Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-18
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The Southern Baptist Convention met in
the Baptist Church at Greenville, S. c., at
10 O'Clock A. NJ, on Wednesday of last week,
10th instant, in it's twenty-seventh annual
session, and was called to order by the Rev.
J. H. Nell, D. D., Chancellor of the University
of Georgia, the Rev. Lansing Burrows, of
Kentucky, acting as secretary. After the de-
votiona exercises the roll was made up, show
ing 262 delegates in attendance as follows !:
Maryland, 4; Virginia. 25; North Carolina,
32 Georgia, 30; Alabama, 13; Florida, 2 :;
mississippi, 2, louisiana, :; Texas 13 Ken
tucky, "a Tennessee and Arkansas. 4 Missou-
ri, S: and South Carolina 49, The names of
the South Carolina delegates were as follows !:
j. S. Jordan, II. G. Smart, G. A. G. Waller,
b. F. Miller, r. n. Pratt, j. A. Chambliss,
D. D., j. G. McKewn, w. J. Snider, E. II.
Cuttino, II. NJ Barton, A. j. Bristow, J. A.
Jackson, w. f. Thomas, w. B. Allen, j. D..
| Mahon, j. H. Edwards, l.. G. Hinton, n. n.
Burton, A. J. S. Thomas, ]. X. FAINT, G. w.
Bussey, A. McA. Pittman, w. B. Shaw, T.
p. Shaw, D. w. Cuttino, T. P. Smith, L..
Cuthbert, - Fairfield, +. l.. Sisk, G. H: Car
ter, J. G.. Furman, D. D., T.. J. Earle, Berry
League, J. X. Mendenhall, T. W. Reid, G.
f. Townes, G. II. Judson, j. S. Croxton, G..
D. d., J. "A. w. Thomas, T. P. Lide, II. w.
Battle, d. w. Hiott, G. NJ. Rogers, J. R.
I.eavell, J. D. Pitts, l.. Broaddus, W. B. El-
kins NJ. L. Ball, c. G. Brown, d. L. DeSaus-
sure, II. w. Mahoney, R. w. Burts, j. s..
Murray, T. P. Bell, w. II. King, I. W. Wingo,
W. B. Carson, A. B. Woodruff, W. ?. Smith,
l.. c. Ezell w. L. Brown, j. T, Burdine,
C. P. Barrett, F. G. Jeter, I. G. McKissick,
A. NJ Noble. w. II. Strickland, T. A. Reid,
H. McGee, John Stout, B. W. Edwards, S. NJ.
Richardson, R. w. Lide, w. j. Alexander, t..
H. Burruss, NJ. R. Sanders, A. L. Evans, A.
NJ. Sampayrac, J. Q. Adams, j. T. Price, Eli
ah Watson, R. B. Watson, c. Burkhalter,
w. C. Lindsay, A. G. .Stepp.
without opposition. Elections were then held
for vce-president and secretaries. While the
ballots were being counted an hour was de-
voted by the Convention to devotional exer-
cises. In response to call from those in the
assembly who had taken part III the organiza-
ton of the first Southern Baptist Convention
| i'm 1S45, seven men rose-Drs. Nell, Burrows,
Sydnor, Mcintosh, Carswell, and Messrs.
| Il. P. Smith and II. w. Malone. The elec-
| tion of the other officers of the Convention
was then announced as follows: Vice-presi-
dents, Joshua Levering, Maryland; Hon. Jos.
E. Brown, Georgia; j. T. Furman, d. D.,
South Carolina, and H. K. Elyson, Virginia
secretaries, hev. Lansing Burrows, Kentucky,
and Rev. o. F. Gregory, North Carolina.
An address was then delivered by the Rev.
W. H. Strickland, pastor Of the Greenville
Baptist Church, welcoming the members OF
the Convention to Greenville or behalf of the
entire community. This address was respond
ed to on behalf of the Convention by Rev. DIR.
G. G. Chaplin, of Texas
At the afternoon session DR.. Mcintosh, cor.
responding secretary of the Home Mission
board. submitted the thirty-seventh annual
report, showing the operations in the home
missionary fields during the past year. The
work has made encouraging progress IN every
department. The board recommend that S.
500 be raised by the churches to pay off the
debt resting on the mission in New Orleans in
! 1875. When the present secretary went into
Office the board was burdened by an indebted
ness of S17, 900. These debts have been can
celled, the salaries of the missionaries have
been paid, and the balance, S6,342, is in the
treasury for future work. The board received
during the year 8,370 in addition to the
funds expended by the State boards, aggre
eating S65, ,9O3, making total contributions tc
the home missionary work by Southern Bap
tist Churches S94,2 No reports have beer
received from Maryland, Virginia, North Car
olina, Texas, Arkansas, and other bodies,
which would increase the total contributions
to one hundred thousand dollars. During the
year fOrty-one persons were employed in the
home mission field.
Rev. DR.. Tupper, the corresponding secre
tary, submitted the reports of the board of for
eign missions. The prospects in the whole
field are favorable. The Church has sixty-one
missionaries and native assistants and thirty
four mission stations in the foreign field The
property of the Convention in foreign lands
is valued at S60,00O The financial exhibit is
one of the most encouraging ever made by
the board, and contributions have been greater
than last year by nearly $1,000. The annual
receipts were S49,041, and the expenditures
S45, ,762, leaving 1929 in the hands of the
board.
The reports were referred to the appropriate
committees.
The second days proceedings were opened
at o'clock Thursday morning with prayer by
the Rev. H. H. D. Stratton, of Georgia.
The president announced the appointment
of the various committees.
A.. Cohen, of North Carolina, introduced
a resolution looking to missionary operation
among the Jews in this and other countries
and the appointment of proper persons for the
prosecution of this special work. The reso.
luton was referred to a special committee OF
five of the committee on the extension of for.
eign missionary work.
A resolution by Joshua Levering, of Mary.
land, was adopted providing for committee
from each State represented in the Convention
to consider the present condition Of the Board
of Home Missions and to recommend such
measures as may be deemed necessary for the
enlargement of the work.
The Rev. G. A. Nunally, of Georgia intro
duced resolution providing for the appoint.
ment of a committee to confer with other
Baptists with the sole purpose of combining
and cooperating for the production of new
translation of the Bible and giving to the
nations of the earth, in their respective Ian
guages, the pure Word of God. The resolu-
tion declares that this action is not intended
to interfere with nor commit this body in its
sympathy or support to the missionary or
publication work of any other Baptist organza-
tion now in existence. The resolution was
adopted.
The president read cable dispatch, re-
ceived from Rev. N. G. Yates, Missionary in
China, as follows:
SMELL:
Psalm, 46.
| YATES.n
By request DR.. Tupper read the Psalm be-
ginning 'God is our refuge and strength"
Quite protracted running debate ensued
on Il question raised as to whether the ex-
pense of answering the telegram-some $50 or
S0-should he met by the Foreign Mission
Board or by collection in the convention.
Mr.. Bailey, of North Carolina, settled the
table, stating that North Carolina would as
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