The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-06-09
Annual Meeting of the NNfsmFssfupf
Baptist State Convention.
WEST rOrsT-rrs PEOPLE AND ITS PROSPECTS
The Orphans HOme-Es present status
and condition.
WEST PoISr, MISS June 5. 1870.


them to you to print them.
| The Mississippi Baptist State Convention
has been in session aimee Thursday last, anC
viii continue day or two longer; and a:
the Convention has now no denominations
| organ published within the State, will not
briefly the proceedings of that body for thu
benefit of such of that household of faith a
are accustomed to read THE CLARIoN. In
deed, it should by this time be well known
that The CLARION has always cheer.
fnlly published the proceedings of all eccle'
| siastical bodies in the State, when the sam,
was furnished or could be obtained.
The Convention was called to order by it
respected President, Elder N. z. Lowry
gentleman who wore the gray and the gen
erars wreath and stars in the "late unpleas
antness-" Elder Lowry, however, is moi
only now loyal citizen, but he has been fol
many years a devoted and successful min
ister of the gospel. He lives at Ripley. Du-
ring the past year he has done much in the
| cause of Domestic Missions, and his nara
| tive before the Convention on that subject
was one of thrilling interest.
Mr-Lowry was reelected President; FL
der J. NJ. Lewis was elected Secretary; Ell
der Theo. Whitfield, Corresponding Secre-
tary, and Mr.. X. NJ. Leavell, Treasurer.
The Convention thus organized, the usual
Committees were appointed, and the body
proceeded to business.
Messengers were appointed as follows
To the Southern Baptist Convention, Ala
bama State Convention, General Association
Of North Alabama and General Association
n TannaaSaa r. int
ed to the Convention Of Louisiana and Ar
kansas.
Correspondence was dropped with the
Georgia State Convention, General Associ-
alton of Virginia and of North and South
Carolina, on account of their remoteness.
Ed. Jas. Shackleford was received as cor
respondent from the General Association of
North Alabama.
A letter was read from the Vicksburg
Church, thanking the Convention for time
lY aid one year ago, and asking additional
assistance. This letter was referred to a Sc
lect committee, who submitted n favorable
report; previous to the adoption of which
Elder t. j. Walne, pastor of the Vicksburg
Church, gave a very graphic descrip-
ton of the building in which his little flock
is obliged to worship, and of the impor-
lance of Vicksburg as field for christian
effort. His appeal for help was net only an
eloquent but a stirring one, for it stirred
hundreds of dollars from the pockets of
liberal brethren present into his hands Mr..
Walne is young minister of decided tai
ent and great promise. He is willing to ad-
nit, too, that he does not yet fully under
stand the art of ''boiling down" what he
has to say, although, in this respect he sue
ceeded very admirably in an address to the
Sunday School this morning. The Baptist
congregation at VIcksburg is small in num-
beers and limited in means, and liberal gen.
tlemen of that denomination cannot well
find more worthy Object-than in contrib
uting toward the building of house of
worship, on the eligible lot owned by the
church
Elder Hackett, of Jacksonville, by the
way, is greatly esteemed in the Convention,
and very justly regarded as one of its lead
ing members-made an excellent speech on
the first day of the session on resolutions
submitted by him proposing to raise Com
mittee to consider the propriety of organi-
zing three Boards to take charge of the
Mission Interest, Ministerial Education and
the Sabbath School work. His statistics
and remarks on the subject of systematic
benevolence, were full of interest and in
struction, showing what grand aggregate
of means can be gathered for the three OBJ
jects contemplated by small but regular and
general contributions. Tall oaks from lit
tie acorns grow; large streams from little
sources fiow."
Ill 81 A
resolution providing for memorializing the
Legislature with a view of inducing some
legislation, which will subdue the practice
of running railroad trains on the holy Sab
bath; that the continued evil was depreca-
ted, and that the cooperation of all chris
tians is desired The resolution was refer
red to a committee, and on its being subse-
quently reported for adoption. seemed to
meet with but very little favor. Elder E.
d. Miller, of Holly Springs, for instance,
said he was as much in favor of observing
the Sabbath as any body, but he could see no
propriety and no right in the Convention
passing such measures. He opposed the
mixing up of religion with legislation of
any kind. lie moved to lay the resolution
on the table, and there it went. The absur-
QAby Vi Tile lucd VA 6uS PIGScuI
seriously considering any memorial looking
to good morals, had doubtless not occurred
to Mr.. Hardcastle.
The Introductory Sermon, usually preach
ed at the commencement of the session,
was preached Thursday night, by Ed.
J. w. Bozeman, of Lexington, and was an
eloquent and forcible presentation of the
Divine Truth.
THE SECOND DAY
Was devoted to the reading of Reports on
the following subjects: Orphans Home,
Mississippi College, Sunday Schools, Theo-
logical Seminary at Greenville, S. c. and
Missions. These were severally
referred to committees, or adopted without
much discussion.
At night, there was mass meeting in
behalf of the Sunday School interest, when
addresses were made by two of the leading
lights of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ID. K.
Burns and J. Z. Graves, both of Memphis.
Both ably urged the duty of sustaining
home religious literature, and their speeches
elected quite liberal response in favor of
the Sunday School Board at Memphis. Mr..
Burns, always eloquent was at times very
humorous. His description of the miser,
who boards his gains, and into whose pock-
ct the dollar descends, with the mournful
song, goodbye, vain world. Pm going
heme," was very happy, and irresistably
Iaughable.
The remarks by Elder Graves were direc-
ted mainly to the necessity Differentiation
al literature. He is, as is well known, an
earnest and Incorporating defender of
Baptist principles--formidable in debate
and mighty with the pen. As q Baptist, he
may not be hard-shell. but he is certainly