The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-12
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONTENTION.
Importa mt and Interesting Proceedings.

THIRD DAY.
morning.
Special Committee on Missions, to whom was
referred the report Of said committee 80 fal
as 1t relates to the colored people, submitted
his report upon the report, which was received
and taken up.
The report is embodied in the following re-
solutions:
IReso.cea, That GOD has directly committed
to sHe Bapti 'ts Of the South the high and sa
cred duty of giving pure Gospel and an en-.
llghtsned colored ministry to our brethren
and fellow-citizens Of African descent now lv-
ing among US.
Resolued. That 8 new department Of the
Mission Board be created which shall be styled
the ',Freedmen's Board Department." which
shall adopt such measures for the religious
education Of the colo1ed people in our midst,
as the exigencies OF the case may require.
Rev. Dr.. Fuller. on submitting the report,
remarked that the South had yet q power by
which she could rise to a position OF higher
Importance than any she had ever occupied;
that power was her spndles. NAPOLEON once
said that 1T was not the armies of England that
had conquered him, hut her spndles. SO might
the South by her spindles rise TO great impor-
htable Investments in factories made in Augus-
ia, Ga, and in mississippi. Some OF these fac
the tn &C. capital % invested. 5 The Doctor said he
sable prejudices in the South had not
been extlngmshed. 1t had been over
come, he thought, to greater extent in
Georgia and South Carolina than in some
man could occupy. the place for which
the Saviour designed him, we must be made
to feel that in Christ Jesus there is neither
male nor female, Jew nor GENTLE, African nor
mitted to represe 1tatlon in Baptist Associa-
tions. In Maryland this was already the case.
though not the case in Virginia; and Ia the as
sociatlons OF Maryland some Of the very best
speeches were sometimes made by colored
preachers. These colored brethren had sense
OF what Is proper, and when they entered the
ASSOCIATION would take their places together,
and not attemnt social equality which he said
man, II he were here, be admitted into the as
sociations? Why then should the African, who
is scarcely hue darker, be exclqded2 Not
long since in Baltimore he admitted Bu1man
ored man with turban on his head. The
carpet-bagger Baal having got what he came
for, was asleep, or on his journey to Congress,
to work for the spiritual welfare Of the ooiored
people. @&itt
Rev. DR.. Poindexter, Of Virginia, replied to
the remarks Of DR.. Fuller. He might be in
out Of it, but as social equality was thing I'M
possible, it would operate as q bar to the ad-
mission of colored minister's into the associa-
tlons. The idea of admitting them into the
social equality. The Bible never intended,
when it said hat we are all one in Christ, to
abolish social distinctions. DR.. p. did not re-
gret that the discussion ha1 arisen, as it would
give an opportunity tor flu. discussion Of the
subject. He thought that there was nothing
that so protected the colored man, and gave
him such great opportunity for elevation, as
the bars existing to their social equality with
the white man. IF you would admit them as
representatives in associations, you would have
also to admit them to your houses, to your
tables, ard lay them upon your beds = n n
& key; Jesse B. Campbell, Of Georgia, very
er who hgd just spoken, When were We ever
to be Dose with discussions about the coioreils
man The report recommended that de-
Board for the theological education OF colored
ministers; the Domestic Mission Board was In
debt already. and il that was attempted the
board would. in 9 year, be more In debt than it
now is he had been o preacher for forty-six
much to the colored people, and baptized, per
haps. thousands Of them. but he was not dis.
posed, and never expected to be disposed, to
be on terms Of social equality with them. Some
and it mightb well enough for them that thew
had 1t; 1t was matter Of taste, but he did not
belleve that any of his posterity would ever
have it. he did It believe that God ever in.
tended such equs slty. He was against the
Mr.. Browne, Of Louisiana, said he thanked
God for the resolutions contained in the report,
but did not believe that they went far enough
to meet the exigencies of the case. It was i'm
treasury were directed TO that end, to supply
the wants Of the colored people In touisiana.
He favored the plan OF taking aid from the
Northern Missionary Board, on condition that
should be appointed by the Southern Domestic
Board, and report to that body.
Rev. DR.. Williams, Of Maryland, thought that
there had already been debate enough, and op.
posed the report on the ground that itinvolved
too much machinery, having learned that the
more machinery the greater the loss Of power.
He therefore would offer the following resolu-
tion as substitute to the report. ,.y {lD,i 4
trict and State Associations to pay |special at-
tention to the religious instruction and spirit
ual interest Of the colored people in their
midst.
Much discussion arose upon
amendments proposed. The word freedmen"
was, on motion of'Dr. Broadus, Of Virginia,
stricken from the report, q i'd the words ''col-
Ored people" inserted.
Rev. DR.. Burrows, Of Virginia, moved to
strike from the report the sentence which de-
clares that designing men have crept In among
the colored people who preach Christ not or
sincerity, but for filthy lucre, AMI for their own
political ambition"
DR.. Broadus offered to amend so that che par
agraph shall read as follows preachers they
will have; and we who know these people can
better supply the teaching they need than
those who have never lived among then.."
The amendment was lost, and the motion
to strike out was also lost.
The report made on the recommiement was
then read as follows:
Resolued, That God has directly committed
to the Baptists at the North the high and sa-
cred duty Of giving pure gospel and an en-
iightened colored ministy to our brethren and
fellow-citizens OF African descent now living
among uE.
Rev. DIR. Jones m wed to amend the above
bpethreD and ny Sk feiloT.citaens OF Of African des.
cent" and substituting the woxds ''the color
ed population" The amendment was adopted.
Rev. ---- Shackeiford moved to lay the
whole subject ON the table. Lost. ~
Revs ,Dr. Reynolds, Of South Carolina, moved
tofnrther annend by altering the resolution 30
as to read 90 follows: ian. afjua.iFY
'.Resotued, Ihat we recognize 1t as our high
dy,H a sod As,fx lrD