Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-10
THE 6Sg4TlSTS,
Second Days Proceedings Of the Conysn-
ton at Louisville.
Report Of ihs Memphis Sunday School
BOard---The Southern Baptist Thee
logical Seminary.

Convention met at the appointed
hour, the officers all being in place.
Prayer by the Rev. Bradley Kim
brough, Of Tennessee. After the
usual religious exercises, led by DIR.
Poindexter, the standing committees
were appointed.
Rev.SDr, T~easdale, Corresponding
Secretary, read the report of the
Sunday School Board, located at
Memphis, Tenn. The Board ably set
forth the advantages of its location,
and the missionary work before it has
and may accomplish, and give a clear
detailed account of its publication
operations. 1t pleads earnestly for
cooperation on the part of the State
and district organization in the South
ern States. The rel rt says;
CAS- to cooperation with Northern
societies in u Sunday school work,
we would simply remark that if it
were possible to secure such cO-Opera-
ton on terms of perfect equality, and
if it could be done with proper respect
to our people, and with due honor to
the Master, then we should say, with
all our hearts, let it be done, But we
seriously apprehend that any attempt
at organic union for the present would
be found to be not only i~noppOrtune
and impOlitic, but would seriously re-
tard the work of real union by ex-
huming the seeds of peace before the
germs shall have become fairly i'm
bedded in the soil. The acknOWl-
edged want of hOmOgeneity between
the people North and South will rem
der the work of p~acidcation slow.
Meanwhile let us follow the reiterated
conviction of this Convention, that,
while determination with Northern
Baptists is desirable, and will be
sought, separate action in general de-
nOminational enterprises is the policy
of true peace and surest progress"
The report gives a detailed account
of the labor of its missionaries, shows
the need of its aid, and earnestly APP
peals for help to do its work.
In reference to the ability Of South
ern Baptists to do their own work, the
report says;
"That we have talent in our midst
to furnish the most acceptable Sunday
| School literature, is obvious from the
fact that Northern societies find it to
their interest to employ Southern
| writers, at high rates, As contributors
to their periodicals, and as authors of
their books. One, at least, of the reg
ular contributors to Kind Words is
thus employed by the Baptist Publ
cation Society of Philadelphia; and
especial pains are taken to insert her
full name and the place of her resi-
dence, in connection with every arti-
Gle which they obtain from her tai
ented pen. A Southern man has been
made associate editor Of one of the
papers of that society; aud now it is
announced that be is solicited to act
as n Of the editors Of another of its
Sunday School periodicals. This APP
probation Of Southern talent on the
part of a great Northern society is
certainly very complimentary to the
intellectual capacity of our people:
! and shows how well able we are to
take care of ourselves in the matter of
a suitable Sunday School literature for
our childen. Once for all, therefore,
we say, that if we can command the
general patronage of our own South
ern people, we will give them a Sum
day School paper, at once most excel
lent and attractive, which shall be
alike free from offensive sectionalism
and unsOund theology; and which
shall be in every respect adapted to
the peculiar civilization of the South,
and the scriptural piety Of our peo-
ple."
On motion of DIR. Jeter, of Virginia,
DIR. Boyce, Of South Carolina, wa re-
quested to address the convention on
the interests of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, located at
GreenvilIe, South Carolina.
DR.. Boyce said that there could be
no doubt as to tie importance Of the0-
lopical educatioIAand the only que5-
var could be s.~ae manner IN
SECTION d.