Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-26
The Baptist Anniversaries.

THE HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY AND NrxRD
SCHOOLS.
AFTER our report of the proceedings Of the
Baptist Home Missionary Society at the Cal
vary Baptist church closed yesterday, Rev. DIR
Jeter, OF virginia, spoke briefly on the neces-
slty OF early action being taken for the religious
Improvement of the colOred people in the south
and in the course of his remarks said that ne
was apprehensive that there was a rock ON
which they would split.
Several delegates questioned DR. Il "a IN
what he referred TO, and DIR. j. said he had not
intended to state IL publicly, but As he was asked
be would ply that It was the civil rights bill
10 which be referred. and he believed that in il
became a law, the educational interests OF the
South would be totally ruined.
Ihe society then took a recess, and reas-
sembled at O'Clock.
Rev. Mr.. Gale, of Minnesota gave an interest,"
ing account or the mission work in that state
Rev. Mr.. Grinnell, OF Brooklyn, Rev. DIR. Sears.
hey. MI caldwell, and Rev. j. P. Jones, fol-
lowed In remarks.
DR.. Sears intimated that the passage of the
civil rights bill would destroy the free school
system OF the south, because the people would
not endure taxation fr- TIE support of mixed
schools, and many OF the best workers in the
cause or education in the south would resign
their positions, IN despair OF a successful crown
ing OF their efforts, however strenuous. He had
arrived at this fact from conversations with men
OF all parties in the south. While he did not
deny that all men are equal before the law, and
be right, yet it is not expedient. The relation
OF the general government to the state govern
ments Is one OF expediency, and is IL expedient
for the general government to destroy an excel
lent free school system in the states?
Rev. DIR. Wayland moved that a committee of
three be appointed to take into consideration
the facts set forth in DIR. Sears address in rela-
ton TO the effect of the passage of the civil
rights bill upon education in the south; carried
and the followlng were appointed: Drs. Cutting
Lathrop and Hague.
DIR. johnson moved that a committee be ap-
pointed TO consider the Cherokee missions: car
ried, and Drs. johnson, Simmons and Hoyey
were appointed.
At the evening session Rev. Mr.. Webb. Of
Nebraska; DIR. l.. ID. Anderson, of New York:
Kew. DR.. BrOadus, of the Southern Seminary:
Rev. DIR. Fuller, of Baltimore, and Mr., s. Col
gate, of New York, delivered addresses DIR.
Broadus made an appeal for the Southern Bsp-
list theological Seminary, and, after a number
of short speeches had been made, Subscription
was called for, and the amount asked was raised
The committee on DR.. Sears ct atements re-
ported resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted.
DR.. johnson also reported that IL was not ex-
pedient TO take any action at this time In reIa-
ton TO the missions among the Cherokee nation
THIS MORNING
the society was called to order by Rev Dr.
Weston, and he referred in few remarks to the
providential beginning of the society and the
success OF its missions.
The report OF the board was read by Secre-
taries Murdoch and Gardner, from which 1t
appeared that ten missionaries had been sent
out. The union has 200 missionaries and nearly
ten times that number of native preachers, aud
has expended S5O0,O00. The report discusses
the necessity Of securing unmarried mission
aries to push yetfurther into heather lands and
the example of Livingston was held mp.
The diterent stems OF the report were appro-
prlately referred to committees which were ap-
pointed and requested 70 report this afternoon
Rev. NJ. III. Bixby, of China, a missionary
addressed the union at considerable length.