The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-11
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
TWEEN TY- EIGHTH ANN UAL
SESSION.
Large Attcndance-Or gnnization--Rtch
meud's Rcprcsentasien-Heme and
Foreign Mission Work.



WACO, TEXAS, May 10.-The Southern
Baptist Convention Is now holding Its
twenty-eighth annual session In this city.
A royai welcome has been extended TO the
five hundred and forty delegates in attend
ance. Rev. T. II. Nell, d. d., OF Georgia,
was reelected president OF the Convention.
Senator Brown, OF Georgia; Hon. S. ID.
Maxey, Of Texas; Rev. James c. Furman,
ID. D., OF South Carolina, and Rev. J. W.
NJ. Williams, ID. D., Of Maryland, were
elected vice-presidents, and Rev. Lansing
Burrows of Kentucky and Rev. o. +.
Gregory Of North Carolina secretaries.
Virginia hos large delegation, your
city being represented by Rev. J. l.. NJ.
Curry. ID. d., Rev. II. A. Topper, ID. d.,
Rev. William +. Hatcher, ID. D., Rev.
John William Jones, ID. D., DR.. George b.
Steel, William Eilyson. and T. III. Elicit.
The annual Convention sermon was
preached by Rev. John A. Broadus, ID.
D., OF Louisville, Ky.
Rev. DR.. Upper, corresponding secro-
tary. read the annual report OF the Board
81 Foreign Missions. located at Richmond.
II speaks Of enlarged mission fields, adj
ditional laborcrs, and year Of signal pros
perity. A bequest OF SS19.33 has been re-
cciyed from the estate OF the late Mrs. NJ.
G.. Harley, OF South Carolina. Being Of
iicialy informed that Mrs. NJ. d. Filing
ton, OF Tuskegee, Ala, had bequeathed
TO them some $500, the Board have taken
legal steps to secure the legacy, which is
held IN litigation. The growing DISPOSE
ton among the women's societies TO con-
tribute to the general fund for missionary
purposes is noted rs gratifying fact.
The receipts into the treasury during
the year amounted TO SjG,S04, Il; eXpendi-
lures S50,644.G1; leaving balance in the
treasury Of s6,l60.10, after paying all its
debts. Virginia leads all the States in its
gifts TO foreign missions.
The report then gives an extended re-
view Of the missions Of the Board in other
lands, beginning with the Mexican mis-
sions at Saltillo, Progresso, Juarez, Muz-
quez. Sabinas, and Lampazos, at which
places five missionaries aud several native
assistants are employed, where there were
thirteen baptisms last wear, and where there
are now siXty-fye church members.
In Brazil there are mission stations al
Santa Barbara and Bahia, and four mis-
sionaries. Baptized. 3; church-member-
ship. 80.
In China there are seven missionaries at
Tung Chow; at Shanghai and Ching-Kiang
eight missionaries and three native assist
ants; and at Canton six missionaries and
eleven native assistants and Bible-wtmen.
At these stations 60 were baptized during
the year. There are $50 church-members,
with 202 pupils in the schools. Contribu-
tions, S5i6.26.
The missions in Africa are al Lagos, with
two missionaries; Abbeokuta, two; Osbom-
oshaw, one; Gaun, one; Hausser Farm,
one. Baptized, 6; pupils. 1874; church
members, 100; contributions, Sl70.92.
There are fourteen missionaries en-
ployed by the Board at their European
missions in Rome, Tore Pellce, Pinerolo,-
Milan, Modena, Carpi, Bologna, Venice,
Naples, Bari, Barletta, Acqua Viva, and
Island Of Sardinia. Church-membership
at these stations, 22O; pupils in Sunday
schools. l12; baptized, 80; contributions,
s2Ss.
The report shows that there are 81 mis-
sionaries and II native assistants employed
at 80 mission stations; that 124 converts
were baptized the past year; and that there
are 1922 members in the mission churches
and sos pupils in the schools.
Rev. /. r. Tichenor, ID. d., correspond
ing secretary of the Home Mission Board,
read the annual report Of that Board. Since
its removal to Atlanta last year new life
and energy have marked all its work-in-
creased contributions have come in, new
missionaries have been appointed, and new
stations occupied. Missionaries have la
bored in ten OF the southern States, among
the Indians in the Indian Territory, and
among the Chinese in California. En-
couraging reports were received from
MANY OF these fields OF labor, especially
from Rev. Sylvanus Landrum. ID. D., in
New Orleans. The receipts for the year
fell short OF $4,000. The Board asks for
800, 1000 next year, and makes an earnest
appeal to southern Baptists to raise this
sum for the home work.
The virginia Red Mcn-COndftiOn Of