New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-22
THE BAPTISTS.
THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.

THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
CHICAGO, May 21.-The American Baptist
Home Missionary Society met yesterday morning in
Farwen Hall. The attendance OF delegates and specta-
tors large In the absence of the presiding officer
the chair was filed by the Hon. william BUSHNELL OF
Philadelphia During the discussion on the report OF the
Southern Department. acrimonious feeling was aroused
by the remarks Of Of the Southern delegates
garding slavery. The Rev. DR.. Burroughs Of Richmond
Va declared it his belief that the holding OF the
Africans in bondage not morally wrong The Rev.
Dr. Travner Of Memphis thought the negro was neye
happy as when in chains in the South.
These remarks were received with disapprobation by
the audience. The Rev. Mr. Grimes colored OF Boston
said that for years the blood Of the two races have
been running through his veins without querreling
Great appause) He said they were talking In the East
OF making Doctor of Divinity of him. A number OF
other delegates participated in the discussion An Issue
was finally raised which suspended debate on the report
and the Convention adjourned without final action.
The seth annual report OF the Executive Board gives
the following statistics and information;
The wOl Of The Society as see2 DIVIDED Into three s So9s a
PHmen 2 missionaries have been empoyea u % Ss ana
% Of S these Ss T are SS1Pan h saP T p
Chinese and Indian languages In San FIsncsco All Puns Chinese
ing and soOo has been provided for the establish
tTv over Toe miSonse have been employed Bu
caOna Department GOO has been expended in the % o.
school property $4,000 and 276s persons have received Id
In the Church Department 60 churches have been erected and
E not Il sST sense lost hut while it doing soceys safely
invested and constantly hs prospects f ts n % T
TssA1Exs RKposr-Recept. so s't 81 cOnHbg,
lions for general purposes Sgl go 50; heaces SO vs. chu
edsee fund sSao6 3d. Preetnens fund $50 $50 q interest So
s94 @ iS expenses Fmens work. SIS 3s 52 church sdsse
s9 81 sossry ssstes~Sumbe Of missionaries 300;
preached persons baptized 4Gi churches organized S IAN
i@si school 500 is,ioS' ''''''
THE BAPTIST BIBLE AND PUBLICATION SOCIETY.
This Society met in Chicago on Friday morn
ing There was large attendance and much interest
shown. This Society is composed Of the old American
and Foreign Bible Society and Publication Society,"
union which is scarcely completed yet The Publication
Society was organized in Washington in 1924 and was for
several years known the Baptist General Tract So
ciey In 1851 took the Of the American Baptist
Publication Society The general object OF the organZa
ton as defined by the constitution is to promote evan
geical religion by Of the Bible the printing press
co portage and the Sunday SCHOOL, In 1874 its assets
were reported at little $4,000 The annual report
the Board of Managers shows that the assets III 1871
s252OOO OF this $4,000 is permanent investment
for benevolent work me receipts IN an
last year S32149 IL was the first in THIS country
employ the missionary coporteur This branch OF the
| the people in their homes with the BIZ
6f SS with the pTeachng Of the Gospel During
the fiscal year there have been issued or books tracts
xceeds the issues of last year by 54S27 pages The
society has printed of books tracts &C. since its organ
haitian IS 5l3 40 COpies containing matter equal 10
7G2 e 74 pages in lSmo The whole number OF publ
cations on the SOcetys catalogue at the present time Is
1OS2 of which 634 bound volumes. Three hundred
and eight new Smday-schools have been organ
lied during the year, and 500 converts nave
been bapfzed by colporteurs The receipts in the bust
ness department FOR the year ending March l. 1871 are
S24 489 49, being s995 90 more than the business re-
ceps of year. The receipts in the missionary De
partment are $509 co, being s9574 50 less than the
benevolent receipts last year This decrease Is 3cci-
nv no two
been without collecting agents during the last year
The total receipts in both departments arc s552liS o.
being $40 $50 so more than the receipts Of last year
Atthe session OF Saturday the report on the Cburch
Edidce Department read. The capital employed
while doing its legitimate work safely invested The
churches receiving loans always legally Organized
and their property fully insured resolution had been
passed directing the Secretary 10 forecose on the non
PAYMENT interest. The Board had money for perm
aneut Investment The capital thus kept actively at
work. 1t was not proposed with this fund 10 Duld
churches pay church debts After remarks by sew
era delegates on the important work Of the Church Edi-
lice Department the session adjourned.