Show I BITTER FIGHT LOOMS AT CONVENTION Or OF BAPTISTS Proposed Interchurch Fed Fed- F Federation ed- ed cration Provokes Opposition tion at Denver By Associated Press DENVER Colo May 24 24 The Tho Northern Baptist convention today unanimously rejected a proposal for fora a conference to consider nn un organic union of evangelical churches of Amer America ca The propos proposal 11 was made by byth bythe bythe th the Presbyterian church I Tho The convention voted to join the proposed interchurch world movement for a joint campaign to finance religious re religiouS religious re- re work of all nil American evangelical evan evan- evangelical denominations Reservations were adopted providing that tho the movement should not attempt organic or or- organic ganic church un union on and that Baptist traditions and independence should be I I safeguarded Gift of to tho the Northern I I Baptist convention by John D D. D Rockefeller Rocke Rocke- Rockefeller feller foller contingent upon completion of the fund now being raised I I was announced by E rj F. W. W Ayer of Philadelphia president I I DE DENVER ER Colo May In 24 Opponents nE and advocates ad of oC th the proposed Interchurch federation of oC thirty Protestant denominations for a combined com com- blued financial campaign campal n today began what promises to bo be the bitterest fight of conser conservative alive leaders rs of or the Northern Baptist convention to hold to the traditions and history of or the tho denomination In tho the face of ot demands for Cor a better hetter organized and more I j businesslike administration I As a last hope of or getting nS the Northern North- North i em ern n convention con to indorse the plan which tho the Southern Baptist convention already has hai rejected the executive h. commit committee of tho the convention convention conven conven- tion yesterday took out of the hands of ot the lam laymen's ns n's committee Its report an and drafted a n new W set et of recommendations recommendations recommendations to be he submitted tl today The now new recommendations It Is la said will endeavor or to pro provide a reservation reservation res res- lr In acceptance of ot the Interchurch Interchurch Interchurch Inter Inter- church plan assuring to Baptists full tun independence and safeguarding tho the traditions and history of the church The rc reservation er will contain a 1 reaffirmation reaf- reaf of oC Baptist doctrines and traditions Yet Tet even en with this concession leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers were doubtful of ot their ability to carry out this program in a n convention convention convention conven conven- tion which already has S so 80 far set let aside tradition as to adopt a business t program of or preparing financial budgets and creating a general planning planning plan plan- ning board to pass pas on estimates for expenditures e for tor religious work and conduct a n. campaign to raise this money separate from various organizations organizations participating in Its benefits |