1889. JAMES PETIGRU BOYCE, D. D., LL. U.,

President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

President of the Convention, 1872-1879, 1888.

BORN IN CHARLESTON, S C, JANUARY II, 1827.—DIED IN PATJ, FRANCE, DECEMBER 28, 1888. PROCEEDINGS

(THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION—FORTY-FOURTH YEAR)

Southern Baptist Convention,

HELD IN THE MEETING-HOUSE OP THE

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MEMPHIS, TENN., MAY 10-14, 1889.

WITH APPENDICES.

A-RBPORT OF THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. B-RfiPORT OF THE HOME MISSION BOARD. U—REPORT OF THE TREASURER. D-GENERAL DENOMINATIONAL STATISTICS.

PRINTED FOR THE SECRETARIES.

ATLANTA, GA.: FRANKLIN PUBLISHING HOUSB. 1889. OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION.

PRESIDENT. HON. JONATHAN HARALSON, Selma, Ala.

VICE-PRESIDENTS. HON. JAMES PHILIP EAGLE, Little Rock, Ark. FRANKLIN HOWARD KERFOOT, D. D., . . Louisville, Ky. MR. LEWIS BELL ELY, Carrollton, Mo. MR. HENRY KEELING ELLYSON, .... Richmond, Va.

SECRETARIES. LANSING BURROWS, D. D Augusta, Ga. OLIVER FULLER GREGORY, D. D., . . . Baltimore, Md

TREASURER. MR. GEORGE W. NORTON, Louisville, Ky.

AUDITOR. JUNIUS CALDWELL, ESQ., Louisville, Ky. CONSTITUTION. We, the delegates from missionary societies, churches and other religious bodies of the Baptist denomination in various parts of the United States, met in convention in the city of Augusta, Georgia, for the purpose of carrying into effect the benevolent intentions of our con­ stituents by organizing a plan for eliciting, combining and directing the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort for the propaga­ tion of the gospel, agree to the following rules or fundamental princi­ ples: ARTICLE I. This body shall be styled the "Southern Baptist Con­ vention." ART. II. It shall be the design of this Convention to promote foreign and domestic missions, and other important objects connected with the Redeemer's kingdom, and to combine for this purpose such portions of the Baptist denonination in the United States as may desire ' a general organization for Christian benevolence, which shall fully respect the independence and equal rights of the churches. ART. III. The Convention shall consist (i) of brethren who con­ tribute funds or are delegated by Baptist bodies contributing funds for the regular work of the Convention on the basis of one delegate for every $250 actually paid into the treasuries of the Boards during the fiscal year, ending the 30th day of April next preceeding the meeting of the Convention; (2) of one representative from each of the District Associations which co-operate with this Convention, provided that such representative be formally elected by his District Association and his election certified to the Secretaries of the Convention, either in writing or by a copy of the printed Minutes; and (3) of one representative for every $500 collected and expended conjointly with either of Ihe Boards of this Convention, by any State Convention or General Association. ART. IV. The officers of this Convention shall be a President, four Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer and two Secretaries, who shall be elected at each annual meeting, and hold their offices until a new election; and the officers of the Convention shall be, each by virtue of his office, mem­ bers of the several Boards. ART. V. The Convention shall elect at each annual meeting as many Boards of Managers as in its judgment will be necessary for carrying out the benevolent objects it may determine to promote—all which Boards may continue in office until a new election. Each Board shall consist of a President, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurer, Auditor, and fifteenothe r members, seven of whom, including one or more of the officers, shall form a quorum for the transaction of business. To each Board shall be committed, during the recess of the Convention, the entire management of all the affairs relating to the objects with whose interest it shall be charged, all of which management shall be in strict accordance with the constitutional provisions adopted by this Con­ vention, and such other instructions as may be given from time to time. Each Board shall hare power to make such compensation to its Secre- 4 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. taries and Treasurer as it may think right, fill the vacancies occurring in its own body, and enact its own by-laws. ART. VI. The Treasurer of each Board shall faithfully account for all moneys received by him, keep a regular entry of all receipts and dis­ bursements, and make report of them to the Convention whenever it shall be in session, and to his Board as often as required. He shall also, on entering upon the duties of his office, give competent security to the President of the Board for all the stock and funds committed to his care. His books shall be open at all times to the inspection of any member of the Convention and of his Board. No moneys shall be paid out of any of the treasuries of the Board but by an order from that Board from whose treasury the money is to be drawn, which order shall be signed by the presiding officer. ART. VII. The Corresponding Secretary of the several Boards shall maintain intercourse by letter with such individuals or public bodies as the interest of their respective bodies may require. Copies of all such communications, with their answers, if any, shall be kept by them on file. ART. VIII. The Recording Secretaries of the several Boards shall keep a fair record of their proceedings, and of such other documents as may be committed to them for the purpose. ART. IX. All the officers, Boards, Missionaries and Agents appointed by the convention, or by any of its Boards, shall be members of some regular church in union with the churches composing this Conven­ tion. ART. X. Missionaries appointed by any of the Boards of this Con­ vention must, previous to their appointment, furnish evidence of genuine piety, fervent zeal in their Master's cause, and talents which fitthe m for the service for which they offer themselves. ART. XI. The bodies and individuals composing this Convention shall have the right to specify the object or objects to which their con­ tributions shall be applied. But when no such specification is made, the Convention will make the appropriation at its own discretion. ART. XII. The Convention shall hold its meetings annually, but extra meetings may be called by the President, with the approbation of any one of the Boards of Managers. A majority of the attending dele­ gates shall not be necessary to form a quorum for the transaction of business. The President, or in the event of his death, any of the Vice- Presidents of the Convention, maj>, at the request of two of its Boards, postpone or alter the place of meeting of the Conventicn, when it may be deemed by him inexpedient to convene at the time or place appointed. ART. XIII. Any alterations which experience shall dictate may be made in these Articles by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at any annual meeting of the Convention. BY-LAWS. Impressed with the obligation resting on the Convention to endeavor more energetically and systematically to elicit, combine and direct the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort for the propa­ gation of the gospel, we adopt the following By-laws : i. That the Boards of the Convention be directed to form the closest possible connection with State Boards, where such exist, in such way as shall be mutually agreeable, and in other cases to secure such agency as each of the Boards may deem best, in both cases providing for necessary expenses incurred. 2. That the Secretaries of the Boards of the Convention be instructed to secure frequent distribution of information relating to their work by means of newspapers, tracts, leaflets and otherwise, as may be found expedient among the mass of the people. 3. That the committee on the Nomination of New Boards be in­ structed to nominate, as Vice-Presidents of Boards, men known to be indentified with the interests of the Convention, and of their own State Boards, and unless special reasons exist to the contrary, men who make effort to attend the sessions of the Convention. These Vice-Presidents shall be expected to cooperate with the Boards, both giving and re­ ceiving suggestions as to the work to be done, and they also shall be expected to present at the next session of. the Convention a brief report in writing of what they had been requested to do, and of the way in which they have complied with these requests, with any suggestions they may have to offer as to the condition and needs of their respective fields. It shall be the duty of each Secretary, in due time, to furnish the Vice-Presidents of his Board with suitable Blanks for such reports, and to call their attention to this article, and to make any proper effort to secure the due preparation of these' reports. In case any Vice- President appointed is unable or unwilling to comply with the requests herein mentioned, it shall be the duty of the Board, if possible, to find some person who can, and request him to do so; and furthermore, the Vice-President for each State shall be desired, as speedily as possible to prepare a roll of the associations, churches and Sunday-schools in that State, to be used for the distribution of information, and to ascertain as far as possible which of the churches and Sunday-schools are con­ tributing to the funds of the Board and the annual amounts, and to make systematic effort each year to increase the number and amount of such contributions. 4. The Boards shall report at each session of the Convention what special efforts they have been able to make toward carrying out the objects of these By-laws. 5. Immediately after the reading of the reports of the Boards, each year, a committee of five shall be appointed, to whom shall be referred so much of these reports as pertains to the carrying out of the By-laws, and also the reports of the Vice-Presidents. 6. That these By-laws may be altered at an} time by a majority vote, except on the last day of the Convention. FOREIGN MISSION BOARD,

PRESIDENT: H. H. HARRIS, VIRGINIA. VICE-PRESIDENTS. JOSHUA LEVERING, Md. C. W. TOMKIES, La. GEORGE WHITFIELD, Miss. G. F. BAGBY, Ky. B. H. CARROLL, Texas. J. P. GREENE, MO. W. L. KILPATRICK, Ga. A. E. OWEN, Va. J. B. SEARCY, Ark. W. C. BLEDSOE, Ala. N. A. BAILEY, Fla. J. L. WHITE, N. C. W F ATTKISSON, W. Va. R. T- WILLINGHAM, Tenn. A.J. S. THOMAS, 5. C. H. A. TUPPER, Corresponding Secretary. T. P. BELL, Assistant Corresponding Secretary. J. C. WILLIAMS, Treasurer. A. B. CLARKE, Recording Secretary. H. C. BURNETT, Auditor. BOARD OF MANAGERS. H. K. ELLYSON, J. B. HUTSON, T. P. MATTHEWS, C. H. WINSTON, W. D. THOMAS, R. H. PITT, W. E. HATCHER, W. W. LANDRUM, R. S. BOSHER, JOHN POLLARD, GEO. COOPER, THEO. WHITFIELD, S. C. CLOPTON, C. H. RYLAND, J. L. M. CURRY. HOME MISSION BOARD -A.tla.2a.ta,, <3-a,.

PRESIDENT: JOHN D. STEWART, GEORGIA.

VICE-PRESIDENTS : W. N. CHAUDOIN, Fla. W. S. PENICK, La. W. R. L. SMITH, Va. R- W- SANDERS, 5. C. A. G. MCMANAWAY, N. C. O. L. HAILEY, Tenn. A. J. ROWLAND, Md. M. M. RILEY, Ky. G. W. HYDE, Mo. A. B. MILLER, Ark. F. M. LAW, Texas. W. A. MASON, Miss. HENRY MCDONALD, Ga. G. S. ANDERSON, Ala. I. T. TICHENOR, Corresponding Secretary. J. WM. JONES, Assistant Corresponding Secretary. A. D. ADAIR, Treasurer. A. C. BRISCOE. Recording Secretary. B. F. ABBOTT, Auditor. BOARD OF MANAGERS: J. B. HAWTHORNE, M. C. KISER, D. G. ROY, F. M. DANIEL, J. A. ANDERSON, J. M. GREENE, GEO. HILLYER, J. T. PENDLETON, E. L. CONNALLY. V. C. NORCROSS, J. G. GIBSON, LANSING BURROWS, WM. CRENSHAW, HENRY HILLYER, J. C. C. BLACK, PROCEEDINGS.

MEMPHIS, TENN., May ioth, 1889. 1. The Southern Baptist Convention assembled in the meeting house of the First Baptist Church in the city of Memphis, Tenn., and at 10 o'clock was called to order by the first Vice-President of the last Convention, Lewis B. Ely, of Missouri. 2. The second chapter of the Epistle to the Phillipians was read and the hymn, "All hail the power of Jesus/ name," was sung and the Convention was led in prayer by J. S. Coleman, of Kentucky. 3. On a call of States, the names of the members of the Convention were reported to the Secretaries, and announced and subsequently enrolled, and reported by the committee on enrollment, as they appear at the end of these minutes. 4. During the announcement of names of members, the sense of the body was taken, that all questions rela­ ting to the roll should be referred to the Secretaries for determination, until the Convention was organized and a Committee on Enrollment and Credentials appointed. 5. The Convention proceeded to organize by the elec­ tion of its officers. During which, a proposition to hear nominations, and then adjourn till 3 p. m., was laid on the table; ayes 272; noes 96. 6. Pending the organization of the body, the Conven­ tion adjourned until 3 p. m. 8 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

FIRST DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.

7. The Convention re-assembled after recess, and pro­ ceeded with the organization. 8. J. M. Carroll, Tex.; G. W. Beale, Va.; S. M. Brown, Mo.; B. F. Riley, Ala.; J. W. Perry, S. C, and E. R. Carswell, Jr., Ga., were appointed to ascertain the choice of the Convention for President and Secretaries. 9. On motion of J. L. Carroll, North Carolina, it was Ordered, That the four brethren receiving the highest number .of votes for Vice-President be declared elected. 10. The following brethren were appointed to count, the votes castfor Vice-Presidents:—J. L. Thompson, Ala- abama; F. B. LeBarrer, Maryland; R. B. Headden, Geor­ gia; E. E. Folk, Tennessee; B. W. Bussey, Louisiana; and J. T. Betts, Virginia. 11. While the votes were being counted, devotional exercises were enjoyed, led by W. E. Hatcher, Virginia. 12. The letters, through B. F. Riley, Ala., reported that the Convention had elected as its President: Jona­ than Haralson, Alabama, and for its Secretaries: Lans­ ing Burrows, Georgia, Oliver F. Gregory, Maryland. 13. A Committee consisting of C. A. Stakely, D. C, Chas. Manly, S. C, and M. M. Riley, Ky., was directed to arrange some convenient time when a deputation from the English Baptists might be presented to the Conven­ tion. 14. The report of the Foreign Mission Board was pre­ sented by its Corresponding Secretary, H. A. Tupper, Virginia, and also the report of the Treasurer of the Board. 15. On motion of J. L. Carroll, North Carolina, there- port was referred to Committees on Pagan Fields, Papal Fields, Woman's Work, the Treasurer's Report and Ex­ tension of the Work. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 9 16. The report of the Home Mission Board was pre­ sented by its Corresponding Secretary, I. T. Tichenor, Ga., as was also the report of the Treasurer of the Board. 17. On motion of Joshua Levering, Md., and after dis­ cussion by the mover, J. B. Hawthorne, Ga., J. M. Rob-, ertson, Tenn., J. W. M. Williams, Md., and T. W. White, Mo., it was

Resolved, That so much of the report of the Home Mission Board as relates to the "Kind Words" series of publications, be referred to a special committee consisting of one delegate from each State, and that all communications, reports and resolutions pertaining to Sunday-school literature be referred, without debate, to said Committee. Resolved, That the Committee be instructed to report to this Conven­ tion at as early a date as possible. 18. The remainder of the report was on motion of H. M. Wharton, Maryland, ordered to be referred to Com­ mittees on Foreign Populations including Cuba and In­ diana; on Native White Population; on Negro Population; on Correspondence with the American Baptist Home Mission Society, and on the Treasurer's Report. 19. The tellers, through J. P. Thompson, Alabama, reported the election of the following brethren as Vice- Presidents : J. P. EAGLE, Arkansas. F. H. KERFOOT, Kentucky. LEWIS B. ELY, Missouri. H. K. ELLYSON, Virginia. 20. On motion of J. M. Frost, Alabama, it was

Ordered, That Saturday evening, from 8 p. m., be set apart for the consideration of Foreign Missions. 21. Certain correspondence between the Board of the American Baptist Home Mission Society and the Home Mission Board being presented, was read and referred to the Committee on Correspondence with said Society previously ordered. 22. A Committee on Order of Business was, on mo- IO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. tion of H. H. Harris, Virginia, ordered to be appointed, and the Committee was made to consist of H. H. Harris, Virginia; I. T. Tichenor, Georgia; H. A. Tupper, Vir­ ginia; F. H. Kerfoot, Kentucky, and O. L. Hailey, Tennessee. 23. T. T. Eaton, Kentucky, from the Committee, pro­ vided for at the last Convention on the relations of the Convention to other bodies, presented the following report, which was adopted:

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.

To the Southern Baptist Convention: Your Committee "to confer with the representatives of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, the American Baptist Publication Society and the American Baptist Missionary Union, to adjust all questions of difference which have arisen between them" and the Convention, "in the prosecution of their work," would respectfully report as follows: We met the representatives of these bodies in Richmond, Va., during the sitting of the Baptist Congress. After a free conference with the representatives of the American Baptist Missionary Union, the follow­ ing resolution was agreed to: "WHEREAS, The Missouri Baptist Convention, as it is understood, dissolved and united with thfe General Association, and whereas this united body dissolved its auxiliary connection with the Southern Bap­ tist Convention, with the understanding that the churches might con­ tribute their funds to either Board according to their preference, there­ fore, Resolved, That this fact be recognized by the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Resolved, That the agent of the American Baptist Missionary Union be instructed to limit his efforts to such churches and associations as are in sympathy with the Missionary Union." After a like free conference with the representatives of the Home Mission Society, it was "•Resolved, That the agents of the Home Mission Board of the South­ ern Baptist Convention and of the American Baptist Home Mission Soci­ ety in Missouri, be instructed to limit their efforts to such churches and associations as are in sympathy with the bodies they respectfully repre­ sent, with the additional understanding that churches and associations now dividing their contributions between both bodies, shall be undis­ turbed in this method, and that the large number of churches which are unknown as contributors to either organization, and whose sympathies SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. II are uncertain, shall be cultivated in accordance with an amicable arrang- ment between these agents." We also had a conference, full and free, with the representatives of the American Baptist Publication Society, and we were unable to ar­ rive at any agreement. Respectfully submitted, T. T. EATON, Chairman, I. T. TICHENOR, H. A. TUPPER, C. H. WINSTON, W. R. L. SMITH. 24. C. A. Stakely, District Columbia, from the Com­ mittee appointed to provide for a reception of a deputa­ tion from the English Baptists, reported a time and order of procedure, which was adopted. 25. The President was desired to appoint a Commit­ tee on Credentials and Enrollment. 26. On motion of W. E. Hatcher, Virginia, a Com­ mittee consisting of G. F. Bagby, Kentucky, G. W. Hyde, Missouri, and John Stout, South Carolina, was appointed to endeavor to provide a more commodious place for the holding of the sessions of this Convention. 27. The pastor and deacons of the First Baptist Church and the pastors of the other two churches were constitu­ ted a Committee on Religious Exercises. 28. It was resolved, on motion of C. Durham, North Carolina, to meet each day at 9 a. m., adjourn at 1 p. m.; to re-assemble at 3 p. m. and adjourn at pleasure; and to meet at 8 p. m. and adjourn at pleasure. 29. The President announced the following Commit­ tees:

On Pagan Fields; J. B. Gambrell, Miss.; M. D. Early, Ala.; M. McGee, S. C; G. W. Reeves, Ark.; F. C. McConnell, Ga.; J. L. Lawless, Mo.; J. M. Carroll, Tex. On Papal Fields: J. J. Taylor, Ala.; H. McDonald, Ga.; L. S. Foster, Miss.;J. A. French, Ky.; E. C. Dargan, S. C; C. A. Stakely, D. C; N. A. Bailey, Fla. 12 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

On Woman's Work: H. M. Wharton, Md.; Jno. Stout, S. C; W. S. Penick, La.; W. S. Walker, Ga.; E. E. Folk, Tenn.; T. H. Pritchard, N. C; J. M. Frost, Ala. On Treasurer's Report Foreign Board: J. H. Kilpatrick, Ga.; G. A. Turner, La.; G. J. Hobday, Va.; B. W. N. Sims, Tex.; W. C. Grace, Tenn.; S. M. Brown, Mo., J. A. Leslie, N. C. On Extension of the Work: J. B. Taylor, Va.; R. J. Willingham, Tenn.; C. W. Tomkies, La.; J. F. Kemper, Mo.; J. T. Christian, Miss.; W. A. Wilson, N. C; J. B. Searcey, Ark. 30. The Convention then, on motion of T. H. Ellett, Va., adjourned, with prayer by J. A. Mundy, S. C.

FIRST DAY—EVENING SESSION.

31. The Convention re-assembled at 8 o'clock, and the Convention sermon was preached by J* P. Greene, Mo., from the Scripture I Corinthians, 1: 24. "Christ the power of God." 32. G. F. Bagby, Ky., reported for the Committee to procure another place of meeting, that the Convention continue to meet in the present house. 33. The Committee on Order of Business reported, outlining the order for to-morrow and it was adopted. 34. On motion of H. H. Harris, Virginia, it was

Resolved, That when any item of business provided for in this report shall be dispatched before the expiration of the time allotted, the Presi­ dent shall at once call the item next in order. Resolved, That this order of business may be suspended at any time by a majority of the delegates present and voting, and that any other question coming before the Convention, except amendments to its Constitution and By-laws, shall be decided by a like vote. 35. JThe President announced the following Committee:

On Credentials and Enrollment—A. J. S. Thomas, S. C.; W. B- Crumpton, Ala.; J. H. Carpenter, Ark.; D. C. Grayson, District Colum­ bia; N. A. Bailey, Fla.; H. H. Cabaniss, Ga.; E. L. Semple, I. Ty.; J. W. Warder, Ky.; C. W. Tomkies, La.; F. B. LeBarrer, Md.; J. T. Christian, Miss.; S. M. Brown, Mo.; C. Durham, N. C. ; J. M. Robert­ son, Tenn.; A.J. Holt, Texas; H. K. Ellyson, Va. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 13

36. The Convention then adjourned with prayer by A. J. Waldrop, Alabama.

SECOND DAY—MORNING SESSION. MEMPHIS, TENN., May II, 1889. 37. The Convention resumed business at 9 o'clock, the President in the chair, and after singing, was led in prayer by J. H. Kilpatrick, Georgia. 38. The Journal was read and confirmed. 39. The pastor of the church in which the Convention assembled, R. A. Venable, addressed the body in words of welcome, to which response was made in behalf of the Convention, by H. McDonald, Georgia, 40. On motion of T .H. Pritchard, N. C, the chair was desired to appoint Committees on time and place of next meeting, Reports of Vice-Presidents of Boards, and Nominations. 41. The President announced the following as the spe­ cial Committee

On Sunday-school Publications—Joshua Levering, Maryland; W. C. Cleveland, Alabama; J. B. Searcy, Arkansas; C, A. Stakely, District of Columbia; N. A. Bailey, Florida; J. H. Kilpatrick, Georgia; R. M. Dudley, Kentucky; W.S. Penick, Louisiana; J. B. Ijambrell, Mississippi, J. L. Lawless, Missouri; C. Durham, North Carolina; Chas. Manly, South Carolina; R. J. Willingham, Tennessee; J. B. Link, Texas; W. R. L. Smith, Virginia. 4 2. Visiting brethren and correspondents were in­ vited to participate in the privileges of the floor. Those who accepted this invitation, by presenting their cards at the desk, are enrolled after the list of members. 43. Certain resolutions offered by H. H. Tucker Georgia, having been presented, were referred to a special Committee, which was made to consist of W. E. Hatcher, Virginia, H. H. Tucker, Georgia, R. T. Hanks„ Texas. 14 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

44. A communication was presented through George Hillyer, Georgia, touching the "Kind Words" publica­ tions, and having been read, was referred to the special Committee named in item 41. 45. J. H. Kilpatrick, Georgia, presented the report of the Committee on the Re-port of the Treasurer of the Foreign Board, which was read and adopted as follows:

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. The Committee, to whom was referred the report of the Treasurer of the Foreign Mission Board, submit the following: 1. We note with sincere pleasure that the cash receipts of the Board, during the fiscal year just closed, have been the largest in its history. This fact indicates not only a sustained but an increased interest in the great cause of missions, which is certainly a matter for devout thank­ fulness. 2. We note that while the receipts have so decidedly increased, the increase reaching more than fourteen per cent., the entire expense ac­ count has been nearly seven per cent, less, and the expense for agencies less by more than twenty-four per cent. This, also, is quite gratifying. 3. While thus rejoicing at increased receipts and lessened expenses we are sorry to notice that there has been no lessening of the in­ terest account for borrowed money, but rather an increase. Of course, the Board is not in the slightest degree blamable for this; it is a necessity resulting from the failure of the churches to make ti?nely contributions, and we, therefore, urge our brethren, here now assembled, to stir up their churches at home, to begin their mission collections earlier in the year. The contributions must either be earlier or larger, and better still, both earlier and larger. 4. We are also sorry to notice that the year closed with a small amount of unpaid liabilities. This fact appeals loudly to our people for immediate and enlarged contributions. Most assuredly, the Board should not be compelled to start upon the arduous work of a new year burdened with a debt. Finally, we express our deep conviction that the cause of Christ de­ mands of his followers increased consecration.and larger contributions. Respectfully submitted, J. H. KILPATRICK, G. A. TURNER, G. J. HOBDAY, B. W. N. SIMS, W. C. GRACE, S. M. BROWN, J. N. LESLIE. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 15

46. H. M. Wharton, Maryland, presented the follow­ ing report on

WOMAN'S WORK.

Your Committee on Woman's work, in connection with the Board of Foreign Missions, beg leave to submit the following report: To the Baptist denomination, under the blessing of God, belongs the credit of the first organized woman's work in this country. The work has steadily grown, and its importance realized from year to year. At the last meeting of the Convention a resolution was proposed of which the following is.a part:

1. That this Convention and all its officers and appointees encourage the formation of Woman's Missionary Circles and Children's Bands in all our churches and Sunday-schools for the double purpose of excit­ ing interest in mission work and raising funds for the spread of the Gospel. 2. That these Societies be invited to make reports annually to the Boards of the Convention through their Central Committees or other­ wise. Pursuant to this action of the Convention the work has been done and report thereof made to the Board through its Secretary; and from these reports we gather the following facts:

In the dissemination of literature they have sent out Postals 182 Letters 637 Mite Boxes 225 Papers ^644 Circulars, Programmes, Notices, etc 7,620 Brick Cards (Cuba) n,372 Prayer Cards • II>9I5 Christmas Envelopes 29>°75 Leaflets and Pamphlets , S2.^1 The literature has been sent to the fourteen States (S. B. C-) hi 944 packages. The amount of money raised and paid over to the Treasurer of the F. M. Board was $17,882.58. This sum does not include all that has been collected by these Socie­ ties, owing to the fact that occasionally it has been paid in through other channels and not credited to the Woman's Work. As an evidence of the good results of sending out literature, your Committee would call attention to one remarkable instance. In the i6 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

State of1 Mississippi literature was called for and furnished in very large quantities. The contribution through the Woman's Society, which was $541.20 in 1888, went up in 1889 to $2,044.50, with a corresponding increase in the contributions of the churches. All the States within the bounds of the Convention, with the exception of two, are in accord with the work; these two, though not inactive, have not yet thought best to unite in the general organization. There are more than sixteen hundred societies combined in this task, and others are being formed in large numbers every year. The increase in the contributions to both Boards is unmistakable evidence of the great importance of this work in the interests of our Master's King. dom. While the work among the children has been carried forward, it has only been a small feature of the great achievements of our devoted women, and your Committee are of the opinion that we cannot too highly commend them in their unceasing efforts in the work of the Lord. We respectfully recommend that the Secretary be requested to incor­ porate in his report a statement of this work in the future. H. M. WHARTON, Chairman.

The Report was spoken to by J. A. Broaddus, Ken­ tucky, H. M. Wharton, Maryland, A. W. Lamar, Neb­ raska, H. H. Harris, Virginia, J. S. Wilson, Georgia, A. B. Miller, Arkansas and R. M. Thresher, Arkansas, and adopted. 47. At this juncture there were presented to the Con­ vention Dr. Edward Parker and Mr. Wm. Dale Shaw, respectively the President and Treasurer of the Manches­ ter Baptist College, England, and correspondents from the Baptist Tract and Publication Society of London, each of whom addressed the Convention. Response was made by J. A. Broaddus, Kentucky. 48. The following resolution presented by the Com­ mittee in charge of the above matter, was read and adopted:

Resolved, That this Convention is profoundly gratified at the visit of our English brethren, and deeming it, for obvious reasons, eminently desirable that the correspondence thus begun with the regular Baptists of England should be continued, the President is hereby authorized to SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 17 appoint brethren, as many as can go to England, to represent this Con­ vention at the next annual gathering of the Manchester Baptist College. 49. The following Committees were announced :

On Nominations: G.J. Hobday, Virginia; B. F. Riley, Alabama; W. A. Forbes, Arkansas; D. C. Grayson, District of Columbia; J. C. Por­ ter, Florida; E. Z. F. Golden, Georgia; C. H. Nash, Kentucky; G. W. Hartsfield, Louisiana; James Pollard, Maryland; H. F. Sproles, Mis­ sissippi; C.H.Moscrip, Missouri; R. Vandeventer, North Carolina; J. L. Vass, South Carolina; J. H. Anderson, Tennessee; A. J. Faucett, Texas. On Time and Place of Next Meeting; J. M. Wells, Texas; N. R. Pittman, Missouri; H. H. Hickman, Georgia; G. S. Williams, North Carolina; R. H. Pitt, Virginia; W. A. Davis, Alabama; E. E. Folk, Tennessee. On Foreign Populations, including Cuba and Indians; F. M. Ellis, Maryland; W. L. Pickard, Alabama; L. Geiger, Florida; James Kirt­ ley, Missouri; Theo. Whitfield, Virginia; W. S. Rogers, Georgia; J. H. Luther, Texas. On Native White Populations; C. E. W. Dobbs, Mississippi; A. B. Miller, Arkansas; A. J. Battle, Georgia; J. L. Carroll, North Carolina; A. J. Holt, Texas; J. W. Rust, Kentucky; S. C. Clopton, Virginia. On Treasurer's Report Home Board; G. W. Hyde, Missouri; M. C. Cole, Louisiana; L. S. Foster, Mississippi; G. A. Lofton, Tennessee; J. K. Pace, Arkansas; J. K. Fant, North Carolina; W. T. Derieux, South Carolina. On Reports of Vice-Presidents of Boards; J. M. Can oil, Texas; F. H. Kerfoot, Kentucky; B. R. Womack, Arkansas; W. B. Dye, Florida; Jno. F. Eden, Georgia; R. W. Merrill, Louisiana; J. W. Bozeman, Mississippi; A. E. Rogers, Missouri. 50. J. J. Taylor, Alabama, read the following report of the Committee on

PAPAL FIELDS.

Your Committee on Papal Missions are glad to note encouraging ad­ vancement in the various Papal fields in which we are laboring. The steady progress which has characterized the work in Mexico in the past continues without abatement, and we rejoice that several new laborers have entered the field during the last conventional year. The appeal of the Board fora church building at Zacatacas and for additional labo­ rers to aid brethren Wilson and McCormick, as well as for the prayers and sympathies of the brethren, deserves our special consideration. We are pained to observe that the faithful and devoted Miss Rice has been called from the ranks of our mission force in Brazil, and that others 18 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. in the South American field have been hindered in their work by ill health; but we trust that the place of the former may soon befilled an d the health of the latter speedily restored. Many of the churches of the Convention have been stimulated to a larger interest in and a better understanding of the work in Italy by the visits and stirring addresses of Dr. Taylor's faithful ally, Rev. J. H. Eager, whose recent vacation, after a continuous service of seven years, was spent almost wholly in labors of this character. Whilst we cannot report any very marked advancement in this field, we believe that the work is making substantial progress, and it must not be forgotten in our enthusiasm for seemingly more promising fields. Respectfully submitted, THE COMMITTEE. The report was spoken to by J.J. Taylor, Alabama; H. P. McCormick, one of the missionaries to Mexico, and it was then adopted. - 51. And the Convention then adjourned, with the benediction of J. M. Frost, Alabama.

