TO THE SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.

In order to increase our circulation, we will send specimen copies of KIND WORDS, or of THE GEM, or of the QUARTERLIES or LEAFLETS, to those desiring to use or introduce them. Wo solicit the patronage of all Baptist Sunday Schools and families, feeling sure that the lessons of KIND WORDS are well adapted to the capacity of children, and that its reading matter will be advantageous to them. THE LESSONS will be decidedly improved, and will include THREE QRADES: 1. EXPLANATIONS AND QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANSWERS for the elder scholars. 2. QUESTIONS AND*ANSWERS, for intermediate scholars. 3. LESSON STORY AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS for the youngest scholars. These lessons will have all the other usual departments also, and will be unexcelled by any lessons for Sunday School scholars published. The reading matter, pictures, paper and printing will be unsurpassed. The Mission, Denom­ inational and'Sunday School Instruction features of the paper will be maintained. Its missionary correspondence, and contributions from distinguished correspond­ ents, will be a marked feature. It will continue its advocacy of missions, perance, and the interests of the Southern Baptist Convention and its Boi * . But its chief aim will be TO LEAD THE YOUNG TO JESUS and train them fo uis service. The price of these publications has been reduced, and the Weekly may now be had, in clubs, tor fifty cents a year, and the Semi-Monthly for twenty-five cents a year. THE QUARTERLY—Containing the lessons for each quarter of the year, with other helps for teachers and scholars, per annum, twenty cents. For the quarter beginning July 1st and ending September 30th, we will issue only one QUARTERLY, which will contain all the lessons, Primary, Inter­ mediate and Advanced. Beginning with October 1st, we will issue the Primary, Intermediate and Advanced Quarterlies in separate volumes. LESSON LEAFLETS—Containing the lessons only, per annum, for each week, ten cents. THE CHILD'S GEM—Containing the lessons in a simple and easy form, with pictures and reading matter suitable for infant classes—per annum, single copy, fifty cents; clubs of eight or more, each, twenty-five cents. We hazard nothing in saying that the lessons in KIND WORDS are the best for children that you can get. The reading matter and pictures of KIND WORDS are equal to those of any other child's paper; and its advocacy of the objects of the Southern Baptist Convention make the paper a desirable one for our chil­ dren. Send on your orders accompanied by the cash. Be Very Particular—First, always say precisely which edition you wish, whether the Weekly or Semi-Monthly; but if you wish the Lesson Papers only, say so very plainly. Secondly, say how many papers you wish, and the length of time you desire them. Thirdly, be sure to give the name, post-office, county and State as plainly written as possible. Address KIND WORDS, Atlanta, Ga.

v,u REUBEN JONES, D. D., Born Isle of Wight County, Virginia, November 30, 180 Pastor at Churchland, Virginia, 27 years. Vice-Presi­ dent of the Convention 1885. Died Dec. 9, 1885. PROCEEDINGS

(THIRTY-FIRST SESSION—FORTY-FIRST YEAR)

OF THE

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,

HELD IN THE MEETING-HOUSE OF THE

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MONTGOMERY, ALA.,

MAY 7-11, 1886.

WITH APPENDICES.

A.—EEPORT OP THE HOME MISSION BOARD. B.—REPORT OP THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. C.—REPORT OF THE TREASURER. D.—GENERAL DENOMINATIONAL STATISTICS.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Published for the Secretaries by JAS. P. HARBISON & Co. 1886. OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION,

FBB3HDE1TT. PATRICK HUES MELL, D.D., LL.D Athens, Ga.

VICE-PRESIDEITTS. BASIL MANLY, D. D., LL. D. . , Louisville, Ky. JAMES BOAEDMAN HAWTHORNE, D. D. . . Atlanta, Ga. GEO. BOARDMAN TAYLOR, D. D. . University of Virginia, Va. JAMES CLEMENT FURMAN, D. D Greenville, S. C.

S:BC!X2.E:T-A.XSIE:S. LANSING BURROWS, D. D.* . Augusta, Ga. REV. OLIVER FULLER GREGORYt . . . Baltimore, Md.

MR. GEORGE W. NORTON Louisville, Ky.

MR. NIMROD LONG Russellville, Ky.

*In charge of Denominational Statistics, and to whom minutes of State and District Associations should be sent. tin charge of rates of railway transportation to and from the Convention under provision of item 101. 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 constituents by organizing a plan for eliciting, combining and direct­ ing the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort for the propagation of the gospel, agree to the following rules or funda­ mental principals: ARTICLE I. This body shall be styled the ".Southern Baptist Con­ vention." ART. II. It shall be the design of this Convention to promote for­ eign and domestic missions, and other important objects connected with the Redeemer's kingdom, and to combine for this purpose such portions of the Baptist denomination 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 of brethren who contribute funds or are delegated by religious bodies contributing funds, on the basis of one delegate for every hundred dollars contributed to our funds, and received by the Treasurers of the boards, on or before the last day of April in the current year. 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 Covention shall be, each by virtue of his office, members 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-President, Secretaries, Treasurer, Auditor, andfifteen other members, seven of whom, inclnding one or more of the officers, shall form a quorum for the transaction of busi­ ness. To each Board shall be committed, during the recess of the Convention, the entire management of all the affairs relating to the object with whose interest it shall be charged, all of which manage­ ment shall be in strict accordance with the constitutional provisions adopted by this Convention, and such other instructions as may be given from time to time. Each Board shall have power to make such compensation to its Secretaries 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 disbursements, and make report of them to the Convention whenever it shall be in session, and to his Board as often as required. He shall 4 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 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 Secretaries 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 ap­ pointed by the Convention, or by any of its Boards, shall be members of some regular church in union with the churches composing thi& Convention. 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 ta'ents which fit them for the servioe for which they offer themselves. AKT. XI. The bodi?s and individuals composing this Convention shall have the right to specify the object or objects to which their contributions shall be applied. But when no such specification is made, the Convention will make the appropriation at its own dis­ cretion. 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 delegates 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, may, at the request of two of its Boards, postpone or alter the place of meeting of the Convention, 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 pres­ ent at any annual meeting of the Convention. BY-LAWS.

Impressed with the obligation resting on the Convention to en­ deavor more energetically and systematically to elicit, combine and direct the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort for the propagation of the gospel, we adopt the following By-laws : 1. That the Boards of the Convention be directed to form the closest possible connection with the 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 the Boards may deem best, in both cases pro­ viding for necessary expenses incurred. 2. That the Secretaries of the Boards of the Convention be in­ structed 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 masses of the people. 3. That the Cqmmitteee on the Nomination of JSew Boards be in­ structed to nominate, as Vice-Presidents of the Boards, men known to be identified 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 co-operate with the Boards, both giving and receiving suggestions as to the work to be done, and they also shall be expected to present at the next session of the Conven­ tion 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 re­ ports. 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 distri­ bution of information, and to ascertain as far as possible which of the churches and Sunday-schools are contributing 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. That so much of the second day of the Convention as may be necessary shall be set apart for consideration of these reports, and of questions connected with them. 6. That these By-laws may be altered at any time by a majority vote, except on the last day of the Convention. FOREIGN MISSION BOARD, 2S3.c3a.aaa.oaa.cL, "Va,.

PRESIDENT I H. H. HARRIS, VIRGINIA.

VICE-PRESIDENTS : JOSHUA LEVERING, Md. J. B. SEARCY, Ark. GEORGE WHITFIELD, Miss. J. M. SENTER, Tenn. R. S. DUNCAN, Mo. N. A. BAILEY, Fla. B. H. CARROLL, Texas. W. F. ATTKISSON, W. Va. W. L. KILPATRICK;, Ga. C. W. TOMKIES, La. C. MANLY, S. C. THEO. WHITFIELD, N. C. G. F. BAGBY, Ky. J. J. D. RENPROE, Ala. C. H. WINSTON, Va. H. A. TUPPER, Corresponding Secretary. J. C. WILLIAMS, Treasurer. A. B. CLARKE, Recording Secretary. J. F. COTTRELL, Auditor. BOARD OP MANAGERS :

W. W. LANDRUM, J. WM. JONES, GEO. COOPER, H. K. ELLISON, J. B. WINSTON, R. W. POWERS, W. E. HATCHER, J. B. HUTSON, C. H. RYLAND, W. J. SHIPMAN, S. C. CLOPTON, H. C. BURNETT, JOHN POLLARD, W. D. THOMAS, T. P. MATHEWS, HOME MISSION BOARD. .&-tla,M.ta,, G-a.

PRESIDENT. JOHN D. STEWART, GEORGIA.

VICE-PRESIDENTS : W. N. CIIAUDOIN, Fla. F. M. LAW, Texas. W. R. L. SMITH, Va. HENRY MCDONALD, Ga M. D. EARLY, Ark. B. F. RILEY, Ala. A. G. MCMANAWAY, N. C. W. S. PENICK, La. H. F. SPROLES, Miss. R. W. SANDERS, S. C J. J. TAYLOR, Ky. 0. L. HAILEY, Tenn. A. J. ROWLANDI. T. ,TICHENOR Md. , CorrespondingG. W. HYDE, Secretary.Mo. A. D ADAIR, Treasurer. A. C. BRISCOE, Recording Secretary. B. F. ABBOTT, Auditor. BOARD OF MANAGERS: J. B. HAWTHORNE, J. D. TURNER, JOHN H. JAMES, F. M. DANIEL, M. C. KISER, J. G. GIBSON, GEO. HILLYER, J. A. AKDERSON, A. D. FREEMAN, V. C. NORCROSS, J. T. PENDLETON, D. E. BUTLER, WM. CRENSHAW, H. D. D. STRATON. E. W. WARREN. PROCEEDINGS.

MONTGOMERY, ALA., May 7, 1886. 1. The Southern Baptist Convention assembled in the meeting-house of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama, and at 10 o'clock was called to order by the President of the last Convention, P. H. Mell, of Georgia. 2. After the singing of the hymn " I love thy kingdom, Lord," and the reading of Psalm LXVIL, prayer was offered by M. Hillsman, Tennessee. 3. On call of States, the names of the members of the Convention were reported, and subsequently enrolled by the Committee on Credentials, as follows :

ALABAMA. H. Austell, E. F. Baber, L. L. Belsher, D. P. Bestor, J. F. Bledsoe, W. C. Bledsoe, G. E. Brewer, A. E. Burns, W. H. Burton, A. P. Bush, T. G. Bush, P. M. Callaway, J. E. Chambliss, J. P. Cheney, W. C. Cleveland, L. C. Coulson, B. H. Crumpton, W. B. Crumpton, W. G. Curry, A. C. Davidson, B. B. Davis, N. D. Denson, Geo. B. Eager, J. M. Fitzpatrick, C. P. Fountain, Robert Frazer, J. M. Frost, J. A. Glenn, Howard Greggs, Jonathan Haralson, T. W. Hart, S. Henderson, W. J. L. Hood, J. A. Howard, M. G. Hudson, Levi W. Lawler, Geo. T. Lee, W. E. Lloyd, J. M. McCord, A. W. McGaha, C. B. Miller, J. T. Murfee, P. M. Musgrove, G. A. Nunnally, J. 0. Orr, W. A. Parker, F. C. Plaster, D. I. Purser, John F. Purser, J. J. D. Renfroe, B. F. Riley, Z. D. Roby, Jos. Shackleford, J. P. Shaf­ fer, A. B. Starke, J. L. Thompson, A. J. Waldrop, M. B. Wharton, J. C. Wright.—Total, 59. ARKANSAS. J. H. Bennett, J. P. Eagle, M. D. Early, A. J. Fawcett, G. A. Grammar, B. W. Mil wee, J. B. Perminter, B. R. Womack.—Total, 8. FLORIDA. N. A. Bailey, D. Cosby, F. DeCourcy, Alberto J. Diaz, P. C. Brew, 8 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

S. K. Leavitt, S. V. Marsh, F. B. Moodie, John H. Morgan, C. H. Nash, H. B. Stevens, C. V. Waugh, A. C. Winters, W. F. Wood.— Total, 14. GEORGIA. B. F. Abbott, A. D. Adair, H. Banks, Jr., A. J. Battle, M. B. L. Binion, L. W. Bookhardt, S. Boykin, T. C. Boykin, C. W. Browne, S. A. Burney, Lansing Burrows, B. W. Bussey, H. H. Cabaniss, J. M. Callaway, S. P. Callaway, C. D. Campbell, E. R. Carswell, Jr., A. B. Cates, A. J. Cheves, J. T. Clarke, G. W. Colquitt, W. H. Cooper, J. F. Cox, F. M. Daniel, R. W. Daniel, B. W. Davis, J. B. S. Davis, W. B. Dix, N. B. Drewry, D. T. Espy, J. J. Farmer, T. G. Farmer, J. W. Ford, A. D. Freeman, J. G. Gibson, W. W. Gregory, J. H. Hall, J. S. Hamilton, R. H. Harris, H. Hatcher, C. W. Hawthorne, J. B. Hawthorne, R. B. Headden, H. H. Hickman (W. M. So., 1st Ch. Augusta), Geo. Hillyer, J. E. L. Holmes, F. A. Hooper, E. M. Hooten, G. A. Hornady, H. C. Hornady, C. M. Irwin, W. S. Jack­ son, J. D. Johnson, J. H. Kilpatrick, W. L. Kilpatrick, M. H. Lane, J. S. Lawton, Elgin Lochrane, O. A. Lochrane, C. A. Martin, A. A. Marshall, S. Maxwell, G. R. McCall, D. D. McCloud, Z. McCord, Henry McDonald, W. H. Mcintosh, J. C. McMichael, J. A. McMur- ray, W. T. Mc Williams, J. D. Mell, P. H. Mell, T. S. Mell, W. W. Merrill, A. L. Moncrief, G. B. Myers, V. C. Norcross, W. A. Over­ ton, L. W. Parrott, J. W. Pitts, R. H. Pitts, A. G. Power, John S. Prather, J. W. Pullen, John L. Reid, J. W. Roberts, W. S. Rogers, W. L. Stanton, J. D. Stewart, T. H. Stout, W. W. Stovall, H. D. D. Straton, W. A. Therrill, I. T. Tichenor, D. A. Vason, W. S. Walker, E. W. Warren, J. H. Weaver, J. J. White, R. J. Willingham, J. S. Wilson (Central Com. W. M. So.), D. R. Wright (W. M. So. 1st Ch. Augusta), J. A.Wynne, G. H. Yancey.—Total, 104. .KENTUCKY. W. B. Arvin, G. F. Lagby, J. T. Barrow, J. G. Bow, J. P. Boyce, R. T. Bruner, Clarence B. Calvert, W. R. Caperton, W. J. E. Cox, D. Dowden, T. T. Eaton, J. A. French, A. C. Graves, H. J. Green- well, Newton Haight, P. T. Hale, W. H. Harris, S. C. Humphries, M. D. Jeffries, T. B. Johnson, P. H. Lockett, R. W. Mahan, B. Manly, J. B. Moody, C. E. Nash, T. D. Osborne, L. W. Ousley, J. N. Pres­ tridge, S. M. Provence, J. W. Rust, J. M. Sallee, B. W. D. Seel.ey, F. B. Selph, J. A. Slaughter, Green Clay Smith, J. H. Spillman, R. H. Spillman, T. C. Stackhouse, I. A. Story, J. J. Taylor, J. B. Tharp, H. A. Tupper, Jr., J. W. Warder, J. M. Weaver.—Total, 44, LOUISIANA. M. C. Cole, (1st Ch,, New Orleans), J. H, Cunningham, E. Z. F. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 9

Golden, (Coliseum PI. Ch., New Orleans), F. C. Gregory, T. B. Har­ rell, W. S. Pemck, (Shreveport), W. M. Reese, A. P. Schofield, C. W. Tomkies, Boling Williams.—Total, 10. MARYLAND.

C. C. Bitting, (Franklin Square Ch., Baltimore), F. M. Ellis, (Eu- taw Place Ch., Baltimore), O. F. Gregory, (High St. Ch., Baltimore), W. E. Mason, (High St. Ch., Baltimore), H. M. Wharton, (W. H. M. So. of Maryland), J. W. M. Williams, (1st Ch., Baltimore).— Total, 6. MISSISSIPPI. J. T. Barrett, J. W. Bozeman, L. R. Burress, W. H. Carothers, R. A. Cohron, J. H. Edwards, J. B. Gambrell, B. D. Gray, S. L. Hearn, J. J. Jackson, H. M. Long, W. A. Mason, J. J. W. Mathis, E. B. Miller, M. V. Noffsinger, S. O. Y. Ray, H. F. Sproles, L. M. Stone, Walter Trotter, E. Ward, Geo. Whitfield.—Total, 21. MISSOURI. J. G. Babb, I. R. M. Beeson, S. M. Brown, W. D. Clark, W. P. Crosswhite, R. S. Duncan, A. F. Fleet, S. H. Ford, W. F. Harris, Geo. W. Hyde, Lewis E. Kline, B. G. Manard, A. C. Reynolds, A. E. Rogers, W. T. Russell, S. F. Taylor, T. M. Walton, Wm. H. Wil­ liams.—Total, 18. NORTH CAROLINA. C. T. Bailey, A. N. Daniel, C. Durham, D. F. King, W. J. F. Lid- dell, A. G. McManaway, John Mitchell, J. F. Moore, C. C. Newton, A. W. Price, J. B. Richardson, W. H. Strickland, R. T. Vann, Theo. Whitfield, W. B. Wingate.—Total. 15. SOUTH CAROLINA. E. S. Allen, J. A. Bell, T. P. Bell, T. H. Bethea, S. W. Bookhart, John Boyd, N. W. Brooker, J. A. Brown, Jos. N. Brown, J. C. Browne, R. T. Browning, G. W. Bussey, F. 0. S. Curtis, Chas. E. Danner, J. C. Davant, W. T. Derieux, John S. Dickson, L. F. Dorn, H. K. Ezell, L. C. Ezell, S B. Ezell, (Spartanburg Ch.), E. J. For­ rester, J. C. Furman, G. W. Gardner, G. T. Gresham, D. C. Hardin, G. W. Harman, D. W. Hiott, J. D. Huggins, W. T. Hundley, (W M. S. Johnston Ch.), S. Y. Jameson, Fred. Jones, C. H. Judson, L. H. Kemp, B. C. Lampley, H. Lecroy, J. C. Lewis, Chas. Manly, J. A. Mundy, G. M. Rogers, R. W. Sanders, F. M. Satterwhite, C. P. Scott, W. B. Shaw, B. P. Smith, W. P. Smith, Chas. A. Stakely, A. C. Stepp, John Stout, A. J. S. Thomas, J. A. W. Thomas, D. H. Traxler, R. A. Turner, A. C. Wilkins, A. S. Willeford, G. F. Williams, (W. M. So., Ridge Spring Ch.), A. B. Woodruff.—Total, 57. 10 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

TENNESSEE. J. D. Anderson, J. H. Anderson, C. C. Brown, J. T. Christian, T. P. Crawford, F. C. David, E. E. Folk, C. S. Gardner, J. J. Garrett, W. C. Grace, S. M. Gupton, O. L. Hailey, A. Hatchett, M. Hillsman, F. Howard, S. E. Jones, J. B. Merriam, J. L. Moses, C. S. Peck, J. J. Porter, S. H. Price, J. M. Robertson, J. M. Senter, C. H. Strick­ land, I. N. Strother, E. A. Taylor, J. L. Vass, G. S. Williams, W. S. Winters.—Total, 29. TEXAS. The State Convention.—J. A. Arbuckle, W. B. Bagby, A. E. Baten, S. H. Blair, A. J. Buchanan, G. Cook, G. B. Douglass, W. H. Estep, Wm. H. Fiquet, E. C. Gates, G. W. Given, J. A. Hackett, J. T. Har­ ris, A. T. Hawthorne, M. M. Hitchcock, E. W. Holman, Wm. How­ ard, L. C Kellis, J. F. Kimball, F. M. Law, J. B. Link, C. F. Max­ well, W. R. Maxwell, J. A. Mickle, B. F. Miller, J. Raborn, M. D. Rice, G. W. Rogers, W. T. Sanders, W. V. Smith, A. T. Spalding, W. W. Upshaw, A. E. Warrenton, J. W. Whitesides, W. A. Whit­ tle, W. G. Wood. The General Association—S. J. Anderson, J. H. Boyd, A. D. Brooks, S. E. Brooks, R. C. Buckner, J. H. Cason, J. C. Combs, G. A. Coul- son, H. W. Dodge, C. Faulkner, G. M. Figh, Wm. M. Figh, J. H. Floyd, B. F. Fronabarger, S. A. Hayden, A. J. Holt, W. G. Horsely, A. B. Ingram, J. A. Ivey, R. H. Keeling, J. C. F. Kyger, M. P. Math- eny, R. C. Pender, T. S. Potts, Jeff. D. Ray, D. L. Riley, H. C. Rosa­ mon, N. A. Seale, J. L. Simpson, B. W. N. Simms, G. D. Staton, Kitt Williams, R. T. Yates. Total for the State 70. VIRGINIA. Geo. W. Beale, J. T. Borum, Geo. Cooper, J. D. Crump, A. E. Dickenson, T. S. Dunaway, T. H. Ellett, J. T. Ellyson, D. W. Gwin, H. H. Harris, J. B. Hutson, C. F. James, J. Wm. Jones, W. W. Landrum, T. J. Nottingham, A. E. Owen, John Pollard, John G. Powell, W. L. Richards, L. P. Roberts, W. R. L. Smith, Geo. B. Taylor, H. A. Tupper, A. B. Woodfin. Total 24.

