The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-11

little more original pioneer missionary
work 10 be done among them now, he said.
as that has been practically all done. The
cOlored people in the south are most enthu-
siastic and most intensely Baptist They
have organized and are in good standing.
but their conventions have fallen into sucn
a condition that they need a great deal OF
aid In rehahilitating their conferences.
They are addicted TO debate. and they ac-
complish little or nothing when they as
semble. The board of home missions.
therefore. wants 10 take hold of the col
crcd conventions and help them out. The
speaker went on TO speak OF the work to
be done in antagonizing the proselyting cf-
forts of the Catholic church among the
colored people, and gave an eloquent
sketch of the history OF religious move
Reports we're then called for. T. p.
Bell. corresponding secretary and treas
urer OF the sabbath school board, pre-
ceipts have been S3.034, as against SlSa39
last year This does not include A.9i5 re-
ceived from the missionary Day col
lections in the sunday schools, and has
been given to schools in Texas, Arkansas
Mississippi. Alabama, Louisiana. Florida,
North Carolina (state convention), West,
ern North Carolina North Georgia and
Tennessee. The board recommended the
appointment OF a committee on young
peoples work. and the report was referred
TO the committees on SaDbath schOols ana
young peoples work.
The work OF the foreign missions board
was presented by r. T. Willlngham, cor
responding secretary ana ItAtlItu ~ tlif
committees on papal fields pagan fields,
and financial policy. The total amount
given for the cause In the past year was
over Sl29,OOO, but the expenses Tor
collecting it in the states reduced the re-
ceipts of the board to A25,4l7 This was
more by $4,000 than the receipts of the
previous year and $4,000 more than any
of the convention, except, Of course the
centennial year. OF all the funds re-
eeived by the board @ cents on the dol
lar went 10 the missionaries. only s
cents on the dollar was used for eX-
penses, and this included also the cost
of the Women's Missionary Union OF
Baltimore. The Women's Missionary
Union raised S53e7 toward liquidating the
debt of the foreign board, ana the state
societies contributed TO the general fund
S2f S33. The debt of fhe board has been
reduced from $50 900 to less than $4,000.
At the close Of the year there We're in
the foreign mission field S5 churches, ll4
out stations, 81 missionaries, 30 ordained
natives, 80 unordained native workers,
membership, 3,493; Sabbath school pupils,
1,503: % houses OF worship and Is day
schools, with 70 pupils The natives con.
tributed $6459.
I. T. Tichenor reported for the home mis-
sion board as follows; Missionaries, 425i
increase, "A, and more than IN any year Of
the boards history; baptized, 5,92l Increase
1,451, and 572 more than haye been bap-
tized In any one year since the organiza-
tiOn Of the convention; cash receipts, SSS.
CO. being $l5,399 larger than last year and
greater than any previous year except the
centennial The board began this year
with debt Of S6,763. May It had been
reduced to 100.
The general statistics Of the convention
were given In compilation made by Secre-
tary Lansing Burrows. 1t showed the fol-
lowing totals. District associations, 703;
ordained ministers. 9,9O7; churches. 1883;
members (whitel, 1.43i ,O4l; colored
churches, 12,S3S; membership, 1870; ag-
gregate membership, 2,74S,l7l.
After the reading OF these reports the
convention adjourned until evening.
The convention met tonight at 1880
O'Clock. at which time the report of the
committee on conference with the home
missionary society was received and rati-
fed At S o'clock the annual sermon was
preached by Rev. George B. Eager Of
Montgomery, Ala.
At it's conclusion, the interests Of the
Southern Theological seminary were dis
cussed and the convention adjourned to
meet tomorrow morning al o'clock, at
which session the reports of the commit
tee on tithing. of the committee in charge
of the report on Sunday school work and
on representation are to be presented.
At l2:l0 o'clock tomorrow the semi-cen~
tennial historical sermon will be delivered
by Prof. w. II. Whitsitt, p. D., Of the
chair of church history in the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, of Louis
vile, KY
The report of the committee of confer
ence with the home mission society says:
THE spirit of the conference was well IN
dicated by the following overture Of the
members to those of the north: Desiring
matters on which 1T is known the views of
the brothers of the north and south wide
ly differ, we Will In all sincerity devote
ourselves to the task of securing for the
future such cooperation as may be found
once 10 adjust all the differences.
In making this overture, the committee
Convention is not prompted by any neces-
sity Of its own work or that of It's home
board missions, but BELIEVING that the
own work among the colored people of
the south, II entertains the hope that a
proper cooperation of the home mission
airy society in Its work already established
will contribute to the efficiency of the re-
suit"
The result was a resolution unanimous
ly adopted authorizing the South
point a local advisory commit
tee at each point where a school
of the American Home Missionary So
ciety is or shall be established. This adj
visory committee shall have merely the
power of suggestion or the management Of
the schools and IN return the Southern
Baptist Convention is to enlist the aid
and sympathy of the people of the south in
the work. Other details of the plan were
perfected, end it was accordingly sub
mitted to the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion for confirmation. When the vote
was taken the scheme of cooperation was
unanimously accepted. This Is apparent
ly one of the first OF a series Of steps
toward consolidating the practical work
of the northern and southern jurisdic-
tions and the result was welcomed with
sincere JOY by the whole assembly.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Women's Missionary Union, whose motto
IS For God and Home and Every LAND" t."
and which is auxiliary to the southern
Baptist convention, opened to-day. An
address of welcome was made by Mrs.
Stakely. wife of the pastor of the First
Baptist church of this city.
The response was eloQuently made by
Mrs J. c.. Porter OF Florida.
The address by the president, Mrs. A.
NJ. Gwatmey followed.
The rest of the session was occupied
by routine proceedings, the appointment
of committees and reading Of prayers.
Miss Armstrong read her report II in
cluded interesting "reminiscences of the in
fancy of the society, which came into
existence in 1888 and was composed Of ten
states banded together. followed in three
years by three other states. In 1887 sl7 600
covered all the contributions reported to
the home and foreign boards To-day the
treasurer announced a total of S4S 44g
The American Baptist Education Society
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President-Andrew McI.eish of Illinois.
Vice Presidents-J. p Greene. d. D.. OF
Missouri. and Hon. ]. N. Dolph, of Ore
gon.
Recording secretary-Rev. e. NJ. Poteat,