SECOND DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.

52. The Convention re-assembled at 3 o'clock and prayer was offered by Jno. F. Eden, Georgia. 53. The President announced the following Committee on Correspondence with the American Baptist Home Mission Society: T. H. Pritchard, North Carolina ; Wm. Harris, Maryland; John Shackleford, Alabama; A. C. Davidson, Kentucky; E. C. Dargan, South Carolina; A. K. Seago, Louisiana; J. P. Greene, Missouri. 54. H. H. Tucker, Georgia, from the Committee to which was referred certain resolutions—item 43—pre­ sented the following resolutions which were adopted:

WHEREAS, Severe strictures have been made in the Memphis Ava­ lanche, in regard to certain alleged inadequacy of arrangements made for the accommodation of the Southern Baptist Convention now in ses­ sion in said city, therefore, Resolved, That in the opinion of said Convention, the unfavorable SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 19

statements were made under a misapprehension of the facts. The great cause of complaint is in the fact that the house of worship of the First Baptist Church is too small for the accommodation of the Convention. There is a reasonable excuse for this in the fact that twenty-two years ago the same Convention was held in the same building, and it was found to be amply large enough. The only mistake that was made was in an underestimate of the growth of the Convention since that time. We are glad that the growth of our Zion has exceeded our calculations. We have furthermore to say that, as soon as the accommodations were found to be insufficient, Paster Venable proposed to make other arrange­ ments. The matter was referred to a committee of the Convention, and said Convention, after careful inquiry, reported unfavorably to any change. The Convention adopted said report, and thereby assumed the responsibility of the situation, thus relieving the pastor and the church. Resolved, That we take this occasion to say of our much loved brother R. A. Venable, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Memphis, that we hold him in high esteem as an acceptable, useful, faithful, highly honored, and able minister of the New Testament. Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the daily papers of Memphis. 55* A communication regarding a more commodious place for meeting was received, and on motion of J. A. Hoyt, South Carolina, referred to the Committee which had been appointed to take that question into consider­ ation. 56. J. B. Gambrell, Mississippi, presented the following report from the Committee on

PAGAN LANDS.

There are, in all Pagan lands, more than 1,000,000 human souls They are in the night of thick spiritual darkness, and their homes are the habitations of cruelty. To us God has given the lamp of life, and bids us bear it to our brothers in every quarter of the world. The spirit of God in every redeemed soul pleads for the fulfillment of the divine command. At this hour, by the hand of the God of nations, all pagan nations are open to the preachers of the gospel. There are highways of quick and comfortable travel leading to all pagan lands. This, the greatest body of Baptists in the world, humbly boasting of special devotion to the plain word of God, have, along the shore of these dark pagan lands. only a straggling missionary force, in small groups, too far apart to be of anv comfort or strength to each other. Japan, directly on our line o£ 20 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. travel to China, a nation most hopeful for missionary effort, is without a representative from this body. Africa, as never before, calls for an increase of force. In conclusion, your Committee desire to say, with solemn earnestness, that the condition of the pagan nations, the spiritual growth of our churches, the strong and multiplied agencies under our control, our great numbers and increasing wealth, and above all, the clear, ringing voice of our ascending Lord, "Go, teach all nations," lay upon us the weightiest obligations to .immediately enlarge our missionary force in pagan lands beyond all that we have done in the past. The Report was spoken to by J. B. Gambrell, Mis­ sissippi, and A. J. Rowland, Maryland, and was then adopted. 57. The chairman, J. B. Taylor, Virginia, read the report of the Committee on

EXTENSION OF WORK OF FOREIGN MISSION BOARD.

Within the last year there has been an increase in our Foreign Mis­ sionary force of thirty-six. This is indeed a great advance, but made in accordance and not only with the action of the Convention at its last session but in response to the call of the great head of the church. God in his providence seems to be saying to our Board, " go forward." He is call­ ing men and women to the work. The inquiry used to be made, where shall we find them? The prayer was, that the Lord of the har­ vest would raise up laborers. He has heard the petition. We do not have now to canvass for them, for they are rising up and saying, " here we are, send us." New fields are opening up, not only in countries heretofore occupied, but in other lands, notably Japan. Thirty years ago the Board resolved to begin a mission in that great empire. The way was not then open, but the enterprise has never been abandoned. Dr. Yates of China, re­ garded Japan as one of the most promising fields for missionary labor. The Convention last year commended to the Board the establishment of a mission to this long neglected but progressive empire. The Board has already appointed two admirably qualified young men "as our pioneers in this most hopeful enterprise." Shall we not hear the voice of God, trust in his mighty power, and obey the marching order? When in the past, our fathers attempted great things for God, and expected great things from God, He has hon­ ored their faith and zeal, and so He will continue to do. He is raising up the men, opening up the fields, and He will give us the money if re­ lying on his mighty spirit, we extend the work of our Foreign Mission Board. The gold and silver, the cattle on the hills and the rivers of oil SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 21 are His, and He will move upon the hearts of his people that they will give of their possessions to the Lord. Then let us press forward, fearing no evil, for God is with us and he will abundantly bless. J. B. TAYLOR, Chairman. After remarks by J. B. Taylor, Virginia; Geo. Whit­ field, Mississippi; H. K. Ellyson, Virginia; A. C. Dixon, Maryland; The following was ordered appended to the report: Resolved, That it is the conviction of the Convention that the Foreign Mission Board should receive this year $150,000 for the proper support and progress of its work. And the report was adopted. 58. The report of the Treasurer of the Convention was submitted, received and ordered printed in the min­ utes. It is appendix C. 59. GEO. W. NORTON, of Kentucky, was unanimously re-elected Treasurer of the Convention. 60. JUNIUS CALDWELL, of Kentucky, was unanimously elected Auditor of the Convention. 61. The Committee on Religious Exercises reported the appointments for the Sabbath. 62. The Convention then adjourned with prayer by R. L. Thurman, Kentucky.

SECOND DAY—EVENING SESSION.

63. The Convention re assembled at 8 o'clock. B. D. Gray, Mississippi, led in prayer. 64. The special order being a mass-meeting in the interests of Foreign Missions, the body was addressed by G. P. Bostick, under appointment to China, F. M Ellis, Md., and W. E. Hatcher, Va., and a collection, amounting to $705.41, was taken for the Foreign Mission Board. 22 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

65. The Convention adjourned, after prayer by J. N. Hall, Arkansas. 66. At the same hour, in the meeting house of the Central Baptist Church, a similar assemblage considered the interests of the Foreign Mission Board, which was addressed by C. C. Newton, N. C, and W. D. Powell, Mex., and a collection, amounting to $1,173.31, was taken.

THIRD DAY—THE SABBATH.

67. At many of the churches in the city of Memphis the service of worship was conducted by ministers in attendance upon the Convention. 68. By order of the Convention a memorial service in commemoration of the late President, James P. Boyce, was held in the Court street Presbyterian Church at 3:30 p. m. 69. After devotional exercises conducted by J. L. Burrows, Virginia, the assemblage was addressed by H. H. Tucker, Georgia; J. H. Luther, Texas; E. C. Dargan, South Carolina, and W. E. Hatcher, Virginia.

FOURTH DAY—MORNING SESSION.

MEMPHIS, TENN., May 13th, 1889. 70. The Convention was called to order at 9 o'clock by the President, and prayer was offered by Z. D. Roby, Alabama. 71. The Journal was read and confirmed, and a half hour was spent in devotional exercises. 72. The presence of certain brethren representing the American Baptist Missionary Union and the American SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 23

Baptist Publication Society was recognized, and the hour of 11:3o set apart to hear addresses from them. 73. The Committee on Order of Business reported through its Chairman, H. H. Harris, Virginia, outlining the business for the day, and it was adopted. 74. A resolution offered by J. B. Cranfill, Texas, was, under suspension of the rules, received and made the- order of the day for II o'clock to-morrow. 75. The Report of the Committee on Nominations was read and adopted, as it appears on page six of these proceedings. 76. G. W. Hyde, Missouri, from the Committee, pre­ sented the following report, which was adopted, on

TREASURER'S REPORT, HOME BOARD. Your Committee remark with profound thanksgiving to Almighty God the handsome increase in the receipts of the treasurer of the Home Mission Board over the preceding year. And yet we are deeply im­ pressed with the fact that we are scarcely doing a tithe of our duty to bring our beloved land to the Lord Jesus Christ. Over and above the amount needed in Cuba, the Home Board will need for this year at least $100,000 for the efficient prosecution of its work. Let us endeavor by God's grace to rise up to the dignity of our position by thus largely increasing our offerings to the Lord's cause, that the bread of life may be offered to our persisting neighbors and friends. G. M. HYDE, GEO. A. LOFTON, M. C. COLE, L. S. FOSTER,

77. Joshua Levering, Maryland, from the Committee, presented the following report on

SUNDAY-SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS.

The Committee, to whom was referred the question of " Kind Words Publications," beg leave to report, That they have given the matter careful consideration, having exam­ ined very thoroughly into all the facts pertaining thereto, and as a result find that the publisher of this series has a contract with this Convention, both of a legal and moral character. 24 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

As said contract does not expire until June, 1891, your Committee are of the opinion that any further agitation of this question is inopportune at this time. Respectfully submitted, JOSHUA LEVERING, Chairman, Maryland. W. R. L. SMITH, Secretary, Virginia. W. S. PENICK, Louisiana. J. B. LINK, Texas. ROB'T J. WILLINGHAM, Tennessee. J. B. SEARCY, Arkansas. C. DURHAM, North Carolina. J. H. KILPATRICK, Georgia. N. A. BAILEY, Florida. W. C. CLEVELAND, Alabama. J. L. LAWLESS, Missouri. J. B. GAMBRELL, Mississippi. CHAS. A. STAKELY, District of Columbia. CHAS. MANLY, South Carolina. R. M. DUDLEY, Kentucky.

The report was agreed to, and prayer was offered by W. E. Hatcher, Va., and the Long Metre Doxology sung. 78. The Committee, through C. E. W. Dobbs, Miss., presented the following report on

NATIVE WHITE POPULATION.

The native white population of our territory demands the first place in our affections and interest. To their evangelization should be directed the earnest efforts of every lover of our country. While our hearts go out in sincere desire for the salvation of the millions of the heathen who know not God, and while we labor to bring to the light and the truth the people of Cuba and Mexico and other papal fields,w e must not lose sight of the permanent claims of our home field. Here we are face to face with the problem, the solution of which most intimately affects the welfare and the destiny of our own beautiful land. Only as, under God's blessing, we evangelize our own people, can we have a well-founded basis for their future. There are many considerations urging to greater interest and more zealous efforts in this particular department of the work committed to the Home Board. The native white popula­ tion of this country must and ought to shape its civilization and control both its political and religious destiny. Their influence ought to be the most powerful factor in forming the opinion and guiding the conduct of the com- SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 25

munity. Instead of allowing the foreign population, settling among us to permeate our people with opinions and customs hurtful to our civ­ ilization and subversive of evangelical religion, we must so bring them under the power of the gospel that their coming to us may prove a mu­ tual blessing. Then may we hope to preserve our southern land from the many evils threatening so sadly and portentously other sections of our beloved country. If we look over our vast territory we see many fields into which the Master bids us carry the pure word of his grace. There is much land yet to be possessed for Christ and his truth. Take, for example, these facts as to the religious destitution in Texas: Railway stations, large and small, unoccupied, actual count 624 County seats, large and small, unoccupied, actual count 49 Stations of city work needed, unoccupied, actual count 41 Number of people destitute of gospel privileges, estimated 450,000 Whole counties yet entirely unoccupied 59 Of the 450,000 people referred to, probably three-fourths are of our native white population. But Texas is not the only portion of our ter. ritory where destitution is found. Even in our oldest States, and where the Baptists are numerous and well organized, there are many county seats and other important fieldsye t waiting the coming of God's servants to establish churches of our faith. It is not proposed to put upon our Board the burden of supply ing this destitution when the Baptists through their State organizations are able to do the work. But we do urge the pressing necessity of the work of our Board in less favored localities. By consulting the report of the Board it will be seen that its laborers have preached the word in nearly every part of our vast field, and we are gratified in being able to say that faithfully and well the Board is trying to do the work committed to it in this direction. The work calls for largely increased contributions, and we would respectfully urge our churches to give a more serious thought and a more liberal response to the appeals coming from these many fields, where a glorious harvest awaits but the coming of the reaper. Respectfully submitted, C. E. W. DOBBS, Chairman. The report was spoken to by C. E. W. Dobbs, Miss., J. W. Warder, Ky., G. A. Nunnally, Ala., S. A. Hayden, Tex.. J. B. Cranfill, Tex., S. M. Brown, Mo., N. A. Bailey, 'Fla., A. B. Miller, Ark., J. M. Robertson, Tenn., J. W. Jones, Ga., and the following resolution was appended to the report and made part of it: Resolved, That the Home Board be directed to examine carefully into the expediency of opening stations and occupying the territories of New Mexico and Arizona. 26 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

And then the report was adopted. 79. At this juncture there were introduced to the Con­ vention fraternal messengers from co-ordinate bodies, and an address was made by B. Griffith, Secretary of the American Baptist Publication Society. 80. On motion of J. A. Hoyt, S. C, the following was adopted:

WHEREAS, the Arrerican Baptist Publication Society has, during the past twenty years, made liberal grants to churches and other religious bodies repre^erted in this Convention ; be it therefore, Resolved, that we hereby express our gratitude to the American Bap­ tist Publication Society for its constant kindness and practical generos- ity. 81. It was determined, on motion of W. E. Hatcher, Va., to appoint fraternal messengers to the anniversaries of the co-ordinate bodies at Boston. 82. A resolution offered by J. L. Burrows, Va., and discussed by T. T. Eaton, Ky., J. L. Burrows, Va., W. E. Hatcher, Va., and Geo. Hillyer, Ga., was referred to a Committee to consist of one from each State, by a vote of ayes 165, nays 157, after a motion to lay on the table was not agreed to, ayes 6, noes not counted. 83. A similar resolution offered by H. H. Harris, Va., was referred to the same committee. 84. The special order being the consideration of the interests of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Convention was addressed by F. H. Kerfoot, W. H. Whitsitt and J. A. Broadus, Professors in the Insti­ tution. 85. The President announced the Committee on the resolutions referred to in items 82 and 83 as follows: J. L. Burrows, Va., Z. D. Roby, Ala., A. B. Miller, Ark., D. C. Grayson, D. C, J. C. Porter, Fla., E. W. Warren, Ga., J. S. Coleman, Ky.,C. W. Tomkies, La., James Pol­ lard, Md., J. L. Johnson, Miss., W. H. Williams, Mo., J. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 27

W. Wildman, N. C, B. W. Edwards, S. C, W. C. Grace, Tenn., R. C. Burleson, Texas. 86. The following fraternal messengers were appointed to the anniversaries of the Baptist Societies at Boston: J. A. Hoyt, S. C, Joshua Levering, Md., J. L. Johnson, Miss., A?C. Dixon, Md., R. M. Dudley, Ky., John Stout, S. C, J. B. Gambrell, Miss., H. H. Harris, Va., J. M. Frost, Ala., W. E. Hatcher, Va., W. H. Williams, Mo., J. A. Broadus, Ky., J. B. Link, Texas, O. L. Hailey, Tenn., W. G. Inman, Tenn., A. E. Dickenson, Va., J. D. Biggs, Mo., J. W. Conger, Ark. 87. The Convention then adjourned with the benedic­ tion, by G. L. Hunt, S. C.

FOURTH DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.

88. The Convention re-assembled at 3 o'clock, and was led in prayer by T. S. Wright, Mississippi. 89. The President announced the following as the rep­ resentatives of this Convention at the annual meeting of the Manchester Baptist College of England: W. E. Hatcher, Virginia; H. McDonald, Georgia; F. M. Ellis, Maryland; C. A. Stakely, D. C; R. M. Dudley, Ken­ tucky. 90. On motion of J. L. Carroll, North Carolina, it was

Moved, That any one of these delegates finding it impracticable for him to attend said meeting, be authorized to appoint a substitute; and

91. On motion of H. M: Wharton, Maryland, it was further

Moved, That any Southern Baptist minister or layman, who shall be endorsed by the deputation to the English Baptists, may become a mem­ ber of the said deputation. 28 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

92. The Committee, appointed at the morning session, to which was referred the resolution, item 82, was dis­ charged from further consideration of the same. 93. The following resolution was offered by J. W. M. Williams, Md., and after address by the mover and J. J. Bateman, Texas, was adopted:

Resolved, That the Home Board be instructed to continue to vigorously prosecute the work of the religious instruction of the colored peo­ ple. 94. F. M. Ellis, Maryland, presented the report of the Committee on

FOREIGN POPULATIONS, INCLUDING CUBA AND THE INDIANS.

The position of the Home Board's report, referred to your committee may be regarded as the Foreign Mission department of our Home Mis­ sion Work. In the providence of God thousands and tens of thousands of foreigners are annually landed on our shores, bringing with them ideas of socialism and anarchism that threaten alike the safety of our social and national life. While their avowed purpose and organized efforts to supplant our Christian Sabbath with their Continental Sunday, to­ gether with their open and persistent advocacy of rationalism and in­ fidelity, constitute a formidable opposition to our evangelical teaching, these menaces are, moreover, emphasized not only by the sympathetic reception their teachings in much of our current literature, but, also, be­ cause of the readiness of so many of our people to adopt these demoral­ izing practices. Even the religion of those who come to us, as nominal christians, is so lacking in spirituality and is so weakened by the formalism and Ec- clesiasticism of the State churches in which they have had their training, as to make even this a serious hindrance to the success of a pure Christ­ ianity. These facts become the more serious threats to what we hold to be of vital importance, when considered in connection with the recently re­ vealed purpose of the Romish church to encourage and secure an in­ creased foreign immigration to the South. Few conferences have been held, in this country, that has for the Bap­ tists of this land a more important significance than that lately held in North Carolina; at which the governors of several States, in company SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 29

with prominent railroad officials, met a representative delegation of Catholic bishops, and the Cardinal of the United States to consider the question of encouraging and facilitating foreign immigration to the States of the South. The perils arising from the magnitude of such immigration to our coun­ try has already suggested, to many, the question of the expediency of legislative restriction to foreign immigration as a necessity in our public policy. The dominence of foreign influence in the municipal control of our larger cities is a fact that is exciting serious public concern. The generosity of even American patriotism has its limitation. We have opened our doors to the whole earth, and invited the oppressed of all nations to homes among us, until our country has become the dump­ ing ground of the refuse of all lands under the sun. The gospel, doubt­ less, is the divine remedy for all that oppose its propagation. But the responsibility of making this divine remedy effective rests upon its peo­ ple, His churches, and our Home Mission Boards. The emergencies of this condition of things ought to be a sufficient argument to us, as Christians and patriots, to do all in our power for the evangelization of our common country. During the past year our Home Board has had under appointment ten missionaries among our foreign population here at home.. Of these, five have labored among the foreign population in Texas, which includes 200,000 Germans, 100,000 Mexicans and 50.000 Norwegians and Swedes, a total foreign population of 350,000. The Texas State Board, co-opera­ ting with the German brethren, aid in the support of fifteen missionaries among them, and also support three missionaries among the 100,000 Mexicans. The Board has but four men employed among the 600,000 Germans in Missouri. In Louisiana, among a French population of from 150,000 to 200,000, nothing is being done except what the State Board is doing. The work is being organized among this French population by the State Board. Three missionaries were under their appointment the past year, and $2,000 was appropriated to these three missionaries and for the build­ ing of meeting houses. But the State Board needs the aid of the Home Board and we ear­ nestly recommend the claims of this work to the attention of the Con­ vention. Among the Chinese population of the South the Board has but one missionary, Miss Whilden, a returned missionary from China, who is doing most excellent work among the more than 300 Chinese of Balti­ more. We are persuaded that a most important work can be done among this people who are dwelling among us in our towns and cities; and your Committee are deeply impressed with the need of giving more earnest attention to this people. Pastors can do something in securing 30 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. the attendance of Chinamen at their Sunday-schools and still more may be done by gathering these people into Sunday-schools of their own. Many of these Chinamen, who have been brought to Christ, have gone back to their own land to preach the gospel that saved them. Through the evangelization of these people here, thousands may be brought to Christ by them at home. It is a providential opening of large promise On the borders of our great outlying West there still lingers, for a little longer time, the wrecks of a few depleted tribes of our American Indians. For the spiritual welfare of this abused and hapless people we should most earnestly strive, if by any means we can save some of them; and thus offer at least some atonement for the wrongs we have inflicted upon them, not only in consequence of the repeatedly broken treaties made with them by our government, but also because of other and more cruel outrages, forced upon them by the cupidity and avarice of those of our people who have not only robbed and betrayed them, but have steadily pushed them on from better to worse, until their anticipation of the future is almost as hopeless as their memory of the past is bitter. Among these tribal fragments of Indians there are six missionaries. Some of these brethren are working at their own charges. There are also, seven schools, several of which are struggling almost alone and unaided; they need the encouragement of help, and ought to receive it. Besides these agencies for christianizing this people, there is a monthly periodical, " The Indian Missionary" published by Rev. J. S. Murrow, at his own expense largely. This publication goes where there are no missionaries, and its silent ministry may be to the perishing as leaves of healing from the tree of life. But it costs something to utilize the press for Christ in this work of evangelization. But when we reflect on the scope of its influence for good, when thus consecrated to Christ, we ought, as Christians, to adequately support it when thus employed, and we ask the pastors to aid our brother in thus preaching Christ among the Indians by means of this publication. Respecting Cuba, what can be said, except it be keyed to the praise to the great head of the Church ? The work in Cuba is one of the mar­ vels of modern mission. The unfoldings of God's providence in our Cuban work, form one of the most remarkable chapters in the history of the work of grace. God first called this workman, Brother Diaz, and then prepared his work for him. This Cuban mission field, so white for harvest, and out of which God has enabled His servants to gather already such an astonishing harvest, has stirred, and is stirring our churches with that inspiration that comes from God's manifest approval in an unbroken pentecostal blessing that has been falling upon it from the day the Board, in obedience to God's leading, entered Cuba to occupy it for His Son. We not only rejoice for what has been done SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 31 but we congratulate the Convention on the future outlook of this work, in view of the success of the Board in securing the property lately purchased in Havana. By this timely action, a pressing emergency has been provided for, and it now remains to be seen whether our churches, cheered by what God has done, will so maintain this work as that we shall see what still more wonderful things God yet waits to do for us. THE COMMITTEE.

The report was spoken to by F. M. Ellis, Maryland; A. C. Dixon, Maryland; E. C. Dargan, South Carolina; J. B. Hawthorne, Georgia; Henry McDonald, Georgia; W.E. Hatcher, Virginia; Robert R viand, Kentucky. 95. Pending discussion, the Convention adjourned with prayer by J. L. Carrol], Virginia.

FOURTH DAY—EVENING SESSION.

96. The Convention re-assembled at 8 o'clock, and after a service of singing, prayer was offered by M. D. Early, Alabama. 97. The special order being the consideration of the interests of the Home Mission Board, the Convention was addressed by I. T. Tichenor, the Corresponding Sec­ retary, Alberto J. Diaz, missionary to Cuba, and T. T. Eaton, Kentucky, and a collection in the interest of the Cuban mission was taken amounting to $3,500.20. 98. The Doxology was sung and the Convention ad­ journed. go. At the same hour a similar meeting was had in the Central Baptist Church, at which L. B. Ely, Vice-Pres­ ident, presided, devotional exercises conducted by J. W. M. Williams, Maryland, addresses were made by M. B. Wharton, Alabama, J. W. M. Williams, Maryland, and A. J. Diaz, and a contribution of $2,346.35 was made to the Cuban work. 32 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

FIFTH DAY—MORNING SESSION.

MEMPHIS, TENN., May 14, 1889. 100. The Convention assembled at 9 o'clock, and en­ gaged in a half hour of devotional exercises. 101. The Journal was read and confirmed. 102. An aged sister having on the day preceding sent to the Convention a quilt of her own making, which had realized $36.82 for missionary work, on motion of B. W. N. Simms, of Texas, it was

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Convention be instructed to return the thanks of this body to the " unknown grandmother " for the quilt we have this day received, as a present from her.

103. J. M. Wells, Texas, presented the following report of the Committee on Time and Place of the next meeting of the Convention, and it was adopted.

The Committee on Time and Place beg leave to report: The place Fort Worth, Texas, First Baptist Church. Time, Friday before the 2d Sunday in May, 1890. To preach the Introductory Sermon, J. W. Carter, N. C.; Alternate, Jno. Lipscomb Johnson, Mississippi.

104. The unfinished business being the consideration of the report of the Committee on Foreign Populations, including Cuba and Indians, the Convention was ad­ dressed by J. M. Haefnin, Missouri, and the report was adopted. 105. J.M. Carroll, Texas, presented the report of the Committee to digest,

REPORTS OF VICE-PRESIDENTS.

Your Committee respectfully report as follows:

1. VICE-PRESIDENTS OF FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. George Whitfield for Mississippi.—The working relation between Foreign Mission Board and State Organization is harmonious. Our SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 33

State Convention has one general Financial Secretary. He gives one- fourth of his time to collections for Foreign Missions. Under this plan contributions increasing. The reputed prevalance of yellow fever in my district prevented my visiting associations. Attended State Convention, fifth Sunday meetings, etc., in interest of our work. Forwarded to Board $300; direct to missionaries, some $40. Distributed about 1,500 copies of Journal, and 20,000 pages of tracts, etc. Secured some 300 subscribers to Journal. The Journal is our great lever. The number of churches and schools contributing to our work believed to be grow­ ing. Ladies Missionary Societies now contributing, 297.

Chas. Manly for South Carolina.—The working relation between Foreign Board and State work most harmonious Agents of State Board are enjoined to take collections for all the Boards of the South­ ern Baptist Convention. Have endeavored as far as possible to reach and secure a contribution from every church, and every member of some. Full success not attained but have made some progress. Dis­ tributed about 1,200 copies of Journal and large number of tracts and leaflets. Through the Woman's Missionary Societies much has been done in this line. Enrollment of churches and Sunday schools not com­ plete. Necessary to depend largely on minutes of associations and State Convention, which, in statistics, are very incomplete. W. C. Bledsoe for Alabama.—The relation between Foreign and State Boards most harmonious. The Corresponding Secretary, and other employees of Sta:e Board give much attention to getting contribu­ tions for Foreign Missions. I have done what I could to reach associa­ tions and churches. A large number of tracts distributed. The names and addresses of pastors have been secured. Hope, during coming year, to secure correct list of churches and schools in co-operation with our work. J. M. Senter for Tennessee.—The State Board acts as agent for any money sent up for Foreign Missions. Through this channel collections small. The greatest want is to reach and influence pastors. Win them to missions and the work is done. Large number of letters written to pastors and churches. Churches and associations visited and collections taken; individuals appealed to; encouraged Woman's Missionary Soci­ eties and Sunday-School Bands. Distributed 600 copies of Journal, and much missionary literature. Find in Tennessee 50 associations, 1,500 churches, 555 pastors; white membership, 120,000. About 600 Sunday- schools; enrolled membership about 30,000. Contributions to Home Missions $1,045.00; Foreign Missions, $2,805.00. Total last year, .$3,850.00. Per capita 3 1-6 c. C. W. Tomkies for Louisiana.—Perfect harmony between Foreign and State Boards. The Vice-President of one is Corresponding Secretary of the other. Have visited nearly every association in the State. Distri- 34 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. buted large amount of literature. Secured subscribers to the Journal. Organized Woman's Missionary Societies.—Some sixty of these now at work. More churches, societies and Sunday-schools now contrib­ uting than ever before. The State has exceeded her quota by $298.50. She has made the largest contribution to the work in her historj-. This has been effected under many difficulties, and in the face of vast destitution within her own bounds. Nearly half of State is destitute. The outlook encouraging. Pastors being enlisted as never before.

G. F. Bagby for Kentucky.—State Board in perfect sympathy with our work. An efficient man appointed in every association to look after work. Many churches appealed to. None have turned us away. Number of churches annually contributing gradually increasing. Thousands of pages of tracts distributed. Much good thus accom­ plished. The work of enrolling churches and Sunday-schools being done mainly under the auspices of State Board.

G. P. Bostick for North Carolina.—Bro. W. L. Wright served till close of 1888. Visited two associations. Made six speeches. Sent out 10,000 pages of tracts. Sick during meetings of associations. I took charge March, 1889. Spoken 27 limes. Raised, mostly frcn country churches, about $300. Distributed a large quantity of tracts. Secured large number of subscribers to Journal. Sent 500 letters to pastors, many of whom responded favorably. Had no opportunity of visiting associations. Did most of my work among country churches, and around the fireside wherever I visittd. J. P. Greene for Missouri.—No direct relation between Foreign and State Boards. But our foreign work always has a fair consideration at our general Association. Bro. Duncan, your agent, is trying to get the churches to make regular annual contributions. In fome churches monthly contributions are made. The literature of the Board has a limited circulation. Something, however, has been done, and with good results.

Joshua Levering for Maryland.—There is sympathy and co-opera­ tion between the Foreign and State Boards, but no direct working re­ lation. Have appealed to the churches for contributions through the Baltimore Baptist, by correspondence and otherwise. Have distributed tracts and copies of the F. M. Journal. The enrollment of churches and Sunday-schools will be found in Minutes of Maryland Baptist Union Association.

J. B. Searcy for Arkansas.—Perfect harmony between State and Foreign work. The Corresponding Secretary of the one is Vice-Presi­ dent of the other. Appeals have been made to pastors and churches by postals and circulars. Great many tracts and leaflets distributed, but the State paper is our main agency. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 35

II. VICE-PRESIDENTS OF HOME BOARD.

H. F. Sproles for Mississippi.—Collections increasing, especially to Cuban missions. Our State co-operating with Home Board in work in Louisiana. See no progress outside of co-operative effort. Not many churches give to work of Home Board as separate from State work. Working for improvement in this direction. I distributed 50 copies of Home Field every month. The Secretary of Convention Board also distributes Home Field. The people are learning more about the work , and will contribute more regularly and liberally. A. J. Rowland for Maryland.—The work during the past year has been satisfactory. Nearly all the churches contribute. The aggregate amount contributed was $6,600. More than ever before, and $600 more than we were assessed by your Board, and $1,600 more than we thought we could give. R. W. Sanders for South Carolina.—Interest growing.. Considering other numerous and pressing claims, the contributions have been gen­ eral and good. Have distributed Home Mission literature, such as Our Home Field, circulars, letters, postals and the Baptist Courier, in almost every part of the State. Letters and postals accomplish more than cir­ culars. Make it a point to try to secure the co-operation of some live brother in every district association. The people need some wise and enthusiastic person to keep them awake as to the importance and needs of the cause. Upon the whole the outlook is encouraging. A. G. McManaway for North Carolina.—Collections increasing. Have names and addresses of 800 persons who represent us in their re­ spective churches. 475 contributions sent in last year. More has been acknowledged up to date (March 25th) than up to corresponding date last year. Sent two personal letters and one copy of Our Home Field to each of above mentioned 800 persons. Have answered many letters of inquiry and written to various pastors to stir up their churches. M. M. Riley for Kentucky.—Home Missions making progress. In­ creased collections. The churches working on our plan are all giving. "Our Home Field" freely distributed. It is having a good influence. We send a copy of it every month to each pastor in the State. Letters in our State paper, from Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Cuba will do good. W. N. Chaudoin for Florida.—Collections increasing. In some associations nearly all the churches contribute. In others very few. In the aggregate about half. Several hundred copies of "Our Home Field" and thousands of pages of tracts have been circulated, and the visible effects are, increased knowledge and greater interest. G. W. Hyde for Missouri.—The cause is developing nicely. Missouri. will more than meet her quota—$6,000. Increasing proportion of our 36 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. churches contributing this year. Visited twenty district associations and made addresses. Sent circulars and literature to all our pastors. Have also written 1,500 letters. Have sent out thousands of my own circu­ lars ; given away large numbers of Home Field; freely used publications of the Maryland Baptist Mission rooms, and the Central Baptist.

