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

3y and strictly attenoeu 10.
soUYHERN BAPTIST CoNVEN
f''7'a TION.
Thursday, June II.
The Convention assembled at9 o'cIk
Af,er singing, and prayer by Rev. DR.
Bacon, the Jour nal of yesterday was read
Foreign Notwithstanding to OF
der. Rev. J. B. Taylor read the report
of the Foreign Mission Board, of which
me IS corresponding secretary.-Fron'
the reading Of this document, we gath
cred that the Board was formed little
more than a year since, and is separ.
a,s Southern organization growing out
of the declaration of non fellowship with
slave holders, made by the Board OF the
Union located a, Boston. llwas torn'-
cd, SAYS the report, with mingled feel,
ing Of sorrow and joy: they lamen'ed
the necessity ofseparation, but te] DICED
a, The finrness will, which the South
me, II. The difficulties to be encoun-
tered by asnew Board, and the great
distance to the missionary posts, did not
permit the Board to hope TO d" more
thar, to make arrangements The first year
for the commencement Of operations.
They looked viii, gratitude to God for
the success they had met, and relied
upon him for an increase oi the means
and efficiency of the. BoarI.
Upon correspondence ~ish he . IS
ton Board, the body declined 10 transfer
10 the Southern Society. any of The Mis-
sionar;cs scnt out by II. They were !or..
letting the missionaries seIecl the board
10 which they would attach themselves.
Rejecting ,lia, the claiming of property
would be the cause Of dissensons and
difficulty, the Southern Board accompa>
nv their rcpor. With q sesolalIon, IN,
Which taey declare that il is inexpedient
to make any claims, the one Board on
the other, for property or debts. Great
difficulty aas occurred rela,ire'o obtain
ing corresponding secre,ary.-Rev.
Mr.. Mallory, the Grss. resigned in con-
sequence Of bad heath-lhe appoint
ment yi as rendered TO others and declln-
ed: and the Rev. Mr.. Taylor consent.
ed in the emergency 10 act. The Board
7scommend an appointment that may DE-
considered permanent. !" The South
ern Missionary Journal" a monthly pa
ucr, has been gotten up under Tie aus
ijices of the Board, and is commended
10 the support ol the Church lie
financial exhibit shows that there has
been received the past year Sll, 7So -;
and there has been expended in the same
time S2,23l 90; balance on hand 9.oO4
49, exclusive of 5 shares Of bank stock.
\ The report speaks of the dna prospect
open for missionary Iabors in China and
in Africa. The board, have engaged
the services of Messrs. S. c. Cloplon
and Pearcy, who will sail in the course
of present month for China. Rev.
J.L. Shuck, who returned from Canton
a few months since, with native preach
er, Yong Seen Sang, have beth connect.
ed themselves with the Southern Board,
and will sail in September for China. to
,esume their Missionary labors. The
Board express themselves confident o.
success, declare their determination te
spare no effort in their labors to advance
,be missionary cause. They have no
welded to dependency, and strike tI'a
werd out Of their vocabulary.
The Treasurer Of the Board OF 10
reign Missions read his report, cores
pondine in its financial exhibit with lh'
s,a,emeu. in the report Of the Board
with the addition that abou, $4,000 hav'
been received since the account wa
made upon the 1st inst; so that Will
she $4,000 then on hand. there is nov
a balance of about SIS 500. The con
.ributions Of last year have been as tol
lows: Georgia Sl920,23; Virginia So,
zoo, South Carolina S2660,S7; Al
abs,ua s244I, TO; Mississippi $28O.o9
N. Carolina $s5l,92; Kentucky S392
66; louisiana, $5.
Tlie report was referred 10 the com
miiiee on. Finance. ingg. -. >.
dAThs hour having arrived for the in
reduction of Rev. Mr. Shuck and tn
Chinese native preacher, athey swer
conducted to the platform by the sRes
Mr. Jeier, and received y'lie Pres I, ts'I
dent. ,s.. st s y =
TYepg Seen Sang is apparently som N
e5ysass ofsge; hiscounteaance IS pts