Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-28

of an agreement upon basis of
u4ion.
We take it from the resolutions
adopted at the Little Rock session
that there will be no union of tho
two bodies. What other construction
can be placed upon some of the pro
visions? Here is one of them:
Whereas. There are divers and mani
fold problems in connection with our
peace program which must he soIv.
eli before there can be any real peace
and organic union between our Two
Nat .onai Conventions.
What are the problems to solve?
one is to put DR.. &c. G. Norris out
of office, together with his immediate
supporters and the other is to restore
the National Baptist Publishing
House to the status it occupied before
the split, with the elimination of
any actual control of its policy or It's
finances and its management to re-
main in the hands Of the body of mon
who now control il.
Here is another and,
Whereas. The leaders of the two
National bodies must be given ample
time for cool, quiet praycrful anAs
careful consideration to all of thW
knotty problems in connection with
me ""acc movement which hoy arc
c"N-d r~on IL solve.
" ~" ccid weather If Last Winter
did not cool both leaders and the ud-
vice of the white representatives from
the Southern Baptist Convention did
not have a similar effect. Arctic brccz
cs a Norfolk. Va. will hardly tend to
do so.
Here is another: and,
Whereas, The peace terms us recon-
mcndcd by the commissioners called
for thc withdrawing of the lawsuits
and the annulling of the charter rs Il
prelude to peace which Is decidedly =,
impossible Of execution during this |
weeks session Of the convention
II will be seen that this particular
provision tells us exactly what We
oil know and tho other provisions pro
coed to get away from peaceful
union rs far as possible.
Here is another: therefore he it, |
Resolved. That the sense of this con |!
vcntion IS that peace should reign :
among all RaptiSts; that the love Of
God and elementary knowledge of |
Gods Word and the desire Non the |
part of individual Bap;ists to do the !:
best work possible for the kingdom |
are motives ample TO urge every mem .
Der of this convcn' ion to labor pray !,
crtully and pcrSistcntly to secure and !
preserve for all time to come tho !
peace for which our Saviour prayed !
This is equivalent to saying tina /
these leaders know IL good thing
when they see il and having an or.
ganizcd body that they absolutely
control, they can sec no reason why
peace should not exist between III
two wings without union of the
two bodies. What else can this Ian
guagc mean? |
Here is still another:
That while organic union between |
the Baptists Of all classes and in all
sections of the country is tho thing
most earnestly desired yet it is the
sense OF This convention that organic !
union between the two National Con
vcntions is not indispensable to the
peace which al earnest and sincere =,
followers % Christ desire and for
which they pray.
This is equivalent to saying that
the matter can be considered but thaa !
the previous provisions are in tho
nature Of instructions to the COM
Of twenty-five members APP
pointed. And here are other provis-
ions:
~ ~ ..~@..,'
That this convention recognizes
that for number Of years there was
Il most bitter antagonism between the
two factions which had moved on as
Il turbulent river and yet we are vii
ling to meet a friendly and brother
~ council to consider the principles
and policies upon which organic I'M
ion may be had.
That l. is the sense Of this conven
ton, however, that the causes which
divided the brethren at Chicago which
had been working for years were bare
ly touched upon by the peace commits
sioncrs and that these causes must
be removed before there can be or
ganic union between the two convcn
lions.