Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-01

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SOUTHERN BAPTIST CoNVEN
s sESs'F TION.
Thursday, June II.
The convention assembled aL9 o'e,k
Afser singing, and prayer by Rev. pT :
Bacon, the journal efycsterday was read
Foreign misunderstanding TO or
der. Rev. J. B. Taylor read ths report
of the Foreign Mission Board, of which
he IS s corresponding secreiary.-fron
the .reading Of this document, We gath.
cred that the Board was formed little
more than a year since, and is separ'
a,a Southern organization growing out
of The declaration of non fellowship with
slave holders. made by the Board of the
{ IJnion located al Boston. "llwas torHl-
cd, saws the report, with mingled feel,
inc Of sorrow and joy: they lamen'ed
The necessity desperation, tui tel DICED
a, the finrness with which The South
mel H. The difficulties TO be encoun-
tered by asnew Board, and the great
distance to tile missionary posts, did not
permit the Board 70 hope TO do more
than, 10 make arrangements the first year
for, the commencement Of operations.
They looked with gratitude to God for
the success they had mel, and relied
,,pon hin. for an increase Of the means
and efficiency Of the: Board.
; Upon correspondence vish The y. IS
ton Board, the body declined TO transfer
10 The Southern Society, any of.lfe MIS-
sio,nar;cs sunt out by il. TREY wFTe;sor:
letting the missionaries srlecl the boafd
10 which they would attach themselves.
Rejecting ,lia, the claiming Of property
would be the cause Of dissensions and
difficulty ,;,lie Southern Board accompa,
ny.s,hcir report with q sesolaiion, in,
which eaey declare that ii is incxpedlent
to MAZE any claims, the one Board on
the other, for property or debts. Grra,
difficulty has occurred relative TO obtain I
ing corresponding secre,ary.-Reya.
Mr. Mallory, the Grst. resigned IN con-
sequence Of bad heallh-lhs appoint
ment il as tendered d to others and declln-
ed and the Rev. Mr.. Taylor consent.
ed in The emergency 10 acl. The Board
recommend an appointment that may be
considered permanent. Tie eoalh-
ern Missionary Journal" a monthly pa
per, has been gotten up under tl'e aus,
tjices OF the Board, and is commended
10 the ssppo,t bi the Church. lie
financial exhibit SHOWS that there has
been receivcdthe past year l,f3o 81;
and there has been expended in the same
time S2,231 90; balance on hand 9,o04
13. exclusive Of S shares Of bank stock.
\ The report speaks Of the fine prospec!!
open for missionary labors in China and
in Africa. The board, have engaged
the services of Messrs. S. c. Cioplon
and P carey, who will sail in the course
ofthe present monll, for China. Rev.
J.L. Shuck, who returned from Canton
a few months since, with native preach
er, Yong Seen Sang, have both connect.
ed themselves with the Southern Board,
and will sail in September for China, 10
,esume their Missionary labors. The
Board express themselves confident o.
success, declare tileir determination te
snare no effort in their iabors to advance
,be missionary cause. They have no
Welded TO dependency, and strike tia
word out of their vocabulary.
The Treasurer Of the Board 'ot 10
reign Missions read his report, cores
ponding in its financial exhibit with 1h'
s,a,emen, in the repol, Of the Board
will, the addition ,ha, abou, So, 600 ilav'
heen received since the account wa
made upon the Isl inst; so that viii
she a9;5O0 then on hand. there is nov
abalance of about sl5, 500. The con
.ributions ofslast yearhave been as iol
lows: Georgia el920.25; Virginia 50,
100.sA; South Carroll n S2660, 81. AL
ALBANIA S44l. 10; Mississippi $2sO,o5
N. Carolina $s5l, 90; Kentucky S592
66; Louisiana, $5.,5.nss,;.' 80 ;i &: :.
Ths report was referred .othe com con
niilees sonsFinance. s!aaw "a. -.
5MTt,e hour having arrived Stor the IN
reduction Of Rev. Mr. iShuck and III
Chinese. native preacher, s,lsy; sgef ss :
conducted 10 tie platform by stAes Rev
Mr.. Jsier, and received Sbysths3 Presl
dent. .ss.s..y.g ..,s ~ sss,s 80 8. !. !,
..fYopg,Seen Sang is, aren.9s,y som on
f5eyea,s Of age his countsnancc IS pc