The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-13
southern Bapsis, convention.

80 on African Missions advising otOpcra.
ZION with the colored people in tho work OF
syangeIziug Africa.
mr.. II. Mcdonald, Of Virginia, took the
soar. lie alluded 10 the great recent in.
crease IN our information about Africa. All
tho nations are interested now In exploring
end or,ening IN this dark continent. Along
Win ,hjs increase 81 knowledge has come
increase OF interest In African missions.
lie spoke chiefly OF that feature OF the re-
ro,s which advised cooperation with the
ccSsyed people. There was bond between
fb, two races which psrtisanship nor poil,i
cS trickery could not break, and they Uhe
aalared people) were well 6tted 10 do mis-
SION work in Aries.
His chief hope WAS in the schools for the
oancarion az colored ministers established
nv The Home Mission Society. He had seen
mir workings I'm Richmond. Va. and he
warmly cuiogized Rev. {. II. C0rey, presi-
dcnt az The school in that place. The
co,orcd peoplc were weak, aud IL was spe-
cisl feature ~ Christianity that j, helped the
weak. lie did not subscribe 10 the modern
doctrine that weakness was wickedne>s. lie
Maid a deserved compliment TO that re-
nowncd and indefa'igable explorer and mis-
sionary. Livingston, who was found dead in
mat strange land, upou lis knees. perhaps
breathing this his last PRAYER for the saliva
ton OF Africa. The speech was well re-
ceived.
Rev. 4. Bagby alluded 10 the unwilling.
nr>s Of the col0red people 10 contribute
money through board in which they were
NOT represeutcd. Several Of the State con-
yeptions Of the colored people had under
taken this matter, and The repor, befoi e the
bouse meant that the Foreign Mission Board
sbould be allowed 10 take such prudent
stem. IS will hes; secure the cordial co0pe-
ration OF the colored people. The report
was adopted
Tho report Of the Committee on Domestic
Missions was read by Rev. Manly j. Brea-
her. of Missouri. This is branch OF the
Home Mission Board. and has for its special
work the eyangelizalion OF the destitute
no,tions Of the southern States. 1t has
eich,een missionaries, who have preached
!. Oe5 sermons and baptized 1000. The re-
non was laid on the table till The motion
10 unite the home and foreign boards was
decided
Thomas J. Evans, Esq, Ct Virginia. made
the report aS 10 the time and place OF next
meeting. and the preacher OF the introduce
tory sermon. IL recommended Columbus,
Miss. as the place. and Thursday before the
second SUNDAY IN Nav. 1881, rs the time.
II recommended that Rev. ;. Landrum, ID.
D.. be appointed TO preach the Introductory
sermon; Rev. +. II. keIfoot, u. D., alter
nate.
All pulpits OF Lexington end OF the
R,uiiSt churches Of Paris. Versailles,
GEORGETOWN. Midway. aud other places, are
filed bv delegates and visiting ministers. l
noticed that T. G.. Jones, ID. d., OF Nash
willie. Tenn. and J. W. NJ. Williams, Of
Baltimore. preach at the First Baptist
church. and W. l.. Hatcher, ID. d., Of Viz
ginia. and Joseph +. Carter. OF North Caro-
lima. at the Upper-Street church. Among
the other distinguished divincs who VIII
preach in Lexington tomorrow are l.. L.
Wlnkler. ID. D.. OF Alabama; f. Ii. Her
foot, OF Baltimore, formerly OF Kentucky;
and :. w. Mar>ton, secretary OF work
among the Freedmen. There will be a
mass-meeiing in the interests Of the foreign
mission this evening at o'clock. This
Board is located in Richmond, Va, and has
missionaries in Italy, Africa, China, and
South America.
The Board has recently built 4 convent
ent and elegant chapel in the city Of Rome,
and have one in progress at Lone Pellice.
Rev. George Il. TAYLOR. ID. D., OF Virginia,
/ has charge OF The work in Italy. and is To-
Gated at Rome. though he makes frequent
4 visits TO the different stations. He has TO
Il help him nine native aSsistants-viZ., Sig
nors FerraIiS, PaschOtto. Bellondis, Basile,
Mariinelli, Voipi, Colombo, Cossu, and Co
corda. The last named was a student OF
D'Aubigue, the author Of the History OF
the Reformation" They report the people
as weighed down by priestcraft and sense
less superstition, but are doing sure and
steady work.
In China the Board has three missions
at Tung Chow, Shanghai. and Canton. DIR.
NJ. 4. Yates is ITS oldest missionary in that
field, and has translated and is translating
useful religious works into the ChlneSe
language. The missionaries are hopeful.
The report on the mission to the Chinese
in California was read by DR.. J. A. Cham
bliss, Of South Carolina. 1t recommends
the continuance and enlargement OF this
work. DR.. Chamblss spoke OF the intense
hostility 10 the Chinese, resulting from
| their filthy habits, low wages, and priestly
MANIPULATION, and OF the hoOdlums. The
/ Chinese would stay. We should consider
l the obligations upon Us in these peculiar
I circumstances. This is the only opportu-
uity for wholesale mission work. Adopted.
Il The motion OF yesterday to consolidate
Il the two boards, which was referred TO q
committee, was brought up. 1t recon-
mepds n closer union between the boards
L in order TO decrease the expenses OF the
L work, but reports against their consoilda'
ton. Adopted.
DR., A. Broadus read the report OF the
committee on the death OF DR.. Jeter. III
mentioned the fact that he was one OF the
founders Of the Convention and member
of the old Triennial Convention OF all the
American Bapiists, and also the prominent
part he took in all the interests OF the Con-
yention. Adopted.
NIGHT SESSION.
There is q mass meeting in the interest OF
1 foreign missions tonight, and the house is
1 once more packed. General A. I. Haw-
/ thorne, Of Texas, brother Of DR.. j. b. Haw-
4 thorne, formerly IL Louisville, was the first
1 speaker. God bad always, he said, selected
l special agents to do special work. Luther,
II Calvin, and Roger Williams, among private
/ men, and Henry Will, the first Napoleon,
/ aud Victor Emanuel, among soyereigns,
| were examples Of this. SO God in every
way showed that American Baptists were
the special agents TO convert Brazil. The
/ speaker gave a beautiful description OF
| South American scenery.
After beautiful selection by the choir,
the President introduced DR.. w. i. Hatch
Il er, Of Richmond, Va. The missionary sEi-
| nit, he said, which proposes 10 convert the
world is audacious, and it is not strange that
the proposition meets With scorn. Ii was
wonderful thing TO send out q man or men
to meet together 10 plan aud pray for the
conversion OF the world. Itrequired large
creed and large faith. The b0Idest thing
OF all is the attempt by southern Baptists 10
lake China. He humorously described The
VAT population, It's extent OF territory, and
4 beT peculiar characteristics, vet the south