F. M. Law for Texas.—Have done what could be done without an agent. Sent out nearly 500 letters, which resulted in $279.70 contribu­ tions. These appeals will bring in still more. To work up this field as it should be will require an agent. A resident representative of Board will do well. Have distributed the literature of the Board, especially the Home Field. G. L. Hai ley for Tennessee.—Larger interest than ever before. The people have learned more about our work. Home Missions always given a prominent place in our meetings. Nearly every association has a report on the subject, and they recommend collections. At all fifth- Sunday meetings the question of Home Missions is discussed. Collec­ tions are increasing in number and amounts. About one in four -possibly one in three—of our churches contribute to our work. Have circulated 600 copies of Home Field and 250 tracts. Written 300 letters and postals. Many good brethren and sisters are helping me. Have made ten set addresses and preached ten sermons on this subject; have traveled 1000 miles. The literature circulated has quickened the interest and enlarged the contributions. Have forwarded to your Board $200, and have a balance of $40 on hand now.

W. R.L. Smith for Virginia.—The cause is making steady progress, as evidenced by inquiries for information as to the work, and continued increase in contributions. Get contributions from nearly two-thirds of the churches, and we endeavor to stimulate contributions by distribution of circulars, etc., and by addresses at district associations. Have distributed some 15,000 or 20,000 pages of literature. Its effects are good. J. M. CARROLL, R. W. MERRILL, F. H. KERFOOT. The report was adopted. 106. The report of the Committee on Credentials and Enrollment was presented by its Chairman, A J .S .Thomas, S. C. The roll is published in connection with these proceedings. There were present of Class I, 472; of Class II, 146; of Class III, 76, a total of 694. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 37

107. The Committee, on the Correspondence with the Home Mission Society, presented its report through T. H. Pritchard, North Carolina, Chairman, as follows: Your Committee to whom was referred the correspondence between : the Home Mission Board of New York and our Board of Home Mis­ sions, beg leave to report that we are profoundly impressed with the difficulty and delicacy of the problem submitted for our solution, and express the sincere desire that the kiudly relations heretofore existing between these two great organizations may continue. We desire, moreover, to give our cordial indorsement to the wisdom and equity of the agreement entered into by the representatives of the two societies, in a joint conference held in Richmond, Virginia, last December, which agreement provides that "agents representing these bodies shall not undertake to collect funds from churches known to be in sympathy with the other, and that the large territory which has evinced no sympathy with either, shall be cultivated by the two agents under an arrangement to be agreed upon by them." This agreement, we understand, was ratified by our Board without qualification. A communication from the Home Mission Society, dated May 6, 1889, informs us that this agreement was approved and adopted by that Board, and its representative in Missouri was in­ structed to conduct his operations in that State according to this agreement. We are further told that the Society will doubtless con-. tinue to do so indefinitely, but that the arrangement is rather of the nature of a compromise and an experiment than as final, inflexible, irrevocable, and that should any change in the basis of their opera­ tions be determined on our Board will be duly notified of the fact. While we express our willingness to accept this proposition, we re: gret that in the same communication the Home Mission Society should claim the right to canvass in its interests, all the churches of Missouri, no matter what may be the relations they sustain to our Board, and we beg leave to emphasize the sacred principles so happily expre ssed in the report of our Board, " That whenever and wherever churches have voluntarily associated themselves with either of their bodies, such action of the sovereign churches should be respected." We respectfully recommend that this agreement be made known in. Missouri, and express the hope that the churches will hold the agents of each body to its strict observance. As regards the complications which have arisen from labor among the colored people in Texas, we beg leave to testify our high appre­ ciation of the large liberality and the wise and efficient methods man­ ifested by our Northern brethren in elevating the colored race. We thank God for all they have done in the past, and for the yet greater good they may do in the future. We may not have done our duty in 38 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. preaching the gospel to the negroes whom Providence has placed among us, but we feel a deep interest in the spiritual welfare of these people, and earnestly hope that the same principles of Christian courtesy may regulate our mutual labors for their improvement which obtain among the churches of the white races. T. H. PRITCHARD, WM. HARRIS, A. K. SEAGO, 1 A. C. DAVIDSON, E. C DARGAN, JOSEPH SHACKLEFORD, J. P. GREENE. Committee. The report was spoken to by T. H. Pritchard, North Carolina, W. G. Inman, Tennessee, W. H. Williams, Missouri, J. W. Warder, Kentucky, L. B. Ely, Missouri, T. T. Eaton, Kentucky, and the previous question being ordered, the report was adopted. 108. On motion of A. J. Holt, Texas, it was Resolved 1st, That the Secretaries of the Convention print and distribute, in the usual way, seven thousand fivehundre d copies of the Minutes of this session of the body; that the expense be borne by our Boards and that the Secretaries of the Convention be allowed one hun­ dred dollars each fcr their services. Resolved 2d, That postage and other expenses incurred in railroad correspondence be provided for by the Boards. 109. The following resolution was offered by W. E. Hatcher, Virginia: WHEREAS, The American Sabbath Union is laboring to secure such national legislation as will allow to all employees of the national gov­ ernment oae day in seven as a day of rest; therefore, Resolved, That we fully sympathize with this important object of the American Sabbath Union, and request our brethren to promote its work so far as may be practicable. After discussion by the mover, C. E. W. Dobbs, Mis­ sissippi, W. W. Landrum, Virginia, J. B. Hawthorne, Georgia, M. B. Wharton, Alabama, J. L. Carroll, North Carolina, J. B. Cranfill, Texas, S. H. Ford, Missouri, J. L. Burrows, Virginia, James Pollard, Maryland, A. K. Seago, Louisiana, J. B. Gambrell, Mississippi, and under the operation of the previous question, the resolution was adopted. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 39

110. The resolution offered yesterday by J. B. Cranfill, Texas, and made the special order for the present hour, was taken up and adopted as follows: WHEREAS, The liquor traffic is a moat powerful hindrance to the gospel of Christ, and an aggressive enemy to social order; and WHEREAS, This traffic is steadily encroaching upon all that Christ­ ian men revere and the human heart holds dear, and WHEREAS, It seeks to destroy the Christian Sabbath and annihi­ late public morals and the public conscience, and WHEKEAS, All Christian bodies should speak out in no uncertain tones on this question; therefore, be it Resolved by the Southern Baptists in Convention assembled, That we favor the speedy and entire prohibition of the liquor traffic; that we oppose license for this traffic in any and all its forms, through which men buy the right to destroy human hope and happiness, and blight human souls, as an offence against public morals and sin against God. in. An amended report from the Committee on Nom­ inations was received and adopted. 112. The following resolution offered by T. T. Eaton, Kentucky, was adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are due and are hereby tendered to the citizens of Memphis for their cordial and munificent hospitality to the delegates of the Southern Baptist Convention; to the newspaper reporters for their full reports of proceedings; to the hotels and different railroad and steamboat companies for courtesies and favors extended; and also to the pages who have so actively attended upon the wants of the members of the Convention, and to the churches for their courtesies. 113. The Journal was read and confirmed, and the Convention adjourned without day, after having engaged in singing "the Sweet Bye and Bye," and being led in prayer by Robert Ryland, Kentucky. JON. HARALSON, President.

LANSING BURROWS, / C , . ~ -ry rn v Secretaries. OLIVER FULLER GREGORY, j The next session of the Convention will be held at FORT WORTH, TEXAS, BEGINNING FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1890.

ROLL OF MEMBERS.

ALABAMA.

Class I: Entitled to 32; present 32. Blackwelder, W.M North port McCord, J. M Bradley, L. M.... McGaha, A. W Pickard, W. L Crumpton, W. B

Duncan, W. T.... Riley, B. F East Lake Early, M. D Roby, Z. D Camp Hill Frost, J.M Hale, P. T Shaffer, J.P Haralson, Jonatb ..Yantley Creek Stout, T.H Stratford, J. C HudmoD, W. D.. Straton, H. D. D...

King, Porter Wharton, M. B Wright, J. C

Class II: Associational representatives elected, 30; present, 25. Alabama F. C. Plaster Mobile H. P.Hanson Antioch S. M. Tucker Montgomery ..J. L. Thompson Bethlehem B. J. Skinner Muscle Shoals D. W. Gwin Big Bear Creek J. S. Stockton New River G. W. Gravelee Bigbee .J. B. D. Cook North Biver J. W. Rogers Canaan A. J. Waldrop Pine Barren W. J. Elliott Columbia J. A. Howard Rock Mills H. R. Moore Coosa Biver G. A. Nunnally Shelby W. C. Cleveland Etowah J. A. Wynne South Bethel J. H. Creighton Eufaula W. H. Patterson Tennessee River L. C. Coulson Harris G. E. Brewer Tuskegee a W. Buck Liberty, East W. C. Bledsoe Unity W. J. Ruddick Liberty, North W. H. Smith 42 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

ARKANSAS.

Classes I and III: Entitled to 13; present, 13. Conger, J. W Arkadelphia May wood, W. A Jonesboro Denson, N. C Warren Miller, A. B Little Rock Eagle, J. P Little Rock Pace, J. K Little Rock Files, A. W ...Little Rock White, Frank Monticello Forbes, W. A Lonoke Womack, B. R Lake Village Harris, J. W Searcy Woodall, W. H Judsonia Hart, J. M Morrillton Class II: Associational representatives elected, 24; present, 18. Bartholomew Jno. G. B. Sims Judson I. Z. Kimbrough Caroline Jno. G.Holland Liberty J. U. H. Wharton Clear Creek M. F. Locke Mount Vernon ..L. K. Obenchain Columbia A. J. Brewer Mount Zion Martin Ball Current River D. W. Reynolds Red River G. W. Reeves Friendship M. A Gunt<->r Russellville D. J. Warren Grand Prairie J. B Sanders Saline J. J. Carpenter Greenbrier 0. M. Lucus Southwestern J. H. Black Independence T. B. Padgett Union, 2d J. B. Searcy DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Class I: Entitfed to 2; present, 2. Grayson, D. C Washington I Stakely, C. A Washington

FLORIDA.

Classes I and III: Entitled to 11; present, 3. Dye, W. B Kissimee I Porter, J. C Lake Weir Geiger, L. D ....Leesburg | Class II: Associational representatives elected, 4; present, 2.

Marion D,(B. Farmer 1 Wekiva N. A. Bailey

GEORGIA.

Classes I and III: Entitled to 93; present, 69. Abbott, B. F Atlanta Andrews, Reddin... Atlanta Abbott, W. L Atlanta Barrett, J. L. R Gainesville Adair, A.D Atlanta Battle, A. J Macon Allen, J. Y Thomaston Beck, E. W. : SOUTHERN BAPTIST. CONVENTION. 43

GEORGIA—CONTINUED.

Bridger, J. C- Atlanta Kelly, J. M Macon Burney, S. A Madison Kilpatrick, J. H White Plains Cabaniss, H. H Atlanta Kiser, M. C Atlanta Campbell, C. D Athens Lawton, J. S Atlanta Carlton,T. C Decatur McDonald, H Atlanta Carswell, E. R., Jr Atlanta McMahan, J. J. C Athens Cheney, Isaac P Carrollton Mell, C.I Athens Cheney, J. F Crawford Monteith, R. A Atlanta Coile, Wm. M Winterville Overton, W. A Union Point Combs, R. D Patterson, J. S Augusta Dean, W. A Paxon, F. J Atlanta Dean,. W. H Woodstock Pendleton, J. T Atlanta Dyer, W. M Calhoun Pitts, J. W Summerville Eden, Jno. F Hawkinsville Pull en, J. W Cave Spring Edwards, L. F Crawford Rhodes, H. W Suwannee Espy, D. T Summerville Rhudy, J. A Carrollton Golden, E. Z. F Brunswick Rush, J. N Summerville Ham, V. A Sharpsburg Sheats, S. I — Harris, W.M Washington Smith, W. B .' Harwell, W. D Atlanta Spurlock, T Carrollton Hawthorne, J. B Florence. AlaStanton , W. L Atlanta Headden, R. B Rome Strickland, W. H Atlanta Hickman, H. H Augusta Therrell, W. A Atlanta Hillyer, Geo Atlanta Tichenor, I. T Atlanta Hillyer, Junius Atlanta Tucker, H. H Atlanta Jameson, S. Y Atlanta Tumlin, G. S Marietta Johns, G. A Walker, Thomas Augusta Johnson, M. C Athens Waller, J. M Barnesville Jone?, J. Wm Atlanta West, T. B Thomson Jordan, C Atlanta ilson, Stainback Atlanta Jordan, Henry S Augusta Yurk, A. W Marietta

Class II: Associational representatives elected, 33; present, 12.

Appalachee W. S. Walker Middle Cherokee, J.J.S.Callaway Bethel W. S. Rogers Noonday A. B. Vaughn, Jr. Chattahoochee...F. C. McConnell Rehoboth E. W. Warren Fairburn .F.J: Dodd Sarepta J. G. Gibson Hephzibah Lansing Burrows Stone Mountain H. Hatcher Middle J- A. Scarboro Vestein A.D. Freeman 44 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

General Association of West Arkansas and Indian Territory; en­ titled to 1; present 1.

Compere, E. L Dallas.

KENTUCKY.

Class I: Entitled to 70; present 70.

Appleton, J. W Lexington Lewis, J. M Midway Bailey, B. B Clinton McGee, F. M Barrow, J. T Hopkinsville Medaris, R. C Williamsburg Beale, W.J Shiloh Nash, C. H Bardstown Bow, J. G Russellville Neal, B. W Broadus, J. A Louisville Nunn, J. E Burkholder, J. C ...Elizabethtown Oliver, J. W Eddyville Butler, J. H ....Covington Osborne, T. D Louisville Cabaniss, A. B Trenton Pendleton, J. M....Bowling Green Cox, W. J. E Georgetown Peter, Arthur Louisville Cropper, John Grant Pettie, A. S Mayfield Davidson, A. C Covington Prestridge, J.N Hopkinsville Dicken, C. W Bowling Green Porter, J. J Owenton Dicken, E. IS Fairview Pratt, W. M Lexington Eaton, T. T Louisville Purdom, R. L Texas Felix, J- S Owensboro Richardson, A. W Rowletts French, J. A Shelbyville Richey, T. E Princeton Fuqua, J. H Russellville Riley, M. M ....Bowling Green Gardner, W. W Hickman Rust, J. W Hopkinsville Graves, A. C Lebanon Ryland, Robt Lexington Graves, A. W Simpsonville Seeley, B. W. D Faywood Green, C. H Ludlow Shelton, Wm Louisville Hagan, B. F Vine Grove Shuck, L. H Paducah Henry, J. S Marion Slade, J. T Lexington Hill, GW Stackhouse, T. C Lexington Howard, J. R Lexington Strother, I. N Cadiz Humphreys, R. J Louisville Swindler, B. F Owensboro Jarnagan, J. N Thurman, R. L Pembroke Jeffries, M. D Louisville Tiller, T. E Pembroke Jenkins, B. F Habit Truman, C. S Columbus Jenkins, R Bowling Green Tupper, H. A Louisville Jordan, J. D Russellville Warder, J. W Louisville Kendal], J. G ...Guthrie Whitsitt, W. H Louisville Kerfoot, F. H Louisville Willett, J. C Garrettsville Kimble, R. C Big Spring Williams, A. F Russellville SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 45

KENTUCKY—CONTINUED.

Class III: Associational representatives elected, 38; present, 22. Bethel S. P. Forgy Long Run W. W. Gardner Bracken R. R. Garrett Lynn W. T. Parish Campbell Co C. J. Bagby Mount Olivet ,T- B. Rouse Concord ...J. A. Hensley Nelson Thomas Hall Cumberland River... J. T. BarrettNort h Bend J. A. Kirtley Daviess Co J. S. Coleman Ohio River Collin Hodge Elkhorn R. M. Dudley Russell's Creek W. B. Arvin Franklin Geo. F. Bagby Shelby B. F. Hungerlord Gasper River J. T. Casebier South District B. F.Taylor Henderson Co J. M. Phillips Union H. A. Bagby Liberty H. T. Daniel West Union R. W. Mahan Little River R. W Morehead

LOUISIANA. Classes I and III: Entitled to 25; Present, 23. Alfred, T. G Mansfield Hartsfield, G. W Arcadia Allen, T. J Shreveport Humble, T. J Calhoun Station Bennett, Henry Evergreen Merrill, R. W ...New Orleans Branch, E. K Simmesport Miles, O. P Alto Bussey, B- W New Orleans Penick, W. S Shreveport Cole, M. C New Orleans Prescott, J. H Shreveport Colvin, A. H Seago, A. K New Orleans Dupree, B. C Baton Rouge Sutton, G. R Arcadia Duncan, J. F Baton Rouge Thurmond, E..H Edwards, J. R Downsville Turner, G. A Shreveport Evans, James Shreveport Ware, E. 0 Cheneyville Ewell, John Evergreen Class II: Associational representatives elected, 10; present, 4. Big Creek G. W. Bolton Grand Cane C. W. Tomkies Concord .J. C Jones Red River G. M. Harrell

MARYLAND. Class I: Entitled to48; present, 11. Bitting, C. C Philadelphia, Pa Levering, Joshua Baltimore Dixon, A. C Baltimore Pollard, James Baltimore Ellis, F. M Baltimore Rowland, A. J Baltimore Gregory, 0. F Baltimore Wharton, H. M Baltimore Harris, Wm Baltimore Williams, J. W. M -Baltimore LaBarrar, F. R Baltimore 46 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

MISSISSIPPI.

Classes I and III: Entitled to 30; present 30. Bailey, T. J Goodman Miller, E. B Grenada Bozeman, J. W Meridian Noffsiuger, M. V West Point Christian, J. T Jackson Patton, W. H Shubuta Conn, H. C Hazlehurst Pittman, H Wirona Dobbs, C. E. W.... Columbus Pugh, A. P Lexington Faiish, J. Q Coffeeville Rowe, A. V Winona Finley, H. L Blue Mountain Skinner, W. L Kossuth Foster, L. S ..Carrollton Sproles, H. F Jackson Gambrell, J- B Meridian Stone, L. M Shuqnalak Gideon, W. L Troy Teasdale, T. C Columbus Grammar, G. A Okolona Thornton, E. E Kosciusko Griffith, B. W Jackson Webb, W. S Clinton Hall, J. G Sardis White, T. W Hernando Hudson, W. T Water Valley Whitfield, Geo Clinton Lattimore, W. C Starkville Williams, W. B Louisville Miller, A. J Aberdeen Class II: Associational representatives elected, 17; present, 14. Carey W. R. Rutland Fair River J. H. Gambrell Central J. L. PettigrewKosciusk o J. P.Brown Chickasahay S. 0. Y. Ray Louisville W. H. H. Fancher Chickasaw I. Smith Tishomingo J. D. Bills Coldwater J. B. Moody Yalobusha Oxford...J. L. Johnson Columbus T. G. Sellers Yazoo T. S. Wright Copiah B. D. Gray Zion J. P. Thompson

MISSOURI.

Class I: Entitled to 80; present, 75. Avery, A. C Clinton Bruns, Henry Stanton Avery, J. M Clinton Burnett, J. J. Fairfax Bagby, J New Haven Campbell, W. T Kansas City Bent, J. M Springfield Christian, Jos Hannibal Berry, L. M Warrensburg Cleaton, H. E St. Joseph Bibb, AV. A Bowling Green Cole, W. T St. Joseph Bigbee, W. T Springfield Coleman, J. M Macon City Bilbro, W Cook, J. E St. Louis Boulsher, Geo Columbia Corum, C. F Ash Grove Brown, J. J Fulton Denman, D. T Hannibal Brown, S. M Kansas City Denton, J. S Warrensburg Bruce, J. M Kearney Duncan, R. S Montgomery SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

MISSOURI—CONTINUED E]y> L- B Carrollton Pittman, N. B St. Joseph Ford> J-W St. Louis Rafferty, A. C Greenwood Forester, S Brookline Ray, C. N Kirksville Greene, J. P St. Louis Ray, B. B St. Louis Haefflin, J. M Reavis, T. M Harris Hardy, J. G...., Centralia Reid, J St. Charles Hoffman, F St. Louis Reynolds, A. C Horman, E. W Springfield Rogers, A. E Fulton Hyde, G. W Lexington Rogers, G. W...Excelsior Springs Jarcroux, J. F Monett Schlieman, J. G New Haven Kemper, J. F Louisiana Senter, W. M St. Louis King, C. F Oak Grove Stockton, J. W Butler Kirtley, J. S St, LouisTalbott , G. L Chiilicothe Konselman, A St. Charles Taylor, S. F Columbia Lanneau, J. F Pierce City Teasdale, Martin St. Louis Lawless, J. L St. Joseph Thomason, J. D Blue Springs Leggitt, W. E Thompson, J. H Springfield Link, W. F Tipton, W. M Bowling Green Linsey, W. A ..Greenfield Vardiman, A. M Mexico Martin, L. E Carthage Wheeler, J. M Jasper Mayfield, W. H St. Louis Whitacre, E. S Mitchell, B. L Gray's Summit Williams, J. F Chesapeake Montgomery, T Winston Williams, W. H St. Louis Moscrip, C. H , St. Louis Wright, T. W West Plains Parmer, J. S Columbia Young, C. C Lamar Pearson, A* F Monroe City Class II: Associational representatives elected 29; present, 6. Audrian J. W. Neff Macon Geo. E. Simmons Lafayette-Johnson.. H.C. Wallace Salt River W. J. Patrick Little Bonne Femme,S. H. Pollard St. Louis S. H. Ford NORTH CAROLINA. Class I: Entitled to 31; Present 23 Bailey, C. T Raleigh Page, J. N Page's Mills, S. C. Bostick, G. P Durham Pool, W. A Lenoir Carroll, J. L Asheville Price, A. W Larenburg Carter, J. W Raleigh Pruitt, J. B Louisville, Ky Covington, E. A Wadesboro Pruitt, L. R Harrellsville Durham, C Raleigh Taylor, T. J Warrenton Fant, J. K Wadesboro VanDeventer, R Henderson Jones, N. S Raleigb Wildman, J. W Greenville Jordan, W. P - Coleraine Williams, G. S...... Raleigh Leslie, J. A Tarboro Wingate, W. B Roxobel Maynard, J. R Mooresville Wooten, E. F Harrell's Store Newton, C. C Durham 48 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

NORTH CAROLINA-CONTINUED.

Class II: Associational representatives elected, 29; present, 6.

Alexander J. B. Pool Raleigh G. S. Williams Eastern T. H. Pritchard Robeson Jas. A. Smith Flat River G. T. Watkins West Chowan R. P. Thomas

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

Classes I and III: Entitled to 4; present, 2.

McKee, J. L Asheville | Nelson, W. A Asheville

SOUTH CAROLINA.

Class I: Entitled to 55; present, 53.

Adams, J. 0 Rock Hill Lampley, B. 0 Union C. H. Bailey, T. M Greenville Lide, R. W Charleston Bell, J. A Trenton Lide, T. P Boldridge, J. N Batesburg Mahon, J. D Halsellville . Bomar, P. V ....CamdenManly , Chas Greenville Brown, J. A Due West Marshall, A. A... Anderson C. H. Buist, A Blackville McGee, H. P Due West Carter, G. H Greenwood McGee, M Honea Path Covington, B. G ....Florence Moore, G. B Darlington Cox, W. F Anderson C. H. Mundy, J. A Greenville Dargan, E. C Charleston Perry, J. W Ridge Spring Derieux, W. T,Spartansburg C. H. Pitts, J. D Laurens C. H. Durst, W. L Greenwrood Rice, W. D Grahams Edwards, B. W., Darlington C. H.Rooke , T. J Manning Ezell, L. C Woodruffs Sloan, R. D Piedmont Ezell, S. B Spartanburg C. H. Smith, B. Pressley Charleston Fant, J. A Anderson C. H. Smith, H. T Westminster Ferguson, R. H Greenville Smith, Luther Anderson C. H Ford, Rufus Blenheim Smith, W. P Stribbling Forrester, E. J Hartsville Snider, W. J Elloree Gardner, G. W Wylie's Mill Vass, J. L Darlington C. H Hawkins, R. D Whatley, J. C Horton, C. E W7illiamston Wilkins, A. C Beaufort Hoyt, J. A Greenville Willeford, A. C Kershaw Hundley, W. T Johnston Williams, R. J Greenville Kennedy, W. H Williston SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 49 SOUTH CAROLINA—CONTINUED.

Class II: Associational representatives elected, 23 ; present, 14. Abbeville J. W. Wideman Orangeburg A. J. S. Thomas Barnwell. D. W. Key Pee Dee R. N. Pratt Beaver Dam J. B. Earle Ridge N. N. Burton Chester R. W. Sanders Saluda J. S. Murray Edgefield Geo. L. Hunt Santee C. C. Brown Fairfield T. W. Mellichamp Union Co C. R. Willeford Moriah J. S. Croxton Welsh Neck John Stout TENNESSEE.

Class I: Entitled to 23; present, 23. Anderson, J. H Nashvillej Price, S. H Spring City Dickinson, A. J Memphis Robertson, J. M Chattanooga Folk, E. E Chattanooga Ryals, W. H Trenton Gardner, C. S Nashville Senter, J.M Trenton Goldsmith, P. H Gallatin Snow, J. H Memphis Grace, W. C ..Columbia Thomas, Jas Inman, W. G Humboldt Tribble, H. W Jackson Joiner, J. M Chattanooga Trotter, I. P Brownsville Jones, C. H Knoxville Willingham, R. J... .Chattanooga Lofton, G. A Nashville Woodruff, W. W Knoxville McCroskey, E. E Knoxville Winfrey," W. L Moore, W.A.J - Class II: Associational representatives elected, 20; present, 12. Beulah G. L. Ellis New Salem T. J. Eastes BigHatcbie W. W. Rutledge Salem John T. Oakley Central M. Hillsman Sevier J. W. H. Coker Cumberland A. D. Sears Tennessee O. L. Hailey Duck River G. N. Dalbey Unity C. C. IVcDaniel Friendship J. H. Peay Western Asa Cox

TEXAS.

Classes I and III: Entitled to 89; present, 71.

Anderson, S. J Dallas Baten, A. E Navasota Andrews, J. J Ennis Boyet, J. H Honey Grove Bagby, D. Y Lancaster Brice, J. W Rockwall Bateman, John Waco Brooks, A. D Clarksville 50 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

TEXAS—CONTINUED. Burleson, Richard Waco Martin, M. T Waco Burleson, R. C Waco Matheny, M. P Dallas Caperton, W. G Albany McJunkin, S. B Waco Carroll, J. M Caldwell McLendon, J. F Clayton Clark, G. W McGregor McLeroy, J. H Carthage Clayton, B. F Cleburne Meredith, E. D. Texarkana Collins, A. P lort Worth Morgan, F. W Terrell Couch, J. P McKinney Mothershed, W. P Arlington Cranfill, J. B Waco Norris, A. H Weatherford Davis, G. B San Antonio Parker, D. K Mt, Vernon Dodson, J. T .Seguin Pender, R. C Pittsburg Fawcett, A. J Tyler Reynolds, J. A Florence Fronabarger, B. F Springtown Riddle, J. B Mt. Vernon Gentry, J. C Jacksonville Riddle, W. E..... Mt. Vernon Hanks, R. T Dallas Rosamon, H. C Paris Hawthorne, A. T. Dallas Seale, N. A Gatesville Hayden, S. A Dallas Sellers, R. B Georgetown Hill, R. H Waco Selvidge, W. R Ennia Holeman, E. W Webberville Simms, B. W. N Gonzales Holland, Lewis Savoy Smith, A. F Mt. Vernon Holt, A.J Dallas Stokes, R .F Oarrolls Prairie Jenkins, R. F.'. Daingerfield Sturges, T. H. Springtown Johnson, A. M Alvarado Tant, A. J Colorado City Johnson, C. R Athens Teague, J. W

VIRGINIA. Class I: Entitled to 96; present, 44. Acree, R. R Petersburg Boston, F. R Warrenton Beale, Geo. W Buchanan Burrows, J. L Norfolk Bell, T. P Richmond Clopton, S. C Richmond Betts, J. T Richmond Cocke, Chas. L Hollins SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 51

VIRGIN IA -CONTINUED .

Cooper, Geo Richmond Jones, S. D Marion Dickenson, A. E Richmond Jones,T. G..... Norfolk Dickey, W. K Bristol Tenn Landrum, W. W Richmond Dunaway, A. B Churchland Luck, J. M Ronald EllettT. H Richmond Lunsford, Wm Roanoke Ellyson, H. K Richmond Nottingham.T. J Norfolk Evans, Wm. G Roanoke Pearson, W. A Smithfield Flippo, 0. F Roanoke Pilcher, Jno. M Petersburg Grimsley, M. R Jefferson Pitt, R. H Richmond Harris, H. H Richmond Pollard, John Richmond Harrison, J. R Glade Springs Quisenberry, W. Y Lebanon Hartly, E. A Petersburg Smith, W. R. L Lynchburg Hatcher, E. B Skinquarter Steel, Geo. B Richmond Hatcher, W. E Richmond Taylor, J. B Lexington Hay more, R. D Bristol, Tenn Triplett, G. S. P Jeffersonton Hobday, Geo. J Berkeley Tupper, H. A Richmond Hudnall, M. F Richmond West, T. L .....West Point Jones, E. P Louisville, Ky Whitfield, Theo Richmond

Class II: Associational representatives elected, 14; present, 3.

Concord T. W. Sydnor Lebanon Jqo. R. Dickey Goshen T. S. Dunaway 52 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

VISITORS.