MEXICO. W. D. Powell, D. A. Wilson. Total 2.

VISITORS. E. A. Stone, Ohio; Boston W. Smith, Minnesota; R. H. Davis, J. B. Carter, R. T. Wear, Alabama. Whole number entitled to seats 1264 Number of members present 483 Number of visitors reported 5 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 11

4. The Convention proceeded to the election of its officers. W. L. Stanton, Georgia; B. Pressly Smith, South Carolina; and T. H. Ellett, of Virginia, were appointed to count the votes cast for president, and who subsequently reported the election of P. H. Mell, of Georgia. 5. J. N. Prestridge, Kentucky; O. T. Hailey, Tennessee; and E. H. Miller, Mississippi, were appointed to count the ballots cast for Vice-Presidents. 6. On motion of S. M. Provence, Kentucky, it was

Ordered, That the four brethren receiving the highest number of. votes for Vice-President of the Convention be declared elected. 7. The following were appointed to ascertain the votes cast for Secretaries: W. F. Harris, Missouri; J. J. Taylor, Kentucky, and F. B. Moody, Florida. 8. After a period of devotional exercises participated in by J. W. M. Williams, Maryland; F. M. Ellis, Maryland; and S. H. Ford, Missouri, 9. The tellers appointed to count the votes cast for Vice- Presidents reported the election of Basil Manly, Kentucky; J. B. Hawthorne, Georgia; George B. Taylor, Virginia; J. C. Furman, South Carolina. 10. The tellers appointed to count the votes cast for Secretaries, reported the election of Lansing Burrows, Georgia ; Oliver F. Gregory, Maryland. 11. A greeting of welcome was spoken on behalf of the entertaining brethren and citizens by T. H. Watts, and responded to on the part of the Convention by F. M. Ellis, Maryland. 12. On motion of M. B. Wharton, Alabama, the hours of business were ordered to be from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m., from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., from 8 p. m. to the pleasure of the Con­ vention. 13. On motion of J. A. French, Kentucky, a committee on Order of Business, to report as early as practicable, was ordered and the president appointed J. A. French, Ken- 12 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. tucky; J. W. Jones, Virginia; J. H. Kilpatrick, Georgia; S. H. Ford, Missouri; Wm. Howard, Texas; and the Sec­ retaries of the Foreign and Home Boards. 14. A. E. Owen, Virginia, moved the appointment of a committee to report a note with reference to the death of Reuben Jones, late one of the Vice-Presidents of the Con­ vention, which motion prevailed and the committee was made to consist of A. E. Owen, Virginia; J. B. Solomon, Kentucky; C. T. Bailey, North Carolina. 15. On motion of C. T. Bailey, North Carolina, the pastor and deacons of the firstBaptis t Church of Mont­ gomery were constituted a Committee on Devotional Ex­ ercises. 16. And then on motion of H. C. Hornady, Georgia, the Convention adjourned, B. Manly, Kentucky, leading in prayer.

FIEST DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.

17. The Convention re-assembled at 3 o'clock, and prayer was offered by C. C. Bitting, Maryland. 18. The Committee on Order of Business submitted a report outlining the order for the afternoon, which was adopted. 19. The Report of the Home Mission Board was read by the Secretary, I. T. Tichenor, Georgia. The report of the Treasurer of the Board was also submitted. 20. The report was, on motion of H. A. Tupper, Jr., Kentucky, ordered to be referred to committee on, 1, Sys­ tematic Beneficence; 2, " Kind Words " and Sunday- school Publication ; 3, Resources of the Board ; 4, Missions in Cities, and 5, colored People. , 21. The Report of the Foreign Mission Board was read, together with that of-its Treasurer, by the Secretary, H. A. Tupper, Virginia. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 13

22. The report was ordered to be referred to committees on, 1, The Treasurer's Report; 2, Missions of the Board, and 3, the Recommendations in the Conclusion of the Re­ port. 23. The President announced the following committees : On Systematic Benevolence: A. F. Fleet, Missouri; B. R Womack, Arkansas; N. A Bailey, Florida; W. R. Caperton, Kentucky; M. C. Cole, Louisiana; J. B. Gambrell, Mississippi; C. H. Judson, South Carolina; J. M. Robertson, Tennessee; S. J. Anderson, Texas. On Kind Words and Sunday-school Publications: E. W. Warren, Georgia; W. C. Cleveland, Alabama; A. T. Spalding, Texas; H. H. Harris, Virginia; D. A. Wilson, Mexico; M. D. Early, Arkansas; A. P. Scofield, Louisiana; H. M. Wharton, Maryland; J. W. Bozeman, Mississippi. On Resources of Home Board: J. P. Eagle, Arkansas; S. Henderson, Alabama; J. G. Gibson, Georgia; Green C. Smith, Kentucky; E. Z. F. Golden, Louisiana; E. D. Miller, Mississippi; R. S. Duncan, Missouri; C Durham, North Carolina; J. A. Bell, South Carolina. On Missions in Cities: J. W. Warder, Kentucky; Chas. Manly, South Carolina; W. L. Kilpatrick, Georgia; John Mitchell, North Carolina; M. Hillsman, Tennessee: W. G, Horseley, Texas; W. W. Landrum, Va; W. D. Powell, Mexico; C.W. Tomkies, Louisiana. On Colored People: George Hillyer. Georgia; G. E. Brewer, Ala­ bama; A. J. Fawcett, Arkansas ; P. H. Lockett, Kentucky; J. W. M. Williams, Maryland; J. H. Edwards, Mississippi; George W. Hyde, Missouri; W. H. Strickland, North Carolina; J. A. Mundy, South Carolina. //24. In accordance with the order reported from the Committee on Order of business, the Convention was ad­ dressed by Alberto J. Diaz, a missionary in Cuba, and W- F. Wood, Fla., 25. On Motion of T. T. Eaton, Kentucky, the President was directed to appoint a committee on Cuban Missions. 26. The Convention, after prayer by J. B. Link, Texas, adjourned.

FIRST DAY—EVENING SESSION. 27. In connection with devotional exercises conducted by C. C. Bitting, Maryland, the Convention Sermon was 14 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. preached by J. B. Hawthorne, Georgia, from the Scripture, II. Kings 2:14 : " Where is the Lord God of Elijah ?"

SECOND DAY—MORNING SESSION.

MONTGOMERY, ALA., May 8,1886. 28. The Convention assembled at 9 a. m., and was called to order by the President; prayer was offered by G. F. Williams, South Carolina. 29. The journal was read and confirmed. 30. The President announced the following committees.

On Treasurer's Report, Foreign Board: J. W. Rust, Kentucky; F M. Law, Texas; B. H. Crumpton, Alabama; C. H. Nash, Florida; G. R. McCall, Georgia; C. C. Bitting, Maryland; George Whitfield, Mississippi; S. M- Brown, Missouri; A. G. McManaway, North Caro­ lina. On Missions of the Foreign Board: F. M. Ellis, Maryland; W. E. Lloyd, Alabama; W. F. Wood, Florida; R. H. Harris, Georgia; J. P. Boyce, Kentucky; T. B. Harrell, Louisiana; Wm. H. Williams, Missouri; D. F. King, North Carolina: John Stout, South Carolina. On Recommendations in conclusion of Report of the Foreign Board: B. Manly, Kentucky; J. H. Kilpatrick, Georgia; T. P. Crawford, Tennessee; George B. Taylor, Virginia; G. W. Bussey, South Caro­ lina; J. S. Hamilton, Georgia; AV. H. Carothers, Mississippi; A. N. Daniel, North Carolina; H. W. Dodge, Texas. On Cuban Missions: T. T. Eaton, Kentucky; N. A. Bailey, Florida; D. A. Vason, Georgia; Theo. Whitfield, North Carolina; C. A. Stakely, South Carolina; E. E. Folk, Tennessee; A. T. Hawthorne, Texas; J. M. Weaver, Kentucky; A. D. Woodfin, Virginia; F. B. Moodie, Florida; J. M. Frost, Alabama; A. E. Rogers, Missouri; A. Hatchett, Tennessee; W. D. Powell, Mexico; F. C. Gregory, Louis­ iana; W. E. Mason, Maryland. 31. The President was directed to appoint the usual committees on Nominations, Credentials, Time and Place of next Meeting and Reports of Vice-Presidents of the Boards. 32. The following telegram was read: " Mell, Mont­ gomery, Alabama: Come over and help us. Yates." The SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 15

Corresponding Secretary of the Foreign Board was in­ structed to reply. 33. The Committee on Order of Business reported through its Chairman, J. A. French, Kentucky, the orders for the day, which were adopted. 34. The Convention then engaged in devotional exer­ cises for one-half an hour, led by B. Manly, Kentucky. 35. On motion of J. A. Hackett, Texas, a Committee on the Relations of Women's Work to the Convention was ordered to be appointed. 36. A resolution upon the subject of Temperance and Prohibition was introduced by G. C. Smith, Kentucky, and upon his motion immediately referred to a Committee to be subsequently appointed. 37. The Committee on Religious Exercises reported through its chairman, M. B. Wharton, Alabama, the ap­ pointments for the Sabbath. 38. On motion of G. R. McCall, Georgia, visiting breth­ ren of our denomination were invited to seats. Their names appear following the roll of members. 39, B. F. Riley, Alabama, offered the following: Resolved, That certain funds contributed by Alabama, and not ac­ counted for, receive recognition, and that delegates representing these funds be admitted to seats. After discussion by B. F. Riley, Alabama, J. B. Solo­ mon, Kentucky, and Lansing Burrows, Georgia, on motion of S. M. Provence, Kentucky, the resolution was laid on the table, ayes 362, noes 27., 40. Geo. Hillyer, Georgia, offered the report of the Committee on COLORED PEOPLE. The Committee on Work of the Home Mission Board as relates to the colored people, make the following report: Much has been said and written in behalf of the evangelization and religious instruction of the colored people, but if multiplied ten­ fold would not be enough. They are right at our door; they take kindly to friendly overtures (and are naturally inclined to be reli- 16 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. gious). More than half the colored people of the South belong to Baptist churches or are of Baptist persuasion. Their relations to our churches are more intimate and cordial than to any other denomina­ tion. It is in the power of this Convention by agencies under its control to carry the gospel to multitudes of the destitute among them, where no other denomination can successfully reach. The God. whom we love, and serve, and fear has given us a special charge concerning this people. Let us obey Him with joy and gladness. The plan adopted by the Home Mission Board of sending to the destitute among the colored people, missionaries of their own color, appears to be wise and to give promise of the best results. The progress of religious knowledge and education in the colored ministry furnishes many acceptable and eligible workers. The choice of missionaries is often a delicate and difficult task, but not more so here than in other cases, and the Board may safely be trusted with such a power. There are well grounded reasons for believing that the Home Mis­ sion Board are justified in assuming that if this Convention or its constituency of white Baptist churches will raise ten thousand dol­ lars specially for this work and place the same at the disposal of the Board, our Northern brethren and the colored people themselves will supplement the fund with another like amount. This would enable the Board to place 40 Missionaries in the fielddevote d specially to this work, and would bring home the gospel to a larger number of willing hearers smong them than were ever reached by similar effort before. Your Committee recommend the adoption of the following: Resolved 1st. That the work of the Home Mission Board among the colored people meets the cordial endorsement and approval of this Convention; and that said Board be authorized and empowered in their discretion to apply the sum of ten thousand dollars of the funds coming in during next year from churches and people tributary to this Convention, to the carrying on and enlarging of said work. 2d. That our churches and congregations be earnestly requested and urged to raise the sum of ten thousand dollars for this work dur­ ing next year, in addition to their ordinary contributions and as op­ portunity offers, to aid young colored ministers in acquiring education and more perfect training for their work. GEORGE HILLYER, Ga., Chairman, G. T. Brewer, Ala. A. J. FAWCETT, Ark. P. H. LOCKETT, Ky. J. W. M. WILLIAMS, Md. J. H. EDWARDS, Miss. GEO. W. HYDE, MO. W. H. STRICKLAND, N. C. J. A. MUNDY, S. C. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 17

The Convention was addressed by Geo. Hillyer, Geor­ gia, F. Howard, Tennessee, J. B. Gambrell, Mississippi, H. C. Hornady, Georgia, Henry McDonald, Georgia, G. D. Olden, a colored minister of Tennessee, by invitation, J. A. Hackett, Louisiana, C. D. Campbell, Georgia, and the report was adopted. 41. The Convention then adjourned after payer by G. ;F. Bagby, Kentucky.

SECOND DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.

42. The Convention was called to order at 3 o'clock, and was led in prayer by A. D. Brooks, Texas. 43. The Committee on Order of Business submitted an outline for the business of Monday, the fourth day, which was adopted. 44. J. P. Eagle, Arkansas presented the report of the Committee on RESOURCES OF HOME MISSION BOARD. Your committee to whom was referred the question of " Resources of the Home Mission Board" would respectfully report: That the work of the Board is rapidly increasing, and that an increase of the means with which to successfully carry on the work is absolutely necessary. Your committee would therefore suggest that fifty-five thousand dollars in cash should be placed in the hands of the Board during the year to meet this growing demand. In order to secure this amount of money we recommend, that the States raise and turn over to the Board the amounts as follows: Maryland , $ 4,000 00 Virginia 8,000 00 North Carolina 5,000 00 South Carolina 5,000 00 Georgia 8,000 00 Alabama 4,000 00 Mississippi 3,000 00 Tennessee 3,000 00 Kentucky 8,000 00 Missouri 4,000 00 18 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Arkansas ,..$ 500 00s Florida 500 00 Louisiana 500 00 Texas 2,000 00 To the end that these amounts be raised, we recommend that all the churches tafce collections for Home Missions at stated times. We further recommend that the State Boards, through their agents, bring this subject before the churches. Respectfully submitted. J. P. EAGLE, Chairman. R. S. DUNCAN, J. A. BELL, E, B. MILLER, E. Z. F. GOLDEN, GREEN CLAY SMITH, C. DURHAM, J. G. GIBSON. The report was discussed by J. P. Eagle, Arkansas ; G. O. Smith, Kentucky ; W. S. Penick, Louisiana; S. Hender­ son, Alabama; S. K. Leavitt, Florida; and N. A. Bailey- Florida, and was then adopted. 45. The Chairman of the Committee, E. W. Warren, Georgia, presented the following report, which was adopt ed on " KIND WORDS " AND SUNDAY-SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS. Your committee on Kind Words and other Sunday-school publica­ tions by the Home Board respectfully report: 1. We heartily approve of the removal of the office of publication from Macon to Atlanta, where every line that is printed may be more immediately under the personal supervision of the Board. We are glad, however, to learn that the removal will involve no change of editorship and our Sunday-schools may still enjoy the invaluable services of Rev. S. Boykin, D. D., and the ripe results of his emi­ nently successful experience. 2 The Board in making a further contract for the publication of a Graded Series of Lesson Helps has only followed out the policy in­ dicated by the last Convention and the terms of that contract, as more fully explained verbally by the Corresponding Secretary, do not involve any pecuniary responsibility On the part of the Conven­ tion and are entirely approved. The committee have no doubt that Helps could be prepared better suited to the wants of our schools than those they are now using, nor do we question that within the- SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 19 constituency of this body can he found the talent, the piety and the familiarity with our special needs that could prepare such a series— but the success of the experiment about to be tried must depend on the enterprise of the publishers, the consecrated skill of the editors to be employed and on the blessing of God upon this effort to promote the study of his word. We bespeak for it the favorable consideration of all our Sunday-school officers and teachers and trust that it will furnish just what they need and by solid merit will win their hearty support. The committee has also considered several propositions in refer­ ence to what the proposed series ought or ought not to contain, but has decided to make no recommendation because the Board itself can best adjust the details of the work and change them from time to time as their own experience or the demands of their patrons may indicate. Your committee further recommend that the publisher of Kind Words and of the proposed series of Lesson Helps be authorized to advertise them at his own expense on the inside of the cover of our Minutes. E. W. WARREN, Chairman. 46. The President announced the following committees : On Time and Place of next Meeting: Robert Frazer, Alabama; A. Hatchett, Arkansas; H. D. Stephens, Florida; Z. McCord, Georgia; T. D. Osborne, Kentucky; F. C. Gregory, Louisiana; W. E. Mason, Maryland ; L. E. Kline, Missouri; W. J. F- Liddell, North Carolina; John Boyd, South Carolina; D. M. Senter, Tennessee; W. H. Fiquet^ Texas ; T. H. Ellett, Virginia. On Reports of Vice-Presidents of the Boards: J. W. M. Williams, Maryland; H. H. Hickman, Georgia; F. B. Selph, Kentucky; J. C. Davant, South Carolina; J. T. Christian, Tennessee; G. W. Rog­ ers, Texas. On Nominations: W. L. Kilpatrick, Georgia; G. B. Eager, Ala­ bama; T. T. Eaton, Kentucky; J. W. Bozeman, Mississippi; G. W. Hyde, Missouri; W. T. Derieux, South Carolina: B. W. N. Simons, Texas. On Enrollment: M. D. Early, Arkansas; S. K. Leavitt, FJorida; B. B. Davis, Alabama; J. T. Clark, Georgia; A. C. Graves, Kentucky, W. S. Penick, Louisiana; H.M. Wharton, Maryland; W. L. Russell, Missouri; W. B. Wingate, North Carolina; J. C Brown, South Car­ olina ; J. M. Senter, Tennessee; J. H. Cason, Texas; T. S. Duna­ way, Virginia. On Resolutions concerning Temperance and Prohibition: Green Clay Smith, Kentucky; S. Henderson, Alabama; J. P. Eagle, Arkansas; 20 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

C. V. Waugh, Florida; J. D. Stewart, Georgia; S. Cf. Humphries, Kentucky; W. S. Penick, Louisiana; J. W. M. Williams, Maryland; L. M. Stone, Mississippi; W. F. Harris, Missouri; J. F. Moore> North Carolina; E. S. Allen, South Carolina; C. S. Gardner, Ten­ nessee ; W. T. Sanders, Texas, J. B. Hutson, Virginia; W. D. Pow­ ell, Mexico, On Relations of Women's Work to the Convention: J. A. Hackett Louisiana;D. R. Wright, Georgia; H. A. Tupper, Jr., Kentucky; S. H.Ford, Missouri; J. C. Furman, South Carolina; E. A. Taylor, Tennessee; John Pollard, Virginia. 47. The Convention then adjourned, prayer being offered by C. A. Stakely, South Carolina.

SECOND DAY—EVENING SESSION. 48. The Convention re-assembled in the capacity of a Mass Meeting in the interest of Home Missions. After praise and prayer, led by J. J. D. Renfroe, Alabama, the Convention was addressed by F. M. Ellis, Maryland, and Lansing Burrows, Georgia; and voluntary contributions to the amount of $1,259.73 were made toward the erection of a chapel for the Cuban Mission at Key West, Florida.

THIRD DAY—THE SABBATH. Various churches in the city of Montgomery and contig­ uous localities were provided with ministers to supply their pulpits, under the arrangements made by the Com­ mittee on Devotional Exercises.

FOURTH DAY—MORNING SESSION.

MONTGOMERY, ALA., May 10, 1886. . 49. The Convention re-assembled at 9 o'clock, and being called to order, was led in prayer by J. H. Cunningham, Louisiana. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 21

50. The Journal of Saturday was read and confirmed. 51. Devotional exercises for one half hour were con­ ducted by G. B. Taylor, Virginia.

52. J. W. Jones, Virginia, presented the following: Resolved, That this Convention shares in the joy of the Trustees and friends of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at the generous donation of $60,000 by brethren in New York, for the erec­ tion of a building for the Seminary, and at the noble response of brethren in Louisville, by promptly contributing $25,000 to remove all debts upon the lots purchased for the purpose; and that we de. sire to express our gratitude to the donors and to Almighty God for this important aid in promoting the training of our rising ministry. Resolved, That an increasing number of our young men should be encouraged to avail themselves of the advantages of this Institution and to improve to the utmost their powers for good. The Convention was addressed by B. Manly, Kentucky, e upon the interests of the Seminary, after which the reso­ lutions were adopted. 53. By unanimous consent, the Convention was ad­ dressed in the interests of the American Baptist Publica­ tion Society, by C. C. Bitting, Maryland. 54. The special order being temporarily dismissed, W. D. Powell, Mexico, from the committee, presented the report on CUBAN MISSIONS. r Your Committee, to whom was referred the mission in Cuba, wish to record their profound sense of gratitude to God for the wonderful work He has done, and the bright prospect He has opened in the is­ land of Cuba through our brother, Alberto J. Diaz, and in connection with his labor, we recommend, 1st. That the Convention adopt this work in Cuba as one of its missions. 2d. That this work be entrusted to the care of the Home Mission Board. 3d. That the Board press this work with vigor, and take such steps as they deem best to secure afitting house of worship in Havana, at the earliest practicable time. 4th. That the close sympathy now existing between the brethren in Florida and the work in Cuba, be fully maintained, and that these 22 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

brethren be earnestly requested to give their heartiest co-operation to the Home Mission Board, in this great work. T. T. EATON, N. A. BAILEY, J. M. FROST, A. T. HAWTHORNE, F. B. MOODIE, T. WHITFIELD, W. D. POWELL, C. A. STAKELY, E. E. FOLK, A. E. ROGERS, J. M. WEAVER, D. A. VASON. Remarks were made by N. A. Bailey, Florida; H. H. Harris, Virginia; J. B. Hawthorne, Georgia, and T. P. Crawford, Tennessee, and pending discussion, the special order intervened, and its further consideration went over, to a future hour. i- :% 55. J. W. Rust, Kentucky, presented the report of the committee on

REPORT OP TREASURER OF THE FOREIGN BOARD.

