Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-10
AT BIRMINGHAM.
PROCEEDINGS or THE SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Governor Northen Presiding-Turther
Committees-The Theological Semi.
nary nc Louisville.
tBy telegraph to tho Dispa.on.l


BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May e.-The South
ern Baptist Convention reassembled at
Q o'clock this morning. The first regular
/ business was the appointment of commit
tees a. follows:
On Time and Place for Holding the Next
Conyention-J. w. N. Williams, Maryland;
o. l.. Harley, Tennessee; w. III. Williams,
Missouri; A. t. Spaldiig, Texas; II. ID. d
Stratton, Georgia; E. J. Forester, South
Carolina; +. ID. Johnston. Virginia.
On the Vice-Presidents' RepOrts-John
Wilder, Missouri; J. A. Kutley, Kentucky;
J; +. Massey, Virginia; L. II. Shuch, North
On Sunday-School Affairs--J. NJ. Frost.
Virginia. NJ. ]. Holt, Texas; Joshua
Leverlng, Maryland; y. NJ. Province, Flori-
da; w. s. Ryland. Kentucky l.. l.. Polk.
North Carolina; W. @. Grau, Tennessee;
b. II. Carroll Texas.
On Resolutions-D. d. Gray, Mississippi;
W. T. Welsch. Mississippi; A. b. Miller,
Arkansas; j. z. T.. Holmes, Georgia. c. s.
Paris, Florida; s. n. Brown, Missouri; |.
W. Wingo, Texas.
GOVERNOR NORTHERN PRESIDING.
Governor Northen, of Georgia, first vice.
of the morning. The Mission Committee,
to which was referred that part of the re-
port OF the Foreign Mission Board referring
to pagan missions, reported, and speeches
were made by DR.. j. f. Bagby, ofVirginia;
DIR. H. w. Battle. of North Carolina, and
DIR. :: n. Fort. Of st. Louis, urging larger
contributions.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
followed the adoption Of this report when
the venerable DR.. Williams was called on
TO lead in PRAYER.
The Committee on Work in Papal Fields
made its report, and speeches were made
IN behalf Of the cause by Rev. G. B. Tay-
Tor. of Baltimore, and Rev. A. J. Hall.
Rev. II. X. Mosely, the Mexican mission-
airy, made an address on the work IN that
field.
Appointments were then announced for
tomorrow for sermons by the visiting
ministers in thirty-one OF the churches OF
Birmingham.
The LOUISVILLE SEMINARY.
The special order for IL o'clock was the
Southern Theological Seminary at Louis
vile. DIR. T. II. Kerfoot, OK that institu-
ton. made q strong appeal, and at its con-
clusion raised subscription. assisted by
Rev. J. b. Cranfell, of Texas. Mrs. Winnie
Caldwell and Morton Caldwell, of Louis.
vile, subscribed 5000; j. @. Bush, OF
Mobile. 81 900; the First Baptist church of
knoxville, 81 1000; "A Friend" $1,000; +.
q. Bush, of Annlston, T.. II. Middleton, 4.
III. MobrsY, and Andrew Judson, $500 each.
In all over $4,000 was raised, and $4,000
pledged to DO raised by forty-siG delegates,
who are to get 500 each.
THE ENDOWMENT NEARLY COMPLETE.
This lacks only few thousand dollars
of completing the endowment fund or
100000.
EVENING sEssIoN-FoRE1GN MISSIONS.
At the night session the Southern Bap-
fist Convention took up the subject of
Foreign Missions, and was addressed by
DR.. Lansing Burrows, one of committee
who had been sent to Europe TO investi-
gate the work in papal countries. The
convention adopted the report of the COM
mittee. A collection was taken up for
the New Southside Baptist church, which
| yielded $500, and the convention adjourn:
ed till Monday morning. The question OF
the establishment of publication by the
board will come up Monday.