Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-21
suNosY.scnooL BOARD.
Resoiutions Adopted by the Baptist Con-
vention ut birmingham.

formation 70 many OF your readers publish
the accompanying resolutions relating to
the Sunday-School Board recently APP
pointed by the Southern Baptist Conyen-
ton.
II will be seen that this board il 10 pub
lish the Sunday-school series and three
cateohisms to be prepared by DR.. John 4.
Broadus and to be published conformity
with the American Baptist Publication
Society. but il is not TO go into the work
OF general publication. The report was
adopted with few dissenting votes and
without debate. a.
REPORT OF THE sUNpkY-sCHooL COMMITTEE
Your committee. TO whom was referred
the report Of the Sunday-School Commit
tee. have given il very earnest consldera-
ton and beg leave to submit the follow
ing: ..
the painstaking and conscientious manner
in which they have discharged, with very
limited powers, the duties imposed on them
by this convention.
I. From papers presented we find that
the Hind Words Series on the basis OF Tue
present circulation can be issued at cost
Of less than $4,000 per annum while the
income is over $4,000. We therefore can,
not recommend the ratification OF the bid
which the Sunday School Committee has
presented with its report. and which offers
TO the convention one half OF the protts.
We think better arrangement can De
made. as presently will be indicated.
2. We recommend the adoption OF this
sugCesfion TO create q new board, TO be
called the Sunday School Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention, to have a
corresponding secretary, and TO be noml-
mated from year TO year as the other two
boards are.
8. That said board be entrusted with
the conventions Sunday-school series,
and be authorized to use their best
efforts to improve the series and to In
crease the circulation, but shall not engage
IN any other publication work except as
hereinafter provided.
4. That the board be entrusted with the
Sunday-school interests in our territory,
and be requested to gather statistical In
formation az TO the condition OF our Sun-
dav schools, to see what can be done TO-
ward increasing Their number ana en-
cheney, and by annual report TO BRING the
whole Sunday-school work fully before the
sessions of the convention.
5. Thinking il best TO discontinue the
leasing system, so as to eliminate all per-
sonal interests from the business, we re-
commend that the board be instructed TO
make the best arrangement possible for
having the series brought out at the lowest
cost under printing contract.
6. That the board continue the work be-
gun by the Sunday-school committee OF
making q list Of such books as may be
wisely recommended TO the Sunday
schools.
7. We recommend that the board carry
ont the following arrangement. as sug-
gested by the Sunday-School COMMITTEE
along with its report:
AS TO the matter of catechetical instruc--
ton referred to the committee, we found
that DIR. John A. Broadus had been APP
piled to by the American Baptist Publca-
tion Society to prepare such catechisms as
were proposed-viz., advanced, intermedi-
ate. and primary. He declined TO do SO
unless the work could be done for the So
ciety and for the committee jointly. Con-
ferring with him and with the society, II
was agreed to suggest to the convention
that DR.. Broadus be employed to prepare
an intermediate catechlsm first Tor the
sum of $500, TO be paid Jointly 10y the com
mittee and the society, $3.50 each, the
copyright belonging to both, and each 70
publish at uniform price, ana each IN
publishing should place its own imprint
first.
II is further proposed that DR.. Broadus
prepare the primary Catechlsm for 5000
when called for upon and under the same
conditions. II was deemed best to make
no arrangements for the advanced cate
chism for the present.
<. The board III its work will aid mission
Sunday schools by contributions OF litera-
ture and money; doing this, however,
through State organizations, and using
for this purpose the net proceeds OF the
business, together with oil contributions
therefor, provided that. while the Secretary
NAV when necessary raise funds for the
promotion Of the Sunday school interests
committed TO the board, no system OF
State OF sub-agencies shall be organized.
Q. That the board be located at Nash
vile. Tenn, and 10 be composed of fifteen
brethren, as named by the Committee on
Nominations.
TO- That the selection of correspond.
ing secretary be left to the board.
Ii. That the Sunday-School Committee
be instructed to perfect the necessary ar
rapgements for the issue of the third
quarters series of the Sunday-school lit
erature, and after making such arrange
ment. the committee be authorized to
close its affairs by handing over to the
board, as provided for above, all the as
sets. books, papers, etc.
In conclusion, your committee, in its long
and earnest consideration of this whole
matter in all its environments. have been
compelled to take account OF the we'll
known fact that there are widely diver
gent views held among US by brethren
equally earnest, consecrated, and devoted
to the best interest of the Masters king.
dom. 1t is therefore recommended that
the fullest freedom of choice be accorded
to every one as to what literature he will
use or support, and that no brother be dis.
paraged in the slightest degree on account
of what he may do in the exercise of his
right as Christ's freeman. But we would
earnestly urge all brethren to give to this
board fair consideration. and in no case
to obstruct it in the great work assigned ii
by this convention.