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4 HKNRY H. TUCKER, Kditor A SERIOUS CASE. Some time ago, brethren John Stout and T. P. Bell, both of South Carolina, offered themselves to our Foreign Board as missionaries to China, and, after ex amination, were accepted. It after wards transpired that these brethren entertain views on the subject of the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures not in accord with those held by the Baptist denomination in the Southern States, nor indeed, so far as we know, by the Baptist denomination anywhere. When this fact became known, the Foreign Board held a free conference with brethren Stout and Bell, and aftergreat deliberation and much prayer, withdrew the appointment from the brethren named. This action of the Board has excited, in certain quarters, adverse criticism. But suppose the Board had done otherwise; suppose that brethren ’ Stout and Bell had been sent to China, and that, after their arrival there, it had become generally known that their views on the subject of inspiration are not’such as our people are willing either to indorse or sustain, what would have been the result? Contributions for their support would have been with held ; not only so, the Foreign Board would have lost the confidence of its constituency, and none of their appoin tees would have been regarded as cer tainly reliable ; the Board would soon have found itself without funds, and our Foreign mission work, for the time being at least, would have been sus pended ; and the beginning of the end of the Southern Baptist Convention would have been at hand. It may be said that we have overstated the proba ble results. Perhaps we have, but we think not. Nothing is easier than to dissuade people from giving, and especially when so plausible an excuse can be urged for it, as that the money is spent in diminishing the authority of the Bible. With this argument a few demagogues could put an effectual estoppel on all our Foreign missionary work. But opposition to the support of missionaries entertaining unsound views would not be confined to dema gogues. Many of our wisest and best brethren would take the lead in the matter, and the overwhelming majority of our people—in fact, we believe nearly all of them—would follow suit. It is in vain to suppose that people can be led to support missionaries who do not represent their religious views. Such a thing, we suppose, has never been done; we think it never will be done, and are sure it never ought to be. Admit that the opinions of brethren Stout and Bell are right, and that those of the denomination are wrong. No matter. People pay for the promulga tion of their own sentiments; not for those of other people. If we preach to the heathen by proxy, we must be sure that the proxy preaches just what we would preach if we were in his place; and if we discover that he is preaching what we do not believe, he may look for prompt recall. The brethren named are of course conscientious in their belief; we are equally conscientious in ours. Os course they have a right to their opinions; and we have a right to select such missionaries as represent our opinions. The question is not who is right and who is wrong; the question is whether we shall allow ourselves to be represented (saving the solecism) by those who do not represent us. We do not see how there can be more than one opinion on this subject. The ground is taken that the views of brethren Bell and Stout do not mate rially differ from those of the great body of those who will be called on to sustain them as missionaries. Perhaps we are not qualified to state, in exact terms, what are the opinions of the two breth ren named, but we think we shall not misrepresent them if we say that they believe that some parts of the Bible are, in some sense, unreliable; and we that we state the belief of our denomi nation correctly when we say that no part of the Bible is, in any sense, unre liable. If this is a fair expression of the difference that exists, the members of the Foreign Board would have been unfaithful to their trust, and would have forfeited confidence if they had acted otherwise than as they did. So far as we understand brethren Stout and Bell, they hold the same position that was held several years ago by Professor Toy. They are on dangerous ground. Professer Toy now tells us that the book of Daniel is a pious fraud —a fiction, and that no such person as Daniel ever lived! The two brethren whose names are so prominently before us, have not reached this point yet. We pray God that they may be led in the way of all truth. We have only to say, in conclusion, that the orthodoxy of a