Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-12
BaptiSts in Council.

GREENvnLE, s. c., May 10.-The
Southern Baptist Convention met in
the Baptist Church, in this city, at
10 o'clock this morning, IN its 9th
annual session, and was called to
order by Rev. P. Fl. Mill, D. D.,
chancellor of the University of
Georgia, Rev. Lansing Burrows. of
Kentucky, acting as secretary. After
devotional exercises, the roll was
made up, showing 262 delegates in
attendandance, as follows: Mary
land 4, Virginia Is, North Carolina
AZ, South Carolina S8, Georgia 80,
Alabama 13, Florida 2, Mississippi
3, Louisiana l, Texas 13, Kentucky
"a, Tennessee s, Arkansas 4, and
Missouri 5. Rev. DIR. Mil was re-
elected president, without opposition.
Elections were then held for vice
presidents and secretaries, and while
the ballots were being counted, an
hour was devoted to devotional exer
cises. In response TO call for those
IN the assembly who had talen part
IN the organization of the Southern
Baptist convention in 1945, seven
men arose-Drs. Mill, Burrows, Sgd
nor, Mcintosh, Carswell, and Messrs.
L. p. Smith and H. W. Mahoney.
The election of ether officers of
the convention was announced as
follows: v;ee>p- esidents-Joshua
Livingston, Maryland; Hon. Jos. E.
Brown, Georgia; Rev. J. 9. Fainnan,
D. D., South Carolina; FL. R. Ellis.
Virginia. Secretaries Rev. Lansing
Burrows, Kentucky; Rev. o. F. Ores
CORY, North Carolina.
An address was then delivered by
Rev. W. FL. Strickland, pastor of the
Greenville Baptist Church, welcom-
ing the members of the convention
to Greenville, on behalf of the entire
community.
This address was responded to ON
behalf of the convention by Rev.
DR.. G. @. Chaplain, of Texas.
At the afternoon session DIR. Me-
intosh, corresponding secretary of
the Home Mission Board, submitted
the thirtyeseventh annual report,
showing the operations in the home
missionary fields during the past
year. The work has made encour-
aging progress in every department.
The board recommends that S.
500 be raised by the churches to pay
off the debt resting on the mission
in New Orleans. In 1870, when
the present secretary went
into Office the board was burdened
by an Indebtedness of $1,000.
These debts have been cancelled.
The salaries of missionaries have
been promptly paid, and balance
of S6,342 26 is in the treasury for
future work. The Board received
during the year S2S, S,3700S in addi-
ton to the funds expended by the
State board, aggregating SCI, ,903.2S,
making the total contributions to
the home missionary work by the
Southern Baptist churches $94,273.
SO.
No reports have been received
from Maryland Virginia, North Car
DINA, Texas, Arkansas and other
bodies, which would increase the to-
tai contributions to 100000.
During the year forty zone persons
were employed in the home missions.
Rev. DIR. Tupper, corresponding
secretary, submitted report Of the
bord of foreign missions, state and
prospects of the work in which the
fields are favorable. The church
has 81 missionaries and native
assistants, 234 mission stations in
foreign fields. The property of the
convention in foreign lands is valued
at 100000. The financial exhibit is
one of the most encouraging ever
made by the board, and contribu'
tions have been greater than las
year by nearly $4,000, and the ex'
penditures S45,762, leaving 1927!
in the hands of the board. The re
port was referred to the appropriate
committee.
Adjourned.
GREENEv1LLE, S. c., May 11.-Th'
second days proceedings of tn
Southern Baptist Convention wer'
opened at 8 o'clock this morning
with prayer by Rev. r. D. D. Steaton
of Georgia.
The president announced the com
mittees.
A. Cohen, of North Carolina, in.
troduced a resolution looking tt
missionary operations among th,
Jews in this and other countries
and the appointment of proper me,
for the prosecution of this specia
work. The resolution was referre,
to a special committee of five of tn
committee ON extension of foreig
missionary work.
A resolution by Joshua Levering
of Maryland, was adopted, providing