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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