The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-11
Southern Baptist Convention.


,..-,rin,. South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama,
Ht'..,S>.ppi Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and
,,.s,nr, The North Street church, OF Sang
ian China, was also represented.
80 motion of Rev. pr. Curry, of this city,
~ Nell was unanimously reelected presi-
tn. Of the Convention. n. = Abel, OF Char
T,,"esyitle. and A. r Crane, of Baltimore,
.ve reelected secretaries.
rte President then called npon the Conven-
..'r 10 prepare their ballots for four vice. pre-
I.hlle the votes were being counted, the
r,,,antion engaged In devotional exercises
Nov Dr. Jeter, Of this city Rev. Dr. Broad
's NJ Fredericksburg Rev. DIR. Fuller, of
T,Iti;ncre: and others, conducting them.
Roy DIT. Fuller, Of Baltimore, made 4 feel
,rrol!usion 10 the danger he had incurred on
me sea, of Cape Hatteras, while coming to
.ha Couventio The recital OF the danger
and the delirerance brought tears to many an
The tellers appointed to count the ballots
.,~yice- presidents reported that five hundred
arJ ninety votes had been cast for forty. one
S,,ra-.nt persons, and that Rev. DIR Fuller
~, Nsryland; Rev. DR.. Garry, OF Virginia /,
Erv u! Roycc, of South Carolina and Rev
= NJ Link OF Texas; had received the
largest number Of votes cast. They We're de-
Jared elected vice presidents OF the Conyen-
4 committee was appointed TO consider the
.vrraIrncy Of altering the Constitution of the
CIavnu ;ton so rs TO have biennial instead Of
annual sessions.
Tn, Or. Sumner, of Alabama. read the an
anal report OF the Board of Domestic Mis-.
,..ns. which was referred 10 four specia! COM
,.t.trrs, each to consider specified portions of
j. The work of the Board had been consider
g1lv diminished daring the past year for want
O. !GuCs.
Rev, Or. Taylor, of Richmond, presented
,hr report Of the Board Of Foreign Missions
The debt Of the Beard had been reduced from
&sp1oat the beginning OF the year 10 $500 n the
'rI.ss The amount in the hands of the Treasu-
:rT ~ IN" last meeting in Baltimore was $50. II.
~acc that period there have been paid by
churches and Individuals up 10 April Is 1865,
,a- sum OF 80, l92.4l, making L total of Sl9,-
g,51 TIL" amount paid out as appears by
she Treasurer account, is $40, 1896 leaving
.ha,aAC" on hand OF s7l.5l.
i.4>sIous are sustained in China and Africa,
-ni arrangements are being made 10 send re-
Inducements 10 these countries at an early
dey
The report was referred to the usual COM
ul.'rcs.
The following delegates are present from
virginia ] l.. II, Curry. J Il. Taylor, J. /.
Burrows, J. 4. letter, a +. Dickinson, A. Z.
A.ru. II. H. Wycr, G. II. Ryland, J. a. Da.
-. u. G. IhrashcT, Thomas W Haynie, 4.
" ~waun Il. Euglish, W. +. Broaddus, A.
" Poadexter, J William Jones.
On Friday morning the President announced
the usual committees.
Rev II. T.. Burns, of Tennessee, then read
h4report OF the Sunday-School Board. About
/: aot have been expended during the year.
laadIltiyu 10 the books heretofore on lis cata-
u.4", tn. Board have the stereotype plates of
saf.y-yclume library, originally gotten up by
,Gr southern Baptist Sunday School Union,
TNjgh VIII be, TO some extent, revised, and Il
grw library brought out 1t an early day. IN
addition 10 this, At the request OF the Board,
Rev J Il. Graves has undertaken to raise
..Htnn for III. publication Of new hun
deed. volume library, and in Il few weeks has
s,Hred pledges Sufficient for ten volumes.
I'll" report vas referred 10 4 committee Of
s.gra. of which Rev. George G. Counor, of
Georgia, is chairman.
Nry. K. NJ. Dudley, Of Kentucky, offered
i.r following, which, on motion OF Rev. J.
William Jones, OF Virginia, was referred 10
III" same committee:
"hsoi".d, That The great need Of the south
era Held Is missionaries rather than books
workers rather than libraries.'
