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GEORGIA JOURNAL & MESSENGER
MACON, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1869.
The Southern Baptist Convention.
—ln the present issue of ihe Weekly
Journal and Messenger we give a full
report of the proceedings of the above
named body, from its commencement to
the close of the session. Our report is by
one of the best reporters known to the
Southern press, engaged by us expressly
for this work. The proceedings of the
Convention are of great interest, and the
repot we furnish will be found compre
hensive and satisfactory. The Convention
adjourned at a late hour last night, (Mon
day.) We wish every member of the
body, whose session has been an occasion
of so much pleasure and spiritual profit to
this community, a safe and pleasant re
turn to their homes and families.
TUI COTTON C ATERPILL AR.
i lie Charleston Courier publishes the
appearance at Ocala, Florida, on the 4th
instant, of this scourge. If the report be
true, planters will begin to shake in their
boots. This insect, last year, commenced
its ravages southward of this latitude, and
worked its destructive way northward.
Two or three weeks intervened between
their first reported appearauce to the south
of us, and theirapptarancein this locality.
The Columbus Enquirer thinks the idea
that the same worms traveled over any
large portion of the cotton region (how
ever they may appear to exhibit regular
progress over the fields in any particular
locality) preposterous. But that their ap
pearance first in the lower and warmer
latitudes, and their gradual progress
northward, is evidence rather that they
are developed in the immediate locality ot
their devastation, appearing first in the
sections where the spring is most forward
aud advancing as the seasons do.
It is uncommonly early for the appear
ance of this pest of the cotton planter in
any locality, and we still cherish the hope
dial either a mistake has been made as to
the species of the worm seen, or that only
a few, appearing entirely out of their sea
son aud, therefore, not likely to be fol
lowed just yet by the whole “army,” have
been seen.
If the theory be correct (as wehave little
doubt that it is,) that the eggs deposited
or the larva; in the cocoons formed in the
fall are developed next year in the shape
of moths, and these moths lav the eggs
from which the army of caterpillars are
hatched the same season, it is hard to
believe that the caterpillar seen at Ocala
went through the regular processes. We
have never noticed the appearance of the
“willow moth” (believed to be the moth
that lays the eggs,) in large numbers in
this locality until September.
PERSONNEL OF THE CONVENTION.
A glance at the gentlemen composing
the Southern Baptist Convention will as
sure the most careless observer of its Stir
ling material. We have rarely seen any
body of men who, in general appearauce,
convey a more emphatic assurance of in
telligence and solid worth. Representing
as they do one of the most powerful de
nominations of the country, they avouch
its influence and standing in looks, bear
ing, language and talent. All the bright
est lights in the denomination are present.
Prominent among them, of course, are Dr.
Fuller, of Baltimore, aud Rev. J. L. M.
Curry, of Richmond—two men who, in
learning, eloquence and glowing piety,
would grace auy ecclesiastical body in the
world. A leading member of both the
Federal and Confederate Congress, Mr.
Curry brings to the pulpit and the service
of the Master an intellect of the highest
order, enthusiastic devotion and un
tiring zeal. Os Dr. Fuller it is not neces
sary, to speak. There are other ministers,
too, whose reputation for learning and
piety is co extensive with tlie power of the
denomination to which they belong. If
space permitted, we should like to refer
more particularly to several whose names
are familiar in our mouths as household
words—our preceptor at the University of
Georgia, for example, Rev. W. T. Brant
ley- than whom no one ranks higher and
more deservedly so. Probably it is best
to leave unsaid what is ou cur tougue and
iu our heart aboutbim. It might be con
sidered as an attempt at paintiug the lily
or gilding refined gold, by Georgia Bap
tists, at least.
ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE IN WEBSTER
COUNTY.
A correspondent at Dawson, under date
of the 7th instant, writes us as follows:
“Mrs. Nowei, wife of Elisha Nowel,
living in Webster county, fifteen miles
north of Dawson, Terrell couuty, was ac
cidentally killed last Wednesday. Mr.
Nowel was absent from home in search
ot a horse that had strayed. His wife was
attending a small grist mill, owued by
him, aud had gone down under the mill
rocks for some purpose, wheu her clothing
was caught and wound around the large
shaft extending from the water-wheel to
the mill rock, and when discovered by a
small lad, (the only person except herself
at the mill,) she was being whirled vi
olently around with every evolution of the
water-wheel—unable to cry for assistance
or make her condition known. The boy,
with surprising presence of mind for one
of his years, endeavored to shut off tlie
water aud stop the mill, and partially
succeeded; then ran to the nearest point
lor assistance. Wlieu he returned with a
neighbor the wheel was still slowly re
volving, carrying with it the dead body
of Mrs. Nowel.”
Off for Cuba. —The steamship Arago
sailed from New York on Wednesday with
!)0t) recruits for the Radicals of Cuba.—The
men were principally young Americans
and Irishmen of good fighting stock aud
adveuturous spirit, with here and there a
sprinkling of Germans, who are supposed
to be experts iu drilling practice. There
was also a sprinkling of Poles aud French
men, as there is always in any venture
some affair that promises fighting aud the
spolia opima. The officers were, as a gen
eral thiug, in the regular ranks, Cubans,
wiio seemed to be very flush and liberal
with their greenbacks and gold pieces.
Sixty thousand rounds of ammunition,
several pieces of light artillery, a large
quantity of small arms, a hundred breech
loaders, a large quantity of uniforms, aud
a small quantity of medical stores had
been placed on board the Arago, ready for
sailing. One officer was seen with a huge
pile of greenbacks, distributing them
equally among the men, aud cheering
them up in other ways.
We hope the .Spaniards will catch the
last one, operate ou them for the sim
ples, aud turn them loose.
Dam ages by the Flood in Alabama.
The Alabama papers are filled with ac
counts of damages by the recent fiood iu
that State. Corn and cotton, on bottom
lauds, roads, bridges, railroads, etc , suffer
ed severaly. The Selma and Meridian,
aud the Mobile and Ohio railroads were
considerably damaged, travel being sus
pended for several days, but are all right
now. The Alabama river was very high,
aud several thousand acres of cotton and
corn were destroyed by its overflow.
Milledgeville. A correspondent
writes the Chronicle & Sentinel that Mil
ledgeville has been more seared than hurt
by the removal of the Capital. There are
no vacant store rooms iu the place, and
every private residence is occupied. The
merchants are doing a good business
better, by far, the correspondent says,
than when it was the State Capital.
Hall, Your Health! —Lieutenant
Governor Duun, (negro,) of Louisiana,
having sent word by a colored friend, du
ring his recent visit to New York city, to
have Mayor Hall call on him at the Me
tropolitan Hotel, the Mayor ordered that
if Duun should call on him, otherwise
than on official business, a policeman
should put him out of the building.
Beats the Siamese Twins -A l"™ 8
naturae iu ibe shape ot a four-legged child
is ou exhibition in Paducah, Kentucky.
It has been pronounced by Drs. Jos. Jones
and Paul F. Eve, of Nashville, to be a more
curious manifestation of the powers of na
ture than the Siamese Twins,
ANNUAL SESSION.
OF THE
Southern Baptist Convention.
Friday, May 7,
Below we publish a carefully revised
list of the Delegates to the Convention.
MARYLAND.
F : rst Baptist Church, Baltimore—J. W.
N. Williams, Jos. E Brown, T. A. Reed.
Seventh Baptist Church, Baltimore—
Richard Fuller, Daniel G. Stevens, Sid
ney Root, J. Berg.
Sunday School, Seventh Baptist Church
—A. F. Crane, Joshua Levering, Johu F.
Weishampel, Jr.
Franklin Square Church, Baltimore—
G. W. H. Taylor.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
First Church, Washington—G. W. Sam
son.
VIRGINIA.
J. L. M. Curry. J. B. Taylor. J. L. Bur
rows, J. B. Jeter, A. E. Dickinson, A. P.
Abell, H. H. Wyer, C. H. Ryland, J. A.
Davis, G. C. Thrasher, Thos. W. Hav
nie, R. W. Swaun, Z. English, W. F.
Rroadday, A. M. Poindexter, J. Wm.
Jones.
north Carolina.
North Carolina Slate Convention—J. L.
Carroll, A. Paul Repitou, G. W. Sander
lin, B. W. Justice, T. H. Pritchard, J. C.
