The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-10

REYNOLDS, OF S0utn CaTollna, new u. .; -
Rev. DR.. P. b. Nell, Georgia; Rev. Dr. NJ: T.
Sumner. Alabama; Rev w. F. Broaddus, V1r-
ginia; Rev. T. c. Teasdale, Mississippi; Rev. j.
7. D. Renfroe, Alabama; Rev. DR.. j. P. Boyce,
Rev. Crawford H. Toy, and Rev. W.: D.
Thomas, of South Carolina; Rev. DR.. 3. Hen
derson, Alabama; Rev. Dr.. VIM: Williams, South
Dr.. Dr. PrItchard, North Carolina; Rev. DR.. W: c.
Crane and Rev. Mr.. Smith, of Texas; Rev. DR.;
Griffith, ofiPhiladelphia; Rev. Dr. Anderson, OF
Pennsylvania; Rev. DR.. Jeter, Rev. DR.. Poin-
dexter, Rev. DR.. Taylor, Rev. DR.. Dodge, Rev.
A0r. Haynes, Rev. Dr.. Dickinson, Rev. g. g.
Biting, Rev. J. B. Taylor, Jr, all Of Virginia;
Rev. Dr. ]. W. N. Williams, Rev: J. B; Haw-
Rev. G. G. Chaplin, Rev. Fl. h. Wyer and Pro
fessor G. H. Winton, of Virginia; Rev: T. w,
Fuller, Rev. F. II. Iyey, Rev. As r. Galloway,
| of Georgia; Rev. B. Il. Graves, Canton, China,
| and large number Of others.
/. THE MEETING.
The convention assembled in the Walnut
| street Baptist Church, In Louisville, on Thurs
| day, the 9Th instant, in accordance with preVl-
1 ous announcement.
AT the appointed hour the president of the
/ convention, Rev. DT. Nell, Of Georgia, took
the chair The secretary Ofthe last session. "A. r:
Crane, ESQ.,, Of Baltimore, was at his post, and
Il
hymn of the Psalmist, the reading of the SGD
chapter Of Isaiah, and prayer by Rev. Dr.
4 Pritchard, of North Carolina. NS
The following delegates from Soutn Carolina
were enrolled Rev. DR.. ]. P. Boyce, Rev. DR..
| W. Williams, Rev. c. b. Toy, Rev. Or. ). l..
Reynolds, Rev. w. D. Thomas, James q: Nash,
John Robertson, W; Biggs, G. W.-Pickett'
Afterethe enrolment Of delegates the chair
announced that the election Of officers was In
order.
Rev, DR.. s. Henderson, of Alabama, moved
that Df. Nell be elected president. Of 232
votes cast, Dr.. Nell received 230.
The election of vice-presidents being in Or
der, Ahe rollOSing were put in nomination
Hiram Woods, Esq, Of Baltimore; Rev. DR.. W.
| @. Crane, OF Texas; Rev. DR.. j. s. Coleman, Of
Kentucky; Rev. w. W. Gardner, Of Kentucky;
| Rev. DR.. Crawford, of kentucky. Rev. Or.
Boyce, of South Carolina, and Rev. DR.. j. K.
Graves, of Tennessee.
The president returned thanks In appropriate
| terms.
A. P. Abel. Esq, OF Virginia, being absent,
and A. Fuller Crane, Of Maryland, declining
re election, the convention elected as secreta-
ries Or. j. r. Hawkins, of Kentucky, and E. c..
Williams Esq. OF Maryland
-,-,ee.f AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the introduction Of some unimportant
business, the tellers on the election Of vice.
nresiients reported that the Rev. DR.. W. G.
Crane, of Texas, was the only one elected.
On molten, the three next highest were de-
clared elected, and were announced to be Rev.
J. 8. Coleman, D; D., Of kentucky, Rev. Dr.. ).
p. Boyce, of South Carolina, and Rev. DR.. A.
Sherwood, or Georgia.
Rev, Dr.*Jeter, of Virginia, offered series
Of resolutions, providing for the appointment
of committee to confer with q similar COM
mIttee from Northern societies, to see how far
and in what way there can be cooperation
between them.
j. William Jones, of Virginia moved to lay
the resolutions on the table. The vote was
taken, and, being very close, "diylsion" was
called for, during the taking of which DR..
Jeter asked and obtained permission to with
draw the resolutions, intimating that he would
renew them OF some other time.
Rev. DR.. J. B. Taylor, corresponding secre-
tary, presented the report Of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board. The report shows an increase Of
over $1,000 in contributions as compared with
last year-shows the decided success Of their
missionary paper, (the Home Foreign Jour-
nal, and ably and earnestly sets forth the ne
cessity Of reinforcing Its mission stations. 1t
referred to the convention the question
which some have raised-as to whether our
work should be vigorously prosecuted or trans
ferred to others, and ably set forth the adVan-
tage of the former. 1t gives detailed, most
interesting and satisfactory account OF the Sta
tions in China and Africa, and refers to the
convention the question of starting missions in
Europe.
Rev. Mr.. Stout, of Georgia, moved to refer
the report to committee on the Chinese mis-
sion and one on the African mission.
Rev. j. B. Hawthorn moved to add com-
mittee on European mission.
Rev. DR.. Williams, OF Maryland, moved to
refer also to committee on cooperation with
Northern Baptists
Rev. Dr.. Jeter seconded the motion and
availed himself of the opportunity Of explain
ing his position on this question. He was not
in favor of dissolution Of the Southern Bap
tist Convention, but he wanted to see II we
could not have some cooperation with North
ern Baptists, which should be mutually advan-
taoeouS He wanted to see II we could not
adopt some plan which should unite all hearts
and all hands in our common and glorious
work. He thought that the question should be
fairly and kindly met, and that In this, as In
all else, we should seek after harmony. He
was not simply Southern Baptist, but Bap-
tIst for the whole country, and for the world.
Rev. W. D. Thomas, Of South Carolina, sub
mitted that DR.. Jeter's speech was on the reso-
lutions he had some time before offered, and
not on the real question before the house. The
Foreign Mission Board had submitted no ques-
ton Of cooperation, but one as to whether we
should transfer Its operations to others. He
did not wish at this time 10 discuss the gener-
al merits of the question, but simply to raise
this point. i
Rev. DR.. Taylor explained that this was the
question raised by the board, that there had
been certain publications on the subject, and
that the board had received various letters on
the subject. They did not desire the transfer,
but wanted the question settled.
Rev. DR.. Williams modified his resolution
and moved committee on transfer. He was
firmly in favor of standing by our own organi-
zation. But he wanted the question fairly
met and settled.
Rev. DR.. Sumner, of Alabama, was unwi-
ling even to consider such o question. To
him 1t was humiliating even to think Of the
possibility Of transferring to others our own
work.
The question being put, the motion was
overwhelmingly lost, and this would seem to
settle for the present that, while the Baptlsts
Of the So"th cherish the most fraternal feelings
toward their brethren at the North, they in |
tend to abide by their organization and do |
heir own work.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE M. e.
CHURCH, SOUTH.