The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-08-06

| MENUS Hldue OuTfTp biFe EstSt yedr.
A motion prevailed postponing
the hour of adjournment half an
hour, SO as to allow Rev. DR..
Diaz to deliver his address on the
mission work 10 Cuba.
After the singing of hymn
Judge Hall, the chairman, intro
duced DR.. Diaz. He is native
of Cuba, and is a short, thick
set man, with large black eyes,
whiskers and moustache.s lie is
quicK-motionetfa and quTck-spolzeny
though whsle speaking n English
Ire speaks slowly. He said in
opening, that hewas accustomed
to spanking rapidly, but when
speaking IN English he was coan-
pelled to- speak slowly, for, he
said,. ssI nD1st think in Spanish
before i speak in English. So
you sea I have to think twice be-.
fore speak once
/ Rev. j. b. Crumpton, whose
memory is endeared to all the
citizens of Meridian, and the
Inaembers of the First Baptist
Church particularly, of which he
Was the much-loved pastor, III the
City. Mr.. Crumpton was one Of
the heroic; ministers who,remained
| in this city when it was scourged
with yellow fever and: n,inistered
to the wants of the sick aud dy-
ing during the terrible ordeal
through which Meridian passed at
that time.
DR.. j. William Jones, distia-
guished as an author aud eminent
divine, tonight delivered his
celebrated lecture, 1.-The Boys in
Gray Dr.. Jones, will be re-
memerbed' blythe soldiers of the
! Army of Northern Virginia as a
Imeinber of Stonewall jackson S
staff.
After some discussions tile re-
port was ordered printed with the
records Of the conventiuns, A re
cess was taken until 3'p- m.
The audience, by special re-
quest, remained to hear Mr.. Gam
brclL on the practical workings
and ne-tss, of the Mississippi Col
lege. He, made a request for
contributioas,to the college fund (,
(which WIS very literally respon-
ded, to.
The convention was again
called to order at 3 p, m. by the
president, and was opened with
prayer by Rev. S. Landrum, OF
New Orleans. The congregation
sang with. fine effect, "Jesus,
Lover of my soul. "
A letter was, read from Mrs
Annie Davis, Of Aberdeen, ask
ing the prayers of the convention
for the temperance cause at that
place. Referred to the commit
tee on temperance.
A report was read from Mrs
j. S. johnson, of Oxford, presi-
dent of the central committee OF
woman's work in the state. With
the report were letters from Mrs
jackson and Mrs. A. j. Quench
: secretary of the committee ten
dering their designations. Re-
ferred to the. committee ON wo
mans work.
The committee ON foreign mis-.
! sions submitted a long report
!, showing the most fattering results
; from the work on foreign mis-
sions all oven the world. The re
!, pert was adopted.
j THIRD AND LAST DAY.
' The days session of the con
$ vention was called to order thi
e NOR ing at half past s O'Clock
: Half an hour was devoted tossing
ing and prayer The'suppicmen
e tary report OFF Il committee o.
e Niississippa College, which wa
g the special order of busines
i for the morning hour, was calle,
$ for. The committee not beini
: ready for their report it was fur
! ther postponed.
d G.. E. w. Dobbs submitted
!. report of the condition of tn
y Southern Baptist Association
: whch was adopted. He reporte
l. that organization in most floul
/ ishSng condition
a DIR. Biting, secretary of th
American Publishing Company @
it Philadelphia, addressed the cor
y vention upon the missionary wor
o .of the American Bible Associs
y tion- Dr. Biting spoke enths
re- sisstically of the work
+ The following committees mad
l. their reports The conventio
board made their first annual an
p general financial statement.