The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-17

ing the GOSpelCo the negroes. ~ MS WVfk
lcan never be done by northern Bapcsts
] alone. ne bad told his brethren at the
North SO, and be wished to repeat 1t here.
The South must cooperate In this great
work. He had felt this more siuce he came
! here than ever nefnpe. Hc supposed that
| all were agreed that 1t was best for. the
slaves to he trea. But the practical Qles.
! ton now :, What is TO become of them
He had always taken the position {and he
had argued 1t in Boston with Wendell
Phillips and others) that the freedman
ought not to have been. allowed to vote
until he could at least read his ballot. 49,
lie was in favor oil an educational quali1-
cation for suffrage among whites as well as
blacks. lie wanted this question reviewed
and reopened, and North aud South TO
end tsor the benefit of the colored people).
He wanted especially the Baptistso of the
whete country to- work together for the
spiritual welfare OF these people, : 49, Se-.s@.
lie had turned shis last meeting before
leaving home into q prayer meeting for this
Convention, and his heart had leaped with
JOY When his feet pressed the soil of this
western land, where he had once labored,
and his hand grasped those of brethren
whom he loved. He did not wish to rake
up from the ashes old issues. Whatever
may have been the alienation Of the past,
we ought nop to have common sy mpathies,
and 60 for what is best for the common
cause. s.,-a .ss..s Ea.s. 49, e.....sa3.e5a
DR.. Fulton Is very fluent and forcibIe
speaker, and seemed deeply affected as he
spoke. -, s. 4, : -, ), = =
IN. B..-Your correspondent gives the
above report of the spirit OF this speech,
although It had nothing to do do with the
question before the house, which was osIr
Aisssos TO Africa, as coming from repre-
sentative man Of the North.1 t 2a5 5&
Rev. DR.. Ford, Of Memphis, desired to
repudiate the idea which prevailed among
brethren at the North that southern Baptists
are not hearty in their desire to work for the
salvation Of the negro. He also commended
that we OF the South are better qualified to
engage in this work than our brethren of
| the North, because we know the negro
better, sympathize with him more deeply,
and can give him the Gospel without mix
| ing politics with it. 5..,., =
:, He reciprocated the kindly feelings ex-
pressed by the brother who had just
| spoken, but he repudiated the proposition
TO cooperate with him in fighting under
any political banner, or for any political
object. .,,sa -. .
key. DR.. Poindexter was willing to ex-
tend to the brother from Boston the privi-
iege Of speaking as he might see fit his
opinion upon any subject but he desired
to call the brethren back to the question,
which was not our work among the freed
men of the, South, but among the heather
Of Africa. ! $. - - ~ .ss.ei e.
NIGHT SESSION. -: -. =
The house was crowded tonight to attend
mass meeting in behalf Of domestic mis-.
sions.
After devotional exercises the chairman
introduced as the first speaker Rev. 7. T..
Eaton, of Murfreesboro', Tenn. 2 ID.
Mr.. Eaton is, perhaps, the youngest min.
isterial, delegate to the body, and will be
the leading students and speakers ut Wash
ington College three years ago, i.'.' <.
His address was brief, but pointed, earn
est, and eloquent.
Rev. w. r. Hatcher, of Virginia, was
next introduced, and made a witty, earn
est, and very effective speech.
Rev. DR.. S. X. Freeman, OF Marion, Ala,
made telling speech; and the: exercises
were closed by Rev. DR.. Sumner, who took
u collection for the cause. VIAToR.
'.1 tBy telegraph
ST. LOUIS, May 15.-In the Southern Bap-
list Convention to-day resolution was
adopted recognizing the Theological Semi
nary at Greenville, South Carolina, as
worthy of the highest approval, and pledg-
ing to it united and cordial support. az /
The members and officers of the new
boards were nominated and confirmed.
The evening session was mostly occupied
in discussing an amendment to the consti-
tuition excluding all but members of their
denomination from sitting in convention.
It was finally laid over. -r....s
The next Convention will be held in
Raleigh, n. t., in May next. ..