Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-29
Southern Baptist Convention.
EXTRAORDINARY REMARKS OF DIR. sA

EXTRAORDINARY REMARKS OF DR. SAMSON
The Southern Baptist Convention is now
sitting at Russellville, Kentucky. We find IN
the Chicago Times the following report Of the
proceedings of this body on the 23d inst:
Mr.. Poindexter, from the committee to re-
vice the constitution, reported to strike out
the words, "Confedera,e or other Southern
States" This occasioned spirited debate, in
which Mr.. Crane, Of Baltimore, and others
mitted.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
consideration of the claims of the Southern
Theological Seminary at GreenvilIe, s. G.
Addresses were made by Professor Boyce Dr.
Samson, Dr. Fuller, DIR. Lechenor, Mr.. Poin-
dexter, and others. In the course of the re-
marks Of DIR. Samson, who is president of
ColumbianCoiege, Washington city, he alluded
70 certain suspicious attached to himself and
others who were over the border. For himself,
ne could say tnat since 1874, at the disruption
of the old triennial convention, he had known
the Southern States were right and he knew
too, the Southern people We're right. His Bible
toid h,m their peculiar institution was right
He had suspicious attached to him before, and
came near imprisonment in Baltimore He
was near saying he had no country now, for
he resided IN the District where there was
scarcely vsstige of civil rights left If he
had said anything that might offend auy one
at the head center from which he came. all he
could say was that il would only cause him to
have free passage home. DIR. Samson spoke
with much feeling and warmth, and .elicited
the heartiest manifestations Of sympathy.
DR.. Fuller, Of Baltimore arose and said that
he had been astonlshed to hear of any suspic cion
attached to him or his brethren
On the 24th inst, Mr.. Poindexter of Va. re-
ported as substitute for the 2d article OF the
constitution the provision Of the original In.
strument as passed at Augusta in 1si5 This
provides for the membership of Baptists from
any portion Of the United States who recog.
nize the equality and independence of the
churches. Adopted. ......-|.s..
An interesting report was read by Mr. Bit.
ting, Of Va, upon the future of foreign mis-
slops. 1t was the determination Of the hoard
10 sustain their present missions, and still fur
ther extend them during the year. Addresses
Fuller and A. Fuller Crane, ESQ, OF RaIti.
more; Dr. Samson, of Washington, and Rev
Messrs. Jeter, Taylor, Poindexter. Jones and
Broders, OF Virginia. .sEE
SAttorney General Martindale. of Neu
York, has written letter to Senator Sher nan
upon the plan Of reconstruction reuortad hv
the Congressional Joint Committee He dsems
10 utterly inadequate and unwse He objects
not only to that clause IN which the masses Of
the Southern people are required TO disfran. .
chise themselves until 1870, but also to the cnn .
stitutional amendment changing the basis Of
representation. His main objection 10 th;s
amendment is that II actually Furnishes any
state that makes sintelligenee qualification for
suffrage. The New York Times says: The
letter is able and important. General Martine
dale holds prominent and inf uential position
with those members of the Union party whose
views have been most eT treme on matters re.
lating to the coiored race.
- Young Wilhelmina Miller. of BROOKLYN