Banes, Chas. H.Philadelphia, Pa Lamar, A. W Omaha, Neb Bass, L. D Greenville, Mich Leavitt, F. J Illinois Carney, F. W.,N. Providence,Ten Lowe, L. K Eagleville,Tenn Cason, J. H Arkansas Mitchell, Edw. C-.N. Orleans, La Fuller, H. E Belleville, 111Parker , Edward-Manchester,Eng Griffith, B Philadelphia, Pa Shaw, Wm.Dale..Manchester,Eng Holt, L. M Topeka, Kan

SUMMARY. Whole number entitled to seats 992 Present 693 Visitors enrolled 13

706 APPEONDIX A.

FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD.

There is no wise way to conduct the work of gathering the free-will offerings of a million people and of disbursing them in the four quarters of the earth for the promotion of the Redeemer's King­ dom, which is the office assigned to the Foreign Mission Board, that does not keep the eye of unwavering faith upon the Great Head of this enterprise—the object of supreme regard and adoration, and the simple and sole law of obedience—in whose name all is undertaken, and for whose sake all is craved. It is thus alone that there can be steadfastness of purpose and action in ever-varying circum­ stances, that the most salutary reflex influence can be exerted upon the conductors of the work, and those represented by them, and that the name of Him whose glory is the end of this grandest and most comprehensive undertaking, shall be magnified. FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL. It is a marvel that the only official medium between the representa­ tives of the churches among the nations and the churches themselves, through which the work of these representatives and the means for their support furnished by the churches are monthly reported—to say nothing of valuable information with regard to actions of the Board and mission-works and mission-views in general—should be read by only one in a thousand of the Baptists of the South. If such informa­ tion—essential to intelligent earnestness in the highest form of practical Christianity—had to be secured at great price, it should be secured. But when the cost is so small that even the poorest could hardly feel it at all, it is passing strange that the information should be unobtained. The only reasonable explanation of conduct seemingly so unnatural would be that the people generally depend upon the pulpit for needful religious instruction, and that pastors hold monthly concerts for prayer and the impartation of missionary intelligence, and give from time-to time important and interesting tidings from the fields of missions in Sunday services, when this greatest of gospel works can hardly be excluded from evangelical sermons and prayers. The Journal's receipts have been $2,733.46, its expenditures $2,692.91, which leaves a balance in its favor of $40.55. Last year the paper paid $200 into the Board's treasury. This year it has been improved, at a heavy cost, by uncommonly fine likenesses of our missionaries, and should have circulated in thousands of families that never see it, and II SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. contributed tenfold more to our treasury for spreading the gospel abroad. The Board uses its report for the advertisement of its valu­ able auxiliary: RATES PER ANNUM.

I. For papers separately addressed, either to same or to different post-offices— One copy 35 cts. Three copies @ $1, or . 33J cts. apiece. II. For packages sent to one person, who shall be responsible for their distribution— Four copies for $1, or more at . 25 cts. apiece. Twenty-five copies for $5, or more at 20 " One hundred copies for $15, or more at . . . . 15 " Address Foreign Mission Journal, Richmond, Va. AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY.

Our missionary, Dr. R. H. Graves, of Canton, is appointed on a committee to revise the Chinese version of the Bible. The expense which will accrue to our Board from this work, as well as from other Bible work in foreign lands, may be readily met by the donations of the Publication Society, which puts us again under heavy obligation to their liberality by a check for one thousand dollars, to be used for Bible purposes at the discretion of the Board. SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

At its last meeting the Convention adopted the resolutions follow­ ing: First. That a committee of five brethren be appointed by the two Boards of this Convention, jointly, whose duty it shall be to confer with representatives of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, the American Baptist Publication Society, and the American Baptist Mis­ sionary Union, not with a view of uniting the Baptists, North and South, into one organic body, but to adjust all questions of difference which have arisen between them in the prosecution of their work. And Second. That a committee, consisting of Dr. J. P. Boyce, President of the Convention; Drs. H. A. Tupper and I. T. Tichenor, Secre­ taries of our Boards ; Dr. J. L. M. Curry, Dr. F. M. Ellis, and Dr. T. H. Pritchard, who shall confer with the various missionary organizations of the world with reference to the proper celebration of the centennial of missionary work among the heathen in modern times. The Board would report: 1. That we appointed two of our members, who, with two members of the Home Board, appointed Dr. T. T. Eaton, of Kentucky, as the fifth member of the committee, which met representatives of the Northern societies named and discussed the questions which called into existence the conference. The report of the committee will be made by its chairman, Dr. Eaton. 2. That, as chairman of the Centennial Committee, Dr. J. L. M. Curry will conduct correspondence, on the subject of this centenary, with other missionary organizations, and has already held personal interview with the American Baptist Missionary Union. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. II r

THE SUNBEAMS AND WOMAN'S WORK. _ In 1876 the Board organized central committees for woman's work an most of our States. The work has so augmented that it is becom­ ing one of the most fruitful sources of missionary influence and income. The following statistics, furnished by the executive committee of the Woman's societies located in Baltimore, indicate, in part, what our consecrated women are doing for the salvation of the world, and excite lively expectation of a: grand future fox their enterprise: " Amounts reported by eleven States as paid to the Foreign Mission Board, from April 26th, 1888, to April 26th, 1889, by the Woman's Mission Societies, Auxiliary to the S. B. C, $15,408.47." The free will offerings of the remaining States cannot fail to swell the sum to $18,000. The Convention should say to our Southern sisters : "Well done, good and faithful servants." Prompted by the rapid growth of woman's work in our States, we dare to predict similar spread of missionary interest among the chil­ dren of our churches. To record the beginnings of the Sunbeam movement, the following from the pen of Rev. George Braxton Tay­ lor, son of our honored Dr. Taylor, of Italy, and author of the move­ ment, is here presented : The Sunheam movement began in Virginia during the spring and summer ..of, 1887. * * * " Up to the present time (April, 1889) 284 societies have been organized, in almost every State from Virginia to Texas, with an aggregate membership of probably not less than 8,000 or 10,000. During the first fiscal year $1,582.14 was raised ; solarln the~second year, $2,179.73 has been raised. The most of this money has gone to Foreign Missions. In Mississippi and North Carolina the Sunbeam work has been endorsed and for­ warded by the Central Committees of the Women's Missionary Societies. Virginia Sunbeams are supporting a missionary in the field, while those in Mississippi, Alabama, and other States have con­ tributed generously to the Italian Chapel Fund. " The future of the Sunbeam movement depends largely upon the co­ operation of pastors and Sunday-school leacfers. If less than 300 societies, have given in eleven months over $2,000 into the Lord's treasury, it is a simple problem in arithmetic to see what would be done if societies existed in even half of our 14.000 Southern Bap­ tist churches. This much as to what the children might do. Who can say what these same children, after being trained in giving and by instruction on missionary subjects, would accomplish when they have reached maturer age and taken their places as leading members in our churches?" MISSIONARIES. RETURNING TO FIELDS. Brother R. H. Graves, whose noble wife died in California shortly after their arrival in this country last year, sailed for. Canton in April last. Brother J. H. Eager, with his family, will leave for Italy this month—Providence permitting. ARRIVED HOME. Brother David, broken in health, has returned to this country with his family. Miss Fannie E. Russell, of the Mexican Mission, is also here, on account of a severe spell of illness, but, much improved, she is looking forward joyfully to an early return to herfield o f labor. IV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Mrs. E. E. Davault, of the China Mission, whose husband's death from consumption was lamented at the last meeting of the Convention, yielding to medical counsel to come back to the United States, because of threatened developing in her infant child of lung trouble, which is. a common and fatal disease of North China, has arrived and is residing temporarily in California. RECENTLY APPOINTED. On the 4th of June, 1888, the following appointments were made i For China—]. A. Brunson, of South Carolina ; T. C. Britton, of North Carolina; L. N. Chappell, of North Carolina ; E. F. Tatum, of North Carolina. For Africa—W. T. Lumbley, of Mississippi. For Mexico- —T. J. League, of South Carolina ; A. C. Watkins, of Mississippi; J. G. Chastain, of Mississippi; A. B. Rudd, of Virginia ; Miss Lillian Wright, of North Carolina; and Misses L. C. Cabaniss and Fannie E. Russell, of Virginia. In February preceding, H. R. Moseley, of South Carolina, had been appointed to Mexico, and J. A. Barker to South America. All of these except Brethren Brunson and League, who wished to take another year at the Seminary, and Brother Lumbley, who was detained by sickness, arrived in due season on their respective fields. On January 7th, of this year, G. P. Bostick, of North Carolina, and J. J. Taylor, of Arkansas, with Rev. Mr. McCloy, of Scotland, now resident in Canton, were appointed to China. On April 1st, C. C. Newton and Miss Fannie S. Knight, both of North Caro­ lina were appointed, the former to Africa, the latter to China. On May 3d, Miss Mollie McMinn, of Missouri, was appointed to Canton, China, Miss Emma Morton, of the same State, to Rio de Janeiro, and Miss Alberta Newton, of North Carolina, to Africa. J. W. McCollum was appointed to Japan, and J. A. Brunson was transferred from China to Japan, while T. J. League was transferred to China from Mexico. All of these expect, Providence permitting, to sail soon for their fields of labor, except Rev. J. J. Taylor, who, in the midst of preparation for departure, experienced the unspeakable bereavement of losing his wife, and Miss McMinn, who wiH sail in the early fall with Miss Alice Flagg, of North Carolina, who will join the Shanghai Mission. These several companies, recently appointed, with wives taken and to be taken, number thirty-six, which is a brave increase of our missionary force in twelve months. This was a great stride to make at once, but it was made in accordance with the spirit and the letter of the com­ mand of the Convention at its meeting in Richmond. The Board asked whether it should go forward according to its solemn convictions of the necessity of the fields, and the Convention replied, most emphatically, Go forward ! APPLICANTS. A number of prominent applicants for missionary appointment, several of whom expect to meet members of the Board at this session of the Convention, are anxiously awaiting the decision which is to realize or dash their most cherished hopes. Such as prove themselves qualified for the lofty trust'of the Foreign Missionary, should be and will be no doubt appointed. Generous and speedy offerings should immediately flow into the treasury of the Board. TWO PRESSING NEEDS. William Cary was filled with missionary fervor by God's grace and' by studying geography. It would be of immense value to our cause SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. V iff. the people would ponder the vastness and variety of the fields occu­ pied by our missionaries. The cries of most of these missionaries for co­ workers to enable them to meet the demands of their positions are not •only piteous, but they are humane and spiritual, and almost divine. Should they hold their peace the very stones might well cry out. The demands for places of worship also are equally natural and reasonable and religious. What could we do here without church-houses ? How much less can they do there without them ? Our people must be more thoughtful, more considerate, and they should feel delight in giving from their comparative abundance the things so needed and so touch- ingly demanded by these self-denying and consecrated servants of the churches for Christ's sake. Realizing profoundly these needs of more laborers and houses of worship, which could not cost less than $30,- 000 or $40,000 more than was contributed last year, the Board apportioned $120,000 among the States as the least amount that would suffice to hold our own and make this needed progress. The atten­ tion of the States was called to their respective quotas. Most of them expressed approval of the amounts asked. None made complaint. The Board was most hopeful of the prospect. But has the news been wafted across the waters that all the needed help is gone or going, and that these houses of worship would be built ? Year after vear there has been bitter disappointment on the fields that no such tidings have come. Hope deferred makes sick th'e heart. One grand missionary, almost broken down by long years of continuous toil, and urged to come home, says : " I cannot, I will not, leave the fieldunti l help comes to take my place." Another says : "There is such a thing as a mission­ ary being utterly discouraged.'' Others are amazed at their demands being ungranted. These noble souls think hardly of the Board. But what can the Board do if the churches do not give the necessary means ? It is reiterated that the necessary work of the year closed could notbe done with less than the $120,000 divided among the States. But the year's results have gone into eternity. Our prayer is that our missionaries will not faint in heart, and that the churches may soon, by superaboundirig offerings, " redeem the time." The closing of another conventional year should enforce the fact, as to the inestimable privilege •of supporting Jesus in the world's evangelization, that "the time is short." VICE-PRESIDENTS. Early in the conventional year the following letter was sent to each of the vice-presidents of the Board. Near the close of the year another copy was sent, as the reverse of the letter is prepared to facili­ tate the reports of the vice-presidents to the Convention: FOREIGN MISSION BOARD, S. B. C, My Dear Brother,—I send you a copRICHMONDy of th,e VA. "Proceeding, June, 1888s .o f SoutherTo n Baptist Convention" for 1888. Please read at least the reporVice-Presidentt of our Board to th ofe Conventio F. M. Boardn and th fore report the sState of the ofConve a tion on our report; then refresh your mind as to the by-laws of th Convention. This may take an hour; but it will be good preparatio for the duties of your vice-presidency. The by-laws show grea faith in the vice-presidents. In the past they have met the responsi VI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. bilities imposed; but the work this year demands more strenuous, more systematic, more persistent effort than ever before. The Board has commissioned fifteen new missionaries, which involves a mis­ sionary company,of not less, than thirty persons. The Board has com­ mitted itself also to build at least five chapels, imperatively demanded by the state of our work. These new missionaries and these chapels will cost the Board not less than $40,000. In view of this increase of expenses, the Board could not hope to meet its obligations for this conventional year with less than $120,000 from the churches. Funds will be received from other sources also. This advance is a great stride forward; but it is done with the sanction and by the command of the Convention. This sanction and command appear in several of the reports adopted by the Convention. I give a single extract from the report of which brother C. Durham, of North Carolina, was chairman, on the report of our Board : "The report says: ' By report from our missionaries, it is seen how" inadequate are the means and men and places of worship for the work pressing upon the missions. Should the Board affirm that it has scarcely a mission half equipped for its necessary work, the affirma­ tion would be within the bounds of sober verity. What is to be done ?' We answer: Go fonuard. The Board says: ' We are disposed to go. forward, and trust the Lord and the people.' AVe say: Trust and go. The Board says: ' Will the Convention, to which the Board is imme­ diately responsible, sustain it in such an act of faith ?' We answer: Yes. The Board says: ' Will the State organizations, which have vol­ unteered to be the Board's agents in their respective territory, co-ope­ rate in this advance movement?' We answer: Yes; most heartily will they sustain the Board. The Board says again: ' Must the Board continue to take counsel of prudence and await the formal expression of the people, or should it, acting upon its convictions as to the Divine mind and the churches' mind, go forward and do the needed work?' We reply: Let the Board lead, and not follow; let the Board, acting upon its convictions of the Divine mind and the mind of the churches, in God's name, undertake to do the needed work." Inspired by this sentiment of the Convention, the Board has gone forward; and now it looks to the States, through the good offices of their several missionary organizations and our own Vice-Presidents and agents, in harmonious action, to realize for us the amounts sug­ gested below, which we hope will be formally approved, as the quotas- of the States, by their Executive Boards. The amounts are arrived, at by adding to the receipts of last year from 25 to 50 per cent., accord­ ing to differing circumstances in the States: . Virginia . . , $15,000 Georgia . 15,000 Texas 15,000 Kentucky 12,000 South Carolina 11,000 North Carolina 11,000 Missouri...... 10,000 Maryland ..... 6,500 Mississippi . .... 6,000 Alabama 6,000 Tennessee. 5,000 Arkansas . . 2,500 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. VII

Louisiana 2,000 Florida . . . 2,000 West Virginia 500 District of Columbia 500 $120,000 The Board calls attention to its Form of Bequest, which should be kept before the minds of the friends of our cause: FORM OF BEQUEST. " I hereby give and bequeath to the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, chartered by the Legislature of Virginia by an act approved February 23d, 1888 (here insert the amount, if in money, or description of other property, real or personal), for the purposes contemplated by said Board." Please remember that all expenses in your work as vice-president will be promptly paid by the Board on presentation of your account. Notice that on the reverse of this letter are appropriately headed blanks for your report to the Southern Baptist Convention in May, 1889, according to its By-Laws, to which refer for other information also. I am, Yours fraternally, • H. A. TUPPER, Cor. Secretary. The reverse of the letter is as follows: [This blank is for your report as vice-president of the Foreign Mis­ sion Board, to be presented by you to the Southern Baptist Conven­ tion, according to the by-laws of the Convention.] I. What working relation between Foreign Mission Board and State organization ? II. What done toward getting contributions from the churches? III. Distribution of missionary literature? IV. Enrolment of churcheVice-Presidents and Sunday-school F. M. B.fors ? the State of

April 30th, 1889. In reference to the " Enrolment of churches and Sunday-schools" thus requested of the vice-presidents, the Board adopted the follow­ ing resolution: " The attention of the Board having been called to Resolution 2 on page 32 of the Minutes of the Convention as to the enrolment of the churches, it is , ' 'Resolved, That the interpretation which the Board puts upon that resolution, when taken in connection with the portion of the third by­ law referring to the same matter, is not that this Board or its secreta­ ries should undertake such enrolment, but that we should renew our efforts to have such enrolments made, as directed by the third by-law, by the several vice-presidents for their respective States." RELATION BETWEEN BOARD AND STATES. The tendency of most of the States to collect themselves themeansfor the foreign missions of the Convention is. strengthening yearly, and is rapidly settling into afixed policy . Last year the. Convention affirmed distinctly its equal right to appeal directly to the churches of the South, but acquiesced in the policy of the States, with the conditions that the State organizations might be regarded .voluntary agents of VIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. the Convention, and that, should necessity seem to require it, the Convention would enter the States in co-operation with the State organizations. This latter condition scarcely promises much practical benefit, for the necessity of this entrance into the States cannot become apparent until it is too late in the year for the Convention, through its Board, to organize any efficient agency in the States. That the States raising these supplies for our missions may gradually excite in them­ selves more interest and quicken a deeper sense of responsibility, seems more than likely ; but it is equally apparent that while this transition is going on the hardship to the Board must be more and more, the tendency to exclude it from the States increasing evidently in a ratio greater than the States take on the sense of their responsibility to the Board and interest in its special work. If this awkward state of things could be tided over for a few years, all might be well; but without some method of doing this the prospect of the Board obtaining ade­ quate sustentation for a while does not seem promising. If the States are impressing themselves with the responsibility of raising funds for the foreignfield, is there any possibility of their being so impressed that they would assume the responsibility of furnishing regularly such funds as might be agreed upon between the Board and their State organizations as the proper quotas for their respective States ? Would this not be reasonable and equitable ? The Board assumes positive obligations to its missionaries ; the States prefer to furnish the means for the Board to meet these obligations. Might not the States, then, put themselves under the same obligations to the Board to raise the supplies that the Board puts itself under to the missionaries to forward the supplies to them ? In this way the Board could give itself more to the study of its fields and planning for them, and to pressing the work onward, from place to place and country to country, in the heathen world. Never has the Board done more for the eliciting of supplies, and yet there has been no peculiar satisfaction in realizing that on them rested all the v. responsibility, while they possessed little or no power to institute meth­ ods necessary for the discharge of the responsibility. Did not the element of faith lift up the mind to hope for almost impossibilities, the Board would have less contentment in the contemplation of the discrepancy of principles involved in conducting its work under the fraternally harmonious but commercially inconsistent relation existing between itself and the States. TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurer reports balance on hand the beginning of the year, $3,609.63, and the receipts during the year, $99,023.75, making an aggregate of $102,633.38. The expenditures have been $101,818.41, leaving a balance in his hands of $814.97. The liabilities, on call-loans, $2,150.21, are moneys deposited with the treasurer by returned mis­ sionaries for the use of the Board, and preferred by the owners, not to be returned. The attention of the Convention is called to the large amount of money borrowed, $46,500, for which $991.57 interest had to be paid An explanation of this is suggested by the fact, worthy of the grave consideration of the Convention and the churches, that in the last month of the conventional year, $32,064.88 was received, which is one-third of the annual receipts, and in the two last days of the year was received $14,279.81, of which $9,183.56 came to hand the very last day of the year. Does not this statement emphasize the im­ portance of some arrangement, if possible, by which contributions may be so made as not to present an interest account so heavy, and so SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. IX injurious to the cause ? Yet, the Board feels grateful that it has been enabled, by the gobd-will of the people and the grace of God, to meet all the financial obligations and demands of the year; and are im­ pressed with the duty (while efforts among the churches should be re­ doubled), of exercising more, faith in Him whose purposes and plans and promises are in the behalf of our works, and who will not deny Himself nor disappoint His trusting ones seeking to execute His most holy will. The contributions of the churches are gradually increasing, as may be seen by a comparison of the annual reports of the Treasurer, and the hope is entertained that, either by the perfecting of the present plan or the change of it for one better, the time is not far distant when our missions will be so thoroughly equipped, with workers and houses of worship, that they shall be able not only to maintain the ground acquired, but to move forward in steady and healthful progress for greater acquisitions in the name of the Lord. The large amount re­ ported for travelling and printing indicates how the Board has endeavored, in accordance with the by-laws, to cultivate the closest possible associations with the States, and to give the fullest informa­ tion of our work, the country having been, by hundreds of thousands tracts and leaflets, almost sown down with missionary literature. MEXICAN HUSSIONS. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. STATE OF COAHUILA. SALTILLO.—W. D. Powell, Mrs. Powell, Miss Annie J. Maberry, H. R. Moseley, Mrs. Moseley, Miss L. C. Cabaniss, two native teach­ ers, and three colporters. Parras.—A. B. Rudd, Miss Sallie Hale, Samuel Dominquez. Patos.—Felipe Jimenez. Sabinas, Juarez and Progresso.—P. Rodriquez. Musquiz.—A. C. Watkins, Mrs. Watkins. Rio Grande District.—(To be supplied). San Rafael and San Joaquin.—A. Travino. Galeana.—Jose Maria Gamez. Rayones.—Gilberto Rodriquez. Matehuala.—J. G. Chastain, Mrs. Chastain. STATES OF ZACATECAS AND AGUAS CALIENTES. Zacatecas and Aguas Calientes.—H. P. McCormick, Mrs. McCor­ mick, Miss Addie Barton. STATE OF JALISCO. Guadalajara.—D. A. Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, Miss F. E. Russell. STATISTICS. Coahuila Mission.—Baptized, 54 ; members, 572 ; churches, 16 ; scholars, 102. Jalisco Mission.—Baptized, 7 ; members, 12 ; scholars, 15 ; contri­ butions, $14.21. Zacatecas and Aguas Calientes Mission.—Statistics to be reported orally to the Convention by Rev. H. P. McCormick. PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO MEXICO. During the winter, Dr. H. H. Harris, President of the Board, visited our sister Republic across the Rio Grande. His tour among our mis- X SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. sions was extensive, affording ample data for judicious conclusions with regard to the work. His-report to the Board was cheering. The contributions he made to the public, through the press, make unneces­ sary any record here of his observations, and might well be preserved as a striking chapter in the history of our Mexican Missions. GENERAL VIEW. Instead of a report detailing the work of each mission, a general view, historical and argumentative, furnished by Rev. Wm. D. Powell, who occupies now the position of general evangelist, will be presented : Those who support us want facts as to what good we have done and are doing. After seven years devoted to spying out the country, I am prepared to herald forth to Israel's hosts that "Truly this is a goodly land, flowing with milk and honey, where every prospect pleases and only man is vile." JVhy Preach the Gospel in Mexico ? We are often asked, '' Why establish Christian Missions in a Catho­ lic country when so much heathen territory remains unoccupied?" We answer : 1. Because Romanism is the Apostate Church. It is a medley of Paganism, Judaism, with a small amount of Christianity—about as Mexicans put tinsel in their gew-gawsto make therh sell. The priests foment every vice, and rarely or never denounce sin. Three centuries of loyalty to the see of Rome entailed upon this people a measure of ignorance, corruption, superstition, and poverty which is truly revolt­ ing. A frue history of convent and home life during that sad period would be blood-curdling, and too shocking to put within reach of our children. Americans do not see Romanism in its true character until they visit a Catholic country. 2. Because, owing to Romish teaching, the Bible—our only rule of faith and practice, written by men divine)}- inspired—is the most de­ spised book on earth. 3. Because Christianity teaches the sinner to come to Jesus for light, life, and salvation ; Romanism teaches him tocome to " The Holy Mother Church." Christianity requires absolute obedience to Christ; Romanism, to the Church. Christianity teaches salvation by grace through faith ; Romanism, like paganism, by the law. Christ says: " Believe and live " ; Romanism, "Do and live." Christianity gives man a new life-regeneration ; Romanism ignores the work of the Holy Spirit and proposes to regenerate the sinner in the act of christ­ ening an unconscious babe. • . ,:. 4. Because Romanism encourages open violation of the second commandment, and exalts the Virgin Mary above our Lord Jesus Christ; -...,;-. ''..-. 5. Because Romanism destroys manhood and patriotism, making its subjects swear allegiance to aforeign monarch. It is opposed to progress,- education,- and the amelioration of the condition of suffering mankind. It is an organized enemy to the fundamental precepts and principles of the gospel. These are some of the reasons why we should preach the pure Word.of God in Mexico and every so-called Catholic country. Peculiar Claims. Mexico is one of the only two countries which join the United States. We are " next-door neighbors." We are divided only by a narrow stream. We have fourteen hundred miles of common frontier, while SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XI five railroads seal our bond of union with bands of steel. We have every element essential for an independent Republic. We have no thought of annexation. But we ask our Christian neighbor, the United States, to send us the gospel, the panacea for all our ills. Shall we plead in vain ? Gospel- Beginnings. The first Bibles were brought into Mexico 'by some colporters of the American Bible Society, who came with the American army in 1847. I have found several of these bibles, and have invariably bap­ tized one or more persons as a result of their silent yet powerful work. Miss Rankin, an earnest Christian worker, began to send bibles and tracts into Mexico from Brownsville in 1854; In 1864, Elder James Hickey, a Baptist minister, came as far as Monterey, distributing bibles and preaching the gospel. He was persecuted most mercilessly. Seldom could he hold two meetings in the same house. He baptized many believers, among them Rev. T. M. Westrup, who has done so much to spread the gospel in this fairland. He organized four Bap: tist churches. The American Bible House Society took up this work in 1869. Rev. T. M. Westrup is in charge of the work in Nuevo Leon, and Rev. A. J. Steelman in the City of Mexico. They have seven foreign missionaries and as many native preachers, twelve churches, and some 400 members. La Luz, our Baptist paper, is published jointly by the missionaries of the two Boards, with Rev. A. J. Steel­ man as manager. Bishop Riley, of the Episcopal Church, secured fine properties and established work in the City of Mexico, in 1869. The Friends oegahwork in MatamOras, in 1871. The Presbyterians and Congregationalists planted missions in 1872. The yearfollowing the Methodists, North and South,-entered thefield wit h their accustomed zeal. The Southern Presbyterians established a mission in 1874, and the Reformed Presbyterians six years later. In 1881 the Foreign Mis­ sion Board of the Southern Baptist Convention decided to enter the field, and appointed John O. Westrup, missionary. He baptised a number of believers and organized four churches, but was murdered by the Indians' in December of the same year.' Elder W. M. Flournoy succeeded him. '" He maintained a good school for girls in Progresso. The writer was-appointed missionary at - Saltillo in 1882; The Cum­ berland Presbyteriarts appointed a missionary to'Mexico in 1886. .-. • . ., Evangelical; Work Accomplished. There'are 433'foreign and native workers, 177 brganzed churches/ 400 congregations, and sOme 18,500 communicants. , • ;.,.._.;. ..-, Southern Baptist Work. WhefiT reached here in October, 1882, we had fOUr churches on the frontier of Coahuila, and aboutfifty members ; We were bitterly per­ secuted until the authorities suppressed the mobs which came to stone us and noblest our meetings. Finding preaching through an interpreter so soulliiss,"Tdismissed him, and in four months the Lord enabled me to preach so that the people could understand. By untiring'efforts T fotioncommodious-interestefronMexicar '$2,Q00.t yard'oIn wendcoin, Governo Mexicantf'. Madert buildino I'alshirm.o Madert ogoInstitute secure wsecure ono edan .aw ad vacan'"I-secureoccupychoicother' ;rrt es :r lot,'ilo nd'wort,t 'tha anwhicne doffehsubjec ha$50,000,'fo nrno unfinisheotfw o thconstitutef efemal lortd $10,000anetempl educads th,e­ XII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Governor Madero sent Professor Cardinas, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the mayor of the city, Sr. Fernandez, volunteered to accompany me to the United States, at his own expense, to induce the Baptists to establish a college for women. In October, 1883, we at­ tended the Texas Baptist Convention in San Antonio. The brethren heartily approved the idea, and sent us on to Richmond. They prom­ ised liberal aid if the Board would agree to the terms and undertake the work. We stopped for a few hours with Dr. Eaton in Louisville. Soon a few of the leading Baptists of Louisville were in the parlors of the Walnut-street Baptist Church. They heard our story, and agreed to give $5,000 if the Foreign Board endorsed the scheme. This amount was afterwards paid in full. The Board heard all we had to say, and, after full discussion and free deliberation, decided to buy the property, and sent me forth to raise the funds. I secured some in Richmond, but more in Baltimore, where the Liverings, as is their custom, did the handsome thing. But the noblest gift received in Baltimore was from a poor missionary, who gave $200, then due him by the State Board. Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia, S. C, gave liberally, while Augusta, Atlanta, and Greensbro, Ga., were not a whit behind. But the greater part of the money was raised at Luling, Gonzales, Galveston, Brenham, Belton, and Waco, Texas. Early in 1884, Dr. Tupper came with me to Saltillo and received the titles to all the property. Dr. Tucker, of Atlanta, accompanied us. I at once set about preparing the building for the opening of the school in October following. The priests were not idle. We were abused from every pulpit, and in September they incited a mob to come to the building to kill us and destroy the property. But troops were soon on the ground and the Lord delivered us from their hands. Then these self-same priests who had preached against female educa­ tion, opened a college across the street from us, and established two other opposition schools within a stone's throw of our building. They ridiculed our small opening, and said we would never have any pupils. To-day brother Moseley, who is in charge of the church and schools in S^altillo, informs me that we have aboutfifty boarding pupils and twenty day scholars. Sixteen of our girls are now teaching. More than one church has been organized as a result of their work. Nine have re­ ceived certificates as teachers in the' public schools, and there are not nine other women with certificates in all Northern Mexico. We have matriculated to date some 300 pupils. This year we opened a college for ministers and boys, without expense to the Foreign Board. The Church in Saltillo steadily grew in numbers and good works. The members began to carry the "old, old, story" to the ranches in our vicinity. Invitations came to me to go out and preach the gos­ pel to them. I accepted. I visited Patos, preached, baptized, and or­ ganized a church in 1884. Later I pushed out in other directions, visit­ ing all the towns and most of the ranches in a radius of one hundred miles from Saltillo. Ranch Work. I was violently opposed by the ignorant and fanatical ranchmen. My life was threatened daily. Once, while at prayer, a ruffian at­ tempted to plunge his dirk through me, but was prevented by one of our conspassin, whg harmlesslo has usually undey accompanier my horsed .me I. havI have beee been searchen shot adt bthy ea SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XIII highwayman, who, after making an inventory of the assets of a travel­ ling Baptist preacher, offered to lend me enough money to get home on. I thanked him, but declined the offer. A fanatical officer, without any cause, detained me a prisoner for two days, and then sent me one hundred miles under guard, thinking vainly that in this way he would intimidate me and hinder the work. I left a Bible at a ranch where I had been preaching. Many of the people believed and some were baptized. The overseer and owner became furious. They put up the Bible as a target, and shot at it one hundred times. Only two balls entered the sacred book. The people were then all convinced, say­ ing, "Surely that is God's book, or Don Manuel would have put every ball through it." One who had previously been a fanatic begged that the mutilated Bible be given to him, and the reading of it led to his conversion. Truly the Lord can make the wrath of man to praise Him. I have been driven away from ranches because I was a preacher of the gospel. I have travelled over lonely mountain trails, where for a fortnight I would see no road for wheeled conveyances. On one of these routes twenty-three men have been shot since I began these periodical visits. I have slept on prairies, on the mountain sides, in hovels, and in the homes of the wealthy. God has wonderfully blessed my poor efforts in this direction. Two hundred people have been baptized, six churches organized, and many mission stations have been opened, which promise great results in the near future. The other day I announced preaching under a natural bridge, along one of these mountain trails, and seventy people assembled and listened with tear­ ful earnestness to the story of Christ's redeeming love. One beautiful Sabbath day in July, 1887, in a ranch called San Rafael, I baptized fifty-seven people. It was the happiest day of my life. . What of the Night? The morning cometh ! We see the rosy tints of the dawn of a better day ! We have carried the work from the Texas border to the Pacific coast. Opposition is waning. Now, I almost universally meet a warm welcome. The government gives us full protection. The lead­ ing dailies in the City of Mexico and throughout the Republic expose Romanism, and defend our cause. The clergy have lost ground rapidly during the past two years. All of our churches and mission stations report progress and prosperity. Our force of workers is insufficient to occupy the territory already open to us. We have eighteen American missionaries and fifteen native workers. There are eighteen organized churches and some 600 members. '' Truly this is the Lord's doing, and marvellous in our eyes." Rev. A. C. Watkins and wife are at Musquiz, in charge of the Rio Grande District. Churches have been organized in Musquiz, Sabinas, San Felipe, Juarez, Progresso, andMinclova. Rev. A. B. Rudd and Miss Sallie Hale have charge of the Parras District. There are churches in Parras and Sierra Niojada, 150 miles away. San Isidro is a mission station of much promise. Rev. H. R. Moseley and wife, Miss Cabaniss, Miss Maberry, and Mrs. Powell look after the church and school interests in Saltillo. The writer lives here and works as a general missionary. Rev. J. G. Chastian and wife are in charge of interests in Matehuala and Cedral. Rev. H. P. McCormick and wife and Miss Barton have charge of the church and girls' school at Zacatecas, Veta Grande, Aguas Calientes, and Pinos. One of the most pressing wants in our Mexican mission XIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. is a church-house for Zacatecas—a city of 70,000 souls. The brethren should cheerfully give this money to our over-taxed brother McCor­ mick. Rev. D. A. Wilson, wife, and Miss Russell are building wisely in Guadalajara, a city of 80,000 inhabitants. Rev. T.J. League is under appointment to Guadalajara. All of our central stations have been established infine statgetic points. Our Needs. 1. We need, above all else, the energizing power of the Holy Spirit, tofire our oWh hearts with holy zeal and to convert sinners. Daily we see those who have turned in disgust from the empty forms and meaningless ceremonies of Romanism. But it is so hard for them to give up the world arid seek salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray that a double portion of our Master's Spirit may-be granted to each one of us. The preaching of the gospel is foolishness to the people. 2. We need a strong man to join Bro. Wilson in Guadalajara, and an efficient worker to relieve Bro. McCormick of Aguas Calientes. _ 3. The prayers, sympathies, and contributions of two million Baptists. 4. A church-hOuse for Zacatecas. SOUTH AMERICAN MISSIONS. BRAZIL: STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. Rio DE JANEIRO.—W. B. Bagby, Mrs. Bagby, E. H. Soper,' Mrs. Soper, and Miss Emma Morton. Bahia—Z. C. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, J. A. Barker, Mrs. Barker. Maceio.—Senhor Lins. Pernambuco.—'Senhor Joao Baptista. Minas Giraes.—C. D. Daniel, Mrs. Daniel, E. A. Puthuff, Mrs. Put- hufi, native assistant. STATISTICS. Rio Mission.—Baptized, 7 ; membership, 31 ; contributions, $375. Bahia Mission.—Baptized, 30; membership, 198 ; organized churches, 4; ordained native helpers, 2; unordained native .helpers, 3; candidates for the ministry, 4 ; contributions, $1,000. Total.—Baptisms, 37 ; membership, 229 ; contributions, $1,375. RIO MISSION. Sickness and Death. During most of the year the mission enjoyed good health. In the last few months, however, there has been much sickness. Brother Soper is quite feeble. Mrs. Soper, wasted in strength, had to return to her home in England. Mrs. Bagby was prostrated by yellow fever, which carried to her long home our consecrated little missionary, Miss Maggie Rice,filling wit h mourning the mission, the Board, and her native State, Missouri. This fever scourge annually visiting Rio is a serious drawback to this mission. Revived Interest. A revived religious interest in church and congregation has been a silver lining to the overshadowing cloud. Every member of the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XV church prays in public ; the attention is more serious arid constant; the free-will Offerings are more abundant. Brother Bagby says : '' We have reason to look forward with great expectancy, for we see indica­ tions of a work of grace among the people, and of increased faith and activity and spirituality in the membership." Publication. This mission, assisted by the mission at Bahia, publishes monthly a paper called the '• Brazilian Christian." The missionaries hope that it will be a means of great usefulness, '' Spreading the gospel in many parts of the Empire. Itinerating. The Province of Rio de Janerio has a population of a million souls. Outside of its capital city of the same name there is no missionary. In short tours made by brethren Bagby and Soper the people heard the word gladly—some of them hearing it for thefirst time. There is no doubt- that the rural districts and smaller towns are more accessible to the truth than the great centres, which seem almost encased in infidelity and atheism. Our missionaries urge large appropriations for evangelical excursions. The Board is not perfectly satisfied that there would be unwisdom in removal of the mission from- Rio, though it lias taken no action looking in that direction. House of Worship. A house.of worship is needed in Rio. The Board has been unable to make any suitable appropriation for it. The expense of building or buying, as. well as of hiring, is excessive. The realization of the longing of the mission for such a house must depend on Divine Provi­ dence and the willingness of our people, who cannot appreciate from experience the deprivation of saints who cannot take up on joyous lips the song, " I was glad when they said unto me, let us. go intq the house of the Lord." BAHIA MISSION. Rev. CD. Daniel. Rev. Z. C. Taylor, who had been in this country, arrived on his field in July last. The work in Bahia had been left in charge of brother Daniel, whose health broke down and he was forced to go to the more favorable climate of Rio. After arriving at Rio he wrote with regard to the Bahia Mission as follows: Studying the Bible. '' There are great numbers of people from every grade of society anxiously enquiring the way of life and truth. There seems to be an awakening throughout the Empire, even among men who have never heard the gospel. Before I left Bahia a physician from a city on the Rio San Francisco visited me and attended worship several times. He said he had never heard a sermon until he heard me preach, and had never read any gospel literature except the Bible. No preacher or colporter had ever visited his city. He found the Bible in a distant city, and he and his wife were converted by reading and studying it aloud. He then invited several of his friends to visit his house to wor­ ship God and study His holy word, which resulted in the conversion of twelve others. This little company meets regularly every Sunday to read the Bible and worship God. He said as they had no one to XVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. instruct them and organize them into a church, they resolved to take. the Bible as their .guide and do the best they could until the Lord should send them some one." Persecuted, but Prosperous. "When I left Bahia," says brother Daniel, "the Church was in a prosperous condition. I have heard from Senhor Antoni Marquis da Silva. He said the Church continues in peace and harmony, but that they had suffered some severe persecutions. Baptism of the Bible-Student Physician. Shortly after Brother Taylor's return he began to baptize. In a month he baptized five, among them the physician referred to by Brother Daniel. Brother Taylor writes of him : " For years he was a Romish zealot, having been for nine years director of the feast of Saint Benedict, which is an honor almost equal to the title of count or marquis in Europe. * * He has moved to Bahia to enjoy church privileges. Before his baptism he distributed tracts and books. I think he will make an excellent worker." Bringing Others to Christ. Brother Taylor continues : " Our brethren and friends scattered over the country are bringing others to the light. A brother is in this morning from Valencia, a coast city south of Bahia ; his sister is converted, and wishes to come up soon to be baptized. Another near him was thrown into prison for his faith in Christ. A sister who lives in a village north of Bahia has led four orfive t o Christ. The priest one day sent for her Bible, but instead of sending it she wrote him a letter containing several impor­ tant passages from it." •Maceio and Pernambuco. The churches here have not been in the most harmonious state, some being for Paul and others for Apollos.' Brother Taylor visits them occasionally, and wisely says that the solution of the trouble is in two enlightened and consecrated men coming and '' taking charge of theflocks collecte d in these important places." Writing from Per­ nambuco, Brother Taylor says : " May the spirit of God direct some minister to this large city, and another to Maceio. An old lady near there, relative of one of our deacons, having cast away her idols, offers a Catholic church which she built on her Engenho (plantation) for preaching the Gospel. '' Brother Daniel had large congregations here, and did effective work during his six months' stay." Church Building. The Church agreed to raise $1,000 if the Board would appropriate $4,000. The $1,000 was collected and the mission has drawn for the $4,000. Thus a house for the Lord has been secured by the self- denying efforts of the poor saints of Bahia. The Work Spreading. On January 11, 1889, Brother Taylor wrote : "In December I made a trip, by invitation, into the interior and up the coast some forty-five leagues. In Villa do Conde I baptized two and another of the same town on the wayside in a beautiful stream! SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XVII

