The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-08

rent or who will take hon rdars for
the week OF the convention. beginning
NAV 10th. should Communicate with
Mr. Duke at once ma his orir,tnd In.
l., $ "A - Z
o,
oketCn OF NOTVeIlllOn.
Rev. oliver +. Gregory, y. d., for the
past twenty five years one of the Sec
retarles OF the convention has prepared
for The Times-Dispatch the following
sketch of the body, and OF It's former
meetings in Richmond, in which, Will
be found some interesting figures
showing the growth of the body in the
past twenty years:
.rhc Baptist Triennial Convention.
composed Of the Baptists of the whole
country, was organized in May, 1914;
and for thirty years worked together
& in harmony.
1.-THE agitation of the slavery aucs-
gtion, and the marked differences OF
opinion between the Northern ard
Southern Baptists led to the formation
OF the Southern Baptist Convention on
substantially the same principles and
constitution or the Triennal Conyen-
ton, on May 5, 1S45, in Augusta. Ga.
Three hundred and twcnty-eight dele
gates from nine States were present; it
is doubtful II any one of these remain
until this day.
''Thc approaching session will be
the flfty-second session and the sixty
second year of the convention, and
an attendance of between 1900 and
& TO- 600 may be expected. The second
session was held at Richmond, Va, in
1876; 142 delegates from eleven States
and two representatives from China
were enrolled.
"rhe next session (the triennial onc)
was held in 1S49, at Charleston, S. G.
Biennial sessions were held from 1851
to 1863. There was no session in
1865, owing to the condition of the
country, but in 1866 the convention met
at Russcllville, Ky, and has since that
time held annual sess,ons.
mond-1S4G. when DR.. w. E. Johnson, of
South Carolina. was president, ana
Rev. Jesse Hartweil, Of Alabama, and
Mr.. James G.. Crane, of Virginia. were
secretaries: $50, DIR. Richard Fuller,
OF Maryland, president, and Reys. VIM.
Carey Crane, OF Mississippi, and Geo. b.
Taylor, Of Maryland, secretaries; 1876,
Dr. James r. Boycc. of Kentucky, pres
idcnt, and Dr.. C. G. Biting. of Yir-
ginia, and Z. Calvin Williams, Of
Maryland, secretaries. 1876. DR.. James
p. Boyce, of Kentucky, president, and
Drs Lansing Burrows and O. T. Greg
DRY, secretaries; SSS, the same Off
GERS. This was DR.. Boycc's last ses-
sion as president He died December
20. I'M, o. .laI s.Ae. ~, -, +,o;, sar
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sess'ie''s. 900
lhe Session OF 1000.
.The last held in Richmond, all
hearts We're saddened at the death Of.
DR.. Patrick Hues Nell. who had Tor
so many years been the beloved ana
honorcd president Of the convention
He died January ~, 1898.
"Ihe meeting was held In the meet
ing house of the First Baptist Church.
Vice President l.. j. Ely, or Missouri,
called the convention to order. rhe
opening prayer was made by Dr, !. ~
Burrows, of Virginia, Or. Jas. !. Boyce
was elected president by rising vote
'rhe yicc-presidents were Hon. Il. IL