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; WEDNESPAY, MAYJt. 18M ::l;fe
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Rxv. C.T. BALLET EDlTOBfAKtf.PaOWlTpp,
OLEAITSINO HEEDED
It la quite common to heat the opinion
expressed that out country is favored above
almost any nation" on the face of the earth;
that the Lord In his providence has raised
up this grea republic of the western world
to be the home of the oppressed of aU na
tions; the1 receptacle of the purest form of
religious truth, and the great palladium of
civil, and religious UBerty. There are' some
things true of our land, op to comparatively
a recent period, that have materially helped
-not only our people but also the civilized
- world in forming such an opinion.
' The system of goyelrment founded under
the American ' donstitutionas one' of the
wisest and best under the sun- .The Ameri
can felt that he was In the true sense of the
; word a tojman. He called no man mas
ter. He freely discussed matters of State,
and cast Lis, ballot without regard to the
. wishes or the gold of . political or business
bosses. The press of the eountry was ao
solutely free, and the humblest citizen did
iiot hesitate to criticise with the keenest
sarcasm, if necessary, the official life and
acts' of public officers, from the Chief Magis
trate down ' to t the pettiest office holder.
Thorn' was scarcely anv Daunerism among
. w in the. earlier history of the republic.
There were very few tramps upon out pub-
v i 1.U)iirgn ' Wtiit fnwdcm' immioT&tion
we received seemed to be of the better class,4
" and was readily assimilated by our people.
Our forefathers had to develop a vast coun
try, and many Of them were pioneers in
opening up new States that are now thickly
settled. ' The large majority of them were
tillers of the soil, and as they and their
children were1 laborers in the fields they
were, a remarkably' contented and happy
people, j ' 4 t .
It was soon seen after the settlement of
'our country that the union between Church
and State did not suiOhe geniWaud habits
of our people, and hence, though the Estab-
- iishment made a hard fight for supremacy,
it was finally abolished. The necessity for
. the entire separation between Church and
State became especially apparent after the
Revolution, because such union cannot exitt
in a pure republic. For . many years after
; . -undoubtedly had the purest politics and the
happiest people on, the face of the globe,
-. and there was reason for Americans to boast
of their government, and claim, that they
were a highly favored people. ,
V One striking characteristic of our lavr
- makers in-those halcyon . days was that
. nany ox mem, we may fay wie large ma
jority of them, were high-toned men, often
'Z -christian gentlemen. They ; could not be
corrupted by gold, nor by party, and they
, placed principle and right above convenience
or expediency. To have approached such
men with the offer of a monetary considera
tion to secure their vote or influence, would
v have aroused their righteous indignation,
and those who were so base as to make such
otters would soon have ascertained that they
- - had mistaken their men.; Luxory and fast
living had made no very perceptible prog
ress among' the people; and ? hence the ma
jority of them were" content to live within
their . means, ;,vast railroad corporations,
- trusts and combines, such as we have to
: -day, were .then almost unknown. There
were but few; millionaires among the people,
and the country had been so recently deliv
ered from the galling yoke of an oppressive
monarchy that there-was-littie-dispositiou
to ape the snobbery and exclusiveness' of
.the "higher classes of foreign countries.
It is said that )' aistory repeats ielf,'
and there is no doubt ot the fact that our
.country is now in a condition to verify the
4ruth of the old adage in a very striking
way, if the' present drift of men and things
"continues.; f There is a passage of Hofy Writ
that' carries with it more ' authorityii how
ever, than the wisest sayings of uninspired
men, and it is: "Who can bring a clean
ili2g 0Qt of an"1; unclean not one.? One
gaeat trouble with our . government ' nowj
r -1 one thing eminently trae iourj law
: :r3, is that so many of them are wicked
:. V.'e lire glad to know that some of
r C, rcrnmen, and, many members of
' ) 1 --Matures, are high-toned chria
" x Tome are inen of integrity
' "y il t cr3 not christiansT"Would
r cf each men was so great
' I r 1 f...- I? jislation., Alaaj
-'..a "1 .a-'-dlclirguished
- ; v s f'aca that if there
' : . '.r t!.e sun it was
".:.) t!.5'.k'he "put It
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V--1 1THE BIBLICAL RECOKDER, WEDNESDAY, MAY'lJ, 1892
rather strongly,. , we are not, posed, f e
hope, to be pesslmittio in:our,vlewa of the
moral and religious condition of bur seat of
government, and w remember the Bible
xnunction j 10 , suduju oifrawivw-o w -uy
powers that be.!' ;i Thia. we, propose to do,
and we desire to teach bur people to do the
same, Whilst 'we 'do' claim the right to exer
cise what Influenco iwe may have by doing
Our duty as a conservator' of publio morals
and the establishment ' of pure "religion
among the people,' 3 V'. ' ' ' "
Lobbying, it is well known, has become a
"fine art" in a Washington City. r Money,
patronage, governmental positions," nave
been ; used largely to : shape legi&Iation.
