Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-31

Session Of IIe American baptist HOne
Mission SOeiety-Drs- Jeter and
Graves. Do
This body met in New York city on
Tuesday last, and was open With prayer by
Rev. Dr. Bonvard, Of New Jersey.
Hon. J. NJ. Hoyt, the President, then
introduced Rev. DR.. Hague, Of Boston,
one Of the committee appointed last year TO
attend the Southern Baptist Convention at
Baltimore, who read his report, which al
luded only 10 the cordial reception OF the
Convention to their Northern brethren. At
the close he remarked that Rev. Messrs.
Fuller, Jeter, Boyce, Manly, and others OF
that Convention, were present, and pro
posed, amid much applause, that they
should be invited 10 the platform. This
they assembled, being applauded individu-
ally A they did 40. Ii was the first recep-
ton by the Society Of Southern Baptist
clergymen since the late war began, and the
cordiality was strong.
Rev. Or. Jeter, of Richmond, heing in
troduced, stated that himself and brethren
from the Southern Baptist Convention had
not come 20 form any organic connection
with the Baptists Of the North, but simply
TO express fraternal feeling, forgetting the
disagreements Of the past. In 1929 he had
attended the Baptist Triennial Convention
in this city, in this same Mariner
Church. He commended several pious
members Of that body, now deceased,
and allnded "a the dlspnles Of the Slave
~ question that subsequently arose be-
tween the Northern aud Southern sec
uous Of the denomination, which ended
in final separation. Then followed the
unhappy war. God chastised the southern
people, aud the strife had now ended
Slavery, its chief cause, was irremediably
dead, and no desire existed among the
Southern people % revive IT, IL was dead,
and in the name Of God let IL be buried
Good men in the South had deplored il
evils, and now that the colored race were
free. the prevalent feeling of the Southern
whites toward il WAS one Of kindness. Some
enlargement still existed toward thu
North, but il would soon pass away, anC
the Southern people would soon be the
willing Instructors Of their late bondsmen
ia the manifest intention Of God tina
these Staies shall not be divided, aud hi
South bows 10 His decree He and hi
brethren Of the southern Convention ha,
come on a mission of love. The war ha'
made great changes, but they were Baptist
still. The American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society was the old battlefield Of th
denomination on the subject Of slavery
and il was fitting that they should extern
the olive-branch a. they had done. tn
touching and aflectionate address Of ID
Je.er was followed By that Of Rev. ID
Fuller Of Baltimore. DR.. Fuller reiterate
the fraternal words Of hia predecessor, an
urged liberty Of conscience. He said tina
Roger Williams. a Baptist, had bee
the first In this country % urge tina
doctrine. lie announced himself ne
South Carolinian, and spoke Of Unio
Colonel he had lately seen who stated tina
At Vicksburg, he had accidentally, on b.
march. walked ups South Carolina regi
mept and that ever since his reception b
that regiment he hsd held out his hand
aSoutb Carolinian whenever he met hiH
In allusion 10 Bapiists, the speaker Z,
marked that they were the church mill
tsnt, warning constantly against other sect
and hahimally having = free hight anon
themselves. The grandest act OF history
the liberalioa Of four million slaves IA
taken place, and the great work now 70
done was 20 evangelist them. lie spoke
hisreoepiion by several thousands OF negros
at Beaufort, South Carolina, which moved
tears Mr.. Chase and the Union othoe,
present. Those here who love the freed
men will find their beat cO-laborers m IN
pastors Of the South, who have grown q
among them, love them and nndersian
them. A leading duty nos sm0st be :
combat the Church Of Rome, which Al