Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-04-23
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R ELHG IOUS.s
JroR THE EpeEFIElD ADVERTISER ]
CIRCULAR (
To the Members Of the STATE ConeenttOn of The
Ra,,;s, Denomination in South Carolina.

To the Members of the STATE Concention of M'
Baptist Denomination in South Carolina.
DEAR BRETHREs,-You have all seen, ol
/. heard OF. the late reply of the Baptist Board o.
Foreign Missions. 10 the enquiries of the Ala
bama Baptist State Conventions and have par
ticularly noticed the following sentences III
tina, reply: IF any one should offer himself
as Missionary having slaves, and should IN.
sist on retaining them. as his property, we cou'd
not appoint him. One thing ls certdln' we
can never be partyto any infringement, wnich
would imply appreciation of slavery" Tins
declaration of.he Board will, assuredly, go lar
N tho driving up of the streams OF pecuniary
contribution to benevolen objects by the South
ern Baptists in the present channel-streams,
which have been for years fast diminishing.
Already are the funds for the treasury of this
Board withheld by our brethren of Alabama
and Virqiuia. This results from the extraor-
dinarv and unconstitutional action Of the Board
OF Foreign Missions.
Now, under this State oftiings. actionis re.
ouired a, The hands of Southern Baptsts, aud
thnttoo without unnecessary delay. SATISFIED
of this, wrote from, La Grange in Georgia, 10
she Board of agents Of our Convention, (my
constitutional advisers in this case) to obtain
their appreciation Of an extra call OF the Con-
yention; exnecting to receive their answers On
INV return 10 this place.. The Board consists
of eight from four ofwhom have not heard.
THE remaining four concur IN The necessity OF
an extra meeting Of the Convention. i sup.
nose. tha, the causes of my not having heard
from the other four are the remoteness of some
from their Post Offices, and the necessity, from
IGNORANCE of the Post Offices OF others, OF my
requesting one brother TO write to others for me
doub, not however, that when do hear from
Them, shall have their concurrence in the mea.
sure:
The propriety Of your assembling at an early
period (and Ibis is my excuse for not waiting
longer for answers from the other members OF
the Board9 is obvious from the fact, that orr
brethren Of Virg,nia have proposed aud our
brethren of Georgia have accepted The propo
sal, that Southern Baptist Coayentjonbe held
al Augusta, Georgia, on the Thursday before
the second Lords Dayin May. The time and
place for such Convention being thus settled,
it will necessarily be held, and the propriety of
our being represented there is too apparent to
need remark.
Under all these circumstances, invite you
to assemble al Edgefeld Z, H., at ! | o'clock
on the Saturday before the nrst L0ro Lay IN
May, TO deliberate on The course 10 be pursued,
and to appsint Delegates TO the Convention to
be held in Augusta. Aud am happy to add,
that the Baptist Church here unaui nously CON.
cur in the invitation. indulge the pleasing
hope then, ofseelng you here at the time ap.
pointed, and tlla! we may finish our business in
time. for our Delegates To the Convention in
Augusta to take their seat- in that body. Allow
me 10 close with one strong reason for your
coming together, viz. The necessity Of Union
among ourset0es
remain, Dear Brethren, atfecionately yours,
WILLIAM B. JOHNSON.
President of the State Contention Of the Baptist
Denominatiou in Souik Carolina.
Edgefeld c.. H., 5. c., l4th April 1845.
P.S. Editors ofpapers in the State, friendly
TO benevolent eff"rts, are requested to give the
ehexe one insertion OF more.