The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-17

wero drowned in Mud creek, and quite
number of deaths have been reported,
but the names were not given. Planting
in the bottoms will all have to be done
over again.
BAPTISTS OF THE SOUTH.
OF the Convention at Rich
mond.
RICHMOND, Va, May 1.-THE South.
ern Baptist Convention is body of
Baptists, consisting of delegates repre-.
senting that denomination in fourteen
States and the Indian Territory. The
delegates are appointed by the different
States on the basis of one delegate for
every one hundred dollars contributed
during the conventional year to home
and foreign missions. There is no
on moneys contributed by
the States for work in their own bounds.
There are in the South 1926 white
Baptist churches, with membership of
4065,171. In South Carolina there are
728 churches, with membership ofabout
$4,000. There is no organic union be.
tween the white and colored Baptists of
the South. The Convention is not
legislative but deliberative body, met
for the purpose of discussing the best
means of obeying the great commission,
go ye into all the world and preach the
Gospel to every creature" The evangel.
ization of the world is the great subject
before this body, and under this general
head not only the interests Of home and
foreign missions are to be considered, but
that of ministerial education, which with
Baptists of the South centres largely in
the Southern Baptist Theological Semi.
nary, located at Louisville, KY.
The First Baptist Church ofRichmond
with which the Convention meets is 108
years old, having been organized in 1880.
During these years this church has sent
out seventy ministers of the Gospel. This
is the fourth time Id its history that the
members of this church have had the
privilege of entertaining the Convention:
Devotional exercises were conducted
by the Rev. B. L. Ely, of Missouri, one Of
the vice presidents of the Convention.
In calling the Convention to order Mr..
Ely made appropriate remarks about the
Rev. DR.. Nell, the former president Of
the Convention. The hymn, II love
Thy kingdom Lord" was sung with
spirit, and the Rev. j. L. Burrows, D. D.,
Of Virginia, led'in prayer.
Just at this point the Rev. DR.. Cooper,
pastor of this church, arose and addressed
warm words of welcome to the delegates.
The Rev. A. B. Cabanis,. of Kentucky,
responded to this address on behalf of the
delegates. The roll of delegates WAS
called, showing 753 present: 1870 were
appointed by the States. South Carolina
is entitled to LII delegates; 102 are
present.
After devotional exercises the first
thing considered was organization, and
much interest was manifested in the
question, Who will be elected president?
The Rev. DR.. P. 81. Nell, for many years
chancellor of the University of Georgia,
has been president of this Convention for
the past seven years. His book on
parliamentary Practice" is accepted as a
standard in many of the Legislatures Of
the South, and has given him world.
wide reputation. But on the Oath OF
January last DR.. Nell passed to his
reward. The election for officers of the
Convention resulted in the choice of the
Rev. J.,P. Boyce, d. D., of Kentucky, as
president. DR.. Boyce was conducted to
to the chair by the Rev. Drs. j. L
Burrows and j. B. Hawthorn. DR..
Boyce thanked the Convention for
this expression of their love and
esteem, and proceeded to complete the
organization. Four vice presidents were
elected, as follows: LIST. L. B. Ely, of
Missouri; I'd. DR.. John Pollard, OF
Virginia; Sd. Rev. DR.. J. B. Hawthorn,
of Georgia: 4th. Judge Jonathan Haral-
son, of Alabama. The Rev. Drs. Lansing
Burrows aud o. F. Gregory were elected
secretaries of the Convention. The Con.
vention being fully organized, proceeded
to business.
The Rev. I. T. Tichenor, D. D.,
secretary of the home mission board, OF
Atlanta, Ca, then read his report Of the
work of the board during the past year.
The report showed that 2S7 missionaries
are in the employ of this board I; churches
and stations occupied LIB; total addi-
tions to these churches during the year
1886, of whom 300 are on the island OF
Cuba. The total cost of work done was
$178,00O. Work has been done by this
board not only on the Island of Cuba, but
in destitute parts of the States of Arkan.
sas, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and the
Indian Territory.
The board reports its work never more
prosperous, as is shown by the increase oi
it's receipts and the amount ofwork done.
The report says: "Duripg the incoming
wear we must build house of worship in
Havana that will hold two thousand
people. We must have more ground for
our cemetery there. We must, in addi-
ton to our present work, increase our
mission force in Cuba, Louisiana,
Florida and Tennessee. We must have
not less thsn $4,000 more for work
among the colored people"
The Baptists of South Carolina are
asked to give during the next year 50, ,OOO
to the work of the home mission board.
The year 1892 will be the first centennial
of the modern missionary enterprise, and
it was suggested that some action be
taken looking to its proper celebration.
The report of the foreign mission board
was represented by the Rev. a. A.
Upper, d. D., showing that mission
work is done by this board in Mexico,
South America, Italy, Africa and China.
Fifty.six foreigners and forty natives are
engaged in the work, aud during the last
year between three and four hundred
additions were made to the churches in
foreign fields. During the year $4,000
was collected for this work. The board
will begin the new year with l,7O0 in
the treasury. South Carolina paid during
the year to the cause of foreign missions
$S,101.l2, or $101.12 more than last year.
The Convention sermon was preached by
the Rev. F. M. Ellis, D. D., of Baltimore,
Md, from the text, Corinthians K, l5:
"I speak as unto wise men; judge ye
what I say" At least two thousand
persons heard the sermon, and the elo.
quent preacher Kept their attention for
one hour and half.
The Baptists of Chicago invited the
next meeting of Southern Baptist Con-
vention to be held in that city. The in.
yitation does not look towards organic
union between Northern and Southern
.Ront;ato hut ia an exnression of the good