The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-17
LAST DAYS SESSION.
Salem Selected for the Next Place OF
Meeting of the Convention.


Meeting of tho Convention.
The last days session os the colored
Baptist State Convention was begun
at a. m yesterday at Bank Street
Baptist Church, with the moderator in
the chair. After brief devotional exer-
cises and the reading OF the minutes of
last meeting the report OF the Committee
on Presidents addpess was rendered and
adopted. a resolution relating to the
withdrawal OF this convention from the
National, and the prosecution of Afri-
can mission work, through the State
Mission Board, was tabled after dis
cussion.
a letter was read by Rev. j. w. Kir-
by from Rev. DR.. T.. G. Morris Presi-
dent of the American National Bap-
fist Convention, touching on the union
of African mission work.
On motion of j. Il. Jones. the follow
Ing committee was appointed to collect
facts In relation 10 foreign mission work
and state them to the Foreign Mission
Board Of the National Convention: j.
h. Jones y. Blnga.. Jr.. j. NJ. Arnri-
stead, III. Williams and w. +. Graham.
The committee to nominate trustees
for the Spiller Academy made the fol-
lowing report. which was adopted
Richard Spiller, r. A. Shorts. G. w
Fields. S. +. Morris, w. NJ. Moss. ].
Madison Young. X. c. Quarles, H. L.
Barco, Harris Barrett.
On motion of Rev. ]. NJ. Armistead
Rule was suspended. and the Board
of Trustees of Virginia Seminary was
allowed 10 meet
The report of the Committee OH Sun
day Services was tlren made. 1t con.
tained assignments as follows:
Noiiolk-Bnnk Street. II u m, Rev
Dr. III. III. Mitchell: 8 y. m, Rev. Alex
amer Gordon Queen Street. II u. m,
iteV. isaac Lee; p. m, Rev. j. o. John
son. Butte Street, IL a. m, DR.. II. n
Mitchell: 3 p. m. communion. Revs
Barksdale and Moss; S p. m, Rev. II. N.
Jeter' Jerusalem. y. m. Rev r. NJ.
bowman; u. m, Rev II. w. Chiles
Shiioh, p. M, Rev. J. 70. Jones, ID. ID. !:
D. M, Rev. w. r. Asburn. Calvary.
p: m, Rev. H. Powell. st. Johns 4,
M. H. III u. m, Rev. j. Il. Jones, ID. ID. ;
p. m, Rev. Richard Sptlier. ID. ID.
The annual report of Rev. X. II. Bowl
ing. statistical secretary, for the wear
ehulhs this month. showed that 2O5.S57
persons have been baptized into the
Baptist Church.
resolution offered by Rev. j. NJ.
iouhg, indorsing Evangelist S. l.. John
son. OF Boydton. was adopted. The COM
inittee on the place of next meeting re-
ported Lexington Salem and FrankIin
ana the convention selected Salem.
The following changes in the trustees
of the Virginia Seminary were approved
Key. H. f. Fox, vice Gordon: A. CHS
holm. vice Binga
These trustees of the Boys College. a
branch of the Virginia Union University.
We're named: b. +. Fox, II. II. Mitchell
| ID. D., j. l.. Barksdale
The following members of the Foreign
| Mission Board were elected: j. n
| Holmes. Henry Williams. j. T.. Jones
| ID. D., y. Ferguson, w T. Epps. w. II,
Graham. W. NJ. Robinson, L. r.. Ball II.
| ID. Williams.
The State Educational Board was con-
stituted as follows: II. +. Morris, j. l..
Barksdale. ~. Chisholm w. T. Johnson,
*. i. Fox, j. Z. Jones. ID. D., F. Watts
a. Eriga. Jr., r. II. Hill, S. II. DESMOND.
The bonrd will meet at I.ynchburg.
motion that the Bible and Publica-
uon Board meet at Danvlle was adopt
ed.
Moderator Mitchell named the follow
ing members of the Bible Board: j. f..
Jones y. B!nga, Jr., J. NJ. Armistead. ii
Williams W. +. Graham
These members of the Board on Nomi-
nations were also named: h. f. Fox. T.
j. Chick. y. Chisholm, j. L. Barksdale
VIM. Moss.
The convention elected the Rev, j. f
Jones. ID. D., 10 presen, TO the National
Baptist Convention, which will meet in
st. Louis in September, plain state
ment relative 10 the State Conventions
attitude toward its foreign mission work