missionary ought to be above sus picion, and that if our Foreign Board should ever appoint any to whom the least doubt attaches, we shall withdraw our support from that Board, and shall use what influence we have to induce others to do the same. But we have no fears on the subject; our Board has shown, under most trying and painful circumstances, that it can be depended on to do right. We have expressed our convictions strongly, but we have done it with a heart full of sympathy THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: THURSDAY, JULY 28,1881. and love. So far as we have seen, only one Baptist paper in the United States has dissented from the views expressed by us; that one is the Baptist Courier, of South Carolina. On the other hand, the N. Y. Independent, and other papers of strong latitudinarian tendencies, condemn the action of the Board; and this is just what might have been expected. MURDER PROPOSED. In case the President should recover from his wound, the crime of the would-be assassin, will be no more than an assault with an attempt to mur der, the extreme penalty of which is confinement in the penitentiary for eight years. Now, it is gravely pro posed by stately religious journals that Guiteau ought to be visited with severer punishment than the law prescribes; and we have even heard Christian people say that he ought to be execu ted by hanging. To put a human being to death de liberately in any way, or for any cause, or for any purpose, except by sanction of law, is murder. No man has a right to take the life of another on any pre text whatsoever, except as distinctly allowed by law. Hence the gushing pseudo-patriots propose in cold blood actually to murder Guiteau because he atempted to murder the President. “Yes,” say they, “he deserves to be hung." So he does. But the law for bids it; and what would be the desert of any one who violates that law in the unauthorised taking of humaulife? How hard it is to get people to see that one wrong never justifies another! Guiteau tried to commit murder, and byway of remedy, some persons pro pose to follow his example! “Yes/ exclaim the gush-men, “but let us make it lawful; let us enact a law affix ing additional penalty.” In regard to this, two things are to be said. 1. Such a law would be what is called ex post facto; and is in violation of the Constitution of the United States, and indeed, of the Constitution of all civilized States. No law which vio lates the Constitution is law—it is null and void, and is as though it were not. Such law is impossible. 2. Waiving this point, see what a precedent it would be! In any time of popular ex citement laws could be improvised ex pressive of public indignation; we should never know what to expect and no man’s life or liberty would be safe. Constitutional safeguards would be dis placed by the fury of the multitude, and we should be on the high road to barbarism. It is unfortunate in the present case that the penalty is so light, b..t it would be still more unfortunate to violate great principles for the sake of wreaking vengeance. Let law be supreme. “Well then,” say the gushers, “let us provide for the future; let us have the death-penalty for an attempt to mur der, whether it succeeds or not.” It is best to keep cool. The objec tion to such a law is, that it could not be enforced. It is almost impossible to convict a man of actual murder in a country where so many unscrupulous jurors can be found, and where there is so much mawkish and disgusting senti mentalism as there is among the Am erican people. The history of such a law would be, that it might be enforced at times when the people were enraged, and at other times it would be a dead letter; in other words, it would substi tute the excited feelings of a mob for the steady and uniform operation of wholesome law. When enforced, it would be but little better than lynch ing. Let us keep cool; let us be law abiding ourselves, and require every body else to be so. Dean Stanley.—Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, was at tacked with erysipelas in the head, Fri day, July 15th, and died on Monday of last week, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. The son of a bishop, a favorite pu pil of Dr. Thomas Arnold, of Rugby, and a brilliant graduate of Baliol Col lege, Oxford, he entered the ministry of the English Episcopal Church and won distinction by eloquence and scholar ship. After serving as chaplain to Prince Albert for many years, and fil ling the Regius Professorship of Eccle siastical History in Oxford, he was, in 1864, appointed Dean of Westminster —one of the most conspicuous posi tions in the English Establishment, and preferred by him to the Episcopate, for which he, several times, refused to exchange it. He belonged to the school in theology which calls itself “liberal,” and a vein of Rationalism runs through his writings. He was the acknowledged leader of the “Broad Church” party, advocating the policy of “comprehension”—the inclusion of men of every creed aud every form of worship in the National Church, He was a man of great candor, as appears from his treatment of the baptismal question, which is, in effect, a surrender of the authority of Scripture to the views of our denomination. The N. Y. Christian Advocate, in the exercise of that charity which thinketh no evil, imbued with the spirit of the ninth commandment, and anxious to promote sectional harmony, meekly observes that “Homicide is a kind of luxury at the South.” How easy it would be for us to bring a counter ac cusation! We merely ask two questions. 1. Is homicide any worse than infanti cide? 2. Have the statistics of these two crimes ever been taken and compared? VARIOUS THINGS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT. The President having expressed s..me anxiety about the condition of is family in case he should die, the New York Chamber of Commerce set on foot a movement to raise, by volun tnry subscription, the sum of $250,000, ibe settled on Mrs. Garfield whether i e President lives or dies. In our opinion, it would be well not to cross i lie bridge until we get to it. If the President should die, his family would doubtless be provided for; while he is alive, he is able to take care of it him self. In case of his death, the whole amount of his salary for the full term of four years would in all juman probability be voted to his widow, and this would be enough, and ample. While living, he ought not to be placed under such obligations to any. Is he human? If so, it would be hard for him to keep himself wholly uninflu enced by those who had done him so immense a favor. No man in official position ought to be allowed to iccept presents from anybody. Rome days ago, Gov. Foster, of Ohio, proposed to the Governors of all the States to appoint a day of public thanksgiving to God for the sparing of the President’s life. This looks, to us, a little like gush. It is far from cer tain that the President will recover; a.nd if he should not, then how ritficu lous will the day of thanksgiving ap pear! If the call had been for a day of prayer that the President’s life might be spared, we could have seen some sense in it, and would have been quick to respond. All the Governors, we be lieve, did respond, except the Governor of Texas, who is regarded as a very bad man because he declined to sec ond the movement. If The Index had been the Governor of a State, then The Index would have been placed in the same bad category with the Gov ernor of Texas. It is said that the sum of twelve thousand dollars has been expended in keeping the President’s room cool. Somebody has had a fine piece of job work. Os course, every means within human reach ought to be used to save the President’s life, and to make him comfortable, and this without regard to expense. The United States «is cer tainly able to pay the expenses of its Chief Magistrate, let them be what they may. But a charge of twelve thousand dollars is cool indeed —cool enough to send a chill over a conti nent. An artificial climate of any temperature desired could be produced all over the President’s house at less than one-twentieth of the expense. Vice-President Arthur has been greatly complimented for his manly and noble bearing since the President’s misfortune. More gush. This grand conduct consists, so far as we can see, in the following things: 1. He contin ues to breathe, eat, drink and sleep, just as he did before. 2. He discontin ued the active war which he was wag ing on the President at Albany. 3. He hastened to Washington as he ought to have done, so as to be on hand to take the oath, in case the President should die. 4. He spoke and speaks of the situation with prudence. We hope the President will live; but in case he should not, and if Mr. Ar thur should be called to take his place, we shall sustain the latter with all fi delity, for he will be really, and truly, and legally, the President of the United States. No officer in actual position ought to be factiously opposed. Le roi est mart: vive le roi! The king is dead: long live the king! is a motto which means much, and it is right. The New Testament teaches that our allegiance is due to the powers that be. In some cases those powers ought not to be; but if they do be, (we indulge in bad grammar, purposely, sometimes,) they ought still