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

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VINO may desire to enter the ministry. In tn,
present organization OF the South there mus
arise class OF such preachers. The members
OF TINS convention we'll know the zeal ant
abiilty with which some Of them ministered ir
former days; and if the religious education O.
this large element Of or pc pulation be desira
DIG 1t l5 rlr moro important that, in relipjo,,s
! falth and doctrine, these should be enlightened
and cultivated, who, as teachers, are TO exer-
else their influence on the minds and hearts
and consciences Of the millions allied to them
by common origin and color.
(Slgned) r. FULLER, Chairman.
| In support Of the Recommendation in relation
| to the religious instruction Of the colored peo-
| pie, Rev. DR.. Samson and Rev. DR.. Curry made
addresses. They both thought the recon-
mendatlon contained in the report to be just,
ana demanded attention at the hands of the
convention. In the course of his remarks, DR..
Curry stated that he had un ier stood from the
remarks OF DR.. Samson that there were now
about twenty or thirty coored persons in Rome
being educated to be Roman Catholic o. tests.
and to come ard labor among the colored peo.
pie OF this country.
OF that class some time ago. He thought there
must be now not less than one hundred
Rev: MIR. Morgan. of England, who has
been for some months travelling in this coun-
lay, expressed the interest which he had felt in
travelling over the country. He had been in
cline 10 say. like the Queen of Sheba, the half
had not been told him. He expressed the deep
four millions Of colored people in the land. and
desired that the convention express, by reso-
lution,, their feelings on that subject. He
wanted the convention to express, BY reso-
thought they could get) ln the elevation and
education Of the colored people, or whether
they intended to do all for them themselves.
Rev. j. Culpeper, OF South Carolina, spoke
IN opposition TO the spirit Of Rev. Mr.. Nor
gan's reRaEks. He advocated the religious in.
stl uction OF the colored people, but Thought
that great injury had been done them BY the
among them tor the sake OF filthy Iucre, or for
the promotion OF their political aims
The report drew forth an interesting discus.
sion from Rev. Drs. Poindexte1, Wlnkler,
expressed themselves strongly in favor Of edu-
eating, religiously, the colored people, but
bore strong testimony against the influence Of
the n w comers TO teach the negroes politics
Rev: NJ. ?. Wellborn, of Georgia, thanked
God for the report. He regarded it as the
work Of God working in the hearts OF the
brethren.
After some remarks by Rev. Mr. Williams,
Hon. d. A. Vason, OF Georgia, offered the fol-
lowing resol tions:
Reso1oed That we recognize as our highest
duty to engage Immediately in the work Of
sending the Gospel of Christ to the colored
people within our bounds, and for that purpose
1t is
of the Baptist Church be appointed for each
State represented IN this body. who shall be
s.lef ssepst as sn4 n4ysovane;essary TO accomplish
that object.
Resoiced, That such committees shall be
auxiliary to the domestic board OF this body,
Judge Vason made some forcible remarks on
the ntI cd action Of his resolutions, in favor or
placing. the education Of the. colored people
under the care OF Southern Christians.
On notion the report together with the res
olutions of Judge Vason, were iecommitted to
the special committee, to which the names Of
vason, Je or and Williams were added.
The Committee on Preaching submitted
their report, which was referred, and the con-
vention then adjourned.
In the evening mass meeting of the
friends of domestic missions was held, at
whish interesting addresses were delivered
and O collection taken up.
1.-THE above is condensed somewhat from
the full and able report of the proceed
ings Of the convention published In the Macon
Journal and Messenger.-ED. NEws.1