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

ganize the schools. There are many such neighbor
a1 th nor Sun
of knowledge Had we the means we could do
work in this way, from which resultsw would soon HI
other field OF operation These rich lands sr
soon to be occupied. Emigration IS rapid.
& '1a these ,sw taa @ Ff
h1ed: Now is our opportunity, and the worl
our a TO a shUpd
Board located in Memphis c:.n accomplish in way
| no other organization can, and we do believe thai
the cooperation of the whole denomination should
be given US in it's accomplishment. The suspen sion
of the operations of the board in Greenvle previous
to its moval to Memphis and the embarrae. M
| that surrounded its operations after its removal
the fact that the paper was printed IN Philadelphia
In its first issues much to its disadvantage Since
the resignation of the CORES 4ondnS secretary the
paper has been edited by Mrs. :. Rfar,. and while
Its subscription list has fallen of consiC erably the
East it has steadily increased in tho West aud now
nor more than pays its expenses 1t Is the determine
monthly.
We feel confident that the patronage given It
wou d have been very much larger but for the idea
prevailing IN some quarters that it would not be
continued How this impression was made upon
the minds Of very considerable number Of our
churches and people, each must Judge for him
self. But this impression once removed, ana the
fact known that the paper is a success and perma-
ncntly established, its lists will rapidly inoreate aud
its influence TOR good lie felt throughout the land
The board by the action of ,he convention re.
this paper. a beg to- submit that it ought to be
made the Sunday school paper of tho whole south.
BOOK PUBLICATIONS.
he board also have The stereotype plates of n
ffty volume library, originally gotten up by the
Southern Baptist sunday school Union, which will
be: to some som extent revised and new library
plates will be that the assets ofthe board have
been increased from $500 to $3. .646 50.
In ad iition TO this, at the request of the board
hev: .. H. Graves has undertaken TO raise $4,000
,s, 'or the publication Of new one hundred volume
sufficient for ten volumes of this addition from the
following persons. schools ana churches, viz: j. r.
Graves, s10o; First Baptist Church Memphis. SlOO;
Central Baptist Church, SlOO Benz on-st eet Sabbath
school, st Louis, S10e; Corinth Baptist Church
Mississippi, sloo Clear Creek Church, Mississippi.
Church Georgia. ST. O.; and others promised The
name OF the donor Is placed the Stereotype plates
OF the book. We have also miscellaneous pledges,
which will be realizei.
In addition ask for the West--1or the wide ex
tendinR fields where the harvest raov and the Ia
borers few-for the myr1ads Of children who
must 80 soon take an actiye part in controlling the
desr ~ OF our country o the cause of Christ
pathy aud cooperation of the BaptFts represented
in the Southern Convention, IN d% arduous and
needed work. 1ESA
: The The Board exp nded du,ing tha Est year over
$4,000. In carrying forward its work.ssE&
An opportunity was then offersSls III he Trusrees
OF the southern theological SaIg8 ARary to make
ssa'emsss oa ems SUB s. the @ @e2ndision Tny
addr essed by Rev. DR.. JetY Virginia,
trustee. EMs9Sj
Rev. DR.. Boyce. of South CaSs a, President
Of the Seminary. then addresggSEtnse s conven-
tion, and gave fiatterng acconsfs or the Pros
poets of the institution. He sead ehere was
not now, in his mind. sbadCrW9pt uouot VI ats
SUCCESS. The institution, whicT nau peen Ior
some time burdened with debit Was now nap
PLY nearly free Of debt; that theye were az pre-
eont forty-six students conneHseu WIN tue
seminary. larger number thaE AeIe Ut pfesel.S M
mary in the United States. ThiSs large number
Of students, he4aid, Had in parE been secured
by the low price at which they had been able to
put the rate OF board to the studdnts-that price
beng but $s 20 per month. Br. Boyce com
plimented the State of Virginia for the noble
part she, impoverished as she was. hadEAaken
in sustaining the institution. Notwithstand-
raised over 500. 900 for the endowment Of
Baptist institution il, that State. ste had con-
tributed some $40, 900 in bonds TO the seminary
at Greenvnle, probably surpas assing the contri-
buttons to this object Of any other State. The
institution needed library, and the brethren
ought to see to it that the students be sup
Piled. The institution needed still more funds,
which he hoped would be securSdat this meet
Rev. Dr. Fuller, OF Baltimore. then address.
ed the convention at length in behalf Of the
seminary.
Rev. DR.. Poindexter made stirring appeal
to the convention in behalf OF the institutions.
Kev. Charles Manly ,sof Alabama, son Of the
late Rev. Basil Manly, sDED.,e 2raduate OF the
seminary, announced to tho convention that
the library Of his father, in accordance with his
fathers intention, would in the course Of tho
year, be turned over to the Theological SEMI
nary at Greenville.
Other addresses and appeals werc made, and
an opportunity afforded to raise suha&Elg lions
to the endowment Of the 2natitutaon. Re.
sponses were literally made from individual
Of churches. North Dc well as South.
made at Baltimore last year to raise $40, 900 in
$500 bonds, making in all 80 bonds. Fifty OF
these bonds had been taken at Baltimore and
as the payment OF the coupons OF the same
80. the effort was made to raise the 30 addition
al, ali OF which were raised except two. Other
subscriptions were taken, the whole amOrnt.
ing to $15, 400.
After some announcements, the cor sention
adjourned till half-past three O'Clock =. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The treasurer's repOrt'of the con sention was
read, showing q balance in hand ef the treasu-
rer, 1904 80. The report was ordered to be-
spread upon Che minutes. ts-
The treasurer Of the Board of Foreign Ills
sions submitted his report which was read.
The report indicates the sources Of supply to
New York, $40; California, S5: District Uoium-
siSss 81; North Carolina, s4S9 Gay South Garo!
as As1ases Mst ySsaa 5 81 Isss I
Louisana. $a94 95; Tennesses, 5000 60; Ken
tucky. 34720 IS; Mrs. Crawfoed's school, $237 80;
Indiana. $40 England, 1915 60; Scotland,
$1l7s 81 rs; Florida S2a 80; Arkansas, sio; Texas
DR.. Ruller, from the special committee, read
the report ON the Chineae, Indian and African
Missions. S sEtssss + ~ st5sllA
As the report was the Foundation Of animated
discussion we publish il substantially entire.
The committee to which was referred 30 much
ct the report q shs Domestic and Indian Mis-
sad oolored people, ,s respsostalls & es reposs: '
\ First. That this body has cause to be CRATE