Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-12
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
rouxrH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
MONTGOMERY CONVENTION.
The Cuban xission-A Lengthy Discus
sion Turned over to the Home
Board Temperance.


The Cuban xission--A lengthy Discus
SION Turned over to the Home
Board-Temperanee.
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Especial telegram 70 the DispAtch.I
MONTGOMERY, ALA, May H.
The Convention this morning showed
evident signs that many Of the brethren
had left for home, but there were still
enough left to make fine body Of able,
earnest workers. The half.hour's de-
votional exercises under the conduct Of
the venerable DIR. j. @. Furman, of
South Carolina, proved, as usual during
these meetings, one Of the most delight
fol seasons of the Convention. Reys.
J. II. Fitzpatrick Of Georgia, G. A.
Stakely OF South Carolina, and DIR.
Henderson Of Alabama, led in prayer.
DR.. Furmsn made tender allusion TO
The death last night Of Rev. Isaac
Wilkes, member of the Convention,
and spoke Of the preciousncss Of the
doctrine Of the personal presence and
help Of Jesus in work, worship, and
affection.
CUBAN MISSION.
The order Of the day being the ques-
ton as TO whether the mission to Cuba
should be placed under the Home Mis-
sion Board, st Atlanta, or the Foreign
Mission Board, at Richmond, Rev. G.
A. Stakely. of Charleston, S. c., was
warmly in favor Of the report Of the
committee. lie insisted that Cuba is
foreign field and comes naturally under
the Foreign Board that this field is
more foreign than Mexico.
Rev. DR.. Henderson, Of Alabama,
contended that this "baby mission,"
which was the child Of the Home Mis-
sion Board, could be best nursed by
and supported by its mother, the Home
Mission Board.
Rev. S. X. Leavitt, Of Florida, said
bis delegation warmly favored giving
this mission TO the Home Mission Board.
Rev. j. III. Fitzpatrick, Of Georgia,
opposed severing this from the Key
West mission, with which it is so inti-
mately connected.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh, oil Florida, earn
estly favored giving it to the Home
Mission Board.
Rev. DR.. Renfroe, Of Alabama, ably
and earnestly contended that Cuba was
a foreign field, and that the principle
upon which we have acted required
that Cuba be placed under the Foreign
Mission Board.
PROFESSOR HARRIS.
Professor II. ii. Harris quoted from
the records TO show that the home
work had been committed to the Home
Board, and the foreign work to the
Foreign Board.
After further discussion by Pro.
f,ssor Howard Of Tennessee, DR.. G.
Manly of South Carolina, Rev. Mr..
Therrell Of Atlanta, and DR.. NJ. b.
Wharton Of Montgomery, Rev. e. A.
NuDnally offered a substitute to the eff.
N. feet that the mission be left in care Of
the Florida Convention, and the Home
Board be directed to aid them in the
q vefk.
This substitute and the original re-
poft was further discussed by Rev. G..
A. Eunnslly of Alabama, Revs. j. W.
Boxeman of Mississippi, S. A. Leavitt
and n. A. Bailey of Florida, DR.. S. X.
Ford of st. Louis, DIR. Lansing Bur-
rows of Georgia, G. A. Pickett Of
Mississippi, DIR. j. NJ. Robertson of
Tennessee, DR.. j. b. Gambill Of Mis-
sissjppi, Mr.. Moore of North Carolina,
and Drs. A. b. Woodfn and j. William
4 Jones of Virginia.
IA WANTED UNITED ACTION.
s. DIR. W. F. Wood, missionary to Key
Is West, said that he wanted the Con-
~ vention to be united in whatever action
"a took, or else leave the Florida Con-
yention alone with God and with Cuba.
Y His sentiment was in favor of giving
S his work to the Home Board, but his
Indgment was in favor Of its going to
lie Foreign Board.
z & By vote of 1874 TO SO the Conven-
Hon struck out I" foreign " and in
erted "home " in the report, and then,
ith only few dissenting votes, adopt
the report Of the committee. SO
- interesting mission field is turned
I. - to the Home Mission Board, at
5]anta.
Dr. b. Manly, Of Kentucky, pre-
q &<n,ed al able report on the future
YORK Of the Foreign Mission Board,
s &hieh was adopted.
Or. A. Z. Owen, from the Committee
on Obituaries, presented fitting tribute
20 the memory Of DR.. X. Jones, OF
Virginia, Vice President Of the Conyen-
ton, who had died during the past
y year. DIR. owen said that he would
mot detain the Convention with speech,
bnt would only lay a leaflet on the
crave Of as true and noble man as
the Convention ever knew.
! The report was adopted and ordered
I 70 bs printed.
l. sysTEMATIC BENEFIcENcE.
Pfofessor A. F. Fleet, of Missouri,
ian old Virginian, now professor IN the
- University Of Missouri,) presented the
Hoort Of the Committee on Systematic
Deneiieence taking high ground in favor
q fystematic giving by all of the
NJ eEuroAes and all of their members, aud
"a Spnubending the suggestions in the re-
tof the Home Mission Board as to
ho4 to accomplish this. The report
I, ~ adopted.
Or. j. W. Warder, Of Kentucky, pre-
Gl6ted the report on missions in cities,
I'D earnestly supported it in a speech,
III which he said that in this work
3here was wanted not fine cathedrals or
" fine music so much as the right men to
preach the Gospel TO the masses.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer by DR.. ii. A. Upper, Of
Virginia.
General Green Clay Smith, Of Ken
lucky, presented the following from the
special committee TO whom the matter
had been referred
Whereas the manufacture and sale OF In.
cxicating liquors as beverage are. In the
N..el A