The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-15
CONVENTIONS WORK OYER.
Interesting Report on the Mission Work
among the Negroes.
MEMBERSHIP OF VARIOUS BOARDS.
MIR. II. II. Harris. President Of the Foreign
Mi.sions-Next Southern Baptist Con
ventioo 10 Meet at Chat anoosa,Ten

morning at 915 o'clock, and President
Haralson rushed the business through
very rapidly. After devotional exercises
and the reading of yesterdays journal
the report Of the committee on tiIne'
place. and preacher for next session was
submitted.
The report recommended Chattanooga
az the Mace the session to begin FRIDAY
before the second Sunday In May, lo'o'
and Or. G.. A. Stakeley, pastor OF me
| First Baptist church, Washington, II. 60
TO preach the convention sermon; Rev.
G. Durham, alternate.
The report revealed that Chattanooga
| invited the convention heartily. and unan-
| imousy and courteousy sgnihcd their
| intention TO entertain all duly accredited
delegates at their homes and not al no
tells.
The report was unanimously adopted as
submitted.
| THE PAY PLAN.n
The convention has not enjoyed the
pay PLAN" and IL is not probable that
It will be invited on that plan again
soon.
Many claim that the benefit received
| from the stay of the delegates In the
| different homes more than cOmpensates
|
Drs B. II. Carroll and r. r. Eaton are
especially strong In their opposition to
| the pay plan"
DR.. A. G.. Thomas, of South Carolina,
| submitted the report of the committee on
the work Of the Home Mission Board
among the colored people of the South
THE. HOME MISSION BOARD.
The report said:
| We find that the Home Mission Board
has done some work among the negroes
| in Kentucky, Georgia, and Texas, and
that in some respects the work has been
very satisfactory. The board is anxious
| to do more for the negroes.
| /. 1t is not the policy of the board
| TO undertake work among the negroes
| in any State unless the State boards of
white Baptists are In full sympathy with
| the work.
g The Board will not undertake work
among the negroes in any State, unless
they are agreed among themselves as TO
the work to be done.
9. We believe that our colored breth-
ren ought TO be encouraged TO pay a part
Of the salary OF every teacher and mis-
sonary laboring among them They
should also be encouraged I'm their own
church-buildlng snd missionary work.
| 1. 1t is the conviction Of the board that
/ the best work that can be done at this
| time among the negroes Is i'm teaching
and helping TO lift up their preachers.
8. We express the hope that the agree
ment reached by the joint committee at
! Fortress Monroe will bring the colOred
Baptist schools established by our north
ern brethren nearer TO the hearts OF
southern Baptists.
coLoRtD MINISTER'S ADDRESS.
Rev w. II. McAlpin, colored mission
airy OF the Home Board in Alabama made
an address on his work. He is an intelli-
| gent, well-educated man. and the Con-
venton listened to him with real interest
| for more than a half-hour.
Rev. George A. Walker connected with
colored school in Augusta, Ga, made
few remarks asking for sympathy and
help in his work.
DR.. Lansing Burrows. of Augusta. Ga.
spoke very highly of the work OF this
brother. The report was then adopted.
HOW TO REACH Tue MassRs.
The president then announced the COM
| mittee TO arrange for meeting of State
| secretaries and other officers in the con-
vention, 10 consult about how better to
reach the masses of southern Baptsts
| and interest them in the work OF the
convention.
The following is the committee: Dr.
]. b. Gambrell, o. Georgia; DR.. Charles
] Manly, of South Carolina; G. W. Hyde
OF Missouri; DR.. B. II. Carroll, Of Texas
and the secretaries of the three boards.
woMAs's WORK.
Rev. l. j. Van Ness, of Nashville,
| Tenn, read the report on woman's work
The work of women has become a
most important and practical part OF our
efforts TO elicit combine, and direct the
| afcc Of
Forty-eigth tho Isand four hundred and
forty-nine dollars and twenty-five cents
has been raised by these societies during
| the past wear.
Eight years ago the Woman's Mission
airy Union was organized. Seventeen
thousand dollars was the first years
| contributions. During the past year in
addition TO the large amount above named.
boxes of supplies worth Sl2.Nl 80 have
been sent to home missionaries. Two
hundred and twenty-four families were
thus aided
| Conservatism is rarely original. These
women have combined originality with
| conservatism, and dggressiveness with
| both. The Southern Baptist Convention
is stronger to-day because Of the efforts
OF these consecrated women"
The report recommended:
| l. That pastors give not only appre-
| Si"'io"' put Heip III organizing and con-
Quoting this work.
:. That churches give special attention
| 10 the preparation OF boxes for home
| less missionaries.
3. That churches and pastors SUNNY
themselves with missionary libraries
composed OF the completc publications OF
| the missionary rooms. I'm Baltimore
| Mrs. A. NJ. Gwathmey, OF Richmond.
Va, the president OF the Womans Mis-
sionary Union is freely devotine her
time TO this work and is proving a most
efficient officer.
MEMBERSHIP OF BOARDS,
The following will compose the men,
bership OF the several boards:
Foreign Mission Board, headquarters
Richmond, Va; Presidential. II. Har-
| ris. Virginia. Vice observation-disclosures
Levering, Maryland; j. NJ. Carroll. Texas;
j. l.. Gross, Georgia: s. NJ Provence.
| Florida; W. c. Taylor Kentucky, j. X.
| Pace. Mississippl c. w. Tomkins. Louis
lana; A. +. Owens. Virginia; w. c. Bled-
soc. Alabama: q. A. Stakeley. District
Of Columbia; A. ]. S. Thomas, District OF
Columbia; NJ. J. Breaker. Missouri; X.
| Van Demito, North Carolina; ]. II. Snow,
| Tennessee; II. S. Potts. Arkansas.
| Sunday-School Board. headquarters
| Nashville, Tenn: President-J NJ. FrusA
| Tennessee. Vice-P e-Presidents-J. Nj. Bell
cher. Virginia; r. j. Forester. South
| Carolina: ]. n. Prestridge, Kentucky;
| II. A. rupper, Jr.. Maryland: [. Dur
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