The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-12

ly distressed over the contentious boz
tween solno brethren. which afterwards
developed into the Landmark contro-
versy. Ono OF tho resolutions passed by
the convention reads as folioWs: ''T hat,
ms members OF this convention, We
express our earnest conviction that
personal controversies among PASTORS
editors and rethren should from this
limo forth, BIO moro than ever studious-
~ avoided
The convention met at first evory,
three years, then every two years; SO
that while this was by no means tho
fourteenth meeting Of the body, the
boards presented their fourteenth an
nual reports. The receipts OF the For.
cign Board for this year were s43.705.-s
GO. After oil expenses were paid, there
Was balance in the treasury Of near
sly $4,000. The Homo Board received
s26.4s2.55. The attention OF the con-
yention at this time was directed to
Brazil and japan, and 1t will be re-
membered that the board sent out
missionaries to Japan about this time,
who were lost at sea. A permanent To-
cation in Brazil was not secured until
some time in the eighties.
In the Year 1876.
| The third meeting Of NO conven-
ton in Richmond was held in 1876
Great events had transpired in the
meantime. Tho war had been waged,
and the terrible reconstruction period
that followed It was Just coming to
an end. This was the year In which
| the South threw off the last OF the
ring streaked and striped Legislatures,
which had tended so much to their
disgrace and timpoverishment It was
| the, year Of the Hayes-Tildcn presi-
| Dental contest.
| There were only eleven repre- senta-
tives from Georgia, and the conven-
ton was by no means as large as That
reported In 1859. DR.. James P. Boyco
| was president, and p. H. Nell. OF
| Georgia, one OF the vlce-pre sidents.
DR.. IL. A. Topper was corresponding
secretary Of the foreign board. and Dr..
William H. Mcintosh OF the homo
board. The list of delegates YVES far
different ono from that last reported
! The sons OF the mon or $50 were TAX.
ing their places in the ranks Of the
Headers of Gods hosts. This was near
the time Of the removal Of the Thco-
logical Seminary from Greenville, S.
4 c., to Louisville. Ky. Mclls Parlia-
mentary Practice was adopted as con-
trolling the parliamentary uSages OF
the body. A new force had cnrnesinto
the conventions life at this time, and
DR.. e. T. Winkler, then of Alabama
made a report for committee Oh,
4 WonI>n's Work. This force has been
4 growing nightly from that day to
this.
At this meeting Of tho body 1t was
reported that j. w. Burke & CO., OF
Macon. Ga, had agreed 10 publish Kind
Words and pay a royalty OF $500 &c
tho homo board. which Then contro'e,
It; which amount was to be used lr
the paying off the debt that had beer
incurred by this publication pro.
|viously.
Our Sunday school cause, as repre-
scented by the convention. was then In
It's weakest stage. An interesting con.
trast Will be that between this report
and tho report which will be presented
by our Sunday School Board next
week. The Foreign Board reported
receipts in total Of $51 ,426, and indcbt-
edncss of 1928 on the years work. It's
. missions at this time were confined
to Africa. China and italy The Homo
Mission Board received s1o,35o81. This
board was trying to pay off Its indebt.
edness Of ono Kind and another, es.