to be sustained; and what we mean is, that no personal or partizan fee’ings should ever be allow ed to interfere with law and order. The President’s case progressed fa vorably until last Saturday, when he suffered a relapse which excited very serious apprehension. The symptoms are now more favorable; still the Presi dent is in a very critical condition and is far from being out of danger. National Association of Teachers. —The twentieth annual session of this large and influential body was held at Atlanta on the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22d of the present month. Several hun dred persons were present, but the at tendance was not so large as was ex pected, owing, we doubt not, to the ex treme heat of the weather in the North, which induced even the men of science to imagine, that it must be a great deal worse at the South. It is hard to get people to realize, that the isothermal lines do not correspond with the lines of latitude. During the summer, the thermometer has been from ten to fif teen degrees, higher in Cincinnati than in Atlanta. At the meeting of the Association many papers of value were read, and the discussions were spirited and interesting. A paper was read by Dr. A. W. Calhoun of Atlanta on “The effect of student life on the eye-sight.” A paper was also read on “The advance ment of the higher education” by the editor of The Index. All the essays read, and some of the speeches made, during the discussion will be published in a large volume, which will appear in December next. Deep interest is felt in all the churches on the subject of temperance. We have been Informed that The Christian I soar objects to the conferring of the degree o D.D. on Rev. Geo. B. Eager, of Mobile, on the ground that he sympathizes with Prof. Toy in his views of Inspiration If this be true, the Trustees of Howard College know nothing of It; and we do not believe It to be a fact.— Xlabnma BaqtM. The informant of the Baptist was mistaken. Whether the paragraph of The Index was wisely conceived, or not, it had at least this good quality— that it aimed to assert a principle, not to assail a person. For that reason, no names were mentioned, and none will be. We nfe free to say, however, that our reference was not to Dr. Eager, of whose views on inspiration we know nothing. It would pain us to learn that our protest applies to him also ; but if we are to bear that pain, it shall be borne silently—as The Index has no w ish to “blaze abroad” the doctrinal derelictions of individual brethren. GLIMPSES AND HINTS. The Christian at Work reports that the pious women of Welden, lowa, chased an agent of the Revised New Testament out of town, on the ground that any change in the English version is an act of profanation. On the rule of “like to like,” Talmage ought to pitch his Tabernacle in Welden. The Journal, published at Pester, the capital of Hungary, reports the baptism of eight persons, four young men and two elderly and two young ladies, in the Danube, May 25th, by Onkel Meyer, “the minister and teacher of the Baptist church” in that city. This is a new field of Baptist work. In his Lectures on the Prayer-book, Dr. Morgan Dix, N. Y., says that the regeneration of infants in baptism “is assumed, of course, for otherwise the rite would be meaningless and useless.” S i says more than half the Pedobaptist w >xld—the Romish and Greek Churches and many of the Potestant. The rest of the Pedobaptist world says that when the regeneration of infants is assumed the rite is unscriptural and mischievous. The parties differ widely and irreconcilably; and yet we are happy to agree with both. Infant baptism is unmeaning and useless without the assumption, and unscrip tural and mischievous with it. The Chair of Chemistry in Howard College, Marion, Ala., vacated by Col. W. R. Boggs, will be filled by Prof. A. F. Redd a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute; and Prof. H. P. McCormick, of Richmond College, takes charge of ths Preparatory Depart ment, resigned by Prof. Hix. Since the organization of the Ameri can Baptist Home Mission Society, it lias expended on the Western States $1,208,694.37. A blind man has done excellent ser vice for twenty years, as superintendent of the Baptist Sunday-school at Yan ceyville, N. C. Rev. W. C. Van Meter has surrender ed his work at Rome, Italy, and is laboring again in connection with the Howard Mission, New York. Once a week, Rev. Dr. Armitage, of New York, meets a company of child ren for religious conversation and prayer. Some forty conversions have resulted from his labor in this field— a field which lies open to every city pastor, and which none should