The trustees OF the Southern Baptist Theo-
l.toM Seminary at Greenvil!e, ). g., we're
allowed TO address the Convention III regard
'N'heIr Institution.
Rev. br. Boyce, Of South Carolina, prcsi-
G".: Of The seminary, gave fl1ttering &C
count &c the prospects of the institution. He
'4.& there Wus not 10" in his mind a shadow
~ doubt OF its success. The institution, which
h.a been Tor some time burdencd with debt,
WAS Gow, happily, nearly free OF debt; that
iatr" We're III present forty-six stu
denis connected with the Seminary; q
larger number, he said, than were 1T
present connected with any Baptist the
u,n.I al seminary III the United States.
Thus large number of students, he said,
l". lU part been secured by he low price Al
which hey had been able 10 put the rate Of
hoard TO Inc stuGeuts-,ha, price being but
& ~ per month. pr. Buycc compiimented
H. sal" II Virginia for the noble part She,
Impoverished rs she was, had taken in sns
ta.uu- the institution. Notwithstanding, he
s9.., that the brethren OF Virginia had raised
1"Agly 100000 for the endowment OF Rich
Z. I'D College, she had contributed some
10000 10 thu Seminary 1t Greenviiie-pro-
bfoiy surprising the contributions 10 this OBJ
r-, II any other State. The institution
needed Il library, and the brethren ought 10
-" 10 II that the students be supplied. The
i"autHtton needed still more funds, which he
hoped would be secured ~ this meeting.
Rev. Dr. Fuller, OF Baltimore, and Rev. Dr..
romdrXter, Of Virginia, followed if eloquent
addresses III behalf OF the Seminary.
Key, Charles Manly, Of Alabama, son Of the
Ia1" Key. Basil Manly, ID. d, n graduate OF
'Ur Seminary, announced TO the Convention
That the library OF his father, in accordance
"!'A his fathers intention, would in the
I"uTs" Of the Year be turned over 10 the Iheo-
I@rt>&l Se!n!nHTyat Greenvilie.
after the addresses, subscriptions 10 tha
endowment OF the Seminary were taken.
Eapcslilon had been made 1T Baltimore last
Year 10 rails" $4,000 III 500 bonds, making in
"'i eighty bonds. Fifty OF these bonds had
h'"h taken ~ Baltimore, and as the payment
d. the coupons Of the same We're conditioned
N1 lie taking of the whole eighty, the effort
was mad" to raise the thirty additional
twenty eight bonds we're ut once secured III
response 10 the appeals above made, which,
wan smaller subscriptions received, made the
""vl" sum subscribed on this occasion SIS, 400,
LUIS securing the whole Of the proposed
endowment.
i report by Rev DR.. Fuller, chairman of
Hr Committee on Missions among the Ger.
!IHAs, Indians, and Co!ored People, excited Il
taHS and able discussion on the religious In
\LuciIun OF the negroes OF the South.
Rev. DR.. Samson and Rev. DR.. Curry made
addresses. They both thought the recommen-
cation contained in the report 10 be just, and
demanded attention at the hands Of the Con-
ycntou. In the course of his remarks Dr.
Curry stated that he had understood from
tA~ remarks of DR.. Samson that there We're
row about twenty or thirty colored persons IN
Rome being educated 10 be Roman Catholic
priests, and to come and labor among the CO.
lured people Of this country.
Or. Samson explained that there were thirty
OF tina. class some time ago. He thought that
there must be now not less than one hundred.
Rev. Mr.. Morgan, of England, who has
been for some months travelling in this coun-
Try, expressed the interest which he had felt
IA travelling over the country. He had been
Inclined TO say, like the Queen of Sheba, the
half had not been told him. He expressed
the deep interest which lie felt i'll the eleVa-
tOn Of the four millions Of colored people in
Tie land, aud desired that the Convention eX.
press by resolution their feelings on that
subject. lie wanted the Convention 10 ex-
press by resolution whether they desired aid
which he thought they could get) in the eleva-
Non and education OF the colored people, or
whether they intended 10 do all for them
themselves.
Rev. J. Culpeper, OF South Carolina spoke
N opposition 10 the spirit Of Rev. Mr.. Nor
cans remarks. He advocated the religious
distraction of the coiored people, but thought
THAI great injury had been done them by the
political preachers who had come in 10 preach
among them for the sake Of filthy lucre or for