Hideu.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
State Convention—E T. Winkler, J. C.
Furman, J. P. Boyce, Wm. Williams, B.
Manly, J. L. Reynolds, R. Furman, T.
H. Pope, J. D. Durham, B. W. Edwards,
T. P. Lyde, Sr., L. H. Shuck, J. A. Broad
-68, J. l) Carlile, B. H. Brown, W. Y.
Leitch, W. H. Williams, A. W. Lamar,
B. O. Mauldin, T. R. Gaines, F. W. Eas
on, D. T. Smith, 8. M. Richardson, W. G
Whilden.
Welch Neck Association—J. Culpeper,
J. M. Timmons, J. O. B. Dirgan.
Greenville BaptistChurch—T. P.Smith,
J. C. Smith.
MISSOURI.
General Association—Wm. Kingdon,
W. D Guernsey, John Rand, E. H. Brown,
Hodge, Talford.
TENNESSEE.
General Association of Tennessee—J.
M. I). Cates, D. H. Selph, T. D. Jones, E.
L. Jordan.
West Tennessee Association—J. It.
Graves, Adam T. Holmes.
Big Hatchie Association—W. L. An
thony.
Murfreesboro Church—A. Van Hoose.
First Church of -Memphis—D. E Burns.
First Church of Nashville—T. E. Skin
ner, W. H. Pohlman.
First Church of Montgomery—D. W.
Gwiu, Albert Williams, W.T. Hatchett.
KENTUCKY.
General Association—R, M. Dudley, J.
D. Diggs, Johu Kendall, J. A. Kirtley, J.
M Bent, T. J. Stevenson, W. C. Bledsoe,
J. J. Powers.
Walnut Street Church, Louisville—A.
T. Spalding.
First Church, Covington—G. F. Pente
cost.
Georgetown Church —N. M. Crawford.
Augusta Church —J. M. Bent.
Russellville Church—T. S. Gardner, R.
E. Moodie, R. H. Caldwell.
GEORGIA.
Baptist Convention—P. H. Mell, J. L.
Dagg, H. A. Tupper, J. 11. Kilpatrick, L.
R. L. Jennings, H. H. Tucker, P. B.
Robiuson, F. H. Ivey, D. W. Lewis, W. J.
Harlie, A. L. Moncrief, H. Bunn.G. R.
McCall, W. H. Starke, S. Landrum, S, G.
Daniel, G. R. Bealer, W.T. Brantley, J. H.
Callaway, G. C. Connor, S. Boykin, E.
W. Warren, F. M. Haygood, J. J. Toon,
D. Shaver, H. C. Horuady, A. R. Calla
way, S. P. Callaway, U. R. Wilkinson, J.
M. \\ ood, J. F. Morral, A. E. Cloud, J.
H. DeVotie, C. C. Willis, W. C. Wilkes,
S. G. Hillyer, Daniel Sanford, W. H. Rice,
C. M. Irwin, W. H. Cooper, W. N.
Cnaudoin, N. A. Bailey, R. Bacon, D. A.
Vason, T. H. Stout, J. H. Cuthbert, J. J.
Pearce, I. N. Springer, R. W. Fuller, W.
M. Davis, A. D. Phillips, M. J. Wellborn,
W. L. Kilpatrick, D. K. Moreland, M. N.
McCall, W. F. Wood, F. M. Daniel, B.
M. Callaway, C. C. Black, J. S. Searcy, A.
F. Kendrick, J. M. Callaway, Wm. Sear
cy, L. Cobb, B. C. Mitchell, W. L. Mans
field, W. C. Gray, W. R. McCall, J. H.
Weaver, T. N. Rodes, George Stapleton,
J. H. Hall, M. Law, W. O. Dorsey, R. L.
Ross, B. M. Zetler, J. M. Fulgham, J. H.
Fortson, R. D. Mallary, A. L. Maxwell, J.
Harraison, A. J. Etheridge, John Green,
W.J. Hard, Joseph E. Brown.
ALABAMA.
State Convention—D. B. Hamilton, M.
T. Sumner, W. C. Cleveland, P. H. Lun
dy, W. E. Bell, W. B. Seals, E. B. Teague,
J. J. D. Reufroe, E. T. Smith, J. J. Cloud,
W. A. Mason, S. Henderson, J. S. Pau
lin, J. Shackelford, T. B. Espy, F. L.
Seward, C. Manly, W. H. Carroll, J. D.
Robey, J. S. Yarborough, G. W. Given,
J. M. Roberson, M. B. Wharton, A. C.
Barron, W. P. Chilton, G. F. Williams,
W. W. Evans, S. J. Whatley, F. U.
Smith, J. Shivers.
General Association South Eastern
Alabama—E. Y. Vau Hoose, A. H.
Borders.
St. Francis Street Church, Mobile—A.
B. Woodttn, J. C. Bush.
Huntsville Church—Jos. E. Carter.
Siloam Church, Marion—W. H. Me
Intosh.
MISSISSIPPI.
E. Dupree.
TEXAS.
State Convention—W. C. Crane, J. B
Link, Geo. W. Graves, Ira M. Camp, J.
H. Stribling, Isaac Park, Jas. W. Barnes,
T. J. Sparkman.
The Convention met pursuaut to ad
journment, aud was opened with the usual
devotioual exercises, the Presidentcalliug
upou the Reverend J. M. Bent, of Ken
tucky to address the Throne of Grace.
The minutes of the preceediug day
were read and approved.
The President auuouuced the following
committees:
Ou Agencies—N. M. Crawford, Rand,
of Missouri; Cates, Robiuson, of Geor
gia ; Cleveland, of Alabama ; Rurke aud
Jeter.
On Indian Missions—Fuller, Burrows,
Link, Sauderiiu, Williams, Samson,
Brown, of Missouri.
Ou Colliseum Place Church, New Or
leans —Vason, Boyce, J. E. Brown, of
Georgia; Jones, of Tennessee; Lewis,
Henderson, Root, of New York.
On Indebtedness —Tupper, Levering,
Ryland, Barns, ltepeton, Reynolds, Reed.
Ou Cbiua Missions —Curry, Biggs, Sha
ver, Skinner, Hard, Mclntosh, Taylor, of
Missouri.
Ou African Missions—P’urman, Jones,
Stripling, Carroll, Albert Williams, M.
J. Wellborn, Espy.
On Home and Foreign Journal—Brant
ley C. Manly. J. M. Woods, of Georgia .
Penticost, Weir, Graves of Texas, A. TANARUS;
Holmes, of Georgia.
Ou Extended Operations—Self, Manley,
ofSouth Carolina; Wharton, of Alabama;
Fuller, of Georgia ; Williams, Furman,
Phillips.
The Convention then spent a half hour
in religious exercises, agreeably to resolu
tion of yesterday, Rev. Dr. Reynolds, of
South Carolina, conducting the same
Prayers, interspersed with singing, were
offered by Rev. Jesse H. Campbell, of
Georgia, and Rev. Mr. Ivey, for the re
covery of Rev. Dr. Ford, of Teunessee,
President of the Sunday School Conven
tion, who was prevented by au affliction
from attending tlie auniveisary just over,
and by Rev. William Williams, of South
Caroliua.
Rev. Dr. Jeter, of Virginia, moved that
au opportunity be now offered to the Trus
tees of tiie Southern Theological Semin
ary. (at Greenville, South Caroliua,) to
make an explanation of the coudiliou of
the Institution.
On motion of Rev. R. M. Dudley, of
Kentucky, the motion was amended by
striking out the word “now” and insert
ing “after the report of the Suuday School
Board had been read and referred to com
mittee,” and the same as amended wa9
carried.
Rev. H. E. Burns, of Tennessee, Secre
tary of the Sunday School Convention,
then read the report of the Board of that
Convention.
The following extract from the report
will show what the Board is doing :
AGENCIES AND MISSIONARIES.