To the Southern Baptist Convention: Your Committee, to whom was referred the Report of the Treas­ urer of the Foreign Mission Board for the fiscalyea r ending April 30, 1886, beg leave to state that they have'examined the same, and found the receipts and disbursements carefully kept in due form, as required by the Constitution, with the certificate of the auditor, prop­ erly appended, that all is correct. Your committee deem it appropriate to express their gratitude to God and to our many helping brethren for the material increase in our receipts during the past year, and for the evidences of a growing munificence among our brethren. They sincerely hope that the ex­ ample of Dr. P. Rider, of Maryland, may be followed by others, and that the $20,000 donation from him may be multiplied by other gen- eious hearts, for we feel assured that our contributions are not only far below the demands of the work, but far beneath the ability of our membership. We regard the able report of our faithful Corresponding Secretary ;.as evidence of the knowledge, judgment and skill that he has brought SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 23

into his work, and we can but feel that he is entitled to the gratitude of the Convention for his past services, and to our hearty co-operation in the future. j. w. RUST, F. M. LAW, C. C. BITTING S. M. BROWN, G. R. MCCALL, C. H. NASH, B. H. CRUMPTON, GEO. WHITFIELD. After discussion by J. W. Rust, Kentucky, and F. How­ ard, Tennessee, the report was adopted. 58. The following report was read by F. M. Ellis, Mary­ land, on REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE MISSIONS OF THE BOARD. Your committee in submitting their report on the Missions of the Board, desire to congratulate the Convention in view of the economy, efficiency and wise leadership that have marked another years' work of our Board, and so conspicuously characterized the labors of'our able and honored Corresponding Secretary. We would also place on record our profound gratitude to the great "Head of the Church" for the " open doors" He has set before us leading into fieldso f such large and growing promise and, furthermore, we would in view of the providential care that has been over our brethren and sisters on the far field, and especially in view of the many tokens of the Divine favor bless God and take courage. FROM THE FIELD OF THE MEXICAN MISSION

Comes the sad report of the death of a true and tried leader Brother Isaac Wilson, and also of the resignation of brother Flournoy. Brother Powell and his co-workers close another year abundant in toils, and honored by the marked blessings of God on their self- sacrificing and earnest labors. Besides the 87 baptisms reported, many others are, we are assured, not far from the kingdom of God. The growing interest in Sunday-school work, is especially hopeful and gratifying. The success and importance of this work unite in justifying the Board in devising more liberal things, and prosecuting to the utmost the hopeful enterprises on this field. The appreciation on the part of our Mexican brethren of the work of our Board finds its expression in the feet that they have, of them­ selves, the last year, published a paper, supported a school, and sus­ tained two Missionaries at an expense of $1,200. 24 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

We hope the Board may, therefore, be encouraged to occupy with efficient laborers the many importantfields tha t are ready for harvest^ and which must suffer by protracted neglect. OUR BRAZILLIAN MISSION Presents a hopeful outlook and pleads in the eloquence of its needs and growing future. Our 12 Missionaries on thisfield ar e gathering thefirst fruit s of a splendid and abundant harvest; 23 have been baptized and $235 contributed to the work of the Board. The best of all God is with us on thisfield, and our churches must follow closely the moving cloud and pillar of His providence. THE ITALIAN MISSION. Experience has proven that the work we have undertaken in Italy is one of peculiar difficulty and will demand, our patient persevering efforts for years to come. But two other facts have been fully demonstrated,first, tha t Italy, equally with the otherfields occupied by this Convention, needs the gospel, and secondly, that there as elsewhere the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Where shall we more effectually strike popery than right here at its heart? We have on thisfield 12 evangelists, 4 colporteurs, 1 bible woman and a number of Sunday-school teachers. In many places larger accommodations are imperatively demanded. The blessings of the gospel to this people are being appreciated by these converts by a growing spirit of benevolence. Some 25 believers are awaiting baptism. Our work in Rome is growing and hopeful in spite of the intensity of the opposition it confronts. Our Italian brethren are alive to their duty to do what they can in their own support. But in their great poverty they are worthy of the encouragement of our help until they are in better condition than they are now to assume such a responsible burden. II Testimonie is a Baptist paper published in Italian, and the necessity has arisen in the judgment of some of our Italian brethren for another paper in French and Italian for circulation in the Wal­ densian Vallies. The needs of thisfield an d it claims upon the sympathy, prayers and co-operation of our churches was never more urgent than at this hour. OUR AFRICAN MISSION. Never was that word of God which declares that Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto God so thrillingly realized by the church of God as to-day. Her starving millions are crying to the Christian nations for tha bread of life Shall it be given or denied ? SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 25

They have tasted of this blessed feast of gospel grace and beg for more. The cry from Macedonia that stirred the soul of the Apostle of the Gentiles now comes to Christian churches from the heart of the dark continent. God's providences are voicing our duty. Who shall answer this call from God for Africa if not the churches of our Southern Baptist Convention. Is there no significance in the fact that there are 8,000,000 colored Baptists children of that land on our field? Can they not be brought into such relation to this African Mission work and also into such relations to this Convention, as that they may be aided to assume this great work largely themselves ? May not this be the factor of this great problem of the colored peo­ ple, which if fully met may solve largely the other difficulties that make it so difficult of solution ?

OUR CHINA MISSION. This of course, is the great mission of our Board ; of our 52 Mission­ aries 23 are in China. More than'one-fourth of our funds go to this field also. This missionary band has been strengthened the past year by two brethren and their wives. The, past year has been one of seed sowing and harvest, of pruning and blessing by trial and triumph, trial and disaster have depleted members, but also strengthened and deepened the work. Discour­ agement has intensified the activities of our brethren. The work is arduous, the time for success may be long and trying, but success on this as on all our other fields is as sure as are the promises of our God, whose purpose is that the heathen shall be given his Son for an inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession. In behalf of the committee. F. M. ELLIS, Chairman.

The Convention was addressed by W. D. Powell, Mexico, and that part of the report relating to Mexico was adopted. 59. Under suspension of the special orders, the report of the Treasurer of the Convention, properly audited, was read and ordered to be printed in these proceedings. See appendix C. 60. George W. Norton, Kentucky, was re-elected Treas­ urer of the Convention. 61. Nimrod Long, Kentucky, was re-elected Auditor of the Convention. 62. S. M. Provence, Kentucky, moved an amendment to 26 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. the Constitution, but the hour of adjournment having ar­ rived its consideration went over. 63. After prayer by W. A. Overton, Georgia, the Con­ vention adjourned.

FOURTH DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION. 64. The Convention re-assembled at 3 o'clock. Prayer was offered by John Mitchell, North Carolina. 65. The special orders being suspended for the purpose, the Committee on

TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING reported by its Chairman, Robert Frazer, Alabama, as follows: The Committee on time and place of the next meeting of the, Con­ vention report as follows: Time : Friday, May 6th, 1887, at 10 a. m. Place: Broadway Church, Louisville, Kentucky. To preach the Convention sermon, George Cooper, of Richmond, Virginia; Alternate, J. P. Green, of St. Louis, Missouri. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT FRAZER, A. HATCHETT, THOS. D. OSBORNE, J. W. SENTER, H. B. STEVENS, T. H. ELLETT, LEWIS E. KLINE. The report was adopted. 66. The consideration of the report on the Missions of the Foreign Board was resumed. W. B. Bagby addressed the Convention upon the work in Brazil, and the portion of the report relating to Brazil was adopted. F. M. Ellis, Maryland, addressed the body upon the work in Africa, and that portion of the report referring to Africa was adopted. T. P. Crawford, a Missionary in China, spoke upon the work in China, and the portion of the report relating to China was adopted. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 27

6T. The Convention then adjourned after prayer by W.

FOURTH DAY—EVENING SESSION.

68. The Convention being called to order at 8 o'clock, was led in prayer by B. W. N. Simms, Texas 69. The special order being the consideration of the in­ terests of the Foreign Mission Board, the Convention was addressed by Geo. Cooper, Virginia, and Geo. B. Taylor, Virginia. 70. So much of the report as related to the work in Italy was adopted, and the report of the Committee on Missions of the Foreign Board, (item 58), after amend ment by striking out allusions to the Cuban Missions, was adopted as a whole. 71. B. Manly, Kentucky, read the report on the conclu­ sion of the report of the Foreign Board.

REPORT ON RECOMMENDATION IN THE CONCLUSION OF THE REPORT OF THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD.

Your Committee can do no more than indorse and emphasize the forcible suggestions contained in the report of the Foreign Mission Board as to the importance of prayer for our Missionary work. The vigorous use of means divinely suggested and supplied is not more imperative upon us than the recognition of our incapacity, whether with or without means, to accomplish great spiritual results, if the divine blessing and the Holy Spirits' efficacy are withheld; all means are insufficient without God. Most feeble instrumentalities directed and sustained by Him are patent for the greatest success. " Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many or with them that have no power. Help us, 0 Lord our God, for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude." We earnestly join in the request of tbe Board for united prayer for the success of our missions, for the higher consecration of our people, and the revival of the missionary spirit. BASIL MANLY, Chairman of Com. 28 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

72. Refore consideration, the Convention adjourned, with the benediction by H. A. Tupper, Virginia.

FIFTH DAY—MORNING SESSION.

MONTGOMERY, ALA., May 11,1886. 73. At 9 o'clock the Convention was called to order, and after devotional exercises and prayer by R. A. Cohron, Mississippi, proceeded to business. 74. The journal of Monday was read and confirmed. 75. A half-hour of devotional exercises followed, con­ ducted by J. C. Furman, South Carolina. £/" 76. The special order being the report of the Committee on Cuban Missions, the question recurred upon the propo­ sition to amend by striking out the word "foreign" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "home," which propo­ sition had been made during the discussion of the pre­ vious day. The Convention was addressed by C. A. Stakely, South Carolina; S. Henderson, Alabama; S. K. Leavitt, Florida; J. H. Kilpatrick, Georgia; S. V. Marsh, Florida; J. J. D. Renfroe, Alabama; H. H. Harris, Virginia ; Charles Manly, Florida ; W. A. Therrill, Georgia; A. B. Woodfin, Virginia; N. A. Bailey, Florida; W. F. Wood, Florida. During the discussion the following actions were had : A call for the previous question was Dot sustained; ayes 76, noes 123. A proposition to limit all addresses to three minutes pre­ vailed. A proposition to lay the report upon the table was lost. The proposition to amend by striking out "foreign" and •^inserting "home," prevailed; ayes 134, noes 83. G. A. Nunnally, Alabama, offered the following as a substitute: SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 29

'We record with a profound sense of gratitude to^God, the wonder­ ful work He has done, and the bright prospect He has opened in the Island of Cuba. This Convention would commend this work to the sympathy, prayers and support of the Baptist churches in the South, and would recommend that the close sympathy now existing between the brethren in Florida and this work in Cuba be fully maintained, and that the Executive Board of the Florida Baptist Convention be authorized to draw upon the Home Mission Board of this Convention for aid in the prosecution of this work."

To this, on motion of J. M. Robertson, Tennessee, the words were added, "to such an amount as the two boards may agree upon." A motion of J. W. Bozeman, Mississippi, to strike out the last clause did not prevail. The substitute, being amended, failed of adoption. And then the report of the committee, as amended, was adopted as it appears in item 54. 77. On motion of O. F. Gregory, Maryland, all speeches for the remainder of the session were ordered to be re­ stricted to five minutes. 73. The unfinished business being the consideration of the proposition to amend the constitution, item 62, after discussion, on motion of B. Manly, Kentucky, the motion, with various suggestions, was referred to a special com­ mittee, instructed to report at the meeting of the after­ noon. The committee was made to consist of B. Manly, Kentucky; S. M. Provence, Kentucky; C. Durham, North Carolina; G. A. Coulson, Texas, and G. B. Eager, Ala­ bama. 79. The remaining item of unfinished business being the consideration of the report of the Committee on "The Conclusion of the Report of the Foreign Board," the re­ port was read and adopted. 80. A final report was made from the Committee on the Order of Business, by its chairman, J. A. French, Ken­ tucky, and adopted. 30 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

81. A. E. Owen, Virginia, from the committee, presented the following note upon the death of

REUBEN JONES, D. D.

WHEKEAS, It has come to the knowledge of this Convention that Rev. Reuben Jones, D. D., died at his home in Norfolk county, Vir­ ginia, on the 9th of December, 1885, in the 78th year of his age; and WHEREAS, At the time of his death, he was thefirst Vice-Presiden t of this body, therefore Resolved, That we take this opportunity to express our high admi­ ration of his character as an upright man, and as an able minister of Christ. Resolved, That while we feel the loss of such a Christian gentleman, and while we deeply sympathize with those who are immediately afflicted by his death, yet we rejoice that he was so long spared to honor the cause of God by the purity of his life, the wisdom of his counsel and the tender, but fearless, manner in which he preached the gospel of Christ. A. E. OWEN, C. T. BAILEY, J. B SOLOMON. After remarks by A. E. Owen, Virginia, the note was adopted. 82. The report of the Committe on Systematic Benevo­ lence was presented to the chairman, A. F. Fleet, Mis­ souri, and adopted as follows:

SYSTEMATIC BENEVOLENCE.

" Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him n store as God has prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come." Speaking by inspiration of the Holy Ghost, the great apostle here gives to the church at Corinth, as he had previously given to those of Galatia, not a mere suggestion, but he lays down the law of sys­ tematic and proportionate giving to Christ's cause; and not to the churches of Galatia and Corinth only, but to " all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ." That this command was not given for the apostolic age alone, but was designed to furnish a principle of action for Christians of all ages, is abundantly proved by the fact of its close connection with com- SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 31

mands relating to church discipline, purity of life, marriage, the Lord s table, the support of the ministry and other injunctions, which none have questioned as applying as truly to us as to the Christians of the apostolic age. We have the law, what would be the result of universal obedience to it? Supposing that, for the present, one-half of the constituency of this Covention gives nothing to its Boards, and the other 500,000 give only two cents a week for this purpose, the magnificent sum of $500,000 is annually raised, or $250,000 for the Home and $250,000 for the Foreign Board. To accomplish this must be the work of time and patience and per­ sistence and prayer. And yet it can be done, and its attainment is well worth all the time ,and thought and patience and persistence which can be expended upon it. The Home Mission Board has made in its annual report the follow­ ing suggestions: I. We suggest that each State Convention or General Association recommend to the churches of such State some carefully considered plan of systematic beneficence. II. That the various boards interested in the collections in such State be requested to select each, one man in each Association of the State, who shall be the special representative of such board. HI. That the representatives of the various boards thus appointed constitute the Board for Systematic Beneficence of that Association, whose duty it will be to urge upon the churches the plan for collec­ tion adopted by the State Convention. IV. That the State Conventions request the Associations to co­ operate in this plan, to receive reports from these representatives of the boards, and do all in their power to promote the end of their ap­ pointments. Your committee heartily commend these suggestions, with the earnest hope that the matter may at once receve the attention of the State Conventions and General Associations, and that such plans may be adopted as the bodies mentioned may consider best adapted to secure from every member of every church within the bounds of. the Southern Baptist Convention a contribution to each of our great mis­ sionary enterprises. If this recommendation be adopted it will obviate the necessity for special efforts in behalf of any one cause just before the meeting of the Convention, by which " one is eased and is another burdened;" but with a systematic and regular effort in which each individual is reached, and which causes a constant flow into the treasury, there will be an equality, and funds sufficient to answer all our purposes 32 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. will be readily secured, and each individual will become more and more interested in the different departments of missionary work. A. F. FLEET, Chairman, B. R. WOMACK, N. A. BAILEY, W. R. CAPERTON, M. C. COLE, J. B. GAMBRELL, C. H. JUDSON, J. M. ROBERTSON, S. J. ANDERSON. 83. J. W. Warder, Kentucky, presented the report of the Committee on

MISSIONS IN CITIES.

Great forces, good and evil, gather in our cities. Virtue and vice, truth and error, religion and irreligion, reach in city life a vitality and aggressiveness elsewhere unknown. Here they meet face to face and struggle for ascendency, and win victories or suffer defeats impossible on other fields. We warmly commend the desire ex­ pressed by our Home Mission Board to prosecute the city mission work on a scale commensurate with its great importance and needs. In only three or four of our Southern cities are we as numerous and influential as other denominations—Richmond, Atlanta, Louisville and possibly Baltimore. We occupy a position notably inferior in Washington City, St. Louis, Memphis, and beyond all, in New Or­ leans. Our national capital and these growing business centres sit­ uate on our great inland sea furnish fieldsfo r missionary enterprise unsurpassed in their claims by any at home or abroad. Not to sub­ sidize in the effort to get control of the immense and rapidly aug­ menting elements of power centering in our cities, the men and money necessary would, we humbly suggest, be a reflection upon our wis­ dom and sagacity. After remarks of J. W. Warder, Kentucky, and F. How­ ard, Tennessee, the report was adopted. 84. The Convention then adjourned with prayer by C. Durham, North Carolina. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 33

FIFTH DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.

85. The Convention re-assembled at 3 o'clock, and H. A. Tupper, Virginia, led in prayer. 86. Green Clay Smith, Kentucky, read the report of the committee to which were referred certain Resolutions re­ garding Temperance and Prohibition as follows:

TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION.

