The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-01
The baptist state conv.;,,;;....

dent ana oi. %. W. Edwards, the Presi.
delivered by tSnv duafess Of welcome wa.
son. % VI u'Fay, Of Ander.
s,;s an,s being Thanksgiving Dav tbo ,n,
,at c,,nrt services were OF mn apnrn,,,;.,,c ,n;no.
, Ane.o .~ nc." about 100 delegates pfe.chi
rom nearly every section Of the Stare no,
as many as were expected. but witha, "m
average attendance. 'u' "'nai an
me following officers were ra-o,.o,.5
5an, EDWARDS, of Darlington nresi.
tent mr.. Thomas Z. Smith. of t.hppri.s. hpIss.
~ on, rlce president; Rev. Luther BrondJus
VI Newberry, secretary. uus'
The following visitors wer. r.o,o,
l,r; A: E. Dickinson. of the B,,;n;a,'. B,'u,hngu W
md, vifglnia; Df. w. H. Mcintosh. t.er nor.
Eespondins secretary of the Home W,.
noaiu, .; l.. e.; Rev. 4. Ii. 0riiiith o,,n,,t
+, me Theological Seminary Rev EeeI'
DDougiass, corresponding secretary Of the
Vf'can V"rt ana Foreign Bible Society. New
q 9 a,iu tne itevs. W. $. Walker and
Row w I, missionaries elect 10 China.
| wy. w. II. Strickland read his .nm,,oi
| iLspoit as corresponding secretary of tha
AHeecutite Board OF the Convention fr,,,,,
miicn u appears, that out of twentv. a;vl,,
;s'oeiatipils IN the State twcuty.snven 5ro
I,T;.opefation with the work of this Con
hean he.,,'on' Ihirty-four missionaries have
cniIao,as "0rN during The year who have
tHa 1;aid ag large part Of their salary upun
are la6oring in twenty associatinms o"na,'.
,ng z54 stations. They have preacltsd
H,f4a sermons, made 3,203 visits. heid GIo
prayer meetings, organized 49 S,nJa,,
acnooIs ans anu churches, made 437 n,i.s;n;,
tor,,, ses, HoZ eunday school addresses. $50
'.In, IIpyiance ana other addresses, built IO
t;.n's %S conversions reported III. ban.
llSIDS 4S1 0uvs of l,.L. up
eleVen alid Il half years work for on, "
aney nave travelled aS,9S3 miles. held IDi
icvival meetings, sold III Bibles 2I0 n,Lnr
iehEious books, &c. 1wrrty. four u,iss;n,
s'aticis take collections for mi,.inns o,,na
~ thIee months, twenty Of them uu,,;,i,
."eh.y-one liuve wUiurn's missionary 81,
',., ...,,ea. Inc Board has aimed not oIiv nt
.11sx,i., .t,u"Se'lsiic work, but to train and
ueVclop the churches. The cash ,,n,, " i,',.
oeeh adhered to; The number of n,issio,,u-
1 ar1 einPioyea has been larger than before
ANU hithOugh the crops have been cuf ~;
~ -, iiany sections, every employee of The
Do"ru mas been paid regularly every uunr-
.er' ana III iull 10 january /, 1852. The
:;"'.uIoutionS from the churches have been
49,, -, eee1s vi previous years. Five theologi.
eai sluuchts have been cmployed dur;n,
tne summer vacation. Several new t.lis
are opening Ill different sections. The ,,,.,
Vi conducting this work, exclusive of ,he
salary oi the corresponding secretary ot tLo
executive Board, lius been $937. .II. or ;lbout
~, ~ per cent. OF the receipts of the Bourd.
uo corresponding secretary has visited sc
muienes, ~. 10 associations, Il associations
oy rroxy,) Sunday school conventinms
NUDE 90 mission addresses, 40 temperaucn
u.iu oller addresses, l3i Sunday school I'D
uieoses, S4i rellSiOuS visits, Travelled II Ds,
miles, days in the field 275. yisit 3I
churches OH the railroad and 35 off of ,he
railroad. va ~ VIC
Rev. F. A. Douglass, D. D., by invitation
,,, ,ne" presented the claims and explained
tie work Of the American and Foreign
Bible Society
AT night, the introductory sermon was
preached by appointment, by Rev. 3. G.