The Board is fully awake to the necessity
of employing brethren who will establish
Suuday schools throughout the destitute
regions. Calls for such instrumentalities
are constantly made. We frequently hear
of places aloug the line of our great rivers
in Mississippi, Missouri, Arkausas and
Louisiana, where large Sunday schools
could be collected, and permanently estab
lished, if a minister or Sunday school
agent could be procured to visit them and
organize the schools. There are many
such neighborhoods with no preacher nor
meeting-house; no Suuday school—where
the people are perishing forlack of know
ledge. Had we the means we cou ddo a.
work in this way, from which results
would soon be seen in multiplied good,
unequaled, perhaps, in any other field of
operation. These rich lauds are soon to
be occupied. Emigration is rapidly set
ting in, and in a few years the religious
status of these populations will be fixed
Now is our opportunity, aud the work
.which our hands find to do, we should do
with all our roig t—a work which the
.Sunday School Board located in Memphis
lean accomplish in a way no other organi
zation can, and we do believe that the co
operation of the whole deuomiuatiou
should be given us in its accomplishment.
The suspension of the operations of the
Board in Greenville previous to its re
moval to Memphis, aud the embarrass
ments that surrounded its operations after
its removal—the fact that tbe paper was
printed in Philadelphia, aud the mail
book, etc., were tbere, caused a delay iu
its first issues, much to its disadvantage.
Since the resignation of the Corresponding
Secretary, the paper has been edited by
Mrs. S R. Ford, aud while its subscrip
tion list bas fallen off considerably in tbe
East, it has steadily increased in the West,
aud now more than pays its expenses It
is the determination of the Board immedi
ately to improve its appearance, and as
soon as possible to issue It semi-moutbly.
We feel confident that the patronage
given it would have been very much larger
but for the idea prevailing in some
quarters, that it would not be continued.
How tiiis impression was made upou tbe
minds of a very considerable number of
our churches and people, each one must
judge for himself. But this impression
once removed, and the fact kuown that
the paper is a success, and permanently
established, its list will rapidly increase,
aud its influence for good be felt through
out the land.
The Board by the action of the Con
vention, regards thedeuomination pledged
to the support of this paper, and beg to
submit ttiat it ought to be made the Sun
day school paper of the whole South.
BOOK PUBLICATIONS.
The Board also have the stereotype
plates of a fifty volume library ; original
ly gotten up by tbe Southern Baptist Suu
day school Union, which will be, to some
extent, revised, and anew library brought
out at au early day. In the item of these
plates it will be seen tbat tbe assets of tbe
Board have been increased from S3OO to
$3,646.56. 1
iu addition to this, at the request of the
Board, Rev. J. R. Graves has undertaken
to raise SIO,OOO for the publication of anew
one hundred volume library —and iu a few
weeks, bas secured pledges sufficient for
ten volumes of this addition from the fol
lowing personschools aud churches, viz:
J. R. Graves,sloo; First Baptist Church,
Memphis, SIOO ; Central Baptist Church,
SIOO ; Benton Street Sabbath School, St.
Louis, SIOO ; Corinth Baptist Church,
Mississippi, $100; Clear Creek Church,
Mississippi, SIOO ; Sardis Church, Missis
sippi, $100; Armuchee Church, Georgia,
SIOO ; and others promised. The name
of the donor is placed iu tbe stereotype
plates of the book. We have also miscel
laneous pledges, amounting to several
hundred dollars, most of which will be
realized.
Iu addition we ask for tbe West—for
tbe wide extending fields where tbe liar
vest is ready and the laborers so few—for
the myriads of children, who must so
soon take an active part iu coutroliug
the destinies of our country for the cause
of Christ—dear to him as the apple of his
eye—we ask the sympathy and co-opera
tion of the Baptists, represented iu tbe
Southern Convention, in our arduous and
needed work.
The Board expended during the la9t
year over $3,000, in carrying forward its
work.
Ou motion of Rev. G. C. Counor, the
whole of the report was referred to one
Committee. The President appointed the
following as that Committee: Connor,
of Georgia; Teague, of Alabama ; Fuller,
of Florida; Dargau, of South Caroliua;
Rroaddus, of South Caroliua; Ivey, of
Georgia; Dickinson, of Virginia.
Rev. J. R. Graves, of Teuuessee, read
the report of the Treasurer of the Suuday
School Board, which, on motion of Rev.
Dr Boyce, of South Carolina, was referred
to the Committee just named.
Rev. R. M. Dudley, of Kentucky,offered
tiie following which, ou motion of Rev.
Mr. Jones, ofVirgiuia, was referred to the
same Committee:
Resolved, That the great need of the
Southern field is Missionaries, latherthau
books; workers, rather than libraries.
An opportunity was then offered tbe
Trustees of tiie Southern Theological
Semiuary to make a statement of the con
dition of that Institution.
Ou this subject the Convention was
brittty addressed by Rev. Dr. Jeter, of
Virginia, a trustee.
Rev. Dr. Boyce, of South Carolina,
President of the Seminary, then addressed
the Convention, aud gave a flattering ac
count ol the prospects of the Institution.
He said there was not now, iu his mind, a
shadow of doubt of its success.* The Insti
tution, which had beeu for some time bur
dened with debt, was now happily nearly
free of debt; that there were at present 46
students connected with the Semiuary;
a larger number, he said, than were at
present connected with auy Baptist i he
ological Seminary in tiie United States.
This large number of students, he said,
had iu part been secured by the low
price at which they had been able to put
the rate of board to the students—that
price being but $8.20 per month. Dr.
Boyce complimented the State of Virgin
ia for the noble part she, impoverished as
she wa9, had taken in sustaining tiie In
stitution. Notwithstanding, he said, that
tiie brethren of Virginia had raised over
SIOO,OOO for the endowment of a Baptist
Institution iu that State, she had contrib
uted some SIO,OOO in bonds to the Semi
uary at Greenville —probably surpassing
the contributions to this object of auy
other Stale. TUe Institution needed a
library, and the brethren ought to see to
it that the students be supplied. The
institution needed still more funds, which
he hoped would be secured at this meeting.
Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Baltimore, then ad
dressed the Convention at length iu be
half of the Semiuary. The length of the
speech prevents us giving tbe verbatim
report we had taken. Any abstract would
ruin it.
Rev. Dr. Poiudexter made a stirring ap
peal to tiie Convention in behalf of the
Institution.
Rev. Charles Manly, of Alabama, son of
the late Rev. Basil Manly, D. D.,agraduate
of the Seminary, auuouuced to the Con
vention that the library of his father in
accordance with his father’s iuteutiou,
would, in the course of the year, be turned
over to the Theological Seminary at
Greenville.
Other addresses aud appeals were made,
and au opportunity afforded to raise sub
scriptions to the endowment of the insti
tution. Responses were liberally made
from individual members of churches,
North as well as South, and from church
es. A proposition had beeu made at Bal
timore last year to raise $40,000 in SSOO
bonds, making in all 80 bonds. Fifty of
these bouds bad beeu taken at Baltimore,
and as the payment of the coupons of the
same were conditioned ou the taking of
tiie whole 80, the effort was made to raise
the 50 additional, all of whicli were raised
except two. Other subscriptions were
taken, the whole amounting to $15,400.
After some aunouucemeuts, the Con
vention adjourned till half past three
j o’clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 3£ o’clock pur
i suant to adjournment, aud after devotio
ual exercises, Rev. Mr. Pentecost of Ken
tucky leading in prayer, proceeded to
business.
A. F. Crane, one of the secretaries, read
a letter irom tbe Baptist Church at Mont
gomery, Alabama, inviting the Conven
. lion to hold its next session with them,
! which letter was on motion referred to the
committee on tbe time aud place of tbe
next meeting of tbe body yet to be ap
pointed.
The Treasurer’s report of the Convention
was read showing a balance in hand of
the Treasuier, $204,90. The report was
ordered to be spread upou the minutes.
The Treasurer of the Board of Foreign
Missions submitted his report which was
read. The report indicates the sources of
supply to the funds of the Board to be a9
follows : From New Ymrk, $lO ; California,
5 ; District Columbia. $114.99; Maryland,
$2,537.62; Virginia, $1,966.37; North Caro
lina, $499 52; South Carolina, $863,470;
Western Virginia, $205,86 ; Georgia, $2,-
296.99; Alabama, $1,656 98; Mississippi,
$432.50; Louisiana, $294.95; Tennessee,
$669,60 ; Kentucky. $4 720.55 ; Mrs. Craw
ford’s School, $237.80; Indiana, $10;
England, $975 60 ; Scotland, $1,176.25 ,
Florida, $21,50 ; Arkansas, sls ; Texas,
SS6 23 ; Missouri, $531.60.
