The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-05-20
SOUTHERN BAPTlSTS.
The Convention Adjourns-The Members
CT the Committee.

CT the Committee.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, May 12.-The
Southern Baptist convention adjourned
at 10 O'clock to-day to meet next year
in Atlanta, Ga.
The delegates have AL gone home
except few. Maj. Penn. the Texas
evangelist remains behind to conduct a
revival atthe SouthSide Baptist church.
In the convention this morning the
president appointed as fraternal dele
gates to the Northern anniversaries, j..
3. Gambrell, NJ d. Early, 0. L. Haley,
ThoS. Osborne and J. Williams.
The committee on enrolment report
ed a total of sos accredited delegates in
attendance 200 class and 705 class 2.
Dr.. J. B. Link, Of Texas, reported on
the church edihct fund. After detail
ing how aSmall sum given in this cause
would result in great good, he recon-
mended that tSe raising Of the church
ediice fund be yjmmitted to the assist
ant secretary of The home board. After
considerable discussion the report was
adopted.
Rev. B. D. Gray, Of Mississippi, re-
ported from the committee on nomina-
tionS the following names for the re-
spective boards and committees:
Foreign Mission Board at Richmond
president, II. II. Harris of Richmond,
vice presidents, Joshua Levering of Mary
land. e. W. Tomkins of Louisiana, B. Gray
Of Mississippi, W. W. Gardener of Ken
tucky, =. II. Carroll OF Texas, J. P. Greene
of Missouri, W. L. Fitzpatrick of Georgia,
A. Z: Owens of Virginia, j. 3. Searcy
OF Arkansas, j. w. Mckinney of Florida,
w. F. Atkinson, of West Virginia, W. C.
BledSoe Of Alabama, J. l.. White of North
Carolina. R. J. Willingham of Tennessee,
A. j. st. Thomas of South Carolina, b. A.
Tupper. corresponding secretary;J. G. Viii
lians. treasurer; A. 3. Clark recording
secretary; II. G. Burnett, auditor; VIM.
Ellyson, e. II. WINSTON, w. E. Hatcher,
John Pollard, s. G. Clopton, J. B Hut
son, W. D. Thomas, W. W. Sandrum, Geo.
Cooper, e. II. Ryland, 7. P. Matthews, r.
II. Pitt, Theo. Whitfield, l. NJ Curry.
II + Pollard, managers.
Home Mission Board at Atlanta-Presi.
dent. John D Stewart of Georgia, vice
president, " n Chaudern of Florida, E
7 Mullen of Maryland, G W Hyde Of
Missouri, F NJ Law of Texas, j G Gibson
of Georgia, 0 L Haley of Tennessee, A
G. McManaway of North Carolina, N NJ
Riley of Kentucky, A i Miller of Arkan-
sas, " A Mason of Mississippi, W S
Derrick Of Louisiana, + W Sanders of
South Carolina, G S Anderson of Alabama,
and S Felix of Virginia; T Tichenet,
corresponding secretary; VIM Jones,
assistant CORRESPONDING secretary; A D
Adair, treasurer; A G Briscol, recording
secretary; & Abbott, auditor; J B
Hawthorne, + NJ Daniel, Y G Norcross,
Geo. Hillyer, VIM CrenShaw, NJ C Kiser,
J T Pendleton, Henry Mcdonald, D G
Roy, Renly Hillyer, j NJ Greene, E L
Connally. Lansing Burrows, j G Black,
S Jam!son. managers.
Centennial Committee-FM NJ Ellis Of Bal
timore, N + Wharton of Virginia, T h
Pritchard of North Carolina, John Stout
of South Carolina, E o Ware of Louisiana,
+ r Boston of Tennessee, G II Nash of
Florida, S N Brown of Missouri, j II Kill
patrick of Georgia, G 3 Eagle Of Alabama.
Il F Spades Of Mississippi, P Eagle of
Arkansas, W u Felix of Kentucky.
Sunday School Board at NaShville-Dr.
" r L Smith, president, DR. George A
Loftin, secretary; DR.. T Meek, treasurer;
managers George NJ Savage, e S Gardner.
r R Caldwell, j. Eastman, E E Folk, r j
Willingham, NJ NJ Riley, G NJ Norton, j P
Trotter
State Vice Presidents of the Sunday
School Board-Alabama, D l Purser; Ar
kansas. 81 Taylor; Florida, A A LomaX;
Georgia, F G Mcconnell; Kentucky, j n
Prestridge; Louisiana, E X Branch; Mary
land, G 3 Taylor; Mississippi, e S Farris;
Missouri, A NJ Vardeman; North Carolina,
N L Kessler; Tennessee, II NJ Tribble;
South Carolina, E J Forester; Texas, It S
Potts; Virginia, J N Pitcher.
A resolution condemning the Louis
lana State Lottery was unanimously
adopted. \ resolution of sympathy
with Atlanta in her fight against sa-
looms provoked considerable discussion,
but was finally adopted with practical
uDanimity.
The convention adopted the arbitra-
tion overture sent by the Presbyterian
General Assembly, and appointed Presi-
dent HARRISON delegate to the General
Assembly, for which it provides. After
the usual resolutions of thanks the
convention adjourned.