Cpvlngtcn, of Fort Mills, s. c.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
;, a communication WAS received from Rev.
Il. l.. Moreilouse, u. d., corrcspUn,Iiny
secretary of the Home Mission Society OF
New York, inviting this Convention 10 send
representatives to its jubilee anniversary to
pe Ut; heId ut Brooklyn, n. y, in May, 1852
Inc Hon. Is. w. Edwards. and The Reys.
W.. II. Strickland. John Stout, J. l.. Vass
ana l.. Broaddus were appointed
Key. +. Z. Becker, president of the Ben
euict G Institute, by invitation, addressed the
convention OH the work of educating tue
coiored people. He was heartily received.
. Ntto upl'UlHtSQ W CpiISlucT
now this Convention could best express its
appreciation of this work.
ne report on home missions by Rev.
=. r. Gregory, showed that since last May
the Levering Manual Labor Mission School
mas Deel Completed in the Creek Nation,
Indian Territory. The cost of the build
ings and furniture was about $4,000, all
paid for. About 100 pupils are in attend
ance. Rev. J. A. Trcnchard is the super
intendent: The work among the Chinese
Ill San francisco under Dr. Hartweil is
encouraging. a church has been organ
lied. Mrs. ]. l.. Sanford, of Mississippi
has been appointed :s his assistant. in
New Orleans DR.. S. I.andrum has BEEN call
ed 10 Coliseum Place Church, and tile
board will assist in his support There are !
seventeen other missionaries at work III
Florida, Arkansas aud Texas.
The report recommends: l. That pastors
of South Carolina be requested TO observe
some Sabbath during the month Of Deccnl-
ber, as day Oh which to inform their peo-
Pile of the work of the home mission board,
TO pray for its missionaries, and to take
special collection for this work. .. That
the women OF our churches be urged TO give
their help, both by contributing garments
iOr the Indians, and by aiding i'll the sup
port of Mrs. Sanford in California.
Remarks were de by DR.. w. II. Nc
Intosh, ccrrespondings ,retary of the home
mission board, DR.. Dickinson, of Virginia,
aud Others. a collection of $3lG.lG WAS
taken up.
The Convention united in special prayer
for Rev. Dr. Dargan and Rev. JAMES Cuie-
man, two OF the oldest ministers in the
State, and who were extremely ill.,
A partial report of the statistical secretary
was read.
The following executive board was elect
cd: G. Manly, president A. w. Lamar
-,;c f,rpsidpnf a HbVt auditor NJ.
H. Strickland. corresl onding secretary ana
treasurer. Members j. Z. smith, A. $.
rownes, J. B. Patr h, J. l.. NAss L. ?.
Bell, J. w. Striblinh v. q. Lindsay, X.
W. Sanders, l.. Broaddus. Location
Grcenville.
Rev. w. H. Strickland presented his re-
port as treasurer of the executive board,
showing the receipts for the past year to
have been 50, 722 40, and expenditures $S,-
34404, leaving q balance in the treasury OF
81 ,37S.36, aud $500 more received since this
report was closed.
THE NIGHT SESSION
was devoted to the interest OF Furman Uni
versity. Speeches were made by Revs. l..
Cuthbert John Stout and w. II. Strickland.
A collection amounting to $3.50, vas taken
up.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Rev. W. A. Therrel presented the claims
~, and Rev. r. II. Griffith, agent of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
presented the claims OF that institution.
The next meeting will be held at Darl-
incton. The Rev. g. II. Carter was ap.
pointed to preach the intro luctOry sermon
aud Rev. l.. Cuthbert to preach the mis-
sionary sermon. -,
The report on Womans Mission WORK
showed the receipts of the past year to have
loor GI i.I2 an iucrenqr uf SS4S over last