Dr. Fuller, from the special committee,
read the report ou tbe Chinese, Indian and
African Missious.
As the report was the foundation of
animated discussion we publish it sub
stantially entire.
The committee to which was referred
so much of the report of the Domestic and
Indian Mission Board as relates to tbe
Gerrnau, Indian and colored people, re
spectfully report:
First. That this body has cause to he
grateful to God for such a zealous, self
denying laborer as brother Schneider, and
tbat it is our duty to co-operate with the
GEORGIA JOURNAL AND MESSENGER.
Maryland Union Association, in sustain
ing the missionary and his small but
faithful church.
Tbe Indians, as the original owners of
the land we occupy, are objects of great
interest, and ought to awaken our tender
sympathies. As opportunity offers and as
tuudsare furnished, yourcommittee recom
mend that the Board meet the renewed
aptitudes and wants of the Creeks, Choc
taws and Cherokees.
The portion of the report which em
braces tiie freed men is very brief, and it
demands our prayerful attention. Before
tbe lale war, Southern masters, (with few
exceptions, aud these made most odious by
the common instinctive verdict of our eu
tire native land,) were friends of the ne
gro, and whatever changes tbe war
brought, he sbould not be held account
able for them.
As those to whom we once sustained
most close and solemn relations, these
people should now be regarded as having
peculiar claims upon us. The colored
people are exceedingly disposed to reli
gious excitement, and are, therefore,
a armingly exposed to the artifices of fan
atics and demagogues. Preachers they
will have. Already they are beginning
to opeu their eyes to designing men from
the South as well as the North, which
have crept in among them to preach
Christ not of sincerity.
Our love for our country, and our alle
giance to truth, encourage us to feel that
we have come into Christ’s Kingdom for
a lime like this. All summon us to send
missionaries into the field which is at our
doors, in which the enemy is so busy sow
ing weeds, and from which our contribu
tions and toil must reap a blessed harvest.
Before concluding this report, we would
suggest to the body that they instruct tbe
Board to avail themselves of auy openiug
which the Head of the Church may pro
vide for giving sound theological instruc
tion to the colored men who may desire to
enter the ministry. In the present or
ganization of the South there must arise a
of such preachers. The members of
this Convention well know the zeal and
ability w'lb which some of them minister
ed in former days, and if the religious ed
ucation of tiiis large element of our popu
lation be desirable, it is far more im
portant that ii religious faith and doctrine,
thtse should be enligbteued and culti
vated, who, as teachers, are to exercise their
influence on tiie minds and hearts aud
consciences of the millions allied to them
by a common origin and color*
(Sigued) R. Fuller,
Chairman.
In support of the recommendation in
relation to tiie religious instruction of the
colored people, Rev. Dr. Samson and Rev.
Dr. Curry made addresses. They both
thought the recommendation contained
in the report to be just, and demanded at
tention at tbe hands of the Convention.
In the course of his remarks, Dr. Curry
stated that lie had understood from the
remarks of Dr. Samson that there were
now twenty or thirty colored per
sons iu Rome beingeducated to be Roman
Catholic priests, aud to come aud labor
among tiie colored people of this country.
Dr. Samson explained that there were
thirty of that class some time ago.
He thought that there must be now not
less than one hundred.
Rev. Mr. Morgan, of England, who has
been for some mouths traveling in this
country, expressed the interest which he
had felt in traveling over the country.
He had been inclined to say, like the
Queen of Sheba, thehalf had not been told
him. He expressed tiie deep interest
which he felt in the elevatiou of the four
millions of colored people in the land,
and desired that the Convention express,
by resolution, their feelings on that sub
ject. He wanted the Convention to ex
press, by resolution, whether they desired
aid (which be thought they could get) in
the elevation and education of the colored
people, or whether they intended to do all
for them .themselves.
Rev. J. Culpeper, of South Carolina,
spoke in opposition to the spirit of Rev.
Mr. Morgan’s remarks. He advocated the
religious instruction of the colored people,
but thought that great injury had been
done them by tbe political preachers who
had come in to preach among them for
the sake of filthy lucre, or for tbe promo
tion of their political aims. (To this sen
timent tbe people of Georgia respond.)
—[Reporter.
The report drew forth an interesting
discussion from Rev. Drs. Poindexter,
Winkler, Reynolds, and Dargan. All of
these ministers expressed themselves
strongly in favor of educating, religiously,
tiie colored people, but bore stroug testi
mony against the influence of the new
comers to leach the negroes politics as
well as religion.
Rev. M. J. Wellborn, of Georgia, thanked'
God for the report. He regarded it as the
work of God working iu the hearts of the
brethren.
After some remarks by Rev. Mr. Wil
liams, Hon. D. A. Vason of Georgia, of
fered tbe following resolutions :
Resolved, That we recognize as our
highest duty to engage immediately in
tiie work ot sending the Gospel of Christ
to the colored people within our bounds,
and for that purpose it is
Resolved, That a committee of five
members of tbe Baptist Church be ap
pointed for each State represented iD tlm
body, whoshall be clothed with full power
and authority to take such steps as may
be necessary to accomplish tHat object.
Resolved, That 9uch committees shall be
auxiliary to the Domestic Board of this
body.
Judge Vason made some forcible re
marks on the introduction of his resolu
tions, in favor of placing the education of
thecolored peopl 3 under the care of South
ern Christians.
On motion, the report together with
the resolutions of Judge Vason were re
committed to the special committee, to
which the names of Vason, Jeter and
Williams were added.
The Convention then adjourned after
prayer by Rev. Mr. Cuthbert of Georgia.
EVENING SESSION.
A mass meeting of friends of Domestic
Mission was held last evening, at which
interesting addresses were delivered, and
a collection taken.
THIRD DAY.
Saturday, May 8, 1869.
The Convention met pursuant to ad
journment, the President, Rev. Dr. Mell,
iu tbe chair.
The opening prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr. Stribling, of Texas.
The minutes of the preceding day were
read and approved.
A half hour was then spent in devotion
al exercises, Rev. A. T. Spalding, of Ken
tucky, conducting tiie same. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr. Mclntosh, of Ala
bama.
Rev. Mr. Jones, of Lexington, Va., de
sired to present a request for prayer for
the young men connected with the school,
and colleges of the country, and particu
larly for those connected with the Vir
ginia Military Institute, in tbe city in
which he resided. He remarked that be
had heard since he left his home that the
revival which had been in progress for
some time, had increased in interest, and
that he had heard, by e letter from Pro
fessor Smith, connected with the Insti
tute, that there had been some thirty or
forty conversions.
Rev. Mr. Spalding said that he knew
that his brother Jones had always been a
sympathiser with the young men of the
country, aud he would therefore call upon
him to lead iu prayer.
After singing, Rev. Mr. Phillips, of Af
rica, wa9 called upon and offered prayer.
He was succeeded in piayer by Rev. Mr.
Dickinson, of Virginia, who gave thanks
for the brotherly feel ng that existed
amongst the delegates. The Convention
then proceeded to business.
Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Baltimore, from the
Special Committee on Missions, to whom
was re-referred the report of said commit
tee so far as it relates to the colored people,
submitted his report upon the report,
which was received and taken up.
The report is embodied iu the following
resolutions :
Resolved, 1, That God has directly com
mitted to the Baptists at the South the
high and sacred duty of giving a pure
Gospel aud an enlightened colored minis
try to our brethren and follow citizens of
African descent now living among us.
Resolved, 2, That anew department of
the Mission Board be created which shall
be styled the “ Freedmen’s Board Depart
ment,” which shall adopt such measures
for the religious education of the colored
people in our midst, as the exigencies of
tbe case may require.
Rev. Dr. Fuller, on submitting tbe re
port, remarked that the South had yet a
power by which sbe could rise to a posi
tion of‘higher importance than any she
had ever occupied; tbat power was her
spindles. Napoleon once said that it was
not the armies of England tbat bad con
quered him, but ber spindles. So might
the South by her spindles rise to great im
portance and power. He referred to the
very profitable investments in factories
made in Augusta, Ga., and in Mississippi.
Some of these factories were paying 25 per
cent, on the capital invested. The Doctor
said he intended to clear his conscience.
