Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-15
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.

half an hour was devoted to prayer and
praise-meeting. The regular business of the
Convention was then called, with Rev. DR..
GRAY, Moderator, in the chair, who said that
before any business was considered he wished
to state that no persons have right to vote
in the Convention unless authorized as dele
gates from the churches or delegates from
associations, or as life members. He made
the statement as he had been informed that
parties had participated in voting who were
unauthorized to do so.
Mr.. Guirey wanted to know who was re-
ferred to, and Mr.. Hewes stated that no such
irregularity could have occurred upon the
resolutions voted upon yesterday afternoon if
the churches had been called as he wished
to have done, while Nh. KaIloch wanted to
know If it was Mr.. Smith over there who
was referred to, as he saw be voted on that
occasion yesterday referred to by Mr.. Hewes
and desired to know by what authority, as he
was not a delegate.
The Moderator stated that he did not refer
to any one in particular, and had cautiously
refused to do so, but had only spoken for fu
ture guidance upon whatever might come be-
fore the Convention. He also hoped that
there would net hereafter be any expression
given by way of clappiag hands or stamping
of feet nor Kisses. These might be admissi-
bic in political bodies, but did not comport
with the dignity which should be maintained
by this.
The reports of committees were then called
for, and Rev. DIR. Taft submitted report
from the Committee on Foreign Missions,
recommending the acceptance of the Amer
lean Board of Home Missions proposition, to
furnish 81 to each dollar raised by the State
for mission work in this State, and that the
sum of 50 600 be raised by the churches this
year for this purpose.
On motion, the report was adopted, and an
effort to raise a portion of it at once, by
pledges from delegates and churches, secured
about 81, 100 of the amount, when the matter
was referred to the delegates to take home to
their several churches.
Rev. G. S. Abbott submitted a report of
the Committee upon Publications, which
recommended that the American Baptist
Publishing Society take immediate steps to
establish book depository at San Francisco
or some eligible place in this State recon-
mending the publications of the Society," and
also indorsing the EgGRgel and Herald of
Truth, published in this State, and recon-
mending that they be literally sustained by
the denomination.
The committee to arrange for the place of
holding the next State CONVEX ton reported
that three of the committee were in favor OF
meeting at the Fifth Baptist Church, San
Francisco, and two in favor of meeting at
the Metropolitan Temple Church.
Rev. Mr.. Hewes moved that the Fifth
Church be adopted as the place.
Rev. DR.. Taft moved to amend to the
church at Dixon, and said that he thought
the temper of the Convention and the con
dition Of things in San Francisco just now
made it preferable to visit that city at some
other time.
The motion as ameuded-to insert Dixon
was agreed TO almost unanimously.
Rev. Q. w. Hewes arose to question of
privilege, and read from the report of the
Convention in yesterdays RECORD U MON the
statement that in reference to taking the vote
to lay the resolutions relating to Mr.
Kalloch upon the table, that ne {Nr.
Hewes) made q motion that the list of
churches be called in alphabetical order and
the votes be given by ayes and noes. This
motion" continued the speaker, reading,
twas also seconded by several voices, but in
the confusion which was now uppermos6 it
was not noticed by the Chair, and vote
upon the motion Of DIR. a. Cooley to lay the
resolution upon the table was taken by
rising vote, which resulted 46 in the affirma-
tive, and IS in the negative Now" SAID Mr.
Hewes, Z" | wish to ask the Moderator whether
ILLS bLubEultnb WLlCil HAS Sput UIudtlCdSb over
the land is correct-whether you heard my
motion or motor l regarded it important at
that juncture, and that the result might have
been different if the vote had been taken in
accordance with it"
The Moderator stated that it was correct
that he heard the motion, but as the Secre-
taly had Just been called away by telegram,
and the Secretary pro TEN. had no list Of the
churches or knowledge of the papers, he put
the motion by rising vote, and, as no objec-
ton was made, declared the vote SO taken.
He said this was the way it occurred and he
had directed the Secretary to prepare list of
the churches so that the vote could be taken
in that manner thereafter if desired.
Mr.. Hewes said that he called attention
more than once at the time that g Cushing's
Manual required votes to be taken by ayes
and noes, whenever five or more called for
them, and this report in the paper shows that
they were so called for.
Mr.. Kalloch said that, so far as the parlia-
mentary side of this matter was concerned,
"Cushing's Manual had nothing whatever
to do with it. that this Church and this Con
vention had never adopted " Cushings Man
ual, and until it should do so the Convention
was not in any manner bound by it, it made
no difference how often the brother had
called attention to it. As to the remark Just
made that the result would probably have
been different if the list of churches had been
called and the vote taken in that way, he
wished to say that he had instructed the
Clerk of the Convention yesterday morning
to have list of the delegates and churches
prepared, as he should have votes taken that
way, and he certainly should have pre-
ferred it.
The Committee on Education favorably no.
ticed in their report the UNCONVENTIONAL col
Il z
mary, of Sacramento, and that at Point
Lomos, and commended them to the patron
age of the Church.
Mr.. Kalloch reported, from the Committee
on Womau's Home Missions. that the COM
mittee had agreed to raise 500 for the Amer
lean Board of Home Missions, to be credited
upon the basis proposed by the Society.
The Committee on State Missionary Board
reported a resolution making the pastors of
all the churches of the State to constitute
such Board.
Rev. DR.. Frost thought The Board should
include some of the prominent lay workers,
Mr. McCune, of Dixon, thought the Board
was too large to be effective.
Upon motion of Rev. A. L. Cole the re-
port was returned to the committee, with in
structions TO designate a definite Board.
The following were afterwards reported as
the State Missionary Board and adopted
Reys. S. A Taft, A, J. Frost, I. S. Kalloch,
g. 5. Abbott, George Guirey, J. S. Ross, S.
B. Morse, o. w. Gates, A. l.. Cole, J. e.
Barnes, E. H. Gray, H. Parker. o. Gregory,
C. A. Buckber, c. l.. Fisher, f. n Barlow,
j. NJ. johnson, J. L. Prior, w Scott, o. C.
Wheeler and Bros. Z. l.. Stockwell, J. A.
Melcher d. T. Blunt, E. w. Darling, B. G.
Wright, w. r. Strong, H. e. McCune, L.
Frisbie, A. MADAM, J. h. Mason, l. j. Har-
ris. l. Laukershine, +. T. Farmer.
Rev. j. b. HartWel made a report from
the Committee upon Chinese Mission Work,
urging activity in this field. ReYs Francis,
Arnold and Dsacons Aielcher aud Cooley
strongly favored the same. The report was
adopted.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
members Of the Baptist and other churches
Of the city for kind care and hospitality
shown during this Convention.
Rev. A. l.. Coles submitted report from
the Committee on Resolutions indorsing the
Eraagel as the official and standard organ of
the denomination in the State, and re.
ferring to the Herald Of Truth as also de-