The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-22
THE BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
Synopsis OF the Proceedings of the Dis
tingulshed Body.

| tou"i NuIolllidd dSScInDleu III Aiken,
5. g., OH Wednesday, Nov. 30, aud ad. ..
lourned Sunday, Dec. 4. The conven-
tion was called to order by President
lloyt at half-past O'Clock "Wednesday
evening". Immediately after which the
convention sermon was preached by
Rev. j. w. Perry
After the sermon, the Convention
proceeded to organize by the election
Of the following officers: JAS. A. IIoyt,
President; Il. III. Griffith and w. ID.
Rice, Vice-Presidents a. J. S. Thomas,
Secretary; A. b. Woodruff, Assistant
Secretary, and G. III. Judson, Treasur-
er. The President announced comm
tee on Order Of Business: Jno. Stout,
). L.. Nass, J. T. Covington, w. }.
LangstOu, n. &. Wilkins.
a word of welcome was spoken bv
pastor W. a. Nelson, aud the ConveD-
tion adjourned till 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
At the conclusion of Wednesday
nights session, the following visiting
minister were recognized and welcomed
to the deliberations of the Convention: !:
DIR. III. y. Tupper, of Richmond; DR. }.
Wm Jones, Of Atlanta; Dr. J. NJ Frost,
Of Nashville; DR.. w. ID. Powell, of Mex
leo; Dr. G. &. BittiDg, IF Philadelphia,
and Rev. j. II. Carpenter, Of Louis
vile.
At II o'clock on Thursday the COM
mlttee on obituaries reported and Rev
r. w. Lide made an able address on
the dead preacher" AT - O'Clock Dr.
III. y. Tupper addrC ssed the convention
III the interest Of foreign missions. He
SAID the church needed one hundred
missionaries
In Mexico there is a great work to be
done. In South America Missionary
GinSburg has to preach, noG only all
day, but also a large part of the night.
the people refusing to be dismissed.
ln Italy, thousands Of priests are wish
ing to break away from their bondage,
| and auricular confession is coming in
to contempt. Japan presents an Inter
esting field. An effort to combine re-
llgions shows feeling of need of just
what Christianity supplies, VIZ a re.
llgion suited to all men. The work in
China is in better condition than ever
Nor is Africa to be sighted
The Convention was next addressed
by DR.. j. Nj. Frost in the interest of the
Sunday School Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention. He wished to
speak OF two points. The first of these
was the business management. The
management is IN the hands of the fin
est OF business men in Nashville. An
the promises made year ago in the
| infancy of the Board have been real.
lied. He had no expectation of going
to Atlanta last May without debt.
the treasury. DR.. Frost's address was
most admirable in every way, and
made very happy impression ON the
| Convention.
The special order for z o'clock was
the report on Foreign Missions, which
was read by e. II. Gresham. DR.. Bur-
rows, OF Augusta, Ga, spoke on this
question. He was followed by DR.. w.
ID. Powell, who has been recalled from
Mexico for a short while TO travel in
the South to do special centennial
work. He presented the obligation of
the Baptist to go forward in this great
work. lie SAID: South Carolina Bap-
lists, noble as they are, have not done
all they can. The Southern Methods,s,
who are not more numerous than our
selves. spend as much IN Mexico alone
as we do Ill all foreign lands, while the
Southern PreSbyterians, much less
numerous than ourselves, give as mucn
to missions as we do. He was glad the
MethodlStS and Presbyterlaus have no
centennial. If they had one, they would
get so far ahead of us we should never
catch up. He hopes that the result of
the centennial will lift up our people
TO higher plane of missionary desire
and endeavor. If it does not accom-
pllSh that 1T will be a calamity, though
a large amount Of money be raised. We
want the great work of missions to be
!ald upon the hearts of all the people.
we want the money to come from
great host OF willing hearts. He began
his special work in Kentucky. From
there he went to Alabama. He has
succeeded IN both States. He raised in
pledges and statements of cOntribu.
tloLs already sent up amounting to
about 913,500.
1t was decided that the Convention
Will meet next year at Anderson, on
Wedn' sday night before the first Sun
day in December. Rev. |. Nj. Mercer
is appointed to preach the Convention
sermon, with Rev. N. n. Burton as al
ternate.
On Wednesday morning the report
ON nome missions was presented by Rev.
n. &. wilkins. The "tland Book" of
the Home Board was justly commend
td IN the report. This Hand Book can
be had by asking for it. 1t gives a
clear and concise statement of the work
of the Board. The report also defend.
ed the co cooperative work of the Board
AS necessary temporary arrangement.
iSeftrence was made to the address of
Is. III. Carroll before the Southeru Dap
tlst Convention in Atlanta last Nav,
and published by the Board me
great need Of the field of this Boards
operations was briefly sKetched.
Inc report of the Board of Trustees
or the Orphanage was read by Super
lntendent Vass. He asked to Law the
Orphanage before the Convention for
a free discussion. T.. j. FORESTER at.
tempted III few words to present the
Home as it appears to Visitor. A.
Z. wilkins thought the Orphanage
would develop brnevolence hitherto
undeyeloped. j. n. Booth said the
poorest OF our people would feel an
interest IN this work. Mr.. Vass made
a good speech and closed with "A collec-
tlon to buy fifteen acres of land for
the Orphanage. The congregation
gave all he asked for.
The report of the Board of Trustees
of Furman University was read by John
Stout. There are 143 students IN the
school. Only tWenty-six of these are
not professors Of religion. The net
amount collected on the Furman Me-
q OF