At Timbo, terminus of railroad, stopped a day and preached to a good crowd. Stopped over a day at Alogoinhas and baptized three happy converts on December 24th, after midnight. There is a good deal of interest in this place. Brother Borges, our new helper, went, with family, to Alogoinhas, January 6th. He is the best native evangelist we have in Brazil. Hope this year to make several tours with him. We are having 15,000 tracts printed for this interior work. Expect to be off in a few days to Jocobina, eighty leagues interior, where one of thefirst citizen s of that city has offered his house for preaching. We have a good house for preaching selected and expect to buy as soon as exchange favors us.'' Rev. J. A. Barker. Mr. and Mrs. Barker arrived duly in Bahia. Brother Barker wrote January 5th : " Our Church here is composed of as true Christians as I ever knew, and is a witness to the earnest and consecrated labors of brother and sister Taylor. The people—not Christians—are 'too religious,'and I feel as Paul did when he saw Athens ' wholly given to idolatry.' Only a few have heard the Gospel, the missionaries having preached but a few years. * * * The language is thefirst thin g I wish to get from the natives ; and the Gospel is thefirst thin g I wish to give to them. * * * Mr. Blackford, a Presbyterian missionary who has been here twenty-eight years, told me the other day he thought that if Satan had used all his powers and scheming for eighteen hundred years he could not have better succeeded in concocting a plan to oppose the Gospel than he has done with Romanism in this land. But I am not dismayed. I believe in Him who has all power in heaven and earth, and who promises to be with His servants unto the end of the world." NEW MISSION IN MINAS GERAES. Brethren Daniel and Puthuff were persuaded soon after their arri­ val in Brazil that the Board should have a new mission, where they might work • together. Brethren Bagby and Taylor had previously urged the Board to found a mission in the great mining province of Minas Geraes. After no little consideration of the matter, and no little disquietude on the part of brethren Daniel and Puthuff, impa­ tient for the execution of their plans, the Board resolved to open the new mission proposed, and to locate there these two brethren. In the meantime Mrs. Puthuff, whose health is not robust, came to this coun­ try. Brother Puthuff has accepted a new appointment to this field, but his entrance upon the work there has not yet been reported to the Board. Rev. E. H. Soper, of the Rio Mission, has paid a visit to the new mission and writes February 15, 1889, thus : " Last week I went up to visit the new mission in Minas Geraes, and spent several days with brother and sister Daniel. I came away with a full heart, because of what I was privileged to see there. The city of Juiz de Froa, where brother Daniel has made his headquarters, is quite a modern city, with nice wide streets, and something home­ like about it. The people seem advanced, and have push about them that is quite foreign to the Brazilian. The people are also strongly opposed to the present state of things, and are anxious for a change in the form of government. The night I preached at brother Daniel's house the room was crowded, and there must have been nearly sev- XVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. enty persons present, all of whom gave splendid attention, although I spoke over an hour on Romans x : 8. While I spoke I saw the Word was with power ; every eye wasriveted upon me, tears were trickling down the faces of some, and there was a feeling that God was present with us, and that the Holy Spirit was working in our midst. I visited the prison there in company with brother Daniel, and spoke to many about their souls, and scattered many portions of the New Testament. One of the prisoners was an image-maker and painter by trade, and I told him that it ought to prove to him the foolishness of such things. His gods had done nothing for him, whilst the God of Peter and Paul released them from prison. The jailor gave us perfect liberty to scat­ ter the Word of God amongst the prisoners. Brother Daniel has received invitations to go out into the country and preach and explain the Word of God to a number of Fazendeiro—that is, farmers or men holding large estates. But I will leave brother Daniel to tell you all about his work, as I know he will soon have something to tell. God is blessing us in Rio, and our members are getting full of love to God and of zeal for souls. Several are awaiting baptism, and our baptis­ tery is being put up. Fever is raging in this city. Thousands have died, and we see it around us on all sides, and right here in our own house. AFRICAN MISSION. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. LAGOS —W. J. David, Mrs. David, P. A. Eubank, Mrs. Eubank, C. C. Newton, Mrs. Newton, Miss Newton, W. T. Lumbley, Mrs. Lum­ bley, with four native assistants and teachers. Abbeokuta (P. O., Lagos).—W. W. Harvey, Mrs. Harvey, C. E. Smith, Mrs. Smith, and one assistant. Ogbomoshaw.—L. O. Murray, native evangelist. Gaun.—Jerry A. Hanson, native evangelist. Hausser Farm.—Albert Eli, native evangelist. STATISXICS. Baptized, 6 ; membership, 79 ; pupils, 165 ; average church attend­ ance, 175; contributions, $69.12 Trouble. The work of this year has been clouded by a schism in the Lagos church which carried off sixty-three of its members. The difficulty has affected other stations. Brother Smith had to go to Ogbomoshaw, where there was no little disquiet. Brother David's failing health, which required his return to the United States, added to the perplexity of the situation. Brother Eubank reports : " We confess to a good deal of humiliation, but humiliation is not a bad thing. On the whole, I incline to the opinion that our mission is really in a better condition than it was a year ago. * * The school keeps up to about 150 scholars. The lost teachers have been sup­ plied by others of equal ability and at less cost. The same amount of work in Lagos goes on with reduced force and expense." C. E. Smith. Brother Smith was allowed to go to the Canary Islands to recruit his health. During his absence brother Eubank labored in Abbeo­ kuta, brother David being then in Lagos. Since the removal of SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XIX

pother Smith to Ogbomoshaw a native has charge of the station at Abbeokuta. Brother Smith is building a house at Ogbomoshaw, which is necessary for the preservation of health, if not of life. Should the denomination allow this ? Interesting Incident. Brother Smith writes as follows : " I want to tell of one of our young converts—a young girl whom brother Daniel baptized last year. While her father was yet a heathen, likely when she was a baby, she was betrothed to a heathen man who already had more than one wife. Her father afterwards bacame a Christian, and had intended to free his daughter from the engagement, but died before doing so. She did not want to marry the man, and cried a great deal about it, but there was no help for it. A slight effort was made by the Christians to get the man to release the girl, but it only raised the cry, ' The Christians are trying to take our wives from us" ; so the Christians would do nothing more. Now, since she is married, her husband encourages her in her Christian duties—going to church, etc.,—and will not allow his people to make her work on Sunday. In washing the piazza floor once a week, she refuses to wash the parts used for Shango (a heathen god), and her husband will not let the people force her to do so ; he tells them she is Onigbagbo (a believer), and so cannot do it.'' Appeal. In the name of the Mission, brother Eubank again appeals : "We are two men, separated by the whole breadth of the Yoruba country, and trying to hold all between us till help comes. We are forced to feel that the work must depend on Americans for some years to come. Our field is enlarged and our force is reduced. I have felt not a little concern for brother and sister Smith, as I have thought of them, ten days' journey from the nearest Europeans and fifteen days' from us, in the midst of a great heathen population, where not even our own members are friendly toward them, and some of them are doing all they can to annoy and perplex them. If one of them should die or be so sick that they should need my help, you could go to San Francisco and back to Richmond before I could receive the news ; and you could repeat the journey before I could reach them. They must have another man with them before another year rolls around. I do not make this as a request. It comes as a demand from the Lord, expressed in His providences. Dare the Board and the brethren neglect it? Nor is this all. We must break the long march between here and Ogbomoshaw by stationing men at Awyaw and Iselim. Butfirst of all, we must supply Abbeokuta, deserted now for the sixth time in thirteen years. I have more work in Lagos than I can do alone, but I am willing to go on, doing the best I cantill the interior is supplied. But don't let it be long. Our immediate demands ajce eight new men. We need more, but we must have eight. Now, I ask—it is reasonable, and I can't see why it is not practicable—that four men be sent within the present year and four next year. It is surely Africa's turn by this time. Danger of Discouragement. " Let me say one thing more. There is really danger that the mis­ sionaries become discouraged by the long delay in sending help. You know we areflesh an d blood. You know, too, that the Lord has XX SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. not chosen to bless our work as he has that of some of the missions. But you don't know all the things that come up to discourage us. We cannot write them all; it would not be right; but we see and feel them. Brethren at home sometimes become discouraged because we cannot report large results. They forget that this very fact is more discouraging to us than it is to them, and that we have, besides, the many cases of church discipline ; the falling of young men and young women in whom we feel peculiar interest; the failure of our oft- repeated efforts to implant principles of truth and virtue ; seeing boys and girls brought up under our care prove themselves ungrateful or unworthy; having those in whom we have placed confidence to be­ tray it—but I desist. It is one thing to hear that a young minister in one of our missions across the sea has proved unworthy. It is quite another thing to realize that my son in the Gospel, the child of my tutelage, my trusted pupil on whose head I laid my hands in ordina­ tion, has fallen. Remember, nearly all the encouragements find their way home ; the discouragements are locked up in the missionary's bosom. "Yet we are not discouraged. So long as we obey Gpd's com­ mands we know He will be with us. The blessing will come in His time. But I confess that in the coldness of my own heart and the low ebb of spiritual life within me, is to be found part of the explana­ tion of our barrenness. We grow so cold here ! and our work gets to be dull routine. Pray for us for a revival of the Spirit in our hearts.'' Reinforcements. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Newton, with Brother W. T. Lumbley and wife expect to sail soon for Africa. For the present they are reported as belonging to Lagos, but one at least of" these parties will locate in Abbeokuta. It is a sad disappointment that so few seem disposed to go to this most needful field. It is a seriotls reflection that all the world, except our Southland, seems aroused with regard to this con­ tinent—more clearly the subject of Divine prophecy than any other continent of our globe. The African philologist, Edward Blyden, who was once a missionary of this Board, looks to the negroes of the South as the hope of his and their Fatherland. May not the solution of the "negro problem" have some relation to African missions through the Southern Baptist Convention ? CHINA MISSIONS. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. NORTHERN CHINA—P. O. CHEFOO. Tung Chow Mission.—T. P. Crawford, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. S. J. Holmes, Miss Lottie Moon, Miss Fannie Knight. Hwanghien Mission.—C. W. Pruitt, Mrs. Pruitt, G. P. Bostick, Mrs. Bostick, Mrs. Davault, T. J. League. CENTRAL CHINA. Shanghai.—Mrs. Yates, D. W. Herring, Mrs. Herring, L. N. Chap­ pell, Mrs. Chappell; assistant pastor, Wong Ping San ; chapel keeper (a licentiate), Wong Yeur San ; sexton, P'ay Sian Su. Kwin San.—See T'ay San, pastor. Soochow.—T. C. Britton, Mrs. Britton, Tsu-nye-Shang, a licentiate and chapel-keeper. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXI Chinkiang.—William J. Hunnex, Mrs. Hunnex, R. T. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, E. F. Tatum, Miss Alice Flagg. SOUTHERN CHINA. Canton and Vicinity.—R. H. Graves, Miss Lula Whilden, E. Z. Simmons Mrs. Simmons, Mr. McCloy, Mrs. McCloy, Miss Emma lTg,M • J'L l Sanford, Miss Nellie Hartwell, Miss North, Miss Molhe McMinn, and twenty-one native assistants and Bible-women. STATISTICS. North China Mission.—Baptized, 3 ; members, 137; churches 2 • stations, not including churches, 2 ; out-stations, 22. Central China Mission.—Baptized, 6 ; members, 109 ; churches 4 • ordained and unpaid preachers, 4; contributions, $40.60, $236.00-^ $276.60. Southern China Mission.—Baptized, 70; members, 507; native helpers, 28; stations, not including churches, 13; scholars, 317: contributions, $563.97. TUNG CHOW AND HWANGHIEN MISSIONS. DR. CRAWFORD. " Dr. Crawford," says the annual report, "has devoted the year as usual to direct evangelizing labors both in the city and in the country. Believing in the gospel as the power of God unto salvation, he goes at suitable times from village to village, on a donkey, and preaches Christ to the people in his own tent. His work is burying seed out of sight rather than airing it; and there it must wait for the early and latter rain or until God shall give the increase. Rejecting the ' subsidy policy' in missions, and being only a sower of spiritual seed on a hard heathen soil, he has far more to endure for the Master than to say for himself." MRS. CRAWFORD. House-to-House Visiting. Mrs. Crawford reports : Being anxious to gain such access to the city women as I had in many country towns and villages, I rented a room last January, in the " Water City," about a mile from home. This surprised the people, and many called to learn my reasons for this unusual movement. The experiment proved sufficiently encouraging to in­ duce me to repeat it in the southeastern part of the main city, with even more satisfactory results. In both neighborhoods old acquaint­ ances whom I had not seen for years visited me and cordially invited me to their houses. Through these and other influences I have been able to prosecute my house-to-house visiting under better conditions than during several years past. My principal and most encouraging work, however, has been, as heretofore, in the towns and villages. The "Stations" in Tung Chow district, which I am working regularly, are Budigo, Buh-wang-shu, Nan-wang-shu, Lan-Kya-Ko, Buh-le-yuen, Wang-Kya-tswang, Jang-li, Mung-Kya, some of them in connection with my husband. Quite as many more, formerly cultivated jointly thanwited h autum froMrsm. othenHolme werr ecauses sspen andt. MrinFift .assistin Crawfordy daygs Misi,n Iths hav eMoo sprine given ign n an anudpd halfoarounrf wan asd tman Pingtuof ytim in.e XXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

No School. For the last six years I have not had a school,firmly believing that my present mode of teaching is far more wide-reaching, evangelistic, and healthful in its results than the collecting of children in boarding schools. The women and girls are taught by me to read Christian books—slowly, it must be admitted, arid with many drawbacks, but under conditions which cultivate the idea that reading is within the reach of all who will give little snatches of time to it, instead of fostering the parasitic feeling that only those can learn who are taken and supported by foreigners. Dr. Ashmore says truly, as quoted in the November number of the Journal, "Too often these (Mission) schools become settled camps ; the army goes into barracks, and is in danger of perpetually becoming occupied with camp work, while the field work has to be put off." I consider it of vital importance to the growth of a healthy Christianity that the people should from the be­ ginning learn that it is possible to become intelligent Christians in their own homes, surrounded by the concomitants of their ordinary Chinese life. The hot-house system may make more converts at first, but it rears an impassible barrier against the masses. Hundreds of Women Learning. It is impossible to state accurately the number of women and girls who have learned from me more or less of Christian books, but I think I may safely say they will go into the hundreds ; their acquire­ ments ranging from a simple prayer to a dozen books. The great aim never lost sight of in any form of labor is the winning of souls to Christ. Of course the great majority of those to whom the gospel is offered never attempt to read. A Bethel at Buh-go; More time has been spent at Buh-go than any other station, partly because I am more comfortably situated there, and partly because more persons there respond to my teaching. During the year I had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Wang, whose hospitable house is my home and Bethel at Buh-go, put on Christ in baptism. She is a woman not only of wealth and influence, but also of great sweetness and energy of character. Her embracing Christianity has become known far and wide, and she always anticipates harsh remarks upon her new religion by announcing herself a joyous Christian, and asserting that the gospel has been a healer of all her sorrows. A relative who manages her business preceded her into the church, and now another nephew, also in her employment, requests baptism. The latter is a peculiar char­ acter. He has, with much labor, memorized a small book of ten- hymns, which he sings at the markets, on the streets, and for all who request it, to most pathetic tunes Of his own improvising. Through his singing I have been invited to take the gospel to more than one house. Mrs. Wang's daughter, daughter-in-law, and other relatives are learning, while a few Often join'in evening or Sabbath worship in her family. The rooms she reserves for my use have thus acquired the name of "worship hall." My husband has also labored much in Buh-go, and some men in the town are giving serious thought to the "Jesus doctrines." Inexpressible Longing for Souls. Besides regular work at the above-mentioned " stations," more or less has been done at other places as opportunity offered. I shall not SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXIII soon forget a group of women, including the landlord's wife and daughters, who called on me one night at an out of the way inn, as I was returning from Pingtu. The eagerness with which they listened to the Gospel, the learned, intelligent questions asked, together with the probability that this might be their last as well asfirst oppor ­ tunity to hear it,filled m y soul with inexpressible longings for their salvation. ....,.-. Great and Bitter Cry for Laborers. Prejudices against foreigners and their religion are gradually giving way both in the city and country, but Mrs. Davault's departure leaves us one less in working force, and I would once more earnestly call the attention of God's people to the "great and bitter" cry of North China for more laborers. MR. PRUITT. 'Rapidly Gaining Respect. Mr. Pruitt reports : My time is divided between Hwanghien and Tung Chow. At the latter place I have, in connection with my studies, ministered to the church as pastor and preach to the heathen on the streets and in my study. During the year three have been baptized. At Hwanghien our work is comparatively new, and much time has been spent in making the acquaintance of the people. I have had no occasion to atterript much work at a distance. When at Hwanghien I have almost daily gone among the people, going half the time on to the streets and into the shops of this great city, and going on alternate days to the country villages which dot our plain more thickly than do farm houses any portion of the South. In this district we have seen a very decided growth of friendliness. Our mission is known by all. We are gaining rapidly the respect of the people. We are encouraged by the approaches of some of the literary class. I do not know the number'Of villages which I have visited repeatedly during this year; All-Day Preaching to. Crowds. 'In1 November I rnade a trip to Pingtu, and in the villages of Tangto and Sa-ling. spent eight days preaching to the people, whoflocked i n crowds to seefthe foreigner and to hear the Gospel. I preached from early mqrritill lat e at'hight; with only stolen snatches of time for food andJrecreation. A company of people there receive us into their homes most cordially, and I believe the Lord has opened the hearts of some of them to believe thdse things which are preached. t This year I have found it simply irnpossible to visit some of my other regular stations" in Pirigtii, as the city, Men-tseu, Jang:Kuh- tswang, Bei-bu, Liao-lan, arid others. Without help they must be abandoned. Mrs. Pruitt Baptized. , . In February Miss Anna Seward became Mrs. Pruitt, and on Sep­ tember the 20th, I had the rare privilege of burying her in baptism according to the command of the blessed Lord. She is in most thorough sympathy with all my work, and as soon as her knowledge of the language permits, will enter fully into active missionary work. Reinforcements Greatly Needed. The work at Tung Chow, Hwanghien, and Pingtu greatly needs re­ inforcements. In November Mrs. Davault was forced to leave us for XXIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

