Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-01-18

sion OF tho National SG1tE, EOnrSTt
ton, assembled in the cit o. NASH
Vile, Dcccmbc; IL, 1873 appoirtcl &c
confer With \ isKE commission - the
Little Rock Convention r1t ;. ca j,A'c
sion apr1iltCd h. tho ;io~t-Je -. 'ap
tist Conr spt.on, 'ool;inG tow ~ -
Adjustment OF I'll points o. di.c,~2c,ao
between tho Two Conycntio,,S O. car
people, i@suG tho folloH7,,. -, ~
ana proceedings of the rc coz ..>!.s: =;
Of 6lo 5rint commissions.
You keTG had 4 just p:idu n IA
prog ESQ OF the Colored + >rsit.> -,
the United States toward &-t.ir Ii. n
life as seen in the organ iGli1n Il!G
grow tn Of oEe grea. National Eap,i31
Convention. Forces have bcen at VIC. *
fer some timo to disrupt our national
body, to tho general regret Of eli
friends OF tac progress cf the Colore6
people. Efforts have beel put forth
&c caVse those who would disrupt our
organization 20 cease from attempts
in tn3L direction. These efforts for
tie tiU,y being have come TO naught.
aud %e deem it Il duty to invite the
juIgmen. CT all upou The situation.
th31 the blame may be placed where
il Justly belongs. We take this oppor
to the wcvlG.
l. We believe in tno wisdom OF hav
ing one National Daptiar Convention
for the following reasons:
(a) Because Of the evil example
set for our PEOPLE by disunion, AZ
example leading towards divisions I'll
our churches, associations and StaEo
conventions.
SDpnJIcn n I. "
duplication of agencies involved in
maintaining two National organiza-
tons.
Co Because Of the problems thrust
upon those who dcsrio to aid us hv tho
existence of two rival organizations
claiming the same territory.
2. We are very glad to be able to
state that tho efforts toward peace
and securing OF ono National Baptist
Convention have been of untold value
in that they have absolutely clarified
the issues involved, and have It {aSt
brought matters to tho roiut wieco
an unclouued issuo can 60 70 the @t ,
pie for their final decision.
II has been repeatedly charged TINT
n charter G,2d certain lGN ttit, V'Sr?
tho Issues dividing US. AS Gu oTiGa1c8
that these aAe rot the v.tcl it3ucf:
dividing us, we sGto go. v'o s:o1',
and stand reaC%' &c 'ocbr,nGau /. to
annulment d tho CA@rtn; aRI tho
Withdrawal of the i&Nsci Is, Nn1 So
voted.
The only point Of diYisiH;s iG COZ
corning the question o, 6eaomiEn-
tional ownership and cort.ol o., tho
Boards of tho Convention.
AS an evidence OF our desire for Is
unified Convention, and for denomf-
national control OF al of the Boards
created and supported by denomina-
ton, we cito the facts that our EXecu
tive Board and our Convention rati-
fed in their entirety the peace terms
OF the Memphis Joint Commission,
agreed upon by all parties III March,
131S, but those who withdrew fcom
us refused to stand by chat agrea-
ment and asked that tho Commission
be increased to twenty live. ttIo
thwarting tAe desires OF those among
them who, like ourselves, desired un
ion and UNCONVENTIONAL and convei.
tional control.
We met tho request for nh Oh terG
cd commission SAD approved The pro-
positions submitted by thea With the
"Auothor prerequisite to peace and
Mniou Is unified convention and de-
noE2 national control Ct the boards
legally Established in accordance with
the statutory provisions made by the
legislatures OF the States in which
they are located"
Thi# amendment was rejected by
them, thus showing their attitude to
god nos iH, &c ni,.s = NS val
and conventional control. The Com
missioners Of the Southern Baptist
Convention (white). having thro lgh
out an entire day listened to tho dis
cussions and efforts at reaching an ed
justmcnt, suhmitted the fohcwing as
Il suggested basis of reunion for the
two National Baptist Conventions:
/. That the Constitution Of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention be so
amended as to make it a representa-
tive body Of representing Baptist
Churches and Associations, Societies
or Conventions.
2. That all the Boards of the Con
vention shall be subject to the control
of the Convention by such means as
the Convention itself shall determine.
3. That where it is necessary in or
NCA VIZ vi
ton of the business OF the Board
any Board Of the National Baptist
Convention shall be incorporated un
der the regulation Of the National
Baptist Convention.
4. That the charter which is now
objected to by the National Baptist
Convention, "unincorporated," shall
be annullcd and vacated by those who
have procured it.
5. That when the above terms have
been accepted and confirmed. the pre-
sent lawsuits shall be withdrawn.
6. All interests as fostered by each
Convention at present shall be cared
for on an equitable basis.
7. The question Of the Negro Bap
fist Theological Seminary, with all
OF its interests, shall be referred to
the reunited convention and the
Southern Baptist Convention, to be os
tablishcd and fastered as originally
planned,
We, the Commission from the
Southern Baptist Convention so far a.
wo represent the Southern Baptist