Tbe sable prejudice in the South had not
been extinguished. It had beeu over
come, he thought, to a greater extent in
Georgia and South Carolina than in 9ome
of the border States. Before the colored
man could occupy the place for which
the Savior designed him, we must be made
to feel tbat in Christ Jesu9 there is neither
male nor female, Jew nor Gentile, African
uor American. The colored churches
must be__ admitted to representation in
Baptist Associations. In Maryland this
wa- already the case, though not the case
in Virginia; aud in the Associations of
Maryland some of the very best speeches
were sometimes made by colored preach
ers. These colored brethren had a sense
of what is proper, and when they entered
tbe Association would take their places
together, and not attempt social equality,
which he said was a thing impossible.
Would not the Burman, if he we'e here,
be admitted into the Associations? Why
then should the African, who is scarcely a
hue darker, be excluded ? Not long since
in Baltimore lie admitted a Burman into
his pulpit, and some thought it was a col
ored mau with a turban on his head. The
carpet-bagger Baal having got what he
came for, was asleep, or on his journey to
Congress, aud now was the time for South
ern Christians to work for the spiritual
welfare of the colored people.
Rev- Dr. Poindexter, of Virginia, replied
to tbe remarks or Dr. Fuller. He might
be in error, aud if be were, he sbould be
glad to get out of it, but as social equality
was a thing impossible, it would operate
as a bar to tbe admission of colored min
isters into the associations. The idea of
admitting them into the associations as
delegate’s involved the idea of social equal
ity. Bible never intended, when it
said th;t we are all oue iu Christ, to abol
ish social distinctions. Dr. P. did not re
gret tb°/s.*be diicussion had arisen, as it
would give an opportunity for a full dis
cussion of the subject. He thought that
then? was nothing tbat so protected tiie
colored men, aud gave him sucu great op
portunity for elevation, as the bars exist
ing to theirsoeial equality with tiie white
man. If you would admit them as repre
sentatives in associations, you would have
also admit them to your houses, to your
tali^l' *.nd lay them upon your beds.
Rev. Jessell. Campbell,ofGeorgia, very
heartily endorsed tiie sentiments of the
brother who had just spoken. When
were we ever to be done with discussions
about the colored man ? The report recom
mended that a department be opened iu
tiie Domestic Mission Board for the theo
logical education of colored ministers; tiie
Domestic Mission Board was in debt al
ready, aud if that was attempted the
Board would, in a year, be more in debt
than it now is. He had been a preacher for
forty-six years, aud during that time had
preached much to the colored people, and
baptized, perhaps, thousands of them, but
be was not disposed, and never expected
to be disposed, to be on terms of social
equality witli them. Some of his own
color might have such a disposition, and
it might be well enough for them that
they had it; it was a matter of taste, hut
he did not believe that any of his posterity
would ever have it. He did not believe
that God ever intended such equality. He
was against the recommendation of the
report
Mr Browne, of Louisiana, rose to address
the Convention.
Judge Lewis hoped that as the question
of social equality was not referred to iu
the resolutions, no aliusiou to it would be
made, and called for tbe reading of the
resolutions, which were accordingly read.
The President decided the point of order
well taken.
Mr. Browne proceeded. It was not nec
essary to raise the point of order on ac
count of anything he intended to say.
He thanked God for the resolutions, con
tained iu the report, but did not believe
ttiat they went far enough to meet the ex
igencies of the case. It was impossible for
our Board if all the funds in its Treasury
were directed to that end to supply the
wants of the colored people in Louisiana.
He favored the plan of taking aid from
the Northern Missionary Board, on con
dition that tiie ministers preaching to tiie
colored people should lie appointed by the
Southern Domestic Board, and report to
that body.
Rev. Dr. Williams, of Maryland, thought
tbat tbere bad already beeu debate enougti,
and opposed the report on the ground that
it involved too much machinery, having
learned that the more machinery, the
greater the loss of power. He therefore
would offer the following resolution as a
substitute to the report:
Resolved, That we recommend to the
District aud State Associations, to pay
spefe 5 £ Attention to the religious instruc
tion and spiritual interest of the colored
people in their midst.
A call was made for the previous ques
tion, which call was sustained, but the
main questiou was not ordered.
The original report was then taken up
by paragraphs. Much discussion arose
upou amendments proposed. The word
“freedmen,” was on motion of Dr. Broad
us, of Virginia, strickeu from the report,
and the words “colored people,” inserted.
Rev. Dr. Burrows, of Virginia, moved
to strike from the report the senteuce
which declares that “designing men have
crept in among tiie colored people who
preach Christ not of sincerity, but for
filthy lucre, aud for their own political
ambition.”
Dr. Broadus offered to amend so that the
paragraph shall read as follows :
“Prea diers they will have ; and we who
know these people can better supply the
teaching they need than those who have
never lived among them.”
The amendment was lost, and the mo
tion to strike out was also lo9t.
The report made ou the recommittal
was then read, as follows :
Resolved, That God has directly com
mitted to the Baptists at the North the
high and sacred duty of giving a pure
gospel and an enlightened eokred minis
try to our brethren and fellow-citizens of
African descent, now living among us.
Rev. Dr. Jones moved to amend the
above resolution by striking from it the
words “our brethren and fellow-citizens
of African descent,” and substituting tbe
words “tbe colored population.” The
amendment was adopted.
Rev. Shackleford moved to lay the
whole Bubjeot on the table. Lost.
Rev. Dr. Reynolds, of South Carolina,
moved to further amend by altering the
resolution so as to read as follows:
“Resolved, Tbat we recognize it as our
high and sacred duty,” etc. Adopted.
Rev. Dr. Poindexter of Virginia, moved
to strike out the word “colored” before
“ministry.” Carried.
Pending the consideration of the report,
tiie Convention adjourned, by a vote of
109 to 54, after prayer by Rev, J. Kirtley,
ofKeutucky.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 3£ o’clock, pur
suant to adjournment, aud was opened
witli prayer by Rev. Dr. Armitage, pastor
of the Fifth Avenue Church, New York.
The Convention then took up tbe un
finished business of the morning—the
same being the consideration of the re
port ou tiie Religious Instruction of the
colored people.
The resolution of Dr. Williams, of Bal
timore, was adopted in lieu of the second
resolution, and the whole report as
amended was adopted.
Rev. Dr. Jeter, Chairman of Committee
to attend the meeting of the American
Missionary Convention in New York,
reported that the Committee had per
formed that duty and had been received
with kindness aud with affectionate en
thusiasm, and that they had every reason
to hope that ,the cordial lgreeting and in
terchange of Christian sentiments would
be productive of good.
Rev. Dr. Curry explained that he had
been compelled to forego the pleasure of
attending that meeting by an affliction in
his family. He was pleased to see present
Rev. Dr. Armitage, of New York, who he
hoped would address the Convention.
Dr. Armitage on being invited by the
President, ascended the pulpit; was re
ceived with a warm greeting by the Pres
ident, aud addressed the Convention. He
said he took great pleasure in being
amongst his Southern brethren, and iu
receiving so cordial a welcome. In an elo
quent address lie pictured the history of
the Baptists and of their struggle for reli
gious liberty iu the States of Virginia
and Georgia, and closed with a repeti
tion of expression of tbe pleasure he took
in meeting with the brethren of the Con
vention.
The report was ordered to be spread ou
the minutes. -
Rev. Dr. Crane, of Texas, from the
Committee on the alteration of the Con
stitution of the Convention, submitted his
report.
The report recommends tbe making of
the sessions oftbe Convention biennial in
stead of annual, tbat tbe membership of
the body be limited to members of Baptist
churches, tbe restoration of a part of the
Constitution unintentionally omitted in
its published form, and tbe change of basis
of representation so as to allow the payment
of SSO on first application, to entitle private
members to membership.
Hon. D. W. Lewis, of Georgia, moved
hat the re|>ort be indefinitely postponed.
Dr. Crane, of Texas, spoke in opposition
to the motion and in favor of the adoptiou
of the report. He contended that there
had been less money raised under annual,
than under biennial sessions. The next
objection to auuual sessions was the iucou
veuiauce on account of the extent of terri
tory to be traveled over, in reaching the
meetings of the body.
Rev. Dr. Boyce, of South Carolina,
spoke in favor of annual sessions.
