The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-30
The Baptist Convention.

Darlington on last Thursday, and organ
'zed by the election of Col: B. w Ed.
wards President, Mr.. Thomas =. Smith
Vice. President. and Rev. Luther Broad.
us Secretary. The Corresponding Secrc-
try Of the State Mission Bonri submit
ted his report, which was quite gratifying,
showing that nbou. g.. 900 hmd been col
lectcd which WAS amply sufficient to meet
ali tho Indebtedness of tho Board
AT night tho Missionary Sermon waS
preached i,y Rev. q. II. Cnrter.
FRIDAYS PHoCEEpINGs.
Aflcr the &pirntinn Of tho hour levo-
ted to religious services. the Rev. NJ l..
lsrondus introduced snndry resolutions.
relative to tho homo board or missions
and work among the colnred people. He
accompanied the resolutions with peril
nent and suggestive remarks. 4 motion
was made to tnble the resolutions but IL
wms Host The ,jcrt WAS further devel-
nrcd. but after few words from Dr.
rirhenor the resolutions were withdrawn
j. q. w. Thomas, frnm cOnInittoe on
work among the culored peopio made his
report, and the Rev. MIR. Stout moved to
adept il. The Rev. NJ. + Broutlus moved
that his resolution ho accepted ~ u sub
stitute for the report, and tho subject was
further dcbaied hy tho lsov. Mn.srs.
Thomas, Stepp and Dickinson. The hour
Tor special order iivin arrived, tho Rev.
der consideration be- referred to com
nittco nf five, Of which committee tho
Rev. DR.. Furman should he clinirnlar.
Adopted.
Tho special order was then tnken up
namely, tho interests of Furuan Cniver-
4ity. Drs. Manley ard FurIian discussed
the subject.
The President announced committee
TO report on the resolutions offered hy
". +. l'ron.lus.
Tho Rov. Mr.. Pitnan. from the COM
mittco on Sunday schools and colportnge
work, make Il report, which was adopted.
Rev. MIR. Brondus offered u resolution
relative to nominating brother to
preach the Annual Convention Sermon.
The Rev. MIR. Thomas offered Il resulu-
ton that the executive hoard be author
ICED IT, distribute the minutes OF tho Con.
vonlion OF 1873.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Judson made some state
ments relative to the condition OF Fur
man University.
Prof Townes spoke In regard to the
Greenville Female College.
Capt. Patrick advocated the Greenvillo
Military Institute, with which he Is con-
uected.
The Rev. MIR. Stout, who was OH the
c"mmittee ON tho Woman's Missionary
sac:ety, Tend the report of that con,,nit-
tee After remarks by tho Rev. Messrs.
Stepp and Sanders it was adopted.
The committees on obituaries reported.
The interest OF State missions was made
toe which had been appointed to non,i.
pate new secretary made O report,
which was adopted; and tho Rev. Mr.
Sanders led the Convention In special
prayer, in behalf of tho new board.
Tonight missionary meeting was
held. Alter singing, reading of Scripture
and prayer tho report on foreign mis-
sIuDa ynY tho yupi,iRi 0r5or 1ho Rcp
ii. a. Turner, the corresponding serre-
tary Of the foreign mission board, dis-
cussed in an eloquent manner the reln.
lions and bearings OF the subject, the
vastnesa of tho field, the different ci:..
OF difficulties 10 contend with and the
glory of the work.
THIRD DAYS rRoCEEDIsas.
The Convention met on Saturday morn
Ing ut 10 o'clnck. Alter religious exer-
ciseA the special order was taken up, viz:
the report of the committee TN hume n,is-
sioi,s. DR.. J. Il. Tichnor, the correspond
Ing secretary of the board. made quite a
all ils relations and bearings. The sub
jcct was further discussed hy others
The committee to nominate new board
OF trustees for Furmul University made
its report.
DR.. james Furmau, chairman OF the
people, reported that there were insupcr.
Ablo difficulties IN tho way of doing any
thing among them at present.
The committee on the next place CT
holding tho convention selected Charles.
tnn and appointed DR.. Charles Manly, OF
Greenviilc, TO proach the convention SER
mon.
The missionary work among the In
dians was discussed at length In many OF
It's features, It's work up to the present
and its prospects for the future. Also tho
mission work mt New Orleans. The Bap-
list Church atthnt place. under tho charge
d DR.. S. I.andrum, Is In straitened cir
and heavily in debt, and the
ihurcli property threatened with execu.
Ion. Several plans were proposed for
IT, relief aud their feasibility discussed
with animation and earnestness. The
homo mission board have about met
their obligations and feel equal to the
asks that have been imposed upon them
or the ensuing year.
At the evening session the president
thut the special order was the
'eport on State missions. The reports
showed that the Baptists hnvo held their
'wn ground Ia all i,laces have done pi.
,aear work In some, and in others have
,xtent5is their teands. The Rey. 81.
:uttino reported good work done In tho
dellhole section near Charleston. The
sev. Hartwell Ed wards reported =
hurch built at Rock Hill, with largo
nein bersliip. The Rev. Il. Il. Broadus
old how The church at Clinton, Lnurens
,ns ts{,.,n rson.n ia S,hat Ea,ss,hasrn ~ !