The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
TWENTY-FIVE WEARS AGO.
brief Resume of the Former Conyen-
ton 80 Thls civ.

The following we'll written AMI accurate
resume OF the business al the convention
which met In this city twenty-five year. ago
3 FROM ihc Richmond lya) Roligiou Hortid
Of Mayo
on NAY 20. ipl5. ne Southern Baptist Convention
met Toe Nemr..is in' ipyv ~ oTcucd With uuy 81
by tho licv ". tarcy tntUv. III. ui IcNTA a..
j. IHiil uud W. J.. fcamau, both bging absent,
ON iln'lun. \ o. 'ranc aud 8 2 Abcll wvlu ~.
pointed spf viaf.es rfo tern. Then nfoc The noble
t1m ui s. T. Williams. 90 Missouri. lo moi al
tlat thr ltt Il delegates is,m tic several states Dc
now UusputHl.
Iht following d,l gate from Virgins answered
Co the roll call !. ~ Taylor. ff, D. Taylor, J. L..
liuuvs w. q. lrllidus u " dodge. J. ,. Tan.
ncg a. D. pi.kiuson, e. ~ ,tmud, e. Adams.
a 81 uuludp1tcr a. a. lagir. A. T.. Alpll. j D.
thimb'IV, o. b Hurt g. o. Wool, - o. fmuri.gu,
a. q. lcifcs aud ], q. Juuc, Mufu ihnn one halt
gone lo answer thc rlIl rl.l nnu,c lhgy ret Tom
thglr labor. and tlciF works DO follow thvm.
There was pfvtni only ono delegate iiOm Wet
i. b. Ekiuucf headed the North Catulina ll,t.
with John MITCHELL J. -. nuiham audi =. a.
hnyt us Die nssu, iitrs
Among the delegates ir1m South Carolina we're
} T. lhloc, John q. hisidus. H. furmnn, e. q
Eittug. " ~ Thomas AMI J. or haumn
itum gcorgil tame Ma. Q. brintly, q II. Nell.
J. ". klpniti Z uul Others
Aiaisiia seni j /. II. ,urry. IT, IL y. R.niroo
Ni.sisippl spoke through o. =. BcstoL W. s.
MNNN. p W NHNNf d All MiIA NINNIN
Louisiana Wa represented ~ y. Courtney W.
~ lhyliss J. II. Low AMI others
Icxas uns heard from through J. n link. J. n.
siub.lns. ). ". u. Crcnih. W carey crane aud
Others
Ailanaas had three delegates, nafl'dalo Lea aud
Nl,sgurI had her q. ". Hyde. her O. W. Roger,
Tennessee hal her J. r. Gmyc, and many more
10 sr"ak ioI her nud Kentucky pointed WITH
pride 10 t ~. budlcy, J. ". hust, ~ Mghounld.
4 A az. 10Th a. Nsta
When china was called A. n'caban,' answered
Wm. Williams 81 south Carolina. nominated T.
~ Mrll i0f President. aud un motion Oh. W. -.
Williams The vote wns made uu1ulmuua
The tioc presidents wciy 3. q Williams Z. fui.
them have paved a. The urtItf lHui
4 letter was involved ton D. % q. Howell an.
nuuuring that hc wus krIt $50. h} 81! htalth
4. o. Cane aud A 4. Abgl were elected score
IS. =. Inntly preached The Convention scrmou.
trk tur a1 bic tUHt Tho luNrH ~ ihu World o.
tomu'-auda iauluc,s aud impressive wrnon u
IL Was Ut this meeting hat ou notion Of J. =.
fUycc. uf Nell was fuIurtrtl 'u 'rfuiuu n man
uui of parliamentary lHN rud rsHos'
lam, iof d Manly. ~. J. b lai,r and q ~ q.
Howell. Who Wcrc not present "uy rc'son oi bodily
n toIiiuey proro,sda dsy offa.iinr md prayer.
We hops be- may hc In Nruph', ihls week o. urge
prayrf VI least. Ne urUd 1uuy uuu ns much be-
ever ans people dId lmYtf 1913 UiFn w. fu uH
she ryll Within ON own heart. 0ul ilg god ihai IN
in Othcrs Make that motion H.iiu, hfUihcf Court
hey. nud leave uut tie "iasIIuF
10 Vas at this meeting inst uu motion 81 ,. r.
ihprc. committee Wa niluInil WIN iusiiuc
tlons 90 present such Amendment 20 ODE tnntiiiu.
ton ~ we've necessary to ruEusr 'hr mfniiuII 90
] annual iuitcad II biennial .siuus, nnd ever
since We have had annual ios'iuu, ~ TIE tuu'cn'
un motion Of WIN. y nrniidul The sunday
| school hptpi was INSTRUCTED ip hFc ml tlrlf
/ printing done 0H ~ b firaf Infhf lii1llra
oun kyCn Then, when We w1t lui out pi ipuf
| yC4r' war, this Wise man az n1i &c Nhy We
SHOULD Pay mOrc iDf pruning simply lwgaur" " o.
/ done in our fcrilun ~ The cuIHulf ITO was ip1
broad aud too vito tuf That
J, l. ~. Curry, ~ lullef. J. J. burrows ana o.
W. samson spoke nt tie mass WrHUnf iuf lnffINn
missions hnd raised 5000 Got ~ siullot ana siltl
was faltcd NJ n similar mrUNNH inf We Home
lohri. How much better vi, be- DO Of MS 90.
/ tlouf
on motion Of !. w. 81 wiuams ,poe,hcf sesC
| "rfiflCicd 10 i've minute. end '1 one trrcrh on
\ the snmc subject" THIS wa. 1000 Monday, WITH
/ the long Wiudcd onium had Uw'Y N'l h"in ".
| out u may H. we'll flf thU "uIl -U.N'.fl unl 20
walt this time until Monday i0 r1tr NOT motion.
| iuf any man 10 lulllri luuE. NIN fF'.I ulli p
body llko this Il Trulf nuifiNi .nl "N.Nl in ~
| resented 10 some way. The fgn Who "ll lf ~
| mCinbcfrd with most pleasure hl ile coy 'ulin!
Will bc the men who fay in ieH anl % WORKS WAT
| The man who blows his own ifIurgl " Atm lhl..
/ this week ought 20 have stayed ~ h9mc AuA
1 hclrei 70 send wlsefmau -. ~,
Ana Dc sur. brethren, uut ~ Na,ie lhe tnt" ~ ~
the convention by requiring us On Il'nwpo,t llllle
/ jokes which most 81 "a have iUIl noi'h' ~ "Nes