neglect without solid, abundant and constrain ing reasons. Have you found such reasons? Then, sorrow over them, and pray for their removal. A correspondent of the Watch I ower says that few men at forty manifest the vigor manifested by Dr. H. L. Parker, Baptist pastor at Santa Ana, Cal., though more than three-score and ten. The Watch Tower itself says that those who have heard Dr. W. R. Williams, N. Y., preach for a score of years testify that he never preached with greater learning, eloquence, pathos and power than now. We commend these things to all who talk of ‘Hhe dead line of fifty” among ministers. But why go abroad for examples, when we can point in Georgia to Drs. Campbell, DeVotie, Irwin, and many others? Baptists in France number only 9 churches, 12 ordained ministers and 726 members. But they have five stu dents for the ministry in Dr. Mitchell’s new Theological Seminary at Paris, and the monthly journal, the Voice of Truth, issued by Pastor Andru, has a circula tion of 1,300 nearly twice the num ber of church members. Rev. T. H. Pritchard D.D., President of Wake Forest College, will supply, during the vacation, the pulpit of Dr. P. S. Henson, who, by the way, declines the pastoral call from Philadelphia to Chicago. The resignation of Dr. W. D. Thomas, after a pastorate of ten years, to accept the Richmond College professorship, creates a vacancy in Free Mason street church, Norfolk, Va. Among the graduates of the Baptist Theological Seminary at Hamilton, N. Y., there have been eighty six foreign missionaries. A large number; but who shall say that it is not less than it should be? Drs. Northrup and Goodspeed are attempting to raise $45,000 in Chicago, during the months of July and August, for the endowment of our Theological Seminary there, to secure $30,000 pledged for that purpose on condition of their success. Success to them! The Congregational Home Mission Society, which recently celebrated its 55th aniversary, has received $8,031, 000 since its origin. GEORGIA BAPTIST NEWS. —Work is progressing rapidly on the new Baptist church at Elberton. —The pastor of the church at Dal ton is enjoying a well deserved vaca tion rest of one - month tendered him by his people. —The General Meeting of the Third District of the Flint River Association will convene with the church at Lib erty Hill, on Friday before the fifth Sunday in this month. The introduc tory sermon will be preached by Dr. I. G. Woolsey, on Friday morning. —Jonesboro News: The meetings at the Baptist church 6ave been quite interesting this week. The pastor has had the efficient aid of A. Austin, W. N. Cbaudoin, H. F. Buchanan, and G. M. Milner, who are faithful ministers of Jesus. The music led by Mr. R. H. Buchanan has been appropriate and very good, adding much to the interests of the meeting. Christians are prayer ful and many seem to be much revived. We trust much good will result from these religious services. —The General Meeting of the Fourth District Georgia Association will meet with the Carter’s Grove church, ten miles northeast of Union Point, on Fri day before the fifth Sunday in this month, and continues through Sun day. —Greenesboro Herald: The com mencement sermon, Mercer High School, was preached last Sunday by Rev. J. H. Kilpatrick. Those who were present pronounce it a masterly es fort. —LaGrange Reporter: The Baptist church, minus its steeple, reminds us of a monarch discrowned. We would like to witness its re-coronation. —Americus Republican: Rev. Mr. Tharp, pastor of the Ellaville Baptist cnurch, is quite popular with all de nominations. —Washington Gazette: Rev. Dr. S. G. Hillyer from this date becomes pas tor of the Baptist church in this place. Before the war Dr. Hillyer was Profes sor of Theology in Mercer University, and is well known as one of the most able ministers of the denomination— a truly godly man whose every influ ence is for good; a learned Christian gentleman and an earnest, zealous and eloquent minister of the gospel. All are cordially invited to attend any or all of the services of the church. —Perry Home Journal: The pro tracted meeting at Henderson Baptist church was a very interesting one. The pastor, Dr. Tharpe, was assisted by Rev. A. J. Cheves, of Spaulding. There were seven accessions by baptism to the church. —The Union Meeting of the Third District of the Rehoboth colored As sociation convened with Salem church in Telfair county on Saturday the 16th instant. The introductory sermon was delivered by Rev. Reuben Lanier, after which letters were read from sixteen churches, and the names of delegates enrolled. A permanent organization was effec ted by electing Rev. John Brown as Moderator