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

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

CHARLESTON, S
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONTENTION
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS
First Day.
This Convention assembled in Macon. Ga.
on Thursday, the 9Th instant, and was callet
to order by the President, the Rev. Dr. Nell
Vice-Chancellor Of the University Of Georgia
The usual preliminary devotional exercises
we're had. Rev, J. J. D. Renf.co, OF Alabama
Offering the opening prayer. The Convention
then proceeded to organize.
The president requested the delegates from
the secretary, which was. done, and it was as
certaned that the following States we're repre-
sented in the Convention: Maryland and the
Distrio, Of ,! Columbia. Virginia North Carolina
| Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri
The North-street Church of Sang Chau, China
was also represented, the same having contri-
buted the past year one hundred Spanish dol
| lars TO the funds OF the Convention.
Rev. DR.. Curry, OF Virginia, nomina ted for
Pre- sident Of the Convention the present pre-
ously declared elected President oft Conven-
The Secretaries OF last year. A. P. Abell, of
| Virginia, and A, T. Crane, of Maryland, we're
re-eleoted Secretaries by acclamation.
| Whilst the votes were being counted for Vice.
Presidents, on motion, Rev. DR.. Jeter. of Rich
mond, was called upon to lead the devotions Of
the Convention in prayer. The tdevotions of
the Convention were led in singing, by A. F.
Crane, Of Maryland, sweet singer in Israel.
| Prayer was then offered by Rev. George w.
Samson, President of Colum bian College, D. G.
| Besides tho ministers above mentioned, the
devotional exercises were participated in by
Dr. Broadus: Rev. r: NJ Dudley and Rev. Mr.
II O. Of Cor0
ma, and A. f. Crane, of Baltimore.
The tellers appointed to count the ballots for
vice-presidents reported that five hundred and
ninety votes had been cast for forty-one differ
ent persons, and that Rev. DR.. Fuller, Of Mary
land, Rev. DR.. Curry, of Virginia, Rev. DR..
Boyce, OF South Carolina. and Rev. Il. NJ. Link,
of Texas had received the largest number OF
votes cast. On motion the same were declar
ed elected Vice-Presldents Of the Convention
Rev. w: 9. Crane, of Texas, offered the fol-
10 wing, which was adopted
Resoloed, That a committee OF one from
each State be appointed to take into considera-
tion, and report to the convention, the pro-
priety of making such alterations in the con-
stitution of the convention as shall make it's
sessions ennial instead OF annual, and also
the propriety of any other amendment.
On motion, committee on credentials was
appointed.
The convention then adjourned till half-past
three O'Clock p. M, after prayer by Rev. w. T.
Brantly, Of Georgia.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met at half-past O'Clock.
The chair announced the following commit
tees: On the constitution-W. G. Crane, Texas;
G. w. N. Williams, Maryland CIV Samson
District Columbia w. F. Broadus, Virginia;
Carolina; F. M. Daniel, Georgia w. Kingdom,
Mis- souri,; j. r. Graves, Tennessee; J. A. K,rt-
ley, Kentucky E: Dupree, Mississippi J.
5n On credentials - culpepper, South Car
olina; j. F: Weishample, Maryland; w. D.
Guernsy, Missouri A.. Van Hoose, Tennessee;
A. Al. Poindexter Virginia; j. III. Fitzpatrick,
Georgia; L. }. Stevenson, Kentucky.
Rev. DR.. Summer. of Alabama, from the Do
Inestio Missionary Board, aubnai tod his annual
report which was read. 1t appears that the
year from the vans Of nos Win WHICH RSSo fo
meet its obligations to ministers in the field,
and that the mi .siOnarleS had rellnquished to |
the board part of their salaries.
Discussion originated upon the propriety and
justice of allowing the missionaries to go with
out their full salaries, which discussion was
gia. and Rev. DR.. N. M. Crawford, Of Kentucky.
The report was then, on motion OF Rev. 81. a.
Tupper. Of Georgia, referred to four special
committees Commute on Agencies, Rev. N.
NJ. Crawford, of Kentucky, chairman; Com
mittee on coliseum Place Church, OF New
Orleans, Hon. d. A. VasOn, OF Georgia, char
man; Comn,ittee on Missions, Rev. DR.. Fuller,
Of Maryland, chairman; Committee on Indebt-
edness, Rev. III. A. Tupper, Of Georgia, chair
man.
Rev. DR.. Graves, of Tennessee. offered the
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the Committee to take into consideration
amendments to the constitution M
ResoLued. That the Committee on Alterations
of the Constitution be requested to take into
consideration the propriety Of SO altering the
third article OF the constitution as to limit
representation in this body to members in our
churches. and also of 80 altering the constltu-
tion as to allow any Baptist church contribu-
ting to the funds Of the convention one dele.
gate, aud an additional delegate for every ad-
ditional s100 contributed.
Rev. DR.. Samson, of D. g., moved the recon-
sideration OF the disposition of the report on
domestic MISSIONS 80 al to allow the raising
of special committee ON cOlcred missions.
The motion was lost by vote OF twenty-five
: sRev. DIR. Taylor, from the Board Of Foreign
Missions, submitted his annual report, which
was read. s.r
The report shows an indebtedness on the
part Of the board OF $500. The report was
On motion OF Rev. w. r. Brantly, the fol-
lowing committees were eppointed to take into
consideration the different subjects alluded to
Missions; on Home and Foreign journal; on
Extended Operations. The following chair
men were appointed 20 the above committees
j. Z. M. Curry, j. 9. Furman, w. T. Brantly,
on motion Of Rev. Mr.. Chandoin, OF Georgia.
it was resolved that the Co -vention devote
half hour each day, in the morning session, to
religious exercises.
The Convention then adjourned, after prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Lundy, OF Alabama. e, fgj
EVENING SERVICE. .r@
The introductory sermon Of the Convention
was preached from the pulpit Of the First Bap-
tist Church, by Rev. e. 4. Winkler, d. D.,
of Charleston, 8. c.. from the text in Philip,
name."
Second Day. ~
Thee convention. pursuant TO adjousnment,
met on Friday m ofning, the following dele