Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-11

of the five surviving members of the con ference of 1S45. The bylaws were quoted, however, and it appeared that the rules prohibited the effort. The chair ruled that the bylaws were strictly in contra diction of the motion, but he suggested that way be found out of the difficulty. So pr. Eaton made his motion in such form that the chair could wink at the law, which he did gracefully, and on viva Voce vote the Texas veteran was unanimously elected first vice-president.
 TellerS were then appointed to take the vote on the others, and while they were counting the ballots the convention unanimously reelected Dr. Lansing Bur rows and o. F. Gregory as secretaries.
 President Haralson then introduced Commissioner Ross, who made brief address of welcome
 Dr. C. c. Meadows, moderator of the district conference, spoke in welcome in behalf of the Washington churches. He was followed by Rev. pr. J. R. Sampry of Kentucky of the Southern seminary, who made a ringing address in response to the hearty welcome extended to the delegates. He made a happy reference to the late war, and declared that the southern people have the warmest feel ing for those of the north.
 The committee on order of business reported in favor of two sessions each for today and tomorrow a morning and
 
 were made as to Monday.
 The report was adopted and the fol lowing committee was appointed to ar range for memorial services to be held next Sunday in memory of Dr. Broadus: Henry Mcdonald of Georgia, c. s. Gard ner Of South Carolina, F. H. Kerfoot of Kentucky, Franklin Wilson of North Carolina and George Cooper of Vir- ginia.
 Rev. Dr. H. l.. Morehouse, correspond ing secretary of the American Baptist Home Missionary society, was invited to the platform and made an extended al- dress on the subject of work to be done among the colored people in the south.
 There is little more original pioneer missionary work to be done among them now he said, "as that has practically all been done. The colored people in the south are most enthusiastically and most intensely Baptist. They have of- gan1zed and are in good standing but their conventions have fallen into such condition that they need a great daal of ald Tn rehabilitating them. They gre ad- dicted to debate, and they accomplish little or nothing. The board of home missions, therefore, vents to take hold of the colored conventions and help them out. The speaker went on to speak of the work to be done in antagoniziny tte proselyting efforts of the Catholic church among the colored people. and gave an eloquent sketch of the history of the re- igious movements in the south
 Reports were then called for. T. P. Bell, corresponding secretary and the secretary of the Sabbath school board. presented his report. It showed that the receipts have been $53, ,304, as against S4S- 5'l9 last year. This does not include $4975 received from the missionary day" col lections in the Sunday schools. Aid has been given to schools in Texas Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana Florida, m (ct fo tic,N ern North Carolina, north Georgia and Tennessee. The board recommended a committee on young peoples work, and the report was referred to committees on Sabbath schools and young peoples work.
 board was presented by R. T. Willing ham, corresponding secretary, and re- ferred to committees on papal fields pagan fields and financial policy The total amount given for the cause in the past year was over $129,000, but the ex- pense of collecting it in the states re- duced the receipts of the board to $125,- AT. This was more by $2O,000 than the receipts of the previous year and $15 GOO more than any previous year in the his tory of the convention, except, of course, the centennial year. Of all the funds received by the board 92 cents on the dollar went to the missionaries. Only s cents on the dollar was used for ex- penses. and this also included the cost of the Woman's Missionary union in Baltimore. The Woman's Missionary union raised $5397 toward liquidating the debt of the foreign board and the state societies contributed to the gen eral fund $24 933. The debt of the board has been reduced from s30,0O0 to less than $20, 000 At the close of the year there were in the foreign mission field S5 churches, IA out-stations, 91 mission aries. 30 ordained natives and 59 unor- dained workers: membership, 3493; Sab bath school pupils, 1O53; 22 houses of worship; 15 day schools, with 707 pupils The natives contributed $6459.
 I. T. Tichnor reported for the home mission board as follows:
 Missionaries 425, increase A, and more than in any year of the boards history; baptized 5921, increase 1451. and 572 more than have been baptized in any one year since the organization of the convention; cash receipts. $S8.640 being $15, 399 larger than last year and greater than any pre- vious year except the centennial The board began this year with a debt of $6763; May it had been reduced to $110O
 The general statistics of the conven- tion were given in compilation made by Secretary Lansing Burrows. It showed the following totals District associa- tions. 7O2: ordained ministers, ssO7; churches, 17,S03; members (white) 1,431,- 041; colored churches, 12,S3S: membership 1,317,130; aggregate membership. 2,74S,- I'll.
 After the reading of these reports the convention adjourned until evening.
 Night Session.
 The convention met this evening at 7:30 o'clock. at which time the report of the committee on conference with the Home Missionary society was received and ratified. At 8 o'clock the annual ser mon was preached by George B. Eager of Montgomery.
 (An abstract of the sermon will be found on page 3.-Ed.)
 At it's conclusion the interests of the Southern Theological seminary were dis