The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-05-25
The CONVENTION.

lHt CONftN tlON.
The Southern Baptist Conven-
opened its forty-fourth session IN
the First Baptist church IN Mem
phls, Tenn., on Friday, May 10th,
1889. l.. b. Ely, of Missouri,
first Vlre-President, called the
Consention 10 order, at 10;45
a. m. The President spoke feel
ingly. of the death Of Dl. james
p. Boycc, which made IL again
necessary for HIM again preside
III the organization of the body.
Bro. Ely had rendered II similar
service at Richmond, VA, Il year
ago, on account of the death of
President p. II. Mell. Dir. j. S.
Coleman, Of kentucky, led the
opening prayer.
After the coronation hymu,
GAN hail The power Of Jesus
name." was sung, a short recess
was taken.
The work Of the committee on
enactment showed the presence
Of 6l2 messengers.
The next duty Of tho Convca-
ton was the election OF perma-
uent presiding officer.
Hon. j. A. Hoyt, Of South
Carolina, was nominated first. La
the order named the following
gentlemen were nominated: Hon.
II. X. Elyson. of Richmond. Va. /;
Prof. J. Albert Broadus, of Ken
lucky; Gov. James p. Eagle, Of
Atkansas; Dir. } S, Coleman, OF
Kentucky; and Judge Jouqthan
Hasalson, Of Selma Ala.
Prof.. 3 oadus withdrew bis
name, and Gov. Eagle and Mr.,
II. X Ellyson followed SUIT.
This left five candidates IN The
| field. The Convention then adj
journcd until 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
Alter the call Of the Convention
to order, and the opening services,
Vice-Piesident Ely declined t.
allow mis- name to 90 before The
body us President. The repor
of the tellcrs showed the clectior
Of Judge john IIasalson, Of Sci
MA, Ala, to the chair and the re-
election Of the former secretaries
j. l.. Burrows, Of Augusta, Ga.
and II Gregory. OF Baltimore
Md. Also the following vice
presidents were elected: Gov. j
P. Eigle, L. B. Ely, Df. Kerfoo
and j. Lcyering
The permanent organization
having been affected, the rcpur
on foreign Missions was read b
secretary II. A. Tupper, iron
which we gather important points
Concerning wonfhn's work III
, report says:
The Sunbeam movement bcgal
in Virginia during the spring an'
) summer ol 1887. "UI
60 the present time (AprIl, 1889
(, 2S4 societies have been orgahizcd
10 almost every State from Vir
/, gina to Texas, with an aggegat
: membership of probably not les
D than s 200 or 10000. Dnrin,
c the irst fiscal year sl.jS2.14 wa
Z raised; so far 10 the second year
b 81, ,179.73. have been raised. Th
4 llost Of this money has gone I
l Fore IN Missions. In Mississipr
: and North Carolina the SunbeaI
: work has beeo Indorsed and fol
n warded by the Central Commit
d ters Of the Women's Missionar
d Societies. Virginia Sunbeam
> are supporting missionary i
e the fed, while those in Mlssisfll
pi, Alabama and other States hay
e contributed generously to til
Q Italian Chapel Fund.
j. "The future Of the Sunl el-
: nsos ement depen d largely upo
the cooperation of pa.tors an
= Snnday-school leaders. II lei
i thau 800 societies have given
l. eleven months over $4,000 ~
;, the Lords treasury, !. j. a simp
q problem IN arithmetic to sec wh
would be done II societles exist.
G. 10 eyvn half of our IA 900 Sout
ID ern Baptist churches This mu'
- as to what The children might d
j. Wllo can say what these San
A. children. after beng trained
gwIng and in lnstruc ion on mi
n- slonary subjects, would accof