New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-03
IuLcHED BAPTIST CONVENTION.
E!:se Day-HOhdaSs


In Pursuance Of resolutions adopted a.
spsc:s! meeting Of the Firs: Regular Ere
Mission Bap:;s: Association Of Louisiana,
aCarenticc Of al. size co.o:ed Bapt:s: asss
ciat:ohs il this State was commenced yes
:e:day .: twelve o'clock in :he Ei:s: Afr
can Bap.ist Church, co:nes Of Gircl az,
Howard streets.
I Rev. Henry White vac called 20 he cha;
and E.cthe: john Marks requested 10 ae
as secretary.
After Sculpture reading and the s;nsini
o: hymn. Elder J. +. Winston read th,
resolutions under which .Le call wa. made
Iie minutes Of the Fir-: Free Niss:C:
Hap:is: Association were a:terward read.
Rev. Henry White was .her chosen e..
'einpcrar. chairman, and DsotLe. J. Mark.
as temporary secretary.
On melton. committee Of etven val
appointed on Credentials. az follows: Denni.
Snr:eil. Jacobs. Davenport. Merritt. Z
Carter, !oin Ray:ield and A. Fairfax.
| On motion. visiting brothers were invited
to take seats and participate in al discus
sions without the privilege Of voting upon
any question.
A :.ses. .! !.sii an hour was taken ,o
| give the c:edentisi committee time 70 pye.
pare Ts reports.
The time having expired, the convention
was called 70 order and temporary com.
I! iEi:'ee o: three appointed ON finance, whose
duty it shall be 70 receive the contributions,
Brothers Carter. Pollard and y. Harris
were appointed on .Le committee.
After much discussion, chiefly apon the
question Of how many delegates each Of
the churches are entitled 20. aud some
amendments. the repoc: Of the committee
on credentials was adopted.
The following delegates were reported by
the committee on credentials:
Third Baptis. Church. New Orleans
Rev. g. W. Merritt. Brothers BAIL Russell
aud George Brown.
Firs. Baptist Church. Big Cane. St. Lar.
Gry-Her. James BIanton.
Emma Zion Baptis: Church, New Or.
Samuel Anderson.
-. Martirsville Church-Eev. Charles
Ashe, Brothers Robert Randall! and Bailey
Lee.
New Galilee Baptist Church, s.. John the
Baptist parish-Same as above.
Mount Zion Baptis: Church. s.. James
parish--Kevs. jesse Kew. and John Ashbv.
First Free Mission. Greenv!lle. Orleans
Rev. John Robertson, Brother Elias John.
son and Washington Gilbert.
Fifth Ward Baptist Church, Assumption
Brother Moses Henderson.
First Good VIII Church. Caldweil-Hev.
Watts Duncan, Brother Alonzo Bird.
Hollywood CHURCH, West Felic:ara-
Rev. A. Hubbard.
ST. Ai,.nvelop Church. West Feliciana.-
Rev. Major Hamilton.
N. y. Baptist Church, Eas. Telic;.ra-
Rev. Daniel Dickinson.
Providence Church, Eas: Fe!iciana-Rev.
Roma McCary.
Hickory Grove. Yves. Felic;ana-Rev. a.
Herbert.
Second Free Mission Church. New Or.
leans--Rev. 6. w. steptoe. Brothers Henry
Il. Loving and Charles Foster.
ffirs. Baptist Church. city Of Jefferson.
Sixth District, New Orleans-Rey. G. w.
Walker. Brothers j. Marks and l.. Wander.
pool.
Sheroh 3. Bap,is: Church. Yves. Fell.
ciana-Rev. A. Herbert.
Little Zion Church, East Baton Rouge
Rev. jackson Hamilton. Brothe. Henry
West.
Fifth Bap.is. Church, New orlesns~Rsy.
Henry White.
Maine Baptist Church. Jefferson parish
Rev. Andrew Wilson.
Mount Zion Church, West Baton Rouge
Revs. Isaac Palmer. Pompey Lee and Caesar
Riddley.
Second Baptist Church. Sixth District,
New Orleans-Rev. II. Chadwick. Brother
First baptist Church, New Orleans
A z rov$on nd flae
St. Paul Church, Eas. Brother
Willis Johnson.
First Free Mission Baptis. Church. New
Orleans-Revs. A. NJ. Newman and vii
liam Fountain, Brother G. F. Ladd.
Providence Church, St. John the Baptist
parish--Itey. William toytec, Brother Hen
ry Miles.
Logtown Church. Ouachita parish-ReT
Union Church, New Orleans-Heys VIII
liam Moody. Charles Williams and Henry
Clay.
Cuba Church. Ouach;ts parlsh-Hev.
Daniel Mahoney.
pIeasan. Green Church. St. James par.
isi-Rev. James Barney.
St. John Church. st. John The Baptist
parieh-Elder John Brown, Brothers John
Nelson and Samuel Ross.
First Baptist Church, Osyka. Mississippi
-Rev. Henry Green.
Nazafine Church. New Orieans-Rev. T.
Jones, Brothers Harrison Pierre and Louis
s.. John the Baptis. Church Mcrehorse
pa,ish-Rev. Thomas II. johnson. Brother
Peter Ford.
First Baptis, Church. Pointe Coupee par.
ish-Bxother William Chaplain.
Second Good Hope Church, Algiers-Rev.
Is. Buchanan. Brother Thomas Morgan.
First Church. st. James parish-Rev. D.
King, Brothers Wilson McElrOy and Angus
tus Steward.
Antioch Church. st. James parish-Rev.
Frank Miles. Brothers Henderson SOmers
and John Butler.
Good Hope Chuseh. Caldwell parish
Rev. Watt Duncan.
6arnisho Church, New Orieans-Brothers
Randall Gaines and Henry Cooper. Rev.
Edward Jones.
Pleasant Grove Church, West Felieisns-
Rev. 4. Herbert.
Shiloh Church. Jetie.son-Rev. George
Ruth.
SECOND Free Mission. New Orleans
Rev, John Rafel. Brothers Henderson.
Highly and Moore.
Harlan Church. Jeiferson-Rev. John
Brown. Brothers James Harrington and
Luke Brooke.
New Church. Oliva's plantation. Qua.
clita-Rev Isaac Jackson. Brothers Jacob
Roach and Terrili Thomas.
Noun: Zion Church, .Aigie:s-Rev. James
Cyasg. Brothers Mack Williams and John
Baptist.