Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-21

removed to Kentucky. In 1889 Judge
Jonathan HARRISON, of Alabama. be-
came president. and he served until the
meeting OF the convention at Louisville.
Ky, last year. when former Governor
Northen. OF Georgia, was elected to the
presidency. Mr.. Northen will preside
at the opening of the convention, and
1t Is generally conceded he can be re-
elected, IL he will again accept the Of
fee. Rev. DR.. o. T. Gregory, OF Mary
land, has been the principal secretary
of the convention for the past nineteen
years, and he will doubtless be re-elect-
ed.
UNDER ASSOCIATIONS CARD,
Among the objects unde rthe especial
care of the convention are foreign mis-
sions. Comprised in these are fifteen
stations In Italy, at Rome, Florence,
Milan. Venice. Genoa, Capri. Cannes.
Portia, Bari. Naples. Tore Pelliee,
Miglionice, Cagllari. Cuglieri and lyle
sias. respectively; Brazil, nine missions
at MO de Janeiro, Juiz de Fora, Bahia,
Valenea, Campos, San lridelis, Pernam-
buco Para and Bello Horizonte; Mex
leo ten MISUNDERSTANDING Torreon,
Mondora, Musuuiz, Allende, San Filipe.
Aacatecas, Doctor Arroyo, Morelia and
Toluea; Africa, four missions-Lagoo,
Aobeokuta Awyaw and Oglomoshaw;
China. three mIssions-Cnnton, Shin
three missions-Tung Chow, Hwang
ken and kiaochow Tsintan: Central
emma, four MISUNDERSTANDING, Soo-
CHOW, Chinkiang and Yankhow; Japan,
three Observation-Disclosures, Nngasaki
and Kokura.
The Homo Mission Board conducts
work mainly among the colored people
OIL the south and white people of the
mountains. In reference to the former
the next report will In substance. it is
understood, set forth that the colored
people or the south need and should
nave the assistance or their white
brethren in Christian development and
work. In the words of n prominent
member of the conventions:
The majority of the colored people
who are Christians are Baptists, but
there are strong influences at work
among them to draw them away from
our faith. The most Intelligent Of these
leaders realize the dangers to which
the masses are exposed. and while
seeking to guide them back to the old
paths they are looking to us for sub
stantial encouragement. In some parts
or the south the modern holiness craze
mas absorbed their attention and d.
vided the churches.
The peculiar condition Of things In
the mountain region. growing largely
out OF the lack of ready communities
Il
try. as we'll as the lack of proper de-
velopment OF the vast material re-
sources OF this section, call for specIal
and continual effort. Hundreds of
Mormon missionaries are already at
work In this mountain region"
REPORTS OF FOREIGN MISSION
ARIES.
Some of the reports received from the
foreign missions are very Interesting.
Rev. w. w. Laliton OF Chinkiang.
emma, tells OF IL Worltingman's Refuge,
which, while not belonging to the
Southern Baptist convention, is super
vised by their missionaries. At cost
or S2Oo (MeNicap1, given by friends in
CHINA, an upper story has been put
into the building The idea Is TO sleep
poor, homeless fellows, who cannot af-
I ford to stop at the cheap inns. Pre-
vious TO last year nothing was charged
Tor lodging. Now IL small nightly fec
Is asked No applicant. however, is
turned away because he has not the
wherewith to pay.
In reference to frontier work, the
latest report of the Homo Mission
Board says:
The frontier OF our mission field, be-
ginning at the Kansas line, runs south
ward to the Rio Grande, and thence
along that river to the sea. 1t may be
roughly estimated as 1000 miles long by
800 miles wide. 1t is a region of varied
resources and vast possibilities Some
or the most productive lands OH the
continent. which. under irrigation, yield
ample harvestS in great variety, are to
be found in its limits. This country is
rapidly settling up with sturdy. en-
terprising people. with courage to face
the hard conditions of frontier life, who
are laying the foundations Of n great
civilization. What Virginia. the Caro-
linas and Georgia were Il hundred years
ago may now be found to a great OK
tent in Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Western Texas. and what these older
eligence
culture, Christian refinement and lib
crafty VIII these new commonwealth
be in half a century Though now thew
may have troubous times, their dis
cordant elements will fret themselves
to atoms, their differences be forgotten
in the presence of new and greater is
sues and the power of Christian love
be as the golden sunshine in which will
ripen the fruitagc of many goodly
lives"
NORFOLK DELEGATION.
1t Is of course too early to say who
will represent the Baptists Of Norfolk
in this great convention, but as she is
always prominent on the floor and has
as ministers men of strong intellectual
force and commanding influence, it
goes without saying that she will send
good men! preachers and laymen this
year, as in the past
Mr.. Redd's Oyster Roast,
Mr.. Alexander Redd. one of Norfolk S
most popular and reliable old citizens.