The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-09

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said $50, O,000to be equally divided between
the Southern Baptist Theological Semi.
nary and Furman University, to be used
in;the endowment of q school in the sem.
mary, and of the presidency of the Uni.
versity. That a meeting be held on Sat.
urday evening" in which this plan shall
beubrouehti before the convention anel
this community. ..e-,,.1.4..
Rev. Mr.. Jameson, agent of the South:
ern Baptist Publication Society, presented
che claims of that body. Prof. Patrick
solicited the clerks ofthe various associa-
tiolnls to send him their minutes for the
use Of the Historical Society. After
PRAYER, by Rev. B. Bonner, adjourned.
At night 8 mass meeting was held in
the interest of the Home Mission Board
of the Southern. Baptist Convention.
Addresses were made by DR.. Mcintosh,
The corresponding secretary Of that board,
and Drs. Furrnan and Broadus. ...
SATURDAY, November N.-The exer-
Gises of the convention were opened with
singing, reading of the Scriptures, and
PRAYER by Rev. W. L. Brown. The
collection of last night in aid of the
Home Mission Board of the Southern
BAPTIST Convention amounted to about
seven hundred and fifty dollarsin cash
and pledges. - ,..,a,, . !. 81 .. 80.
State mission board reported that the past
! history Of the operation of the board is a
matter of congratulation and thanksgiv:
ing that none of the fields occupied
ought to be given up, and that the policy
Of the board ought to be the same in the
future as the past THAT every Baptist
pastor be urged to interest himself in
the subject of State missions, to keep the
same prominently before their people, and
to iendeayor to get every one Of them to
give at least twenty cents per annum.
The report was then adopted: 9" ~
Rev. DR.. Furman, president Of Furman
University; submitted q report, the sub
stance of which is as follows The board
of trustees have conferred the degree of
D. d. on Rev. &C. Hiden, of Green
Vile. S, C.; .If.$l0,0 900 be raised By; the
LIST Of January next, and there is every
prospect that it will .Ee, Tlised in good
and available bonds, then The trustees will
declare the endowment of $3.50, 900 COM
plete. This will throw open the doors Of
this institution free oftuition, for te,I sears;
to youag men of svery denomination who
can / comply with the qualifications and
pay their board, ,irns..4. =; 50,
The committee on, Sunday schools;
through, Professor G. II. Toy, submitted
an admirable report, which was referred
to special committee to consider the
suggestions contained therein. The .ex-
ecutive board at Columbia was reelected
with slight changes, Rev. A. B. Woodhn
being made president. s5@. -,
: DR.. Furman was invited to-; preach be-.
fore the convention sermon on, the du-
ties of fthe pastoral relation" " -
Resolutions wore adopted requesting
the trustees of the Seminary, if at their
next meeting the endowment of S90Oi000
promised by Kentucky be not raised, chat
they consider: seriously the invitation to
remain at. Greenyille, and ifthis be done,
that South Carolina will endeavor to
raise the said endowm ent. ';'f -: -
81 tSundaY:school convention was or!
dered to meet on Wednesday night and
Thursday afternoon proceeding the. next
meeting of this body, and 9. q. Toy, o.
F. Gregory, w. r.. Strickland; John
Stout, and F. O. ". Borstel were appoint
ed q committee TO prepare d programme:
AT night q mass meeting listened at
tentively to a centennial speech by DR..
Jas. P. Boyce, reciting what the Baptists
had done to secure religious liberty to
this country, and explaining. how they
would celebrate it. 49, 80. ,...,;.n.
The committee on Place Of next meet
ing was allowed time to report through
| the Working Christian. .i.ii
Services on Sunday we're conducted in
the Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches by Baptist ministers in atter-
dance upon the Convention. AT the
Baptist church., Rev. r. r.. Griffith
preached at IL A. M, Rev. W. HStrick-
land in the afternoon, and DR.. ]. P.
Bcyce in the evening. At the Methodist
church, DR.. J. @. Hiden preached at II
a.! NJ, and Rev. T.. H. Shuck in the
evening. At the Presbyterian church
DR.. Mcintosh preached at A. NJ and
Rev. Mr.. Eason in the afternoon. Il
After the sermon in the. Baptist church
Sunday evening, the. Convention was
| called to order, and after disposing Of
| unfinished business, the farewell address
was delivered by DR.. Reynolds, the Pres
ident, which was most eloquent, tender
and affectionate farewell. A parting
hymn was then sung, BLESSED be the tie
that binds" during which the members
of the: Convention passed around shaking
hands and taking leave of each other,
| which was one of the most solemn and
| affecting scenes we have ever witnessed.