and B. R. Harrell, Clerk. Committees on preaching, finance, etc. were appointed. Various queries were discussed, and preaching and other re ligious exercises were duly provided for. The services were largely attend ed by both white and colored, and the most orderly conduct and good feeling prevailed. The meeting is under special obliga tions to their white friends in the com munity, who so generously assisted in contributing provisions for the occa sion, which were abundantly served. The missionary sermon was preached on Sunday by Rev. G.L. Gray, followed by Rev. Charles Mcßae. Appointed the next meeting of this body to be held with the church at Mill Creek, Dodge county, beginning on Saturday before the third Sunday in July, 1882. —Brother Thos. J. Cumming writes from Louisville : “We had a good meeting in Gibson, commenced on Friday before the 3d Sabbath inst., and continued four days, two accessions, one baptized, the other stands over till next meeting. Others are deeply interested, and yetcome. Church much revived and permanent good done, I trust.” —Cochran Enterprise: About two years ago, it will be remembered the large and flourishing membership of the Baptist church at this place, from some cause had a split and divided— quite a number withdrawing. At that time there was but one church house in Cochran, and all denominations worshiped in that as a union church. One wing of the Baptists called their church the First, and the other the Second Baptist church. Each branch, with a spirit of commendable zeal, built a good house of worship, both of which now stand as monuments of of their business enterprise. Rev. G. ,R. McCall and P. W. Edge, pastors of the two churches this year, with the love of Christ in their hearts, saw and felt that the cause of the Master was not being properly subserved in this severance, and through their untiring and praying efforts have brought the two churches together. Such a revival of religion and such manifestations of interest have never been known in Cochran. Baptist, Methodists and worldlings have crowded the churches for two weeks, and many additions have been made, as a result, to both Baptist and Methodist church membership. —A correspondent of the Hartwell Sun writes: The Sabbath-school Con vention of the Sarepta Association, held at Doves Creek, Elbert county, was in every way a success. This body was presided over with dignity and ability by Rev. J. G. Gibson. The pro gramme, gotten up by the President, was systematic and instructive. The serm m, the speeches, the little talks, the exchanges of ideas, and the sing ing all did honor to the occasion. It was indeed an intellectual feast for the mind—and a refreshing for the soul. We listened to a most excellent speech from brother C. A. Stakely on “The Origin, Progress, and Future Prospects of the Sabbath-school.” This subjects was well elaborated by the brother and bedecked with the rarest gems of thought. The citizens around Dove Creek evinced a hospitality second to none we have seen since the war. Baskets of refreshments containing every variety of food dotted the beau tiful grove at noon, and the owners thereof seemd to vie with each other in making all present enjoy themselves. The Standard, Columbus, Ohio, re gards it as “a piece of news humiliating to Lutherans,” that there are twelve Swedish Baptist churches in Kansas, five of them organized within a year. The Swedes were once entirely Luthe ran, you see; and only through Lutheran indifference, have “sectarian enthusiasts” and “sectarian vagaries” crept in! Os the four Baptist churches in Houston, Texas, one is a German church, served at present by Rev. F. W. Becker, a recent graduate of Roch ester Theological Seminary, and suc cessor to Dr. F. H. Albeit, the convert ed Romish priest, who becomes editor of a new German paper in that city. The past three years have been marked, among the United Presbyteri ans of Scotland, by a decrease in num bers and a large increase in contribu tions. The two things, though appar ently conflicting, may be harmonious tokens of improved spiritual health. SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION OF THE STONE MOUNTAIN BAPTIST ASSOCIA TION. The fifth annual meeting of this Convention was held with Z on church, Newton county, commencing Friday, July 22d. The Intro ductory sermon was preached by Rev. T. C, Boykin, from Deut 6th chapter 6-9 verses. The Secretary being unavoidably detained, T A Glbbes acted as pro tern T. A. Gibbes discussed "Uncultivated fields —How to reach them,” followed by brethren L. A. Jackson, G. G Hudson and J. E. Bailey. The following committees were announced: On state of Sunday