The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-11

consider the proprietv OF adiournng on Monday
next, on account OF the excursion to the istties.
On motion the matter was submitted to the
proper committee.
The following resolution was referred to the
Committee on Devotional Exercises
RESOLVED, That this convention meet daily at
a. m, spend the first half hour In devotional ex-
| ercises adjourn at II M, meet again al p. m :,
| adjourn at p. M. meet at 8l5, and adjourn at
pleasure.
On motion, an abstract Of the report of the
Home Mission Board wssresd received and sub
mitted to the proper committee.
The report OF the Foreign Mission Board was
read, received, and submitted to the proper
committee.
The committee reported that there would be
| no session of the convention on Monday. owing
to the excursion to the Jetties.
The following report was submitted by ". W.
Wilson, chairman Of the Committee on Religious
Exercises:
Your Committee on Religious Exercises beg
leave to make partial report. We recommend
that the convention meet at 9 O'Clock, recede
from business at IL M for an hour, adjourn at
p. m. and meet again at =.
The Committee on Credentials consists OF q
member from each state,
On motion of Mr.. s. Landrum, the repre-
sentatives OF the press were invited to take q
seat on the PLATFORM.
mittees:
On Treasurei's Repart-Joshua lowering, Miles
Turpn, @ Il Toy, D w Bussey, W d Mayield, M
b Wharton, D Mcmillan.
On Woman's Work--A 7 spaliing, J A Uaam-
bliss. A q Dickinson. OBJ Lowry, j D Hamber-
lin, J Hackett, g b Davis.
African Missons-J J. Burrows, u Gambrell.
" O Oleaveland, G. Ryalls, Geo + williams. A
O Dixon, r N Pratt.
China Missions-B II Carroll, r Espy, II ar
Alison, J b Turpin, A V Rowe.
Italian MsEons-E 4 Winkler, W Howard, .
D Miller, J @ Gibson, n Furman, r I Eaton, y
II Ford.
Voice of Providence ? zeamsu, J L Carroll,
8 nj Richardson. w w Landrum, J Nj Bailey, III
T Eproles, W Il Mcaee.
On Finances and Treas Hrer's Report OF Home
Mission Board-T Fl Elicit, d 3 DAVIS, u John
son, J r Parish, w Friler. j O Smith.
Mission schools-M 7 Martin, ii i Buckner, T
O Boykin, NJ sener, e Calvin Hudson, n W
Sanders, W + knave.
Appeal OF v lid Tfibes-J II Graves, J Fl Kill
patrick, d II Ornmuton, Lotion, q Jordan,
l. r LeavelI, T Ebeetoft.
Kind Words b Hawthorne, s W Hillyer, B
Manly, W Robert, Campbell, l. Weakley,
W A Foster.
Oolored People, 7 Fiekenor, M Hsman, D
G David, 0hsndoin, W A Mason, L w Bib,
q NJ Provence.
Womans Work. A Chambliss, W Howard. J
8 Lawton. Lotion, W A Mason, W Barr, Il
g Feeble
On Credentials HacHett, u Miller, J
Curry. g II McOall A NJ MeIver, A q Dixon, y Z
Williams, " kone, Joshua lowering, lizard.
8 II Ford, L W Athey.
10 Nominate New Boards W d Creath, 7 D
Eapy, " Z Yeaman, M Hillsman, Joshua Lever
ing, A e Dickinson, A o Dixon, X N Pratt, q Fl
strickl md, O Fl Chandler, N W Wilson, TW
Ehetoff. T II Kerfoot.
On Time and Place of next Neetng-F. NJ.
Lawn, M. Hillsman, W. 10. Tynes, g. Boykn and
VIM, Harris.
After prayer by Rev. D. G. Daniel the conven-
ton took recess until 7:30 p. IN.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session of the convention the Rev.
DIR. II. Mcdonald, OF Richmond, Virginia,
preached the convention sermon; his text was
the twentieth chapter of Mathew, 26th, 9th aud
2Sth verses.
After the sermon the convention adjourned
until to-day at o'clock.