The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-15
Communications
The Southern Baptist Convention.

engaged in devotional exercises one
half hour of each day; and, on the
day sot apart for tho consideration of
the claims of Foreign Missions, tho
prayer meeting was particularly in~
tcresting, having special reference to
that work: Pending tho adoption of
n resolution offered by Il. 7. Eaton at
the close Of tho devotional hour
Fhat tho encouraging results of tho
labors Of tho Foreign Mission Board,
Tor the past year, should stimulate to
gonowed efforts and enlarged opora-
tions;" addresses were madc by j. G.
Hiden, j. w. M. Williams, j. S. NJ.
Curry and j. S. Burrows DR.. IIidcn
\ presented now phase Of tho subject,
answering tho supposed questions of
an niout-sider as to what Foreign Miss
eions havo dono for us, and showing
that wo arc alIcf hoathcnish ancestry
as the very namos of tho days and
months Indicate. Ho referred TO tho
dayBtof cannibalism on the Sandwich
Islands, when the hoathon ate men
for breakfast, and pointed out tho
great change wrought by missions.
Dr. j. w. M. Williams said our
great need is the missionary spirit,
and showed that this spirit of miss
sions runs all through tho. Scriptures.
DIR. Curry said ne trusted the convon-
tion was entering q new era in the
omission work, and that during this
Centennial year all our treasures
would be filed, enabling US TO do
i5T7R Safa things in the future. lie
spoke particularly Of italian Missions,
hecausc of his lato visit TO that field,
giving him personal knowlcd of the
labors Of George B. Taylor and his
oompanion, and tho other Missions
ries whom he mot in Italy. lie thought
the difficulties Of their field Of labor as
great, II not greater than those met
h Missionaries in Africa. He referred
t2stt.laH &c taH speech of Dir. Hidon with
thaHk and said thoro was something
worBe than cannibalism; something in
public opinion, in statutes, in papers,
In tho obtruding life of scorn, such as
brother Taylor has to meet, worse
than cannibalism. Tho views of this
mission wore at first too sanguine, be
cause of misunderstanding tho poll
tical change in tho Popcs loss OF tom
poral power This was far less favo-
rable to tho triumph of evangelical
religion than was first supposed. Ro-
IEanism has infected the very air in
Italy. Ono thousand years of tyranny
One thousand years OF despotism!
Ono thousand years OF religious bond.
age, worse than tyranny and despot>
ism has eaten out the public mind
and conscience, and wrought such
ruin as the reign of sin alone could
do! This is simply tho line OF tho
Speakers thought, and no living man
can reproduce tho cloquonco of his
utteranco. Tho ono thought that gavo
nm consolation was, that this was all
tho result Of sin, and that Christ had
died to put away sin, as suro as God
raigns, and Christ was made sin for
US, this donso darkness shall be chased
away by tho light of tho gospel, and
even the Saharah dosert shall bo made
to blossom as the rose. European
nations theoretically recognize the
Bible, but tho conviction of the abso,
Lutte authority of tho Now Testament,
isnot "ingraincd" into tho public mind
and conscience, as it is in America.
Or. Burrows made some practical res
marks and suggested collection,
which resulted in cash contribution
OF ovor ono hundred dollars, and
pledges of several thousand for the.
next yoar.
Tho two great agencies of the con-,
vontion are it's Boards-the Homo
Mission Board, and tho Foreign Mis-,
sion Board, and this brief account
consists simply Of extracts from re-
ports and spoeches. On Saturday,
tho work of the Home Mission Board
was made tho special order of the day.
at on important hour, and pending
tho resolution ohOrod by DIR. Williams,