Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-09
BAPTIST CONVENTION.

n portion Of the proceedings "a me bap
iist State Convention, which lately assem-
bled at GRENADA, YalIobusha county:
son Friday, however, The great ques'
ton arose whether ihis Convention with
draw her connection from The tricnnial
Convention Of the Baptist denomination
Of the United States, in consequence o.
said board refusing 10 appoint man as
missionary because he WINS a STAKEHOLDER;
and from he Home Mission Society al
New York for similar reasons Pending
tho question, Mr.. r. s. N. KING brought
in minority report ofraihcr whtewashng
order, making il appear that the northern
ers were not altogether as bad as they
might be, but he found his minority report
in wofnl minority. No such spirit Of
tolerance peryaded thai body; they were
southerners, they were willing TO define
their position, take bold stand, and let
the northern aboiiionists pursue their own
course. The evening passed off with
three speeches, which we regret we did
not hear. The speakers were Compeer,
Parr, and Clemens. The question was
then adjourned until the next day, when
we had the pleasure not only of ATTENDING,
but received at the hands Of the Conyen-
lion an invitation 10 be seated among
lis members, and if pleased to take notes
in the debate. AS matter of course we
accepted the invitation, and presently be.
came so interested in the debate that the
fingers played away in double quick time.
Mr.. Hocombe, when the decks were
clear, and all hands waiting for speech,
arose, commenced by saying he g thought
the church unnecessarily alarmed, that
though many had ceased to be Baptist, the
church was still the same !" cautioned
his brethren to "act reigiously, thought
the effect produced by stirring this ques-
ton would be happy one. Mississippi
was Young vet, we we're in the woods, and
thai we ought to act cautiously, not prema-
turelv-he thought we had as well use no
harsh EXPRESSIONS against the North: that
all the church had TO do was 10 define lis
position and stand firm: said that the Ban.
list Church could not be divided, and that
The Friennial Convention was not the Ban.
list Church. Thought instead of quarrel.
inc. Ill hands ought to labor in the service
Of God. and that he had no idea TO give m
his brethren because thew differed ON the
sIavory question
NJ McCou concnrred with Mr. Hal.
connie boned The renor, would mass. snake
oc ,bo nn;pn ., Augusta and commitment,
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NJ, Io,,i,,ore ,bopob, that nom ho,
,ha;n ~ snaal, ave sbns,ld snoal W. no,o as
,.ora bo;nn ,aLen mis- corsod car q I'M
800 =, on tho r,co Of sor ~, ae r' ,ho
ar s d;vidas. and wa wore sonn ,orrb,
H., n;n;s,ers could ho fnnnv saooe,;rnos
w. Iii as lavyers fnr ha yos searcal,,
saotad ,yhon NJ was lo,alv coIied e..
hn, he did moi favor "a Win n speeeh. al,
,honoh we bear he il oined nan
NJ Comnhell soil he was not good
sneaker hi would do his hest Tie soid
,bo nor,berners seemed 70 bold The Sou,h
honeatb them--,bot thcir onlv conrso wos
a hnlI md ;ndenendent one sa;1 ,het The
sou,herners had been kicked ont and he
,honoh, that The senoration was the host
,hing that conld ,oEe Mace
NJ VIM MINER tbougbt TIM, II ~;
ru,es ouoht 10 d;snose Of his matter. said
,ho, ,L,' Frienn;ol Conyen,ion wos ~, nn
SScles;os,ical hodv and could no, control
,bs ROn,ist ChurcS Uo emnba,ic,lly asI
cd who aid this ,hinoq whence arose ,h;s