The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-16
PLANS TO SAVE SOULS.
THE BAPTIST SESSION ADJOURNs
SINE DIE.

Memphis to be the Scene of Next Years
Convention-Many of the Delegates
In Washington-The Newly Elected
officers - The Foreign Missionary
Work.
RICHMOND, VA, May 15-Many of the
delegates to the Southern Baptist conven-
tion have either gone home or to Washing.
ton to attend the anniversaries of the
Northern churches. The attendance at
to-days session was rather slim. The com.
mittee on the time and place of the next
convention reported, recommending Mem.
phis as the place, and the time, the Friday
before the second Sunday in May The
report was adopted.
Rev. l. Ii. Pritchard Of North Carolina.
read the report of the Committee on "Sug.
geStions,o of the Home Mission Board,
which lnstructs the two boards to appoint a
joint committee to confer with similar
committee of the Northern societies, not
with view to organic union, but to con-
slider what can be done to adjust their sew.
eral fields and agencies so as not to have a
conflict of agencies
THE WORLDS MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
The report also recommends tie appoint.
llltIb VI DIS a. L. DOlGe, d. Ia. NJ. AuITV
and 7. II. Prtchard to attend the Worlds
Missionary Conference in London.
A motion to strike out the words mot
with view to organic union,n caused
lengthy discussion, but finally the conven-
tion by an overwhelming vote rejected the
motion and the report was adopted as it
came from the committee
Rev. DIR. j. L. Burrows, of Norfolk, sub.
| mitted the report of the committee on new
boards, which was adopted. The principal
| officers are as follows:
Foreign Mission Board, Richmond, Va,
| President-H. II. Harris, of Virginia.
| Corresponding Secretary--H. A. Tupper
Treasurer-J G. Williams.
Recording Secretary-A. b. Clarke.
| Auditor-H. C. Burnett.
Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Ga
| President, John d. Stewart, of Georgia;
| Corresponding Secretary, |. r. Tichenor
Treasurer, A. d Blair; Recording Secrei
tary. A. c. Briscoe; Auditor, B. +. Abbott.
REPORTS SUBMITTED.
Rev DR. f. II. Kerfoot, from the com.
mittee on the reports of the Vice Presi.
| dents, submitted a report giving digest Of
| the reports. 1t was adopted.
Rev. G. A. Stotey, Of Washington, read
the report Of the Committee on the Mis-.
sions of the Home Board TO the English
| speaking people. The report commenda
| Jieo euCpuidkllR TtpuIb Vi Tue DOdfu, an0
| instructs the board to still further push their
work.
DR.. T. T. Eaton, of Louisville, presented
the report of the Committee on Sunday
School Publications, strongly commencing
''the Kind Words Series" Of the Home Mis-
sion Board at Atlanta. The report was
adopted.
| FOREIGN MISSIONS.
James Pollard, of Baltimore, submitted
| the report Of the Committee on Missions for
Foreign Populations, warmly commencing
the work Of the Home Mission Board in
Cuba and instructing the board to proceed
at once to raise $4,000 for house of wor.
ship in Havana. Owing to the slim attend
ance at to-day's session DIR. Boyce, Presi.
dent of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, at Louisville, declined to have
| the matter further considered or a collec.
tion taken up during this session of the con.
vention. After the adoption of the usual
resolution Of thanks the convention adj
| journed sine die.