Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-23
TENNESSEE BAPTIST CONVEN-
g M sSl8aEgH TIOy. fRtf eEFzg' olaf
In session.. at the First Baptist
@2 Church, Knoxville s,ts
ai 81 SECOND 9,t DAY. '4o g 95.3 .

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10 ez7 SECOND DAY. ~
The Tennesse e state Baptist couy en-
tion .reassembied at the First Baptist
church at the appointed hour yester-
day morning.Et g.5s I i..3 ~ ls1 9555 .,5
The convent 'un was called to- order
by the president, DIR. W.Ps Jones. s /.
Devotional exercises were engaged
in, the singing of q hymn, reading of
the 103fd Psalm by the president, and
pray er by Rev. Dr.. n. b, Gofortb.
Then. another song and prayer by Rev.
w. W..oBurr. ~l9h-5a 5iI si~.see I'd - 3-,s
The minutes of the previous day
were read and approved. -, sso19ssaad
The committee on education of last
year Yves requested to report. and Or.
Goforth was, on motion, added 10 said
committee. i1loa ~ a'z4 -.- .sE zs-o CIV Il
The committee appointed at the last
convention to prepare and procure a
charter for the eonven tiona reported
through Rev. H.iW. Butsorff. 81 saa y Y
l. On mo ton Of Rev. J. r. Graves, 1T
was ordered that $50 copies of the
charter be priIt ed and further iconsid~
Grafton of the matter Vas deferred till
| Saturday.
The report of the ministerial board
! of education of tle convention was
read by the Chairman, Rev. G. r.
Hendrickson. st7aees haz is- 7of.na azs a
On a motion to adoLt the report ]
considerable discussion was brongRA
| in f.
dricksou, J. NJ. Senter, N. HIllsman,
g. w. Grlftin, W. A. Montgomery, w .
| A. Tnerell, w. G. Grace, w "A. Clark.
i Jas. Waters, n Is. Gofortii and ]. p.
! kefauver: G1 - ST
l. After announcements the convention
adjourned I'LL 2o'clock, with prayer by
l Rev, j. P. Kefauver.
4 THE AFTERNOON SESSION
opened with singing, "When /, can
read my Title Uieac,D and prayer by
Rev. Ct. w. Griffin, another song and
prayer by Rev. DIR. Tnos. w. Humes.
president of the University of Ten
nessee, who was present
On motion of Col. L. H, Reeves, Ol
Jonesboro, the following were APP
pointed commit ee 10 visit the dress
parade on the university hill at foul
; O'Clock Col. L. ii. Reeves and Revs.
j. Il Borum, - Gray, 81. Hillsman
and G w. Gnffin.
Fu. t1er remarks Were then made on
the TepoI of the board Of mlnieterlal
education, pending at the noOu ad
: journmenJ, by Reve. J.P. Kefanyer, M
dlllsman, G. w. Glitfiu, w. G.. Grace
aud w. A. Clark, aud the report WAS
adopted.
! On motion of Rev. J. NJ. Sertar, ths
1 following was read aod adopted. ~
Whereas, The regular order of busi-
ness under which the convention Is nov
working does not July cover the objects
therefore, ....tE a
Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed TO prepare report at once, 8
revised order of business.
Fl The chair appoiLt3d -Iievs. J. n
: Senter, G w. Griffin and J. P. Their.
reli as such commi t.e.
Rev. e. w. Grtffin read the report
of lhe committee on general education.
Reports on education were also pre-
sen ed by Rev. G. r. Hendrickson anC
Rev. e. {. Brown. as
} "a general and profitable discussion
), gu these reports was engaged In BY
4 Revs. q. W. Griffin, It. g. Jones, n
\ b. Goforth and w. A. Mon gomery
I, and all three Of the educallona ! report
[ were on motion adopted, @~
Announcements were made and the
! convention adj jOurned after prayer by
: Rev. J. B. Chevis. -z------...---..,s
f Last night tle church was agair
filled by large congregation aanC
lie tsned TO an excellent sermon on tn
subject of missions by Rev. Dr., g. W
Griffin, of Jackson. sEgg
- This writer takes occasion TO tende
: thanks to Rev. Jos.s Fl. Borum, tn
very efficiert and obliging clerk Of tn
convention, for valuable favOrs shown
. in getting up our reports Of the pre-
: ceediDgs.