The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-12-13

AS early tuesday morning and
continuing until Thursday morning
representative colored and white Bap-
lists from the various states in the
Union were coming into the city as
members of the Peace Commission of
the National Baptist Convention (In-
corporated) and National Baptist
Convention (unincorporated) and the
Southern Baptist Convention (white)
and many other members and friends
of the two colored conventions re-
spectively. The meeting, according
to previous arrangements and an
nouncements, was called to order at
eleven o'clock in the First Baptist
Church (white) by the Rev. Null
Inns, president of the Southern Bap-
tist Seminary at Louisville, Ky, who
acted as temporary chairman in per-
fecting the permanent organization
of the joint Commission, which re-
suited in the election of the grand
and beloved DR.. Gambrell, president
of the Southern Baptist Convention
as permanent chairman Rev. c. ]. w.
Boyd, Prof Chas. H. Stewart, DR.. O..
L. HALEY were elected secretaries. DR..
Hailey, who ahd acted in that capac-
ity in the last peace conference
which met at Memphis, felt disposed
to decline and allow others of the
colored brethren who were elected to
do the work. However, he did not
insist upon his declination, but did
not render any active service in that
capacity. There was a beautiful ex-
position of friendship and brotherly
love exhibited opSthe face srEd ex-
pressed in language by all present. 1t
was real Baptist meeting on high
Iorder, for the doors were not closed
lsagainst the public. While NO @iavi-
tation had been extended, the ques-
tion was not raised as to whether Wis
itors would be allowed to sit during
the meeting of She joint HHssions.
Wisdom and experience of the Com
mission were shown in the concise
and fair rules adopted as a course OF
procedure. One of the rules, and
perhaps the most important one
was that which provided that all
questions affecting either conventions
with the Commissions here assembled
were to be given time to meet sep
arately and apart from the joint ies
sion and consider and vote upon sale
questions and report back to the
Joint session. This rule was quickly
adhered to- There seemed to have
been an earnest desire on the part O
all to have peace and finally get to
gether in a reunited body.
! However, during the session thert
were strong arguments made in sup
great speeches made explaining tn
same. Each Of the colored commits
sions elected its spokesman to repre-
sent them, and one hour was givel
each of the spokesman to lay thei
side of the question before the join
commission. DR.. John H. Frank, tn
editor of the National Baptist Union
Review, was the spokesman for tn
unincorporated convention, DR.. W
H. Moses, the general field secretar
of the incorporated convention, wa
spokesman for that body. DR.. Gam
brell, after addressing the brethre
upon the Importance of the meetin
and the responsibility as to each on
present, and the outlook for the fu
ture work and development, thanke
the Commission for the honor con
ferred upon him to preside over ther
and asked their cooperation to tn
end that everything that should b
done might redown to the honor an
glory of God. He then called upo
the unincorporated commission, G
rather DR.. Frank. to present what
ever he had on behalf of his CON
mission, whereupon DR.. Frank spok