Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-21

thousands of them, but he was not A..
ed, and never expected to be disnosoJP
be on terms of social equality with t' 70
Some of his own color might have sr nJtn'
disposition, and it might be well ororIi
for them that they had it; it was a motSsI
of taste, but he did not believe that 81 'er
his posterity would ever have it. He ya: vi
not believe that God ever intended ulu
equality. He was against the recomrnon5'
alton of the report.
Mr.. Browne, of Louisiana, rose ~
dress the Convention. -"
Judge Lewis hoped that as the ouas,io,
OF social equality was not referred to in az
resolution, no allusion to it would he We ne
and called for the reading of the reeo tIo
tons, which was accordingly read ''iu'
The President decided the point If =.
der we'll taken. VI
Mr.. Browne proceeded. It wo, ~,
necessary to raise the point of ordor Ao'
account of anything he intended 10 gov y"
He thanked God for the resolutions co.,
tanned in the report, but did not haIior
that they went far enough to meet tho Nv;
for our Board if all the funds in its IT,
ury were directed to that end to snnrI,
the wants of the colored people in T6IIi:g
lana. He favored the plan of taking oiT
from the Northern Missionary Board ~,
condition that the ministers PREACHING -
the colored people should be appoipifJ
by the Southern Domestic Board, and p.
port to that body.
Rev. DIR Williams, of Maryland. thopnh,
that there had already been debate enouoL
and opposed the report on the ground thai
it involved too much machinery, haviuo
learned that the more machinery th.
greater the loss of power He therefor
would offer the following resolution rs =,
substitute to the report
Res; Iced, That we recommend to the Distr,.,
aud State Associations to pay special attention ia
the religious instruction and spiritual Interest
the colored people in their midst.
A call was made for the previous Que,
ton, which call was sustained, but the
main question was not ordered.
The original report was then taken M.
by paragraphs. More discussion aros,
upon amendments proposed. The word
freedmen" was on motion Of DR.. Broaduy
OF Virginia, stricken from the report and
the words ''colored people, inserted.
Rev. DIR. Burrows, OF Virginia, moved
to strike from the report the sentence
which declares that designing men hay,
crept in among the colored people who
preach Christ not of sincerity, but for
filthy lucre, and for their own political am
bition."
DR.. BrOadus offered to amend SO that
the paragraph shall read as follows
Preachers they will have and we who
know these people can better supply th.
teaching they need than those who have.
never lived among them"
The amendment was lost, AMI the mo
ton to strike out was also lost.
The report made on the recommittal WA.
then read as follows
ReSoloed, That God has directly committed 70
the Baptists at the North the high and sacred
duty OF giving pure gospel and all enlightened
colored ministry to our brethren and feliow.ci
zens OF African descent, now among US.
Rev. DR.. Jones moved to amend the
above resolution by striking from it the
words sour brethren and fellow-citizens OF
African Descent" and substituting the
words 1.-the colored population" Tie
amendment was adopted.
Rev. -. Shackelford moved to lay the
whole subject on the table Lost.
Rev. DR.. Reynolds, of South Carolina,
moved to further amend by altering the
resolution so as to read as follows
Resolcsd. That we recognize it as our hiQl,
and sacred duty etc. Adopted.
Rev. DR.. Poindexter, of Virginia. moved
to strike out the word "colOrcd" before
ministry" Carried.
Pending the consideration OF the report
the Convention adjourned by vote of 1O9
to "a, after prayer by Rev. j. Kirtley, Of
Kentucky.