America, on account of the health of her child. This we regretted much. This is only one more in a long series of reverses. Some years ago by reason of the numbers on thefield, our territory was greatly enlarged, and now a failure of reinforcement means most emphatically retrogression. Some of these places are very encour­ aging ; others, abandoned years ago for lack of promise, are coming to the- front again, the seed sown then having taken root. MISS MOON. Though the year has been one of constant work, it is not of a sort that admits of being tabulated. My time has been unequally divided between the Pingtu and the Tung Chow region. In Pingtu, I have been engaged daily in teaching at my own house or in visiting the homes of others for the purpose of teaching. In addition to work in the city, I have visited a few villages. In one, Sa-ling, where Mr. Pruitt was the pioneer worker, not a little interest has sprung up. Mrs. Crawford and I have had much satisfaction in working there together. Doubtless Mr. Pruitt will report the reasons that made it seem wise to defer the constitution of a church in that village. The work there seems hopeful. Two women are urgently needed for work in Pingtu. In the Tung Chow region I have worked among the villages as I have had time. The work is encouraging, but there are needed immediately two women to push it with vigor. In a cluster of vil­ lages where three months might have been profitably spent, I could only spare three weeks. A large region of country in which Mrs. Holmes and I formerly worked is now entirely neglected simply for lack of time and of workers. I have visited Shangtswang once this year. The little band there has been sorely afflicted, having lost three of their number by death. There have also been dissensions among them which have disturbed the harmony of the church and impaired the usefulnes of some of the members. The efforts made to bring about a better state of feeling have resulted in only partial success. A small school is kept up in connection with the church. In conclusion, I would respectfully urge upon the Board an imme­ diate reinforcement of women workers. The work in Pingtu and in the region east and southeast of Tung Chow is suffering very seriously for lack of workers. Numerous promising openings are left un­ touched simply for lack of missionary force. I look sadly upon work left undone that ought to be done. I dare not go much beyond my strength, for fear of breaking down. I respectfully urge that, after eleven years of work, much of which has been arduous, un­ aided, alone, and full of physical hardship, I ought to be relieved. I cannot leave until others are here to take up and carry on work already begun. I urge that four women be sent next year for that purpose. CENTRAL CHINA MISSION. SHANGHAI MISSION. In their annual report this mission uses the following language : DR. YATES. Our former treasurer had scarcely resigned and turned over the books to our newly appointed treasurer, when he died. If such a SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXV

thing were possible, it would seem that enough had been said about the decease on the 17th of March of our dear father Yates ; but it should be mentioned, if no more, in this report. It seems as yester­ day that he left us. Emphatically is it true of him : Though he is dead yet he lives. Nothing is more obvious than that he is doing good now in China, and especially in this great community. And we are grateful for the wave of blessing that rolled over our native land at his death, the echo of which has already reached us, not only in the prayers and sympathy of friends '' ten thousand strong,'' but also in the arrival on the last day of this year of the recruits, Rev. T. C. Britton and wife and Rev. E. F. Tatum; and, praise the Lord, there are more to follow. He was a Sampson in his death. Our hopes that his work was the Lord's work and would therefore stand, have been justified. It would have been natural to have had a falling off in the interest of the churches and their work at the death of a shepherd of so much personal influence ; and yet, so far as our observation goes, while there has probably not been that advance along some lines there would have been had he been spared for this year's work, there has been no retrograde. On the other hand, we trust the afflic­ tion has effected spiritual good upon us all, both natives and mission­ aries, and is helping to ripen us for heaven. Shanghai Church and the Work in it. This year the church has continued in peace and harmony. There have been signs of spiritual life, fair attendance upon religious wor­ ship, some individual effort, and increase of contributions. They de­ cided to support henceforth the native pastor, and continue as before the support of the preacher at Soochow. The Sunday-school, orga­ nized last year, has proved a source of good to many members, and is self-supporting, the weekly contributions being adequate for books, papers, etc. In the services of the church, on Sunday, pastors Wong and Herring alternate.. Besides this, the church is opened and pastor Wong preaches to the heathen at three stated times a week, and some of the time brother Herring two nights in the week, making five times to heathen audiences, which, considering the absence of much of former curiosity, are remarkably good, ranging from ten to fifty. In addition to this there have been two series of nightly meetings of more than a month's duration each ; preaching by pastor Wong and brother Herring, Mrs. Herring and others taking part in the service, when special efforts were made for bringing the Gospel immediately to bear upon as many as we could gather in the vicinity of the church. Chapels. Deacon Wong has continued with unabated zeal his preaching at his chapel, " The West Gate," three times a week. There we also had a series of meetings every afternoon for more than three weeks, in which he engaged most heartily. Fromfifty to a hundred hear the simple Gospel from a loving heart there every Week. Preaching to them from Romans i: 14, one day he said : " I owe you a debt which I must make haste to pay; for I am already seventy, and know my Lord will soon call me up yonder." You remember, of course, that he is not employed by the mission; it is all voluntary on his part, nor is there any oversight exercised over him, nor is it needed. He is an inspiration to us and a benediction to the community at Shanghai. At the "Street Chapel" preacher Wong Yeur San, our paid helper, as formerly, holds forth, except when prevented by sickness or the XXVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. weather,five times a week. There also we had a series of meetings as above. At the country chapel, five miles out of the city, Mrs. Ling, a widow of some ability and long experience, has served as chapel-keeper, visiting and teaching among the women. Brother Wong Yeur San has preached for them three Sunday afternoons in the month, the other Sundays the members from this place come into Shanghai to church and communion. Off Stations. Quinsan.—Here pastor See Tay San, now enjoying much better health than formerly, continues his ministrations to the little church, but doesn't seem to be doing much for the outsiders, owing in part to the location. What a blessing a missionary would be there ! Soochow.—Here the "native helper" (a misnomer certainly here, for he has been alone these eight years), Tsn Nye Shang preaches to the little church every Sunday, and has them organized into a sort of Bible-class, in which they use the international lessons which are gotten up and used here at Shanghai; Besides, he preaches three or four times a week to the heathen, sitting a good part of every day, in addi­ tion, in his little office opening on the street to talk with any one who will hear him. AVhile we have been too few to look after him and his work as much as ought to have been done, we hear from other mis­ sionaries who pass his place that he is diligent. Itinerating.—Since our mission has been so poorly manned this work has been necessarily limited. Brother Herring made one trip to Quinsan and Soochow, and one up the Yangtse, during which he sold about 350 portions of Scripture and many tracts, and preached to thousands who had never heard the Gospel before. This trip took in the island of Tsung Ming'at the mouth of the Yangtse, and the result of it is that we very much desire to open a station there to be worked from Shanghai. There are some seventy thousand inhabitants there, speaking almost this dialect (they understand this dialect), and no Protestant mission work at all. Formally they treated very roughly some missionaries who visited the island; but now that spirit of hostil­ ity seems no more. , ; 7 Statistics. ;. Quinsan—Members,...... \.;. . 15 Soochow—Members, '. . . , . . . ; . . . .:; '. . 8 Shanghai—Members (2 baptized)/ . . .: . ...'•. . 72 Total membership of the three churches, . . 95 Schools. One day-school for boys, established and supported by deacon Wang, in conuection with his chapel, at a cost of some $40 a year. They use some Christian books and are taught by a Christian, an old gentleman who was brought to know the Lord by deacon Wang. This school has sixteen pupils enrolled—about as many as one teacher can manage, as the Chinese teach. One day-school for girls has averagedfifteen pupils . It is under an excellent teacher, Mrs. Zung, Who most faithfully gives them "line upon line, precept upon precept," day after day, and exacts diligence on their part. The unsatisfactory part of it is that the girls are seldom allowed to come to school after they are old enough to assist their mothers in taking care of the younger children, Or learn to do some SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXVII kind of work that will lighten the family burden. The expense of this school for 1888, not including house rent, was $71.60.. The boarding-school expenses amounted to $210, the whole of which, as well as the day-school expenses, has been met by Mrs. Yates and Mrs. Seaman (not included in the treasurer's financial report), with the exception of one pupil (Adoo), who is supported by Mrs. Collier's infant (S. S.),class, Albany, Ga. This school has never been large, because (although highly approved by Chinese parents in other respects) it does not allow foot-binding, and the numbers have lately been reduced by the marriage of theolder girls. Not being fully persuaded that having a boarding-school was the best way of using one's time and the money of the churches, Mrs. Yates and Mrs. Seaman decided to experiment on a small scale at their own charges. It is now eight years since they began, and they are still undecided as to the amount of real, substantial good that has been done. That it is a good thing to instill habits of cleanliness and industry, and to enlarge the mind with some knowledge of men and science, cannot be doubted ; but whether, as . Christians, these pupils are not mere hot-house plants that will wither or die when sent back to their heathen homes, is a question that gives anxiety. As the school is a home as well as a school, the routine is not very irksome—espe­ cially to Chinese girls who expect no variety in their lives ; still they study the Bible daily and attend church every Sabbath, and go to a weekly prayer-meeting, and are regular at morning and evening prayers; and it is to be feared that they may think it a relief to talk and think of something else when once out of school; and "not till then shall we find our answer to the question with which we set out. It has already been reported to us._ that one of the girls who was mar­ ried three years ago (she has lived at Quinsan in untoward, circum­ stances—D. W.'H.), is even now more zealous for the observance of certain heathen rites than her heathen husband. Personal. Notwithstanding her affliction and, the serious interruption conse­ quent upon it, Mrs. Yates has kept up her work in her two schools and helped in mission work.', generally. Often the most important work can't be itemized. In her work she has prestige', a'matter of great importance with the Chinese. Mr. and Mrs. 'Herring have con­ tinued their study of the language, except when necessarily inter­ rupted, in the forenoons only, giving the afternoon and night to other work. In all Our work we have tried toAbe faithful, knowing that we are not only responsible to you and the dear brethren and sisters over there who support us, but also to Him who hath said : " I know thy works." With the exception of that in the case of him that is gone, we have had 'no serious illness, and nought to disturb us. Mrs. Yates has moved to her daughter's, Mrs: Seaman, and Mr. and Mrs. Herring have moved into 'the house she-formerly occupied ; and the new arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Britton and Mr. Tatum-, are moved into the house they formerly occupied. Mr. and Mrs. Britton have decided to go to Soochow,' and will do so sometime during the coming year, while Mr. Tatum will remain in Shanghai, We-show our appreciation of them by begging for more at once. We hope brother and sister Chappell will follow soon and go to Chinkiang. Then we need—we will not say we must have; none but God knows what we muston tt ohave—imperativel Soochow. We wisy needh ,to ,pu anothet in a plear ma, ntoo to, gfoor wit twho brotheyoung rladies Brin-. XXVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. who would be of immense help to us here and at Soochow. We also sadly need a brother for Quinsan. Remarks. It was said at the recent great conference in London, that progress meant going on ; if so, we have made progress. We have gone on with the work. We confess we had hoped from so much preaching to gather more harvest and see more success, and at times it has been hard to keep from being discouraged. Some of our most hopeful en­ quirers, upon whom we had spent much time, and for whom we had oftered'many prayers, have showed the cloven foot. Yet even in this we have reason for gratitude, that they didn't succeed in imposing themselves upon us. Besides, we dare not decide what is success. Our Lord counted it worthy of report that the poor had the gospel preached unto them ; so it has been this year, as you can see from the above, and therein we do rejoice and will rejoice, knowing that God will not let his word return unto him void, but will cause it to accom­ plish that whereto he has sent it. The signs of the times encourage us to hope, God's Word bids us hope, the Spirit moves us to hope, and we close the year rejoicing in the hope of the glory of God. CHINKIANG MISSION. In the annual report of this mission brother Bryan writes, in Janu ary, 1889: Preaching and Building. We have had services in our chapel almost every day in the year. On Sunday we had three services—Sunday-school and two preaching services. My time has been spent building the mission house, studying the language,.and preaching. Since the house has been furnished and brother Hunnex has come to my aid, we intend to take turns in preaching trips, one being away and the other at home most of the time. Our audiences have been very large and attentive, especially so for the last few months of the year. Hand-to-Hand Work. I have found from experience and observation that mixing with the people and preaching by conversation is the most successful way to reach them. I have made it a point to make friends, and think I have had some small success. We have furnished one room in our new house in native style. Many come to make friendly calls and some to learn our doctrine. We are wonderfully encouraged by the way we have been received and the prospects for another year. Schools. We carried on a boys' school for nine months by way of experiment, but are not satisfied with the result; so shall not continue the school. Laymen's Work. Several of our members have done much good work, both by Ereaching and private conversation. We have far more preaching and etter preaching without paid assistants than with them. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXIX

Colportage. The American Bible Society supports one colporter, who works under my supervision. He has sold about 2,500 books of the Old and •New Testaments. Work among Women. Miss Lottie Moon spent the summer with us and did some very effective work among the women. She impressed us with the fact that we must have two single lady missionaries for Chinkiang. Mrs. Hunnex, since her return, and Mrs. Bryan have done what they could. With little children and household duties, they cannot do what ought to be done. The work among the men is much in advance of that among the women. Statistics. One organized church with fourteen members; three unordained, unpaid preachers. We have now one street chapel, where we have four services a week. Baptized four. Contributions, $40.60, for chapel-keeper. Self-Support. About ten inquirers. Future prospects most encouraging. Destruction of Our Property. On the 5th of February last a Chinese mob destroyed all our mission property in Chinkiang. The missionaries fled to Shanghai, where they were most cordially welcomed. The United States Government was duly informed of the outrage, which the Secretary of State promptly assured the Board would receive proper attention. The Board sent immediate relief to the sufferers. Brother Bryan is confi­ dent that the Chinese authorities will gladly make ample reparation. About the matter brother Hunnex wrote from Shanghai: You will, have heard, I doubt not, before this reaches you, of the events that have recently taken place at Chinkiang. Our beautiful chapel and dwelling houses are totally destroyed and all our worldly possessions also; but we are full of thankfulness to God that our lives have been spared. I am sending you by this mail a printed account of theriot, a s it appeared in a Shanghai newspaper. This account is substantially correct, and I thought that you would like to have the particulars at hand. You will see that Mrs. Hunnex has been very ill, indeed, and she is now confined to her bed. Mrs. Bryan and children are also in Shang­ hai, but brother Bryan has just returned to Chinkiang to take care of our interests there; but I am still detained here by reason of the con­ dition of Mrs. Hunnex. This blow is such an unexpected one that we do not yet seem to realize what has taken place. Our active work for the Lord in Chin­ kiang will, apparently, be retarded; but I think that we all have faith enough to believe that good will eventually result from all these sad events, and that the Lord will make the wrath of man to praise Him. I have had the privilege of making the acquaintance of the brethren who have recently arrived in China, and we have met with nothing but sympathy and kindness from many friends in Shanghai. I some­ times think that it is well to meet with trials, as otherwise there would be no occasion for the exhibition of sympathy and love that these XXX SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. trials bring forth. One very satisfactory point in connection with these troubles is that missionaries and their work had absolutely nothing whatever to do with their origin. It was purely an outbreak against foreigners as such. The members of our church were all very sor­ rowful over the destruction of their place of worship, in which they appeared to take great pleasure. The morning after the riot, when speaking to me on the subject, I saw tears in their eyes. Of course some considerable time must elapse before our chapel and homes can be rebuilt. In the meantime, I believe that it is brother Bryan's intention to make use of our boat for the purpose of travelling from place to place to preach the Gospel, whilst I myself, as soon as Mrs. Hunnex is well enough to allow me to do so, propose to evangelize in the villages in the vicinity of Chinkiang, making use of brother Bryan's horse, so that more distant villages may be visited. It will be necessary to find some house accommodation—no easy matter at present, now that so many residences have been destroyed. SOUTHERN-CHINA MISSION. Arrivals and Departures. On the 10th of January, 1888, the mission welcomed the new mis­ sionaries, Mrs. J. L. Sanford and Miss Henrietta F. North; and on the 2d of May of the same year Miss Nellie E. Hartwell joined their num­ ber. These ladies, having labored in California among the Chinese, entered vigorously into the work. Miss North is a noble example of a self-supporting missionary. But the joy of these arrivals has been tempered by regret for the departure of Miss Stein, who left the mis­ sion April 2, 1888, to work among the Chinese in California, and by bereavement in the death of their incomparable Mrs. R. H. Graves. Canton- Chapel Preaching. There has been daily preaching to uniformly good and attentive congregations in Dr. Graves' chapel by brother Simmons, pastor Fung, and two noble and unpaid assistants, Lin Tak Shan and Lin Yik Ping. In Zung Shek Kob chapel Chan Kam Shing has preached while in the city; but he makes tours in the country, which he does with great success. In the native Missionary Society's chapel Wang Cheung, Po Pak, and deacon dieting, employed by the society, have done good service, preaching, conversing and selling tracts; and dea­ con Li Chan has done there commendable work as an unpaid preacher. Other City Gospel Work. In addition to this chapel work, the brethren go about the city and the adjacent villages, " two and two" and in "groups of seven," and tell the story of Jesus and His love. The services are held sometimes in school buildings, and the scholars attend regularly. Country Chapel Work. In Shin Hing, Tai Wan, Ho Tsun, and San Kin, Cheun Yick Ping preaches and examines the schools. Sometimes crowds attend the service. At Ho Zan, Fung Kam Sam and Yeung W. Ngo, a ministerial stu­ dent, have had charge. Ten members live there ; one of them (Hun) furnishes the chapel free of rent. At Kwang Wing, twenty miles from Canton, where we have eleven members, Bro. Lo Tsy Chan labors as well as in the neighborhood. At Sz Ui, some one hundred miles from SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Canton, where there is a dispensary doing a good work, the expenses are borne by the Medical Missionary Society. There have been 939 patients treated. The station at Sam Kang, two hundred and fifty miles from Canton, is sustained "by Chinese in America and some friends in New York city." Chan Kam Shing and two natives of the place direct the work. There have been twenty baptisms. A church will be organized. At Tsing Un and Shek Kok, and at Cheung Ning, where there are eleven members, some Of whom are "very intelligent . and earnest,'' as well as at Tsang Fa and neighboring towns, the Word is regularly preached by faithful servants of the Master. At Ku Tsing the brethren have secured a house for chapel and school for $563.97, * contributed by Chinese in the United States. A Chinese from Chicago will take charge of the work. At Hong Kong and Cheung Chan there are sixty-eight members on the church books, but only twenty can be relied upon. These interests were reared under the supervision of Mrs. Johnston, who turned over to us her work. It should be con­ ducted by a missionary resident in Hong Kong. MISS YOUNG'S SCHOOL. The building for this school was finished in March, at a cost for house and lot of $3,647.36. There has been an average attendance of six women and twenty-four girls, '' who have made good progress in their studies," and have " showed great interest in the way of sal­ vation." Miss Hartwell teaches the girls to sing, and has a regular class of the smaller girls. The prayer-meetings are well attended by our women and many heaffien women. Miss Young will return home, but another admirable daughter of Missouri soon starts for Canton. Chapel and School at Ng Sai. The cost of lots, building and furniture has been $4,576.78, the church-members furnishing the school-house. Woman's Work. The ladies of the mission, with Bible women, have a woman's meeting, which averages about twenty,five, times weekly, in the rear of Dr. Graves' chapel, and thusrtiany women are brought to the Sunday services. There are among them anxious inquirers as to the way of life. The Bible women do valuable service, having access where foreign women cannot go. Girls' Schools. Mrs. Sanford has four schools and Miss North three. Besides other duties, the scholars memorize Scripture and study Christian truth. The opportunities for laboring with their souls are very many and favorable, and the teachers are full of hope. Boys' Schools. There are four. Brother Simmons says: "Much of the Scripture learned will be as good seed. Seven of the boys have been bap-

Of tracts and books 457,280 pages have been sold, besides 500 Gospel Hymn books and some 200 Testaments. XXXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Class Work. There have been about forty in the classes which have been con­ ducted by brother Simmons, with the aid of intelligent and trained native assistants. Dr. Graves regards this work very important, and thinks one of our most accomplished young men should go to Can­ ton to give his tirne and talents to this Scripture-training enterprise, without neglecting missionary work. Acknowledgments. This Mission makes grateful acknowledgments to " Secretaries and Board for uniform kindness, confidence and prompt attention to ' requests from time to time," and, above ad, to Him who has given them favor with the people at home and abroad, so that they have built houses, had general prosperity in their seed-bearing, and have reaped a harvest of seventy precious souls. EUROPEAN MISSIONS. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. ROME.—George B. Taylor, 52 Via Giulio Romano; J. H. Eager and Mrs. Eager, 52 Via Giulio Romano. , Rome.—Signor Paschetto. Finerolo.—Signor Ferraris. Milan.—Nicholas Papengouth. Venice and Mestre.—Signor Bellondi. Bologna.—Signor Colombo. Modena.—Signor Martinelli. Carpi.—Signor Fasulo. Bari and Barletta.—Signor Volpi. Naples.—Signor Basile and Charles Papengouth. Torre Pellice.—Signor Malan. Cagliari, Sardinia.—Signor Arbanasich. Iglesias, Sardinia.—Signor Cossu. STATISTICS. Annual report not received. Membership about 350. REV. J. H. EAGER AND REPORT. As reported last year, brother Eager returned to this country and has been actively employed, with some degree of success, in raising a fund for building chapels in Italy. He thinks that $12,000 would enable the mission to secure three chapels, which are greatly needed. Wailing for the annual report from Italy until the last hour that delay could be made, brother Eager, by request, has prepared the following general review of our mission work : The Board has, from the very start, recognized Italy as an import­ ant base for missionary operations, and as the years go by this importance increases rather than diminishes. Within a few- years Italy has risen from obscurity to take her place as one of the important nations of Europe. Her history since the middle of this century proves that she still merits the title given her by Victor Hugo, "the mother of genius and of nations." New Italy has caught the spirit of the times. She is ambitious and progressive ; she favors and fosters general education ; she abominates the spirit of religious persecution so prevalent among Romanists, and wel- SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXIII comes and protects the missionary as well as the native preacher. New Italy needs the gospel, and when evangelized she will doubt­ less become a very important factor in the salvation of the world. 11 the genius displayed by the Roman Catholic Church, an Italian institution, could be truly converted, what might it not accomplish ' Since Italy gave us America, shall we not in turn give her the Gos­ pel ? Should we not consider it an honor and a privilege to help in moulding the future of such a nation? Such a work requires wis- dom to Plan, courage to execute, faith to expect, and patience to j-tt4, i • ° mun on the field> who are acquainted with the immense difficulties, the outlook is by no means disheartening. Educated men are becoming more and more liberal, and a public opinion is gradually forming that will yet prove a blessing to the cause. Is it nothing that a splendid edition of 50,000 copies of the Bible, with Dore's illustrations, is at present issuing from the press of an impor­ tant publishing house in Milan ? Does it not mean progress when a prominent member of the Italian Parliament can write and publish a very acceptable Life of Christ, and then lecture on the same sub­ ject in Naples, that most priest-ridden of all cities? Is it without significance that Rome and other cities have given us new and spa­ cious cemeteries of our own, thus tacitly acknowledging the fact that they consider Protestantism a permanent and a growing insti­ tution ? Throughout the year Dr. Taylor's letters have breathed a spirit of quiet hopefulness. Baptisms have been frequent, new stations have been opened, persecutions have been endured and, in some cases, lived down; in some places congregations have been large and attentive, and the preaching of the Word has not been in vain. A new evangelist has been received and stationed at Torre Pellice and Signor Paschetto has been transferred to Rome. The Testi- monio has been published regularly, and is more and more proving itself an important factor in our work as Baptists. A general con­ vention of Italian Baptists will be held about the middle of May, when some very important questions will be under discussion. It is more and more felt that chapels are a growing necessity in Italy, and again we earnestly appeal to the Board and to the churches to supply this pressing need. Oh, for the one hundred thousand dollars spent in the churches of New York City on Easter day for flowers! JAPAN MISSION. In 1859 the Board resolved to open a mission in this country. Several missionaries were appointed. Two of them, Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer, started for the field in the ill-fated "Forest City," which was never heard from after leaving this country. The enterprise has never been abandoned. Dr. Yates urged the Board to make a start there as one of the most promising lands for missionary labor. Last year the Convention adopted the following commendation presented by the Committee on the '' Enlargement of the Work of the Foreign thpasUniteempirestablishmenMissioe"Th senterprise dbeen yStateo fBoarCommitte thJapansetd . arsufferin o".fe Th : oa Thfe missiosucvesseleespeciallg commerciahmillion ans naturbearininy sth commeneoel g afrelation slong-neglecte ouJapan greatlr dmissionarie ,syt owhictf oth thifavodehs sbuConventiopeoplri tsthto esChinprogressiv oesucces witsituatean hmus thsth odtef XXXIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. geographically as to afford a most valuable strategic territory for the capture of the boundless regions beyond. The establishment of this mission was a favorite project with Dr. Yates. Shall our brethren of the North and English Baptists be permitted to toil there with no help from their Southern brethren ? To carry out the views of the Board, the least amount that can be asked for is $100,000 as against the $86,000 contributed the past years. We should not rest satisfied with even double that amount." The Rev. G. H. Appleton, a missionary of the Missionary Union to Tapan, has given to the Board very valuable information, and has contributed to the Foreign Mission Journal'invaluable papers on this subject. The Missionary Union extends to our Board the most fraternal welcome to thisfield, and the Board has resolved to enter it at an early day. Two admirably qualified young men, as has been stated, have been appointed as our pioneers in this most hopeful enterprise. Here is another call of Providence to our churches to invest among the heathen more of the Lord's money that they hold, which should not be disregarded.

OBITUARIES. VICE-PRESIDENT RENFROE. This honored and beloved man of God was at the last meeting of the Convention. A slight indisposition then experienced deepened into the fatal illness which, on the third day of June, 1888, terminated his valuable life on earth. One who knew him well paid this tribute to his memory: "In his whole life, Dr. Renfroe was signally distinguished for his unfaltering, courageous love of the truth, his clear, strong convictions of the doctrines verily believed among us, and his profound hatred of error, sham, and falsehood. * * In his war with error he never thought of himself; he only thought of the wrong and injury the enemy was doing to the cause he loved. He never resorted to artifice or strategy. He was an open foe and a manly antagonist. If over­ come, he submitted ; if he overcame, there was no vainglory." But it was in his earnest missionary spirit that he was best known to our Board. There was nothing needed to advance the cause in his State, which he could do, that he was not Willing to undertake, when requested, as vice-president, by the Board. His counsel was judicious and much relied upon; his advocacy was direct and strong, and his hands were ever full of good works. His departure is a loss which it will be hard to repair. The great consolation is, " It is the Lord ! " PRESIDENT JAMES P. BOYCE. At the last meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Boyce, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was elected president of the Convention for the ninth time. Enfeebled in health, he went to Europe with the hope of gaining strength, but all remedial measures failed, and on the 28th of December, 1888, his spirit took its SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXV flight to the God who gave it, from the city of Pau, in the south of France. Accompanied by his bereaved family, the remains were brought home, and on the 20th of January, 1889, after appropriate ser­ vices in the Broadway Baptist church, of Louisville, Ky., of which he was a member, they were buried in the Cave Hill cemetery of that city. How well he served the Master has been recorded, by the press of the country, and will be more permanently recorded in memoirs of the departed from the pen of his friend and colleague in the South­ ern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. John A. Broadus. The follow­ ing is a transcript from the records of the Board : At the January meeting of the Board the following resolutions were adopted by a standing vote, accompanied by a fervent prayer for God's blessing upon the bereaved family : 1. This Board, in common with our entire denomination, mourns the death of the Rev. James P. Boyce, D. D., LL. D. Such a man— cordial, frank, and manly in all his intercourse, broad and strong in his sympathy, vigorous in intellect and varied in scholarly attainments, strong in his convictions and courageous in his bearing, and leading a Christian life so exceptionally earnest, active, and self-sacrificing—was fitted to be a leader of our people, and could not fail to exert a potent influence upon all of our denominational enterprises. 2. We gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God in sparing him until the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, of which he was the originator and builder, and to which he pre-eminently devoted his fortune, energies, and talents, was established upon afirm foundation. 3. We record with gratitude our appreciation of his service to this Board. His counsels, sought in times of emergency, have been valu­ able to us. His influence has quickened the interests of our churches in foreign missions. The young ministers at our seminary have been stimulated and guided by him in considering the claims of this work. His contributions to our treasury have been regular and large. For nine years, as the able President of our Convention, he was in many ways invaluable to the work entrusted to this Board. 4. While we grieve that this Prince in Israel has fallen, we bow to the will of the only wise God, and pray that He who, when Abraham died, blessed Isaac, may give his blessing to some elect man who shall worthily enter into his labors. 5. We extend to the bereaved family circle our warmest Christian sympathy in their unspeakable loss, and pray that the God of all com­ fort may be their refuge. 6. The Corresponding Secretary is requested to forward a copy of the above action to the family of our lamented brother. IN CONCLUSION. The Board rejoices that it can present a report so replete with evidences of the Divine presence at home and abroad. The many baptisms, the increase of native beneficence in the missions, the opening of newfields, th e augmented contributions of our people, the many applications for missionary work, the great expansion of our missionary force—all this is inspiring and calls for devout gratitude to God. But all this imposes heavier obligations on the churches. The Lord is working more manifestly that His people should work more abundantly. Their hearts should be more full of prayer, their lips more full of praise, and their hands more full of labor. And what of free-will offerings ? XXXVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

The Board implores the Convention's attention to the fact that, in accordance with its positive orders, the Board has appointed a very host of new missionaries, whose support must be provided by greatly increased contributions. Our actual expenditures in the past year were over one hundred thousand dollars. Can they be less than one-third more this year ? This question oppresses the heart of the Board. Will the Convention and the churches realize the facts in the case and rise, by the help of God, to the height of the solemn occasion ? There must be a powerful awakening as to the personal responsibility resting on God's people to supply what is necessary to execute the Master's orders. The Convention, in the name of Christ and the churches, bids the Board go forward and send out these laborers. The Board obeys. Will not the churches sustain the Con­ vention's orders in furthering Christ's commission, and approve the Board's obedience? Will they not look out upon the eight hundred millions of souls who have never heard the name of Jesus, and rejoice in the privilege of doing what they can to give them the glad tidings of free salvation ? All will not be saved, but every human being on our planet, who can hear, should be told the gospel of Christ. This is the duty of the.church. Default as to this obligation isflagrant dis ­ obedience, and retards the blessed coming of the Lord Jesus. Let the churches bestir themselves. Let them not only sustain the mission­ aries sent out, but send the means for many more greatly needed and ready to go into the fields. If the houses of worship imperatively needed are granted, not less than one hundred andfifty thousand dol­ lars must come this year into the treasury of the Board. It is confi­ dently hoped that the Convention will ring out its appeal to the churches in such clear and clarion notes that at the close of another year the Board will bear back the news, not only of great blessings on the fields, but of a grand revival, by God's grace, of the spirit of. mis­ sions among the churches at home. Will the Convention hear us ? Will the churches heed the Convention ? Will the Lord smile on us and on our work ? God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, that His name may be known upon earth, His saving health among all nations; and blessed be His glori­ ous name forever, and let the whole earth befilled wit h His glory. Amen and amen. ^ XXXVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

ANNUAL

By the Treasurer of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern

1888. RECEIPTS. April 30—Balance, per report to the Convention $ 3,609 63 1889. April 30—Received during the year from— Alabama, $ 4,532 22 Arkansas 2,000 00 District of Columbia 99 05 Florida, 934 63 Georgia 11,990 05 Kentucky, 9,913 18 Louisiana, 2,298 26 Maryland, 5,650 55 Mississippi, 5,812 16 Missouri (legacy of Miss Peyton, $2,500) . . 11,20328 North Carolina, 7,040 12 South Carolina, 9,435 22 Tennefts.ee, 4,020 98 Texas, 7,234 60 Virginia 15,101 00 West Virginia, 82 55 California 90 00 Dakota 1 00 Indiana 4 00 Illinois, 75 00 Indian Territory, 2 00 Kansas, 30 00 Massachusetts, 1 00 Nebraska 1 00 Oregon, 4 00 New York, 100 00 Pennsylvania 5 00 Washington Territory, 15 Mexico 2 75 American Baptist Publication Society, . . 1,000 00 MarylandFund—interest on f 1,000 Atlanta & Charlotte R. R. 7$ bond, 7000 Woman's Missionary Society, Richmond Female Institute—interest on $1,000 pre­ ferred stock of the Institute, 40 00 Isaac Davis F nd—interest on $5,000 Nas­ sau & Rochester R. R. 5$ bond, 25000 Total income 99,023 75 Bills payable—borrowed money, 46,500 00 Loans on call— " " 439 ..8 Interest rebate, 12 08 46,951 26 $149,584 64 LIABILITIES. — — Loans on call, 2,150 21 Less cash on hand, '. '814 97 Deficit,. $ 1,335 24 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXIX

REPORT

Baptist Convention, from April 30,1888, to April 30, i88g.

