Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-11

The Annual Session at Greenvnle,
South Carolina.

GREENvII.LE, May 1O.-The Southern Bap-
tist Convention met in the Baptist Church
in this city at ten o'clock this morning, in
its twenty seventh annual session, and was
called to order by Rev. P. H. Nell, 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 two hundred
and sixty-two delegates in attendance, as
follows: Maryland 4, Virginia 25, North
Carolina 40, South Carolina 7S, Georgia 30,
Alabama 13, Florida 2, Mississippi 3, Louisi-
ana l, Texas 13. Kentucky "a, Tennessee 8,
Arkansas IA, and Missouri 5.
Rev. DIR. Nell was re elected President
without opposition. Elections were then
held for President and Secretary, and while
the ballots were being counted an hour was
devoted by the convention to devotional ex-
ercises. Iu response to a call for those in
the assembly who had taken part in the or
ganization of the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion in 1848, seven men arose: Dismal, Bur
rows, Sydon, Mcintosh, Caswell and Messrs.
T. P. Smith and II, W. Malone.
The election OF the other officers of the
convention were announced as follows:
Vice observation-disclosures Levering, of
Maryland; Hon. Jos. E. Brown, of Georgia:
lima, aud II. &. Ellis, of Virginia
Secretsries-Rev. Lansing Burrows, of
Kentucky, and Rev. o. :. Gregory, of North
Carolina.
An address was then delivered by Rev.
W. II. Strickland, pastor OF the Greenville
Bsptist Church, welcoming the members of
the convention to Greenville in behalf OF
the entire community. This address was
responded to on behalf of the convention
by Rev. DR.. G. g. Chaplin, of Texas.
at the afternoon session DR.. Mcintosh,
Corresponding Secretary of the Home Mis-
sion Board. submitted 378 annual reports,
showing the operations In home missionary
fields during the past year. The work has
made encouraging progress In every depart
ment.. The board recommended that $3.50
be raised by the church, to pay off the
debt resting on the mission in New
Orleans. In 1875, when the present
Secretary went into office, the
society was burdened by an Indebtedness
of $17 600. These debts have been can
celled, the salaries of missionaries have been
promptly paid, and the balance, Sc, ,342, is
in the treasury for future work. The board
received during the year $3S, $40 08 in addi-
tion to the funds expended by the State
boards, aggregating IS, ,593 2S, making the
total contribution to the home missionary
by the Southern Baptist Church $94, ,273 36.
No reports have been received from Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Ar
kansas and other bodies, which would in
crease the total contributions to 500 900.
During the year forty one persons were en-
ploVed In the home mission field.
Rev. DR.. Tupper, Corresponding Secre-
tary, submitted reports Of the Board OF
Foreign Missions. The state and prospect
of work in the whole field is favorable The
church has sixty-one missionaries and ma
tive assistants, and thirtv-four mission sta
tions in foreign fields. The property of the
convention in foreign lands is valued at
sixty thousand dollars. The financial
exhibit is one Of the most encouraging ever
made by the board, and the contributions
have been greater than last year by nearly
S. 900. the annual receipts $40, ,041, and ex-
penditures $45, ,762, leaving 1929 In the
hands of the board.
The reports were referred to appropriate
committees, and the convention adjourned.