Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-20
Southern Baptist Convention.

Southern Baptist Convention.
On Monday last the Southern Baptist
Convention, at Louisville, was chiefly en-
gagged in the consideration of missionary
questions. We append detached pa.a-
graphs:
Rev. DR.. Burrows, of Virginia, (Presi-
dent Of the Foreign Board) called atten.
ton to the vast field opened to the South
ern Baptists in China. The other Baptists
of the world have left us this field, and our
little band of missionaries there are alone
SO far as Baptists are concerned. He eIo-
quently and ably urged that we should
either turn over our missions in China to
others or else reinforce them at once and
come up to the great work with something
like the energy and activity which Christ
demands and our ability would permit.
Rev. DR.. Broaddus, of Virginia, had no
conscientious scruples about owning the
old hunting grounds of the Indians. He
believed that the Lord intended that we
should have these lands but he believed
that He intended We should cultivate them
in order to get the means of sending the
gospel to the Indians.
Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, of Maryland,
argued that the promotion of foreign mis-
sions is one of the very best means of pro-
noting our domestic missions.
DR.. Burrows believed that the Baptists
of the South are both able aud willing to
give two hundred thousand dollars to each
board. He gave some striking figures TO
show that the great difficulty is not lack
of either means or ability, but of opportu-
nifty. He ably and earnestly called upon
the business men of the convention to de.
wise some means of getting at the contri-
buttons OF the churches.
Rev. DIR. Skinner, Of Nashville, said
there was plenty of money in the South.
The difficulty was that men had grown
cold in religion. There is bitterness in the
hearts of brethren towards each other.
When it is proposed to let the hearts of all
brethren come together reCltapeiSna comes in
TO hinder.
The speaker was called to order and the
call was sustained.
DR.. Skinner went on to discuss the pos
sibility of God inspiring men to engage i'll
foreign missions work. If we want mis-
sions to succeed we must love our breth-
rem here, and our Northern brethren, and
our Baptist brethren everywhere.
He was again called to order, and the
call was sustained
DIR. S. didn't know whether it YVES not
bis duty to go on a foreign mission, and
the duty Of the Oldest brethren to go. lie
was ready to go if selected He didn't
know but Brother Poindexter and Brother
Jeter should go.
The following is the new Foreign Mis-
sion Board, located in Richmond.
President-J l. Burrows
Vice Presidents-Hiram Woods, Mary
land, J L Curry, Virginia, B Furman,
South Carolina. W NJ Wingate, North Car
oIina, Henry Mcdonald, Kentucky, Moses
Green, Arkansas, G II Irwin. Georgia, J t
Williams, Missouri, T Courtney, Louisi-
ana, s Henderson, Alabama, William How
ard, Texas, J S Baker, Florida, j M
Lewis, Mississippi, Matt Hillsmau, Ten /
nessee.
Corresponding Secretary-J 3 Taylor.
Treasurer-Edwin Workman.
Recording Secretary II Gwath-
mey.
Auditor-C T Wcrtham.
Board Of Managers 3 Jeter, A B
CLARK, A Snead, II K Elyson, A G. Woy- |,
than, E. Dickinson, @ 81 Winston. az |
Keesee, J B Watkins, Wellington Goddin,
John G Williams, J A Chamblis, r j. |
Evans, N w Wilson, J II OnrlicIk.
AND INDIAN MISSION BOARD, LoCA-
TED IN MARION, ALA.
PresideDt-W II Mcintosh.
Vice PresidentS-J w M MARYLAND, !
Maryland, W Hooper, North Carolina, III
2 Lowry, Mississippi, E I Winkler South
Carolina, E 8 Dulin, Missouri, O X Win |
ston, Tenne sse. E L Compere, Arkansas,
Il W Dodge, Virginia, z FL Lumbar, Ala |
bama, r Ii Browne, Louisiana. J II De- |
Vote, Georgia, FL Q Clarke. Texas, Green !
Clay Smith, Kentucky, w FL Fiquet.
Corresponding Secretary-M L Sumner.
Recording Secretary-W FL Fixuct
Treasurer b Lovelace.
Auditors FL Fowlkes.
Board of Managers-J T Bailey, Porter |
King, @ G Huckabee, L G. Tut, j Moore,
w L McAlister, d r Lide. e A Blunt, A |
] Battle, w W Wilkerson, S r Freeman, |
b q Thornton, I 3 Walden, II Lee, A Z |
Goodhue and T J Dill.
SCHOOL BOARD, LOCATED IN MEM
PHIs, TENN.
Presidents Fl Ford
Vice Presidents G Carpenter, Louis |
ana, b Manly, South Carolina, A + /
Crane, Maryland, w 8 Webb, Mississippi,
W d Maytield, Arkansas, J T Williams, |
Missouri, " L Brantley, Georgia, George |
Hunt, Kentucky, B W Justice, North !
Carolina, F NJ Law, Texas, p Abel,
Virginia, Joseph Shackelford, Alabama.
Treasurer-S @ Rogers
Recording Secretary-J L Norton.
Auditor-E G Wicker.
Corresponding Secretary-T G Teas dale.
Board of Managers-J r Graves, A
d E Burns, Marcus Cooper, W !
Taylor, G w Norton, M W Phillips, J
Z Verser. Il S Bruce, P Jones, James
8eattie, S M Jobe, r G Craig, G. V Voor-
MES, W d Andrews, DR. G Rogers