The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-05-19
BIG CONVENTION
BROUGHT TO AN END
Sessions in Washington Are closed
Committee Appointed to Study
Advisability of National Publica-
tion for Denomination.

Washington, May 1.-THE Diamond
convention of the Southern Baptist
church, desert ed as the greatest in
the history of the church, came to an
end today with the adoption Of the re-
port of the committee on temperance
and social service and Of recommen-
dation that the constitution Of the
United States be so amended as to
prohibit the use of public funds for
the support of sectarian institutions.
An attack-on the national board Of
censors was stricken from the report
before it's adoption upon the sugges-
ton of DR.. VIZ w. Landrum of Russell
vile, Ky.
DR.. Landrum argued that the attack
was libelous in character and might
lead to the recovery Of heavy dam
ages from the convention. He agreed
with the spirit which had prompted
the statement.
Amendment to the constitution to
prohibit the use Of money raised by the
government through taxation or other
wise fro mdefraying the expenses of
secretarian institutions was proposed
by Ar. J. B. Gambrell president Of the
convention. DR.. Gambrell declared it
his belief that every religious order
should pay it's own expenses
Progress made in the establishment
of a theological seminary for negroes
was reported to the convention and
the project indorsed by two negro Bap
tist preachers, DR.. J. w. Bailey Of
Chicago and DR.. George O. Bullock of
Washington.
Attack on Newspapers.
Appointment of committee to
study the advisability of establishing
national Baptist newspaper was de-
cided upon after a vicious attack by
Dr. Ben Cox of Memphis on the news
papers of the country, and especially
the Associated Press, for what he
charged was their unfair" attitude
towards the Baptist denomination.
The newspapers and the Associated
Press were staunchly defended by
Frank E. Burkehalter of Nashville and
Dr. Alex Bealer of Georgia, who de-
clared that the Baptists have not been
disseminated against in the papers,
and that the Associated Press had al
ways been fair and courteous.
DR.. Cox took particular exception to
the Associated Press report of the SER
mon delivered yesterday from the
steps of the capitol by DR.. George w.
Truett of Dallas, Texas complaining
that portions had been omitted which
were derogatory to other denomina-
tions.
Later DR.. Cox introduced rcso-
luton thanking the civic organiza-
tions, hotels and newspapers of Wash
ington for their help and cooperation
in taking care of the 10000 messen-
gers and their friends in the city and
in making the convention a success.
TO Fill Vacant PuIpits.
One of the last acts of the conven-
tion was to provide for committee
of three to expressly report to the 1921
meeting upon the number of vacant
Baptist pulpits in the South and to
study ways and means fo rattracting
men to the ministry to fill the existing
vacancies in Baptist churches.
Eulogies Of former officers of the
convention who died during the past
year were delivered during the closing
exercises. A. ID. Jackson Of Alabama
told Of the life and works Of Richard
Fuller Manly of Alabama; T. Claggett
Skinner of Virginia revived the men,
ory of William Ellison of Virginia; r
w. James eulogizcd II. S. ID. Mallory
of Alabama, and e. G.. Dargan of Ten
nessee praised the character Of Ian
sing Burrows.
Declaring the convention to be at
an end, DR.. Gambrcll, it's president,
said: owe have had wonderful con-
vention, God has been with u.s."
The messengers were dismissed with
prayer by DR.. f. c. Mcconnell of At