Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-05-17
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

The Southern Baptist Convention assem-
bled at Waco, Texas, and was called to order
last Wednesday, DR.. Nell, of Georgia, in the
chair and 5G3 delegates being present. DR..
Nell was chosen permanent president and
United States Senators J. E. Brown, of Geor-
gia, and S. d. Maxey, of Texas, DR.. Fur
man, of South Carolina, and DR.. VIM. Will
liams, OF Baltimore were elected vice-presi-
dents. DR.. Burrows, of Kentucky, and Mr..
Gregory, Of North Carolina, were reelected
secretaries. DIR. Tupper, corresponding Sec
retary Of the board offoreign missions, read
long report. The board received a dona-
tion of $500 from Mrs. Ellingter, of Tuske-
gee, Ala. The report shows mission sta
tions in Mexico, Brazil, China, Africa and
Italy. The total recpipts for the past year
were s54 900. Balance on hand April Both
$4,000; disbursements for the China mission
$1,000, African $1,000, Brazilian $1,000,
Mexican $4,000, European S12,O 900.
The Convention will hold three sessions
daily. At the afternoon session DIR. Ticher-
ner, of Georgia, corresponding secretary of
the home mission board, read the annual
report covering the work in the Western
and Southern States and Territories. There
has been SIS, 600 raised and expended by the
State board. The total receipts were $45 900,
balance on hand S5,O1S. The report SAYS
that 100000 is needed for mission work in
theSouthern States. At night sermon was
preached by Rev. Braddock, of Kentucky.
Statistics place the number of, Baptists in
the world at 2,SO0,000 in the United States
200o,O 900, churches IL, 400, preachers 5000.
The proceedings of Thursday consisted en-
tirely of hearing reports. The sum of S.. 900
was raised for the purpose of erecting houses
of worship in Mexico.
On Friday the report of the committee on
New Orleans was read. 1t says that New
Orleans is great field for the church's ener-
gy. The Evangelical influence in that CITY
is weak, and itrecommends that special de-
nominational effort be made. DR.. Boyce,
of the Theological Seminary at Louisville,
addressed the Convention. The event of the
afternoon session was a speech through an
Interpreter from the Rev. Wesley Smith,
full-blooded Muscogee Indian, who said that
Indian Territory had thirty churches and a
membership of 1000, and Baptist school.
The report on the Indian mission was adopt
| eel, with resolution offering good faith
with the Indians according to the stipula-
| tions.
On Saturday the mornings session was
| mostly devoted to reports of committees.
Resolutions were adopted giving speakers
five minutes time and the chairman ten
minutes. The report of DR.. Williams saws:
The hopeful feature of the missionary en-
terprlse is the active part women are taking
in it." The report favors the organization
Of women in missionary work. A resolu-
tion was adopted that all churches hold
monthly missionary meetings The COM
mittee reported that it was inadvisable to
make any change in the Constitution. A
resolution was adopted that home mission
board be incorporated in each State and
funds be raised to construct churches in des-
titute places: The board of foreign missions
will have it's headquarters at Richmond,
Va. President, j. L. Curry, of Virginia
corresponding secretary, H. A. Tupper;
treasurer, j. G. Williams. The board Of
home missions will have its headquarters at
Atlanta, Ga. President, j. D. Stewart, of
Georgia, corresponding secretary, L. I. Itch
ner !; treasurer, John H. James. The report
was adopted. The Convention recommend
the establishment of missions in the State
capitals of Mexico. Seven hundred dele
gates were present towards the last Busi-
ness was rapidly pushed to a close, and the
Convention adjourned to meet in Baltimore.