regulate by constitutional enactment
the election of officers, the manage
ment and supervision Of every phase of
the work done by the boards and. last
ly. to make the national body n model
Of Christian dignity and the annual
gatherings an occasion OF great spir-
itual and moral uplift to those who
come long distances on business for
the King. with these things adjust
cd. not by the courts. but by Baptists
nil assembled in one place and OF one
mind and with the Holy Spirit to
guide. we shall get back to the old
landmark set by those wise men TWEEN.
ty years ago.
The most unfair and unfortunate fca-
turc OF this catastrophe is that we are
now pushing the war into the states
and forcing people who have tremcn.
dous bur,lens-cducational. missionary.
social-to take up the national fight.
to divide their forces, to stop their
own local work to fight among them.
selves over national problems. What
a price to pay! The end Of state splits
will not even be in sight until there
are two state conventions and two
auxlliaries OF every kind In every
state.
What cumbersome lot OF machln-