The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-05-19
CONVENTION OF BAP
FISTS.

BaptlSG COnYeQt1On ueio LII IAONCSoAI-
ery, Ala, was attended by four hund-
red and eighty delegates; fthe num-
Der, two were from Mexico, one from
Cuba, and ffty-seven from South Car
olina
Thiirty-one years ago the sane con
vention met in Montgomery with
about one-fourth as many delegates.
Then there were only twelve foreign
missionaries, and the Baptists had no
theological seminary. Now they have
over fifty missionaries scattered over
the five continents, and theological
institution at Louisville, KY, with an
attendance of more than one hundred
students, and an endowment in the
neighborhood of $5o0,0O0. The re-
organisation of the body was effected
BY electing all the old officers, viz:
De P. 8. Null, President; DR.. L.
Burrows and Rev. O. F. Gregory, Sec
reta1iies; Drs. George B. Taylor, Ba-
sil Manley, J. c. Furman, and }. B.
Hawthorne, Vice Presidents. The
convention sermon was preached by
DR.. Hawthorne. Reports from the
different mission boards indicate rlost
Sartering progress everywhere. The
report from the foreign mission board
shows that during the past year thir-
teen new missionaries have been sent
out-fve to China, FIVE to South
America, and three to Africa These
report about three hundred haptisms;
contributions from the different States,
about 5000, of which South Carroll
ns contributed $s,s56.57. In 1879
the question of sending missionaries
to Cuba was discussed, and decided
that the time had not yet arrived to
commence work in that field. Since
then a Mr.. Diaz, native of Cuba,
was converted in New York. He re-
turned to Cuba, and through his
preaching over one hundred and
thirty Cubans have been baptised.
This field, after a lengthy and excit-
ing discussion, was annexed to the
home mission board. The progress
of the home board during the past
year has been greater than any year
preceding. They report: 255 mission
aries employed; 649 churches and
stations supplied; 27,263 sermons and
addresses; 1872 baptisms; 70 church
es constituted; 49 meeting houses
built; receipts from the States, s45,-
S2429; amount raised and expended
on the field, $46, ,696.14-total, S94,52l-
.03.
Prohibition received large share
of the attention of the body, and the
following resolutions prefaced by nu-
merous speeches were voted:
Whereas, the manufacture and sale Of in
toxicating liquors as a beverage, IN the
opinion of this Convention, are opposed to
the best interest Of society and government,
and the progress of our holy religion; and,
believing that all honorable means should
be employed for their suppresson. There
fore, be it.
Resolred, That we, as members OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, do most sol
emnly protest against its man nufacture and
sale. and pledge our influence. in the exer-
else of our nights as citizens of this free coun-
try, socially. morally, rellgiously and in all
other proper ways, to work for its speedy
overthrow-and to this end we invoke the
aid and blessing of Almighty God" So then
as Convention, we have placed ourselves
on record Oh this vital subject, and all of
it's Jealous advocates breathe more freely.
The foreign and home boards re-
main unchanged, located at Rich
mond, Va, and Atlanta, Ga, respect
lively, with DR.. H A Upper Secreta-
~ Of the former, and DR.. J. J. Itch
ner, Secretary of the latter. The hap
py communion Of the delegates was
sadly marred by the sudden death of
Rev. Mr.. Wilkes, of Alabama, who
fell dead on his way to his lodging.
The convention adjourned to meet
next year with the Broadway Church,
of-Louisville, Ky. DR.. George Coop
er, of Richmond, is appointed to
preach the opening sermon.
We are indebted to the Sundny
:Nsrs CT the 10th, for the above data