The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-05

To FIN Vacancies ia Board Of Trustees Of
{ AssStsSlPI,i College A y LomaX, j l.. Pet
/ ti2rew, G. W Miums
Board of Uis,stsrta' EdacGli3a-El1ers ".
I u imam. W s Webb i l.. Prtu2rcw, 4.
). Wslne, b W l.. Butt, j. A. Haclett. a.
a LomaN, q. Gordon. lessee M ouJall.
>. H. Hamb-riin, J. L ally, =. \ Goodwin,
a. H. Booth; Bros. ~. L. Rain G.. l..
Thomas. =. y Wells. Jno. Mckenzie. 4. Y
/ Rowe, NJ /. Martin. G. ". Mmms
board Of Domestic Missions .i5eated o'
( 9IchS0R Moss ELDER \. Uacketr, Pre- -
+ ldeat >. 1. 'uv, Is icc-Pr.S ideut; W
4 A. Ma-on. ~ Nire-Pte>ideut; j. L. Buck.
Recording Secretary: Il. keIl-. CORES pond
! ing Secretary; Mr-sr>. j.. Shelton, l.. H.
Bennett. G " Mimm>, W. +. X .t.ih, Il
! \. h5ll, Il. NJ Iclveil. \. NJ. Smith, i. \.
I %. W. + Holland, A. \. Lnmax. II r.
/ Spfoles. H. her, =. :. Il. lyca, j. l. Pc
/ ugreW, }. q. S.nith. T. Green, -. /. Parser.
/ g NJ. Gordon. Il. g, Sellers, VI. '. No1-
singer, !. l.. johnson, H. East'aud, ,Iup.
Powell, l.. r. Bird>oHg. I. Il Carlns~. " .
-. Magouirk. . -. Bowen, a. II. Smith, y.
W. wilson, Il. W. Griffith. ". 4. P,asro>s
To Predch Ncrt Iafr3luci9JV Nerm1U-
Elder j. l.. Pctisrrw. aud Elder \. \.
LomaN. alternate.
Place ~, Nert Aul.ull Ne,tfay-Stark-
VINE, OhUbh-hr county, Miss.
I'n's Tor Nert NeefIsy -Thurslty before
The irst sabbath iu JulN. ISL.
!, A2sft Tor Foreign Missions Elder +. u.
Miller.
The special committee appointed to nom
lnate committee OF fifteen 10 take ia hand
the establishment of State paper, reported
the following "A, the committee. which was
agreed to NJ. l.. Iowrey, j. b. Gdmbrtll
Z. VI. Gordon. Il. y. Hall. = \. Goodwin j.
1. Iealy, j. l.. Pettgrew, j. A. Hackatt. If
r. SproleS, \. Y. Rowe. w. y Mason, T. G.
sellers, - ;. Relyoa, Il. kclls, John 4. Buck
Elder j. Nj. Lewis offered a resolution.
winch was adopted, instrGcting the Prcsi-
dent OF Mississippi College to have the
chafter 50 amended thac the interest only
OF the subscription to the endowment ot
Mississippi College. shall be used toward
meeting The current expenses of the College
the principal 70 be held inviolable.
Bro. NJ. I. Martin Offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote:
Resolred, That it is the sense OF this CON
Ycnllol that the practice OF comforting the
degree OF ID. d., on ministers OF the Gospel
by our institutions of learning, is OF evil
tendency, AMI 10 be deprecated rs dcpar-
ture from that apostolic simplicity which
IL should be our constant care To- preserve.
Bro. David Shelton submitted the reDort
OF the Auditing Committee, which wa,
adopted.
The report on Obstacles to Mississippi
College was again presented and adopted.
Resolutions OF thanks to the citizens of |
Jackson, to the various churches for use of |
nulpIts, To the Masonic fraternity aud L. = |
Marshal for use of chairs. and 10 such OF the |
railroads ~ granted reduced rates, and to |
Tue press, were adopted
On motion OF Elder CamhrcH the Clerk |
~ the Convention was instructed to have |
one thousand copies Of the minute, of the !
Convention printed, where same can be |
zone on best terms, and that hc be allowed |
thirty dollars for his services.
me follow ing were appointed as addition |
al delegates TO the Southern Baptist Con |
yyention: j. IL. Whitfield, IL. ). Cole, X. : |
Broad1us.
:. y. Dudley Wa. reported present a a |
ueleSate from the Utica Church,
subscription of one hundred dollars by |
A. Is. Hurt, Wnona, to Mississippi College. |
IN Ten Pnnual installmcuts, was announced |
Rev DR.. /caley, by permission, addressed .
the convention relative to the present |
session, and he was reDlied to by ar. Low |
rey, In behalf of the Convention. OK pressing |
appreciation of ;he inequalities and Kind
nesses RECEIVED.
NO othcf business appearing, the C0nvcu-
non arose ana sung " How firm touuda- /
non, We Saints of the Lord" alter which the Il
brethren took each other by tho hand and
Dade each other tayeWeii, All then knelt in
pray &r, tcgvShtiy led by Elder Webb, after
winch the Benedictiou was pronounced. |
ma the thlrty-seventh annual session of the |
Mississippi Baptist State Convention closed /
IS deliberations, in peace and harmony, at
TX o clock p. NJ,