The motion to postpone indefinitely
was lost.
The report was then on motion taken
up by sections.
The first question was as to annual ses
sions.
Rev. Dr. Burrows favored annual ses
sions.
Hon. D. W. Lewis called for the pre
vious question, and the call was sus
tained.
The question was then taken on the
adoption of the change from annual to bi
ennial sessious, aud the proposition was
lost by an overwhelming vote.
The part of the constitution omitted in
the published form was then adopted. No
other change was made in the constitu
tion.
Hon. D. A. Vason, of Georgia, from the
Committeon the Coliseum Place Baptist
Chueh, New Orleans, submitted the re
port of the Committee, which was read
and adopted.
On motion of Rev. Dr. Williams, of
Maryland, it was
Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed to nominate anew Board. The Presi
dent appointed Rev. John A. Broaddus,
of South Carolina, chairman of that com
mittee.
G. W. Nortou, of Keutucky. was ap
pointed Treasurer, ami H. Link of Ken
tucky, Auditor of the Convention.
On motion of Rev. Dr. Heudersou, of
Alabama, it was
Resolved, That a committee, of which
Rev. Richard Fuller, of Maryland, shall
be chairman, be appointed to draft suitable
resolutions in regard to the death during
the past year of Rev. Dr. Manly and Rev.
Dr. Williams, aud to report the same to
the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned till 9A
o’clock Monday morning, after prayer by
Rev. Dr Sumner, of Alabama.
EVENING SESSION.
A mass meeting of friends of Foreign
Missions was held iu the house of worship
of the First Baptist Church of this city,
on Saturday evening, at which, after ad
dresses, a collection was taken iu behalf
of the cause.
FOURTH DAY.
Macon, Ga„ May 10, 1869.
The Convention met at 9} o’clock a. m.,
the President, Rev. Dr. Mell, in the chair.
After singing “Amazing Grace, etc.,”
the President called on Rev.G R. McCall,
of Georgia, to offer the opening prayer.
The minutes of Saturday were then read
aud approved.
The chair then announced the following
committees :
On Nomination of New Board—Broad
dus, 8. C.; Hornady, Ga.; Lundy, Ala.;
Williams, Md.: Dupree, Miss.; Browne,
La.; Pritcliet, N. C.; Caldwell, Ky ; Tal
bird, Mo.; Jordan, Tenn.; Thrasher, Va.;
Bpurlin, Texas; Butler, Mo.; Samson, D. C.
On Death of Rev. Drs. Manly and Wil
liams—Fuller, Md.; Self, Tenn.; Reynolds,
8. C.; Jeter, Va.; Mclntosh, Ala.; Furman,
8. C.; Henderson, Ala.
Rev. Mr. Dudley, editor of the Western
Recorder, (Baptist) on invitation of the
President ascended the pulpitaud conduct
ed the half hour religious exercise required
by resolution.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Skin
ner, of Nashville, Tenn.
After singiDg “ I’m a pilgrim, etc.,”
prayer by Rev. Dr. Broaddus, of South
Carolina.
After singing “ Rock of Ages, etc.”
Rev. Mr. Edwards, of South Carolina, re
quested prayer for the country.
Rev. Dr. Jeter, of Virginia, said that he
was very glad that an omission of special
reference to the country in prayer had been
made. He had not thought about the
country since he bad been here. He
thought that the best way to promote the
good of the country, was to promote piety
in the land. If any brother should mention
the subjeetof tliecountry in his prayer, he
Bhouldsaya hearty amen to his requests
for the peace and prosperity of the South.
At the conclusion of the remarks of Dr.
Jeter, Rev. Mr. Dudley, announced that
the half hour had expired.
On motion of Rev. E. B. Teague, of
Selma, Alabama, the President of the
Convention was requested to give a free
return ticket over the railroads to Rev.
Mr. Blevins, (colored), who is in attend
ance on the Convention.
Rev. Jesse H. Campbell, of Georgia, of
fered the following :
Resolved, That a special committee of
be appointed to take into considera
tion the expenses of the Boards connected
with this body.
Rev. Mr. Wharton, of Eufaula, Ala
bama, opposed the resolution, and moved
to lay it on the table.
Rev. Mr. Campbell rose to speak, but
was informed by the President that a
motiou to “ lay on the table ” is not de
bateable.
The motion to lay on the table was then
put to the Convention, aud carried by a
vote of 78 to 49.
Rev. Dr. Curry, of Richmond College,
Virginia, from the Committee on the
China Mission, submitted a report which
was read. Dr. Curry on submitting the
report of the Committee, spoke of the dif
ficulty in reaching the females of heathen
lands. In such linds lie said there was
no schools for the special education of
females. It was the Gospel alone that
could elevate the females of heathen lands
to their true position, as equals and help
meets to man. And as females in China,
were excluded from public intercourse
with Foreigners, the only way to reach
them was through the native population.
Rev. Dr. Williams, of Baltimore, Mary
land, spoke on the report. He considered
that there was no more important subject
before the Convention than that of For
eign Missions. Every Agent doubtless
considered the interest with which he was
connected, the interest. He was no Agent
himself, but such was his opinion of
Foreign Missions. The question now was
extension or extinction. He allnded in
terms of great praise to Rev. Mr. Graves,
a Missionary to ChiDa from Maryland.
He thought that the devotion of that Mis
sionary to the cause of Missions, was not
exceeded by that of Dr. Judson. He
read extracts from a letter written by
Rev. Mr- Graves to his mother, and in
order, said Dr. Williams, that it may be
understood, what sacrifices be submitted
in leaving a Christian for a heathen land,
his beautiful heme near Babimore must
be seen. The following are the extracts
under date of Canton, January 13, 1869:
“I hope sooner or latter to be with you
again. Can you consent for me to remain
here another year? I know that it will tie
a disappointment to you, but I can only
follow as the Lord leads. I do not ‘pur
pose according to the flesh, that with me
there should be yea, yea, nay, nay.” Ne
lierniah said, ‘lam doing a great work,
and cannot come down;’ I have some
what of the same feeling. If God lays me
aside, it is easy to submit to His will, aud
the way of duty is plain, but if I turn
aside it is very different. I really see so
many reasons why I should remain here
for another year, that I canuot clearly
see it my duty to go. I know you would
not have me act contrary to my conscience.
All that I can now promise is that I will
make my return to America a matter of
prayer, and act as God, iu his Providence,
may direct. I will let you know my final
decision by next mail.
“It is due to you, however, to let you
know, now, some of the reasons why, for
the preseut, I wish to stay here. First:
My new chapel Is now nearly ready for
occupation, and I want to preach in it.
For a year or so after a place is opened
the Chinese will attend especially well,
as they are full of curiosity. I canuot
reconcile to myself the idea of losing this
opportunity of beariug my testimony to
them, since it is such a one as will rarely
occur. Then, lam engaged with some of
my missionary brethren in putting the
New Testament into the Canton vernacu
lar—a work iu which I feel much interest
—aud which I hope will be productive of
great good. Again: Au Sin Shong, my
assistant at Shu Hing, my best trained
and most trustworthy native helper, has
had a severe hemorrhage from the lungs,
and I am every day expecting to hear of
his death. And again :We have no
funds on hand. I have had to borrow to
fiuish my chapel; and besidts, I do not
like to come upon the Mission at this
juncture for funds to pay my passage
home.
“So you see my way seems blocked up
for the present. If I become really too
unwell to work, then I must go, for it will
bea clear indication of our Father’s will;
but while there are so many reasons for
my remaining here, and God gives me
sufficient health to attend to my work,
I cannot see clearly how I can, this year,
return to America. I have given myself
to my Master and His service in China,
aud without His permission, I cannot
leave. I trust you will join with me in
prayer that I may have the spirit of un
derstanding and of a sound omul, that I
may judge rightly the indications of His
will aud do notliing rashly.
‘‘The native brethren und sisters have
subscribed nearly one hundred dollars to
wards building the chapel. They have
done very much better tliau I had a right
to expect; twenty-five dollars, or -o, was
the utmost, I thought, they could laise.
They took up the idea without any sug
gestion from me, and entered heartily into
it, desiring, as they say, to show their grat
itude to the American brethren for giving
them a chapel. Most of them will have
to make much self deuial to pay the
amounts which they have subscribed.