There' is no use' to disguise the af act that
prominent members of Congress, not to say
State legislatures, have been freely ; bought
and sold, especially within the last twenty
years of our history, like so inany goods and
chattels., Some men of the highest official
trust Mean be approached" by him who has
a bribe in his hand. The immense whiskey
combination is a felt power at Washington
and elsewhere. Aided by governmental in
fluence, some railroad corporations have be
come such huge affairs as to dictate terms
to their masters, and are so oppressive and
hold such unwarrantable power that some
are t calling for. governmental control of
them. The formation' of immense trusts in
defiance of State and Federal laws has
placed such great money power In the hands
of individuals, or close corporations, that
many of the prime necessaries of life that
the poor most need are greatly advanced in
price.- Some iniquitous laws bearing upon
the tariff and huge abuses under the pen
sion system are striking ponderous blows at
the palladium of our liberties and so grind
ing the poor of ; the land into the dust that
it is not strange that there" are ominous
signs, of a coming storm.
."Ilistory repeats itself." Ah, very true ;
and there is danger that our people will soon
learn tho force of this remark as they have
never before. We should remember that
no republic can exist permanently that is
not sustained by an enlightened christian
people; a people who value principle above
gold; a people whose law-makers love their
country and their God above self; who
would as soon think of selling their birth
right for a mess of. pottage as to sell their
vote or influence for money. Verily we
have come to a pretty state of things when
it is often the case that not even a town
election 'can be held without money freely
changing hands I . ,
The remedy for this state of things is to
put honest, incorruptible, and, if possible,
christian men in office. That the candidate
for an office is a christian man should be the
very highest commendation of his character.
Such a man may not always be as "cul
tured" as his competitor for office, yet he
can be trusted behind the backs of his con
'stituents. If there ever is a" time when men
need clean records it is when they propose
to represent their countrymen in the halls
of legislation. Some one has said, "An
honest man is the noblest work of God,"
and the saying is especially forceful when
applied to the christian man
Put .us and our children forever, while
we sojourn here, in the hands of Vsuch
men I . " Who can bring a clean thing out
of an unclean not one i" True, oh seer of
Godj and we cannot have clean laws, a clean
government; nor will the peace and happl
ness of the more primitive days of our be
loved country come again until we have
more clean men at Washington' and in our
State legislatures. May the Lord speed the
day 1 t , . , " - i , ;
' We have spoken our honest sentiments.
The editor ' of a religious paper cannot be
Utterly silent when he sees publio morals
being prostituted, and the ship of State
drifting dangerously towards the rock of
imperialism on one side and anarchy on the
trtherVa Scylla and Chary bdis, from which
may the Lord preserve us. y : ; ; - ' u , '
. , , . PEBSOMLS AND OTHEB .ITEMS. , :
.;.Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon of New York
was in Reidsville on Thursday of last week.
. Iv.Eev. J. F Love of Rocky Mount, N
C, called to see us en route to the Oonven-
:, -: -. . . .Dr. J. Ia M. Curry and wife sailed
for Europe last week. They will spend two
months abroad;'; -V- V)," vV1,'-.?
..-Rev. F. H. Poston of Smithfield and
Bro. J. J. Barnes of Leachburg called to see
us oc Friday last f- .$ -i. ; j
; V. Rey. Dr. ! Taylor of ' Ijexington
has been called to the pastorate of. the
church in 'Salem, Ya. mj-r:
'v;..Dr. A.-T.' Cotton of MofYisville; was
in t)urioface on Thursday last, and reported
Revk J.' R. Maynard qaite-sicfc'.'-tsU'i'-
. ; . . Rev. Jonathan Wood, pastor of Fay
ette ville StreetAphurchV.thls oily,, will leave
for Colorado about May 16th, seeking resto
ration of health, which . has for some time
been failing. If benefitted by climate, will
accept work in Raton, New Mexico. ,
I :r. Iloni ; O. rWjSanderlin preached f or
the Baptist Tabernacle on last Sunday morn
tag in place of-Df. Hall,' who was In At-.