Whereas, the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, in the opinion of this Convention, are opposed to the best interests ol society and government, and the progress of our holy re­ ligion, and believing that all honorable means should be employed for their suppression, therefore be ic Resolved, That we, as members of the Southern Baptist Conven­ tion, do most solemnly protest against its manufacture and sale, and pledge our influence in the exercise of our rights as citizens of this free country, socially, morally, religiously and in all other proper ways, to work for its speedy overthrow, and to this end we invoke the aid and blessing of Almightv God. GREEN CLAY SMITH, Chairman, S. HENDERSON, S. C. HUMPHRIES, J. W.-M. WILLLAMS, L. M. STONE, W. F. HARRIS, J. F. MOORE, E. S. ALLEN, J. B. HUTSON. Remarks were made by L. C. Coulson, Alabama; J. B. Solomon, Kentucky; S. H. Ford, Missouri; John Pollard, Virginia; G. A. Coulson, Texas; A. E. Owen, Virginia; W. A. Therill, Georgia; F. Howard, Tennessee; J. W. M. Wil­ liams, Maryland; C. D. Campbell, Georgia; J. G. Gibson, Georgia; G. C. Smith, Kentucky; J. Wm. Jones, Virginia; M. D. Early, Arkansas; and the report was adopted. 87. B. Manly, Kentucky, from the special Committee on Amendment of the Constitution reported, recommending the adoption of an amendment to " strike out all after 34 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

' funds,' in the 4th line of Article III, and insert ' and re­ ceived by the treasurers of the Boards on or before the last day of April in the current year," and after remarks by the chairman, the report was adopted; ayes 196, noes 0, and the Constitution was amended. 88. J. W. M. Williams, Maryland, presented the report, which was adopted, of the Committee on Reports of Vice- Presidents of Boards.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE REPORTS OF VICE- PRESIDENTS. Twelve out of fourteen Vice-Presidents of the Foreign Board, viz.: Joshua Leverning, Maryland; George Whitfield, Mississippi; J. L. Burrows, Virginia; R. S. Duncan, Missouri; W. L. Kilpatrick, Geor­ gia ; J. B. Searcy, Arkansas; J. M. Senter, Tennessee; N. A. Bai­ ley, Florida; C. W. Tompkies, Louisiana; Theo. Whitfield, North Carolina; Chas. Manly, South Carolina; J. J. D. Renfroe, Alabama; and five out of 14 Vice-Presidents Home Board, viz.: A. G. Mc- Manaway, North Carolina; 0. L. Hailey, Tennessee (appointed in the place of W. H. Strickland, who removed from the State); J. J. Taylor, Kentucky; B. F. Riley, Alabama; H. F. Sproles, Mississippi; have handed to us their reports. On a careful reading of these reports it is evident these Vice-Presi­ dents have taken a practical interest in the work committed to them; co-operating with their State Boards, attending State and District Associations, securing funds, pleading the cause of missions in per­ son, distributing Foreign Journals and other missionary literature. They report a hopeful state of missionary feeling in their respective States. Respectfully, J. W. M. WILLIAMS, D. J. PUKSER, H. H. HICKMAN, F. B. SELPH, J. C. DAVANT, J. T. CHRISTIAN, G. W. ROGERS. 89. The report of the Committee on Nominations was presented by G. B. Eager, Alabama, and adopted, as ap­ pears on page 6 of these proceedings. In addition to the nomination of persons as there found, the committee re­ ported that SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. 35

The subject of an assistant to the Corresponding Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board has been brought to the attention of your committee, though not by authority of this Convention. We beg to say that we regard it as falling within the province of the Board of Managers to make appointments of this character. Respectfully, W. L. KILPATRICK, Chairman, GEO. B. EAGER, Alabama, T. T. EATON, Kentucky, J. W. BOZJCMAN, Mississippi, GEO. W. HYDE, Missouri, W. T. DJSRIEUX, South Carolina, B. W. N. SIMMS, Texas. 90. The Committee on Credentials and Enrollment re­ ported through its chairman, M. D. Early, Arkansas, and the report was adopted, as appears in the proceedings of the first day. 91. The time of the afternoon session was extended in­ definitely. 92. J. A. Hackett, Texas, presented the report of the Committee on

RELATIONS OP WOMAN'S WORK TO THE CONVENTION. Your Committee on the Relation of Women's Work to this Con­ vention would report: We rejoice in the fact that the Spirit of God is graciously stirring the hearts of the women of our churches, and that the love of the Master is moving them to noble deeds in His service. They are to be found in all of our missionfields sid e by side with our male missionaries taking an active part in every good work. They are also among our most prayerful and active sympathizers and help­ ers in our churches at home to foster the mission spirit and to pro­ vide the means necessary to carry on the work. We believe it to be for the best interests of this Convention to encourage these godly women in all suitable ways to continue and to abound in this blessed work, therefore, to this end we recommend. J. A. HACKETT. 1. That the central committees of the different States, being worthy of all praisfe for their excellent success in the past, be encouraged and assisted in every suitable manner by the Secretaries of the boards and pastors of our churches to carry forward their work. 2. That The Heathen Helper, the organ of the Women's Work of the South, issued in Louisville, Kentucky, and so ably directed by Miss 36 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Agnes Osborne, and assisted by the Secretaries of the various cen­ tral committees, is worthy of general confidence and patronage, and that the pastors of our churches give special attention co this matter, and see that the paper is properly brought before the churches and societies. And now thanking most cordially the noble women of our Southern Zion for the splendid contribution of $20,900 during the last Conven­ tional year. We pledge them our prayers, our sympathies and our co-operation, and bid them God-speed in their blessed endeavors. Pending discussion, by W. H. Williams, Missouri; S. H. Ford, Missouri, and O.T. Bailey, North Carolina, the hour of adjournment arrived, and 93. The Convention adjourned with prayer by J. A. Howard, Alabama.

FIFTH DAY—EVENING SESSION.

94. The Convention having assembled, was called to order at 8 o'clock, and was led in prayer by W. S. Walker, Georgia. 95. The consideration of the report on the relation of Woman's Work to the Convention was resumed. Remarks were made by J. P. Eagle. Arkansas; J. B. Gambrell, Mississippi; J. W. M. Williams, Maryland; J. M. Robert­ son, Tennessee, J. W. Warder, Kentucky; N. A. Bailey, Florida ; H. M. Wharton, Maryland; S. Henderson, Ala­ bama, and the report was adopted. 95. On motion of H. A. Tupper, Kentucky, it was Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are cordially given to the Baptists and people of Montgomery for their most generous hos­ pitality ; to hotels and railroads for reduced rates; to the press for reports of proceedings, and to all who have contributed to the comfort and welfare of the Convention. 97. The following Corresponding Messengers* were ap­ pointed to the anniversary meetings of the Northern so­ cieties : F. M. Ellis, Maryland; W. W. Landrum, Virginia ; J. Wm. Jones, Virginia; George Cooper, Virginia; J. H.

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Cason, Texas; G. W. Rogers, Texas; H.M. Wharton,.Mary­ land, and such others as may be present. 98. On motion of J. A. French, Kentucky, and amended on motion of B. P. Smith, South Carolina, it was Resolved 1st. That the Secretaries of the Convention print and dis­ tribute, in the usual way,five thousan 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 allowedfifty dollars each for their services. Resolved %d. That postage and other expenses incurred in railroad correspondence be provided for by the Boards. 99. On motion of J. B. Link, Texas, the Secretaries were authorized to include in the proceedings the tables of sta­ tistics of the denomination in the bounds of the Conven­ tion. 10©. The following proposition to amend the Constitu­ tion was made by G. B. Eager, Alabama : "To amend Article V. of the Constitution by inserting after tbe third sentence the following: ' The two boards, after mutual consul­ tation, shall arrange an order of business to be presented to the suc­ ceeding Convention immediately after its organization for its adop­ tion or modification.' " The proposition to amend was, on motion of G. W Bussey, South Carolina, laid on the table. 101. On motion of H. H. Harris, Virginia, it was Resolved, That one of the Secretaries of this Convention be, and is hereby requested to conduct correspondence, and make arrangements with transportation lines for special rates to and from the next meet ing of this body. 102. On motion of Geo. Cooper, Virginia, it was Resolved, That a page in the forthcoming copy of our Minutes be appropriated to the name and memory of Rev. Reuben Jones, D. D.» one of the Vice-Presidents of the body, deceased during the year past. 103. On motion of J. W. M. Williams, Maryland, it was Resolved, That we render thanks to our Lord for the harmony, en­ thusiasm and brotherly love that have characterized the proceedings of the session of this Convention. 38 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

104. The Journal was read and confirmed, and the Con­ vention then adjourned without day, after having engaged in prayer, led by J. C. Furman, South Carolina. P. H. MELL, President. LANSING BURROWS, OLIVER FULLER GREGORY, Secretaries;

The next Session of the Convention will be he*ld at LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1887. APPENDIX A.

FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT

OP THE HOME MISSION BOARD.

Forty years ago this Board made its first Annual Report to the Southern Baptist Convention, then assembled in Richmond. The work of organizing it had been a difficult one. Rev. Dr. B. Manly, Sr., who had been made itsfirst President, de­ clined the appointment. Rev. D. P. Bestor, its first Corresponding Secretary, reluctantly accepted the position and retired after a few months of service. The first report was submitted by Rev. Russell Holman, whose head and heart guided the affairs of the Board for so many years, and whose interest in its work ceased only with his life. That first report shows but six missionaries : one in Virginia, one in Florida, one in Alabama, one in Louisiana and two in Texas. Of these six brethren who were itsfirst messengers to lost men, but one lingers below. Smith, of Virginia, Tucker, of Florida, Hinton, of New Orleans, Huckins and Tryon, of Texas, men of blessed memories, have long since finished their work and obtained their crowns. Such was its beginning. But since they went forth under its aus­ pices to preach th? everlasting gospel, three thousand others have been sent to reinforce their efforts. The record of its work during the forty years of its history is one of which it need not be ashamed. In our cities south of the Potomac, nearly every church which has grown into importance in the last forty years has in the days of its infancy found a nursing mother in this Board. It has gone among the untutored tribes of the West and made the wilderness rejoice. Whole nations of our red brothers have forgotten their savage customs and to-day, by thousands, are sitting clothed and in their right minds at Jesus' feet. It has borne the gospel far out to the very verge of our advancing civilization. Where untamed nature has scarcely realized the pres­ sures of her conqueror songs, telling of redeeming love, have mingled with her own wild anthems and the first smitings of the woodman's axe have been to erect a rude temple in which to worship the living God. But much yet remains to be done. II SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Forty years ago the Southern States contained seven millions of people. To-day they contain twenty-two millions. Then there were about one million of professing Christians, now there are four millions. Then there were six millions without the pale of our churches, now there are eighteen millions. The work to be done is three-fold greater to-day than when our fathers laid the foundations of this Convention. The saving of these millions is the task before us, and we are called upon, by every consideration of self-interest, patriotism, humanity and religion, to address ourselves to it with earnestness and zeal. During the year now closing, the work of the Board has been ex­ tended beyond that of any preceding year of its history, and the di­ vine blessing upon its labors excites the deepest emotions of grati­ tude. There have been in its employ the following MISSIONARIES. Alabama, * Arkansas, 2I Florida 41 Georgia 5 Indian Territory 20 Louisiana, 7 Missouri 2 Texas Convention, 81 Texas General Association 81 Western North Carolina, 14 Washington City 1 Virginia, 1 255 WORK DONE. Number of missionaries 255 Churches and stations supplied, 649 Weeks of labor 9-599 Sermons and addresses, 27,263 Prayer-meetings, 5.238 Baptisms, 3,812 Received by letter, 2,344 Total additions, 6,156 Sunday-schools reported 326 Teachers and pupils 12,531 Religious visits, 33,154 Charches constituted, 70 Meeting-houses built, 49 Pages of tracts distributed, 228,615 ALABAMA. W. E. Lloyd.. Auburn ARKANSAS. M. D. Early, Corresponding Secretary. W. T. Box Atkins A. J. Fawcett Pine Bluff SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. Ill

A. B. Miller Little Rock W. A. Clark, Hot Springs J. G. Doyle Beebe J. D. Raspberry, Conway J. B. Parmenter, Camden Jasper Dunagin, Bentonville J. G. Grosh Eureka Springs W. H. Barksdale • Mariana J. B. Sumbley, Kingsland E. L. Compere, Dallas S. F. Patterson, Dayton J. H. York, Peoria J. W. Miller, Hackett City T. B. Phelps, Western Arkansas A. A. Spiller W, A. & Indian Territory H. C. Riddling . . W. A. & Indian Territory R. P. Claiborne, W. A. & Indian Territory GEORGIA. I. T. Tichenor, Corresponding Secretary, Atlanta Jesse H. Campbell, Columbus T. C. Boykin, S. S. Evangelist, Decatur G. R. McCall. Theo I Inst . . Griffin S. Boykin, Editor K. Words, Macon LOUISIANA. O. F. Gregory, New Orleans M. C. Cole, New Orleans E- Z. F. Golden, , New Orleans Minnie Alfred New Orleans Maitie Cole, New Orleans M. J, Nelson New Orleans A. P. Scofield, Opelousas MISSOURI. G. W. Hyde, Agent, ...... Lexington J. B. Hardwicke, Carthage FLORIDA. W. N. Chaudoin, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer. G. W. Hall, State Children's Missionary Melrose S. F. Gove, Indian River Longwood A. C. McCants, Miss, pastor Tallahassee A. E. Kitchen, Miss, pastor at L. Oak and Jasper, . . Live Oak H. H. Sturgis.Wiscon, Hernando Co. A. F. Randall, So. Florida Ass'o Tampa F. DeCourcy, Miss, pastor, Sumterville and Centre Hill, . Brooksville J. R. Powell, Miss, pastor Sanford T. J. Bell, Southern part of Orange county Kissimmee J. G. Taylor, Miss, in Beulah Association, ...... Lake City W. M. Davis, Miss, in Beulah Associat.on, Lake City P. C. Drew, Miss, pastor Lake City C. H. Nash, Miss, pastor Ocala IV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Hugh Be'.hea, Miss, in Manatee Association, Popash E. J. Hull, Miss, in Manatee Association, Pire Level W. J. Martin, in Harmony Association, Old Town R. D. Burrows, West Florida Association Greenwood John Stewart, West Florida Association, Mariana E. J. King, West Orange county Umatilla W. M. Simons, Miss, pastor, Tampa Z, Deez, in Suwannee Association, ...... Mayo W. B. Dye, Missionary pastor Bartow J. N. Reid, Miss, in Hamilton Association Jasper Wm. Powell, Missionary pastor Orlando W. E. Stanton, Miss, at Norwalk, San Mateo L. D. Geiger, Miss, in Marion Association, Fellowship Simeon Sheffield, Miss, in Levy county Trenton J. K. Sheffield, Miss, in LaFayette county Trenton S. S. Proctor, Miss, in Florida Association Madison A. M. Manning, Miss, in Florida Association Iamonia W. F. Gordon, Miss, at Bloomfield and Astatula, . . . Bloomfield J. W. Johnson, West Florida Association Graceville ~L. C. Music, Miss. Nassau county Oakdale, Ga W. J. Hughes, Miss, in A'achua Association, Webster W. F. Wood, Missionary pastor, Key West Miss Adela Fales, Cuban Missionary, Key West Jose R. O'Halloran, Cuban Missionary . Key West Alberto J. Diaz, Cuban Missionary Havana, Cuba Miss Minnie Diaz, Cuban Missionary, Havana, Cuba Mrs. A. B. Bailey, Secretary Woman's Work Micanopy INDIAN TERRITORY. T. M. Postell, Vinita Wm. McCombs, Eufaula *W. P. Blake Eufaula Mrs. H. F. Buckner, Eufaula A. F. Ross McAllister J. S. Morrow, Atoka Benj. Baker, Atoka R. J. Hogue Caddo James Colbert, Eufaula LEVERING SCHOOL. I. G. Vore, Superintendent Wetumpka *J. C. Wingo, Teacher and Physician Wetumpka *F. McConnell, Teacher Wetumpka *Alice Coykendall, Teacher, Wetumpka S. S. Porter, Matron Wetumpka *Thos. S. Watson, Farmer,, Wetumpka John O. Wright, Principal Teacher Wttumpka John C. Keeney, Physician Wetumpka Lydia V. Sixkiller, Assistant Teacher Wetumpka Ella S. Sutphin, Assistant Teacher, Wetumpka Edward K. Gangwer Wetumpka •Resigned. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. V

TEXAS GENERAL ASSOCIATION. A. J. Holt, Corresponding Secretary.. Acker, J. N Canton Albright J. W , . . . Blossom Prairie Anderson, S. J • ...... Dallas Andrews, J. J Bristol Black, G. W Graham Blpunt C. C Prairie Grove Burton, W. F Greenwood Cason, J. H Graham Callahan, H. E Mineola Christian, J Sulphur Springs Cobb W. B Carbon Cole, J. B Pilot Point Coltharp, O. J. R. . . . • • . Spanish Fort Crutcher, L, J Archer City Cunningham, J. H Graham Davant, R. P Ennis Eaton. Z. F , Bennett Elder, J. F Alvord Feazell W. J Deberry Ford, J. D Blocker Freeman. E. R Corsicana Gillespie, J. S Fort Worth Grant, R. J Morgan Hallford. A. J Rhome Hardie, E. B Whitesboro Harris, J. M Pottsboro Holland, John Carthage Ingram, A. B Whitesboro Knight, L. S Cisco Kirk, A. B Dallas Leath, W. D Duffan Lee, William Crystal Falls Lee, M. P Carthage Lee, C. C Corsicana Martin, Moss '..... Ft. Griffin Matheny, M. P Dallas McCord, J. L Heniietta Meredith, E. D : . . Bassett Miller, J. W Dodd Miller. T. P Kaufman Moffatt G. A Texarkana Mullins, D. D i Crinerville, Ind. Ter. Norris, A. H Pilot Point Owens, W\ J Cooper Owens C. W Pecan Priddy, M. T. • Itasca Reynolds, H. F Cisco Riddle, J. B Mt. Pleasant Sanders, D. P • Brandon ScruggsScott, G,. L R. R NacogdocheCorsicansa VI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Scruggs, T. L Bristol Smyth, D. J Grandview Stevens, E. M Newport Swinford, Levi . . . . : Garvin Webster, Q. B Clarksviile Wharton, A. J Dawson White, J. C Ladonia Willet, A. R Clarksville Wilson, D. A Cisco Winham, John Texarkana ROLL OF COLORED MISSIONARIES. A. R. Griggs, Superintendent of Missions - . . Dallas Sam Anderson, Isaac Bland, Benjamin Brown, James Carroll, A. Desmond, F. G. Davis, A. D. Dupree, A. Harris, H. L. Herbert, C. B. Lowe, L. M. Leonard, J. M. Parker, C. N. Pryor, Asa Moore, C. H. Shaw, C. Sharp, P. W. Upshaw, S. Wanuly. C. H. Smith, TEXAS STATE CONVENTION. W. R. Maxwell, Corresponding Secretary. G. M, Baines , .... El Paso R. A. Sublett Anson, Jones County S. B. Callaway Midland J. A. Moore Sweetwater L. R. Miliican San Angelo J. D. Robnett Brownwood T. E. Jasper, Wichita Falls' J. B. Kimbrough, Henrietta J. H. Martin Albany W. E. Tynes, Denison J. S. Evans, Brady L. A. Hays, Lavacca River Association, . . . post-office, Wallder W. R. Briscoe, Sabina Pass R. P. Davanant Beaumont F. S. Rountree, Llano Association post-office, Burnett E. W. Holman San Saba W. G. Wood, Union Association, Independence G. W. Green, Salado Association, Temple M. L. Carswell, Hico A. Weaver (Lexington and Giddings.) P. O, Georgetown L. C. Kellis Fifth ward, Houston J. R. Miller L. Lano P. O. Bend, San Saba Co F. D. L. Kimmey Jasper A. T. Ford Junction City E. C. Gates Baudera A. R. Watson, Pecan Valley Association, .... Brownwood M. G. Alexander, . San Antonio SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. VII

J. F. Kimball Cotulla C. E. Stephen, San Marcus Association W. F. Sanders, General Missionary, Jewett W. A. Whittle, Colorado, Texas S. E. Whipkey Davilla J. F. Elder Bowie R. M. Blackman, . . , Colorado Association J. C. Thames, « D. S. Snodgrass, Victoria G. W. Capps Temple E. W. Clark, McGregor T. A. Moore, Galveston S. J. Anderson, Dallas W. W. Finley, Runnels O. E. Perfener, Flatonia S. P. Cummings, Trinity River Association J. D. Walker Hondo City B. M. Taylor, Mason and vicinity P. O. Fredonia J. M. McFarland , . Elgin P. O. Taylor W. R. Maxwell Belton Joseph Gronde, New Berlin T. F. Medlin, San Saba Association Z. M. Wells, ...... " L. S. Cox, Frio and Medina G. G. Scott, . Pecan Valley Association J. L. Blackwell Jasper, Newton and Burkville J. Mickel Williams Ranch A. W. Rabb • . . . . Tryon Association D. M. Jackson , . A. S. Poindexter Colorado Association N. T. Byars, labored where he could, An old veteran M. P. Matthews, General Missionary D, S. Snodgrass, Victoria WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. Jos. E. Carter, General Agent • Asheville J. W. Lawing, ...... Cherokee County J. G. Mashburn, Clay County J. E. Morgan,, Swain County B. M. Queen, Jackson County A. H. Sims, Jackson County M. C. Compton Haywood County S. H. Harrington, • Macon County E. J. Morgan Buncombe County F. M. Jordan, Marshall Alfred Bradly, Madison County W. W. Wells, Warm Springs T. M. Honeycutt, Sparta JDISTRICTN.. JM.. WheeleHilliard OF r,COLUMBIA. . . . , BuncombWashingtoe Countn Cityy. VIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