1889. DISBURSEMENTS. By cash paid out during the year for— African Missions, $ 7,637 25 China Missions: Central China, Shanghai, and Chin­ kiang, $9,230 55 Canton, 9,373 88 Tung Chow and Hwanghein, 5,3*3 80 23,918 23 European Missions, 15,688 92 Brazilian Missions, . 18,972 00 Mexican Missions, 20,479 86 Expenses of missionaries recently appointed 49206 $ 87,188 32 Salary of Corresponding Secretary 2,500 00 " Assistant Secretary, 1,500 00 " Treasurer, -. . 500 00 " Clerk to Corresponding Secretary, .... 300 00 Postage, stationery, and other expenses, 571 25 Printing 1,054 93 Mite boxes 86 14 Southern Baptist Convention 332 93 Expenses of Vice-Presidents, distributing Foreign Mission Journal, &c, &c, 823 88 Travelling expenses 695 55 Rent of Mission Rooms, 250 00 Interest on borrowed money 991 57 AGENCIES : Alabama $ 345 82 Florida, 80 oo Georgia, 608 33 Kentucky, 599 H $149,584 64 Louisiana, 400 00 Missouri, M9* 81 Texas, 1 800 00 5,325 10 i4,93i 35 Bills payable—borrowed money repaid,RICHMOND , VA., April 30th46,50, 18890 .0 0 00 This is Loanto certifs oyn tha caltl I have carefully examined the account of John C. William15° s TreasurerBalanc of thee Foreig in Nationan Missiol Bann kBoar of Virginiad of the, Southern Baptist Convention,81 com4 9­7 mencing April 30th, 1888, and ending this day, and that I findi t correct and sustained by proper vouchers, and that there is a balance of $814.97 in his hands. I have also examined the securities called for by his account, and find them to conform thereto. H. C. BURNETT, AUDITOR.

APPENDIX B.

TORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT —OF THE — HOME MISSION BOARD.

No death has occurred within the past year among the large number of missionaries in the employment of the Board. This fact, together with the evidences of Divine favor upon our work calls for devout thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father. At the beginning of the year the Board resolved, notwithstanding the necessity of raising a large sum for the house of worship in Havana, to enlarge its work in every department. Accordingly, the number of missionaries has been increased from 283 to 325. Of these there have labored among

The foreign population I2

Thecolored people .x In Cuba 20

Native white people 3_-e

Total 328 Of these there have been employed in Alabama 3 Arkansas 22 Cuba 20 Florida 28 Georgia , 1.3

Indian Territory Xi- Kentucky 1 Louisiana „ 26 Maryland 3 Mississippi 2 XLII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Missouri 3 Texas State Convention ...... 126 Texas S. S. Convention 21 Western Arkansas and Indian Territory 17 Western North Carolina 15 West Virginia 2 Virginia 1

Total 328 WORK DONE. Missionaries 328 Weeks of labor 12,409 Churches and stations 1,134 Sermons and addresses 1 , 35,2i6 Prater-meetings 8,419 Baptisms 4,837 Received by letter 3,565 Total additions 8,402 Sunday schools organized „: 343 Teachers and pupils 10,170 Religious visits 51,190 Houses of worship built 58 Churches organized 328 Pages of tracts distributed 850,000 Bibles and testaments distributed 5,ooo

ALABAMA. The Board has entered into co-operation with the Board of the State Convention for work among the colored people, and has arranged to extend this co-operation to the large and rapidly increasing population in the mineral region of the State. ARKANSAS. The work in this State is not progressing as rapidly as the needs of the State demand. It is hoped that measures will shortly be taken to increase its efficiency. Co-operation with the State Board still continues. CUBA. The remarkable progress of the work in this island is unabated. Our people there are working with the same enthusiasm and persistence that marked its beginning. Their numbers and influence in Havana are steadily increasing. They confidently expect in a few years to control the religious opinions of that great city, and then to possess the whole of that beautiful island. They base their confidence upon the promise SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XLIII has set upon His holy hill of Zion as their King. He will not disappoint their expectations. Missionaries ..„. 20 Weeks of labor 070 Churches supplied 7 Other stations 20 Sermons and Addresses 1,835 Weekly Prayer meetings 18 Baptism 300 Total membership i,493 Sunday schoob 26 Teachers and pupils 2,228 Religious visits 3,655 Pupils converted 6 Money collected $2,255 7° A. J. DIAZ. HAVANA, CUBA, April 30th, 1S89.

With steady step our hosts there, under the guidance of Rev. W. N. Chaudoin, are moving forward to possess the land. The fragrance of the gospel, sweeter than the perfume of her orange groves, is spreading over the sunny peninsula. Days bright with the golden light of the sun of righteousness are dawning upon her.

GEORGIA.

Co-operative work with the State Board among the colored people, and among the white people in the mountain district of the State has been increased. Rev. Dr. Mcintosh still continues his invaluable labor as theological instructor of the colored preachers, and Rev. F. C. Mc­ Connell has done admirable service in holding Theological Institutes and founding schools among the mountains-of the State. This work is rapidly developing the strong Baptist element of this section. No work of the Board is of greater interest than this. In connection with the State Board we have entered into co-operation with the con­ vention of colored Baptists for work among that race in the State. Un­ der this arrangement ten missionaries have been in the field,an d have done good work. KENTUCKY. The Board has but one missionary in this State. Brother Boelter is zealously engaged in work among the German people in the city of Louisville. LOUISIANA.

Co-operation with the State Board has resulted in an increase of mis. XLIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. sion spirit and work in this State. Our work in no State is more hope­ ful and promising than in Louisiana. In New Orleans the Board has paid the last installment due on the house of worship occupied by the First Church. We now own two houses of worship in that city which are free from debt.

MARYLAND.

Miss Lula Whilden is continuing her work among the Chinese in Baltimore. She finds encouragement in her hard and difficult task. Brother G. R. Waller and R. A. McGuinn are engaged in preaching to the colored people of the State. Their work has been largely one of organization, in which they have exhibited satisfactory results.

MISSISSIPPI. Two brethren have been giving instruction to the colored preachers in this State. The State Board also agrees to support Mrs. Nelson in New Orleans. The reports of the brethren who are giving theological in­ struction to the colored preachers indicate that they are accomplishing much good for that people.

MISSOURI. Rev. G. W. Hyde, D. D., has been our faithful and efficient agent in this State. His services have been invaluable to the Board, not only in collecting funds, but in organizing our work among the German popu­ lation. The Board has three missionaries among the Germans arid three among the English-speaking people. Missouri's rapid development in missionary spirit is making her one of the strongest supporters of the Convention.

TEXAS.

The mission work in this State presents a broad and inviting field. Brother Holt, the efficient Corresponding Secretary of the State Board, says that while the board is occupying fifty-onecount y seats, twenty stations in cities and one hundred and fiftyfrontie r stations, there re­ main unoccupied forty-nine county seats, forty-one city stations and a population of four hundred and fifty thousand destitute of gospel privi­ leges. Referring to the work done in past years which has resulted in the establishment of about one thousand churches, and the baptism of many thousands of believers, he says we could not have done a tithe of this work without the help of your board.

WEST ARKANSAS AND INDIAN TERRITORY. No fieldi n the South is more needy or requires more prompt attention to its religious wants than that covered by the General Association of Arkansas and the Indian Territory. Its new lines of railroad and its ex- SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XLV

tensive deposites of minerals now being developed, render imperative that help which should be both liberal and speedy.

TEXAS SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. At its request the board entered into co-operation with this body, agree­ ing to furnish it only such funds as the board might be able to raise within the State. It has done a noble work in establishing Sunday- schools, organizing churches and distributing Bibles, testaments and tracts, in the destitute regions of this State.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. The work in this section needs to be pushed with more energy. The brethren composing the Western Convention should be more alive to the coming greatness of their country, and prepare their churches for the multitudes of people that will swarm these mountains when their facilities for transportation and travel shall have been perfected. We trust that the leading spirits among them will educate their people into those religious activities demanded by the evident importance which this part of our country must assume in the near future.

WEST VIRGINIA. At the request of the Valley Association of Virginia, which contrib­ utes the funds necessary for their support, the Board employs two mis­ sionaries in this State. They have done good work in the section where they have labored. VIRGINIA. Rev. J. B. Taylor, D. D., is supported jointly by the State Board of Virginia and our Board at Lexington. The institutions of learning lo­ cated there make this station an important one. Brother Taylor's work has been very gratifying. His potent influence over the students en­ ables him to scatter good seed in a fruitful soil. The seed will ripen into a generous harvest in all our States from Maryland to Texas. Arrangements were entered into with the Board of the colored con­ vention in this State to put ten missionaries into the field, but for some unexplained reason nothing w as done by them. FOREIGN POPULATION. The Board has four missionaries in Missouri, five in Texas, one in Kentucky and one in Maryland, at work among the foreign population. Except Miss Whilden, in Maryland, who labors among the Chinese, the others are missionaries to the Germans. Mission work among these peo­ ple ought to be greatly enlarged. We should have a score of mission­ aries working among the 600,000 Germans of Missouri alone, and it would require as many more to meet the needs of this class of population in Texas. This work, slow and difficult at first,wil l pay handsomely in the end. Churches organized now among the smaller communities of XLVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. these people will prove a guide and a refuge to the hundreds of thous­ ands of their countrymen who will surely settle about them. INDIAN TERRITORY. The efforts of the Board are mainly devoted to the development of the churches and the Christian education of these people. The sad lack of proper training in the activities of Christian life was the fatal blunder of the early mission work among the Indians. To supply this training has been the prime effort of the Board since these missions have fallen under our charge. To accomplish this it was necessary to throw these churches largely upon their own resources and to constrain them to learn to support their own native preachers. Of course, this policy would meet with opposition, but any other was fatal to their best interests. How well it is succeeding may be learned from a letter of Rev. William McCombs. our missionary among the Creeks, who says that the Creek churches are repairing their old houses of worship, building new ones, supporting their pastors more liberally and contributing to mission work among the wild tribes on the western frontier. THE LEVERING MANUAL LABOR SCHOOL, under the superintendence of brother J. O. Wright, is exerting a most happy influence in behalf not only of Christian education, but of the development of industrial pursuits, among these people. Agriculture and the simpler mechanical arts are taught the boys, and instruction in all the household arts given to the girls. Such instruction is of inesti­ mable value to a people who are struggling to throw off the savage habits of their ancestry, and to take their places among civilized men, In a recent letter Brother Wright says: "The children are making good progress in their books, as well as doing some excellent work out­ side of the school-room. "The girls are taking great interest in learning fancy work of various kinds, and they are making some nice articles. Some of the boys are assisting in building. We have erected an addition to our main building twenty by fiftyfee t for a dining-room. Our stock are doing well. We are now planting our corn. We shall have about 85 or 90 acres, and about fifty in millet. Our young orchard is doing splendidly." The best evidence of the value of this school is that it is always full to overflowing. Brother J. S. Murrow has been actively engaged in work among the Choctaws and other neighboring tribes. His interest in his work seems to increase with his years, and perhaps no year of his missionary life has been more fruitful of good than the one just closed. Brother Hogue, who has spent long years on his present field,ha s felt the pressure of increasing age. Though unable to do as much as he formerly so gladly did, his presence among his people is a benediction. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XLV1I

May he be comforted by the thought that " They also serve who only stand and wait." HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN HAVANA. • /'The last Convention instructed the Board to secure a suitable house of worship for the church in Havana. After protracted and careful inve«tigation the Board decided that it was better to purchase than to build. They have bought a building near the centre of the city, in every way admirably adapted to the uses of the large and rapidly increasing congregation, capable of seating three thousand people. This building, besides the main audience room, contains other apartments, the rent of Which will, after paying taxes, amount to about two thousand dollars per annum. For this entire property they agreed to pay sixty- five thousand dollars in three payments, without interest. Twenty thou­ sand in cash have been paid. The remainder falls due as follows: In March, 1890, twenty two thousand five hundred, and the same amount in March, 1891. The purchase of this property was advised by some of the best busi­ ness men among us, who have familiarized themselves wkh the needs of our work in that great city and made personal inspection of the property- This purchase gives confidence to the people of Havana in the stability and permanency of our work, lifts it to a higher level, and attracts to us larger numbers of the better classes. he Board is satisfied that nothing better could be done to promote cause in Cuba. MISSIONS AMONG THE COLORED PEOPLE. he labors of Brethren W. H. Mcintosh, of Georgia, G. P. Guild, of Florida, F. C. Plaister, of Alabama, and S. Ball and H. W. Brown, of Mississippi, as theological instructors to the colored preachers, deacons, and other prominent members, have been highly beneficial in their results. So well satisfied is the Board of the wisdom of this policy that it is ready to put a man into this work in every State in the South, wherever a suitable brother can be found for this work, and there can be found a reasonable assurance of the means for his support. The co-operation entered into with the Board of the Colored Baptist Con­ vention of Georgia, in connection with the Board of Missions in that State, has worked well. The Board hopes to be able to make similar arrangements with the Boards of other State Conventions for similar co-operation with the colored people all over the South. This plan gives us not only the pecuniary aid of these State Boards, but secures to us the knowledge of the field and the men to be employed, as well as the great advantage of local management of the work by those who are nearest to it and interested in its success. AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION SOCIETY. At the meeting of the joint committees of this Society and the Con- XLVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. vention, held in Richmond, in December last, it was agreed that in Missouri the agents representing these bodies should not undertake to collect funds from churches known to be in sympathy with the other, and that the large territory which had evinced no sympathy with either should be cultivated by the two agents under an arrangement to be agreed upon by them. This agreement of the committee was made subject to the ratification of the Boards of the Home Mission Society and oi the Convention. The Board of the Convention promptly rati­ fied the agreement of which it gave notice to the Board of the Society in New York. The Board of the Society declined to ratify it "as a finality," and claimed that it must be privileged to appeal to "all the churches of Missouri." About the same time the Board received a letter from Bro. A.J. Holt, Corresponding Secretary of the State Board of Texas, from which we make the following extract:

"COLORED WORK." "The work which we so happily conceived, and have so successfully executed for the last five years, has been brought to an abrupt termination on account of the interference of the Home Mission Society." After giving in detail the means adopted by the agents of that Society to accomplish this end, Bro. Holt says: "So the work passes out of our hands with this report." In its letter of reply to Dr. H. L. Moorehouse, Corresponding Sec­ retary, the Board refers to both of these matters as follows:

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1889. Rev. H. L, Moorehouse, D. D., Corresponding Secretary; DEAR BROTHER—Your communication conveying intelligence of the action of your Board on the report of the joint committee of your so­ ciety and of the Southern Baptist Convention was duly received, and the undersigned members of the Board were appointed to reply. The action of your Board, declining to accept the agreement entered into at Richmond "as a finality"is , in our view, tantamount to its re­ jection. Such action leaves the difficulty unsettled at the termination of the agreement, which may be long or short, at the pleasure of your Board. This agreement might be ended to-morrow by your Board with­ out notification to us, which you have not indicated your purpose to give us. An agreement thus capable of being set aside by one party at any time without notification to the other, can scarcely be considered an agreement at all. The prime object of the agreement between the Boards, at least upon our part, was to obviate the complaints coming from our brethren in Missouri. The condition attached by your Board, it seems to us must SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XLIX prevent such a result. We are, therefore, constrained to ask your Board to reconsider the action appending to the original agreement, the condi­ tion to which we have referred. This condition is not acceptable to us for another reason. It con­ tains the assertion of a principle of action to which our Board can never agree. It asserts the right, and contemplates the act of canvassing ALL THE CHURCHES OF MISSOURI in the interest of your Society. We hold that whenever and wherever churches have voluntarily associated themselves with either of the bodies we respectfully represent, such action of the sovereign churches ought to be respected. The law or Christian cour­ tesy obligates all the sisterhood of great denominational organizations not to disturb the relation such churches have voluntarily formed. It is a matter of history, fully known to your Board, that very many of the churches of Missouri have always acted with the Southern Baptist Con­ vention. The expression of a purpose at some time in the future to disregard this fact, and the principle underlying it is, in our judgment, to seriously threaten the kindly relation between your Society and the Southern Baptist Convention. We trust that a reconsideration of the question will lead your Board to conclude that the best interest of the cause of our common Master will be promoted by a strict observance of those Christian courtesies due from one great denominational body to another. There is another matter to which we feel constrained to refer. For five years past our Board has, in connection with the State Board of Texas, aided in the work among the colored people of that-State. A system of co-operation existed between the Boards and the colored Convention of Texas. The work increased from year to year, and was moving forward with the most gratifying results. At the last meeting of the colored Baptists of Texas, Rev. Dr. Simmons, a district Secretary of your Board, attended the session of that body, and by his eloquence and great ability persuaded the Convention to dissolve the relation of co-operation existing with our Board and enter into co-operation with your Society. We know not what modifying facts may exist in this case, but it is deemed proper to call your attention to this mattar, and to inquire how far our Board may rely upon your Society not to disturb mission work we may organize among colored people of the South. But for the protracted absence of our Corresponding Secretary an earlier opportunity would have been taken to advise you of the action and wishes of our Board. Trusting these matters may receive a speedy and satisfactory adjust­ ment, we are, with highest regards, your brethren, HENRY MCDONALD, I. T. TICHENOR, Committee. L SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

To this letter the Board has received no reply. The Board is reluctant to conclude that the Home Mission Society purposes deliberately to disregard the courtesies due to a sister organi­ zation, by sending their collecting agents into our territory for the pur­ pose of collecting funds from churches known to have been for long years in sympathy and co-operation with this Convention, or to disturb our growing work among the colored people of the South. But unless some action be taken by the Board, or the Society which it represents receding from its present position, such a conclusion inevitably results. As this matter may involve the gravest consequences, we respectfully refer it to the Convention for such consideration as its importance de­ mands. KIND WORDS. This series of Sunday-school publications is steadily increasing its patronage. Under the editorial management of Drs. Shaver and Boy- kin, assisted by some of the best writers and finest expositors in the country, this series suffers nothing by comparison with any other in the land. Some of our pastors have expressed the opinion that the International series does not fully meet the needs of our Sunday-schools; that we should have something which shall bring our denominational principles and practices more frequently and more strongly in contact with the minds of our children. The Board sympathizes with this view, and re­ spectfully suggest to the Convention the desirableness of adopting some measures, either by modifications of the International Lessons, or some­ thing in addition to them, to meet a want so vital to the best interest of our churches. "OUR HOME FIELD." This paper was started last October in response to a long felt need of the Board, and has been found of great value in disseminating informa­ tion, and stirring up the people to an appreciation of our work. We have been enabled to save a large amount of printing and postage by the free use of HOME FIELD, and we have reason to know that the contributions to the Board have been largely increased by its circula­ tion. One brother writes us that the circulation of HOME FIELD in his church had "increased the regular contribution to the Board fully one hundred per cent." Having reduced the price of this beatifully printed and illustrated eight-page paper to twenty five cents per annum for each subscription, we feel assured that it is one of the cheapest papers to be found, and that its subscription list will rapidly increase, while it will be more use­ ful than ever before, in advancing the great cause of Home Missions to which it is devoted. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LI

WOMEN'S MISSION SOCIETIES. The Board is greatly indebted to the Women's Home Mission Society of Maryland for their generous aid to our work, especially that given to the Levering School in the Indian Territory, and for the support of Miss Alfred in New Orleans. The Women's Mission Societies of South Carolina have supported Miss Cole in the same city, and contributed generously to other depart­ ments of our work. These Societies in other States have been exceedingly helpful to us. The Board highly appreciates their efforts and their liberality. To the Central Committee located in Baltimore, the Board is under obligations for its great interest manifested in our work, and its wise and persevering efforts to promote it. Amounts reported to Central Committee, Baltimore, as paid to the Home Mission Board, from April 26th, 1888, to April 26th, 1889, Dv the "Woman's Mission Societies Auxiliary to S. B. C." Arkansas $ 136 51 Florida 500 00 Georgia ,. 2282 97 Kentucky 243 20 Louisiana 119 3° Maryland 2895 74 Mississippi 1040 58 Missouri South Carolina 1087 80 Tennessee 141 25 Texas 613 90 Virginia 806 17

Total $9,867 42 An increase of about $3,500.00 over last year. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Board is greatly indebted to the Vice-Presidents in many of the States for their unrequited labors in its behalf. In the work of extending information and organizing plans for the collection of funds, they have been very helpful. The increase of con­ tributions in some of the States has been largely due to their efficient work. FINANCES. The cash receipts of the Board have increased from $48,022.17 last year to $69,398.83; an increase of $21,376.66. The increase in Virginia has been $3,830.66; Georgia, $1,970.67; Kentucky, $1,902.31; Missouri, not including legacy, $1,002.28; Ala­ bama, $817.43; Maryland, $724.14. I-II SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Our co-operative work has risen from $41,154.15 to $58,982.97, while church building on the fieldha s declined from $54,068 to $27,103.20. The Board has paid during the year the funds received for Havana house of worship in previous years $3,570.00, on first church in New Orleans and other outstanding liabilities, about $3,000.00, and have ex­ pended in improvements on the cemetery in Havana $3,000 more. The indebtedness of the Board on current expenditures is $4500.

DR. JAMES P. BOYCE. The sad tidings of the death of this noble man brought profound sor­ row to the hearts of all our people. The Convention could not, in the death of any one man, have sustained a greater loss. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to which he gave his warmest affections, his noblest efforts, will stand as the monument of his devotion to the principles of our denomination, and as long as our young men shall gather within its halls, or go forth from them better prepared to preach the gospel to dying men, so long will his memory be cherished by our people and his name revered by our churches. THE FUTURE. The work of the Board is increasing year by year. In the coming years this increase must be greater than ever if it shall keep pace with the growing wants of our country. Our twenty millions of people will soon become forty millions, and our towns and cities quadruple their present inhabitants, while new cen­ ters of population will spring into existence. Then; is even now greater demand for new churches, new and better houses of worship, more Sunday-schools, and there are wider opportunities for Christian activi­ ties than ever before. The time is not distant when it will tax the energies, not only of our own, but of all our State Boards to meet this growing demand. The destiny of our country depends much more upon the religious training of our people than upon any element of intellectual or physical power. It is not schools and colleges, not railroads and factories, not steamships and commercial advantages, but righteousness that exalteth a nation. For our country's sake, for the sake of the children who gather like olive plants around our tables, for humanity's sake, for the Master's glory, and for the world's redemption, let us strive to make this great nation a people whose God is the Lord. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LIII

CONSOLIDATED REPORT Of the Treasurer of the Home Mission Board.

May i—By cash received from May i, 1888, to May 1, i889..$69,398 83 Bills payable—borrowed money 19,630 co Paid back 15,130 00 Difference 4,500 00 Amounts raised for the Home Mission Board by co-operative bodies, and expended for mission work upon their fields of labor. 58,982 97 Amounts raised for the Home Mission Board by co-operative bodies, and expended in houses of worship on mission fields 27,103 20

Total receipts, cash and vouchers.. 159,985 00 To cash expenditures 73,069 88 Expenditures on field 86,086 17 Cash on hand 82895-159,98500

To cash in my hands $828 95 A.,D. ADAIR, Treasurer H. M. B. ASSETS. First Church N. O., valued at $ 7500 00 Valence St. Church, N. O., valued at. 7500 00 Kind Words 15000 00 Key-West Chapel 2000 00 Cuban Cemetery 5000 00 House of Worship, Havana 65000 00 Notes for money loaned churches 500 00 Insurance policy,Miss Snow, face value 430 00 Levering school building, % int 3000 00 Levering stock, utensils, etc 2500 00— 108,430 00 The Board owes on the Havana house due in iand 2 years 45,000 00

Net Assets $63,430 00

This is to certify that I have examined the foregoing account of A. D. Adair, Treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, from May ist, 188S, to this date, and find the same correct and supported by proper vouchers, showing a balance in his hands of eight hundred and twenty-eight dollars and ninety-five cents. B. F. ABBOTT, Auditor. Atlanta, Ga., May ist, 1889. LIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

ANNUAL Of the Treasurer of the Home Mission Board

1889 RECEIPTS. May 1—By cash on hand last report... $ 3484 85 Alabama 3665 40 Arkansas 482 65 Cuban Cemetery 6411 50 District of Columbia.... 405 10 Florida 280 96 Georgia 9420 86 Kentucky 7718 64 Louisiana 236 31 Maryland 37°7 °6 " Woman's H. M. So 2895 74— 6602 80 Massachusetts 657 00 Peyton estate 3000 00 Missouri 5808 36— 8S08 36 Mississippi 1373 58 New York 89 10 North Carolina "544 M Pennsylvania 200 00 South Carolina * 4.365 77 Texas 981 25 Tennessee 1821 19 Virginia S982 66 Indiana. 5 00 Iowa 2 00 Illinois A 85 Nebraska n 00 Rhode Island 1000 California , 28 10 Kind Words 1000 00 Our Home Field 780 76 New Jersey 25 00

69,398 S3 Bills payable 19,630 00 19,630 00 Less 15,130 00 Difference in bills payable—we owe... $4,500 00 Received for Cuban house of worship and included in above receipts 14,786 77 89,028 83 To balance cash in hand $ 828 95 Respectfully submitted, A. D. ADAIR, Treasurer H. M. B. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LV

REPORT Of the Southern Baptist Convention.

DISBURSEMENTS. I889. May 1—To amount paid Mi-sionaries ; Georgia. 2318 28 Alabama 674 03 Arkansas .... S22 20 Western Arkansas 1000 00 Cuba 6314 12 Florida 2830 55 Tennessee 49 75 Indian Territory.... 3582 16 Kentucky 721 78 Louisiana 3621 05 Maryland 991 36 Mississippi 1125 00 Missouri 3893 69 W. North Carolina 600 00 Texas 6279 70 Virginia 300 00 West Virginia 425 °° W. M. Cent. Committee 274 84 Cuban Cemetery Improvements 300000 " " Expenditures 3345 31— 6345 31 First Church note N.O.bal. on church 1717 33 Cuban Theatre 18907 03 Church Building 1345 68—21,970 04 Our Home Field 1327 34 1. T. Tichenor, Cor. Sec, salary 2500 00 J. Wm. Jones, Asst. Cor. Sec, salary.. 2000 00 A. D. Adair, Treasurer, salary 500 00 A. C. Briscoe, Rec. Sec 150 00 Expense—Traveling 690 54 " Rent of Rooms 180 00 " Safe 46 25 « Printing 78684 " S. B. Convention 332 93 " Incidentals 127 91— 1473 93 Bills payable W3P °° Interest 2§9 2I Cash on hand 828 95 $89,028 83 LVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

REPORT Of the Treasurer of the Home Mission Board.

May i—Amounts raised for the Home Mission Board by co-operative bodies, and expended for Mission work upon their fields of labor: Alabama $ 450 00 Arkansas 2,398 79 Cuba 2,255 7° Florida 3,763 08 Georgia 4,000 00 Indian Territory 7,000 00 Louisiana 7,857 35 Mississippi.... 1,125 00 Texas 21,905 08 W. North Carolina 912 17 W. Arkansas and I. T 567 80 Texas S. S. Convention 6,748 00 $58,982 97 Amount raised for the Home Mis­ sion Board by co-operative bodies for church building, and expended in houses of worship on mission fields by them.

Alabama: No report Arkansas 3,250 00

Louisiana 4)28o 00 W. Arkansas and I. T 1,100 00 W. North Carolina No report Texas '2,473 20 Florida 6,000 00 $ 27,103 20

Total amount $ 86,086 17

A. D. ADAIR, Treasurer H. M. B. APPENDIX C.

REPORT OF G. W. NORTON,

TREASURER OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

G. W. Norton, Treasurer of Southern Baptist Convention, Dr 1888. June 4-To June, 1888, dividend on $1,500, Nash­ ville & Decatur R R. stock $45 00 Dec. 3—To Dec'r, 1888, dividend on $1,500, Nash­ ville & Decatur R. R. stock 45 00 $90 00 1889. CONTRA—CREDIT. April. By cash paid Treasurer of Home Miss'n Bd. of So. Bap. Convention $45 00 " By cash paid Foreign Mission Board of So. Baptist Convention. 45 00 $90 00

All of which is respectfully submitted. G. W. NORTON, Treasurer.

GENERAL STATISTICS

COMPILED BY LANSING BURROWS, ONE OF THE SECRETARIES.

