Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-06-06
From the Charleston Courier.
BAPTIST CONVENTION
CHARLESTON, May %, lSI9,

no. ooPHe1 SHuiCl' ID CnuTch street.
After prayers offered by the Rev. v. R.
Thornton of Ga, the minutes Of tho last
days meeting were read BY lhe Secretarv.
On motion Of Mr.. ]. G. Crane, .ofVa.
Resolved, That the next meeting of this
Convention be held at the LIST BaoIist Z
Church, in Nashville, Tenn, on the SECOND
Friday in May, 1851.
The report of the Committee on New
Fields Of Labor was, on motion, taken
from the table, aud read by the Secretary.
The report gave rise to a debate in which
Messls. Je,er, Tinsley, Dagg of Alabama:
CulpePper and Sanders participated. Mr.:
Jeter spoke 10 complimentary terms of the
style in which the report was drafied-it
was, he said, we'll drawn up, bur norton
Of it seemed TO him 10 have somewhat of
a political bearing, and he thought ,be
Convention had better avoid committing
itself 10 any opinions, or any course, of &C.
lion which had the aspect of interfering
directly or indirectly, with political mai,
terra. The Convention iu times past, had
always avoided doing it, aud he hoped AT
This day. when it was understood, al leas,
in our country, tina, Church and State had
no special alliance with each other, j,
would always continue to pursue similar
line Of policy. The Rev. gentlemen in
dicaIed the portion Of the report 10 which
he took exceptions. and moved that thar
portion should be stricken from it.
The passage in the report referred to-
was stricken out, and the report was then
adopted, aud ordered to be printed.
After a fervent and deeply impressive
prayer. offered by The President, il was
ordered that lhis Convention 60 now ad.
journ sine die.
Immediately after the adjournment Of
The Convention, meeting took place, 10
consider The subiec, of establishing, at tho
South. aCenlral Theological College.
The merits Of the question haying sbeenss
previously discussed, The action sof this
meeting resumed the shape Of fotiow 81
ing Resolutions ssssss
Resolved, That sss ed III Sontli
a more efficient and SsdiIirecJe ayslsIn;
of ministerial ioS JSsi ipfsss
exists.
Resolved T6ats G6inmi,is s;s Eli soIiSaiiox
Of Messrs:. Gplpep eppss Jesess M And md 6e
appointed to nomiEa. (2ommis stes onss
Minis:erial Education. w bdses duty iiIisshhiI
be II. To correspond MiilI The 4 Trnstses
.ofours hpui1sieat e.
bring about. il il bsei9aud prac,icabls d Z
union Of two.aor mo- those 2. ilisti.s
lutions.
2. To proposes eiiherio ssaso
charge of our institutions Df iSS t6Ts f0ss i
our conventions or associali q az ne III
sures which. after mature conside deT aion.H +
they may believe caiculated 10 ssc6r sin
The Southern States,a a lhoroug d and shseTuls
training Of our yoGngmen; who are entes.ss
ing the gospel ministry y
Resolved, That five of the aforesaid
Committee shall be a quorum for tho
ransactinn Of business.
The Committee appointed under The Cd
ofthe foregoing Resolutions, made the fol-
lowing nominations:
A. M. Polndexter, Chairman; Mary
land, Geo. F. Adams District Of Colum-
bia, ]. S. Bacon; Virginia. J. C. CIoplon;
North Carolina, S. Waite; South Caroli-
ma, Dr.. w. B. Johnson; Georgia, Thos.
Stocks; Alabama. J. H. De Vote; Mis-
sissippi, J. T. Tichenor; Louisiana, w.
e. Duncan; Florida, James E. Broome;
Texas, James Huskins; Arkansas. Jesse
Har!well; Tennessee. R. G. B. Howell;
Kentucky, w. C. Buck; Missouri, A.
Sherwood.
Charleston, S. c., Messrs. J. R. Ken
drick, II. H. Cuthbeh, NJ. II. MendenbaII.
James Tupper.
Georgia, B. NJ. Sanders, N. G. Foster.
. The meeting then adjourned.
The Presby ,erian General Assembly fold
school) in session at Pi,tsburg, chose the
Rev. Dr.. Murray, Of New-Jersey, modera-
tor, unanimously.
On Friday report on the subject Of
church music, adverse 10 the employment
of professional singers, favorable to Tho
congregation uniting in singing, and pro.
posing list Of standard tunes. was pre-
seuIed, and referred to select committee
10 prepare work for publication.
A letter from The delegate to the Maine
general Conference, on the subject Of
slavery, showed lha, very large majority
of the Maine conference were 10 favor OF
disseminating all correspondence with the
General Assembly. believeing that it was
proslsvery. The delegate had positively
denied the charge that The General Assem-
bly, attempted to justify slavery by the
Bible. This, and others on the subject,
were referred to the Commiltee on mem.
orials.
FIRE1N MoBILE.-A fire broke out in
Mobile on the morning of the 2Sth ulI.
which destroyed property 10 The amount
of Eighty Thousand Dollars. The amount
of Insurance on the property is stated at
about thirly-lhree thousand dollars, all of
which loss is said to have fallen on Offices
10 Mobile.
Several young men were caught beneath
falling roof, aud seriously injured--lhe
life of one is despaired of.-Char. Courier.
GEN. WonTH's FAMILY.--It has been
slaled tina, Gen. Worh's family was in
New. York at the lime of bis decesse.-
This is mistake. His wife, and all but