VIRGINIA. J. B. Taylor, Lexington

VICE-PRESIDENTS. In nearly every State our Vice-Presidents have done most effective service for the Board. Their aid is invaluable and their unrequited labors have been largely instrumental in diffusing among the people a knowledge of our work, and securing from the churches the means of its support, To our brethren who control our denominational pa­ pers are due the thanks of the Board for their efficient help. Many of them have been zealous in the advocacy of our work, and to all of them we are indebted for the unrestricted use of their columns in laying be­ fore the denomination from time to time the work and the wants of the Board. During the year one of the Vice-Presidents of the Board, Brother Luther Broaddus, of South Carolina, was called to his heavenly home. Cultured, gifted, consecrated to his Master's work, loved as widely as he was known, strong and yet sweet-spirited, the many, many tears shed by his people on the hallowed spot where he sleeps in Jesus, testify alike of his worth and their loss. We assign no inferior place to him among our honored dead, and cherish the hope of meeting him again when the conflict is ended and we gather at the marriage supper of the Lamb. WOMEN'S MISSION SOCIETY. The Board is under special obligation to the sisterhood composing these Societies for their efforts and generous contributions to its work. The Women's Home Mission Society of Maryland have contributed liberally to the support of the Levering Manual Labor School, and have determined to support Miss Minnie Alfred, one of our missionaries in New Orleans. Miss Matie Cole, another one of our missionaries in that city, is supported by the Women's Mission Society, of South Caro­ lina. The Women's Mission Societies of Mississippi, contribute gen­ erously to the work of Mrs. Nelson, and the ladies of Georgia have re­ solved to support Miss Adela Fales our missionary to the Cubans in Key West. Societies in other States, though they undertake no special work for us. have made liberal contributions to our funds. We are gratified to know that these Societies, almost without ex­ ception, have resolved to limit themselves to no one department of Christian missions, but to share with their brothers in the support of every enterprise fostered by the denomination. INDIAN MISSIONS. Since the last meeting of the Convention, Bro. W. P. Blake has re­ tired from the service ot the Board and Bro. Wm. McCombs has been assigned to the work of General Missionary among the Creeks. The Board is seeking as rapidly as possible to make the churches among the Indian tribes self-sustaining, though it may be years before this is fully accomplished. We are sure by this course alone, can they be developed intottue Christian manhocd. The Levering Manual Labor School is in a flourishing condition. Bro. Vore, the Superintendent, takes a deep interest in his work and SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. IX

manifests an earnest desire to promote the spiritual as well as the temporal interests of his pupils. We regard this school as a most im­ portant part of our work among the red men, and its success is most gratifying It is shedding the light of a Christian civilization over tnese people and preparing them for the trying days that seem now to threaten their national existence. CO-OPERATION. The Board still continues its cooperation with the Conven­ tions of Western North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and the General Association and State Convention of Texas. The Home Mission Society of New York has withdrawn from co­ operation with the Texas Convention in mission work, except as to the mission among the Germans. The consolidation of all the great denominational bodies of Texas into one Convention has been agreed upon and will shortly be con­ summated. The united body will work in full harmony with both the Boards of this Convention. During the year the Board received overtures from the Columbia Association, embracing the churches in Wathington City, asking us to unite with them in mission work in that city. The arrangement has been consummated and this Asscciation is now co-operating with,,-,. your Board. i J - //* / CUBAN MISSION. f Last year the Board advised the Convention of the* organization of a mission for the Cubans at Key West. The hope was then expressed that this "baby mission," as it'has been called, would become strong enough to hold up the lamp of life until its beams should shine far across the waters and chase the shadows from the long darkened queen of the Antilles. Some one has said that we may build wiser than we know. But far better than that, many a child of God has had reason to say with Jacob, "the Lord is in this place and I knew it not.*' Little did we think then that so soon our desires would be fulfilled, and that the lit­ tle band then gathered ac Key West would, before this meeting, in­ vade their native land and establish a church and a Sunday-school in the very capital of the island. _ Not many months after the last Convention, Bro. Wood, our mis­ sionary at Key West, wrote the Board that ihere was an urgent re­ quest for him to visit Havana ; that members of his church, natives of Cuba, had gone back to their homes,and meeting others there, had be­ gun a work for the Master that scores of people under their teach­ ing had abandoned the Catholic faith, and were seeking for the pure light of the gospel. While in Cuba, his letters confirmed this intelligence. He reported several hundred as being among those who composed unbaptized or­ ganizations banded together for the worship of God. They were without anyone to administer ordinances or to properly organize churches. They asked for help, for a minister, for instruction. The Foreign Mission Board was promptly advised of these remark­ able events, and requested to enter this door which God's providence had opened to the Baptists of the South. Learning from its Corre- X SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

sponding Secretary that the Board could not at that time improve so promising an opportunity, the Home Mission Board asked the consent of the Foreign Board to enter thatfield, and hold it until such time as they might be recuiy tJ take it, or until the Convention should instruct us to transfer it to their hands. The consent thus sought was not obtained. The Florida Convention, failing to induce the Foreign Mission Board to yield to its anxious solicitations to accept this work, resolved them­ selves to assume the burden and bear it until the denomination should come to their relief. As that Convention does all its work in co-operation with the Home Mission Board, it has voluntarily reported this work to us, and placed the names of its missionaries in Cuba upon our roll. No one, who has any proper conception of the ability of our breth­ ren in Florida, but fuily understands how illy able they are to support such a work. But for the help they receive from the Home Mission Board, their efforts to supply their own destitution would be paralyzed, and it is one of the most ardent desires of the Home Mission Board to be able to quadruple the scanty amount they afford the self-sacrificing brethren of that growing State. Recently one of these mysterious providences which mark the his­ tory of God's dealings with his people has befallen them. Key West was their base of operation in Cuba. Our Cuban mission there, conducted by Brother B. Wood, assisted by Miss Adela Fales, was the germ from which the work in Cuba had grown. On Tuesday morning, March 30th, a great conflagration swept over that city. In proportion to population, that which reduced Chicago to ashes was scarcely more disastrous. Almost in an hour the Baptist house of worship, the home of brother Wood, the mission house of Miss Adela Fales, vanished from the earth. In writing to me the next day after thefire, brothe r Wood says: " My home and church are in ashes. We have lost all except ground on whiph to rebuild. Sister Adela Fales' Cuban Mission school was burned. We must commence anew. Our people suffered sorely. Some have lost all. How to rebuild, or where the money is to come from, we do not know, but God will provide. This trial will work out better :hings for us." Some one has said that when God intends a thing to live forever he allows it to be crucified and buried ; that the resurrection is the immor­ tal life of great principles and great enterprises, as well as of redeemed men. May it be so with Key West! May the resurrection life of our mission there, in its strength and beauty, be as much superior to its past as the glorified body of the risen saint will be to that which per­ ishes in the dust. SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE. Last year the Convention made it the duty of this Board to urge upon the churches the adoption of methods of systematic contribution. Other interests, attention to which could not be postponed, have not allowed us to do all we desired. But we have not been unmindful of the duty imposed. The attention of brethren in every State has been called to its im­ portance, and in several of them action looking to its accomplishment SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XI

has been taken. The question is embarrassed by so many difficulties, and so many of our leading brethren have given so little real thought to the matter, that in no Siate are they prepared to unite upon any one plan of systematic collections. , or • There are certain points upon which perhaps all will agree: I. That every enterprise fostered by our denominational bodies should receive its fair share of contributions. 2. That every member of every church should give something to each one of these enterprises. 3. That these contributions should always be according to the ability of the donor. How to reach every member of every church and secure contribu­ tions proportionate to his ability is the great problem. It is manifest this cannot be done without concerted action on the part of the Boards intrusted with the various departments of Christian work. They must unite in a common effort to secure this end. If one of them should be left out of the scheme, or prove refractory after entering it, such a Board would prove a disturbing element and could easily overthrow the whole. Only a few things seem to be practicable now, Others which will bring us nearer our ideal of systematic beneficence we trust may be­ come so in the near future. I. We suggest that each State Convention or General Association recommend to the churches of such State some carefully considered plan of systematic beneficence. II. That the various Boards interested in the collections in such State be requested to select each, one man in each Association of the State who shall be the special representative of such Board. III. That the representatives of the various Boards thus appointed constitute the Board for Systematic Beneficence of that Association, whose duty it will be to urge upon the churches the plan for collection adopted by the State Convention. IV. That the State Conventions request the Associations to co­ operate in this plan, to receive reports from these representatives of the Boards, and do all in their power to promote the end of their ap­ pointments. Outside of these simple suggestions there is a vastfield in which difference of opinion may find room for adjustment. There is only one other thing on which we would insist, that the plan of collections be, as far as possible, uniform throughout the State. The frequent changes of our ministers render ths especially desirable. When a pas­ tor changes from one from church to another, he should notfind himself embarrassed by methods with which he is not familiar, and which he may sometimes be reluctant to adopt. We ask the reference of these suggestions to a committee of this Convention who may give the Board the benefit of their maturest thoughts and embody in their report such suggestions as the Conven­ tion mav desire to place before the denomination on this important subject. KIND WORDS. In the report on Kind Words, adopted by the Convention last year, will be found the following paragraph : "Whether we can, under present circumstances, compete with these XII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. houses in these respects is a question to be determined. On some ac­ count it may be well to make the experiment. We only speak what we feel when we say that no one man can supply the demands of this service. We must have something adapted to all stages of mental and moral development—a graded series, reaching from our infant classes to mature age. In view of the early expiration of the contract for the publication ""of Kind Words, we suggest to the Home Board to ma­ ture some plan by which these growing demands may be met. With Rev. Samuel Boykin as chief editor, supported by such talent as can be found in our midst, this paper would meet all the demands of the case, and none of our people would look either North or West for any Sabbath-school literature." To the suggestions of the report, as adopted, the Home Board gave earnest consideration, especially mindful of the statement of the re­ port that "the very best writers of our denomination are needed to supply, in adequate measure, what is now needed," and that "if, there­ fore, we expect to meet these varied demands we must materially in­ crease the facilities for producing this literature." It therefore so­ licited proposals for the accomplishment of these objects, being fully convinced that it was the duty of the Board and Convention, if possi­ ble, to supply the Sunday-school needs of its constituents. Of sever­ al proposals received, the Board accepted that made by Bro. H. H. Cabaniss, of Atlanta, Ga., and has made and confirmed with him a contract forfive years, by which he agrees to publish the several edi­ tions of Kind Words, infirst-class style , and also to bring out by or before October next a full grade of Quarterlies three in number, and a Magazine for Teachers. In the production of these publications the best talent and the most sanctified intellect of our denomination will be employed. Their style and appearance are to be equal to any published, and as Bro. Cabaniss is a well-known Baptist and commands publication facilities equal to any in the South, and is animated by a sincere desire to meet the wants of our Southern Baptist Sunday- schools, we feel confident that he will do so. While he engages to pay into our treasury an annual royalty of one thousand dollars, the Board has contracted to give its strongest moral support and active exertions, in behalf of the publications, as well as the sustaining coun­ tenance of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Board bespeaks for the new publisher that will assume the publication of our Sunday- school periodicals, on the first of June next, the general and hearty support of the Baptist Sunday-schools in the South. All communications should be addressed and remittances sent to Kind Words, Atlanta, Ga. In the work of , J CHURCH BUILDING, j while we have not done all we had desired or expected, we have ac-j complished more than ever before in a single year. In addition to the 49 churches built upon our missionfields, w e have built the Valance Street House in New Orleans, bought a house on Locust street in that city. We have aided two churches in Virginia, one of them at Winchester, to secure houses of worship. Special con­ tributions were made to us to aid the Third Church in Atlanta to complete its house. The amount actually paid out by the Board for SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XIII these and other houses of worship is $10,700, while that expended for houses on our mission field was about $14,500, making a total of $25,000 raised and expended for church building during the year. OUR CITIES. Our work in New Orleans and that recently begun in Washington, P. C, is but the beginning of what must be done for our growing cities. Sometimes our people in these centres are strong enough and wise enough to devise liberal measures which insure the success of our cause. But in many cases they fail to keep pace with the grow­ ing population and require aid to enable them to do the needed work. Already Memphis and St. Louis are making demands upon us which we have not been enabled to supply. In both these places we ought to unite with the local churches in evangelizing their ever-increasiog numbers. Before long other cities, as Charleston and Savannah and Pensacola, will be knocking at our doors and asking for help. The Board ought to be enabled to supplement the efforts of breth­ ren in such cities so as to develop self-sustaining churches as rapidly as possible. RESOURCES. In our report last year we said to the Convention, "The Board re­ alizes fully the fact that the only successful way to enlist the sympa­ thies of the denomination is by actual work in the field. Not what we propose to do, but what we are doing, will call forth the help of many of our people. And yet we are embarrassed t n the other hand by the implied obligation resting upon us not to involve ourselves and the Convention by Creating obligations we cannot meet. Thus environed, we come to this Convention with a definite proposal. We ask from the States as follows : Maryland, $4,000 ; Virginia, $8,oco ; North Carolina, $5,000; South Carolina, $5,000 ; Georgia, $8,000 ; Al­ abama, $4,000; Mississippi, $?,ooo; Tennessee, $3,000; Kentucky, $8,000 ; Missouri, $4 000. "If these amounts be placed at our disposal, we can so stimulate the energies of brethren of the other States as to raise $100,000. With this sum we pledge the Convention that we will put 250 missionaries in the field; we will arrange to furnish instruction to the colored preachers in every State in the South, and we will build 100 houses of worship in places where they are needed." Had our request> been complied with, it will be seen how easily this promise could have been redeemed. With betweenfifteen an d twenty thousand dollars less than we asked, we have put the 250 missionaries into thefield, and have induced the building of aboutfifty house s of worship. We renew this proposal. We ask that the Convention shall take such action as may encourage our churches to contribute the sums we have requested. Let the States be urged to raise each its fair proportion for our work. Enable us to go before our people and show them what this Cenvention desires them to do for the Board. This will greatly assist us, and we trust that by earnest endeavors we may be able during the coming year to reach the aggregate we have named, XIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

COLORED PEOPLE. While the Board earnestly desires to increase its work in every part of the vast field allotted to it, there is one department in which it is especially desirous to enlarge its efforts. In all this broad land there is no Christian work which has stronger claimjs upon us, none in which we can hope for more blessed results to ourselves or to those for whom we labor, than among the colored people of the South. We have been thinking, and talking, and planning for years as to how best to do this work. In the opinion of your Board, the time has now come for earnest, vigorous acthn. We believe that God has placed before us an open door, which we trust no man can shut. For thefirst tim e in the history of this Convention, more than twenty col­ ored preachers are enrolled among its missionaries. They have been selected by those who knew them to be capable of instructing their brethren, and faithful to their Master's work. They have, by earnest­ ness and zeal, proved themselves worthy of the trust confided to their hands. We need such in every State in the South. The great mass of the colored people are under the influence of the Baptists. Of the seven millions of them, perhaps five millions of them hold the Baptist as the church of their choice. Was there ever, will there ever be, a more blessed opportunity to do good than now presents itself among these people ? What our Northern brethren have done, and are doing, will be helpful to our work. The schools which they are supporting at such large expense absorb nearly all the means they can afford for this work. The mis­ sion work among them, the work of helping their pastors and evangelizing the masses, is left to other hands. "Let us step forward and stretch forth the hand of Christian fellowship to our brother in black, and help him to the attainment of tha". godliness, which has the promise both of the life which now is and that which is to come. With $10,000 we could do an effective work among them. With $20,000 we could, with their co-operation, supply, in large measure, their needs throughout the entire South. May God open the hearts of his people to give us all we need to do this work! CONCLUSIONS The progress of the past few years encourages us to hope that equal progress may be made in the future until the wide and crying desti­ tution of our land may be adequately supplied. Four years ago we reported 95 missionaries, 1,821 weeks of labor and 245 baptisms. This year, by the Divine blessing, we are enabled to report 2yo mis­ sionaries, 9.599 weeks of labor, and 3.812 baptisms. In these four years our missionaries have been increased nearly three-foid, our weeks of labor overfive-fold, and baptisms by our missionaries fifteen-fold. It will be noted that the progress of mission work and results has been much mce rapid than the increase in contributions. Our contri­ butions four years ago were $45,195.27, while this year they are but $90,000. Thus with a two-fold increase of funds we have increased our work five-fold, and its resultsfifteen fold. These result? have been secured by combining our efforts with those of our brethren who live upon our missionfields and using our funds SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XV to stimulate their energies to do the work which lies at their doors and is so near their hearts. In no other way could it have been ac­ complished. The aggregate contributions of the Board for thefirst decad e from 1845 to 1855 were about $100,000. For the last decade, from 1875 to 1885, the contributions were about $300,000. May we not hope that those of the next decade will reach the sum of $1,000,000 ? Even this sum is too small to represent either the abi'ity of the denomination or the needs of this field. The ultimate end of all Christian effort is to give the gospel to every creature, and every Christian organization—all our churches, Sun­ day-schools, Mission Societies, Associations and Conventions—are to be valued by the* influence they exert in the accomplishment of this end. They are worth just so much as they contribute to the perfec­ tion of this grand design of our Saviour and no more. Let our Home Mission work be estimated by this rule. The evangelization of this country is the prime factor in the world's conversion. From our American churches, more largely than from all the remainder of the world, must be drawn both of men and means to conquer the world for Christ. Without the consecration of the resources and energies of our peo­ ple to this mighty task, there seems, to humap eyes, little hope for the spreading of the gospel to the ends of the earfcih. This land of ours must be the base of supply for the host of God that invades the dark heathen realms. From our churches must go forth ten thousand con­ secrated soldiers of the Cross, an. Immortal band, to subdue the na­ tions. To sustain them, we must have strong, active, liberal churches at home, organized for the Master's work and thoroughly in sympa­ thy with his loving purposes to man. We mustfill ou r land with the truth; consecrate to our King the spiritual power of its sixty millions of people; subordinate all its vast material and industrial resources to the work of the Lord; make its commerce tributary to the great ends of human redemption ; trans­ mute its gold and precious things into the bread of life to feed the starving nations ; then, and to us it seems not till then, over this dark­ ened earth will righteousness go forth as brightness and salvation a lamp that burneth. XVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. TREASURER'S REPORT. A. D. ADAIR, Treasurer. In Account with

DISBURSEMENTS. To amount p lid Missionaries, etc. Arkansas $ % $2,92100 " Florida 5 000 00 " Texas Convention 12,765 00 " " Texas General Association 18,87116 " Indian Territory 3,900 00 " " Louisiana " 8,000 00 •' W. North Carolina 1,150 00 " Other States * 4,508 95 " " Chuich Building Cash 10,714 98 •' Church Vouchers 14,466 93— 25,181 96 " Leveling School 7,508 14 " " Biils.payable 3.800 00 " " A. D. Adair, Treasurer 200 00 •' H. H ( abaniss, We-. Sec 200 00 " " Interest ace unt 531 90 '• " I. T. Tichenor, Cor. Sec'y salary 2,500 00 '•• " Printing Minutes S. B. (J 324 82 " '• Expenses nf Vice presidents 208 84 " " Ren of Rooms _ 180 00 " " Printing 118 47 " " Fuel and servant's hire 54 70 " " Postage a-d exp-ess 40 87 " " Traveling expenses 5S6 45— 1,514 15 " " Georgia expenses Dr. J. H. D 613 10 " " Balance cash on hand 355 67

$94,521 03

This is to certify that I have this day examined the foregoing account of A. D. Adair, Treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, from May 1st, 1885, to this datj, and findth e same correct and supported by proper vouchers, showing a balance in his hands of three hundred and n.'ty-five dollars and sixty-seven cents. B. F. ABBOTT, Auditor. Atlanta, Ga., May 1. 18S6. SUU THERM BAPTIST COW VENT I UN. XVII TREASURER'S REPORT, HOMK MISSION BOARD, Southern Baptist Convention.

1885. RECEIPTS May 1—By Balance $1,613 74 Alabama Missions 2,261 83 Alabama Church Bld'g 28 15 28 15- 2,289 98 Arkansas Missions 28 00 Arkansas Church Bld'g... 23 20 23 20- 51 20 D. of Columbia Missions.. 48 13 Georgia Missions 5.121 89 Georgia Church Bl'd'g 2,690 97 2,690 97- 7,812 86 Indian Territory M'ss'ns.. 45 00 Kentucky Missions 2,098 47 Kentucky Church B'lding 438 50 448 50- 2,546 97 Louisiana Missions 267 60 Louisiana Church B'ld'g.. 176 75 176 75- 444 35 Maryland Missions 3,252 53 Maryland Church B'ld'g.. 394 18 394 18- 3,646 71 Mississippi Missions 549 56 Mississippi Church B'ld'g 124 00 124 00- 673 56 Missouri Missions 1,538 83 Missouri Church B'lding.. 17 50 17 50- 1,556 33 North Carolina Missions.. 1,254 98 North Carolina Ch B'ld'g 13 74 13 74- 1268 72 Ohio Missions 21 00 South Carolina Missions... 3,070 51 S'uath Carolina Ch B'ld'g 507 70 507 70- 3,578 21 Tennessee Missions 630 65 Tennessee Church B'ld'g. 73 45 73 45- 704 10 Texas Missions 23 95 Texas Church Buildings... 36 50 36 50- 60 45 Virginia Missions 4,346 56 Virginia Church Buildingl,6 7 02 1.637 02- 5,983 58 Kind Words royalty 1000 00 Bills payable 12,300 00$45,82 4 89 By amountInteres raisedt and expended on field. 180 00 41,211 15 *' Arkansas Missions 1,54172—1,54172 " *Church Building " D. of Columbia Mission... 125 00 Church Building 216 16 216 16- 34116 " Florida Missions 2,500 00 " *Church Building " Indian Ter'yL. School.... 7.000 00 Texas State Con. Missions 8,765 00 " *Church Building " Texas Gen'l Ass'n Miss'ns 13,871 16 , Church Building 12.427 10 12,427 10-26,298 26 " W.North Carolina Miss'ns 550 00 Church Building 200 00 200 00- 750 00 Kind Words Edt's salary 1,500 00 48 696 14 19 014 92 $94 521 03 " Balance 355 67 Respectfully submitted, A. D. ADAIR, Treasurer. '' *Not reported ASSETS. 1 Atlanta 8'per cent- bond $ 1.000 00 1st Church bouse and lot, N. 0 5,000 00 Valence house and lot. N. O 7.000 00 Notes for monev loaned to churches 500 00 Insurance policy Miss Snow, face value 430 00 Kind Words 7,500 00— 21,430 00 The Board owes of the 1st church property N. 0 1 600 00 " ' "-™1- $19,830 00

APPENDIX B. FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.

