The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-11

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coNYENTIoN-LIsr or DELEGATES IN:
THE 0ITY-1RUsTEEs' NEE TING THIS;
MORNING, &c, &C. 1882 7
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The Baptists Of the South are now gather
ing, by their delegates, in, otr city in the,
annual session Of their Convention. The
Convention will be composed OF an array OF
native talent, scholarship, zeal, piety, tleYo-.
ton, and popular speaking and preaching
power which would attract attention and
excite interest anywhere. But the meeting
win derive additional interest from the fact
that the Convention represents one OF the
largest and most Influential OF our Christian
denominations.
The following interesting
:.s..G 1ss4.aL STATISTICS Y, u s.3.ss;.. .s.
may be OF general interest Thereports for
the year 1875 show that in the United States
there are OF regular missionary Baptists 925
associations, q, 1,255 churches, 13, III or
dained ministers, and .1sS15,300 members,
and that S7,ST4 were baptized into the feLi
lowship of the churches during the year.
They have, SO far as reported tine actual
number is much larger, 8, 233S Sunday schools,
SS, S,495 officers and teachers, and GS3,319
scholars, They contributed last year to-
general 'beneroEence exclusive Of pastoral
support and home expenses) $1,000, ,834.45--
/. e., this amount was reported. There was
much larger sum contributed.
The denomination has nine theological
seminaries,r thirfy-three male colleges and
universities, and thirty-eight female colleges
and Institutes; 1t has forty-ninc periodicals
to promote its interests.
The territory of the Southern Baptist
Convention contains largely over one half of
the entire aptisJ1nembership OF the whole
country. .ftrys ~. -,
The following brief
SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE CONVENTION
will be appropriate to-day: Up to 1S45 the
Baptists of the South acted with the Bap-
fists OF the North in what was known as the
old "Triennial Convention" which had for
its object the prosecution Of missions at
home and abroad. There had been for several
years serious disturbances growing out of
the slavery question, and in 1874 the For
eign Mission Board at Boston distinctly
avowed that they could not and 1coutd not
qiue an appointment to @ Shareholder. Up
on this the Virginia Foreign Mission So
ciety issued circular to southern Baptlsts
calling conference at Augusta, Ga.
The meeting was held on the Thursday
before second Lords day in May, 1s45, and
resulted in the organization OF the Southern
Baptist Convention, with a Foreign Mission
Board located at Richmond, and q Domestic
Mission Board located at Marion, Ala.
The work of the Convention steadily
grew in interest and importance, and none
ever doubted the wisdom OF separate or
eanization prior to the breaking out OF the
war. Since the war there has been, despite
hard times, the most gratifying progress and
a marked increase OF liberality on the part
of the churches. 1t will be gratifying to
the Convention to learn from the report OF
the corresponding secretary (Rey. DR.. FL. a.
Tupper) that the Foreign Mission Board,
located in this city, has received during the
past fiscal year over $40, 200, being the largest
collection ever made during one year since
its organization.
The Convention, it should be understood,
is not legislative but purely missionary
body. According to Baptist Church polity
each local church is an Independent republic,
and the highest "church court" known.
The Convention has not met in Richmond
since 1859, when there were some most ex-
citing questions under consideration, which
attracted large delegation and excited
great interest.
There will be present during the sessions
OF the body number OF northern visitors,
who will be cordially welcomed and frater-
rally received. The Convention has again
and again decided that it is impolitlc even
to discuss the question OF rednion with the
northern societies but the delegates from
either section are warmly welcomed at the
meetings OF the other, and there is the
most fraternal intercourse between the two.
There is every prospect OF large delega-
ton and deeply interesting session OF the
Convention.
DELEGATES IN THE CITY.
The following is liss Of the delegates who
had arrived up to last evening:
List Of Delegates. Where Staying.
Almond, Dr.-No. 1902 Capitol street.
Abrahalns, st. George T.-Georgc +. Williams.
Ashnurn, = Miles Mile = T1TP'IIIRi: WP'IIi.ms
berry, W. E.-No. 800 west Grace street
Boston, S. .C.-No. 5l2 west Grace street.
burrows j. f.-No. 407 east Grace street.
barron, 4. C.-afain near Adams st street re IT,,
Broaddus, Luther.-No. 20l east Marshall street.
Bi9H, srNS s22 east SI1th Thisd strsef seFee'.
Brown, A. BIO 2o1 east east Marshall airst street
g VI B. oy Jeters, Grace and First streets
Broaddus, Al. Is. Jeters, Grace and First streets
Bagby, A.-Williap Turpin's;
eaTaqtaS' esnertoS, A. A. 'C.-Fords SGi Hotel. "
Creath, We III s,n east GTaee s1ret street
Carroll. j. L.-Ford's Hotel.
Chewnng. G. R.-No. 900 west Franklin street
c65ae ESS bSo {Rs sSs aa F1ans1 sfEses Street,
os%an PSS YSos sa5s caSifs ,stsss stsss'
| Clarke j. W.-No. east Grace street.
GannadV. y. B.-No. 7Ol west Grace street
Ss MSo 7s 81 n19e 1Grth Sn1a Sn street.,
6awson. Thos.-No. All Ninth street.
Dargan, ]. Q. B.-second and G Grace streets.
| Dargan, J. H.-No. / 13 east Cary street.
Bayh.1; Bayis. u. ii .H.HFords Hotel.
Deans, J; ;F;-At Or; Dr. Jetes,si ssa Ia,n street.
imnnaway. 4. S-J b. Jeter, Grace and First streets
Dickinson, c. R-No. 900 west Franklin street;
Imnnaway ". F.-No. 20l east MARSHALL street.
Davis, mo. 301 east Grace street.
Deaton, j. A-No sos Franklin street.
Edwards, b. W.-No. 4l2 north h.e1 Eighth street.
Eager j. B.--Twenty-slxth and Grace saeets
Edmunds, ]. R.-No: 72s Main street. stree, ,.r..,
EaT1nsn EaIDn CNJ B. Jeter Grace and First streets
Frost, E.-No. "a south Adams street, ,5 c.n,to,
French, G. r., French, j: McD.-Tenth and Capis0
Faulkner, % j. = KMNo. s io4 north Fifth street
| Flippo, 8. F.-No los east Canal street.
Fuller, Dr.-second and I Grace @ stress; &c s;,eet
| Fountaine, ". S,-No. sos Seventh streei.
Gregory, o. F.-No. 5 IL west Grace street:
r. H. Il fsss adams
Garnett, G.W.-No. 723 Main street:
Grimsley, B.-second and Grace race streets. ,
Galphin, T. M.-No. II east Cary street.
Haynes, y; At L; II. F1sysers; ser .,.,,r ,trsst
Haynle, DIR. F.-No. i 04 north Fifth street:
Hsrtwell- J. B:--No;; io4 north Firth street.