The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-15
GERMANS KEEP UP EXTENSIVE COMMANDMENTS

the proposal predict certain victory | for the women.
 Technically the contest will center | upon an amendment to be proposed
 for the constitution of the convention,
 substituting in the first section Of | Article Three-in which the rights of | participating delegates are defined -
 the word member" of common gen der for the word "brethren," mascu- | line gender. That change would re- store the constitution to the form ill | which it was prior to the memorable contest at the convention in Augusta, Ga 1885. At that time the efforts of the women to be seated as delegates in the convention were so decisively defeated that, until last year at New Orleans, no serious effort was made to revive the question. At the latter convention the division was sharply defined, and while those favoring an amendment to give the women voice in church conduct had a majority of so votes, it was not sufficient to carry the project inasmuch as two-thirds concurrent vote is necessary to amend the constitution.
 Another proposition which in pre- liminary discussion loomed rather large, but subsequently seemed to have been dismissed, was the qges- tion of unification or coordination of the three major boards of tLe churcha The Home and Foreign Mis- sion and the Sunday School Boards A noticeable percentage of the delegates yesterday were agitating passage of such a resolution. It at once aroused lively opposition among another DOT tion who held the view that the mat ter had been threshed thoroughly at the last convention, and that the sub feet would be one which would so shorply divide the convention under the trying conditions of the times, that for the sake of harmony it should not be brought up on the floor of tho con Yention.
 Passage of such a resolution would eliminate many of the saladied em- ployes of the three boards, it was contended.
 According to pr. o. L. Hailey of Texas, chairman of the committee on order of business, it is extremely hFe- ly that the convention will adopt res olutions dealing with the status of the Baptist church in army cantonments and army welfare work. Resolution which will be introduced, will declare in substance that the Baptist church believes it should be permitted tc carry on denomlnational work Ill can tonments, along such lines as that now being done by the Y, M. C. A and Knights of Columbus.
 The first business session of the convention will be at 10 o'clock this morning, when organization wiii f'rsi be completed. Dr. J. E. Gau,5reu, ol Dallas, president of the convention will open the session with his annual address. He will be followed by pr $. w. Kendrick of Hot Springs, who will deliver the address of welcome to tue visiting delegates. The matter of amendments to the constitution will be the important phase of the day S work, overshadowing that of the re- ports of the various boards which will be made in the afternoon. Elec- tion of officers for the convention will it is said by certain delegates, be devoid of contests. It is expected that Dr Gambrell will be reelected president, and the four vice-presideDts to be chosen have, so far as can be learned, not yet been slated. Secre- taries Oliver Fuller Gregory of Balti- more and flight C. Moore of Raleigh, N. C., also seem certain of recollection, say well informed leaders.
 l. also is said that there is no dis position to make changes in the per- sonnel of the Sunday School board, which has as it's most important ad- junct the Baptist Publishing Society, of which Dr. I. J. Van Ness, of Nash vile, Tenn, is corresponding secre- tary.
 The convention sermon will be de- livered at the night session by Dr. w, H. Geistweit, of St. Louis, Mo, the session taking the fonm of devotional