The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-10
MISSIONS AND FINANCES
BEFORE The BAPTIST C0NTENTfoN.
Memorial Presented to the Methodist Com
ference Asking that Dancing Bc FER
mitted By the Church.


ATLANTA, Ga, May 9-Tbe Southern bap-
tist Convention this morning appointed deie-
gates TO the Centennial meeting, to take
place in Philadelphia on the oath, 25th ana
Goth instant. The delegates appointed werei
S. A. Hayden, J. c. Porter, +. VI. Ellis. il. A.
Upper, L. T. Kline. I. T. Eaten, l.. \. Null
len, j. l.. Johnson. ". II. Williams q. A.
Lotion, Lansing Burrows, T. j. Drane' ). T.
Love, J. b. Turpin. II. II. Harris W. L.
Hatcher and r. Yandeyenter.
The report Of the foreign missions board
showed an increase OF receipts Of S-Vhs,'
which is only three-fourths of ] Istr cent'
while the Membership increase has been 'If
per cent, or i've times as much. The COM
mttee closed by recommending that 9
difference between loans and repnyments l
printed; that the salary OF the assiaJel!
secretary be put down at $1,000; that inl
receipts and expenditures of the Foreign
Mission Journal be pubiished that its cucl-
latlon be pushed, as II properly patronized its
profits could pay al the salaries OF the Doaiu.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
The committee Of financial methods ap-
pointed year aso made report through if'
Fitzpatrick The report showed that there
were many different methods for raising
money for u convention. Ia some states lIWas
raised by application 10 the churches through
agents employed by the boards, IN olIol
States boards appealedtO the churches drecuf'
and III others appeals were made through state
boards. The original method was ior BOARDS
TO appeal directly 10 churches through ageAla
with 10 regard TO State lines. ihe committee
recommended that on adjournment Oh tuo
convention the Home and Foreign MIS-
sion boards each make an apporuOnmeht
among States giving money needed for next
year: that state boards De re1uesteu 70
Tatfy or modify these apportonmehls
and on the basis OI these recommeu-
dations tho two boards shall conduct thelp
operations for the next year; that 0talo
| boards subdiyide apportlOumeut among the
associations and further suDdiyde IL among
the churches. that tho boards seek more
earnestly to enlist pastors OF churches ID lhe
work. that thoy seek % know these pastors
and yet them 10 hold meetings Tor the pur-
nose of educating people in the work or mis-
/ SONS IL WAS also recommended that in ad-
dition 10 monthly reports the boards make
through newspapers in each State "A stato
nent of the receipts of the month for the
mission. and also nc the meeting OK the state
Convention receipts tor the previous year DO
furnished.
sUSDAY-scHooLs AND TIE SEMINARY.
Reports of tho business Of the Sunday
school board on periodicals and that OF future
work and plans of the Sunday school ooard
were submitted IN q bunch.
John A. Broaddus was brought forward to
saw something about the Theological semi.
nary NJ Louisville lie asked Dr. heriord. ot
tie SEMINARY. TO report something about the
feminary. lie did So, stating that the henecessarY
one hundred thousand dollars 20 meet the
contribution OF the Norton family IN Louis
Vile had been secured and the building Tor the
lecture-room was in the course OF construc-
t0n lie reported the seminary to be
1900 900 better OF than 1t WAS three years
ago. Dr. Broaddus made short talk
about the seminary, showing that there was
40 pe- cent. moro 7tudeuts here than CO
before and the number was greater than that
attending any other theological school IN the
country.
THE RACE QUESTION.
In the afternoon session the race question
came up on the report of the home mission
board Dr. Brown said the negroes wero
going 10 the dogs and blamed the Church
for the fact. Dr. Hawthorne denounced Dr.
Brown as Il kicker 10 bring discOrd into the
convention Slavery Christianlzed negroes
who had come here as barbarians, and the
Southern white people had less prejudice
against the negroes than any people on earth
Governor NOrthen. who was present. spoke
of the grea. work the State was doing toward
educating the negroes. The debate aroused
much feeling.
TOREIGN POPULATION.
The evening session was called 10 order at
o'clock. After prayer by Rev. Dir. Compton
the report on foreign population, including
Indians. was read by q. J.. Mason, of the
Smithsonian Institution. Washington, and be
followed the reading with an earnest appeal
IN behalf of this work. lie said We have IN
our country thousands of heathens from all
portions Of the earth and it is our duty o.
give them the Go-pel.
Dr. McGregOr OF Florida. followed with al
earnest appeal 10 work at our doors.
Rev. j. w. Warder related very touching
incident II q little band of converted China
men giving a contribution and urging the
sending of the G0spe 10 heathens across the
seas. We are people of mixed blood and
fitted better by God to move the world for
God
Rev. NJ. b. Wharton. ID. d., of Norfolk. Va.
Il am. ." said he, heartily IN favor Of foreign
missions. | could not be otherwse. but ! an
more in favor Of doing mission work at home
His speech was very earnest one IN behalf
of the work among the Indians.
The work in Cuba was next considered.
DR.. Payne who had a thorough personal ac-
quantance with that place. spoke IN very
interesting conversational manner concern
ing the work there Rev DiaZ the mission
ary. followed him. and in his broken English
gave a very vivid description OF his work.
lie reported lS0 baptlsms for last year. Bap-
tlsms every Sunday increased the congrega-
tions. He said that they had there a daily
Sunday school
tomorrow.
The Woman's Missionary Union held very
interesting meetings to-day III the First
Presbyterian church. Addresses were made
by Dr. f. NJ. Ellis Of Baltimore and Mission
airy Powell from Mexico.