Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-05-22
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Six Hundred Delegates Present-Thc
Growth of the Denomination Dur
ing the Past Year.
Special Correspondence sf the Sentinel.


.Soeciak Correspondence sf tie Sentinel.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 1.-THE
Southern Baptist Convention met
here last week and was largely at
tended. More than six hundred dele
gates from the Southern States were
present and enrolled. Besides num-
ber of Northern Baptists as fratsrnal
messengers were welcomed to seats.
Rev. DR.. P. III. Null was elected
President. Senator Joseph E. Brown,
of Georgia, Rev. I. H. Prichard, of
North Carolina. DIR. w. C. Crane, of
Texas, and Rev. F. III. Kerfoot, Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, were elected Vice
Presidents. All the reports presented
were full of interest. The Home Mis-
sion Board has had in its employment
during the year IA missionaries who
received into the churches 4,195 per-
sons. This board has stations in des-
titute portions of Florida, Texas, Ar
kansaw and the Indian Territory. A
large number of houses of worship
have been erected during the year in
various parts of these Statct. The
rapid increase in the population of
these portions of our Southern coun-
try makes aggressive work matter of
necessity. The Baptists of the South
are making vigorous efforts to rise to
the full measure of their responsibility
in this matter
Resolutions were also adopted, rec
ommending that this board continue
the work already begun among the
colored people-the work of forming
institutes for colored preachers and
furnishing such instruction in doc
trine and practice as will tend to ele-
vate the race. Much interest was tax
en- in the discussion of these resolu.
tions. The Northern visitors were
pretty we'll convinced that we are by
no means Indifferent to the spiritual
wants of the colored people, however
much they may have thought to the
contrary in times past.
DIR. Eaton, of Kentucky, strongly
commended the work of the Conven
ton among the Indians He said that
the Government had violated every
treaty made with them, and that the
red man was cheated without mercy
or remedy, because he lad no vote
The white mans whiskey and gun
| powder have killed ten Indians, whel
the white mans religion has savec
one. The Missions in China, Africa
| Italy and Mexico are in fourishin:
condition. More THAI $4,000 wer
raised during the year for sending th'
gospel to regions beyond. The mum
Der of Missionaries, native and foreign
is 95, the number of stations is 40 an,
the increase of membership is It's.
The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky ha
an endowment of S220,000 and rea
estate worth 100000 more. Th
number of students this session ha
been 123. 1t is proposed to erect build
ings at a cost of $4,000 or $4,000
for the accommodation of the increas
ing number of students at this schoo
of the prophets. The hospitality of tn
city of Baltimore was unboundec
Every delegate was sorry when tn
convention closed. The next sessio
will be held in Augusta, Georgia, an
the Introductory Sermon will
preached by DIR. J. ]. NJ. Curry. {
Richmond, Va. We would like I
tell of many thing we saw and hear
but space will not permit.
WINsTOSIAN.