The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08
Communications
The Southern Baptist Convention
Twenty first Annual Session.

Twenty first Annual Session.
Mr.. EDITOR: This body convened
with the First Baptist Church, Rich
naond, Va, May 18th, 1876, with J.
, p. Boyce, ID d., of Kontuckey, in
the Chair. After singing a hymn
and reading the Scriptures, prayer
wac offered by the venerable Thomas
; Dawson, of S. @. WHO ia now 81 years
of age.
A list of delegates from each State
being furnished, the convention on-
tered into the election of officers. DR.
J. William Jones, of Richmond, made
pleasant reference to the faithful and
able services of DR.. p. II. Nell, of
Ga, as president i'll past years, and
submitted his name, but DR.. Nell
thanked tho convention for past
honors and for words of kindness
and sympathy during his infrm
health, which first prevented his oc>
cupying the chair, and which still
unfit him for the duties of the office,
and withdrew his maine in favor of
DR.. Boyce, who was re. elected to
preside over the convention. In ac~
cepting the position, the President
made appropriate remarks, complis
mentary to his declining senior,
whom he prefored in honor as pre-
siding officer.
While the organization was per-
fecting, DR.. Fuller, of Baltimore,
Rtatod that Deacon A. w. Poulson, of
that city, q man of picty and worth
in the convention, just at tho time to
start to the meeting, was stricken
with appoplexy, and died in three
minutes. He regarded it as warn
ing to tho members Of the ,nven-
ton to be ready for sudden death,
, for five be ready, sudden death is
sudden glory. DR.. Lawson, of Now
York, prayed that this visitation
might be sanctficd to the good Of the
convention, and at tho request of the
President, addressed the body with
reference to our times Of reformation
and revival. Dr. Lorimcr, OF Boston
was also called out, and made a
stirring speech, urging the preaching
OF the cross as the great need Of our
times.
DR.. II. A. Tuppor, of Virginia, Cor
responding Secretary of tho Foreign
Mission Board, road his annual report,
which was very gratifying and on
couraging. The Introductory paras
graph is one Of Thanksgiving to God,
as follows:
"Closing q year Of almost unprccor
donted monetary depression in our
country, the Board ieol that in the
good Providence which has enabled
them by dint Of sovero toll and aid Of
generous friends, to supply tho press
Ing necessities Of our work, thero is
now occasion to thank God and take
courage, and to rely in the future
more implicitly on Him who has said
TO His pooplo engaged in gospoling
tho nations: "Do, L am with you al.
way, even unto the end of the world"
a few extracts from tho report may
be of interest here
woMAN'S WORK.
sour christian women of Georgia
and Virgia have contributed 81, ,401.~
60, for the Moon-housc in Tung Chow;
and the ladies of South Carolina 81
843'4l for the Missionary Housc'at Can
ton. Our sisters of other Statos have
aided those objects, ana dono nobly
tor tho general work. Let tho cons
yention give an emphatic "God speed"
TO- these praiseworthy workors for
sesus, and commond to their oonsi.
deration the multiplication of mis-.
Pionary societies, and their moro
thorough organization, with the view
OF ofProsccuting the grand work of wo-
mans salvation among the heathen. !"
Tho report qnotes the following tom
on this subject: "It is stated, that tho
Woman's Foreign Mission Societies of