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BAPTISTS END MEETING IN
NASHVILLE.
Pass Resolutions Protesting Against
So-Called “Catholic Hierarchy.”
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and they intend to have a joint ex
hibit and conduct evangelical work
among foreign visitors.
Mr. Levering’s motion to refer the
whole matter to the secretaries of
the three boards was unanimously
passed.
Dr. E. C. Dargan was named as a
fraternal delegate to the Northern
Baptist convention. Hite C. Moore,
Dr. D. B. Ray and John Lake of
South Carolina, were also later ap
pointed.
The present standing committee of
the Judson centennial was reap
pointed.
Resolution Introduced.
Dr. J. W. Porter of Louisville, Ky.,
introduced the following resolution,
which was the cause of much discus
sion :
“Whereas, The combination of
Church and State has resulted in
relentless religious persecution and
crimsoned the pages of history with
the blood of the saints; therefore be
it
“Resolved, That we, the represen
tatives of two and one-half million
Baptists, in convention assembled,
while reaffirming our age-long con
tention of the right of every man to
worship God according to the dic
tates of his own conscience. We
deny the right of any man or or
ganization to force the conclusions
of conscience upon any man, woman
or child; therefore be it
“Resolved, That we view with se
rious alarm and vigorously protest
against the efforts of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy to gain control of
our government, and thereby be in a
position to fasten either its faith or
its fallacies upon the conscience of a
free and sovereign people.
‘Resolved, That we deeply deplore
the presence of a papal legate as a
representative of the Vatican at our
national capital forthe z purpose of
influencing governmental affairs.
“Resolved, That we earnestly pro
test against the presence of our
national representatives in their offi
cial capacity at ecclesiastical func
tions, and the manifest disposition
on the part of some of our politicians
to show preference to so-called
church dignitaries.
Another Protest Made.
“Resolved, That we also protest
against the sentencing of any person
by any judge to serve in any reli
gious institution.
“Resolved, That since Baptists
have borne the brunt of the battle
which has given religious liberty to
the people of the United States, we
herein affirm our determination to
perpetuate the priceless boon for the
present and all future generations.
‘Resolved, To this end we pledge
our property, our lives and our sac
red honor.”
Several delegates arose to speak
on this resolution, but were cut short
by others, with the cries of “Ques
tion,” and no resolution considered
by the convention "was passed so
speedily and with so much una
nimity.
Dr. W. L. Pickard of Georgia de
clared that the sentencing of girls to
Catholic institutions can be seen
every day in the South. He urged
the passage of the resolution, and
added the amendment about the sen
tencing of girls to Catholic schools
and convents.
“This resolution is to create senti
ment against such things,” Dr. Pick
ard declared, amid hearty applause,
“and it puts this body of Baptists
squarely on record as favoring the
separation of Church and State.”
“Have Courts the Right?”
“It’s not a question of whether
its better for the girl to be there,”
declared the New Mexico delegate,
“but it's a question of whether the
courts have a right to do it.”
THE: JEFFERSONIAN
Catholic Judges, he said, were in
the habit of giving girls their choice
of a long term in jail or a term of
several years in the Catholic institu
tion, or quash proceedings if the girl
would promise to go to the institu
tion.
“Why have you no Protestant
schools of the kind in this great
State?” asked Dr. George W. Mc-
Daniel of Richmond, to which ques
tion no reply was volunteered by
members of the Tennessee delega
tion.
To the objections that the resolu
tions should state time and place,
and be more definite generally, Dr.
J. B. Gambrell of Texas declared that
the resolution should not be definite.
“This is just to show' the general
attitude of almost three million citi
zens of the United States,” he de
clared. “It’s a shot at the ship,..and
if the ship keeps coming we’ll start a
battery to working.” (Applause.)
The resolution was then passed,
amid applause and fervent “Amens.”
Committee Appointed.
The only other business under
taken by the convention was the ap
pointing of the committee on order
of business for the Houston conven
tion. Dr. A. U. Boone of Memphis is
the Tennessee member of the com
mittee.
Resolutions expressing the thanks
of the convention to all the Baptist
citizens of Nashville and all con
cerned in the comfort and success of
the convention were passed. An
amendment by Alex W. Bealer of
Georgia, to that resolution, thanked
The Tennesssean and American, the
Banner, and the Associated Press for
their accurate and fair reports of
the convention.
In a few words at closing, Presi
dent Burrows thanked the remaining
delegates for staying faithfully to
the convention’s close, and requested
that they hold an old-fashioned clos
ing by singing the old Baptist hymn,
“How Firm a Foundation.”
Dr. J. M. Frost of Nashville told
how the citizens of Nashville have
regarded the visiting Baptists and
announced that all previous records
have been broken by the attendance
of 1,94 6. The Baltimore record w T as
the best,
There have also been more than
2,000 visitors in the city, he said.
After every delegate in the house
had filed up to the platform and
shaken hands with the officers of the
convention, President Burrows de
clared the convention adjourned sine
die a few minutes after noon, to meet
in Houston in 1915.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF PATRIOTIC
VOTERS AND GREAT PAT
RIOTIC CONFERENCE.
The annual meeting of the Ameri
can Federation of Patriotic Voters
and great patriotic conference will
be held at the Congress Hotel, Chica
go, on June 23 to 2 sth. No one can
afford to miss this great meeting.
Come whether you are a delegate or
not. C. W. 8188,
National Secretary,
Minneapolis, Minn.
THE PROTESTANT CHURCH-MEM
BERS ARE THOSE THAT ROME
USES TO INDICT ME.
Dear Mr. Watson: Although, I
have always differed with you politi
cally, I want to say that 1 heartily
endorse your writings on Catholi
cism, Socialism, Burnsism, etc. You
are a great man and one of whom
Georgia should be gloriously proud.
It seems to me that the Protestant
churches should give you more back
ing and moral support than they do.
Your name will always live in the
hearts of all liberty-loving people.
Yours very truly,
Georgia. M. F. MOSLEY.
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