Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-03-30
AFTERNOON SESSION.

commission called to order by
chairman A. u. Boone. The report or
the committee on basis of agreement
was presented considered scriatim
amended and adopted as follows:
Bass Tor the unfication of the Ne
gro Baptist of America and for the
consolidation of the National Baptist
Convention and the National Baptist
convention (uIsincorporated) unani-
mously adopted at Memphis, Tenncs-
see, tuesday, March 10th, by the Joint
Commission composed Of tho Com
missions Of the Southern Baptist Con
vention and the two National Baptist
Conventions.
The Joint Commission composed OF
the commissions appointed by the
3. B convention, tho National Baptist
convention and tho National Baptist
Convdhtion Nunincorporated) RECON-
mcnds unanimously the following as
basis FOR the settlement Of the dr.
ferences between tho latter two bodies
and for their consolidation.
l. That the Charter of the Nat
ional Baptist Ccnven lion be surrend
cred and annulled.
z. That the lawsuit now nendinr
against the National Baptist Publish
ing Board BIO dismissed as soon as
these agreements are approved by
the two National Baptist Conventions
with the understanding that the right
or dcnominat.onal ownership and con
troll CT all institutions and boards is
hereby recognized and that said own
crship and control in each individual
case shall be determined and estab
lishcd at tho earliest time possible
after consolidation by such methods
as may be necessary.
3. That the Executive Boards of the
two National Baptist Conventions be
requested to approve these articles
within the next two months and pro
vide that the two conventions meet
this year in the same city, in separate
conventions on the same day, for the
. fnal and complete ratification Of
this agreement; that said ratif. cation
! in the coming session of each conven
ton shall take precedence over all
other matters after the usual open
ing preliminarics.
4. That immediately after the rati
f!cation as set forth above, this joint
| commission shall name chairman
ana other officers of said united con
Vcnhon who shall preside over tho
joint session for consolidation.
5. That the United Convention ap
point a committee to confer with Il
committee OF the Southern Baptist
Convention about the differences con
corning the location of the National
BAPTIST Theological Seminary.
q. That the Southern Baptist Con
vcntion appoint Il permanent adV.s-
Dry committee of nine, with which
the Executive Committee or any 9th
. or committee or board OF the said
United Convention may at any time
cOrfcr.
BY motion committee of three
VAS appo ntcd one from each commits
sion to present the findings OF this
National Baptist Conventions and to
tee consisted of 0. l.. Haley, II. o.
Fuller. and d. B. Gaines.
4, 1t was decided to report the con
c!asions Of the joint commission to
a mass meeting of the colored breth
rem who had come together from all
over the United States and had spent
two days in prayer and devotion, at
tho First Baptist Church (colored)
and WHO were waiting to hear the re
port from the Peace Meeting. At the
request of Chairman A. u. Boone,
the report Of the joint commission was
read by w. e. Atkinson and was
most heartily and enthusasticall ap
proved by the mass meeting. The
comm sson adjourned subject to tho
call Of the Chairman.
A. U. Boone, Chairman,
O. l.. HALEY. Secretary.