The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-13

great attention, and were listened to through
| out with marked attention. He said that the
Southern Baptist Convention had rendered
| determination, and there had been no official
response, the reason being stated to be that
the constitution of the American Baptist As
sociation prevented the suggested co-opera-
tion. He regretted that there had ever been
a word said about cooperation with our North
ern brethren. How can two walk together
excent thew be agreed? We may agree upon
the Gospel Of Christ; but when You
come to preach it, there may be a
wide divergence as to now II is TO be done.
| The time may sometime come when we can
NOT only be one with our Northern brethren in
loving Christ, but to agree as to how we will
| work In advancing the kingdom Of Christ.
There was no need Tor urging organic co-ope-
| ration. There was danger In that. There was
| in the country too much tendency to consoi-
dation in policies and IN other religious de-
nominations. There would be individual CO.
was ali the sort that the convention could by
| its action promote, was dangerous to the cause
of Christ. md not likely to promote harmony.
| He concluded by showing that there could be
| determination and Christian fellowship, but
that the South could not give up her organiza-
ton, and that the resolutions proposed were
the first steps in that direction.
The Rev, Mr.. Warren, of Georgia, regarded
the subject as of great importance-it had TO
he met. and he was glad 1t was introduced.
Hr wanted the matter referred to committee
of the best men to consider and report upon
it. He was In favor OF sustaining our South
ern institutions, and opposed TO voting that
we could cooperate Win Northern oreCnren.
He thought that there was no occasion for
uch q vote. He cited the case Of the Ameri-
can Baptist Society employing Brother Hay
wood q Georgian, born and raised in the
South. and with religious, political and social
Southern sympathies, t0'be their agent in dis
tributing among the poor of the South $4,000.
Was this cooperation to be rejected When
he himself had proposed an agency to educate
colored ministers the representative of the
Northern Board wrote to tell him to draw s2GO,
and he did so. Was he to refuse such co-ope-
ration rendered without question He cited
other cases. and urged that While Southern
organizations should be Kept up, there should
be kindly cooperation with Northern brethren.
The Rev ]. ICulpepper, OF South Carolina,
next followed, who said the . preach between
Northern and Southern Baptist was widened
by each of them believing what bad men said
to them about the other. He admitted that
his mind had thus been, prejudiced against
Northern people, He knew that the lies told
ahont Southern people BY what somebody had
called 'them edged devils" and believed by
Northern people, had done great harm. 1t
had alienated the hearts Of the Christians OF
the North and South The Northern people
believed that there were Ku-klux in South
Carolina, killing loyal people, and that South
ern Christians favored their bad acts. and this
made these Northern Christians believe that
the Southern Christians were wicked. Then,
arain. tile men who thus caused bad feeling in
the North BY disappearing Southern peo-
ple, had 30 misused public money and increas-
public expenses, that the burdens Of taxation
were enormous. His own taxes 1or state pur.
poses were nine times what they used to be, and
as Southern people believed that this was slls-
tanned by Northern people who sustained the
bad fellows who did the mischief, 1t alienated
their hearts from those Of the Northern breth-
rem. The breach was constantly growing
wider The feeling Of Southern Christians
toward their Northern brethren was much
worse than it was two years ago. They felt
that they were treated most un)uslly and un-
generously. They reported ku-kluX IN South
Carolina were oil men In pnckram-len; siX.
people knew, and they felt sore at being con-
stantly misrepresented and abused. He had
stood it and meant to stand 1t as long as he
could. That was the way many Southern Bap-
tist brethren felt. He was willing to frater-
nize with Northern brethren. but he would
have them regard him as also a Christian
brother. It was t6e same distance from Bos-
At the close of Mr.. Culpepper's remarks, the
Rev. Dr. Broaddus OF Virginia, with view
to harmonize the convention, submitted the
following preamble and resolutions as a Sub
stitute for those offered by Mr.. Jeter:
Whereas, Many Of our brethren. both North
and South, are desirous OF attempting by some
suitable means to secure organic connection
between the several boards Of the Baptist de-
pomin otion North and SOuth
Resolved, That in the Judgment OF this coq-
yention, any attempt in this direction would,
instead of tending to draw together the Ban-
lists of the North and South, tend rather to
keep up strife among the brethren.
Resoived, That while we desire to cultivate
fraternal feelings toward our Northern breth-
rem, we recommend to the several organiza-
tlons now existing in both sections to promote
their own work by such means as the Provl-
dence of God may put into their hands, bid
ding each other God-speed in the work ,ol
spreading the Gospel throughout the whole
earth.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee. offered
the following amendment to the SUBSTITUTE OF
Dr. Broaddus
Resolved, That the question Of cooperation
with our Northern brethren be referred to
committee of one from each State embraced
under the operations OF this body, Win IN.
structions TO report the character and method
of cooperation if any, that is desirable and
practicable.
The Rev. DIR Pondexter. Of Virginia. arose,
and, in forcbe speech, urged the adoption
Of the original resolutions.
At this stage OF the discussion, a motion was
made to lay the above subject on the table.
The motion was adopted by liz yeas 10 81
nays.
The Rev. j. L. Reynolds, of South Carolina,
made the report OF the committee, 10 wnoin
was referred the subject of the Sunday-School
Board cooperating with Northern agencies foI
the same work. The report urged the action
of cooperation Of all Christian brethren With
in the field OF the Southern Convention, bul
strongly deprecated o consolidation with any
Northern organization and urged increased
energy by the board, TO whom it suggested
practical efforts and reports. T9e report was
adopted.
The Rev, DR.. Jeter moved to take the pre-
amble and resolutions offered by him from the
table, which was ordered by vote OIL Jag yeas
to 80 nays.
DR.. Broaddus took the floor again. and made
strong and urgent appeal in favor oil thell
adoption by the convention. He said he wanted
harmony. He had been called an eX-rebel
and he did not take 1t in an invidious sense.
fillmore was ex-President, but that did mol
mean that Fillmore regretted having been
President, or thought he had done wrong II
being, or might not, under some circnm
stances, wish to be so again. He was willing
TO harmonlze with Northern brethren. and lei
the past, with its bitter memories, go. He
was willing to love all Christians, but this die
not mean that he would give mp our own or