The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-12
S0I TIERN BAPTISTS.
.rrgNG OF THE GFNERAL GOV
IENTION YESTERDA

Large Gathering at the First Baptist
church seven Hundred and Fifty five
D,l.-atc, iu Attendance - Permanent
o-.auilltion Effected.
Tic southern Baptist Convention as
..,.ftrl YESTERDAY morning In the First
r.nu,t church The body was called 10
'-.erst l0 o'clock by The First Vice Presi.
I... Res Lewis b lly of Carrolton,
Missouri. DR. =. II Wei, ,he president, &,
te,irr died since the last meeting. On
s.int thc chair Mr Ely paid touching
t-.-fc lo the memory Of the late DR..
N.I and pronounced a well deserved
r.a-y upon the life aud virtues Of the
t..u,.I After he had concluded, DR. } .
I.r.ur Burrows. Jr., made the opening
raycr a1i The address of welcome was
taycei by Rev DR.. Cooper, pastor Of
tle church.
.rrrN HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE DELE
GATES PRESENT.
Da hc call Of States for delegates 745
v.r found 90 be present, as follows
Alabama, %; Arkansas, % District Of
Columbia, - Florida, 5 Georgia, 30 ;
Indian Territory, ! ; Kentucky, G3; Lou
..uua. 60 Maryland, Il Mississippi, - ;
Missouri. IS North Carolina, 101; South
Carolina, 100. Tennessee, Il Texas, 50 /;
Virginia, l69
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS
Tie convention was then permanently
organized by the election of DIR. j. j..
B.t.. of Kentucky. who was nominated
In ION ,f
f.r a. b. stewart. VI. c. from the Fifth
Georgia District, be was unanimously
elected hy rising vote
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Tl following yice-presidenis were
tlea elected Rev Louis b Ely, Car
rtu. Missouri Rev John Pollard Of
R.amaai Rev. j. b Hawthorne Of At
nsn Georgia, and Judge Jonathan
Ha. .ol of = ,lma, Alabama
Ilt.c gentlemen were The four who re
o..t.i rlc highest number of votes cast
cct Ola large scattering.
E,v Lansing Burrows of Augusta,
G r-i8. and Oliver }. Gregory Of Balu-
more were elected secretaries and the
u.u4. committees were appointed and the
lours oi the daily session were arranged
f.r
ELroHrs or HOME AND FOREIGN Mis-
,IONs.
The forty-third annual reports of
Hnme and Foreign Missions were then
iui and referred TO appropriate COM
m.rcc. The following is ihe abstract of
uors done in the United States and
Cuba
}l-.ouaiies employed 2S7 churches
aEd stations occupied, liza sermons
preached. 83 S6S. baptized, 4, ,SJ7 recciv-
eIty letter. 1913. total additions, 7,49G
religion, visits. 416l0; tracts distributed,
.l93l2 sunday. hO0ls organized, 43l
teachers and pupils, 1920; churches
constituted. 306, houses of worship built
% io'm sunday school publications,
1j4 600. total cash received, Si~ O23 Il
total cooperative mission work, Sal ,lj4.
10 total for home mission work, Ss9,-
1882 total cost of houses of worship,
<5iOl~ 90. tO'al receipts Sunday-scEOOl
publications, S3441S 90
Total cost OF work done, $l7S 953 81
This report closes as follows
During the incoming year we must
build house of worship in Havana that
wi.. hold 1000 people. We must have
more ground for our cemetery there
Wcmust, in addition to our present work,
increase our mission force in Cuba, in
Louisiana. and in Florida We must aid
inmi,,Ion work in Memphis. Tenn We
must L.ye not less than $4,000 more for
work among The col0red people
We ask from States within the limits
of the invention for general work, over
aad % .ye contributions for the house Of
worship and cemetery in Havana, as
follows Maryland, $4,000, Virginia,
), 800 North Carolina, $1,000; South
Carolina. $1,000 Georgia, $4,000; Ala
hama 5000 Mississippi, $1,000; Lou
iNaua $1,000 Arkansas, 1000; Texas,
s. j0o. Missouri, $4,000; Tennessee,
$4,000. Kentucky, $500
These sums can easily be raised if our
people have "a mind TO work"
The Foreign Mission report was very
lengthy and extensive and was equally !
as encouraging as that of Home Mis- !
si0u- II concludes with a tribute to
res Dr. Patrick Hughes Well, late pres
Mnt of the convention, who was born
July Is. 1914, and died January %,
ISIS
TIE CONVENTION SERMON.