Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-13
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CON-
VENTlON.
Closing Proceedings Report Of the Sunday
School Board Rsconsldered.
The Question Of Cooperation with the
Northern Baptists Receives its 0uietus

Northern Baptlsts Receives its uuletus.
From the Louisville COurier-Journal.l
The Convention met at 9 O'Clock,
and was opened with prayer by
Bro b / Barney TdylCr, Of Virginia.
The hour of devotional exercises
was suspended on motion of Rev. DIR.
PoindeXter, of Virginia.
Rev. DR.. Boyce, of South Carolina,
read the report of the committee
on the Coliseum Place" Baptist
Church, New Orleans. Adopted.
On motion of DR.. +. ID. Jones, OF
Memphis, the rules were suspended TO
allow him to move reconsideration
of the motion by which the commit
tee on the Treasurer's report OF the
Sunday School Board was adopted.
Rev. N. Hillsman moved recon
sideration.
DIR. Jones thought that the report
reproVed where it should excuse, and
approved in such way as to amount
to a reproof. He made a detailed
statement in defense Of the Board in
the management of its finances.
Rev. DR.. POindexter defended the
report of the committee. He had
asked for the committee, as a friend
of the Board. He entered into de
tails to show that the report Of the
committee was fair and just.
DR.. Jones rejoined.
Rev. DR.. Boyce, of South Carolina,
explained the relations which the Old
Board, at Greenville, sustained to the
Board at Memphis. He defended the
Eastern and Southeastern States from
the imputation that they were pn-
friendly to the Board at Me4s1phis,
and quoted from the report Of the
Board for this year to show that Ala
bama had given more than any other
State, Georgia next, and South caro-
Llama next the largest sum; that Ten
nessee, where the Board is located,
had only contributed S20i II. He
pledged himself and the brethren of
his section to sustain this Board.
Rev. DR.. Ford, of Memphis, spoke
of the debt of the Board when il was
removed TO Memphis, and gave his
tory and defense of its operations.
They had had great difficulties to en-
counter, and much they had done was
merely BY way of experiment. They
would make alterations Of policy as
experience may dictate.
After some further debate the mo-
ton TO reconsider was put and car
Tied.
The order Of business was suspend
ed in order to allow the committee
on DR.. Jeter's resolutions on cO-Opera-
ton 10 report.
In presenting the report DR.. Jeter
said that while it did not go as far as
he could desire, yet il met the unani-
nous approval OF the committee, and
he should cordially vote for it.
The vote was taken without further
discussion, and the report unani-
mOusly adopted as follows:
The committee to whom were re-
ferred the preamble and resolution
with reference TO f-aternal intercourse !
and cooperation with Northern Bap-
fists, respectfully report:
Your committee, with all the light !
before them on the subject submitted 1
to their consideration, after a careful |
comparison of their views, have but |
little TO add TO the counsel presented IN 1
the report of the cOhimmittee on Co |
operation with the Sunday School |
Board, adopted by the COnveatiOn on /
Saturday. The policy recommended /
for that bOsrd is proper for all the 1
boards. All are agreed that the Con-
ventiOn and its boards should be /
maintained in their integrity. No /
measures which endanger their exist
ence or diminish their efficiency are to /
be tolerated. All the energies Of I
Southern Baptists should 'Ne directed |
to their support and the increase of /
their usefulness. Your committee do /
not recommend that any measure be |
adopted in the direction proposed in /
the preamble and resolution referred I
to them, beyond those heretofore \
sanctioned by this Convention. and 1
believing that the further agitation of 1
q subject which has absorbed so much /
Of the valuable time Of this body, at /
its last three sessions, tends only to 4
disturb our own harmony, without /
promoting fraternal relations with /
other bodies, your committee respect 1
folly ask TO be discharged from its fur
thef consideration.
J. b. JEETER, Of Va, Chairman.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opened with prayer by Rev. Brad
ley KimbrOugh, of Tennessee.
The report on the China Mission
was read.
Rev. DR.. Graves read letter from
Rev. c. r. HendriCksOn, of California,
in which he earnestly and ably advO-
Gates the establishment at once Of a
TO the Chinese Of California.
Report adopted.
Rev. w. d. Mayfield, Of Arkansas,
presented the report of the Committee
on Publications. 1t cOmmends the
organ of the three Boards, Home and
F0reiQH Journal, the Sunday School |
paper Kind Words and the arrange
nlent Of the Board for the publication
Of their books. After some discussion
the report was adopted.
DR.. POindeXter, from the Commit
tee on Treasurer's Report, returned
the original report with such cOrrec-
tiOns as were suggested by the discus
sion Of the morning..
DR.. Ford, President OF the Sunday
School Board, desired to say that the
School Board were not, and
would not be subservient to the South
western Publishing House. The re-
port'was adopted.
Rev. ID. +. Burns presented the re-
port on African missions. IL gives a
detailed account Of the mission; urges
the sending out of more missionaries,
especially Of cOlored men, and that
we seek 10 cultivate the missionary
spirit among this class Of our pOpula-
ton. Report adopted.
A resolution instructing the treasu-
rers of the board of the convention 10
make a more hailed statement of
the finances OF Il ar boards, and ex-
pressing entire confidence in them,
was carried.
Rev. DR.. BrOaddus, Of Virginia,
moved that the several State OrganiZa-
tions be requested 10 instruct their
not to I'll vacancies except
from their own States. Adopted.
Rev. DR.. Graves, of Tennessee, gave
notice that at the next session he
should move to amend the cOnstitu-
ton so as TO limit representation in
the body TO actual members Of regular
Baptist churches.
4 motion for adjournment pre-
vailed. and the brethren took the
parting hand while singing
IS Blest be ths tie that binds"
Rev. DR.. BrOaddus made a feeling
and then led In fervent and
prayer.
Aid for the Sufferers Of Richmoad.
CINCINNATI, May l2.-The Cham
Der Of Commerce appointed a COM
mittee this evening to solicit subscrip-
tions for sufferers by the Richmond
Sah Domingo
NEW YORK. Nav ia meeting |