Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-17

Board. especially with regard to the Indi
ans, and to the Chinese and other foreign
, ers, who are not reached by our Stat
: Boards. Elder OVERLY made some re
marks. calling upon Elder Biting of Vir
glnla to address the Convention on tn
> subject. Elder Biting responds in al
earnest appeal in behalf of the Board
showing that for 20 years past there ha
been an average of one Baptist Church 6
day organized in this country, and that tn.
: average m membership of these Churchts i!
er' tr h*n 1t was twenty years ego. Il.
= ,~ks .! tie one hundred and twenty-five
Thousand B1ptists of Virginia, and show;
that the denomination is progressive. (Dr.
fntchard stated that there were more
Baptlsts in the city of Richmond alone,
tnan OF Eplscopalians in the whole State
OF Virginia. and that notwithstanding this,
he is called Dissenter.")
Committee on Time and Place of n xt
Convention reported Fayetteville as the
place, and Wednesday after the Fl st Sun
day In November, Is the time. Adopted.
The committee on Obituaries paid high
trbates to Brothers Skinner, Whnfe Id,
Justice and Winston, all deceased during
the past year. Report adopted.
| com mlttte was appointed to raise aud
Nil up vacancies in the list of the Trustee s
OF me Convention, to report at the nf xt
session.
"A COA Is appointed I'D nominate
delegates to he Sou ern Baptist Conven-
ton. DIR Pritchard r. a Is letter from
the Baptist church. and another from the
Baptist Sunday School in New bern, the
church sending $50 to the OF ct of the
Convention, and the Sunday School $50
for DR.. Ya'e's chapel in China. Bro. J. 81.
Mills presents a resolution caiog the at
tentlon Of Il brethren to- the Importance
Of having good houses If worship of as
CO hi k..ar l.
dey t. study The Bible IF pa! ing better
sear es 20 pastors; OF the advantages of
peTmALent pas tor ties, and the djsadvauta-
gts If annual elections. A Standing CON-
mlitee on church extension is appointed
and located in Wilmington, J. .. Hidden as
Chairman.
TIE Cape Fear Ass, citation requests tie
Conventit to express some opinion Is to
tie feasibility of adopting some enc hymn
book. Elder Biting peaks on the sutject
by invita- ioD, and advocates tie "Bap;i-t
81 mu Book" published by tie Bible End
Publication Society of Philadelphia. Mo
ton made to app point committee to tx
| anime and report Ga the best by mu book,
with view to recon mendlng 1t for uni
foIm u4e. Rtmarks BY Elder WIDgate,
Bro. Mills and others. MoIon s. Re-
port cf the Finance Committee is ready by
Bro. Peasant. Adopted
Report on Missions taken rom table
aud adopted. Chair announces that The
Fayetteville Church desire to erect ms
ument to the memory C1 DR.. jas. Med N
i'll, the f, rmer Pr, sident OF tbs body, aud
ANNOUNCES that contributions f, N mem
bers of the Convention will be gla lily re
celved by the Chul ch. Motion made TO
raise here and now, the deficiency of $11S
on tee salary Of the Corresponding Score
tary. Carried, and the amount is raised
on the spot.
Committee on Preachers of the Intrc-
ductory Sermon, and of the Missionary
Sermon at tie next 81 sion. reported Elder
j. &. Hidden to preach the Intro ductory |
Sermon. W. I. WALTZ RS, Alternate. Ell |
der WlnSate to preach the Missionary |
Sermon; Elder Mitchell Alternate.
The Convention now joined in thanke- |
giving 10 God for His bIts N 50 during the |
past ear, and prayer Tor a continuance OF
the same. Ell or S!rudlty led in prayer. !
The Convention resolved that it is the |
duty of our Churches to raise $40, 600 for
the object of the Convention during this
year Thanks of the Convention rendered |
to the community for hospitality TO the
Railroad companies for court sizes. and to
the churches which have been rendered by
0 her dtnCm nations Some discussion
arises on revising the list of Ministers in /
tue State. Motion to recon- nit the report |
OF this subject, instructing the commIttee
to obtain separate lists OF the white, the
Indian ard the coored ordained ministers,
and send to the American Baptist Year
Book. Carried.
Resolution PASSED endorsing and COM
mending the Southern B Aptist theological
Seminary at Greensville, S. @.
E der Strudly appointed to preach this
afternoon at 81 o'clock. Mass meeting for
Foreign Mission appointed to be addressed |
by Elder Philips, returnt 4 Missionary from
Africa, and Elder Skinner, Of Georgia.
Adjourned to O'Clock tonight
NIGHT.
A very large congregation attended in
the Baptist church aud, after some remarks
from L der Skinner, Of Georgia, Elder A.
u. Phillips, returned NJ s.iouary from
AfIi q, made an unusually telling address
on Foreign Mi,eioUs, and especially on the
progress Of the African mission under his
charge, AID Missionary of the Southern
Baptist Con vention. A collection of some
500 was obtained for Foreign Missions.
A resolution was adopted commencing |
the Sunday School Board of this Conven-
ton TO the pastors and churches in the |
State. Adjourned.
SUNDAY sEEyIoEs.
The Bapisr, Methodist, Presbyterian
and Lutheran pulpits were supplied by the |
Ministers appointed by the Convention, as
already named in another part of this
report. After the services at the several
churches, the closing exercises of the Con-
ventton took place in the Baptist church,
The delegates gave each other the parting
hand, and thus closed one of the most
pleas ant, harmonious and efficient meet
ings that has ever been held by the BaP-
lists of North Carolina. j. O. HIDEN.
Jadge williams Charge to tho Grand
Jury Governor PaImer's Letter AdvIs-
Ing the Iodictment of General Sheridan
Severely Cr1ttcised-Fatal Railway Ac-
ctdsnt
CHICAGO, Nov. 8, 1871.
In his address to the Grand Jury Judge