The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-09


OTHER MISSION WORK.
The report then gives interesting details
concerning Our Home Field, the organ OF the
board. and about work among the foreign
population. the Indians the colored people,
Cuba. the whites and mission schools.
woMAN's MISSIONARY UNION.
IL gives an interesting report of the
Woman's Missionary Union, showing that
during the past year these noble women have
| done grand work and have paid into the
treasury of the Convention s15,229.O2.
FINANCES OF THE BOARD.
The report gives a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
| finances of the board and closes with state
ment of the field of the board in the growing;
progressive. marvellous South, so vivid and
eloquent that it is given in full as worthy OF
| wide circulation and general perusal'
THE FUTURE.
There. never was q time when the board
| needed somuch as now the most liberal and per-
severing support or the churches, tnh' n' ~
| meet the rapdly-increasing demands OF us
work. So repeatedly has the board called az
| tention tothe extraordinary increase OF wealth.
and population within the territory OF the
! convention that it hesitates 10 venture upon
the subject again. IL would not put LOT t he
| FACT that the masses OF our people, even VIC
| majority of our leading men. seem unliI,
! ,,rassad nv forces that are sweeping us forward
/
| into the splendOrs of material development
uneaualed in the history of the world.
Gathered here to-day. in the very midst OF
marvellous achievements wrought WITHIN the
| last decade, We urgently invite, we lmplore,
| the Convention 10 scan the facts brought
within the range of our vision. and then look
| inc forward fen short years, behold what IS IN
| store for this land, and rising TO the height
! of This Great argument" determine what IS
| the duty of Southern Baptlsts TO this and
coming generations.
COMING GREATNESS OF The SOUTH.
The recent census Of the United States,
though allits results have not been tabulated'
contains a marvellous record 0f the growth,
and more marvellous prophecy of the COM
inr power and greatness of this Southern
land Within the past decade and manly
within the latter half OF II. the mineral inter
eats Of the South have grown so wonderfully
that the production of iron ore, pig IRON ana
coal in 1880 was equal 10 that prodnced by
the whole country twenty years ago. In 1851
this city where we meet had less than 10000
pOpulation: to-day is the centre of industrial
activity for 5000 people.
Mr.. Howell. Of New York and Mr. Edward
Atkinson. Of Boston. two Of the best informed
men OF this country IN regard 70 IRON pro-
duction. tell Us that in 1850 this country must
make double Its product OF IRON II the ue-
mands Of the world are met. To do this. they
tell US. will require 400 new furnaces, with an
average capacity Of 100 tons per day.
Everybody knows that should 400 furnaces
be constructed in the next ten years 900 OF
them will be built in the South. Placed Two
and a half miles apart they would stretch IN
an unbroken line from Birmingham 100
miles 10 Harper's FeTy-a great oattle llne
under whose black banners a mighty most OK
the sons of toll would wrest from conquered
natures grasp riches that for thousand ages
have been concealed within her stony bosom.
HER COMMERCIAL PROGRESS.
Her commercial progress is as marvellous as
her mineral development. In 1899 southern
nOrtsincreased their exports nearly 921'OOJUOD'
while those of the remainder OF the Country
showed an actual diminutlon. Baltimore IN
creased her exports more than New YORK,
PHILADELPHIA and Boston combined. The n
crease Of foreign trade from Hampton Roads,
Va. was greater than the combined increase
of New York and Boston. Five cities of the
South Baltimore. Newport News. Norfolk,
Savannah and Galveston increased their eX-
ports more than either New } Ork OF Boston;
while both Savannah and Galveston are rlyal-
ing in actual amount Of foreign trade San
Francisco, the great city Of the Pacific coast.
Newpot News. the name OF what few
wears ago was but a rural locality, has Just
finished the finest ship-bmldlnG plant III
America, and one superior IN some respects TO
any other ON the globe.
From Hampton Roads, the ideal harDor OF
the world two great transcOntinental lines OF
railway have crossed the AHeghanles and are
furnishing Cincinnati. Chicago and st. LOUIS
a nearer line 20 the sea, The roads terminal
Ingat Savannah and Brunswick are linked by
bonds of steel with those west Of the hlissls
sippi. and are inviting the trade OF Kansas City
and Little Rock and Memphis TO Their ports
as their nearest point TO the ocean. Galveston
Is sending here eyer-lenqthening lines north
ward to clasp hands with Santa re, Denver
and Bismark and thus invite Colorado and
Nebraska and the Dakotas TO trade in her
sunny cline
The 70. 600 miles Of railway of 1sS0has grown
TO be 10 900 to-day and will be 10000 IN ten
years more.
HER VAST WEALTH.
But when her mineral resources and com
mercial advantages have been developed 10
their highest capacity You nave but touched
the outer border OF that empire q wealth vast
enough TO sustain in comfort oil the lnhablt-
ants of the globe. 1t is her SOIL the marvel
Gus product OF Divine power IN which the
hand of the Infinite has stOred,the sustenance
of "A thousand generations that must forever
constitute her glory and the chief sources or
her power. How generous IT - we cannot
know for man las never tathOmed the
depths of It's benehcence or reached &C any
one of its confines the limits of It's mutltOrm
capacity
COTTON PRODUCTS.
As compared with other lands we may learn
something of its value and be helped TO some
imperfect conclusions a. TO what it may be-
come when science and skill and industry
shall have coaNed from It's dark bosom the
secrets EMBODIED there. Forty bushels OF
wheat have been grown upon an acre OF the
Door sandy soils of Alabama, and this may be
repeated on every square mile other territory.
Five bales of cotton have been grown upon a
single acre in Middle Georgia, and the aluvlal
land of the great Mississippi extending from
Memphis 10 the sea, can easily grow the
100000 Of bales required by the world.
Tie largest yields of corn ever made. more
than 200 bushels per acre have been grown
once and again in South Carolina. The far
famed blue grass and clover of Kentucky and
Tennessee are eQualed. if not surpassed, both
IN quantity and quality by the Bermuda pas
lures Of the more Southern States. The
largest yield of hay ever made. from five 10
eight tons per acre IS made on the Bermuda
meadows. Of Georgia. The finest tobacco OF the
continent IS grown on the tertiary soils that
stretch along the Atlantic coast from the Pc
tOmac 10 the everglades Of Florida The
Georgia peach and the Georgia melon have
spread their reputation over the land The
finest oranges of the globe grow in Florida.
The vineyards that adorn the banks OF
the wide and winding Rhine never
reeled under clusters more gushing than
those that will grow anywhere upon the
banks of our own bright rivers. In animal
industry she is equally fortunate England
has sought TO improve her herds by impor-
tation Of cattle from Kentucky Mr.. Cock
arall of Tennessee xuho mora than Opca bora