Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-05-23
CONVENTION CLOSED.
The Southern Baptists Make an End of
Their Work in Washington.

The first business Of the fourth
and last days session of the
Southern Baptist Convention af
ter devotional exercises, was the
report of the committee on time
| and place of next meeting. Il
was recommended that the con
vention of 1896 be held in the
First Church, Chattanooga, be-
ginning on the Friday before the
second Sunday in May; that Rev.
G. A. Stakely, of Washington,
preach the annual sermon, with
Rev @. Durham, of Raleigh, N
O., alternate. Rev. F. S. Yeager,
of Chattanooga, explained the
terms of the invitation-duly ac-
credited delegates will be enter-
tanned at the homes of the peo-
pie. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee
upon so much of the report of
the home mission board as re
lated to work among the colored
population, was made by Rev.
"A. J. S. Thomas, of South Caro-
lima. It stated that some work
had been done by the board
among the negroes in Kentucky,
Georgia and Texas and that in
some respects the work had been
satisfactory. 1.-The board is anx-
ious to do more for the negroes
but there are SO many peculiar
Embarrassing problems that the
work has been necessarily
slow"
The committee emphasized
these points:
L. The board will not under
take work among the negroes in
any State unless the State
boards of white Baptists are in
sympathy and cooperate with
it.
2. 1t will not undertake work
in any State unless the members
are agreed among themselves
upon the work to be done.
3. The colored people should
be encouraged to pay a part OF
the salary Of every teacher and
missionary laboring among them
The best thing that can be done
for them is to encourage them to
self support in their church
building and mission work An
extensive work cannot be done
among them as long as Cuba,
New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida,
and perhaps other States so
sorely need all the help we can
give.
4th. The best work that can
be done among the negroes is
educating their ministers rather
then evangelizing them.
9Th. The Southern Baptists
are in sympathy with the eff
forts Of generous hearted people
North and South, who have
given money to establish schools
and colleges in the Southern
States for the negroes.
9th. We hope that the agree
ment reached by the joint com
mittee at Fortress Monroe will
bring the colored Baptist schools
established by our Northern
brethren, nearer to the hearts Of
Southern Baptists. We are as
sured that these schools have
been a great blessing even with
out our active cooperation, and
that with our hearty sympathy
and cooperation they will ac-
complish far greater good.
Z. In view of the continued need
of the negroes and of the press
ing needs Of our mission fields at
home and abroad, and in view Of
the liberality of our Northern
brethren and the interest they
have shown in the education of
the negroes, we assure our breth-
rem of the North that we shall
be glad to see them contribute
thousands for the education and
evangelization of the negroes,
and that in this good work they
will have the corporations, SYM
pathy and help Of our best and
Wisest brethren. For, while we
are interested in this great
work, and are fully persuaded of
it's Importance, we are unable at
present to do for it as its needs
demand.
The Committee on Nomina-
tions reported names for mem
bership of the several boards,
and they were elected. Rev.
Mr.. Holt, from the committee on
enrolment, reported that the
membership of the convention
consisted of 813 delegates on the
financial basis and 402 represent
atives from district associations
total, 1915. There were present
762 delegates Of the first class
and 142 of the second class; total,
9O4.
A resolution submitted by Rev
II. J. Hall, of Norfolk, Va, at the
request of the international
Peace Congress, recommending
the establishment of a higf
court of arbitration among the
nations, was adopted.
Rev. M. NJ. Vann, colored
President of the American Ma
tional Baptist Convention, was
introduced as the man who oc
occupied the highest position il
his race, and that he would oc
cupy but a minute of the time o.
the convention. When the min
nr Nor, h.