******* *
“loth January. Au is no better, and
there is no hope for bis recovery. It is
quite a trial tome to lose this dear brother,
but God loves the cause of his dear Son
infinitely better than I do, and he knows
why I am deprived of this efficient help.
So 1 am content to have things as He will,
for he doelh ali tilings well.”
From another letter from Mr. Graves to
his mother:
“ Canton, Feb. 13, 1869.
“The Shin Hing Bible woman iias just
received a severe afllictiou iu the death of
her husband, my assistant, Au Sin Shang.
******
“We had our first meeting there (the
new chapel) on last Thursday—the Chi
nese new year’s day. It will be a pleasant
and commodious place.
******
•‘ Having given me to the Lord, you w ; ll
feel that I am devoted to His service, and
the disappointment you are now called
on to endure, you will, I know, bear for
the Lord’s sake. This is a part of the sac
rifice which you made wheu you gave me
up to the Mission work. Was not that
sacrifice made fully, freely—holdiug back
nothing?” lam persuaded it was.
“ Last year I thought I should come
home this spring. Wheu I was thus
minded, did I use lightness, or the tilings
I purposed to do, did I purpose according
to the flesh? No, my dear mother, I am
not my own. I can hut follow the cloud
in the wilderness world. Myferveut prayer
shall ascend to God, that He may make up
to you, by the richuess of His grace, us
He is well able to do, the disappointment
which you are called upon to bear.”
Rev. Dr. Broaddus, of Greenville Theo
logical Seminary, 8. C., read a very inter
esting letter from Chiua. written in Chi
nese. The translation made by Missionary
Hartwell is as follows :
THE NORTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH OF
CHRIST, TUNG CHAU, CHINA.
To the South’ rn Baptist Convention :
We have heard how the members of
your honorable body assemble annually
from all quarters, to consult together and
devise measures for proclaiming the trutli
and disseminating the heavenly doctrine,
to tiie end that every land may enjoy its
benefits. Thanking you for this excellent
plan that the light may shine into the
dark places all over the earth—that all
may hear such tidings as they have never
heard, and know such truth as they have
never known. Truly this doctrine may
be called great which can be confined to
no kingdom, but whose essential truths
extend both at home and abroad. All un
der heaven one family ! All nations one
people! Who but Jehovah can accom
plish this? A doctrine decreed before
days began, and to remain when time
shall end. Is not this the doctrine of glad
tidings? In tlie present life something to
pursue , and after death a home whither to
go! Except by believing and trusting
Jehovah, who can have these?
Ithasonly been by thesecretdirectingeare
ofGod theFatherand by themerciful kind
ness of Christ that we here hav6 received
a knowledge of this Truth, but it has nl-o
been none the less truly through the
noble, holy enterprise of your reverend
body. Our church lias therefore in con
ference decided to take part with you in
some feeble manner in doing the work of
the Lord. What we can do we dare not
call helping, yet we do de-ire to have some
humble part in this true work. Our
j church was constituted in October, 186”,
with eight members, aud Rev. J. B. Hart
well as pastor. Up to tiie present there
have been connected with us fifly-four
persons. Os these four have been dis
missed by letter aud eight excluded Two
have been restored, making our present
number forty-four. In the year 1868, jutt
closed. >vo have been greatly blessed by
our Heavenly Father. Nineteen per
sons, male and female, have be
lieved in the Lord and trusted to God,
and one wandering brother has returned
and been restored to fellowship, hut alas!
three have stumbled and returned to their
own place and been excluded. Our
monthly collections this year have
amounted to 22 920 cash ($22 ) Our estab
lished custom is to preach, besides Sun
day, on the 2d, sth, 7th and 10th of every
ten days, and every night brethren and
inquirers meet in the Pastor’s house for
worship. Every Thursday night we as
semble for prayer meeting. The first Sun
day of every alternate month we celebrate
the Lord’s supper, and the second Sun
day of every moon is our church confer
ence and collection day.
Iu the spring of 1867, a chapel was
opened in Hwang Hien city, 60 li west
of Tung (Jhau, aud iu 1868 another at Pe
Ma, 30 li wist of Hwang Hien. Two of
the Lord’s slaves, Sun Tau Zau and Siang
We Sbing, are stationed in HwangHieii,
where they have public preacliiug eyery
alternate day, aud in Pe Ma every second
and eighth of every ten days. Also in
Chau Zuen, 200 li S. W. of Tuug Chau, a
zealous brother, Tsang Zuin Te. has pre
pared a part of his owu house as a place of
worship, and every night a number of
brethren meet there for this purpose.
Every Sunday they assemble for preach
ing and prayer just as in chapel.
Our pastor goes constantly to Hwang
Hien, Pekin and Chau Zuen, to preach
the good tidings. This last year there has
also been a school opened at Pastor Hart
well’s, where Mrs. Hartwell personally
gives instruction every day. There are
ten pupils. This school and these chapels
are all under the authority of your Board.
Our Church members have contributed
during the year to the schools, Tls. 50, aud
towards the support of the Hwang Hieri
station, Tls. 20.50, making altogether a
fraction over one hundred Mexican dollars,
as reported by Mr. Hartwell, (to the
Foreign Missionary Board). Now we learn
that for every, SIOO contributed, your
rule is, one delegate may be sent to take
part in your deliberations on these sacred
interests. Though our church is small
and we are unworthy to set ourselves up
with you, yet we are a humble member
of the great body of Christ, and though
our contribution is too small to be men
tioned, yet as you have decided upon this
excellent rule (of representation) we
dare not keep silence and refuse to take
part with you.
But as the distance between us is many
myriads of Ji, how can we send a dele
gate? For this reason we have chosen
and invited Dr. Geo. W. Burton, of Dan
ville, Ky., formerly a medical missionary
in China, but now near you, to represent
us in the Convention, and take part iu
your deliberations. If we have obtained
a place in your affections, we beg you to
receive us as brethren and not as out
siders.
May the Triune God, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit, mercifully grant His grace
and love throughout all the earth ; may
His light aud glory everywhere shine
forth from henceforth even till Christ
shall descend ; and may we all who be
lieve in the Lord enter together into
Paradise. Amen.
Oo Tswun Chan,
Deacon, and Church Clerk.
Tung Chan, Jan. 1869.
J. B. Hartwell, Pastor.
Tong Chi, 7th year, 11th moon.
Rev. J. H. DeVotie, of Columbus, Ga.,
addressed the Convention as follows:
Mr. President : I did not intend to say
anything during the sessions of this Con
vention, but tiie reading of the letter from
the Church in Chiua, of which our dear
brother Hartwell is the pastor, has caused
me to realize how the prayer of thirty-five
years ago has been answered.
Yes, brother President, thirty-five years
ago I was a student and a member of the
family of the venerable Dr. Hartwell, and
morning and evening, when he gathered
his family together for prayer, he prayed
with his eyes filled with tears, and his
tears streaming down his furrowed cheeks,
that God might break down the walls of
China, that the precious gospel of Jesus
might be preached to that people. Said
he : “ Take me, take mine, take my chil
dren, to bear the good news to them.”
And now, brethren, we have the an
swer to that prayer. Loug since my dear
old preceptor and teacher has been gath
ered to his home. He is now seeing, face
to face, that Jesus whose name lie so
loved to hear preached to the heathen.
