The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-10

Mississippi, Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana,
where large sunday schools could De collected and
permanently established, it a minister or Sunday
schoo agent could be procured to visit them and or
ganize the schools. There are man! sucn nelohoor-
hoods with no preacher nor meehng-nouse no sun.
day schoo-where tue people are perienine 1or iack
of knowledge Had we the means We could do
work in this way from which results would soon he
seen in multiplied good unequal ed' PeihaP IN any
other Geld or operation. These rich lands sre
soon to be occupied. Emigration is rapidly
setting in, and in few Yesrs the reIi-
pious status of these pooulatiors will be
fixed Now is our opportunity, and the work
which our hands fpd 10 do, We should do
with all our nlght-a work which me unday school
Board located in Memphis can accomplish in way
no other organization can, and we d. believe that
the cooperation of the whole denomination should
be given US IN its accomplishment; ioe SUSPENSION
to its r movll to Memphis and the embarrass sments
that surrounded its operations after us removal
The fact that the paper was printed N Phiadelphia
and the mail-booB, &C., were there, caused 1elay
In its first issues much to its disadvantage. Since
the resignation OF tho cores ondng secretary the
paper has been edited BY Mrs. ;: H. Fori ana wnlle
its subscription list has fallen consic in the
East il has steadily increased IN the West, and now
more than pays It's expenses. 1t Is the determine
ion of the board Immediately to improve its appear
auce and as soon as possible to issue it semi
monthly.
We feel confident that the patronage given it
wou have been very much larger but for the idea
prevailing IN some quarters, that 1t would not be
continued. How this impression was made upon
tho minds OF very cons derable number OF our
churches and people, EACH one must judge Tor him.
SELF But this impression once removed. and the
fact known that the paper 10 success. and perma-
nently established. ITS lists Will rapidly lncreate aud
its influence for good lie felt throuHhout tue land
Tho board by the action of The convention, re.
ga,ts the denomination pledged to the support OF
this paper, a beg 10 submit that 1t ought to be
made the Sundly school paper ofthe whole south.
BOOK PUBLICATIONS.
The board also have the stereotype plates Of
fifty volume library, originally gotten up by the
southern Baptist sunday school Union which will
be, to some extent, revised, ana new library
brought ont at an early Gay. In the Item OF these
plates will be that the assets ofthe board have
been increased from $500 to IS, GAG %.
In ad iition 10 this. at the request OF the board,
Rev. j. II. Graves has undertaken TO raise $4,000
for the publication of new one hundred volume
library and in a few weeks has secured pledges
sufficient for Ten volumes Of this addition from the
following persons, schools aud churches viz: j. T.
Graves 500; First Baptist Church. Memphis. 500;
Central Baptist Church. 500; Ben onstieet Sabbath
school, st Louis, 500; Cor1nth Bapust Church.
Mississippi Sl0O; Clear Greek Church. Mississippi.
500; sardis Church. Mississippi, $lo0; Aimuchee
Church Georgia Sl' 0; and others promised The
name Of the donor is placed on the stereotype plates
Of the book. We have also miscellaneous pledges,
amounting to several hupdrol oollars, most OF
which Will be realized.
In addition we ask for the West-for the wide eI-
tending fields where the harvest IA readv and the Ia
must 80 soon take an active part In controlling the
destiuies of our country for tne cause of Christ
dear to him as the apple OF his eye-we ask the sym
pahy AMI cooperation of the Baptists, represented
in the southern Convention, IN our arduous aud
needed work.
The Board exp. nded du ing the last year over
S3U00, in carrying forward Its work.
An opportunity was then offer ed the Trustees
of the Southern theological Seminary to make
a statement of the condition Of that Institution.
a. k1.,o /, ,aok kho xya ri
addr ,ssed by Rev. DR.. Jeter, Of Virginia,
trustee.
Rev. DR.. Boyce. of South Carolina, President
OF the Seminary, then addressed tho conven-
ton, and gave fattering account OF the pros
poets of the institution. He said there was
not now, in his mind. shadow OF doubt OF lts
success. The institution, which had been tor
some time burdened with debt, was now hap
pily nearly free of debt; that there were at pie
sent forty-six students connected with the
seminary, larger number than were at present
Connected with any Baptist theological sem
mary in the United States. This large number
of students, he said, had in part becu secured
DIV the low prico Mt which they had been able to
put the ra tc Of board to the students-that prlce
being but $8 20 per month. DR.. Boyce COM
plimentcd the State of Virginia Tor the noble
part she, impoverished as she was. had taken
in sustaining the institution. Notwithstand-
ing, he SAID, that the brethren in Virginia had
raised over 100000 for the endowment OF
BAPTIST institution i,t that State. she had con-
tributed some 1000 in bonds to the seminary
at Greenville, probably surprising the contri-
buttons to this object OF any other State. The
institution needed library, and the brethren
ouuht 10 sec to it that the students be sup.
Piled. The institution needed still more funds,
which he hoped would be secured at this meet
ing. ,n.,.: H., ,s-.
a lpnQth
Rev. Dr. Poindexter made a stirring appeal
TO The convention in behalf OF the institution.
Rev. Charles Manly, OF Alabama, son OF the
late Rev. Baeil Manly, D. D., a graduate OF the
seminary, announced to the convention that
the library OF his father, IN accordance win ~ ms
fathers intention, would, in the course OF the
wear. be turned over to the Theological Semi
nary at Greenville.
Other addresses and appeals were made, and
An opportunity afforded to raise subscriptions
10 the endowment of the institution. he,
sponses were literally made from. Individual
members of churches, North as well as South.
male ut Baltimore last year to ralse s40, 0,OO0 In
$500 bonds, making in all so bonds. Fifty OF
these bonds had been taken at BALTIMORE, and
as the payment of the coupons or the same
we're conditioned on the taking Of the whole
80. the effort was made to raise the 50 addition
al, all of which were raised except two. Other
subscriptions were taken, the whole amount
ing to SIS, 400.
adjourned TILL half-past three O'Clock +. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The treasurer's report OF the convention was
read, showing balancs in hand OF the tr.asu-
rer. $2O4 90. The report was ordered to be
spread upon the minutes. -,
The treasurer OF the Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions submitted his report. which was read.
the funds OF the board to be as follows: From
New York. $40: California, S.; District Coum-
bia, STA SO; Maryland, s2597 g.; Virginia,
1886 81: North Carolina. $499 So; South Caro-
lima. $96S AZ; West Virginia, $2O5 86; Georgia,
s2296 SO: Alabama, $1656 98; Misslssi Ip S432 5c;
I,ouislana. s294 95; Tennessee, SG69 GU; Ken
tncky s472O IS: Mrs. Crawford's school, $237 81;
Indiana. $40; England, s975 60; Scotland,
$1176 Is; Florida, s21 SO; Arkansas, SIS; Ie1as,
$50 23; Missouri, $591 60.
DR.. RULER, from tho special committee, read
the report on the Chinese, Indian and African
Missions.
AS the report was the foundation Of animated
discussion we publish it substantially entlre.
The committee to which was refl rred 30 mucn
of the report oil the Domestic and lnulan MS
sion Board as relates to the Chlnese, lhdiah
and colored people, respectfully report:
First. That this body has cause to be CRATE
full to God for such jealous, sel-denylhs
dnty to Cooperate with the Maryland Union
Association, In sustaining the missionary ano
his small but faithful church.
The Indians, as the original owne1s OF the
land we occupy, are oojecss OF great interest
orJ nuobt to vakcn our tender symDathcS.