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

| hIdll Oh Jl!c uCiCt5dItS lI6Ifc duILlllcu
Raleigh no little. They have received
| great deal Of attention.
RALEIGH, May -, 1872.
1 resume very brief report Of Satur-
| days proceedings Of Southern baptist
| Church.
The afternoon session was specially im-
| portant or interesting. 4 discussion took
| place on DR.. Drantley's motion to abolish
the Sunday School Board. No decision
was reached.
Gen. Fields, Of Virginia, the report Of
! the committee on the Texas letter, propo-
! sing biennial sessions Of the Convention
! was taken up. The question REQUIRED Oh
| the amendment Of Rev. DIR. Jeter, of Vir-
! GINA, to provide for biennial sessions in
stead OF annual as the report recommends.
! A long debate followed. Finally the re-
! port OF the committee was edopted.
The report of Sunday School BOARD was
again taken up. The report of the ooen-
mittee on the future plans of the Board
was read. Mcssrs. Boylen, Crane, Thiers
and EllysOn debated the subject. The pre-
! viOus question was called, when the re-
port of the financial condition of the Board
was taken from the table. A report was
made nominating a new board. The time
! of adjournment arrived, when, after prayer,
the Convention adjourned.
The fourth days proceedings can be re-
ported with only comparative meagerness.
| The Convention met to-day at a. m. Re
ligious exercises by Rev. II. Dawson.
Rev, MIR. Dargan submitted the report OF
the Committee on Domestic Missionary,
setting forth the heavy Indebtedness Of the
Board and asking for prompt relief.
Rev. Dr.. Lceman, of Alabama, the Sec
retary Of 1he Board, made speech of con-
/ sideraLie length, describing the difficulties
! the Board had to contend with, and urg
! ilg the Convention 10 come to its succo!.
The report was adopted.
Rev. DR.. Skinner, of Georgia, read the
report on Indian Missions. 1t gives his
tory of missionary operations among the
Cherokee, Seminole and Creek Indians. II
recommends the founding of an Orphans
Homo among the Greeks.
Rev. Mr.. Burkncr made long and elo-
quent address, in whicn he stated that the
Creek Nation now numbered $4,000 souls,
about 800 of whom were Baptists. Fully
twO-thirds Of the Seminoles were Baptiss.
lie spoke of Indian students at Columbia
College, Mo, and at Lexington, KY, and
Of the beauty and fertility Of the Indian
territory. Rev. Messrs. Dawson, Skinner
tracted. The report was adopted by los
to &c.
Mr.. Ellyson, of Virginia, offered reso-
luton pledging the hearty support Of the
Convention to the Sunday School Board.
Several speeches were made.
Rev. j. III. Law, of Georgia, Special
Agent, made statement Of the difficult
ties encountered in the prosecution of his
work. Tennessee has contributed $1,000;
Kentucky, $725; Georgia, 5000 Maryland,
S3G7 %; Alabama, 1925 25; Virginia,
$233 06; Louisiana, $500; South Caro-
lima, $50; North Carolina, S132; Misss-
sppi, $3.50 "a; Texas, $50.
The Convention adjourned TO meet at
o'clock.
The Convention met Mt p. NJ. Prayer
by Rev. DIR. Hooper, of North Carolina.
Report Of Committee on China Mission
was read and adopted.
The report on European Missions was
ad9qpbt.Gsd also. ,.dohtod,
the Sunday School Bod fRf resulted in rasing
$500.
The report Of the special committee upon
deceased corresponding secretaries and
missionaries was read by Rev. DIR. w
Broadus, of Virfiinia.
Rav. DIR. Jeter addressed the Convention
SeiariVe "a the worth and talent of Robert
Con-, rltchara, graduate of Wake Forest
had h. anu VINO llad offered hlmsei alu
Cb;ro Int accepted, as a missionary to
nletnd' his prenaar5die died before he had com
of the young mans Ito san. lie sp J's.
position and the sincere PET a%a gen seemed
to animate him, together With the exua
ordinary talent with whica he was en-
dowed. Rev. Mr.. Watkins of Virginia,
next followed in enlogy upon We life and
character of Mr.. Pritchard.
The rpOOJt of fha tito u-aA l~r.aI
DIR. Jeter road a series of resolutions
passed by the Board of Trrstees\of the
Theological Seminary at Greelyille, !. c.
IL Is deemed eXpedient to remVe the Ssm-
mary to some other point. st. Louh,