lanta
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to sefflus on Thursday last. ' He is' the
best of men, and s always welcome in our
office, SiCZ:ZJTsVSV- l -V?;v"tv.t
The Presbyterian church of Raleigh
on Sunday last extended a call to the Rev,
Mr. 'Vance of Baltimore to become their
. Rev. C W. Bl an chard has' removed
from Morrisville to Varina. and wishes his
correspondents to note the change in his
address. "l - .'" 7
. Hon- Gi W. Sanderlin, State Auditor,
will deliver the address at the commence
ment of Buie's Creek Academy on Thurs-
dayi May lstn, , ,
.Rev. Dr. H. A. Tupper, Jr., pastor
of the Seventh Street church, Baltimore,
has purchased an interest in the Baltimore
Baptist, and becomes one of its editors.
.'Dr. Georce T. Winston. President of
the State University, paid us a pleasant call
on Thursday last. He invited us up to hear
Dr. Carter preach the commencement ser
mon. - - " t , -,
. . iJ.Pev. W. B. Morton of Louisburg, N.
C, says: " Having finished the work which
I went to Wake Forest to do, I have moved
to Louisburg, which is to. be my future
home." ix-K tr-i.
...Hon. L B. Ely of Missouri has suc
ceeded in raising $40,000 in subscriptions
for William Jewell College, Missouri, and
thus secures $10,000 from the Baptist Edu
cation Society.
.. . .Dr. A7E. Owen of Portsmouth, Va.;
stopped over in our city a day on his way to
the Southern . Baptist Convention, and de
lighted the home of the editor with his
charming presence. r y v
.... Is it not surprising how many men
were "intimate with SpurgeoU ?' Western
Recorder. Yes. But a orother in Philadel
phia has published a book with a list of his
students in it down to 1891 for your protec
tion; ; .
. . . .Rev. C. A. G. Thomas of Elizabeth
dtywrrites; "Bro. Bagby was with us ten
daysTand gave us some i very fine sermons,
We have hid as the results, seven additions
four by baptism ana1 three restorations
all young men." -''W;. . :l -
; . . . ;jjev. B. Cade of Richmond, Va., held
services every night week before the Con
vention: .There were three hundred and
eighty two in the Sunday-school and three
conversions among them, we learn from the
Baltimore Baptist.
....Bro. J. H. Mills of the Baptist Or
phanage tells us that he has not a single
case in his hospital, and the health of his
orphans ever was better. We trust this
good luck may. attend them through the
summer and' f or" all time. Davidson Dis
patch, ,v c
... .Dr. H. K. Carroll of the Department
of the Census, Plainfield, N. J., wishes the
minutes of the following Associations for
1890 or 1891 (colored): Bakersville, Berean,
Mad Creek, New, Berne Missionary, White
Oak, Mecklenburg, Toisnot; Give this your
attention if possible.
....I was glad to see that article from
Bro. VanDeventer on " How the Y. M. C.
A. hurts the Churches." All who keep files
of the Reoobdks (and ; every subscriber
ought to do that) should read that article
about once a week for a montn. J, T. Jor
dan, Troy Texas, May 4. i . ;
... . A series of meetings will commence
at the Baptist church on the third Sunday
in may. une pastor will re assisted by
Rev. J. W. Suttle, one of our home boys,
late of the Seminary in Louisville, Ky. All
christians are invited to attend and work in
these meetings. Shelby Review. ,
... . At the commencement of Salem Fe
male Academy the baccalaureate ' sermon
will be preached by Rev. W; W. Moore, D.
D. of Hampden-Sydney Theological' Semi
nary, May 22L President Winston of the
University will deliver the address before
the graduating class on May 26th.
! - i . , .The Baltimore Baptist says J . Rev.