In meeting again in Montgomery, after three decades of years, the Convention may well recall, with gratitude, the progress made in its foreign mission work. In 1855 there were twelve missionaries from the United States laboring for us in two countries, now there are overfifty located in the five continents of the globe. The contribu­ tions of the churches have almost kept pace with the progress of the work, so that the amount reported now is nearly three-fold the amount reported that year. For all this the Board thank God and take courage. But the toiling time is not the season for special congratulation; " He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves with him." PRESIDENCY OF THE BOARD. The Hon. J. L. M. Curry, who had served the Convention for twelve years as President of our Board, resigned this position in November last, in consequence of his appointment by the United States as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Spain. The pain of losing this officer was only relieved by the election of H. Herbert Harris, LL. D., Chairman of the Faculty of Richmond College, a gentleman and scholar worthy of succession to this presidency, so ably and so faithfully held by his distinguished pre­ decessor. OTHER CHANGES IN THE BOARD. During the year several vacancies occurring in the Board were filled by earnest men who will give good heed to the work entrusted to the managers. In the place of Dr. Wm. H. Gwathmey, who, on account of failing health, resigned as Recording Secretary, A. B. Clarke, Esq., a prominent merchant and devout deacon, was chosen to this office. In accepting the resignation of our honored and beloved brother Gwathmey, who had held the Recording Secretaryship, in a manner most satisfactory to the Board and creditable to himself, for more than a third of a century, the Board yielded to the voice of Provi­ dence and the will of our brother himself, whose wisdom they have ever held in respectful regard. In retaining him, however, as a member of the body, they followed the promptings of their own heart, which forbade severance from our number of one who has served so loyally and lovingly the interests of the Board from the very inception of the Southern Baptist Convention. XXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL. The receipts of the paperfor twelv e months, ending March 15th, 1886, were $1,682.22, and the expenditures $1,632.40, leaving a balance, in favor of the paper, of $49.82. This suggests that the Journal might be made a source of pecuniary profit to the cause as well as of more far reaching influence in propagating a mission­ ary spirit, if our good pastors and people would make greater effort to extend its circulation. There can be no intelligent interest in any cause without information ; and how could our churches become better informed, as to our mission work, than by the perusal of this monthly publication of the Board ? The retirement from its editor­ ship by Dr. H. H. Harris, on account of the pressure of other duties, is deplored by all. The paper is a memorial of his scholarly instincts, and true missionary sentiments. A successor will be appointed soon after the adjournment of the Convention, who will, no doubt, preserve the tone and standard of the paper. WOMAN'S WORK, VICE-PRESIDENTS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES. The work of our Christian women having been relegated by the Convention to the State organizations, does not come now directly under the supervision of our Board. It has been ascertained, how­ ever, that in eight States $8,855.10 has been raised for our_ work. This may be regarded a fair proportion of the women's contribution of thefifteen State s of the Convention, who contributed last year to our work some $15,000 or $16,000. Foreign missions appeal power­ fully to the sympathies of our godly women, and their energies and efforts, when more perfectly organized, will become more abundantly fruitful. Our Vice-Presidents have circulated tens of thousands of mission­ ary documents, and performed other invaluable service. Their re­ ports to the Convention will indicate how fully and faithfully they have discharged their prescribed duties. But, superadded to these voluntary and valuable representatives in the States, must not the Board have other representatives who shall give undivided attention to the support of our foreign work, whose rapidly growing propor­ tions demand, for its safe and steady conduct, agencies which can be adapted to the varying needs and exigencies of the work? The Board have this matter under consideration, and hope to devise some system which will be acceptable to the States, and, under the blessing of God, productive of the means necessary for their broad and ever broadening enterprise. LARGE GIFTS. Dr. W. G. Rider, a generous Baptist of Maryland, has donated, in trust, to the Executive Board of the Baptist Union Association of that State, $20,000 for missionary purposes, the interest of one- fourth of which is to be paid annually to our Board. This wise example of being one's own executor in benevolent matters seems to us worthy of commendation, in view of the fact that our Board have rarely realized legacies, though many have been made to them by friends of foreign missions. Special mention should be made of liberal donations of the American Baptist Publication Society, amounting to $2,525, for the spread of the scriptures in our foreign fields. The gifts are the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXIII more prized because of a contribution of $1,000, made last year to our Madero Institute of Mexico, by a prominent friend and officer of the Publication Society. The latter sum has been dispensed by our missionary, Rev. W. D. Powell, to whom it was directly sent. The drafts of our missionaries for Bible purposes, approved by the Board, will be met from the former amount, which has been com­ mitted to our treasury, according to the terms of the donation. A MISSION IN CUBA. _ In 1879 and in 1881 the Board reported this subject to the Conven­ tion. In the latter year the Convention decided that the time had not come for our Board to enter that field. Recently new religious interest has sprung up in the island. Through the courtesy of the Home Board the attention of our Board was called to the subject; and by the invitation of prominent brethren of Florida, deeply in­ terested in a Cuban mission, our Corresponding Secretary visited the Baptist Convention of that State, last November, in order to obtain further information which might aid the Board to decide wisely whether it should undertake this new mission. From the action of the Florida Convention we extract the following: " We conceive that this Convention is able to undertake this work at once, i. e., the preliminary or provisional work—to go and pre­ pare the way, to lay foundations, to throw up breast-works, and hold the fort till the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention can come to the rescue, which we hope will be not later than the next meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention." The means of doing all that the Providence of God indicates should be done, are in the hands of God's people, and the question of duty in the premises is respectfully submitted to the wisdom of the Convention. SELF-SUPPORT. Dr. T. P. Crawford, of the Tung Chow mission, returned to this country last May, on his own responsibility, and at his own charges, " to confer with the Boards in Richmond and Boston, regarding the future direction of our foreign mission work." Efforts were made to have him meet our Board in June, and again in July. During August and September many members of the Board were absent, and it was not till the 12th of October that the Doctor presented his views to the Board, and requested the appointment of a committee who should hear him more fully, and report. This special com­ mittee was made to consist of the chairmen of the Standing Com­ mittees on Chinese, African, European, Mexican and Brazilian Mis­ sions, and after a full hearing of the matter entered into an arrange­ ment by which another meeting of the Board was held October 27th, and brethren David, of Africa, and Taylor, of Rome, along with Dr. Crawford, were invited to present their views candidly and fully. Dr. Taylor was detained by sickness; but presented his views in writing. The other two were present, and spoke at some length. Several other missionaries communicated their views by letter. The questions at issue, together with a mass of letters and docu­ ments, were then referred back to the special committee, who, after mature deliberation, presented the following, which was adopted November 6th : XXIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Report. " Your committee have heard with interest the views of our veteran missionary, Dr. T. P. Crawford, on self-support, or the policy of confining appropriations strictly to work done by our missionaries, and leaving native laborers to support themselves, or be supported by their fellow converts. "We clearly recognize self-support as the consummation towards which all missionary operations should tend. Without such an aim missions are, and must be, a failure. We believe that the principle of self-support should be put into practice as soon as possible in every mission field, and that wherever it cannot be adopted in whole, but might be in part, there it should be adopted just to the extent to which its adoption is practicable. These are our con­ victions of the rightfulness and necessity of self-support as an end to be kept in view ; and we do not doubt that they are shared by all the missionaries under our appointment. "An entirely different question is presented when we consider whether we will incorporate this principle into a rule which would, in the future, forbid all appropriations for work done by native Christians, at least in the fields of missionaries that may be ap­ pointed hereafter. Should self-support assume the shape of inflex­ ible law ? We are constrained to think not. " i. It would introduce confusion into our missionary operations. If we applied the rule to missionaries now in thefield, the y might find occasion to complain that we had imposed conditions upon them that did not enter into the original agreement; and if we re­ stricted the application to new missionaries, a difference would be made between the old and the new which might become a source of discontent and friction. "2. An inflexible rule would seem to assume what we think the facts would not sustain. It would assume that circumstances and conditions are the same everywhere ; that missionary labor has like environment under every sky, and among every people and tribe ; that one method is equally suited to the plodding Chinaman and to the restless Mexican, to the jungles of Africa and to the classic shores of Italy ; that in dealing with men no account need betaken of race distinctions, of different social 'customs, and different de­ grees of enlightment. "3. It would seem to imply a distrust of the effects of God's grace in mission fields. We would seem to say we fear the gospel cannot lift the Chinaman or African above the corrupting influences of money. "To the foregoing views your committee append two resolutions, recommending their adoption by the Board. " Resolved 1, That while the principle of self-support in our mission work is essential to healthy progress and ultimate success, we be­ lieve its practice is to be established not by formal rule, but as the result of growth and development. " Resolved 2, That we urge upon our missionaries the duty of hold­ ing constantly in view self-support as an object to be attained, and of training their converts and churches in this direction with all possible diligence. "Two other subjects were brought to our attention by Dr. Craw­ ford : the plan of making exactly the same appropriation to each missionary, and the abolition or modification of the system techni- SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXV cally called "missions." But as these questions properly belong to your Committee on Revision of Rules we have not felt it our duty to give special consideration to them." In the " Revised Rules " of the Board, adopted February, 1886, the work of our missionaries is indicated thus : " The oral communication of the gospel, the formation of churches, the training and ordination of a native ministry, the translation and circulation of the scriptures, and the extension of missionary work by the aid of native laborers supported, as far as practicable, by the natives themselves, shall be regarded as the chief business of our missionaries." Our missionaries are also directed in the following language : "Missionaries must encourage native Christians in self-support as far as possible, especially in the education of their children, the payment of native teachers and preachers, the defraying of church expenses,_and the aiding of poor saints. This self-support of native churches is an end which our missionaries should never loose sight of, and for the establishment of which they must constantly labor." As to the subject of the association of missionaries near each other in what is techenically called a mission, the revised rules are as follows: " The Board shall have the right to constitute the missionaries of a station, or district, into a mission, to act as their agent within the limits assigned, or to hold each missionary directly responsible to the Board, or, in a given district, to constitute several independent missions, with a missionary, conveniently located, to act as treasurer for them all. But in all cases due regard shall be had to the wishes of the missionaries to be affected thereby. " Each mission established by the Board shall hold stated meetings, at such times and places as the mission shall appoint,' for prayer, consultation and business." Dr. Crawford, having ended his work with the Board, was kindly requested to return to his field of labor. DEPARTURE AND RETURN OF OTHER MISSIONARIES. On the 10th of December-Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Herring and Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Bryan, with Miss Ruth McCown, sailed for China, and in due time arrived in Shanghai, where the first two settled, while Mr. and Mrs. Bryan located in Chin-kiang. Miss McCown has been released from her obligations to our Board, expecting to marry Rev. J. A. Thomson, a Scotch Baptist missionary in Japan. On December 5th Messrs. E. A. Puthuff and C. D. Daniel, of Texas, with their wives, a son of Mr. Puthuff, and Miss Nina Everett sailed for Brazil, South America, and arrived in Rio de Janeiro the 31st of the same month. Mr. and Mrs. Puthuff are at present in Sao Paulo, of the province of San Paulo, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel are in Bahia, and Miss Everett is located in Rio In January last, the 10th of the month, brother W. J. David and wife, with two children, sailed for Africa, accompanied by Miss Cynthia Morris, of Missouri. They arrived in Lagos the 27th of February, and on the 1st of March Miss Morris and our missionary, Rev. C. E. Smith, were united in the bands of matrimony. Dr. George B. Taylor, with his family, arrived in this country last August on leave of absence for two years, as reported te the Con- XXVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. vention at Augusta, and is the present Chaplain of the University of 'Virginia. In April of this year, brother W. B. Bagby, who had been se­ riously ill with yellow fever, returned to the United States with his family, and is now engaged in agency work for the Board in Texas. This long list of missionaries, going out and coming in, is sug­ gestive of some of the extraordinary expenses to which the Board have been subjected this year, which, synchonizing with the de­ pression of business and the sense of uncertainty with regard to its revival in the near future, have been very trying to the Board, and should elicit the sympathy and stir the energies of the friends of the cause and the Convention. TREASURER'S REPORT AND OUR FINANCES. The Treasurer reports having received $83,854.31. In addition to this our missionaries report, as having received on their fields, $2,575.79. The balance from last year was $1,14461. But the amount available for our work this year has not been the sum of these amounts viz: $87,574.71; for $5,895.46 of the sum reported was received and expended last year in Mexico, but not reported to the Board in time for their report to the Convention. Early in the year the Board knew that, if they made appropriations according to the es­ timates, and earnest petitions of the missions, the expenditures abroad and at home would reach some $100,000. This amount,' therefore, was divided out among the States, and their quotas sent to the Vice-Presidents and published. The indications being un­ favorable to the hope of realizing the amount needed, the Board kept back, as long as possible, three companies of missionaries, ready for theirfields, denie d every petition for appropriations not needed for the support of the missions, and declined to appoint any other missionary, though, at least, one of our missions was in sad need of reinforcement. But the demand to send out these companies, fifteen in number, became imperative, involving thousands of dollars for outfits, passages, and advanced salaries; drafts, unexpected and extraordinary, to the amount of some $7,000.00, came on the Board ; while receipts fell short of current expenses; and hence they were forced to obtain advances on their quotas from several States, to the amount of $14,925.00. The liberal response of brethren in Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina to this appeal is worthy of praise, while it seems to illustrate the practicability of the States raising or advancing the funds needed by the Board, in times of emergency, and for the payments they must make regularly in advance, instead of the whole burden fall­ ing on the credit of the Board at Richmond. The amount due on these advances is $8,647.90, which is the amount reported by the Treasurer as to the credit of bills payable. One obligation falls due May the 21st; another May the 23d ; and the third May the 25th. Each will certainly be met at maturity; but the Board expect that the money will be furnished by the Conven­ tion and its churches. Here attention must be called to a peculiar and perpetual need of the Foreign Mission Board : The expenditures of sending our missionaries to their fields are often enormous, and when on thefield the y cannot be either recalled or forsaken in time of money pressure. Certain heavy expenses are fixed and cannot be curtailed in time of exigency. Besides, our missions draw on SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXVII the Board quarterly in advance, and the drafts must be met, whether there is money or not in the treasury, else ruin would come on the goodname of the Board. Nevertheless, but for the general depression of business in the country, which has made itself felt in the burdens resting on all the great denominational enterprises, this indebted­ ness would not be reported to the Convention. But reported with the explanation, which must be satisfactory to the body, the Board feel assured that they will have still the approval and co­ operation for relief of the Convention, whose records show, year after year, for many successive years, the seal of their emphatic com­ mendation of thefinancial management of their Board of Foreign Missions. IN 9IEMORIA1H. MRS. N. W. HALCOMB. Miss Mattie M. Roberts was a native of Kentucky, and went to China in December, 1883, as the " Mary Harley Missionary " of the Sunday-schools of South Carolina. Her marriage with Rev. N. W. Halcomb of our Tungchow mission was celebrated at Chefoo, China, July 22d, 1884. On the 23d of May, 1885, this gifted and con­ secrated worker for Jesus fell into the arms of her trusted Saviour for that rest that remaineth to the people of God. MRS. W. J. DAVID. The decease of this noble missionary was plaintively touching. In May, 1884, while Mr. and Mrs. David were on their way to the United States they buried at sea their little girl. Having returned to Africa, Mrs. David was attacked by the malignant fever of that country. On the way to Madeira, where her husband was taking her in hope of restoration to health, our sister closed her eyes to earthly things; and on the 29th of May the sleeping mother, as her infant had been the May before, was committed to the great deep to await the resurrection to life everlasting. A memorial banner, dedicated by the Christian women of Florida to this sainted woman and Mrs. Halcomb, is inscribed with Mrs. David's dying words, which should not die : "Never give up Africa." Mrs. David was the daughter of the late Rev. W. S. Bland, of Chesterfield, Vir­ ginia, with whose widow her two children find a safe and happy home. MRS. F. M. MYERS. Mary Lee Thompson was the daughter of John Thompson, Esq., of Montgomery county, Ky. Her mother having died when Mary Lee was six years old, she was reared by a devoted father and a step-mother, who is a devout Christian and Baptist. At fourteen she was baptized by her pastor, Rev. J. Pike Powers. Doubting her conversion, she was re-baptized in 1878, and received into the church at Mt. Sterling, of which she was an active and prominent member. Rev. Mr. Myers, appointed by our Board a missionary to Africa in March, 1884, married Miss Thompson in the September following. But it was thought best for the health of both of them that they should go to Mexico, and to this proposition, made by the Board, they reluctantly consented, and entered with earnestness into the work at Patos, in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, acquiring the XXVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

language with great facility. The Master ordered her home by the unmistakable providence of rapid decline in health. After intense suffering, she breathed her last in her father's home at Mt. Sterling, Ky., on the 7th of November. She was a noble Christian worker, and in her fall our missionary ranks have sustained a heavy loss. EDWIN WORTHAM. One of the oldest and most faithful of our Board of Managers fell on sleep at his residence in Richmond, Va., on the ioth of Septem­ ber last. A successful merchant and a devoted Christian, he was in 1858 selected as treasurer of the Board, and filled the position with perfect satisfaction to all parties concerned until compelled a few years ago by age and feebleness to remit the work to younger hands. To the last he remained deeply interested and well- informed about all the work of the Board, a regular attendant at their meetings, and a wise counsellor in all their affairs. The Board adopted the following : Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from our number the venerable and beloved Edwin Wortham, Esq., who for many years was the faithful and efficient treasurer of the Board, and ever a devoted member, even when burdened with the infirmi­ ties of age and disease, therefore 1. Resolved, That in the departure of our honored brother the work of Foreign Missions has lost one of its truest friends and most conscientious managers. 2. Resolved, That in testimony of his appreciated worth, a leaf in our record book be appropriately dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-laborer. 3 Resolved, That a copy of this paper be communicated to the family of the deceased, with assurances of the sincere and profound sympathy of every member of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Southern Baptist Convention. MEXICAN MISSIONS. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. Saltillo: W. D. Powell, Mrs. Powell, Miss Addie Barton. Miss M. C. Tupper, Mrs. M. E. Graves and three teachers. Rio Grande District: W. M. Flournoy and Mrs. Flournoy. Palos and Parras: F. M. Myers, Miss Annie J. Maberry and Senor Gonsalvez. Monclova District: Senor Rodriguez. STATISTICS. Baptized, 87 ; scholars, 216; church-members, say, 270. BROTHER FLOURNOY'S REPORT. This brother, who was sent among the Indians of the El Maci- miento country of Mexico, complains thus of interference and other difficulties: Priest and People. Just as soon as we began to hold regular Sunday services, preach­ ing and having Sunday-school, the emissaries of the priest com­ menced coming every Saturday, bringing music, sweet breads and SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXIX

HKey' a-nc*g *vui£ dances, exciting the younger people to disorder and breaking Sunday, according to the established rule of Roman- 1S1hr L worlc^ over- I applied to the authorities of Musquiz to es­ tablish order, but so far they have given me nothing but promises Another difficulty is the amalgamation of races here, African, Indian and Mexican, which causes such mixture of language, that it is very hard to make them understand either English or Spanish. Their religious thought is much mixed also ; they seem to believe they can comply with their own spiritual leaders and the Catholic church too, by marrying according to the rites of the church, and having their children sprinkled by the priest. I am persuaded that, in view of the situation, it will require time, patience and much hard labor to bring these people up to the moral standard of the gospel; but as we have commenced, let us continue, confiding in the guidance and power of God, and the grace of the Master, Jesus Christ. The most serious difficulty I have to overcome is caused by the sudden death of brother Isaac Wilson, the recognized leader of the Muscogee congregation. He died September 21. We had on Sun­ day a glorious meeting, and the next day he went alone, and at night was found dead. There was no sign of struggling; ap­ parently he died as a Christian. He was a follower of the Lamb, and a thorough Baptist. He was the most intelligent man among this people. Everything on my part has to be done over, because my principal efforts have been to properly instruct him, and through him the others. His place cannot befilled. Whils t I, with all the people, mourn his death, I submit to the will of God, and pray that he will raise up another to aid in evangelizing this degraded and deluded people. Children and Congregation. It affords me some pleasure to say that considerable advance can be noted among the children. When we began here none could re­ peat the alphabet, or knew anything of gospel precepts, but now nearly all of them, that is, thefifty-seven tha t are attending the day school, know their letters, whilst some are spelling, and a few can read. The children are very punctual at the Sunday-school, where we (myself, Mrs. Flourney and brother B. Muller,) divide them into three classes, and teach orally from the New Testament and our Baptist Catechism. The average Sunday attendance at religious meetings at El Naci- miento is 32; and the average attendance at Sunday-school is 44, whilst the average daily attendancjiesiynanon.Resignation.e at th e day school is 46. We are all enjoying good health, thank the Lord, and close our report Brotherpraying thFlournoye blessin has,g of Gowithind upo then yo lastu an dfew you day,r labor resignes ofd love as. mis- sionary of our Board. BROTHER POWELLS SUMMARY. In his annual report to the Board brother Powell presents his work in the following summary : XXX SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. I have averaged a sermon for every day, and some kind of re­ ligious service for every night, except seventeen, since the first of last October. I have baptized eighty-seven ; fourteen others have been baptized by pastors with whom I have held meetings. I have assisted in the organization of a church of Christ. I have spent much of my time in Patos, as there was no pastor there. The cause in that place is most prosperous. The church numbers already more thanfifty. W e have bought a lot and com­ pleted a house of worship worth $600, receiving aid from a few friends in the United States. Madero Institute matriculated eighty-three pupils last session. This session we opened with more than seventy, and will, without doubt, matriculate more than a hundred. We have maintained auxiliary schools without any extra cost, in which there were one hundred and thirty-three regular pupils, making two hundred and sixteen pupils under the direction of the Madero Institute. We continue the publication of El Heraldo Mexicano. We need funds to publish tracts and papers. The church-house at Saltillo, after many delays and difficulties, nears completion. Elder Porfirio Rodriguez is doing a good work on the frontier, and has baptized recently several persons. The work everywhere was never so encouraging. Our great need is ministers and houses of worship. God has truly blessed his ser­ vants here. If the Board will only increase our working force con­ stantly, we will take Mexico for Christ and his truth in -a few years. Many new places must be occupied this year. BRAZILIAN MISSIONS. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. Rio de Janeiro and Santa Barbara : W. B. Bagby, Mrs. Bagby Senhor Mesquita, E. H. Soper, Miss Nina Everett, E. A.' Puthuff Mrs' Puthuff. Bahia and Maceio: Z. C. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, C. D. Daniel, Mrs. Daniel, Senhor Teixeira. STATISTICS. Rio : Baptized, 6; received by letter, 4; membership, 18; contri­ butions, $350. Santa Barbara: Baptized, 4 ; membership, 50; contributions, $75. Bahia and Maceio : Baptized, 13 ; membership, ioo, contributions, say, $60. RIO MISSION AND SANTA BARBARA. CHANGE OF LOCALITY. Our preaching place in Rio has been exchanged for one much more eligible, and everything has become encouraging. Several have been baptized, and a number are inquiring the way of life. Brother Bagby says : " Our work is now very promising. The at­ tendance is good and the interest increasing. We look for a speedy manifestation of God's converting power in our new place of worship." SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXI

