The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-13


States are, with few exceptions, unusually
Iarge-the number of names reported already
amounting In all to some FIVE hundred. :.
The president, Rev. Dr. Nell, Of Georgia, be.
Ing absent on account of sickness, Rev. DR..
Williams, Of Baltimore, occupied the chair.
An interesting but brief address was delivered
BY the latter, in which the names of the lead.
| ing ministers who had been recently Withdrawn
by death from their accustomed places In the
conventional gathering. Among these he men,
toned Dr.. Poindexter, whose death occurred
| In Richmond on the eve Of the session of the
convention. After the usual religious exer-
clses, the convention proceeded to organize
by the election Of Rev. DR.. Boyce. of South
Carolina, to Its presidency. After appropriate
remarks, outlining the history of the office
which he had now been summoned to assume,
| DR.. Boyce assumed the chair.
at this point, DR.. Broadus, OF South Caro-
| lima, begged leave to present to the body q
memorial brought back from Palestine In his
recent trip. The gift consisted Of q mallet for
the use Of the moderator, the handle Of which
was made from q piece OF planewood obtained
on the banks of the Jordan, where our Lords
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was made from the Olivewood Of the sacred
height whence He ascended. ae,9s.
A ballot was then entered upon for four
vice presidents, with the following result:
First, J. L. N. Curry, of Virginia; second, A..
B. Abel, of Georgia; third, A. F. Crane, of
Maryland; fourth, Noah Z. Davis, Of Kentucky.
The following clerks were elected: Calvin
Williams, of Maryland, and T. 8. Sumner, of
Dr.. W.T.. Brantly, of Maryland, DR.. J. B.
Jeter, Ct Virginia, and DR.. John A. Broadus,
of South Carolina, were appointed commit
tee to prepare suitable tribute to the memory
of DR.. A. II. Poindexter.
In the absence of Rev. DR.. Yeam0n, Of Mis-.
souri,, who had been appointed to preach the
! convention sermon, the task was assigned to
Rev. DR.. Williams, of Baltimore.
Most of the morning session was expended
uponthese preliminaries. One is tempted seeing
| the waving trees of this fine city through his
window, to clip away from the crowded gath.
erlDg and saunter In The Statehouse square,
beside the statue of Washington. The citizens
| have opened their homes and hearts to the
convention with true Raleigh hospitality.
AFTERNOON SESSION. -.
After prayer by Rev. John Culpepper, Of
South Carolina; the report Of the Foreign
Mission Board was read BY the secretary, Rev.
q, A. Tupper. Seven missionaries are now
on their way to China. Female societies are
| now organizing to support Blble-Women at the
missionary stations, go that the Influence of
this sex may be more widely ielt In heathen
| lands. In Africa eight stations are maintained,
with corps OF fifteen missionaries and
| teachers. At China, there are eighteen mis-
| sIonarles with number of native teachers and
Bible-women. In Italy, there are five mis-
s!onaries and colporteurs. Great success has
attended the missions during the present
! year.
After the reference of this report to appro.
pirate committees the report OF the Domestic
| and Indian Mission Board was read by the
secretary. Rev. DR.. n. 7. Sumner. This board
employs 1T missionaries, who have delivered
1888 dlscourses and addresses during the
past year, and have baptized 1884 converts
| into Sunday Schools over 10000 teachers and
scholars. The result OF the years work is
The Sunday School Board made Its report
| through Rev. s. Boykln, corresponding secre.
tary. This beard has employed its agencies
/ publications. and living teachers to multiply
Sunday Schools, aud impart suitable lnstruc
being liquidated, Mr.. James q. Law. the fna9ii
clal agent, having been cordially welcomed BY
the churches he has visited.
The chair read an Interesting letter from the
| Missionary Church at Tung Chan, Shantune
District: China. A committee Of three was
appointed to prepare reply.
An election for treasurer was held, and re-
suited in the re election of ". Norton, Esq
of Louisville, KY.
Rev. Mr.. Bushyhead, o native Cherokee
missionary, was introduced TO the con-
ventlon. and made short address i1
broken English. The address was listened
| to with as much interest as was posi-
Bile under the circumstances. The chair
man explained the address, and stated the
design Of the missionary to be, 10 obtain aid
for bis tribe, now in very needy circumstances
A collection was taken up In response to the
appeal, amounting to about seventy dollars.
The trustees of the Southern Baptist Theo.
logical Seminary are In daily session discus
sing the question Of removing the seminary
| from Greenville, 8. G. There are severa
propositions before them. Kentucky offers
$500, 900 on condition that 1t is removed tc
| that State, and Louisville and Russellville are
| compelling for It; Tennessee offers Sl00, ,00t
| from the State at large and all that can be
raised at any location In the State to which
| the seminary may be removed nnder this
proposition; Memphis offers 5000, Nash
Vile $6O,000 and the building of the State
University; Chattanooga $l50,000, which has
been actually put into good hands. Atlanta is
also competing, but her proposition Is not yet
Ia form.