The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-29

Correspondence OF the Richmona Dispatch.
RussELLvILLE, KY, Mayo, 1866,

long separated, OF new avVu"ihs".''J
formed. \ season Of social worship ICON
Quoted by Rev. DR.. W. r. broaddus, OF
Virginia, and A. p. Williams, OF Missouri
was enjoyed. aud the Convention was then
called TO order by Rev. DR.. P. H., Nell, OF
Gcorgia--the president at the last session
of the body. The Convention was perma-
neutly organized by electing the following
officers: ~ 1
sident.--Rcv. ?. II. Nell, D. D., of
Georgia.
Vice Presidents. Rev. DR.. Jeter, of
Virginia; Rev. DIR. A. p. Williams, of
Missouri; Rev. DR.. r. B. c. Howell, of
Tennessee: Rev. S. L. Helm, of Kentucky.
Secret1ies.-Rev.G q. b. Taylor, of Vir-
GINA; Rev. W. p. Yeamall, of Ken
lucky. ..... H..
The President made an appropriate adj
dress on assuming the chair, thanking the
Convention for the honor done him, and
earnestly calling upon the members to
aid him in the discharge OF his duties.
While the tellers were preparing their
reports, the Convention united in singing
and prayer, and remarks were made by
Rev. Drs. deter, Fuller, Poindexter, and
Howell.
DR.. Jeter urged that the Convention
should come together with the one single
aim of promoting the interests of the Re
decmers kingdom-that they should Danish
SELF from their deliberations, forget all Sec
tional or private ends, and consider only,
in spirit of kindness and brothcrly love,
what is best for the general good OF the
cause we love.
DIR. Fuller warmly expressed his delight
at once more meeting with brethren nc
loved, and from whose counSels he had
been so long debarred. He spoke OF the
affections through which we had passed,
and gave an affecting narrative oi the
death in Baltimore, from a wound received
at Champions gap, OF son OF he'. ~
Nell. He alluded to the fact that tilS
Convention had never been political IN It's
character. and eloqucntly urged that we
should now meet again con the same old
terms-sinners trusting in a common Sa-
yiour."
Rev. DIR. PoindcXtcr, of Virginia, was
deeply affected by the remarks OF DR.. Full
Ter. for they reminded him of the two no
BILE bows he had laid on his country'S altar.
Bit in that hour of sore trial he had found
relief and comfort in prayer such as could
be found nowhere else. lie eloquently
urged the cultivation of spirit of prayer,
and that in these dark days we use the
"power of prayer" as panacca for our
troubles.
Rev. DR.. Howell, of Tennessee, urged
that we needed more OF living trust i'll
the God who rules and controls the uni
verse.
The Convention and the large Congrega-
ton present were deeply moved by these
eloquent remarks.
Adjourned till halfpast 2 o'clock, p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention received communica-
ton from the Texas Baptist Convention
urging the preservation of the organiza-
ton of the Southern Baptist Convention
that while cultivating friendly spirit to-
wards the Baptists of the north, we shall
still continue to do our own work i'll our
own way. The usual committees on ere
dcntials, religious exercises, &C., were APP
pointed. A committee consisting OF
Revs. A. VI. PoindcXter, A. ID. Sears, and
A. F. Crane, ESq.,) was appointed to offer
the amendments to the constitution rem
dered necessary by the changed state Of
the country. The report of the Sunday
school and Publication Board" was read
by its corresponding secretary, Rev. DIR.
John A. Broadus, of South Carolina. The
report detailed the operations of the Board,
the difficulties il had encountered, and the
measure of success that had attended its
laborS, and laid before the Convention its
plans for the futwc-urging the import
ance of sustaining our own Sunday-School
work, both because the agents OF the
northern Board would not be received by
our people, and because many of their
publications were of character that We
could not conscientiously circulate among
our children. The report was referred to
the following committee:
|. Operations during the war.
2. Missionary work.
3. Publications.
4. COlored Sunday Schools.
By permission of the Convention, the
report of the Bible Board, located at Nash
vile, Tenn, which was prepared for the
Convention which met at Augusta, Ga, in
IS, but failed to reach that body, was read,
and the questions involved referred to a
committee. The Bible Board was abolished
at the Augusta meeting, and the question
of its revival will come before the commit
tee. The report of the Domestic Mission
Board was read by its corresponding secre-
tary, Rev. NJ. T. Sumner, Of Alabama.
The report told of the great work this
Board had done among Confederate SOL
ders, and of what had been accomplished
since the close of the war in supplying the
great religious restitution of the southern
country. 1t reported liberal response to
the appeals of the Board especially in
Maryland and Kentucky, but represented
the necessity of largely increased contri-
buttons in order to meet the demands made
upon the treasury. The report gave de-
tailed history of the Coliseum Baptist
Church, New Orleans, its financial condi-
ton, and the manner in which it came into
the possession of the Convention. 1t also
told of how missionary Of the "American
Baptist Missionary Society" took posses
sion of the house of worship by military
authority against the wishes OF the con-
gregation, and of the difficulties expert
enced in regaining possession of the house
even after the close of the war.
The report was referred to appropriate
committees. ......
On motion of Rev. G.. B. Taylor, of Vir-
ginia, Rev. DR.. Fuller was requested to
preach the convention sermon tonight, in
the absence of both DR.. Brantly and DR..
Tichenor Ohe principal and alternately.
NIGHT EXERCISES.
Long before the appointed hour large
crnw1 assembled In tho canaciouS bonSa nf