PREACHERS. Senhor Mesquita has continued faithful, preaching, visiting and writing for publication. " He preaches with power," writes brother Bagby, and is eagerly listened to by his countrymen." He expects M S if' TJ year' several preaching journeys in the interior. Mr. E. H. Soper, an English brother, who had a mission among the sailors in Rio, was induced to go to Santa Barbara, where, called to the pastorate of the Baptist church, he was ordained in August last, our Board supplementing his salary. Brother Bagby leaving Rio, as stated, requested brother Soper to return to that city, where he is laboring in the interest of our mission. Brother Puthuff has been requested by the Board to go. to Santa Barbara and supply brother Soper's place during the absence of brother Bagby. MISS EVERETT AND THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. _ Brother Bagby writes : "Our hearts were gladdened by the ar­ rival here offive ne w missionaries, but only one, Miss Everett, re­ mained in Rio. She began at once the study of the language, but soon was attacked by yellow fever, from which, however, she escaped without serious harm. Our Sunday-school has suffered no interruption, and is very interesting." PUBLICATIONS. " We have published two important little works in Portuguese, one called : Who are the Baptists, and What do They Believe ? The other: The ' True Baptism. These little works, together with brother Teixeira's " Three Reasons," have been widely circulated, and have done much good. We have circulated, also, many copies of brother Taylor's " New Birth," and other instructive tracts." SELF-SUPPORT. " During the year the church has supported a colporter, who has done good service, giving away and selling many copies of the scriptures, circulating several thousand tracts, and inviting people to our hall of worship. The church has sustained also, for some months, an English sister as a Bible reader among the people. She has greatly assisted us in many ways, being a woman full of faith and zeal. We have striven to impress upon our native brethren, from the beginning, the duty of contributing liberally toward the support of the gospel, and we are gratified to report a large amount contributed on thefield toward the support of our work." PROSPECTS AND PROSPECTING. "Thefield is full of promise, and we trust that God will give us many precious souls. We are very anxious to do some work in the great province of Minas Geraes, which is at our doors, and calls for the gospel. There are many important towns in the province of Rio, near the metropolis, which we could easily reach if we had sufficient force in Rio. Heretofore we have done nothing outside of the city, because the city work has required all the time of the one male missionary and one native helper there. A pressing invi­ tation came to us in February to go into another province and bap­ tize some thirteen persons, who have recently been converted through the efforts of some Christian worker. We hope soon to form that little band into a church." XXXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. BAHIA AND MACEIO. NEW EVANGELIST AND INTERESTING BAPTISM. Brother Taylor writes that on the 6th of May last he led into the baptismal waters at Pernambuco Sr. Millo Luis, who is rendering efficient aid in the spread of the gospel. Of this evangelist,' our missionary says: "He was converted some eight years ago, but never united himself with any organization here, disagreeing with them on the question of baptism. I consider brother Luis perhaps the best native that has joined our church. He is a fine type of manhood, tall and commanding. Before baptism he had preached the gospel with success. I think he will be a power among us. He married a Christian lady on the 26th of January, and they have be­ gun active mission work in Pernambuco." Signor Teixeira's aged mother (72 years old) has followed the example of her husband and been baptized. CHURCH WORK AND SELF-SUPPORT. Early in the calendar year our brother wrote : Our church in Bahia is now paying the rent of its preaching hall. The mission part of the rent is only $10 per month. I agree heartily with the committee's report on self-support, i. e., that it must be the gradual " consummation towards which all mis­ sionary operations should tend." The report seems to me the very essence of prudence and wisdom, the spirit and development of Christianity in the salvation and elevation of our perishing fellow- creatures. . • One of my colporters sold 1,260 Bibles, and the other 650. Our church and friends brought a cart load of provisions, and distributed them among the poor on Christmas. BROTHER TAYLOR AND HIS WORK. Of brother and sister Taylor, brother Daniel gives this testimony: Our good brother Taylor and his noble wife are the most earnest, zealous, energetic missionaries I ever saw. They scarcely cease from labor long enough to eat and sleep. When not visiting the brethren and inquirers they are busily engaged in writing tracts or translating religious literature into Portuguese. The people are blessed in having such wholesome religious reading, which not only develops their mental power, but blesses them morally and spirit­ ually, raising them from the low and degraded pit, into which they have fallen, to a higher plane of character and civilization, and leading them to life everlasting. PERSECUTION. The day after reaching Bahia we witnessed the baptism of two young ladies by our native preacher, John the Baptist. But the surroundings were quite different from what they usually are in the United States. A great mob assembled to mock and scoff, which they did most successfully, laughing, swearing and using all kinds of indecent and obsene language. They intended to stone us, but brother Taylor being'apprised of the fact, hurried the baptism, and thus avoided the contemplated attack. This was a pretty rough introduction to our mission work and made us feel that we were indeed dwelling upon the cold, barren, spiritless mountain of infi­ delity and Romanism. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXIII Subsequently brother Daniel wrote from Pernambuco : un the 27th of March brother T. was insulted in the street and sirucK oyer the head. But, he says, " let persecutions, trials, trou- Dies, and even death come, yet our motto is * Brazil for Christ.' " ITALIAN MISSION. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. Rome: George B. Taylor, J. H. Eager, Mrs. Eager, and Signor Torre Pellice: Signor Paschetto. Ptnerolo: Signor Ferraris. Milan: Nicholas Papengouth. Venice: Signor Bellondi. Bologna: Signor Colombo. Modena -Signor Martinelli. Carpi: Signor Fasulo. Bari and Barietta : Signor Volpi. Naples: Signor Basile. Island of Sai dinia : Signor Cossu. STATISTICS. Baptized 24; church members, 288. DR. GEORGE B. TAYLOR. Dr. Taylor having returned to this country, as was anticipated in our last report, brother Eager reports : It was with much fear and trembling, and some misgivings, that I took charge of this difficult and important work in Italy. Dr. Tay­ lor's departure was a grief to us all, but especially to me, and often have I wished for his wise counsel. In their monthly letters the evangelists frequently speak of him with tender affection, and anxiously inquire. THE GENERAL OUTLOOK of the work in Italy is good, though many and peculiar difficulties surround us. We walk by faith, not by sight. In three places the locale, or rented hall, has been too small to accommodate those who wished to hear. It is very encouraging that there seems to be a growing disposition on the part of the members of the churches to contribute of their substance to the gospel. There are about twenty-five candidates for baptism, and several others who are under special instruction. We have a working force of twelve evan­ gelists, four colporters, one Bible woman, and several S. S. teachers, who preach the gospel to some two thousand hearers a week. A NEW EVANGELIST. Signor Fasulo, the new evangelist, was sent to Carpi, as brother Martinelli has had a stroke of paralysis. The signor is a man of fine personal appearance, quite magnetic, a good speaker, zealous and courageous, strong in controversy, and thoroughly qualified to expose Catholic error and teach Bible truth. He has created quite a stir in Carpi and the country around, and has excited no little op­ position and hatred on the part of the priests and some of their fanatical followers. Often the hall is crowded with attentive congre- XXXIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. gations, many being turned away from lack of room. He writes that there are twelve candidates for baptism. Last spring, at the funeral of our aged brother, he spoke to more than three thousand people, who gathered to witness thefirst protestant burial ever seen in that community. A NEW STATION. Signor Cossu, wrho for ten years has been laboring in Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, was transferred to Tempio, in the northern part of the island, where he has been cordially received, and has begun his work under very favorably auspices. The hall, which however is quite small, cannot accommodate the people Who come to the meetings. Signor Cossu is a forcible writer, and preaches with his pen even better than with his tongue. Already he has pub­ lished several good tracts, which he diligently circulates among the people, and which are largely sought and read. We are hopeful that with the blessing of God a strong church may be established in Tempio. Signor Cossu's place in Cagliari has been supplied by Signor Arbonasick, who for some time was our school teacher and assistant preacher in Rome. He writes in a happy, hopeful strain. A work has been begun among the many sailors of various nationalities, who yearly visit this port. ROME. We have lost nearly one-third of our membership by removals from the city. Prof. Torre has justfinished a three months' series of discourses, and some of them were unusually able and convinc­ ing. As the Roman University is less than a hundred steps from our chapel we had hoped that he would draw a goodly number of the students, but our hopes have not been realized. Alas ! the in­ difference and prejudice that reign in this land ! At our locale in the new quarter of the city the attendance has been good, and often the hall is packed with attentive listeners. The newly organized Sunday-school is doing well. Mrs. Eager's two mothers' meetings are well attended by an unusually good class of women, who, while they sew, listen attentively to the religious instruction given them. During this winter we have had ten meet­ ings a week in Rome. Earnest efforts are being made to banish protestanism from the city. But we believe in God and in the power of the gospel, and hence we do not despair even of Rome. COLPORTERS. We have had four colporters. At our general meeting in May it is hoped that our evangelists will pledge their churches for the sup­ port of another. These colporters have distributed many thousand tracts and gospels, and preached the gospel privately and publicly to hundreds of persons. We need more of such unpretending la­ borers. A member of our church in Rome is a colporter in the island of Corsica and another has been employed by an English lady as teacher and colporter in a town some forty miles from Rome. 1L TESTIMONIO. We consider this paper a very important factor in our work as Baptists in Italy. Its spirit is excellent. Thefirst page is adorned SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXV wltn the likeness of some prominent Baptist, accompanied by a short biographical sketch. Other improvements are contemplated. SELF-SUPPORT. There seems to be a growing tendency on the part of the Italian brethren towards self-support. Most of our members are very poor, and even a small contribution to the work means a fair pro­ portion to their income. Regular weekly collections are taken, and though in some cases they amount to very little during the year, still it is a beginning. The situation in Italy is peculiar. The Roman Catholic system has made thousands of beggars, and in many of the people has completely destroyed the spirit of independence. It will take more than one generation to correct this evil. Our earnest desire is to see vigorous, self-supporting churches, and to this end we hope and pray and labor. But left at once to themselves most of our churches would inevitably perish, just as many a struggling church at home would collapse if suddenly deprived of all outside aid. While we admit the principle of self-support, and long to see the time when it can be realized in Italy, feeling that it would be an inestimable blessing to the churches, yet we are fully persuaded that the withdrawal of all outside aid at the present stage of our work would be suicidal. Should the Italian Christians give to the utmost limit of their power, and even beyond their power, they could not pay a tenth of the expense connected with the evangelical work in Italy. But even Italian Christians are making progress in this matter, and they will yet be self-supporting. OUR NEEDS. We need the sympathy and prayers of our brethren at home ; we need funds to enable us to occupy new and inviting fields, and to employ other laborers who desire to work with us. Brother Paschetto is very anxious to begin the publication of a small paper in'French and Italian in connection with his work in the Waldensian Valleys. He feels that it is almost necessary to our success there, in order to put before the people, who do not at­ tend his church, a full and clear statement of Baptist doctrine. But above all we need a rich outpouring of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord of the vineyard inspire the hearts of the brethren at home to unite with us in our daily prayer: " O Lord revive thy work in Italy." AFRICAN MISSIONS. STATIONS AND MISSIONARIES. LAGOS: W.J.David, P. A. Eubank, Mrs. Eubank, S. M. Cook, 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: Native evangelist. Hausser Farm : Native evangelist. STATISTICS. Baptized, 18 ; membership, 125; pupils, 220; contributions, $230. XXXVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. INDIVIDUAL REPORTS. BRO. COOK'S REPORT AND HEALTH. Brother Cook writes : " My work for the year may be summed up thus : Studying the Yoruban language, teaching English to our native preacher, Moses L. Stone, preaching the gospel, and visiting among the people." Brother Cook, failing in health, will return to the United States. BROTHER HARVEY'S REPORT. From March 21st to December 22d, 1885, I was in Abbeokuta repairing the mission property, studying the language, visiting the people and preaching on Sunday. I preached eighty times. There are several to be baptized, then I shall organize a church. I am in Lagos now, under medical treatment, but expect sOon to get an in­ terpreter and return to Abbeokuta. BROTHER SMITH'S REPORT. I have spent most of the time studying the language, but I have preachedfifty-four sermons and visited about three hundred people. I spent four weeks in Ogbomoshaw, where I baptized eleven per­ sons. The statistics there are as follows : Membership of the church, 36; average attendance, 80; Sunday-school, 50; day-school, 22 ; contributions of the church, $9. Mr. Murray, our evangelist, and his wife are doing hard work in Abbeokuta. BROTHER EUBANK'S REPORT. The year 1885 was issued in by the return to Lagos of brother and sister David, who, for a while relieved us of a great burden of re­ sponsibility. But it is well known how soon illness and death robbed us of the one, and removed the other for many months. This left me with the same work and responsibilities I had the year before, with the addition of four hours teaching daily in the school, which I had taken up at the beginning of the year. This, however, I left off after a few months, only continuing the teaching of one young man, whom we are training for work. 1 have continued the superinten­ dence of the school, kept the mission accounts, had the care of the general work of this station, and tried to continue my study of the vernacular. The church has lost some of its members by exclusion, but has been encouraged by the addition of others. The work is fairly cheering with some candidates for baptism. The year closes with brother David's arrival on thefield, by which we are all encouraged. GENERAL REPORT OF THE MISSION. The work on the new church progressed rapidly until death broke into our little company and disarranged our plans. The work in church, school, and among the heathen, has gone on reasonably well. There are some converts in Abbeokuta, and the work in Og­ bomoshaw, where there has been some trouble in the church, is very encouraging. The stations at Hausser Farm and Gaun are under the supervision of the mission at Lagos, the former being supported by the Lagos church. The mission urges the Board to send us a physician, as no medical aid can be obtained except in Lagos, while most of our prospective work is in the interior. It is SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXVII the opinion of the mission that brother and sister Eubank, who have been on thefield for more than three years, should return to America to recruit their health. 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, N. W. Halcomb and D. W. Pruitt. Whang Hien Mission: J. M. Joiner, Mrs. Joiner, E. E. Davault and Mrs. Davault. Central China. Shanghai: M. T. Yates, Mrs. Yates, D. W. Herring, Mrs. Herring, Miss Ruth McCown ; 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 /Tsu-nye-Shang, a licenciate, and chapel-keeper. Chinkiang: William J. Hunnex, Mrs. Hunnex, R. T. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan. Southern China. Canton and Vicinity: R. H. Graves, Mrs. Graves, Miss Lula Whilden, E. Z. Simmons, Mrs. Simmons, Miss Sallie Stein, Miss Emma Young and thirty-one native assistants and Bible women. Macao : F. C. Hickson and Mrs. Hickson. STATISTICS. Tung Chow Mission : Membership, 103. Shanghai Mission : Membership, 97 ; contributions, $151.86. Canton Mission: Baptized, 17; membership, 347; contributions, $448.38. TUNG CHOW MISSION. Dr. Crawford being absent from the mission no general report of its work has been forwarded to the Board. Several members of the mission have forwarded reports of their individual work, which are hereto subjoined: REPORT OF J. M. JOINER AND MARY E. JOINER. The first quarter was spent in studying the Chinese language. The second quarter in studying the language, except the last twelve days of June, which were devoted to house repairing. The third quarter was spent entirely in overseeing work on prop­ erty, to make it habitable for a dwelling for ourselves. The fourth quarter was spent in the same way, except the la*st twelve days of December, which were spent in studying the lan­ guage. REPORT OF N. W. HALCOMB. We have no flattering report to give. We have tried to live and work faithfully, and leave it with the Great Bishop of souls to de­ cide as to ingatherings. 2 XXXVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. There have been very few additions to any of the churches in this province. Even the wave of interest awakened in the western part of the province through famine-relief seems to have subsided. There will follow a period of growth slower, but more permanent, than was possible when men pressed into the kingdom, not know­ ing but that there were loaves and fishes in abundance to be had. Pingtu. I hope the Board/will see its way clear to begin work in this place. It is in the midst of a most magnificent agricultural region, and is more than 60 miles from any point occupied by missionaries. Thefield is almost virgin soil, so far as missionary effort is con­ cerned, and whoever settles there would have a large, important and promising field. Pruitt, Halcomb and Other-;. Mr. Pruitt and I would like to join two other gentlemen in a work there. Four men, one of whom ought to be a physician, could carry on the various kinds of work needed in a mission, and could supplement each other's work in case of necessity. Two preachers, a teacher who preaches, and a physician, would not be a dispropor­ tionate allotment for the station. This place is so densely popu­ lated that twice that number of workers could find useful employ­ ment in and about the city. Miss Moon. Three cities, Lai Chowfo, Chang E and Gow Mi, are respectively about 35, 30 and 40 miles distant. The last two are in the midst of very fine and populous regions. The religiousness of the people, Miss Moon writes, is a marked characteristic of that region, and of other regions in the central and western portions of the province. Miss Moon is so pleased with Pingtu that she has returned to spend the winter there, where she finds the out-look as favorable as when shefirst wen t there. What a grr.nd worker Miss Moon is! No Discrimination in Salaries. It is thought by some that ladies should receive less salaries than men. I fail to see the justice of such discrimination, especially in regard to ladies who prefer to live alone. Various reasons render it desirable that the wishes of such ladies for a home of their own should be granted. Such establishments for single ladies are as ex­ pensive as houses for single gentlemen. Hence the undesirability of such discriminations. REPORT OF MRS. M. F. CRAWFORD. In the City. A Sunday-school class of women has been taught regularly. A weekly prayer-meeting for women has been held, except during ab­ sence among the villages, until October. A daily Bible-class of women and girls was also kept up until recently. Since the panic in regard to the French war subsided, visiting has been done among the women of the city. They have received me courteously, and generally listened respectfully, but only a few have manifested any desire to search whether these things are so. With the rule to SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XXXIX sow beside all waters " ever before the mind, many opportunities occur in daily life to speak a word of doctrine here and a sentence ne if' Ut Tung Chow city has hardened its heart and stiffened its eck against the gospel, and our most encouraging work is among The Towns and Villages. Bthgmning eight miles west of the city is a rich valley bordering on the sea, containing, within a circuit of three or four miles in diameter, eight towns and villages, with populations varying from six hundred to as many thousands. For more than two years my country work has been mainly concentrated here. In the spring I visited six of these towns, remaining fromfive t o ten days at each, generally going out on Tuesdays and returning Saturday afternoons, though occasionally spending two weeks instead of one. During September I was laid aside by protracted illness, but have since been able to make three trips to the west, besides several to the east where I visited a number of villages, and spent a few days among the Christians twenty to thirty miles distant, who are not able to come often to church. Ten days were also spent at Whang Hien with Mrs. Davault, visiting the families of the Christians in that city, and teaching more or less among the neighboring villages, and the visitors who called to see the newly settled missionaries. Buh Go or Pei Ko is the largest town in the valley which I visit regularly. Two years ago I hired there a vacant house where crowds of women gathered to see and hear. One of the most respectable women of the place requested me to visit her, as she was too ill to come to me. Before my departure she gave me a cordial invitation to make her house my home whenever I go there instead of renting rooms—an invita­ tion which I am pleased to accept every spring and autumn. She has read a number of Christian books, and last spring made me a visit of several days. While she is an unusually intelligent and in­ dependent minded women the gospel does not seem yet to have taken hold of her heart. Some whom I trust are the children of God are so fettered that an open confession at present is not ex­ pected. Fifteen or twenty women and girls are learning Christian books, some for the simple pleasure of learning to read; others for the precious truths contained in them. There are also men and boys who, on suitable occasions, make inquiries in regard to the re­ ligion of Jesus, and many read our books with great interest. SHANGHAI MISSION. In his annual report, Dr. Yates gives his sentiments about a con­ secrated ministry and converted church membership. They find the warmest response in the heart of the Board, as well as in the hearts of all our missionaries abroad and churches at home, as in perfect accord with the foundation principles of Baptist doc­ trine and church polity. NATIVE ASSISTANTS. Four or more public services each week have been maintained at all the chapels of this mission—two chapels at Shanghai, one at Kwin San, one at Soochow and one at Chinkiang—and once a week at a country stationfive mile s from Shanghai, and the work prose- XL SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. cuted with as much vigor as is consistent with the character, ability and consecration of the agencies employed. The health of pastor See Tay San has not been such as to allow him to do much work out of his chapel. I fear he is going into a fatal decline, and that the church at Kwin San may, before a great while, be without a pastor. The licentiate, Tsu Nye Shang, since his marriage, has been in charge of the chapel in Soochow, and has held stated services to good congregations. The licentiate, Wong Yeur San, has been in charge of the street chapel at Shanghai and the country station, where he has held regular religious services. Rev. Wong Ping San has visited the Soochow church for communion, and spent a month there and at Kwin San. But these visits do not amount to much in strengthening the things that are most needed—spiritual life and self-reliance. Wong Ping San was in charge of the Shanghai church in the spring while I was in Chinkiang building the new church, and also in the summer while I was in Chefoo with malarial fever. APOSTOLIC PLAN. I have had the care of all the churches and stations. I have made special efforts soto teach my church on Sunday at n A. M., that the whole membership might understand the nature and object of Christ's church, also to show from the scriptures, the true character and consecration in a man's life that will induce the be­ lief that he is called of God to preach and teach the pure gospel of Christ. I adhere to the apostolical plan, repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and a holy life, as necessary for church membership, and a true consecration and a credible evi­ dence that a man is called of God to preach, as requisite for the ministry. This, for the present, under existing circumstances, is the slow plan. For the people, knowing that I will not employ hire­ lings, do not apply to me for baptism and church membership. I have had no baptism during the past year. Lost six by death, one by exclusion, and one dismissed by letter—eight short of last year. I trust we have gained in moral power and prestige. CHIN-KIANG. The mission property is in good condition. The chapel will, with ordinary wear, lastfifty years . It is acknowledged a great success. The gospel is preached there every day and night except Saturdays. Brother R. T. Bryan and wife have entered upon their work, and are more than pleased with their station and prospects. A dwelling house for him is much needed. It will cost about $2,200. TRANSLATING, TEACHING AND HOPING. In the mornings, as I have opportunity, I prosecute m}r work of translating the scriptures into the spoken language. I am now in the 6th chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews. This Epistle I find to be the most difficult to translate into Chinese of any portion of the scriptures. I teach brother and sister Herring from one to two hours a day, to give them a start in the language. I live in hope of the blessing of God's Holy Spirit upon the gospel we preach, without which, machinery and all of man's methods and plans of work to convert the heathen are worse than vain. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XLI CANTON MISSION. WAR AND PERSECUTION. The war with France was a great hinderance to our work. The HP<1 m Tsi.n£ Une that was partially destroyed by a mob in 1884, and the one in Sai Nam that was taken from us, have not been re­ stored. Three girls' schools and two boys' schools, given up on ac- count of the troubles, have not been re-opened. Many people welJ disposed and interested have been driven away by persecutions and hatred. We have been bitterlv persecuted, vehementlv hated, and vilely slandered by the heathen. But there are signs of better times. RELIEF TO THE FLOODED DISTRICTS. _ Dr. Graves and brethren Hickson and Simmons, ably and enthu­ siastically assisted by Christian natives, conveyed relief to the poor people in the flooded districts. This will make the people more willing to hear and accept the gospel, and open wider the doors of usefulness to us. We have already started a new station at Lo Pau, in the Sam Shui district, the one that has suffered most from the floods. BROTHER HICKSON AND MISS STEIN. Brother Hickson moved to Macao last May, and has opened a chapel there. He has good congregations day and night. He pro­ poses, if the interest continues, to rent a larger house of worship. We would suggest the advisability of building another missionary dwelling in Canton. There are no suitable houses for foreigners to rent in this city. Miss Stein is without a home, moving from place to place, which is very inconvenient and a great drawback to her work. NOBLE CONDUCT OF NATIVE CHRISTIANS. The new station at Lo Pau is on the North river, and the first in order from Canton. Shek Kok is next, and some 20 miles higher up the river. Here and at Tsing Une our members have done nobly. In 1884 most of them had their houses destroyed and their property stolen. This year they have had a full share of the damages of the floods, They are now in a perfect storm of persecution. Yet their liberality and zeal have more and more abounded. They have raised nearly enough money to pay for their chapel at Shek Kok, and they are in their own house of worship. The members at Tsing Une have been meeting in a room that was rented fora school. As soon as theyfinish payin g for the chapel at Shek Kok they pro­ pose to build a chapel on a lot near Tsing Une city, given by one of the members. Lo Kwok Tseung is their faithful pastor. CARING FOR BODY AND SOUL. The station at Sz Ui, on the North West river, is a dispensary and chapel combined. The rent and support of a native doctor is met by an appropriation from the Medical Missionary Society of Canton. There have been 109 surgical operations and 2,635 patients treated during the year. Much preaching and colportage work have been done here and in the surrounding country. XLII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

