The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-16
The Baptists of the South.

MEMPHIS, May 10.-The thirty. fourth
session of the forty-third year Of the
Southern Baptist Convention assembled
in this city at the First Baptist Church
this morning The proceedings were
opened with religious exercises. Vice
President ely, of Missouri, in the chair.
He alluded in touching terms to the death
of DIR. James Boyce, 30 long president OF
the Convention.
Six hundred and seventy. two delegates
were enrolled from the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nilsson.
ri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia, District of Co.
lumbia and IndisIl Territory.
The morning session was devoted prin.
cipally to efecting an organization, and
before proceeding to ballot for officers
the Convention at p. m. took recess
until 8 p. m.
When the Convention reassemb bled the
following officers were elected: Jonathan
NJ. Haralson, of Alabama, President.
Governor ]. p. Eagle, of Arkansas; Rev.
F. Fl. Kerfoot, D. D., of Kentucky; L.
B. Ely, of Missouri; 81. Z. Elyson, of
Virginia, vice presidents. Rev. Lansing
Burrows, D. D., of Georgia, Rev. 0. F.
Gregory, D. D., of Missouri, secretaries.
Saturday morning at II o'clock was made
the time to hear the delegation of Close
Communion English Baptists.
The report Of the foreign mission
board was presented by Corresponding
Secretary Upper, and was referred to the
appropriate committee, as vas also the
report of the home mission board present
ed by DR.. Tichnor, the secretary. The
committee to whom the report of the
home mission board vas referred consists
of one from each State, to whom 80 much
of the report as relates to the "Kind
Words Series" of Sunday school publica.
tions was referred, with all communica.
tions, reports and resolutions pertaining
to Sunday school literature without de.
bate.
Saturday at 8 p. m., was made the hour
for foreign missions. Certain CORES.
pondence between thu board of the
American Baptist Mission Society of
New York and the home mission board of
this Convention was read and referred to
the committee on correspondence.
DR.. Eaton, of Kentucky, from the COM
mittee appointed at the last Convention
on the relations of the Convention to
other bodies, presented their reports.
The following chairmen were appointed:
On pagan fields, J. B. Cambrill, OF Mis-.
sissippi; on Papal fields, J. j. Taylor, of
Alabama; women's work, 81. M. Whar-
ton, of Maryland; treasurer 5 report for
mission board, J. n. Fitzpatrick, of
Georgia; extension of the work of the
foreign mission board, ]. B. Taylor, of
Virginia.
The report of the home mission board
shows that the number of missionaries
has been increased from 2S3 to 325.
Cash receipts aggregate $89, ,028 lea7lnga
cash balance on hand of 1928.
The report of the foreign mission
board shows 8 cash balance on hand OF
1914.
The Convention at p. m.. adjourned
till tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
DR.. J. P. Greene, D. D., of st. Louis,
delivered the annual Convention sermon
tonight to an overAowing audience.
The board of trustees of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary elected the
following officers: Prof. John Albert
Broadus, of Louisville, president; DR.. A.
81. Kerfoot, of Louisville, professor OF
systematic theology, treasurer and hnan.
cial secretary.