schools—G. G. Hudson, R T. Hull, W G. Wbidby. Enlargement of Work—R. H. Randle, J. E. Bailey, L. A. Jackson. Nomination of Officers—T. C. Boykin, W. J. Maddox, J. E McConnell. Recommendations and Resolutions—A. F. Todd, M. W. Burton, Dr. D. W. Scott. Rev. T. C. Boykin addressed the Convention on “The sphere of our Convention's Work- How to Enlarge It.” J. R. George discussed “ Our -unday-schools—How to Improve their Management and Extend their Influence,” followed by brethren T. A. Gibbes and T. C. Boykin. N. F. Cooledge addressed the Convention on “Our Teaching—How to make It more Effi cient and Successful.” B. H. Randle discussed “Our Parental Obli gations—How to feel them more Keenly and Discharge them more Faithfully,” followed by brethren J. E. McConnell, T. A. Gibbesand T. C. Boykin. The Committee on Nominations submitted the following report which was adopted: President—Rev F. M. Daniel, Atlanta. Vice-Presidents First District—A.F. Todd,J.M. Green, Atlanta. Vice-Presidents Second Dis trict—N.F. Cooledge, Norcross; G. G. Hudson, Clarkston. Vice-Presidents Third District— J. W. Langford, Conyers; T. A. Gibbes, Social Circle. Secretary—W. G_. Whldby, Decatur. Treasurer—W. L. Stanton, Atlanta. Executive Committee-F 1 . M. Daniel, Chair man; W. G. Whldby, Secretary; W. Cren shaw, T. J, McGuire, H. C. Hornady. The Committee on the State of the Schools reported a steady, if not rapid, progress. There are schools In nearly every church, and many of them are Increasing in members and interest, and are improving in management and teaching : The Committee: on Enlargement of the Work submitted tjie following suggestions; "1. The importance of the woik, from its very nature and design, demands enlarge ment. “2. We think that the principal difficulty in the way arises irom a want of a full and proper conception of the work by members of our churches. “3. We are of opinion that the best practi cal method of removing this difficulty Is for the pastors of our churches, by a faithful preaching of the gospel, to set forth th.s work in its full and true light as a part of church work.” The Committee on Recommendations and Resolutions reported: “ 1. It is of the highest importance that Dis trict Conventions, Mass-meetings and Insti tutes be held as often as practicable. We recommend that Vice-Presidents use their best efforts in arranging and conducting such meetings in their tespecllve districts. “2. Tnat It would be well for the Vice- Presidents to appoint one member of each church to co-operate with them in the work assigned them. “3 We recommend that the Executive Committee consider the propriety of issuing an occasional bulletin—say quarterly—to give Information to the schools and churches in regard to Sunday-school work in general, and especially the objects and alms of the Con vention, and that they be authorized to take such steps as they may deem proper to secure funds necessary for this purpose. “4. We recommend that the President, or some brother selected by him, be requested to lay bjfore the Association the claims of the Convention, stating its objects, and endeavor to secure its more hearty recognition and more full and cordial sympathy.” We ask the adoption of the following : “Resolved, That special prayer be now made by some brother, appointed by the President, for the revival of the Sunday-school spirit all over our Association, and that those not now In the work may become so. “Resolved, That we promise to give to the officers elect our hearty sympathy and co operation during this Conventional year "Resolved, That we welcome our State Sun day school Evangelist in our midst, and ex tend him our sympathy and co-operation, and we do earnestly ask all our brethren and sisters to contribute to bls work.” The report was adopted, and prayer made by T A. Gibbes. The Sunday school, at 9.30 a. m Sunday, was conducted, by Rev. T. C. Boykin. Re marks on the lesson were made by T. A. Gibbes and N. F. Cooledge. At 11 a. m. Rev. T. C. Boykin preached from Ephesians 6th chapter and 4th verse. Arter dinner, G. G. Hudson and J. F. Kellam delivered strong addresses on “How to Inter est the Uninterested of all Classes.” The sessions of the Convention were well attended, and the people of that section—no ted for their hospitality—did all that was possible to be done for the comfort of dele gates. The basket dinners every day were unsurpassed in quantity and quality. The choice of the next place of meeting de volves upon the Executive Committee. Churches desiring it will address the Secreta ry at once. Every one attending the Convention was struck with the intelligence an 1 manly bear ing of Eugene Hull and Eddie Jarman.