W. I Wright (Richmond) reports : seven
hundred and thirty-eight Jn his Sunday
school, and he received nine : by letter and
one by experience and gave hand of fellow
ship to thirty, House was full in morning
and at night ' Some - were turned away for
want of room." j . !. '-,,;-.;. ,
r. .'.Please announce that Prof. J. B. Car
lyle of Wake Forest College will deliver the
annual address at Roxobel Academy on
June 1st. 4 Mrs. Kennedy ; and I wish to
thank you for. the leading editorial In " this
week's issue. We lost our little daughter,
and onjy child, last October, and the edito-
rial nascomiorwa usmucn. I", tf. Kennedy,
Roxobel.. N. C May B:-'lVi
'. .v;The Rev. Geo;H. Simmons, the evan
gelist, closed his meetin?j on Sunday night
at the First Baptist i'church. During the
series of services fifty-nine members nave
joined the churchy besides the meetings had
led to accessions to the other churches; ' On
Sunday, nine persons loined the First Bap
tist church, and at night Dr. Pritchard bap
tized ' eighteen persons. WUmingtonZMef
senger, May 3. i:A'i;XS
V...Rev. QJoi PaviVwas ordained to the
Baptist ministry; ia Rocky Mount Thursday
night pf last, week. The ; presbytery con
sisted of ,Revs. J, p. Hnfh$m, Rf T. Vann,
J. W. Powell, J. F. Love and J. E. White.
Rev, J, W. Powell was chairman of the ex
amining tnresbvterv. and Rev. J. D.. Huf-
ham conducted the examination, and ReV. J
u. x. vann preached the sermon. KeV. J.
W. Powell offered the prayer and presented
the Bible, and Revr J. D. Hufham delivered
the charge. Scotland Neck Demsctat. , . t'
f i. i .Rev.v H.' Ci Moore of Morehead. N.
O., writes: V We have had another gracious
revival 'Rev. O. L. Stringfield jdid for" us
fearless, faithful, effective preaohing. His
sermons are seasoned with intense earnest-
oesaandre brimf olotgoepei trUthi.Qur
people will bold him in loving and lasting
remembrance, . .There were several conver
sions.' I expect to baptize fifteen next Sun
day in. the blue., waters of . Rogue Sound.'
God be praised. . .
..",. Rev. A.' A. Smith preached for the
First Baptist church .on Sunday last,, morn
ing and night, in place of Dr. Carter who
was attending the Southern Baptist. Con-;
venUon; in ,;AtUntai The. morning sermon
had for its theme " The Forgiveness of
Sins," the teott. being Eph.;i5t7; and the
night discourse was devoted to the discus
sion of Pilate's question, . " What shall tt do
then with Jesus t" .Both were strong ser
mons, and were listened to .with profound
interest.. ; j t,v 4
. . . .Rev. Travis B. Thames, the able and
beloved pastor of the Baptist church of Dan
ville, assisted the pastor of the Baptist
church here in his revival meetings last
week. All who heard him were charmed
with his earnest and eloquent preaching.
His beautiful and tender appeals to his
hearers to forsake the world ana walk in the
paths of righteousness were quite irresisti
ble. Mr: .Thomas is a big-brained, big
hearted preacher, in the prime of physical
and intellectual , manhood, ; and ; is doing a
good work in Danville. Fortunate, indeed,
is the flock that has such a shepherd,-
Webster's Weekly.
..'..The Social Union, during the com
mencement at Rochester, has secured for
speakers Rev. Dr. Ford of St Louis, and
RI S. Colwell, D. D , of Den i son University.
The meeting will be in connection with the
Seminary anniversaries. Dr.T Ford is also
to deliver the annual sermon before the
Jadson Missionary Society. Pres. Hill Will
deliver the address at the un veiling of the
soldiers' monument on Decoration Day.
Prof. Morey was expected to deliver this
address, but by the advice of his physician
he declined the invitation: Pres. Harrison
and Gov. Flower will be present The
event promises to be the most noteworthy
of its kind ever celebrated in Rochester.
National Baptist. ..;,' j
. . . .Some of our Baptist ministers are de
veloping a taste for pulpit millinery. " They
think that the gown gives d ignity to the
preacher, and they begin by; wearing the
baptismal robe on the evenings when they
have to baptize at the close of the services.
