The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-25
Third Day.

The convention assembled at $50 o'clock on
yesterday. The minutes Of Friday were read
and approved. The amount contributed for
Foreign Missions at the meeting on Friday
evening, and which was reported indefinitely
in the Ne1rs of Saturday. was found TO he S327
Devotional exercises were conducted by the
Rev. n. b. Williams. The convention was Hd.
dressed by the Rev N. h. Williams and the
Rev. J. A. w. Thomas, and was led in prayer
Alien. len ''''
The special order for 10 o'clock being the
subject of home Missions the report was read
sion board of the Southern Baptist convention
Is located in Atlanta. Ga. It's CORES ponding
secretary Is DR.. /. L. Ticlcnor. The work OF
this board is done chiefly in the newer States
Of the south and southwest, where the Bap-
fists are not strong enough to DO their own
work. and among the Indians on the frOntie/.
The board has had in the field tn year two
hundred missionaries, and the labors of these
missionaries have cen wonderfully blessed
in the conversion Of men. Since May there
have been over 2,S00 baptiSms In these mission
fields. The fine results of the work are appar-
ent also in the fact that during the year sever.
i'll churches under the patronage of this board
have become selisustaining., This IS repe-
tition of the history of the board In all the
past Of its life. Many of the strongest
sion stations Of this board - Washington,
Richmond, Raleigh, Columbia. Atlanta, Jack
son, Houston and other places. The board is
doing a great work in Texas: OEcof the most
promising single missions Of the board IS III
The city Of New Orleans.
y most interesting work in Cuba has grown
out of the missions among the Cuhlns at Key
West, con verted Cubans having returned rom
Key West to Cuba and gone to work preach
ing their faith and eathcri ing converts. already
mum bering 6tO, into little organizations for
worship and waiting for missionary 10 go
and baptZe them.
The convention was addressed by DIR. Itch
en- or upon the subject Of his work. DIR. Itch
cnOr is distinguished for imperial magnets sm,
melting pathOs wonderful constructive fac
ulty and burning devotion TO the cause he
represents. After the address of DR.. Tichenor
the report was adopted. and collection was
taken amounting to S33.
Major L. b. Murray reported from the board
OF trustees Of Furnun University II proposal
to return TO bondsnien unpaid bonds to the
endowment. He asked the approval of the
convention, which was granted.
The cons ention receded from business, for q
few minutes, to engage in religious exercises,
conducted by Geo. II. Carter, and was led in
prayer by the Revs w. j. Langston, y. w.
The special order for ll.5O o'clock, viz, the
report OF the committee on obituary notices,
was, on motion Of the Rev. q. w. Bussey,
made the special order for S o clock p. IN.
The Rev. II. II. Griffith made the financial
report Of the executive board, which was
adopted.
Tic special order for l2 o'clock was State
missions. This being taken UP, the conyen-
,
who made one Of his characteristic strong,
pointed, and stirring speeches, and took col
! lection, amounting to SiG2, 2i, which 0rcrpayS
all obligations of the executive board 10 Jam
uary 1st, 1876.
| Capt. 4. B. Woodruff, on motion of the Rev.
G. Ii. Carter, was elected statistical secretary
of the convention.
On motion of the Rev. ]. X. Pace, the secre.
tary was directed to print 1900 copies OF the
minutes Of the proceeding of this convention
including the constitution and by laws.
The convention reHsscmblcd at 7.39 O'Clock
| last night. "Tcach me Thy way, q Lord was
rendered by the choir, and prayer was offered
| by the Rev. II. w. Sanders.
| The committee on enlargement OF State
mission work reported that they thought 1--WE
ought to go forward and that the executive
| board should be instructed "to project its
work on Il basis of SlO,0CO.' This report was
amended so that the projection of the work
on Il basis OF $4,000 should be left 10 tile Juug-
mcnt of the board.
| The report on obituary notices was acad by
the Rev. Robert Seymour. The death Of three
| laynlen was read by the Rev. Robert Scy-
mour. The death of three laymcn, was no
ticcd, viz: DR.. s. II. PrcSsly, Captain y. +.
! Edwards, and Mr.. Wm Thaycr; also the
death of rcvs. G. =. Mayticld 4. B. Estes and
made by the Rcvs. Charles Manly, John Stout,
II. u. smart, {. \. Stalielry. W. II. DcviruX
and c. Hinton. The choir rendered the
! hymn, "Hcauiilul valley OF Eden referred to
| in the report as the avOritc OF the Icy. Lu-
| thcr BrnauduS one OF the deceased, and the
convention adopted the report by unani'
NOUS and rising vote.
order of the convention, he on Friday sent
to Coz. Edwards, former president, and the
reply of Col. Edwards.
| After q few miscellaneous matters were at.