Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-20 | Page 8 | South Baptists Ballot to Invade North

South Baptists Ballot to 0 Invade North OKLAHOMA CITY May 20 26 UP The PI-The The Southern Baptist convention conven- conven tion ion tion breaking a year precedent precedent prece- prece dent ent dent of never going into predominantly predominantly Northern Baptist territory voted Friday to hold the 1950 convention convention con- con in Chicago St St Louis is the northernmost point at which a Southern Baptist convention has been held A secret b ballot not was Wag necessary to tomake tomake tomake make the choice between Chicago and nd Houston Texas Chicago's ofer offer offer of- of fer er of virtually unlimited room facilities facilities fa- fa was acknowledged to be behe bethe bethe the he deciding factor The Baptists despite a a lone protest protest pro- pro test est from an unidentified man in inthe inthe the he audience welcomed med 24 Oregon and nd V Washington churches into the Southern Baptist convention I dont don't think we should go into the he Northern conventions convention's area he e said I If these churches cant can't cooperate with the Northern convention convention con- con they might not be able to cooperate with us There were only a few scattered noes when the convention was asked to vote vot on acceptance of the I. I Oregon and ashington Washington churches