To us there is no dignity in a man's assum
ing a woman's dress,, and the fact that
judges and chancellors wear it makes it still
more ridiculous. Every Baptist preacher
should seek to be a man among men, rather
than an official. Baptist. There are a
great many crazy men in this world in this
day of restlessness and , dissatisfaction out
side the lunatic asylum. But the most
laughable curiosity is the Baptist preacher
who wears a gown. . ''; Z:sJ' ' -VV
... .The Rev. Dr. Pierson has finally be
come somewhat nettled by the remarks
making upon his relation to the Metropoli
tan Tabernacle, and the question whether
he is to become a Baptist or the church is
to have a Pedobaptist pastor. , He has writ
ten two letters to the Baptist (London), in
which he tries to ease off the question at
issue, and avoid committing himself to any
thing in particular. In one of these letters
he says: " When , my convictions undergo
any essential change, as an outspoken; gen
uine man, I will hope to be faithful to my
self and loyal to my Lord." The Baptist
confesses itself puzzled, however, when he
Tises such language as the following, relative
to his emphasizing the duty of believer's
baptism: " When I preach in a Baptist con-
fregation, the unconverted portion of my
earers are supposed not to nave been bap
tized in infancy, and are therefore, both ac
cording to Baptist and Presbyterian views,
in duty bound to believe and be baptized."
, Dr, Pierson says that he expects to close his
engagement in London and sail for America
June 4th; though it is said that, while Mr.
James A. Spurgeon is the pastor of .the
church, Dr. Pierson may return and act as
the preacher. Journal and Messenger, , . 7
. Delightful Meeting in Wilmington.' ..
. ! Dear Recorder :- We have just closed one
of the most delightful! meetings I ever took
part in, conducted by Rev. George H. Sim
mons and Prof. D. B.. Towner and wife.
Bro. Simmons is not a great preacher, but
he is a good one . Some of his discourses
were well constructed and might be termed
superior; others were nothing remarkable as
works of art or eloquence, but he is effective
as a speaker and holds his audiences welt
This is due as much to the intense earnest
mess of , the man his ardent, passion for
souls, as anything.: ; He ;is a man of tact
judgment and taste, and it is a common ex
pression heard here that there has been less
to criticise and more to commend in the
management of this meeting than usual, t '
A As to the doglng, it was; a revelation to
me. I never heard in all toy life anything
that approached it in the Bingingof the gos
pel, and could sympathize with Dr. Eaton
when be wrote me that hewas neverisb
near heaven in the flesh" as when he heard
Professor and Mrs. Towner Bing.? Old Time
Religion." They are lovely christians and
most effective workers in a meeting andhave
special gifts for impressing and interesting
children in the gospel J , j
i I can locate about seventy who have con
fessed Christ and there are others, I doubt
not whom I do not know. ; Fifty-nine have
thus far joined our church, and more . will
follow.; 9;;vif.'i'-feifTC" 3Tf:'-i)- I
i : Bro, Simmons and Prof. Towner and' wife
will go with me to the Convention at . At
lanta, and ProfTownet,has been, engaged
to -conduct , the'Jnusioiiia . Centennial Da5f,
which 1st Saturdayi by the Centennial. Com
mittee, who have authority to arrange, the
exercises of that day. !.,'".',
-. , ' T. H. Pbitchard.
Wilmington, May 4, 1892. , . , ;
"At "
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rl BOTjiHEEii baptist; goTONxtdH. ;; ?
'.The Convention is holding its session i
"TrioitV church (Methodist! because
e,Jagefilau4ieni.jom that could be ob-;
tained in the city, . Its seating capacity i '
l,500tand a large basement with six oom
fortable rooms for committees. A i' vt
By 10 a. mTFrldayTthe 6th,the audience f
room was well filled. Promptly at that hour
President Haralson called the Convention U
order, and requested ; Rev W, R. Gwaltney
to conduct the opening exercises.
-SProf. Towner led the singing with char
acteristing girations, and Mrs. Towner pre
sided at the organ
The enrollment of the delegates was gona
through with more rapidity , than usual.
There are about 1,000 delegates present; and
the number of visitors far exceeds that of
the delegates , - j .
On motion, Secretary Burrows, was In
structed to cast the vote of the Convention
and reported the election of Hon. Jonathan
Haralson, the present Incumbent, as Pres
ident1 ' :
Dr. TVT. Eaton cast the vote for Lansing
taries. ' . VN. j:.-? ;,:-:''
The Vice Presidents were elected bv bal
lot, and Joshua Levering of Baltimore, Gov.
tit.- t vr - j n TU . iri w'm - .
t, . luriueu vi vivwjcin, vtuv, i, r. fizgig
of Arkansas, and Hon. L. L. Foster of Texas,
were selecteiL , ,
Pending the counting of the votes or Vice
Presidents, Dr. J. B. Hawthorne made a
brief speech, explaining the disappointment
they bad experienced in failing to procurt
the large buildings they had expected to
have, The house now occupied was througk
the i i generous courtesy of the Pastor and
Stewards of the Trinity M. E. Church,. .
