The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-31

member OF churches nave or HdNe Hot
Sundav-schoois. But we greatly rear
This very important work of the church
has long been too much neglected by
our churches. The Importance of Sun
day-schools cannot be too highly esti
mated. The children OF the country are
its future citizens, its statesmen and Its
preachers. How imperative then that
Christians should sec TO II that the right
training is given TO youth. So Impor-
Lant do we consider this branch OF |
Christian labor that we do not consider
any church fully engaged Tor the Lord
unless they have an efficient Sunday
school. We therefore recommend tina,
this association employ aSunday-school
missionary to visit the churches, eStab
lish Sunday schools where there are
none. hold Sunday-school institutes
and in every waV possible advance the |
interest OF Sunday-schools.
After some discussion the report was
adopted.
sU~DAY-sCHooL CONVENTION.
The following persons were appointed |
to take preliminary s-eEs toward the or
ganization OF SundayschOOl cOnven
lion. and report to this association: w.
H, Pohlman, ]. NJ. Phillips, w. o. Bal
ley and W. A. Nelson.
FIELDS OF DEsTITUTIoN.
Rev, W. o. Bail-y, chairman OF the
Committee on Destitution, reported back
the report which was submitted to them
for amendment. The report is as fol-
lows.
The committee do not believe it neces
sarV to present an elaborate array OF |
arguments and adventitious circum>
stances in order to arouse that zeal and |
energy in our brethren, which is not |
only commensurate with the wants, |
needs and demands of the fields OF des> |
titutiOn in our region, but is as essential |
to true and real success in supplying |
those fields, so that they may become |
fiourishing. While we are conscious
hat there is great need of cOucentra~
| ted Determine alton, mingled with holy |
| enthusiasm, and resulting in an organ |
| lied effort among our brethren generally
vet.we believe plain statement OF tacts
! to lovers OF Jesus is all that is necessary
| To arouse them to systematiZed action.
| While many of us are cogniZant of the
| great restitution of the preaching of the
| Gospel in our section, yet II cannot De
| denied that the mass of GU rbrethren are
| either uninformed.of the spiritual dearth
| and poverty in our midst, or are IaDOr~
| ing under some strange delusion con-
corning it. 10 either case it is eminent,
" desirable for the future growth and
| prosperity of the Kingdom of Christ IN
| Middle Tennessee, that correct informa-
ton. as far as possible, be given on this
subject; and we trust that this intorma-
ton will be generally spread abroad IN
our land.
| Very many of our churches through
out the country are without pastors,
and have no regular preaching. Souls
are thirsting for the water, and perlsh~
ing by the way-sde. Hearts are fam
ishing for the bread of life, and dying IN
the hedges and on th9 streets. NOlces
In the wilderness of restitution are call
ing for the truth, and inquiring for HIM
who is the way, the truth and the lie;
but alas. the truth does not come TO
. them, aud no heralds are publishing the
: gospel OF Him who died for sinners.
Shall we let them die in the darkness
r and slavery while we have the light and
Iihertv9 God forbid! In His name, let
, us go forward to his work, consecratlng
time, talents and possessions to HIS
= cause. and invoking His aid. ., that
we NAV soon see the time, when the
( .'eyes 0i the blind shall be opened, ana
the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped;
when the lame man shall leap as an
4 hart. and the tongue OF the dumb snail
. | sing: when in the wilderness wa
/ ters break out and streams In the de~
{ sert."
q | The report was adopted.
G FOREIGN MISSIONS.
i Rev, VIM o. Shelton, Chairman OF the
Y Committee on Foreign Missions, report
: | cd that 'the work of the foreign Mission
n Board ofthe Southern Baptist Conven-
II ton is worthy of the earnest prayer
"a and active cooperation OF our chutches
l. 1t comprizes three great fields OF mis-
It sionary effort. The mission in Chlha
q the mission in Africa and the missionIr
d Rome. In each of these vast fields, the
IS Gospel IS preached, and churches are
= established by the missionary OF the
n board with encouraging prospecIs o
d Greater success. Yet each of these field:
If Is in need OF additional laborers to &C
,r into the vast harvest and gather up tht
hoo arQ n nppn
le additional funds to enable them to en-
Y, large their work, so as to meet the re-
J. sp0nsibilitv which they feel resting up
Il on them. While, therefore, we pray II
faith for the success of our missionary
operations in foreign lands, let us no
n fail also to give liberal contrl buttons y
- enable the board to extend their work
and thus to follow the leadings of Prov
dence in the department of foreign mis-
r. siOns
= TO CARRY OUT THE DESIGNS OF TIL
- MISSION BOARD.
.9 A committees, consisting of Rev. j. NJ
90 Philips, NJ V. Notfsinge1 and j. W
I Jarman was appointed to carry out tn
q. designs OF the Foreign Missionary Boar
at Richmond, TOR the support OF Rev.
P. Crawford, missionary IN China.
Adjourned until 2 P. n,
4 Afternoon session.
IS. The Association was called TO order =
til . O'Clock by the Moderator, Rev. I. 6
Jones.
The following persons appeared an
reported their names as delegates:
W Knob Greek church; G. A. Walters an
- r D. Adkisson.
V. Pleasant Grove Church; E. H. Currey
New Hope Church; D. A. Caldwell.
81 Carter Creeks Church; Green Fltzgel
W. aid.
- Charitable Church; L. Lettwich.
AN EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTED.
~ DR., P. w. Jones, of the Committee
G. nominate the Executive Board Tor u
ensuing year, reported the tolloWln
% First Nashville Baptist Church; T.
NJ Jones. d. D., w. H. POhlman, Willia
Sh. Iton, D D., Mat. Pitcher.
Dr Central Baptist Church; Rev. w,
Inman. \, B. ShanklaDd, Ii. o. Scove
III d. s. Wright.
'h' Fdgefeld Baptist Church; Rev. w. !
Nelson, II. W. Buttorff, l.. A. Pruett,
Columbia; Rev. w. O. Bailey.
Afr MurfreesbOrc; E. l. Jordan.
raj Alabama; Joseph Shackleford.
mr. The report was adopted
Der PROGRESSES SLOWLY.
IT'S Rev. DIR. Shelton, Correspondent
1ou SECRETARY of the former EXecutt
'nss Board, made report, in which regr
-e er' is expressed that the work of missiO
in their bounds progresses Slow
The fed of their operations was lar
the and inviting, but the board had
ted means of prosecuting this work II
Their than they had done. The wa
are of funds had prevented them fro
per- supplying the many destitute flel
; ne that are within bounds.
the PLAN OF MISSIONARY WORK.
1sts Rev. NJ. Y. NeffSinger, Charm
o 7!h of the Committee on Plan of MissiC
ne ne arv Work for the ensuing year, 81
will mitted a report recommending u
YER a suitable man be appointed as gen
J in- al missionary; that he visit
the churches and the destitute in Oeh
the of missions, and, futher, that so
arm man be appointed as Sunday-sch
our Evangelist and that he organize >
tha5 bath-scools and Sdbbath-school IN
anu anu tutes wherever it was practicable
e if do so.
- The committee was of opinion Il
by combining these two departmIe
per> of work under the supervision of
TRY. efficient man great good would
NOR accomplished.
men THE REPORTS ADOPTED AS a WHO