Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-17

Convention adjourned until tomorrow ..
0 o'clock. at
They held no afternoon session. II, o.,.
that the members might attend the l,.,-f
rial exercises. n!o-
Those exercises passed off with s,....
The two fire companies, with the KaIaisss.
band, acted as escorts. The crowd sn
immense. Gen. Hampton, having arr; Ills
this morning, delivered the address
was an eloquent and graceful prodnc.;oiN
He is, however, no orator. His styla !.
very passive, almost tame but then be =
a glorious gentleman and soldier VI.
correspondent had tie pleasure of me.,i, uf
him, and was much struck with his rrs
tentatious manners. He is as WELLS lbs
as heightened. He paid the ladies t1
quent compliments, in beautiful styIa
do not know whether he will agree 10 mn,
lish it Or;not. CAscARIIIt 0'-
RALEIGH, n. c., NAV 10
Dear journal The crowd is still on -.
increase. Great interest is taken j., =, ,,e
proceedings of the Southern Baptist Co me
vention. Last night addresses were MI
at the Foreign Mission Mass Meeting bsl1
in the Baptist church, by Rev. DIR. Wini'u
Ter, of Charleston, 5. c., and Rev. n,s
Brantley and Williams, of Maryland. An
the addresses were fine, but that of H.
Winkler was surprisingly SO. He is a yerr
able man. Tonight Rev. DIR. Fuller viii
deliver an address at the Baptist church az
Home Mission. lie has a splendid reputa.
ton, and public expectation is OIL tip-toe 70
hear him. But more of this hereafter
will presently give you the appointment
for preaching tomorrow. There are manv
gentlemen Of distinguished merit amony
them. DR.. Curry, as will be seen, is to
preach at Tucker Hall in the afternoon.
He is an eloquent gentleman, and was one.
a distinguished politician. / remember 70
have heard Hon. w. \. II. Smith say that
he was the ablest man in the Confederate
Congress.
The Convention met at o O'Clock. a. NJ
A discussion Of some length took place
upon the report ofthe COMMITTEE on Home
and Foreign Journal. The qccstion was a.
TO the continuance Of the publication, some
being III favor OF Suspendlng it, the matter
intended for it to be furnished by the Se.
cretary of the Board of Publication in tho
papers of the denomination. Others were
for continuing publishing it on better ia
per and employing a competent editor al
suitable salary to conduct il. The latter
idea was adopted. Rev. Mr. Worrell of
Kentucky, DR.. Sumner, Of Alabama. and
Mr.. Elyson. of RichmOnd DISPATCH. spoke
The subject Of biennial sessions was dis.
cussed but not disposed Of. DIR. Jeter ~
Richmond, DIR. Henderson, of Kentucky
Crane, of baltimore, and Gen. Field. Of
Virginia, participated in the debate.
The report on the financial condition of
the Sunday School Board was read and
debated. Some We're in favor of ahoiiSl
ing the Board, others were its E. S..'a1s':
The most effective speech was Ivy Eey.
Basil Manly, of Kentucky.
Rev. DR.. Brantley, of Maryland, Rev.
Mr.. Haycood, and DR.. Williams, argued
for tho adjustment of the Board. Rev. s.
Landrum, Of Tennessee. President of the
Board, Rev. Mr.. Manly, Rev. DR.. Tichnor,
of Alabama, and Rev. Mr.. Dodson, of Ten
nessce, were for continuing it. The de-
bate was animated and interesting.
We omit the evening proceedings until
our next.
The three great preachers of this body
are Drs. Fuller, Jno. A. Broadus and
Winkler. BY reference to the appoint
mentS it will be seen that DIR. Broadus
does not preach. DR.. McGuffie, Of the
University Of Virginia, has pronounced DR..
Broadus the model preacher of America.
He is not so eloquent as Fuller, nor SO
vigorous and muscular as Winkler, but lie
is wonderfully charming in his simplicity
| Of manner and reach of thought.
1t isnow thought that the Convention
will adjourn either Monday night or Tues
| day during the day.
Many Of the delegates have admired
Raleigh no little. They have received a
| great deal Of attention.