The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-25
TIE BAPTIST STATE CONVENTIONS


Flfty.Second Aaniversary-Sscond LAY
[PRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
DARLINGTON, 8. G., November 22.
After religious exercises, conducted by ReV.
R.H. Griffith, of Charlotte, N. c., the conven-
tIon was called to order by President Furman,
and additional delegates enrolled.
The Rev. John Stout read the report of the
executive board of the convention, to which
is committed the work OF State missions, Sum-
day-schools, DC. The report stated that Rev.
A. W. Lamar had been appointed general
agent, who had visited many sections Of the
State, urging the churches to adopt plans of
systematic benevolence, and arouslng them to
the great work of missions. He had visited
one hundred and forty churches, preached
two hundred and forty-slx sermons, and col
lected fourteen hundred and ffty-hve dollars.
Rev. G. A. Baynard had been appointed to
the mission work In Beaufort County, and had
preached one hundred and seventy-tour SER
mons, made eight hundred Visits and travelled
ak thousand miles. Eev. O. F. Gregory labor
ed as missionary at Mount Pleasant, and dur
Ing the year had preached TWO hundred and
twenty:Nxisermons,m made nine hundred and
thirty.tWo visits, and baptized nineteen per-
sons. Other missionaries, Rev. Messrs. Hat
field Gaines, Thomson, Rollings, bad render
edyaluable service In destitute sections OF. the
State. One missionary in Colleton had sue
ceeded in establishing Sunday-schools, num-
beriug six hundred scholars, In places where
there was not one six years ago. The report
was. ably discussed by leading members of the
convention. DR.. Reynolds considered the
three great instruments to be used for the
success OF the den0minatio to be we'll
trained churches, q good university s9,assa and
the. Report Esas highly gratifying, and re-
garded State missions as the most impor.
ant subject before the convention. He urged
the. necessitY oG g. State central board, which
should E appoint y missionaries at the most
promiHIng points In the State, and felt: sure
theyswonlds be sustained by the hberality Of
OF The churches. DR.. &Dargan, Rev. Messrs;
Williams, Gaines, Pope, Durham, Morrall and
others followed with encouraging addresses.
Rev. r. w. Eason offered aseries of resolu-
tiong, g,sregretting the necessity OF removing the
Southern Baptist Theological seminary from
this State, and expressing hope that If the
conditions failed upon which the proposed en-
down1ent was to be raised, that the seminary
might continue at Greenville.
;Key. Mr.. Dickinson, OF Richmond, extend
edon behalf fsof the memorial committee of the
General Association OF Virginia, q cordial In
vitation to the convention to attend the grand
Jubilee: to be held in Richmond next June.
The invitation was accepted, and ten delegates
Will be appointed to represent the convention
at that time.
Rev. Mr.G Gaines called attention to the Pal
metto Orphan Home. established In Columbia.
-sColumbiawas selected as the place for hold
Ing thenext convention; the Introductory ser
monte be, delivered by Rev. J. G. Landruu or
his alternate, Rev. W. g. Lindsay. and the
charity sermon to be delivered by Rev. John
A.Broadus, D. d., or his alternate, Rev. J. A.
Chsmbliss.
The board of trustees Of Furman University
to-day eSeeted Rev. J. A. Chambliss and Rev.
J. G.. Williams as trustees 10 I'LL vacancies
cansei by removals from the State.
Rev. J. "A. Ohambliss, of Charleston, preach
ed this evening to large congregation.
Rev. n. "A. Tupper. D. D., secretary OF the
Baptist foreign mission board at Richmond.
arrived this evening. SIGMA.