The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-18
Fepor Ell iJr tie Republican, by Rev. !. Il. Potter
Proceedings Of The Bapti.. Convention of
the State Michigan.

Eepor ei f)r tie Republican, by Rev !. Il. Potter.
Proceedings Of the Bapii., Convention OF
| si.. State OF Michigan.
| The twenty-fourth annual meeting OF the Bap-
list Convention Of the State of Michigan con
vened in this city on Thursday, Oct 18th, at the
Hall of the House Of Representatives.
! The Board of the Convention consists Of Rev.
W. T. Pattisou, President; Rev. J. 4. Clark,
Secretary; C. Ives, Esq, Treasurer; {. Van
IIusan, Esq, Auditor; with about sixty Vice
Presidents, and thirty Directors This Board
have standing committees upon the leading ope-
ra,ions of the Convention, and from the reports
of these several committees We coudense the
following particulars
Rev. J. f.. johnson, of jackson, Chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Missions, reported
that there have been contributed to the funds of
the Missionary Union, by all the associations in
the northern and northwestern States, during
| the past year, about SgnUao. The entire
amount contributed by the Michigan Convention
| to this fund is SJS.,,6 4 which, with one exccp-
| ton, is less amount than has been contributed
the number Of commandments has considerably
increased during that tinl" TIL. j. fact To be
deeply regretted, and should call upon all the
churches for renewed efforts The number re-
ported 10 have been baptized in the Foreign Ms.
sion field. for the year. is l.92f
Rev. NJ Allen, of Detroit, as Chairman Of the
Committee on Domestic Missions, reported that
i'm looking over the field Of the Snciety's opera
tons, the Committee found that there are many
pressing applications for aid from interesting To-
calities-bctb from stations already occupied by
the Society, and others where it would be very
desirable to bestOw labor-nOr have the Com
mttee found lack of men who would serve the
Society in these fields but the Treasury has
been and is still over drawn, and the Society has
been greatly crippled ior want OF funds Ot the
two hundred and nine churches reported a be-
longing to the several associations Of the Con-
vention. Orly ior'y-sx have contributed anything
during the year. leaving one hundred aud sixty
three churches that have contributed nothing
for Domestic Missions. The Board have rem
dered aid to eleven stations in the State to the
amount Of S956SO Two of these stations have
been added during the year. The number of
baptsms reported from all these stations for the
year Is tfty-cight.
The Executive Committee on Ministerial Edu-
cation, in charge OF the educational interests Of
the Convention reported, THROUGH their chair
man, Rev. 5. Haskell, that, In accordance with
the plan previously established bv the Conyen
ton, the literary department o. the Kalamazoo
College has been the main dependence for meet
inc the present educational wants Of the churches
in the Conventions aui, therefore, the Theolog-
ical Professors, IN th, absence Of classes ready
TO advance in the theological course, haze been
| allowed to expcnd their labors mainly upon the
| regular college classes. These college and pre-
paratory classes, at present, contain torty-sjx
christian young men, mostly from the churches
of this particular religions body. From twenty
TO thirty already anticipates entering the minis
try, and others are inquring for duty. At the
opening of the present academic year, class of
| eight of these young men entered TO pursue,
either in part or in full. the two years thcoloci-
| cal course.
|
ton are almost within rucking distance OF the
fruit so long and anxiously hoped for, as the re-
| suit Of seed which has for many years been plan
ted by the sacrifices Of the churches of this
Convention. The committee have reason to
hope that hereafter, regular and enlarged classes,
will annually pass from the Literary to the The
illogical department Of the Institution, and grad
uate thence to the pulpits ard labors of destitute
churches and fields. But in order to realize this
desired result the Convention mus. put forth
strenuous and wise efforts
| The real estate of the College was valued last
year at about $4,000. which has orly been
changed during the past year, by the completion
OF certain work on the buildings with some im-
provements of the streets and fences about the
Institution.
The endowment fund for supper, of Profes.
sOrs. has not been changed the past year. and
amounts to S2l,42c 81. Of this amount ST.
6o4 Is has been paid in and invested at 10 per
cent. The remaining portion being in promissory
notes.
The amour: Of Interest collected during the
! year, from the endowment fund, - 1855 81, and
the amount now due and unpaid for the past and
previous years, is sl.727 So.
The subscription and notes for current expen.
ses, sinking fund, &c, amount 10 about s. 200.
and the debt asaius. the same i 1920. Sub
scriptions amounting TO Slla 50 for the ''Bene-
fciary fund" have been rade the past year
From this fund three benefcia-ies have been aid
ed As follows: of $40, one Sos, and one 2, 90
Two other ben6ciaries have been added to the
list, and an appropriation of $50 co to one of
these, and $40 90 TO the other, Ia. been granted
| One who had been aided 20 the amount of
$o5, has left the Institution and has given his