Dr. Hawthorne then introduced Qor. W.
Ti Northen, who. delivered the address of
welcome. The address was responded U
by Dr- W. E. Hatcher of Richmond, Va.
Both addresses were of , a high order, ths
latter in Dr. Hatcher's happiest strain: ' ,
In the afternoon session, Dr.. I. T. . Tick
enor read the report of the Home Missioi
Board, which was referred to four commk-
tees. The following is an abstract of this
report: , s. ,iv -:mt ,-1
" HOME MISSION BEPOttT-ABSTRACT' . ' -
With a few words of , cordial welcome te
the Convention on holding its session in At
lanta, the headquarters of the Board, the re
port gives ; the ; following summary of tht
work of the Board during the past year.:
The number of its missionaries have beei
as follows : . ,; ;v-5 ... j.. r.-U"v
Alabama, 4; Arkansas, 28; Cuba, II; Flor
ida, 33; Georgia, 17; Indian Territory, 16;
Kentucky, 5; Louisiana, 27; Maryland, S;
Missouri, 6 j Oklahoma, 6 ; Tennessee, ;
Texas, 143; Virginia, 1; Western North Car
olina, 17; Western Arkansas and Indian Ter
ritory, 28; West Virginia, 3; Texas Sunday
school Coavention, 5. Total, 885. .. ,
The results of our work are as follows :
Missionaries, 3G5; weeks of labor, 10,641;
churches and stations, 1,824; sermons and
addresses, 48,806; prayer meetings, 14,042;
baptisms, 5,274; received by letter,, o,V73;
total additions, 11,247; Sunday-schools or
ganized, 842; teachers and pupils, 17,78$;
religious visits, 54,336; churches constituted,
179; houses of worship built Bibles and
Testaments, 4,804; pages of tracts distrib
uted, 919,472. . , , ., ' " a a
This report of work, like all that hav
preceded it, is not complete. The reports
of a few of our missionaries could not be ob
tained in'time to embody In it .&
.- The report presents the work done among
the Indians, and urges that what is done for
the red man must lie done quickly ere h
passes away forever , from ; his hunting
grounds, j. ; 1 . vi -ji .-
The work among the Germans had beei
successful and encouraging, and the report
urges that it be greatly enlarged to meetth
pressing needs of this population, x i y J
4 The worn: in uuba had continued to pro
per greatly the wisdom of the purchase of
the superb theatre in Havana had been fully
vindicated and the establishment of a Girls'
High School was 2 regarded as the highest
value in promoting the work of evangelizing .
the island.. ' -.Mm
The report urges that the time has come
for greatly enlarging and extending the work
ia Cuba, and that the Board be given the
means of entering the 'open doors '. to b
found in every city, town and village. -
The report takes the strongest ground is
favor of increased work among the Negroes,
and urges that there should be appointed for
each State an able man to devote himself t
the instruction of their ministers " "
ji iThe report makes an earnest plea for work
among the people of the mountain districts
of our territory, and in our cities, and thea
urges hearty co-operation in the1 plan for
Celebrating the Centennial of Modern Mis
sions. fe-;n & l i 'hWi iy 5 & i a ; sPst &
?s It insists that experience has demonstrated :
the necessity of Owrlfom i, the orgas
of the Board, and urges its wider circula
tion, '-l a zr!4.':2Swi ft!i.f'
The report pays a glowing tribute to the
''zeal, wisdom and consecrated tact of the
Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary to the
Southern : Baptist . Convention, andc gives
their report! in full, from which it appears
that these noble women ; have raised for ,
Home Missions during the past year, $1V
242.80, being an advance of more than $4,001
ot the year before. ,. vi ? T "
v,The report concludes as follows : - 1
', PAST TIN TXAR8. v
i.l Ten years ago the Convention, then in
session at .Greenville, S. O, resolved to re
move the Board from Marion, Ala., , to At
lanta -The condition of the Board at tbst
time excited the greatest apprehensiowv. It
total receipts for the year were about $28,009.
It. had butiortyomissionaries. i ExceptJthose
in the Indian Territory it had few west of
the Mississippi river. 1 The Baptist Conven
tion in Arkansas was in co-operation with
the Home Mission Society of New York.