The compiler is able to present to the denomination again this year a comparatively exact statement of the official figureso f the Associations within the bounds of the Convention. The number of the missing As­ sociations is 34, but among these is included three new bodies which have been organized during the year, whose statistics are included in the mother organizations, so that the number missing is reduced to 31. In the case of the missing Associations, we are able to give the figures for 1887 in all save nine. These are generally small and unimportant bodies, possibly some of them having quietly died without the formality of ob­ sequies. For two years or more we have been unable to hear from them. They are the Town Creek, of Alabama; New Conasauga, of Georgia; New Concord, of Missouri; Transylvania,, of North Caro­ lina ; Beech River, of Tennessee; and Central, Paluxy, Tryon and Western Branch, of Texas. In analyzing the figures, a decrease will be noted at once in the number of baptisms as compared with the year preceding. This would not be affected materially by the presence of the missing minutes, since about the same number of these missing ones occur year by year. A decrease of ten thousand baptisms stands as a fact to be explained bv some more intelligent mind than the compiler's The year was known as a " Presidential one," and it is affirmed that in times of political excite­ ment Zion loses much of the enthusiasm which is needful for abundant fruitage. Are we to seek in the same fact for an explanation of the problem, that the dismissions by letter and the exclusions exceed those of the preceding year? While the baptisms decrease, the additions by letter are within an hundred of those of the year preceding. Comparing the additions with the diminutions, we have, as a net in­ crease, 44,889, which is below the normal rate for the past few years. Among the factors to be considered in seeking the explanation for this condition of affairs, apart from the prevaling political activity, was the dread and confusion occasioned by fears and reports of fever existing in some parts of the territory, which affected the meetings in some cases of the Associations, or manifested itself in incomplete reports from churches to their associational meetings. In calculating the aggregate membership of both races in our terri­ tory, it must be observed that great incompleteness still characterizes the reports of the colored Baptists. They vary widely year by year without any explanation. When they do they cause the footings to vary so much that, while there may be a gratifying increase among the white churches, the total may be pulled down to a decrease by the figures of the colored Baptists. The compiler must insist that brethren shall accept the figureso f the white Associations as nearly accurate as it is possible for one to make them, and make their comparisons on the basis of the LX SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

white membership. It will be remembered that the second table, giving the Property, Educational and State Missionary statistics is exclusively for the white churches in harmony with the Conventicn. In the pre­ vailing carelessness of the compilers of the colored statistics it would be entirely impossible to arrive at any reliable data. It will be further ob­ served that the compiler has been hindered most unnecessarily in pre­ senting the information embodied in this table, through the want of sym­ pathy with the project on the part of brethren who could have given the facts. With the present system, as the result of many years now of experi­ menting, the defects in our statistical tables represent simply the unwill­ ingness of those who have the facts to co-operate in their tabulation. There is not a blank line in the following tables that does not represent toil and expense on the part of the compiler which was unrewarded. Still, the number of those who render information gladly, and often with words of cheer and encouragement, is steadily increasing. The re­ sult is visible in the discovery of hitherto unknown Associations, or in the completeness of tables that were dreary with blank lines for years. The compiler bespeaks the continuance of the kindly offices of these friends and pleads for the following of their example in our yet " terra incognita." To facilitate this work the friends of statistics are urged to impress upon the clerks of our Associations, to promptly forward copies of their minutes to the Secretary of the Convention who is charged with this work. Many clerks'need no urging; many more, however, do. If it could be incorporated among the standing rules of each Association that it shall be the duty of the clerk to do this, a great step would be taken in advance. Other denominations by such a rule are able to present their statistics clearly and promptly. We alone suffer. The attention of clerks is again drawn to the following important features which ought always to be contained in their minutes. A copy of a little pamphlet, containing "Model Tables for the use of Clerks," will be sent to any applying to the Secretary. He would be obliged if a stamp was sent with such applications with which to forward it through the mails. • Always print the names, addresses and titles of the Moderator and Clerk on the title page of the minutes. Always print a list of ordained ministers, with their post-offices, apart from the statistical table. Ji^" Always add up the columns of figuresi n all tables. Always include in the list of churches those which are not represented in any meeting, with the last reported membership of such churches. As far as possible, state in some convenient place, by table or other­ wise, the whole amount of money raised or reported to the Association during the year. Always send a copy of the printed minutes as soon as published to the Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention. Cut this out or copy it into the Associational book, if there is one, or place it where your eye can occasionally see it. The address of the Secretary in charge of these statistics is 721 Greene street, AUGUSTA, GA. In some cases, there is no doubt that minutes have been addressed to him at Atlanta, and so have failed to reach him. Please note carefully as to the address. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXI

GENERAL STATISTICS—ALABAMA.

a. ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS. rg tH CD u CD ASSOCIATIONS. IS P CD a rS 03 0) - fH °Sr CD IS 1> o 0) a © CD "3 tH "3 CD 35 J3 "S, M a) © Sr o rH o M ij W Pi r-l W w w H o 1 Alabama 83 36 1186 783 97 2 Antioch 95 65 1056 485 61 3 Arbacoochee 89 54 1186 2286 70 4 Bethel 73 31 1146 1721 06 5 Bethel, South 115 11 118 2301 3726 15 6 Bethlehem 48 31 1246 185 95 7 Big Bear Creek 168 40 1510 613 83 8 Bigbee 48 54 1218 3511 15 9 Boiling Springs 123 139 1380 75 29 10 Cahaba 89 91 1913 2933 20 11 Cahaba Valley 119 118 2189 193 00 12 Canaan 140 116 2473 8350 80 13 Carey 165 157 2594 427 95 14 Cedar Bluff 59 123 848 464 31 15 Centennial ?... 65 57 918 300 81 16 Central 175 136 2358 501 21 17 Chtrokee 110 102 1690 320 62 18 Clear Creek 1431 96 966 46 50 19 Columbia 260 27 1249 182 80 20 Conecuh 83 270 1502 3926 00 21 Coosa River 70 51 4295 1423 57 22 Cullman 93 30 988 90 20 23 Elimt 102 95 627 549 95 24 Etowah 37 76 2047 1202 27 25 Eufaula 53 51 1568 886 48 26 Evergreen 82 24 710 101 90 27 Geneva 43 90 451 111 50 28 Harmony, Eastt 9 37 777 27860 00 29 Harmony, West 164 58 668 4503987 5000 30 Harris 174| 149 4 714 4975112 8505 31 Indian Creek? 171 164 224 44 40 32 Judson 17 2:;;? 1818 92 35 113 33 Liberty, East 70 83 3104 7756 72 129 34 Liberty, North? 19 1765 1908 91 65 35 Macedonia 44 383 39 25 86 36 Marshall 73 942 46 80 57 37 Mobile 100 1287 604 94 147 38 Montgomery , 41 1593 5558 90 107 39 Mount Carmel 73 983 290 85 87 41 763 40 Mud Creek 1452 216759 4850 143 144 1083 41 Mulberry 783 109 65 107 85 3005 42 Muscle Shoals 2017 723 15 70 92 1680 43 New River 84 50 16 1746720 44 Newton 1164 741 45 45 North Alabama**... 88 34 45 712 11,144 77 46 North River 1252 2475 22 47 Pea River 42 46 425 83 20 48 Pine Barren 1276 5190 49 Rock Mills 114 35 711 96 10 50 Salem 2414 985 82 51 Selma 235 105 1737 525 40 52 Shelby 7 300 "'1679 55 53 Southeastern || 82 591 2777 55 54 Sulphur Springs.... 90 1947 727 07 55 Tallapoosa River.. 141 1406 4644 40 56 Tallasahatchie 96 2177 3205 24 57 Tennessee River?.. 101 10 2243 85 15 58 Town Creek* 569031254 TuskaloosTroUnioUnitTuskegeWarrioWeogufky yn r eaRive a r 39 102615 27 20 LXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS—ALABAMA—Continued.

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1 Bartholomew' 43 120 1854 2263 95 2 Benton county 32 129 1949 1546 00 3 Big Creek 15 60 536 94 40 4 Blue Mountain 16 34 840 32 40 5 Caddo River 28 85 895 53 60 6 Caroline 51 314 3168 10,946 17 7 Carroll county 13 52 15 477 35 20 8 Clear Creek 30 101 1250 1209 39 9 Columbia 30 56 .... 1615 247 97 10 Concord 33 171 201 16917309 127 45 11 Concord, West 34 164 723 121 35 12 Crooked Creek 23 42 1975 296 70 13 Dardanelle. 48 113 1477 175 45 14 Fayetteville 40 161017 231 1598 24 15 Fourche Valley 8 124 1358 9 55 16 Friendship 26 149 1167 149 55 17 Gainesville 21 570 128 96 18 Grand Prairie 13 74 926 439 50 19 Greenbriert .... 22 163 961 180 50 20 Independence 17 90 1147 39 95 21 Judson 25 63 1061 317 47 22 Liberty! 21 109 676 2173 75 23 Little Red River... 15 128 1500 31 55 24 Mount Vernon 30 30 1401 8852 68 25 Mount Zion 32 7 119 35 744 4458 71 26 Ouachita 17 267 144 30 15 27 Pee Dee 6 185 2332 7 60 89 28 Pine Bluff 35 15 134 2080 149 60 29 Red River 33 111 1002 3415 14 30 Rocky Bayou 19 222 16 1247 648 05 31 Russellville 23 220 2534 257 70 32 Saline 55 90 1427 1553 45 33 Southwestern 38 8 1279 2829 00 103 34 Spring River 30 12 S7 350 39702 6250 158 35 State Line 10 144 112234 650 105 36 Texarkanall ... 5 874 132819 925 32 37 Union* 19 1629 15 30 994 38 Union. 2d 33 4248 2968 2661 1055 48,407 73 Col'd Associations 1367 39 United 25 684, 459 314 349 5,918 25 40 White River 29 460 ... 1503 1 41 White River Valley 10 4932 3427 21! 490 2975 1404 4 773 49793 $54,325 98 1053 32699 *JS*Noo JMinuteMinutes received45(; 1las t reported fifigures, fNo statistics82492 in Minnt.. JLouisiana churches not included. IITexaITexass cchurche s not included The Missouri churches in " State Line "have withdrawn. Fourche Valley " is anew body SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXIII

GENERAL STATISTICS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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FLORIDA.

1 Alachua , 10 24 94 64 11 113 15 10 905 2374 35 2 Beulah 8 14 67 52 5 16 16' 4 794 61 90 3 Elim 7 11 49 5 5 24 321 4 540 860 40 4 Florida 14 40 85 49 19 72 54 19 1700 230 86 5 Hamilton* 9 17 984 9 29 102 43 5 19 16 45 5 953 185 31 6 Harmony 9 22 95 35 8 22 14 5 659 95 96 7 Hernandot 10 27 113 60 11 74 20 6 8 1274 726 67 8 Manatee 10 20 88 102 5 7 70 18 19 11 1011 4390 43 9 Marion 8 14 632 10 New River* 6 8 96 49 5 35 9 2 445 1116 10 11 Pensacola Bay... 9 19 48 54 1 11 58 13 2 10 1144 1384 40 12 Santa Fe River.. 10 21 92 70 16 14 9 969 1477 65 10 19 30 27 1 21 2 5 719 38 95 13 South Florida ... 2 5 20 1 15- 1 4.... 136 14 St. John's River 13 21 767 312 56 15 St. Mary's River 13 26 108 73 51 29 6 1042 ""944"44 16 Suwannee* 38 137 60 14 56 23 4 1477 206 92 17 Wekiva - 18 West Florida .... 375 1227 744 26 132 629 308 27 102 16157 8 Col'd Associations. z 219 15512 594 1227 744 26 132 629 308 27 102 31669

*No Minutes received; last reported figures. t Alabama churches not in­ cluded. JName is changed to " Pasco." (Georgia churches not included. GEORGIA.

1 Appalachee |12 130 12 71 30 15[ 1427, 611 69 2 Baptist Union 9 30 28 2 45 20 3 1028 37 06 3 Bethel 21 221 128 38 185 45 34 3392 1517 34 4 Pethlehem ' 8 34 33 4 31 9 4 485 20 75 117 24 133 18 2325 5 Bowen 15 178 12 234 54 22 2776 250 45 6 Carrollton 18 156 188 17 257 18 ii 36 2853 214 58_ 7 Cave Spring 14 194 168 3 77 46 T> 977 8558 25 8 Centennial 11 59 35 10 72 18 20 1501 113 93 9 Central 13 89 42 9 20 9 597 6250 67 10 Cetitral Western,... 4 48 23 12! 268 25 4234 59 88 11 Chattahoochee 19 218 235 27 ' 29 657 4367 25 12 Chestatee 79 64 17 1067 14 45 13 Clarksville 17 87 40 17 3091 53 25 14 Columbus 23 102 138 33 1177 4336 82 15 Concord 12 85 78 26 2625 172 27 16 Coosa • 16 143 150 42 853 2378 47 17 Coosawattie 9 72 58 9 2474 37 55 18 Ebenezer 18 195 87 35 1197 2368 80 19 Ellijay 12 62 47 14 2688 56 20 134 5102 20 Fairburn 16 211294 212 29 324 75 185 3212 21 Flint River 32 26265| 60. 27 2793 93 91 5443 22 Friendship 21 13m3 57. 38 1098 05 23 Georgia 30 881 926 6424 71 739 -2245 HarmonyGeorgia 2fd I 89 io12! 6394 3605 LX1V SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

f GENERAL STATISTICS—GEORGIA—Continued.

a. ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS. -fl t2 05 -ga T3 T5 0} ASSOCIATIONS. CD fl CD CD OJ -3 tH CD tH -fl CD 'tH s CD o CD nri "3 CD ft o fl c8 ft CD tH o PH O W r-l w PH rJ N N O H 19 33 174 107 30 191 53 23 3413 416 49 27 47 212 186 15 177 93 4 68 4805 16,752 29 15 48 15 1 46 16 16 1110 1623 40 24 43 526 245 42 275 72 57 5159 757 70 15 24 148 66 10 74 12 12 1906 544 85 19 13 210 45 29 2952 37 40 32 Lawrenceville .. 33 207 178 37 45 13 18 US 79 4 56 20 8 1060 15 29 50 34 Little River 30 184 100 20 107 29 11 2326 80 80 12 17 74 35 5 39 4 10 901 36 Mell 9 18 42 29 1 . 33 6 2 996 270 00 7 9 275 93 16 195 50 56 386 11,457 92 38 Middle 22 46 158 55 20 61 51 :5 3295 4723 76 39 Middle Cherokee... 13 27 114 167 15 219 35 17 2440 1477 90 40 Miller 19 34 51 62 2 22 7 4 3497 220 15 41 Mountain? 6 20 95 42 Mountaititown 18 84 63 7 89 27 17 971 40 40 21 24 50 36 9 39 10 11 1420 43 Mount Vernon K 4374 16 44 Mulberry 10 183 133 9 137 55 20 626 61 00 45 New Conasauga*... 2? 39 163 103 15 117 28 17 2454 46 New Ebenezer 11 21 216 118 34 68 74 26 1938 469 12 47 New Hope 25 5 16 49 3 34 6 10 188 21 00 6 67 84 17 5 78 13 2 20 10,759 16 47 2937 359 55 27 49 4 62 5 2 125 12 840 885 10 144 174 12 171 31 51 North Georgia 14 20 4 9 18 1622 170 41 164 114 122 25 52 Notley River 11 10 6 41 439 54 70 32 51 65 12 15 28 108 131 10 21 2454 2542 37 12: 1372? 20 12 24 111 85 19 2478 1247 57 15 150 117 10 209, 17 7 847 12,508 04 56 Roswell 20 2 32 24 21 36 Ifi 25 1705 82 00 7 243 240 20 239 2567 24 25 24 33 1113 16 98 30 10 38 84 95 25 59 7 2584 59 St. Mary's River||. 14 32 16 1 5 24 518 48 8 38 1 625 60 Stone Mountain 2 309 483 29 354 1692 18 34 8 42 4300 61 Tallapoosa 22 105 81 14 66 102 90 28 66 15 1098 62 Tugalo 12 175 165 19 228 1546 13 5 19 30 215 63 Washington 16 115 77 10 129 2704 78 36 65 24 5847 13 192 160 12 235 2006 61 19 40 40 1484 24 8129 6190 22 815 7519 1890 17 1390 136398 125 713 46 28 25 3189 53 Col'd Associations 74S3 2028 299 3181 1535 4034 112 1894 167292 28,116 45 ~, 26 2715 40 15612 851,8 321 3996 9054 5924 229 3284 3036942150 153,829 91 1604 *No Minutes received-i; 155 las8 t reported figures. t Alabama churches not in­ cluded. JNorth Carolina316 churche2 s not included. ?South Carolina churches not included. IFlorida churches not included.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

1 Cherokee 1666 , ...1 | 2 Choctaw-Chick'saw 149 103 42 9 33 48 1324, 206 55 88 231; 15 68 26 4 3 Enon 896, 150 35 4 Muskogee lllll 5 Short Mountain 1 ...... j...... 229 6 Spring Valley 175 7 Wayland 223,... Colored Cherokees. ! 237 334 57 77 59 52; 200:....;..;."'". 5824 r~356 90 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXV GENERAL STATISTICS—KENTUCKY. ft ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS. •fl tH CD

O ASSOCIATIONS. a '•Stf cu a T3 CD CD CD CD tH CD CD tH tH tH S CD o tH CD 't. CD CD o a T3 Js3 ftM CD tH PH O P5 -21 W PI r-l w W Q H 1 Baptist 15 216 8| 56 2027 110 90 2 Barren River 33 192 32 4174 333 65 3 Bay's Fork 23 36 41 2306 2046 58 4 Bethelt 42 267 36 4272 21,551 77 5 Beulah, of Tenn .. 3 2 16: 4 75 6 Blackford 27 224 2624 1153 64 7 Blood River 34 121 28 2220 126 25 8 Boone's Creek 13 61 1336 16,582 45 9 Booneville* 14 251 132 004 13,467 70 10 Bracken 25 109 5567 28 12 2925 Il Campbell county... 15 203 2029 3509 07 12 Clear Fork 31 234 3064 9277 42 13 Concord 33 85 4535 59 37 14 Crittenden 18 116 1811 85 84 15 Cumberland River 15 293 1574 17,786 79 16 Daviess county 36 233 5716 31,904 32 17 Elkhorn 29 33 4999 413 50 18 Enterprise 11 174 548 4525 83 19 Franklin 88 17 99 2939 596 55 20 Freedom 217 10 19 35 1356 1098 70 21 Gasper River 124 33 70 57 3365 213 20 22 Goshen 135 27 1 2224 15 55 23 Green River 194 21 63 56 14' 23 1147 3556 83 24 Greenup 3 34 15 37 34 1866 4 00 25 Greenville 136 12 54 66 37 268 42 69 26 Henderson countyt 70 11 HI 176 46 1470 18 50 27 Irvine 167 23 63 84 32 1629 19 40 28 Laurel River 342 28 130 151 36 47 2337 4278 75 29 Liberty 197 50 1110 54 4508 715 85 30 Little Bethel 306553, 546| 31 40 164 ; 96 49 3252 5097 70 31 Little River 3101 78 35 113 52 14 3)08 74.760 18 32 Long Run 25 26 140 79 70 20 7005 2118 40 33 Lynn 31 13 169 32 4138 548 17 34 Lynn (lamp 20, 33, 133 45 1209 285 45 35 Mount Olivet is! 29; 52 112 1491 2324 90 36 Mount Zion J 18 15 1203 174 20 9167 27 37 Nelson § 20 10 2409 74 16 1615 02 38 North Bend 16 44 1941 29 03 '639 85 39 North Concord 33 24 18 2019 148 20 189 36 8 30 40 North Concord 2nd 10 4 668 22C3 87 46 Salem 117 1 3724 65 41 Ohio River 27 104 18 2611 2417 18 47 Shelby 196 69 23 593 43 42 Owen 11 60 38 1760 7214 79 48 South Concord 125 87 43 Panther Creek 12 32 51 545 49 South Cumberland 56 142 417 71 44 Rockcastle 22 48 1688 50 South District 215 91 9327 49 45 Russell's Creek.. 11 33 39 15 2995 51 South Kentucky.... 250 29 1710 36 20 47 20 4562 52 South Union 92 61 17 65 14 19 38 2922 53 Stockton's Valleyt 175 82 1118 15 21 26! 1620 54 Sulphur Fork 62 41 563 26 27 23! 2185 55 Tate's Creek 113 80 4624 75 28 13 3753 56 Ten Mile 152 11 5507 00 21; 42 1750 57 Union 13864 32 109 3839 12 25 30 1851 58 Union countyt 351410 63 30 2616 56 10 27 1000 59 West Union 2 49 5983 07 24 45 16 2883 60 West Uni'n of Tenn 9371 3992 517 585 5254 2033 458,1663143893 289 660 61 23 66 22 2680 Col'd Associations 781 139 2721 141 356 184! 68357 5498 05 15 255 2094 188191 10152 4131 605 857 539135 2389 458 1847 2122515270 $295158 66 15 1344 *No Minutes received; last reported figures. fTennessee churches not includ­ 53 4893 ed. tThese unite to form the "Ohio Valley " Association. 5 237 14'5466 LXVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS—LOUISIANA.

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1 Baptist. Union 23 43 529 227, 78 201 244 .] 79 7020 106089 74 19 - 271 84| 91 42 116.... 1 *>1 6326 17661 71 62 800 3111 169 243 360.... 1 130 13346 $123751 45

MISSISSIPPI.

1 Aberdeen !15 128 146 18 119 70 39 2212 4588 40 2 Bethlehem ill 59 88 4 71 22 15 1464 6578 26 3 Bogue-chitto 12 103 49 16 89 38 ?,? 1863 2312 75 4 Calhoun !l3 159 95 34 107 55 19 130 85 135 69 20 13 2200 1674 20 5 Carey .....|13 252 106 35 115 32 34 1357 4831 01 6 Central 19 181 172 19 90 31 1 16 2738 13780 70 7 Chickasahay 112 207 143 19 166 29 38 1913 7623 76 8 Chickasaw '22 80 45 6 36 6 12 3010 2730 55 9 Choctaw I 9 189 153 44 150 114 31 918 111 85 110 ColdwateColumbusr. '24 110 92 « 144 23 21 3109 9103 55 12 Copiah 11 27 2 66 4 121 j 23,84 19439 45 13 Deer Creekf.... 85 34 6 48 'W 9 750 5560-80 14 Ebenezer ! 523 ""l£2"l5 15 Fair River .... 216 109 50 105 63 12 23 54 5 20 5| 6 1432 4800 50 16 Gulf Coast 119 77 34 50 41| 13 2417: 4912 92 17 Harmony 92 28 15 22| 4 7i"5 216 65 18 Hobolo-chitto. 106 106: 4 108 21 .. 18 1229 709 10 19 Judson 132 86: 9 107 17 18 ! 45 38 7 71 33 4 94* 67 55 20 Kosciusko 1307 4957 80 21 Liberty 1916 123 25 97i'» SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXVH

GENERAL STATISTICS—MISSISSIPPI—Continued.

_ft ADDITIONS . DIMINUTIONS. 2 tH ST CD CD O T3 a ASSOCIATIONS. CD •6 T3 c CD rfl CD CD rQ tH CD ST TH. T3 CD tH CD ST 'h N CD CD id O tH CD 'tH O 3 CD __= CO 3 ft CD CD a> Sr fl "3 CD o rfl co rJ ft P3 P O 03 M H 22 Louisville 23 O4 9 238 127 M 24 124 38 5 35 3286 1873 35 PI 23 Magee's Creek* 13 21 1769 24 Mississippi. 17 23 213 80 39 126 54 17 2566 2132 90 25 Mississippi Riveri.. 23 29 4 12 4 1 375 80 5 5 383 26 Mount Olive* 6 27 Mount Pisgah 8 180 120 13 220 48 30 418 476 40 23 2670 28 New Liberty! 48 29 Oktibheha 12 22 42 42 10 66 ii 11 1014 35 80 7 93 30 30 Oxford 16 5 35 30 13 1026 3000 75 3 81 45 31 Pearl Leaf...., 13 5 69 8 6 894 810 50 32 Pearl River 8 103 62 1042 50 33 Red Creek 14 31 98 53 23 1596 12 78 85 143 00 34 Salem 16 104 30 8 1040 86 90 15 24 129 79 35 Sipsey-|| 14 133 20 16 1762 156 05 3 28 9 12 36 Southeastern*? 1 11 16 1 445 37 Springfield 3 8 195 107 180 18 22 226 65 40 38 Strong River 16 6 151 114 17 208 33 31 1936 4626 40 39 Sunflower 17 23 26 5 1 8 2 5 2925 58 80 40 Tippah 40 4 173 84 2 18 104 35 4 24 191 1524 95 41 Tishomingo 33 17 175 94 8 23 2324 88 42 Tombigbee 1 31 23 2110 139 05 22 10 3 15 43 Union 21 32 69 1 2630 3948 90 7 31 10 23 44 West Judson 78 83 107 9 796 121 50 - 8 43 16 23 45 Yalobusha-Oxford.. 166 77 24 64 37 2L 1635 12,559 28 9 28 25 21 98 78 95 25 1867 6655 60 47 Zion 12 8 13 22 130 71 120 41 1901 3805 45 13 195 108 29 45 25 2174 114187 5021 3303 32 671 3715 1232 46 743 76101 140239 30 16 3410 44 Col'd Associations. 125237 6176 1296 140 2105 1452 2839 12 1013 110902 17,317 65 36 2404 11197 4599 172 2776 5167 4071 58 1756187003 $157556 95 39 •No Minutes received; last reported figures. fNo meeting in 1888. tLouis- iana churches not included. ?Alabama churches not included. ||New Associa­ tion. MISSOURI.

1 Audrain 24 64 60 4 3 80 14 79 14 8994 13 2 Barry county 30 84 61 15 71 37 22 1335 1171 00 3 Bear Creek 24 99 55 4 43 7 10 1327 1393 09 159 67 14 7 75 4 30 2876 4 Bethel, N. E 25 12347 51 44 5 6 2 21 40 18 1094 23 40 5 Bethel, S. E 19 120 59 28 2 55 19 1 7 94 38 18 5 41 32 23 1332 296 00 6 Bethel, S. W 22 368 379 35 6 246 48 99 41 1103 836 70 7 Black River 25 127 94 10 6 133 27 62 11 4330 32885 70 8 Blue River 40 87 35 8 5 15 26 16 1573 3056 21 79 12 24 29 30 5 12 754 210 70 9 Butler 26 69 20 n6 37 14 8 10 Cane Creek 21 751 1895 06 110 34 • 6 11 47 28 12 865 301 110 12 32 114 65 56 43 429 40 11 Cape Girardeau 13 051 2442 00 12 Cedar county 19 50 26 10 39 8 16 8 13 1 8 7 6 3691 7165 30 13 Charleston 17 23 31 1 21 30 12 896 545 27 14 Concord 36 5 6 3 7 5 4 629 43 15 15 Dade county 16 32 18 3 49 34 22 1022 71 25 16 Dixon 13 392 11 30 1659 36 28 2 37 10 6 2357828 7804 17 Dry Fork 22 2742 4318 00 18 Eleven-point Ri'rf 11 273 13336 11 8 199 47 41 36 2900 5811 67 113 71 1 46 30 11 1169 19 Franklin.... 25 737 28 142 38 8 16 48 22 17 1304 712 45 20 Freedom 30 256 109 17 7 127 43 15 2708 16098 57 21 Gasconade River*.. 19 2265423 JeffersoHarmonGentrGreeLafayette-Johnsony count ny count y y n 132504 L.XVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS—MISSOURI—Continued.

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1 Alexander I 6 15 149 351 13 52 201 23 1877 424 28 2 Anson 11 17 76 461 6 74 °5i 17 1552 4889 73 29 ... 3 Ashe-Alleghany I 9 14 51 9, 42 13' 5 678 896 34 22 155 54 12 46 36| 21 1770 4 Atlantic I 9 7426 55 5 Beulah | 9 17 94 58' 8 55 13! 22 1542 25 212 49! 23 2S 248s 7232 30 6 Brier Creek 115 l« 33 14 43 4fv 3 45 25! 17 1114 37 72 7 Brushy Mountain.. 8 27 340 1911 16 134 63! 2506 1 28 814 59 8 Buncombe county.. 13 L0 90 47 13 38 37 14 1400 10,739 57 9 Caldwell county 111 1470 73 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXIX

GENERAL STATISTICS—NORTH CAROLINA— Continued.

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6 21 70 61 ... [ 4| 56 12 .... 1 231 1413 6390 54 18 34 120 66 11 83 28 47 3825 5334 41 3 Beaverdam 19 30 169 158 20 157 24 26 2169 2470 49 19 30 235 139 1 17 182 73 26 37 3695 2826 17 15 94 107 56 .. 1 11 60 17 22 1932 15058 21 6 12 8148 00 33 7 Oolletont 10 22 88 5 36l 23j 5 20 1439, 1244 96 1 1 1725J LXX SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS—SOUTH CAROLINA—Continued.

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O CD IS TH ASSOCIATIONS. CD fl tH ft 0 CD CD ft rl £ 8 Dorchester 15 5 3' 23| 511 92 25 9 Edgefield 137 7 100 8 2351 4740 81 10 Edisto 105 18 117 42 3394 5954 29 11 Fairfield 78 5 65 57 1902 772 32 12 Greenville 138 27 185 28 3724 8194 82 13 Lexington 26 1 23 4 874 967 59 14 Moriah 132 39 89 108, 3402 3851 94 15 Mountaint...... 43 7 12 6! 389 4 65 16 North Greenville.. 15803J 51 29 132 26 3212 1428 43 17 Orangeburg 126 83 6 38 26 15 2153 5755 11 1$ Pee Dee 167 85 20 94 77 3172 6551 30 19 Piedmont 236 1271 12 51 18 1898 747 88 84 91 20 Reedy River 26 150 29 24 3334 8635 05 21 Ridge 212 139 15 104 93 2985 11310 33 22 Saluda 150 90 13 219 32 4273 12528 60 23 Santee 111 34! 18 53 37 2065 10134 50 24 Savannah River.... 63 50 6 72 28 2424 5754 45 25 Southeast 244 195 25 58 19 1397 990 68 26 Spartanburg.' , 139 134 22 274 58 5038 13145 67 27 Twelve Mile River. 72 32 16 123 38 2614 653 90 28 Union county 101 91 6 37 18 1226 4859 15 29 Waccamaw 295 108 32 123 104 3369 1159 16 36 30 Welsh Neck 377759 2507 38 282894 110608 773039860 1642611951 0783 2321 Col'Yorkd Associations. 2407 533 50389 66392 643 1206014094 320526038 6139 1452 6182 3040 1220 3332 1777 1443 197904 8196319 16 tNo statistics in Minutes. tGeorgia churches not included. TENNESSEE.

1 Beech River* 14 1196, 2 Bethel of Ky 2 70 131 690 853 08 3 Beulah 17 175 861. 2495 4584 35 1 4 Big Emory 27 33 . 1509 372 74 5 BigHatchie... 259 189 4389 17060 80 6 Central 10,0 96 4311 8884 55 7 Chillhowee ... 207 51 2533 1961 02 8 Clinton 165 loo 2942 804 32 9 Concord 157 62 19 3214 7792 63 10 Cumberland 21' 35 430 250 4449 22815 08 11 Cumberland Gap... 12 26 233 90 2181 46 88 12 Duck River 134 64 3439 14263 71 13 Eastanollee 120 53 2371 36 54 14 East Tennessee 104 34 1872 99 26 15 Enon 102 00 2007 876 85 16 Friendship 20! i 08 2850 3602 68 17 Hiawassee 33 49 1)22 177 40 18 Holston 22S 116 6437536 795 43 3525 19 Holston Valley* 2597 30 50 1235 20 Indian Creekt !l7 52 50 37 1500 21 Judson i 7 8 15 244 658 22 Liberty of Ala 3 69 18 85 707 23 Liberty Ducktownt 6 468 38 30 14 Mulberry Gap ... 32 177 72 2710, 3882 09 25 New River? ... 10 100 37 2987035 108 95 26 New Salem? !... 19 6 203 26 35018195 2880 79 27 Nollachucky 26^ 42! 281 4133 289 NortherOcoee n 126181 34361, 141563 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXXI

GENERAL STATISTICS—TENNESSEE—Continued.

ADDITIONS • DIMINUTIONS.

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16 28 175 138 4 150 13 19 2055 1056 21 6 9 8 6 9 1 1 3 409 23 90 15 34 138 185 13 18 257 59 24 2371 10653 21 8 18 92 59 1 5 40 14 10 839 573 60 198 00 4 16 33 22 27 28 3 555 22 740 8 Central* 12 29 1381 21 44 177 210 9 187 83 47 2977 659 90 10 Cisco 16 30 111 134 11 84 27 5 1134 2700 00 17 34 113 228 4 165 30 19 2801 386 95 12 Colorado 55 5 62 19 1269 75 14 34 62 45 1392 234 20 208 32 83 18 23 45 198 227 2664 276 50 11 20 75 212 84 26 12 2436 6 13 89 109 12 116 74 11 560 610 60 17 East Fork 11 23 162 188 10 105 32 12 1592 354 00 18 Enont 14 24 80 121 9 83 22 12 2111 192 05 9 19 56 81 3 131 31 10 1082 82 60 16 29 70 69 15 28 7 16 1241 253 85 21 Fannin county 4238 28 9 25 140 278 14 158 54 28 1069 22 Grayson county 4489 66 22 35 57 197 10 185 63 32 2477 23 Hamilton county... 160 10 20 38 98 141 20 159 36 8 2680 89 40 25 Hillsboro '5 31 146 125 22 92 26 27 1430 774 50 26 Hopewell 15 32 121 210 5 198 23 . 9 1660 16 15 19 36 171 61 17 41 22 2365 12 1189 28 Hunt county* 8 174 \ 780 6 19 22 55 5 50 4 9 638 204 15 30 Lamar county 12 28 HI 126 6 8 76 28 17 1701 2302 80 34 4 73 33 6 7 1128 5675 00 9 19 25 125 95 106 22 189 33 12 1725 13 30 108 59 ... 291 75 110 30 78 21 1504 10 24 196 54: 3018 35 10 25 102 98 18 123 20 2030 LXXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS—TEXAS—Continued.

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GENERAL STATISTICS—VIRGINIA.

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