The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-05
SECOND DAY.
FRIDAY. Dnne 30. lS1R.

l.
| The Convention met pursuant To adjourn
mrut: and after religions exercises. Iii
rected by the President of the Convention
proceeded To business.
The minutes were read and adopted.
The Committee on Credentials reported
the following additional delegates in at
| tendance:
CHoCTAw AssoCATIoN-Elder II L Mel
| vim.
MIssIss rPPI-Elder f \ Taylor and Bro
| G. G. Nauck.
CENrRAL-n Cole anG Ed Jesse Wood
| all.
YALOBUsHA--W d Bone.
| SALEM-Asa Il Carter.
MI. PIsGAH--Eders w d Magouirk and
| [ a HALEY.
OXFORD Elder B Gambrel
CHICKAsAw--N NJ Berry.
UNIDN-Eder j j Green. Jr
| FAIR RIVERA Page.
LADIES AID SOCIETY (Columbus) Ell
| der 5 \ Goodwin.
| TIPPAH--EIder W l. Skinner.
| GARLANDSvILLE--W J. skinner.
| HERNANDo CHURCn-Eider w ID May
| field
BETHANY Ilwrence,--J l. Waller.
COOP HoPE (Leake) Glider I f Morris
| Mr.. ZION II tnkiu )--Thos Il Gndbold.
| PALESTINE (IIinds)--S q Stevenson and
| A Puryear
| STEEN's CREEK (Rankin)--W Aills.
PAULpING (Jasperl--Asa II Carter.
SHUQUALAK (Noxubec Elder w Ii Nc
Gee.
| Grenada Z Brown.
| HARMoNY--H LowreV.
BRUsHY FoRK-Elder J J Green, Jr.
NEW HoPE--J r Martin.
| REHOBETH-A Page.
WATER VALLEY Elder II w Rocket
ANTIOCH + Lee and j Il Edwards
FRIENDSHIP I4eake)--F G. Davis
CoLUMBUS--Elder 5 a Goodwin.
DIR. j. L. Boyce WAS received as Repre-
sentative of the Southern Baptist Theolog-
zeal Seminary. aud also as a Messenger from
the General Baptist Association.
Dr. VIM. Ii. Mcintosh was received as a
RepreSen tative of the Home Mission Board
of the Southern Baptist Convention; also
| as a Messenger from Alabama State Con
vertion.
Elder 8 w, Johnston was received as a
CORES pOnding Messenger from Tennessee
Baptist State Convention.
Elder J. A. Hackett presented to the Con-
vention gavel made of wood taken from q
tree grown near the spot where the first
Baptist Church (Salem) was established in
MiSsissi ppi. in tue vicinity of Natchez.
Elder Hac<ett accompanied the presenta-
ton with remarks of a deeply interesting
historical nature, which he was requested
by the Convention to write out for publica-
ton. The President received the gavel
with appropriate remarks. expressing the
hope that it would be used by whoever
H.
dred years hence.
On motion of Elder W S. Webb. the hour
of 10 A. NJ, Saturday, was set for the hear
ing of the Centennial cause in connection
with Mississippi College.
Elder I. J. Walne read Il lengthy and in
'eresting report OF the State Mission BOARD
which was amended by & ,asoI.tion that
ten Thousand dbliafs be raised for Missions
in the State during the follow ing year
The conclusion of the report recapitulates
as follows: The Board has been actively en-
gagged for two years. In that period, 1855
days of missionary service have been rem
Gered 81 400 miles have been Travelled
ingS held !; ga persons baptized 250 received
by letter chur~heE organized; house of
worship bdilt, and number repaired
Pending this report, speeches were made
Orleans, and Elders t. J. Walne, IL. F.
SprOles, w. II. Roberts j. b. GnmbrelI and
Il. n. Hall, and by President johnson. after
which seventeen hundred. dollars was
raised. in cash and subscriptions, for the
Home Mission work.
On motion of Elder Miller a committee
was appointed on Home Missions i'm CON
nection with the Southern Baptist Conyqp-
tIon and on the Southern Baptist Theo.
logical Seminary
Ihe fresldent announced the following
committees:
AfoHto 1ntSS4otS-ul- p. Tam DrCli, Geo. w.
Mimms, W. d. Robbins, w IL, Miller, W
Ii. Roberts.
Som5e,H F1optist fheologcaz .>eminarg-J.
b Ham6erln, w. E. Berry, L. Sims, 4. c.
Mason, b. ID. GRAY.
The Committee on Devotional Exercises
announced the following appointments for
Sabbath:
At Baptist Churchill A. NJ, Rev. DIR. J. z.
Boyce; p. NJ. Rev. DR.. y. w. WILSON.
At PrestWertan ChlyGh-ll :. a. Rev. W.
81 aIr Nzscb
Goodwin,
at Methodist Chuct--11 A. NJ, Rev. w. ID.
Maytield; 2. NJ, Rev ". Noffsinger.
Recess until 30 o'clock P. NJ