The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-16
I sou.l.ern gapelse convention. zion.

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mitrecs aud special orders were limited to
| Eve minutes. ;ssf =
!, The rules were suspended and the report
OF the. Committee on Italian Misiiens was
read by Rev. %. u. Butler, Chairman. Ihe
report esteemed the italian mission as I'm
| important one, and tlat the Convention
i should congratulate itself ut the good work
40 soon accomplished, even in Rome Itself.
The chapcl.in Rome is home for our mis-,
sionaries. The mission Is an eslaolisned
fact. The path OF duty is plainly marked
out. IL this work is brought directly before
1.-the brethren the contribution OF men anu
/ means will be largely increased. Ihe COM
miitee submitted a resolution that the breth-
rem OF ali the churches make the mission
! subject OF constant prayer and OF regular
and increasing contributions. The report
was adopted.
AGENCY WORK.
The report OF the Committee on Agency
Work was read by Rev. L. Z. Teasdale,
chairman. ~
The committee report that In their opln-
ion the work is one OF real and lasting im-
portapce. They, recommend the adopt1on
OF the following resolutions:
THAT, broad observation di.coyers the
fact that our churches are not only aDie 10
support our missions literally, but that tncv
are willing to do so when they are properly
Informed and instructed.
That the true link between Inc Boarn anu
the churches are tue pastors, 10 Wnon
: mainly the Board must look forthe securing
from their people OF the needed supplies.
That the boards be requested to appoint
m executive committee in every State
; where it is practicable, whose duty 1t shall
be, by correspondence Or otherwise, to IN
duce the pastors to adopt some systematic
plan to raise funds for the objects OF the
Convention. But it is recommended that
it be left to the discretion OF the respective
boards to employ agents in those States
where, in their judgment, it may be deemed
necessary.
That in the opinion of the committee the
chief work OF an agent should be~to IN
duce the pastors and churches to make reg
ular contributions to the objects OF the
Convention without afterwards needing his
; presence; and, in general, he should not
take collections where the work is regularly
and effectively done Ivy he pastor; and that
an agents usefulness should be measured
not by his own immediate collections SIM
ply, but mainly by his bringing up pastors
; and churches thai have previously done
but little to the practice OF systematic
: benevolence without dependence on agents.
That cmpbatically the hope OF the boards
and of the Convention is the presence and
power Of the Holy Ghost in our churches,
The gift OF which should DO the burden OF
the prayer OF every lover OF our southern
Zion and of our united race, and with
, which career would open before our Con-
vention in comparison with whose prodsc'
tiveness OF good its past successes would
only be as the first fruits to the ample bar
vest, the dewdrops 10 the plentiful shower
Few speeches were made, and then tho
,, report was adopted.
! rs. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
The special order, being the consideration
of the claims OF the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary, was taken up-Fice'
J President J. +. Jeter in the chair.
Rev. j. p. Boycc addressed the Conyen-
ton, pre-, cnting the claims OF the seminary
= | in forcible and earnest manner. There
were ninety-siN students at the seminary
OF the endowment OF 100000 only 100000
remained to he raised. Kentucky had raised
: her quota. 1t would require about $40, O0C
for the expenses OF the seminary.
Rev. j. A. Broadus succinctly portrayed
the steady growth OF the seminary in at
tendance of pupils and in the appropriation
OF Baptists. He appealed not for the faculty,
but for the seminary. DR.. Broadus has sew
eral times refused a salary Of $4,000 to go
t elsewhere. The appeal met constant
stream OF responses in sums OF ST up tn
$500 until $4,000 was secured in cash and
|. good pledges. Rev. James Barrow, OF
Georgia, seveDty-eish t years Of age, contri-
) buted 81, but the ladies sent up 81 contri-
. buttons until $50 was recorded to the credit
I Of the veteran soldier OF the cross. A little
boy nine years old contributed So. An
| | "a f.so ri t-;l I'D
A resolution endorsing the seminary,
urging its support, and recommending
, that the endowment fund be not used
for the support of the institution, was
, adopted.
r' NEW FIELDS.
Rev. s. Henderson, OF Alabama, submit
ted the report OF the Committee on New
Fields. The committee suggested the i'm
, portance OF entering Santa Barbara and
other points in Brazil, and urged that the
enthusiasm excited at the Convention might
survive the occasion. ....
After stirring remarks by Rev. S. Hen
derson and Rev. Z. Fl. Prichard, on the
duty OF pastors, tie report was adopted.
HOME MISSIONS. ~....a
Rev.W. G. Crane read the report OF the
i Home Mission Board. The Board is asne-
cesslty demanded by the extension OF rail-
roads and enlargement Of towns and cities,
new forms of errors and old ones renewed,
and the mutiform phases Of infdclity. AS
points for special work they note San An
tonic and Corpus Christi, in Texas Pine
Bluff and bot Springs, i'll Arkansas, and
st. Augustine, in Florida. The work for
the Board would never be completed until
the millennium. The report was adopted.
) INDIAN MISSIONS.
Rev. J. w. II. Williams, Of Baltimore,
submitted the report Of the Committee on
Indian Missions. The committee thought
that ii partially was shown 10 any race ii
should be the Indians who opened their
wiowams when we were refugees; when
we were outcasts they were the open
hearted hosts. They are homeless and help
less, and we are powerful and ayariclous.
1t was the duty Of Christians and this Con-
vention to strengthen those there. They
submitted I resolution authorizing the Sc
cretary of the Home Mission Board to let
out contracts for nlanuul-labor school and
farm by November next.
Rev. Il. Buckner, missionary Tor thlr-
!, ty-one ye2rs, addressed the Convention ut
length upon the importance and duty OF
|; establishing the manual-Iabor school.
Remarks were made by Rev. J. W. NJ.
Williams and Rev. w. Ii. Mcintosh re!a-
;, tive to the pressing necessity for the pro-
posed effort.
Rev. W. II. Mcintosh explained that
: there was about $4,000 available for the
:, Nop,,.1.I ahor. Sohnol in thp Indian Terri