The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-11
Southern Baptist Convention.

COLUMBUS. Miss, May 5.-Promptly at
$50 u. NJ. the Convention WAS called TO
order by President =. y. Mel, and after
singing the old hymn, Crock OF Ages
Cleft for Me-" Rev. II. ID. StratOn, Of GcOr-
gia, led The Convention IN prayer.
Then followed the reading OF the thirty
sixth annual report Of the Board OF Foreign
Missions by the corresponding secretary,
Rev. II. A. Tuppcr, ID. d.. Of Virginia.
This report showed that in June last Rev.
and Mrs. l.. II. Graves. OF Canton, China.
after eight years OF severe labor, returned
to tb, country with the consent OF the
Board in part TO recruit their strength.
Ms. VI. +. Yates, with her daughter, Mrs.
seaman, embarked for Shanghai last Sep
TENDER. Rev. j. II. Eager, brother OF
Rev. George Il. Eager. Of Mobile, accepted
by the Board on August 1, 1880, sailed from
New York on the 1Slh OF October and ar
rived in his field OF labor on November II.
Rev. and Mrs. w. h. Bagby, Of Texas.
sailed from Baltimore aud arrived at Rio de
JIneiro. Brazil, on the 2d OF March.
The Board commend very highly the ef-
forts OF our Christian women. Yearly their
interest increases. The number OF lady So
cIetieS is some five hundred. The cOntri-
buttons of three hundred aud fifty OF them
amount to So pa 30.
The treasurel's receipts have been S46,-
$50 48; his disbursements, $40, l,9.43; lcay-
Ing on hand, S6i1.05.
The cost OF the Rome chapel has been
$50 519.73
The Board has recently established mis-
sions in Mexico and Brazil. A strong ap-
peal has been made TO the Board TO send a
missionary TO Cuba.
Revs. f.. =. Bell and John stout, both OF
South Carolina, have come before the Board
aud been appointed missionaries respect
lively to Yung Chow and Shanghai. At no
time within the past ten years ha> the Board
been able TO make Il more favorable report.
just after the reading OF this report Rev.
H. w. Battle, pastor Of the Baptist church,
delivered an address OF welcome in behalf
of the people Of Columbus, extending the
generous hospitality OF one OF our noblest
southern cities.
The President then requested Rev. John
A. Broadus, Ii. D., OF the Southern B1p-
list Theological Seminary, 10 respond in
behalf Of the Convention; which he did in
his usual appropriate and pathetic manner.
He knew we were welcome. Some things
we should do: listen well and exert a good
Influence in the families with whom we are
soiOurning.
Rev. 7. }. Jones, OF Tenncss c, moved
that the interest Of The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary be made the special
order OF business for 10 O'Clock on Friday
morning.
Visiting brethren were invited to seat, in
the Convention.
Rev. w. II. Mcintosh, OF Alabama, read
the report OF the Home Mission Board, a
general summary OF which report /. a, fol-
lows: Weeks OF labor, l,20S; churches
supplied, 50; other stations, As; sermons
and addresses delivered, 1916: prayer and
other religious meetings attended. 9I6 !;
baptized, 10; received by letter, 1911; pro-
fesSed conversion in connection with his
labors not baptized by missionary, SIG ;
Sunday schools, 50; pupils converted, II I;
Bibles and Tcstaments distributed, los (;
religious visits, 4,24l; miles travelled,
$1,000.
At night Rev. 5. Llndrum, d. d., con-
ncc,ed with the Mercer University, of
Georgia, preached the Convention sermon
from Luke XIV: A.. developing those two
ideas 1) A progressive development in
the truth; (2) an orderly movement Of effort.
The preacher urged the importance Of seiZ-
ing the great centres OF influence first: this
the Baptsls had largely overlooked IN the
past. Y. \. Il.