The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-12

JuTcU TIE hllutSL anu uiu thS
hearticSt 'God-Spced' in their noble work.
"And inasmuch as the wide extent Of our
territory and other causes mot necessary to
cnumcrate) render it neither probable nor
desirable that our northern and southern Or
CARNATIONS should be merged into one, we
are all the more so!icitous that we should
preserve .the most fratcrnal relations while
! each strives. to do the work Of the common
| Master in its own appointed sphere.
-. WILLIAM JONES,
! "R. FULLER,
| "W. CAREY CRANE,
"Committee."
| Rev. DR.. Curry presented the following
which was unanimously adopted:
the committee to whom was referred 80
much Of the report Of the Home Mission
Board as relates to the religious instruction
OF the colored people report that the cman.
cipalion aud REIMBURSEMENT OF the colored
people without adequate preparation for the
responsible duties OF citizenship devoIled an
| imptrutiye onlig Ition on those who preclpl'
taed this change 10 take effective measures
for preventing VI hat was intended Il boon from
becoming curse. Northern Christians have q
duty TO pertorE requiring patient liDor
comprehensive and lar-reachlng p!ans, ana i
beucfcence far beyond what has yet been
evoked for the elevation and salvation OF the
colored people.
1.-THE solemn duties Of northern Chris
tjanS should not be pleaded as an excuse tor
our neglect Of a personal duty and privilege.
Every consideration Of interest, humanity,
aud love of the gospel should lmpel us 10
energetic and prudent measures Tor the feii'
gous instruction OF this class OF our people.
l. is unwisc and unreasonable 10 iooh lot
caily and conclusive results. WINE tnere
are great euco Engagements in what has been
attempted aud divine assurances OF success,
| the hole subject, on account Of its delicate
| comp lcationS, is enVlroned with peculiar
| d 1iicultics.
"As preiudices wear away and the colored
| people are freed from the manipulation OF
| those who for partisan purposes have per-
suaded them TO identify politics and religion
there will be reader access on the part OF
our ministers to the confidence and audience
of the colorcd churches. Our people are
deeply impressed with the duty and deslra-
beness of doing something effective and
| practicable for the spiritual ana lnteHcctuai
| welfare of our colored citizens.
| In the impoverished condition of the
| South, and with the need OF Strengthening
the special work winch The Southern Blp.
list Convention is committed to prosecute,
there is no probability OF an early endow-
meut of schools under our charge for tie
| better education OF cOiored ministry. The
| Convention has adopted the policy OF suS-
| tanning students at the Institutes controlled
| by the American Baptist Home Mission So.
| ciety. 1t is much TO be desired that Larger
! contributions for this purpose may he Sc
| cured from both white and colored BiptistS.
:. In addition to this method Of instructlo O
| the committee would recommend that MN
| isters' institutes be held ut convenient points
! il the different States, under the dlrectlon
an by the appointment OF our Home MIS-
81 N Board. These institutes might give
: li,able Instructions to colored ministers anu
more intelligent colorcd brethren on The rtl'
d;mental doctrines Of The gospei ana ID IDe
| faith AMI practice Of the primitive churcnes:
| Many of our brethren would cheeriully anu
gratultouSIy give time and laoor 10 tnls neeu'
ed work if some systematic effort were de-
y;sed. when the state of the treasury shall
Justify il, m ssionaries, white or co'oreo,
should he appointed to labor among lne coi-
ored people.
THE committee regard it Of the first I'M
portance that aid should be given to our coll
ored churches in organizing and conducting
Sunday schools. sad lack in colored SUM-
day schools is that OF competent teaching.
1.-The committee are Sratited TO believe
that more hopeful future dawns upon US,
aud that in short time more open door
of utte5ance will be afforded in this depart
ment of Christian labor to our Southern
Baptist Zion."
Hon. J. X. James, Of Atlanta, presented
the report of The Committee on The Finances
of the Foreign Mission Board. The report
congra,ulates the Convention on the wisdom
with which the finances Of the Board nave
been managed, and on their fourishing con-
ditiou thanks the Bank OF commerce 10
Richmond for fayors rendered The Board,
AMI urges larger contributions for the future.
Adopted.
Rev. G. W. Green presented the report OF
the Committee on the CHM Mission, when
was unanimously adopted.
The report reioices that there have been
during the year fifty baptisms IN emma
that there has been progress IN the WORK !,
that the native converts have been exceed
;nulv liberal in their contributions; that the
women of the mission have been OF more
than ordinary Zeal, and have had unusual
succe.s In their work, and that bY the noDle
Iiberal,ty Of Missionary Yates the cDape! a,
Shanghai has been completed ana presented
to the Convention. Tue report expresses
sadness at the death Of two patiVe assistants
and the i'll healih Of several OF the mlssiona-
ries. and makes an earnest appeal Tor more
missionaries for China.
key. DR.. Brantley, from the committee on
the nomination Of messengers 10 the Amer,
can 3 .ptist Home Mission Society, presented
the following names. which were unanl-
mousIy elected: Rev. Drs. Jeter, of Vir-
gns Fuller Of n ms5ysno d s Su,t0T C;ro
linz. and W,pkler, of Alabama; Hon. j. G..
c. Back. Of Georgia; j. B. Waleius, Ed,
Of Richmond; A. Fuller Crane. E,q., Of Bal
timore: Colonel T. NJ. Heck, Of North Caro-.
lima; and q. b: Davis, Esq, Of Texas. ,,,,oo
Rev. A. 3. W0od6D. from the committee
on the R5reiqa Mission Journal, reported In
favor OF disseminating the paper, and To-
structing The secretary to arrange to pu olsh
N missionary Intelligence 10 the weekly DE-
Dominational papers. The report wassdopted'
Hon. J. &C Black. from the Committee
:, Hennests. reported Ia favor Of gratefully
aeeen,iag the beauest Of 30 600 made to the