The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-27
American Free baptist Mission So
ciety.-Twcnty-sixth Anniversary
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This Society, which twenty-six years ago
splt OIL from the American, Baptist Homo
Mission Society and the American Baptist
Missionary union,-thc former of New lork
anu the latter of Boston-held its twenty
sixth anniversary on yesterday in the Second
Baptist tcoloreO church, on Byrd street.
About one hundred delegates were present.
Ehe previous meeting was held in Washing
ton, ID. O., in May 1868. Its membership
includes delegates from every State in the
Union. The meeting on yesterday was
called to order by the President (Rev. A. L.
Post, OF Pennsylyania,) and opened with
reading OF the Scriptures and prayer by
Rev. George l.. Dixon, Of Fredericksburg.
Rev. Rufus L. Perry, editor of the San
beam, Brooklyn, n. T., and coeditor of the
American baptist, was elected secretary pro
tenn, and Rev. Henry Williams, of Peters
burg, assistant. Rev. Mcssrs. Troy, Perry, III.
Chamberlain, and III. Williams, were ap-
pointed committee to nominate officers for
the ensuing year.
Rev. William Troy, Jefferson, Randolph,
and Holmes, were appointed committee
on arrangements. The President stated that
the constitution allowed any minister OF the
Baptist Church not STAKEHOLDER member
ship in the Society. A severe attack of in
disposition prevented him from giving any
extended account of the operations Of the
Society during the past year. The Society
was formed and the constitution drafted
on the ono idea that slavery was wronm-the
manhood of man was the great principle ON
which it was founded. Color and nativity
had nothing to do with its membership.
Any one who recognized brother in every
man, and who holds to the doctrines
of the Baptists as taught in the Bible, can
hold 4 membership in this Society.
He congratulated the Society that here,
where the Last great civil battle between the
two systems had been fought, they now met
in annual convention.
The following standing committees were
then announced: ...-.
STANDING COMMITTEES. .utr
Foreign MSSionS-Revs. Roswell Cheney,
III. Chamberlain, n. II. Brisbane, n. Brown
james Holmes, Mrs. Chamberlain, and Mrs
Duer. ....... . ............
Home Mssions-C. Satclell, Charles Per.
~, john Brooks, G. L. Dixon, John Ducr,
and w. Troy.
Ministerial Education-Dr N. Brown, N
ii. Brisbane, l.. S. Stowel, Fields Cook, y
Ii. Lee, and Peter Randolph. s.
PubIiCdta0n-John Ducr, r. l.. Perry, Ii
Chamberlain, and r. S. Lawes.
Ob,tuarics-L. Rathburn, NJ. Y. Wright
II. Young, and G. L.DiXon.
Finance and AgenciGs-A. $. kneeland
John Jones, r. Jefferson, and II. Chamber
lain. ... ..ar,
Anniucrsary-R L. Perry, Chas. Satchcll
John Jones, n. Brown, and Ii. Chamberlain
Letters from various churches attached tC
the Society, giving some account OF thell
condition and present status, and each en-
closing 4 donation, were then read and re
ferred to the appropriate committees. Among
others, one from the church in which the
meeting was held, giving Il brief account Of
the condition of the church, stating that
they had raised over IS, 900 towards rebuild
ing their house Of worship, but were still
owing Il good deal on it. They pay hiSl
compliment to the efficiency and uscfulncS;
of their pastor, Rev. William Troy.
The First Baptist church (coloretO had
baptized during. the year 800 persons, ant
have now membership of 1853.
......... ANNUAL REPORT. r..
The corresponding secretary, DR.. Nathan
Brown, then read the annual report OF tht
trustees of the Society. The report was i'll
tercsting, and gave III detail the operations
Of the Society during the past year at it:
home and foreign missions. In some of the
missions much good had been done, while
from others the report was not so cncour
aging. " 49,. - a'
They congratulate the Society upon tho
occasion Of their meeting i'll the capital o
The Old Dominion with no sound of war, No
confusion of battle, nor garments rolled il
blood, but with free and glorious republic
stretching from ocean TO ocean, realizing th'
visions of the fathers of the nation on tha
grand doctrine that call men are createdfre'
and eulml'' In reference to their missions
they say that the finger Of Providence seems
to point to the duty OF withdrawing from
the foreign field and concentrating their e1
forts on the home work. Referring to th'
fureign field, the Board say /:
"ln looking back upon their connection
with the work in Burmah, the Free Mis-
sion Society cannot but feel 4 high gratl1lca
zion i'll what God has enabled them tt
accomplish the last twelve years.
AS The result, the two great missions o
Burmah. embracing the Sagan hOrcnS o
the Ran%oon and BasSciu districts, became
established on Il basis not TO be shaken
The mission OF which Brother Dcccher wa
the father, and in which he was almost Tho
sole foreign toiler up to the time OF hi:
death. now numbers 4 membership o
) 5,SS3-morc than one-fourth OF all Tho
Christians in Misunderstanding nearly
a thousand pupils in their schools. Tho
independent mission of the flntons ant
Luthcrs stands next in numbers ant
importance, the membership being 2,4l6
and the pupils under instruction being over
one thousand. The annual contribution o
the Bassicn Mission for religious purposes L
nearly nine thousand rupees that OF th'
| Sinton and Luther missions are over nlnt
thousand: while none of the other missions
in Rrrmah contribute one-third of tha
sum. The great object for which the brc'
| Mission Society entered on the work III Bur
NAH has been accomplished. the princlpl'
of missionary and church independence llh
been established, and Il check interposed tc
the growing Episcopal tendencies OF lnls
sionaIy organizations
The Board speak cncouraSngly OF tncl'
japanese Mission-a portion OF the New
| Testament having been translated ant
printed in japanese.
In the home field, tWcnty-lour MISSIONS
rios have been cmployed during the year
eleven of them in Virginia and the DlstrlcI
of Columbia, and the others in the Gu
states. They organized eighteen churchc
and bantizcd several hundred converts
Jane M. Lynch is employed as 4 misslonar.
| in Richmond. tnr..
The Board earnestly urge the continuance
| of the Society, notwithstanding slavery M
been abolished, until the social and reli
gious equality of the colored race is full.
recognized by all men. ..rra.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent. OrganlZa
ton then reported the following LIST oil OIL
GERS for the coming year:
PREs1pEYT Albert L. Post, Montrosc
Penn. ...a. .-.. :, D;or
J. n. Clifford, Q. i. Walker.
Vc,-7nont-J. Carpenter Lyman smith.
MnssachusctLs-W. g. Patterson, Rcbecc;
| A. Cooling. >:.ho,,
| r,,,,, oot;a,,t- Alyah Gregory, Il. Nichols