Doubtless he is beholding from his place
in his Father’s Kingdom the things which
are passing in Chiua and here, and real
izing the answer of the prayer of Jesus—
“ Father, I will that they also, whom thou
hast giveu me, be with me where I am,
that they behold mv giorv
hast given me.” “ "Inch tboij
He was an old man when he , I
prayer, his white hair stream Id * I
his face ; and the pa-tor of g! * 1
which now sends greet.ngs fromVm 0 "* P
this body was then unborn 8
Brethren, the walls of Chin* v, ■
broken down, as were the w a ||? f T ; ■
aud to day our missionaries M Jer] <'br, P
through the length and Keaff c f ° > ■ ■
land, preaching Jesus to it- " f l k H
Thirty-five years ago I I
stand-point to hear that’nraver U| " H '&* 8
to the throne of the Lord of u E
To-day, I occupy the atanSSSl, , I
which I can see the descending ! frr fn §
that prayer. ‘8 answer j.. ft
Who can tell the power of t h« I
nizmg supplications? ®go-
Wesee a partial answer but
may still he felt. And thousand ’t
temples will yet rise all over ’
and crowding millions be B L Ia, ‘ and
them for the worship of Jesus ' a to
Speeches were made bV"th„ r,
Teague. Boyce, and others ' ‘ e
Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Baltim ore
the report of thecommitte* on ,j ' r *U
i <»f Rev. Dr. Basil Manly, of \: s
report was full, as it was wrn
I who knew the deceased well ty ° D *
was adopted. ’ 1 feport
Rev Dr Burrows moved to tak* ,
the table the resolution of IW
Campbell, iu relation toappoinii, , J H
tnittee to look after the expen ' ! '
Boards of the Convention. There- ■
prevailed by a vote of 67 to 37 ° u ' a
Rev. Dr. Burrows advocated n,
poiutmeut of a committee K , *P*
of the Board at Richmond, Va iJ t “ Ur
investigation, and he thought he Ur ' l
say the same iu relation to tb e j. '7'
Marion, Ala.
Rev. Mr. Mclntosh, President
Domestic Board at Marlon \i a f ! “
the appointment of the cominhu* 1
Rev. Dr. Henderson reirretteit n,
duetion of the resolution. The Let!
had his full confidence, aud he u™!" 1
he Instrumental in doing anythin !* ‘ '
seemed to took like a want of contti “ !
|in these men. He opposed the re*
lion. -
Rev. Jesse H Campbell, the mover f
the resolution, addressed the Convent
He wished to be understood. Hiarcsnlun
did not necessarily imply a want 0 f
fidence in the integrity and Clin!,
character of the members con uected w
the Board. Would any one sun u .
had a want of confidence in Jeter V
rows, and the other brethren eon’neciH
with the Board? He had assisted in p,!
formati >u of tbe Convention twentyM ?
years ego, and lie felt a deep ii teiv
ail its objects. The Boards were but 'the
agents of the Convention, and the !..!k
--hail a right to demand of its agents a i , 1
explanation of the accounts forext,V- s
which had been submitted. That wu !,
the object lie had in view in offering tin,
resolution.
On motion, the resolution |was laid „n
the table.
Rev. H. A. Tupper, of Washington
Ga., submitted a report from the s
Committee on the Indebtedness of,| lt !
Domestic Mission Board, which rep:;
was adopted.
Kev. Dr. Jeter, of Richmond. Virginia
submitted a report on the death of Kev. a
P. Williams, DD., of M issoui i, whn'li iv. I
port was adopted.
Rev J. C. Furman, from the Committee
on African Missions, submitted a repm,
Rev. Mr. Reed, Missionary to Africa,
addressed tiie Convention on the subject
matter of the report.
The report was then adopted.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Culpepper, nf
South Carolina, the Convention &J.
journed.
afternoon session.
The Convention met pursuant to aj.
jourtinient.
The report of tiie Comnritteeon time ant
place of meeting next year was offered ■
recommending that the time ami place of B
meeting he Walnut Street t’hurch, horn*- IS
ville, Ky. Dr, Burrows, of Virginia to E
preach the Introductory sermou, Ur. I
Tucker of Georgia, Alternate. K
The report was, after discussion, adop'eii. B
The report of the Committeeon tbe ■State B
of tiie Foreign Mission Field, was submit- §|
ted by Rev. Mr. Selph and read. 11 reeoiu- B
mends expansion of operations. fi
Rev. Mr. Phillips, Missionary from I
Africa, spoke of tiie want of sympathy K
with the Africau Mission, tiiat In- hid I
found so apparent In ttiis country smeelie i
returned. He was sorry lie whs not la 8
Africa to-day. He was made painfully to 8
feel that tiie brethren in tli is country 8
was not with the cause in Africa, but E
for him, and he kmw tiiat such ay in- E
paltry would soon be lost after his return. II
He thought sometimes that the brethren ■
were ready to give up the African Mis-ion, ■
hut would the brethren give up the caune f
after they had been instrumental in doing V
so much good there, building up and I
strengthening churches? He did not think I
the Convention could give up the work ; 8
but the work there must he carried on !<y I
the prayers and contributions of the I
churches of tiie South He had tried to I
present the subject of Africau Missions in I
England, but while the Euglisii Baptist* I
expressed sympathy for his sufferings an t I
those of the other Missionaries ther-, I
they felt no sympathy for aud gave noth- I
iog to tlie Mission. [
Kev. J. H. DeVotie, of Columbus, Ga 1
sai I his whole soul was stirred oil the an 1 I
je< tof foreign missions. It was imps- I
bio, he thought, to stop the work of Mi* I
sious in Africa. If the Southern Conn I
tion should cease their operations in Afri- I
ca, the Lord would give the work tooth*-:- I
that would take it in charge. A pae*a;- I
in Revelatiou had struck him forcibly |
“that no man take thy crown.” Nog- I
can take from ns our crown of life, t I
they may take freon us our crown of glory I
He believed that the brethren all felt tl s: |
when Bro. Phillips said that lie wanted s
go back to Africa, like saying to him,? |
back Bro. Phillips, and we will sustain H
y-ou there as long as we live. I
Rev. Mr. Ryland, of Virginia, was ' I
ry that brother Phillips had been di- I
eouiaged by this visit to li is native lai I
He felt this evening anew and increas- I
interest in the African mission, and, f r I
one, lie would say to brother Phillips, - I
long as he lived brother Phillips sbouid I
find a friend in him. I
Dr. DeVotie again spoke in encourag I
men' to brother Phillips. He though! I
that the brethren of this country worn l - I
say to brother Phillips, as the Eng! - I
Baptists Slid to William Cary, “we wi B
hold the rope while you go down into tw 1
well.” 1
A collection of some magnitude I
then taken. 8
Rev. G C. Connor, of Atlanta, Ga , - I
rnitted t He report of the Committee on S
Sunday School Board. ■
Rev. Dr. Jeter, of Virginia, moved tM* ■
the report, together with the original r- ■
port of the Sunday School Board, he r “ ■
committed, but afterwards withdrew tu« 8
motion. ■
Rev. Dr. Jeter renewed the motion. ■
The motion was lost, and the report« 5 u
adopted. . Z
Rev. Dr. Boyce offered the follows ■
which was adopted : 8
Resolved, That the 8. H. Board r •■ ■
structed to prepare a statement of B
transactions connected with the * ■
sinee tiie last session of the Convey _
that it be published in the minutes in 8
of the report of the Treasurer. . K
Rev. Mr. Penticost, from the Com*, ■
tee on the Home and Foreign Jou S
submitted a report which was read ■
Speeches were made on the imp”'- ‘ , fl
of tiie Journal hy Revs. Pentic°st, 1 “ K
and Sumner. Subscriptions for the H
rial were liberally made. Tiie rep<’ B
th-n adopted. .imthe 8
Rev. Dr. DeVotie made an appeal I
Convention in behalf of Rev. Mr I> a H
of Bowdoin, Carroll county, Ga- I
eral collection was taken for hum .
The Secretary, A F. Crane, a . I
that the collection for Africani m|
this evening, had amounted to three g
dred dollars. o® 8
Rev. Mr. Cates submitted the re r a . I
agencies. The report depreciates E
portance of agencies. *
Rev. Dr. Henderson of Alabama .■
the f Mowing resolution as a su
the report: , . . instruct^
Resolved, That the boards be. » t 0
in the exercise of their beM and . -bey 1
employ agents in all tbe States i
promise good results. .» eV erv B
Rev. Dr. Burrows said that - s B
church member would C' ve ’ J
week, the boards would have as t
money as they needed. :ii e g. C §
Rev. Dr. Furman of Greer ii a(jd . ■
offered to amend the amendmen y ■
ing, “and that the employment or as H
be left to the boards.” Lost- e ropW I
Rev. Mr. Renfroe favored tne r n , 9 H
ment of agents. He though o"‘ B B
could get more money ~ut ‘ H
church than he could liimsel • B
The amendment of Dr. > *“ K
adopted. . rep ort W 1
Rev. Dr. Boyce moved that t.. K
recommitted. Jn at. •
The motion to recommit wa ’ , nte d f
The report as amended was - I
The report of the Committee