Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-08

LIST, the reading OF the BID chapter OF
Isaiah, and prayer by Rev. DR.. Pritch
ard, of North Carolina.
The enrolment of delegates vas
proceeded with.
After the enrolment Of delegates,
the chair announced that the election
of officers was in order.
Rev. DR.. s. Henderson, of Alabama,
moved that DIR. Nell be elected PreSi-
dent by acclamatiOn.
The chair ruled that it required
unanimous consent.
DIR. Boyce, of South Carolina, OBJ
jected on the ground that while we
are all unanimous now, it might not
be so in future, and he was opposed
to establishing a precedent that might
hereafter give trouble.
The chair ruled that DR.. Boyee's
point was well taken.
DIR. Jeter, of Virginia, appealed from
the decision of the chair on the ground
that the precedent had been already
established in the action of the Con-
vention last year in electing DR.. Nell
by reclamation.
The Convention sustained the APP
peal, and DIR. Henderson renewed his
motion to elect by reclamation.
Rev. DIR. POindeXter, of Virginia,
moved, as a substitute, that the Con-
vention proceed tO-elect by ballot, and
was sustaining his view of the inn
portance of adhering TO this at a time
when all are agreed as to who should
be President, when, at the earnest re-
quest of President Nell, DIR. Hender-
son withdrew his motion, and the bal
Ia L.. D-a-fIa1N nrug urnnanAnA NTH
There being no nominations, and the
result being that Of 232 votes cast, DR..
Nell received $50.
The election of Vice Presidents being
in order, the following were put in
nomination: Hiram Woods, ESQ, of
Baltimore; Rev. DR.. W. c. Crane, Of
Texas; Rev. DIR. J. $. Coleman, of
Kentucky; Rev. w. w. Gardner, of
Kentucky; Rev. DIR. Crawford of Ken
lucky; Rev. DIR. BOyce, of South Caro-
lima, and Rev. DIR. j. r. Graves, of
Tennessee.
The president returned thanks in
appropriate terms. He should en-
deavor to do justice to all, but he
hoped it would be considered a per-
sonaI favor to him for brethren to ap-
peal from his decision to the House.
He should have to speak loudly in
this large building, and noisy street,
and should have TO speak promptly,
but he should try to be courteous. He
appealed to the members and to the
audience to assist him in the matter.
A. p. Abel, Esq, of Virginia,
being absent, and a. Fuller Crane,
ESQ.,, of Maryland, declining re-elec-
ton. the Convention elected as secre-
taries DR.. j. R. Hawkins, of Ken
lucky, and E. G. Williams, ESD, of
Maryland.
AThe afternoon session was opened
with prayer by Rev. DR.. w G.. Crane,
of Texas.
Rev. DR.. POindexter offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
WHEREAS, For the correctness of,
our judgments and the success of our
plans, we are dependent upon the
guidance and blessing of God, and on
occasions of this kind there should
be a profound feeling and suitable eX-
preston of this truth; therefore,
ResOICGd, l. That We the members
of the Southern Baptist Convention,
will endeavor, throughout the sessions
of this meeting, TO maintain a devOut
and prayerful spirit.
2. That the time from half-past
nine to ten o'clock each morning, be
spent in devotional exercises.
Rev. Mr.. Brewer, of Alabama,
asked leave to present a paper from
his district association.
The chair ruled that Brother
Brewer had a right to present any
matter, in order, in his individual ca
pacity as a member of the convention,
but that no association not connected
with this body had a right to be heard
here.
Mr.. Brewer appealed, but the deci-
sion of the chair was unanimously
sustained.
Brother Brewer then offered a series
of resolutions to the effect: "That
we dissent from and disown all that
partNof the report of the committee
to visit the Home Mission Society
found in the minutes of last session,
which may seem to imply that we a.
a convention respond to the overture
of the Home Mission Society that
we will unite with them in raising
up millions of freedmen to the exer-
else of ali the rights and duties of cit
tizenship.'"
Rev. Mr.. Brewer made an earnest
speech in favor of his resolution, and
against the spirit of the sentence COM
planned of by his association.
Rev. DIR. Poindexter, OF Virginia
moved to refer the resolutions to a
committee. He was satisfied that
Brother Brewer and those who acted
with him were under misapprehen-
sion as to the action of the c0nven-
ton. They had never Endorsed any
such sentiment.
Rev. j. j. d. Renfroe, of Alabama,
would be willing to refer to the COM
mittee except for the fear that the re-
port of the committee would elicit
lengthy discussion upon matters of
minor importance compared to the
great objects of the convention. The
Alabama Baptist Convention had re-
fused to send this matter here, and
while. therefore, he bore willing testi-
monyto the purity ofthe motive which
actuated Bother Brewer, he yet felt
constrained to move to lay the resOlu-
tions on the table. The motion was
almost unanimously passed.
The tellers on the election of Vice
Presidents reported that Rev. DIR. w.
G. Crane, of Texas, was the only One
elected. On motion, the three next
highest were declared elected, and
were announced to be Rev. Us. Cole
man, ID, of Kentucky; Rev. DIR. J.
P. Boyce, of South Carolina, and Rev.
DIR. A. Sherwood, of Georgia.
Rev. DIR. NJ. T. Sumner read the re-
port of the Domestic Mission Board
located at Marion, Ala. The report
was referred to the following COM
mittees:
l. On work Of the Domestic Depart
ment, past and future.
2. Ga the work of the Indian De
partment past and future.
3. Ont coliseum Place Baptist
Church, New Orleans.
The report reviewed the past histO-
ry of the operations of the board, and
showed them to have been most salts
factory; discussed the question of
agencies; made a very gratifying eX-
hibit of its finances, and made the fol-
lowing exhibit of work performed by
its missionaries, some of whom had
been employed for only a part of their
time:
The Years Work-Domestic Field
Sermons and addresses, 1853; bap-
tisms, 225; miles travelled, 33,S02; Bag
tisms in connection with labor, but b
others, 211; prayer meetings ~attendedSi
1857; persons converted, but not bap-e
tized, 81; religious visits to families. /
5l27; weeks labor, 907; churches and
stations supplied, 1852; deacOns and
ministers ordained, 10; Sunday
schools organized, Y, with 191 teach
ers and 1867 pupils; number received
by letter, l44; Bible classes, 50, with