The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-13
WORK OF THE BAPTISTS.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE TWO BOARDS.


More Effective Labor and Not New
Plans the Need of the Convention
Representation on a Financial Basis
RecommenIe Ied-The Cooperation of
Women.
RICHMOND, VA, May 12.-The second
days session of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention opened with devotional exercises.
The Treasurer's report was presented and
ordered printed.
G. W., Norton, of Kentucky, was unani-
mously reelected Treasurer, and W. l..
Price Thomas. of Kentucky, was elected
Auditor.
A communication was presented from tho
American Baptist Home Mission Society in
relation to the matter of cooperation in tine
border States, 1t was referred to the ap-
| propriate committee.
| Committees on the time and place for
holding the next convention and on nomina-
tions were appointed.
Rev. j. NJ. Ellis of Maryland, chairman of
| joint committee of ho two boards appointed
| at the last annual meeting, submitted their
| report. The committeeman say that they
are satisfied and impressed with the emf
1
convention. Its great need is not of new
| plans, but of more effective work.
THE STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
The first section of the report refers to
the relations Of the committee to the State
| organization. Recognizing the paramount
! Importance of avoiding any appearance of
| conflict, and of securing for the convention
the heartiest sympathy Of the brethren
who are charged with State work, the com
mitteo recommend that such State
| organizations as prefer devise and
execute their own plans of raising
money for the boards of the convention, for
raising the quotas Of their respective States,
and in case it shall at any time appear to
either board of the convention that any
State will probably fall short of raising its
quota, it shall be the duty OF said board, in
cooperation with the State board and
| vlce-presldent, to employ such means as
may be deemed best to supply the de-
| ficiency.
THE REPRESENTATION.
Section 2 recommends that article 3 of
| the constitution be so amended that the
| convention shall consist, first, of brethren
who contribute funds or are delegated by
Baptist bodies contributing funds for tho
| regular work of the convention, on the
basis of a delegate for every $3.50 actually
| paid into the treasury of the boards during
| OliO ihSSuA fttti APlll OO ubAb pre-
ceding the meeting of the convention; and
second, of one representative from
| each of the district associations
| which cooperate with this convention,
provided that such representative
be formally elected by his district asso-
ciates and his election certified to the Sec
retaries of the conventions; and third. of
one representative for every $500 collected
and expended jointly with either of the
boards Of this convention by any State
| convention or general association.
WANTS woMAN's HELP.
Section urges the encouragement and
| formation OF womens missionary circles
and children's bands in all the churches and
| Sunday schools, and that the societies so
formed use tine established channels for
| conveying their contributions to the objects
| for which they are designed.
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
Section refers to the dissemination of
missionary information, and recommends:
| First, that the boards of the convention use
| the columns of our own denominational
newspapers to disseminate as much Infor-
| nation as possible in reference to the prog
ress and needs of their work and that
each board shall publish besides at its
discretion Journal putting the price so
| that il will cover the cost of publication;
second, that the boards continue to print
/ lTuClb lcdlleJs anu circulars III amounts as
| large as they can use advantageously, and
distribute them through all suitable agen-
ces so as to give them wide circulation;
| third, that the bureau of missionary
information already established in
| Baltimore is given commendation
and that others Of like character
should be Organized, when practicable, in
other centers; fourth, that we earnestly
urge the establishment and maintenance of
| a w pOH Of mr. fnp niggif
the most effective means Of keeping up an
intelligent interest in the evangelization of
tue world.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE.
Section urges systematic beneficence,
| and recommends the Scriptural plan Of
| Christian giving as elastic and simple
enough for application to all the
churches. The second SO ton, recommending
an amendment to the constitution as to the
basis of representation, gave rise TO con-
| siderable discussion, and for tho first time
in the history Of the convention "A call of
the house was ordered upon the adoption of
| that section The vote stood 558 in the
affirmative. The negative vote was not
counted, as it only required 5l1 votes to
make the necessary two-thirds. The report
was then adopted as a whole.
The remainder of the days session was
consumed in ordinary business. Tomorrow
afternoon memorial meeting will he held
out Of respect to the memories Of Rev. DIR.
+. II. Nell, late President of the conven-
tion, and Rev. DR. M. 7. Yates, late mis-
| sionary 10 China.
The evening session was given TO consid-
eration of the work Of the Home Mission
| Board DIR. b. II. Carroll, of Waco, Tex,
made a characteristic address upon the
growing demands OF the great empire Of
Texas. His plea was based upon his State
being a world in embryo, aud presenting
all the obstacles in the way Of the advance
mont Of religion that are TO bs found in
almost all sections. He was followed in
pathetic and deeply Interesting plea from
A. j. Diaz, the conventions missionary IN
Cuba. He reported the organization of six
churches and the conversion of over 1000
persons.