The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-18
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
CONVENE AT WASHINGTON.
The Presentation Of Reports. Some
Interesting Figures.
THIRD DAY.

THIRD DAY.
At the meeting oftbe Women's Missionary
Union OF the Southern Bapdst Con7enuon,
the following officers were electeo -lof tns
President Miss Fannie Heck, OF North
Carolina: miss Annie W. Armstrong. Bait.'
more. corresponding secretary; Miss Martine'
of baltimore, recording secretary; Mrs.
Lowndes, Baltimore, treasurer. Al tness
elections we're unanimous. Wee presloents:
Mrs. Geo. Eager. Alabama; Mrs T. tongisy,
Arkansas; Mrs. B. B. Chipley, Florida; miss
n r. wright. Georgia; Miss E. 8. Broadus,
Kentucky: Mrs. W. j. Brown, Maryland; Mrs.
Ayen Mississippi; Mrs. W. F. Elliott, Mis-
souri,: Mrs. James a. Briggs, North Carolina:
MIS- 4. C. S. Jackson, Tennessee: bliss M. u.
Cnker South Carolina; Mrs A. NJ. Gwathney,
Viroinia. Mrs. F. B. Davis, Texas; Miss Com
nrere. Indian Territory; Mrs. Tucker, North
Carolina.
More than 5000 people were present at the
evening session. which began at 7:50 O'Clock.
Tine first business was the reading ol tne
report OF the board 81 home missions, py
Secretary Burrows, whlcD aeau WILD Tue
work Of religious education among tne na@'e
white population of this country
At the Conclusion Of the reading OF the re-
mort Or. J. B. Hawthorne, of Atlanta. Ga,
addressed the convention OF the SUBJECT ae
referred to the separation between tne
Northern and Southern sections oil the churcn
and said there were still some people. DOLE
in tho Southern and Northern parts OF the
Rantist Church who insisted upon trying 10
1e ealvanize dead issues and intended tnem
tc eyist as sort )t monument &c the 2eleaH
ed narty This Convention. however, ne
said. had nothing to DO WITH southern pom
ties. as spoke or the history OF the ooaIo
and said the first missionary work the SOUTH
ern States had doEe vas to alo the stragenIs
city churches III the North and tnat tae
T;-st Church in Washington had its start
IN life With funds from tba missionary
noard Of the Southern ConVenuoo
lie ton:hed ,n ths Development Of the South,
which be contended, was not the outSroWt1
OF outside influence, sssome people pretenoeo
n believe bat vas the work OF Southern
efrnrt and Southern heart and all they neeoeo
mas ..anitaI aud technical skill and these they
were getting as veil as they could from ING
hest brains and blood OF the Ne" Ensiano
States and the boundless Northwest
After routine business the ConVenuon
adjourned.
FOURTH And LAST DAY.
The first business of the fourth and lass
DAVIS session of the Southern Baptise Con
venfion at Washinntnn-- -aftor- -deYot1onat e4>
aro;err.wa the report OF the comnttes on
limo and place Of next meeting. 1t recon-
mended that the Convention Of 1885 be heid
in the First Church, Chattanooga, Tenn, oe-
ginning on Friday before the second Sunday
In May. Adopted.
The report of the committee on home mis-
sion board, as related to work among the
colored population, was made by Rev. 4. j.
s. Thomas, of South Carolina. 1t steted
that some work had been done by the board
in Kentucky, Georgia and Texas, and that n
some respects the work had been satisfactory.
The board is anxious to do more for the co.,
ored people, but there so many peculiar en-
barrassing problems that% wprx nos
necessarily slow.
The committee emphasized these points:
l. The board will not undertake Woek
among the colored people in any State unless
the State boards of white Baptists are in SYM
pathy and cooperate with it..
2. It will not undertake work In any Sta1e
unless the members are agreed among toela-
selves upon the work to be done.
2. The colored people should be encouraged
to pay part Of the salary OF every teacnes me
and missionary, laboring among them. 1ne
best thing that can he done for them Is 20
encourage self-support in their enutcn
building and mission work. An extensive
work cannot be done among them as long as
Cuba, New Mexico: Louisiana: FLORIDA, ana
perhaps other States 50 sorely need ai ene
help we can give.
4. The best work that can be done among
the colored people is educating their mia!s-
ters rather than evangeizinS them.
S. The Southern Baptists arc in sympathy
with the efforts Of Generous-hsarteo people:
North and South, who have given money 70
establish schools and colleges in the Southern
States for the colored people.
6. We hope that the agreement reported Dy
the Joint committee at Fortress Monroe "u1
bring the colored Baptist schools, estaousneo
by our Northern hrcthern. nearer 10 inc
hearts OF Southern Baptists.
T. In view OF the. continued needs OIL the
colored people, and Of the pressing needs OF
our mission fields at tom* and abroad, anu
In view Of the liherality Of our Northern
brethren and the interest they have SHOWN Id
tho education Of the colored people, VIC
assure our brethren VI the North tnat We
shall be glad 10 see them contribute tnou.
sands for the education and evangelization OF
these people, and that in this good Work tney
will have the cooperation. sympathy ana
help OF our best and wiSest nrethern. For,
while we are interested in this great work.
and arr fully persuaded OF its Importance,
we are unable at present to do Tor II as IT'S
needs demand.
The report was adopted.
Memorial notices Of members who nave
died during the past year. prepared oy P?es-
ident Whitsitt. were read by h. n. dafrls:
The list included Ex-Governor Bro%n, OF
Georgia; Revs. Alexander Pope Abel. of W.
ginia; John Stout, OF South Carolina; j. ".
Bozeman, of Mississippi; J. ". NontSomerS
Wilson. OF Maryland: JOS. Walker, OF Virgin
c,r3por ,,f KantllpKv
Rev. Mr.. Holt. from the committee on en-
rollment. reported that the membership OF
the Convention consisted Of S13 delegates on
the financial basis and a0G ranresentatlves
from district associations; total, J,215. There
were present 762 delegates Of the first class
and 142 OF the second class: total, .9O4.
A resolution submitted by Rev. >. J. Hail
of Norfolk, Va. at the request nf the Inter
national Peace Congress. recommending the
establishment Of high court Of arolsfatlor
among the nations. was adopted.
Rev. N. ". Vanu. "olored. president Of the
American Naticuai Baptist Convention, Was
introduced as the man who occupied tne
highest position il his race, and tnat ns
would occupy but minute OF the time OF the
Convention. When the minute was up, DR.
vann said he hated toilet his audience 80, FOL
he seldom naG such IN opportunity
naughter.l He said the colored people were
intensely Christian and intensely Baptist, anc
that what they lacked 10 knowledge anc
sanctifed intelligence, they proposed to make
up in zeal. The white Baptists, he believed
needed to exercise more zeal. Since TN
emancipation proclamation. ont Of 4.0o0.Vo1
colored people liberated then, miliiou ane
hall had been brought into the Baplis
Church. while out oi $4,000, ,00c white people
aDd a!ter 200 years Of work but q few NOE
nave united with the same Church. DE-
Vann created a deep and favorableimpressior
upon .he Convention and was listened 10 To-
quarter OF an hour.
Che Convention then, after some unins
por;ant routine business, adjourned sine Oh
with the singing OF the hymn.
''Blest be the tie that binds"
aud prayer 10y Rev. Mr.. Water