The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-10
BAPTIST cOHyENTIoN.
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RALEldH, May 8, 1s72.~T Southern
Baptist Convention met iHstilis city to-day.
1t was organized in Augusta, Ga, in 1916.
and this is its twenty y-seventh anniS Sersary.
The States Of Maryland, West Virginia,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Ten.
nessee, Kentucky, and the District Of Colum,
bia, are embraced In its. boundaries, aud
delegates from most of these States have
already arrived, and all will be represented.
VISITORS from some of the northern States
and fom other countries are also present,
ana the attendance promises 10 be unusually
large, and will embrace most OF the leading
representative men of the Baptist churches
in the South. The statistics Of the regular
Baptist churches in the, States above men.
toned for the year 1871 show $40 associa-
tons, 1926 churches, 1862 ministers, and
membership of oG97ss. There were G7,s14
converts baptized in these ehIrches last year.
The delegation at the tweuty-seventh ses-
SION is an unusually large5one, but the hos
pltaiities Of the Oak City prove more than
equal to the emergency. :
- LIST OF DELEGATES. -g.,r,t.. ~
The following is a list of the delegates who
present from Virginia: Revs. DR.. A. F.
Broaddus, A. Broaddus, C. C. Biting, N. w.
Wilson, T. S. Dunnaway, George F. Adams,
X. Jones, DR.. j. B. Jeter, George B. Taylor,
Ihomas Hume, ST., W. E. Hatcher, L. b.
Lake, j. r. Garlick, W. D. Thomas, j. L.
Carroll, G. Fl. Ryland, Professor c. L. Cooke,
IL. Il. Ellyson, Rev. T. w. Sydnor, Fl. J.
Handy, W. A. Whitescarver DR.. II. A. Tup-
per, DR.. A. L. Dickinson, C. R. Dickinson,
.. 1. hincannon, j. L. NJ. Curry, c. Tyree,
A. 7. Abel, General j. G. Field, Revs. j. L.
johnson, j. C. Long, +. 81. Kerford, j. F.
Deans, A. Bagby, j. R. Bagby, j.. 7. Cham
bliss, j. M. Jones, C. T. Sutherlin, r. N.
Lee, Reys. NJ. w. Reed, w. R. Slater, J. G..
Miller, Esq, q. T. Ellyson, Alexander
Walker, Revs. R. W.. Cridlin, A. Il. Owens,
A. E. Williams, Colonel e. B. Branch, j. A.
Abraham, Rev. w. S. Pitcher, Rev. j. A.
speight, j. s. Tinsley, Morris Moore, ESQ.,,
Rev. H. Petty, J. T. Randolph, J. B. Wat,
kins, Professor G. II. Winston, I. j. Hance
Rev. A. F. Davidson, and t. j. Starke.
Among the distinguished delegates FROM
other States we note the following: From
Maryland, Drs. Fuller, Brantly, and VII.
liari,s. North Carolina, DIS. Wingatc
Hooper, and Pritchard. South Carolina
Rev. Drs. J. P. Boycc, John A. Broadus
William Williams, c. Ii. Toy, J. c. Furman
E. u Winkler. Georgia, Rev. Drs. Devote
Shaver, T. q. Skinner, j. Dixon, and w. II
Mcintosh. Alabama, Rev. A. B. Woodfn
D. W. Gwin, and DR.. NJ. T. Summer. Ten
nessee, Rev. Drs. j. r. Graves, L. G. Jones
S.Landrum, and W. a. Montgomery: Ken
tucky, DR.. N. r. Davis, Rev. DR.. B. Manly
Rev. j. B. Worrall. The delegations from
Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansa
are expected this afternoon, as also man!
others from other States. Among the
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
are Rev. DR.. Smith, Of Chicago; Rev. DIR:
Randolph and Peddie, Of Philadelphia Rev
DR.. Levy, of Pennsylvania, and others.
| "4 ORGANIZATION.
The Convention organized by electing th
following officers President Rev. DR.. j. 2
Boyce, of South Carolina. Vice-Presidents
Rev. DIR. j. L. NJ. Curry and A. T. Abel
Esq, of Virginia; A. F. Crane, Esq, G
Maryland Professor n. X. Davis, Of kel
lucky. Secretaries E. c. Williams, Esq
of Baltimore; DR.. r. S. Sumner, of Al:
bama.
| IN MENORIAM.
DR.. Boyce and DIR. Jeter made feeling al
appropriate remarks concerning the death
Drs. J. B. Taylor and A. N. PoindeXter
and q committee was appointed to draft rest
lutions expressive of the sense of the Coz
vention on the death of these distinguishe
men. - AZ ''."'... :.ts3t'1- ''2'
| .sA AN INTERESTING SOUVENIR. s..' j.
DR.. John A. Broadus presented the Coz
vention with gavel the handle of which
OF balsam wood from the banks of the Jol
dan near where Jesus Is supposed to hay
been baptized, and the body OF which is {
olive wood from near the spot on Olive
where the ascension is supposed to hay
occurred. ........
In the absence of both the principal an
alternate, the Convention selected Rev. D.
Williams, of Baltimore, to preach the intro
ductory sermon. ~
| Afternoon Session.
The Convention heard the annual repor
of the s-" s@ '.5~" "-.-
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD tras
at Richmond, which was read by DR.. TuT
Der. It gives detailed account of the opt
rations of the Board in China, Africa, an
Italy. The Board employs eighteen mission
aries and sixteen native assistant missionarie
in China, six missionaries and two assistant
in ITALY, and fourteen missionaries in Afrlct
The receipts for the last year were Sal.o
For the next year the Board ask for S'5, ,oo'
The report was referred to several apprf
pirate committees on the different features
the work. Next heard report OF the
n DOMESTIC MISSION BOARD,
located at Marion, Ala. This report ";
read by DR.. NJ. T. Sumnan One hundred au
seventy-seven missionaries were ,employe
+ In the southern States and Indian Territol
J during the past year, who had baptized 3'''
converts. Receipts, $4,000. This repo
was Similarly referred to appropriate comm