THEIR OWN CHAPEL. At Tsing Fa some signs of quickening are apparent. Baptized one man. There is one hopeful inquirer. This is an arm of the Canton church. The members at Tsing Fa own their chapel. MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ON HAND. At Shiu Hing the church has made a beginning towards buying a chapel. They have more than four hundred dollars on hand, and hope to have a house of their own before the end of another year. ANOTHER CHAPEL OWNED. At Tai Wan, a branch of the Shiu Hing church, and 12 miles distant, our members own a chapel. Teacher U teaches very efficiently a school for boys. The station at San Hing city, some 40 miles from Shiu Hing, is supported by the Eutaw Place Baptist Sunday-school, of Baltimore. Brother Cheung Yuk Ping, the preacher, does a great deal of work on the San Hing river. At Ho Tau, the head of navigaton, we preach regularly. ANOTHER FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS IN HAND. Ku Tsing is a large cluster of villages in the San Ui district. The work there consists of a boys' school taught by Chau Man Hok, and a Bible class and prayer meeting. We have in hand over four hundred dollars with which to build a chapel and school in that neighborhood, contributed by Chinese Christians in America. This has been raised and forwarded by Miss Jennie Stewart, of Oakland, Cal. We expect to have a chapel in Ku Tsing before the end of this year. HONG KONG AND CHEUNG CHAU. At Hong Kong and Cheung Chau little has been accomplished. We are making a change of workers, and hope for better results. SELF-SUPPORTING. At Tung Shek Kok brothers Kam Shing and Li Chak Hoi have done most of the daily preaching. Two weekly prayer-meetings have been held. This work is carried on without expense to the mission. MANY THOUSAND HEAR THE GOSPEL. The work in Canton has consisted of daily preaching in the city chapel by Dr. Graves, pastor Tso, brother Simmons and others, with a prayer-meeting every Thursday, and Sunday-school and preaching on Sundays. At the Chinese missionary's chapel brother Fung Ut Chune and others have preached daily and held two weekly prayer-meetings. On Ho Nam we have Sunday services for the school girls and women of the neighborhood. The attendance of women is very good. Many thousands have heard the gospel at these different places, and are without excuse before God. WOMAN'S WORK. The Bible women, with Miss Stein and Miss Young, have done as much visiting from house to house as they could. Miss Young, with other missionaries, has made two visits to country stations. She SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XLIII was greatly encouraged by her ability to make herself understood oy the women, and by their interest in the gospel. SCHOOLS. We have had eight| schools—three for boys, with average at­ tendance offifty-seven pupils ; and five for girls, with average at­ tendance of sixty-two. Total average attendance, 119. Total on rolls, 159. * ' y MRS. GRAVES'S WOMEN. Mrs. Graves has had a class of eight women studying the Bible tor eight months during the year. This work promises well for the future prosperity of the mission. DR. GRAVES'S CLASS. This is, in many respects, the most important part of our work. This class, which has averaged sixteen, is composed of native helpers, who wish to prepare for preaching, and private members, who desire to understand the Bible better. They are willing to leave home, and work to pay their own way, in order to study the scrip­ tures. The mission repeat the request for a chapel with class-rooms, and for a house adopted for women as well as for for a boarding- school for girls. COLPORTAGE. We wish to thank the American Tract Society for an appropria­ tion of $50 for this "work. We have sold during the year 29,430 tracts containing 429,340 pages and 3,000 copies of the gospels and Acts of the Apostles. We received $50.18. Three colporters under our direction sold over 5,000 gospels and Acts, and received about $40. PAST AND FUTURE. For what God has enabled us to do we bless his name, and look hopefully for greater results in the future. CONCLUSION. This report is presented to the Convention with a profound sense of the vastness and sacredness of the work committed, by the providence of God, to the hands of the Board, the imperfection of their most faithful endeavors to promote its interests, and the utter inability of man to conduct successfully and hopefully this grandest enterprise of God on earth without unflagging faith, persistent pur­ pose, and an abiding consciousness of the presence of the covenant keeping Jehovah. Fitting means must be instituted and vigorously pressed ; but not more misguided are they, who ignore such means while they look for divine help, than they who fancy that any human plans and instrumentalities can promote the kingdom of God among men without the all-powerful agency of the Holy Ghost to arouse saints to greater devotion, and to save the nations with the great salvation. Should this Convention, as the representatives of the churches, prostrate itself before God, in humility of spirit, and in prevalence of supplication for more perfect consecration to the world's evangelization, and go forth to the churches indued XLIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. with power from on high, so that the people would follow their leaders, in labor and sacrifice for this God ordained mission ; should a day or a week, for fasting and prayer, be recommended yearly by this body, and kept by the people, to strive with God for the revival of the missionary spirit, so that, with hearts longing for souls, hands ladened with offerings would be brought to the Lord's cause, the best methods for gathering these offerings and communicating them to a perishing world would be readily discovered; the win­ dows of heaven would be opened, and blessings unspeakable would be poured down upon the servants at home and the servants in the field ; and the day of the world's redemption soon would seem to draw nigh. His followers may haste the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. "God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, oh Lord; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her in­ crease ; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him."

ANNUAL REPORT By the Treasurer of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Southern Baptist Convention, from April joth, 1885, to April 30th, 1886, in­ clusive. 1885. RECEIPTS. April 30—Balance per report to the Convention $ 1,144 61 1886. April 30—Cash received to date from Alabama $ 3.174 61 Arkansas 98432 California 2 00 District of Columbia 35 37 Florida 93§ 58 Georgia, including $1,766 43 received by Rev. W. D. Powell, 1884-85 10,070 49 Kentucky 8,158 01 Louisiana 873 64 Maryland, including $75 received by Rev. W. D. Powell, 1884-85 4,216 34 Massachusetts 27 00 Mississippi 3417 25 Missouri ' 6,184 96 New York 431 65 North Carolina 6,021 57 Ohio 20 00 Oregon 400 Pennsylvania 3,567 00 South Carolina, including $902.88 re­ ceived by Rev. W. D. Powell, 1884-85 8,368 57 Tennessee 3,804 08 Texas, including $3,151.15 received by Rev. W. D. Powell, 1884-85 12,690 94 Virginia 9,425 85 West Virginia . 5661 Mexico, received by Rev. W. D. Powell, in 1884-85 85600 Italy 75 47 IS3404 31 Southern Baptist Convention, by G. W. Norton, Treasurer , 90 00 Isaac Davis fund, interest on $5,000 at 5 per ct.. 250 00 Maryland fund, interest on $1,000 at 7 per ct.... 70 00 Missionary Society of Richmond Female Insti­ tute, interest on $1,000 for 1 year at 4 per ct... 40 00 Geo. W. Norton & Co., loan 2,000 00 $135,563 20 Loan on call i.SSs 37 LIABILITIES. Bills payable, notes discounted during the year 46,600 00 InteresBills tpayable received $8,647on note s9° pai d before maturity 78 91 ANNUAL REPORT By the Treasurer of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Southern Baptist Convention, from April joth, /88s, to April joth, 1886, in­ clusive.

l886. DISBURSEMENTS. April 30—By cash paid out since last report for African Missions $11,743 10 China Missions : Canton $9,025 39 Shanghai 9,57420 1 Tung Chow. 4,43601 Whanghien 1,946 00 24,981 60 European Missions 12,925 47 Mexican Missions, including $6,751.46 received by Rev. W. D. Powell in 1884-85 19,883 85 Brazilian Missions 10,842 90 30,376 92 43,652 22 Salary of Corresponding Secretary.. 2,500 00 Salary of Clerk for Cor. Secretary.... 500 00 Salary of Treasurer 500 00 Expenses of Vice-Presidents and dis­ tribution Foreign Mission Journal. 663 25 Incidental expenses—Fuel, Station­ ery, Exchange, Expressage, Post­ 278 45 338 13 age, Porter, Insurance, &c 78 52 Printing 176 80 Mite Boxes 871 75 Rent of Mission Room 249 96 Interest on notes discounted 280 41 So. Bap. Con., printing minutes Travelling expenses of Cor. Sec'y... 603 14 1,262 19 Agents, Salaries and Expenses : 167 24 Georgia 2,007 73 Missouri 198 17 Alabama • 2,361 45 Kentucky 72 00 North Carolina 114 64 Texas 13.223 83 37,952 10 Tennessee •. 2,000 00 Florida 1.885 37 Bills payable paid this year 124 98 G. W. Norton & Co Loan on call $i35.56 3 20 Balance in my hands JOHN C. WILLIAMS, TREASURER.

RICHMOND, VA., April 30th, 1886. This is to certify that I have carefully examined the accounts of John C. Wil- X ,. m™en™7nf the Board of Foreign Missions ot the Southern Baptist Con- l»ams. Treasnrer ot the woara o £ en Aprii 3(itll, 188fl. I find them Tent,?M^St°lne§ by proper vouchers, and that there is a balance in his hands T«i& w C«^also examined the securities called for by his accounts, and find that ?heyconform to the same. J. F. COTTRELL, AUDITOR. APPENDIX C. REPORT OF TREASURER OP THE CONVENTION.

G. W.Norton, Treasurer of Southern Baptist Convention. Br. 1885 May 1st. To balance on hand as per report this day made to S. B. Convention $ 90 00 June 2d. To June, 1885, dividend on $1,500 00 of Nashville and Decatur Railroad Stock 45 00 Dec. 3rd. To December, 1885, dividend on $1,500 00 of Nash­ ville and Decatur Railroad Stock 45 00

$ 180 00 Credit. 1886. March 27. By amount paid A. D. Adair, Treasurer of Home Mission Board $ 90 00 March 27. By amount paid J. C. Williams, Treasurer of For­ eign Mission Board 90 00

$ 180 00 All of which is respectfully submitted, May 4, 1886. G. W. NORTON, Treasurer. Audited and approved : N. LONG, Auditor. APPENDIX D.

GENERAL STATISTICS.

COMPILED BY LANSING BURROWS, ONE OF THE SECRETARIES. t Thefigures i n the following tables are those of the minutes of 1885. Out of 589 Associations, the minutes of only 62 are missing this year. These latter are indicated by a *. The possession of them is still desirable. The editor of these tables desires to return his thanks to the breth­ ren who have kindly enabled him to make so perfect an exhibit of the Baptists of the South, and courteously solicits a continuation of their valuable aid. There are some Associations whose minutes have never come into his hands, and he makes this public request to who­ ever will be able to comply with it, that copies of such minutes be sent him as early as possible. These Associations are, in Alabama: Clear Creek and Mud Creek; in Arkansas: Baptist, Concord (West), Crooked Creek, East, and Little Red River; in Florida: Harmony; in Georgia: Antioch, Chestatee and Mulberry; in Louisiana: Pales­ tine; in Mississippi: Hobolo-chitto; in Missouri: St. Clair; in Texas: Central and Palestine. The interest of the brethren is also solicited in the matter of the minutes of Colored Associational minutes. A little trouble on the part of the brethren would generally result in obtaining and forward­ ing the minutes of the colored Baptists, and the result would be greatly advantageous. The Secretaries, in distributing the Proceedings of the Convention, always issue among thefirst copies, one to each of the clerks of our Associations, so that no meeting of the Associations need be without the information upon our missionary enterprises contained in the reports and proceedings. In return for the trouble and expense which this entails, the editor submits that the clerks are under a moral obligation to return the courtesy by a prompt forwarding of a copy of their minutes as soon as issued. The large expense in the gathering of the statistics grows out of the immense amount of letter- writing and postage required in sending out requests for minutes. L SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

This expense is needless, and would not be entailed if the clerks would simply acknowledge the favor which they receive in the copy of these Proceedings by returning their own minutes. In the following tables, the column of pastors is intended to simply convey the number of brethren in the actual pastorate in the several Associations; as many of them serve churches in two or even more Associations, any adding up of the columns would be misleading, perhaps the majority thus being counted twice. In the general table the number of ordained ministers in each State is given. The clerks are earnestly requested to consider the following fea­ tures, which are more than important, and which frequently do not appear in the majority of the minutes. Always print the names, addresses and titles of the Moderator and Clerk on the title page of minutes. Always print a list of ordained ministers, with their post-offices, apart from the statistical table. « Always add up the columns offigures in all tables. Always include in the list of churches those which are not repre­ sented in any meeting, with the last reported membership of such churches. As far as possible, state in some convenient place, by table or oth­ erwise, the whole amount of money raised or reported to the Asso­ ciation 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.

* SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LI

GENERAL STATISTICS.

ALABAMA.

ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS. :.S ASSOCIATIONS D ft o, J CO ^ OS Mount Carmel 11 17 136 53 11 44 20 18 977 21 60 17 722 110 48 7 46 9 '7 58 80 1 Mulberry 7 22 1394 191 139 12 165 85 54 1853 45 18 40 3380 99 68 12 73 30 8 668 40 10 25 1406 141 90 21 100 27 19 170 10 14 29 1789 North River. 83 39 11 70 32 8 712 20 11 32 1419 34 31 38 64 9 30 5 3 9 15 475 609 10 168 45 24 76 22 24 11 28 1834 49 05 28 26 5 28 12 4 5 11 510 113 88 41 34 4 81 13 6 10 19 890 LII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS— ALABAMA.—Continued.

ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS.

a> ASSOCIATIONS. o a <*l a> »P. **OJ M PQ i-l w 47 Sandy Creek* 216 48 Selma 50 22 659 5075 90,;: 49 Shelby 165 38 793 221 22^; 50 South Bethel 115 119 37 1968 2132 62:1 51 Southeastern, in part... 5 12 6 203 99 751

52 Sulphur Springs* 930 .ji 32 27 43 67 75 53 Tallapoosa River 604 J! 213 160 129 54 Tallasahatchie & 10 Is.. 2168 405 05 134 74 81 55 Tennessee River 1482 53 05 "J 56 Town Creek* 12 20 174 212 so,; 57 Troy 63 94 442 1136 95 ;B 58 Tuskaloosa 115 106 95 1691 770 49;, 59 Tuskegee 149 39 53 2037 3758 25 s1 60 Union 135 102 119 1987 1303 77

62 Warrior River* 1624 u 63 Weogufka* 22 16 34 10 170 25 25" 61 Yellow Creek 871 69 IO** 65 ZionJ 1600 1324 4937 3332 556 3748 1221 837 80079 $53747 21 ,:i 35 Colored Associations. 811 3070 409 670 167 524 367 84068 4887 80* 2135 8007 3741 56 1226 3915 1745 1204 1641471 58635 01Jl

*No Minutes received ; last reported figures. |The Alabama churches have mostly , gone into a riew association; the bulk of the Association is in Mississippi. jNo sta- rf tistics are published in the Minutes.

ARKANSAS. "i • fr

i Baptist* .... 1640 2 Bartholomew* 1628' * 3 Bentonvillef 95 1043 5915 4 Big Creek 38 497 26 05j 5 Blue Mountain .. 112 824 137,85' 6 Caddo River* 621 66 299 62^ 7 Caroline , 116 115 2299 8 Central*.. 16 i*65 "55 1698 225 1(H' 9 Clear Creek , 1119 10 Columbia* 134 99 "69 1122 '"70"^ 11 Concord , 1279 12 Crooked Creek*.. 319 13 Dardanelle* , 46 1748 162 m 14 Fayetteville 105 1196 153 15c 'i I 15 Friendship 107 1186 47 61V 16 Gainesville 60 987 135 «''•* 17 Grand Prairie 381 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LIII

GENERAL STATISTICS.—ARKANSAS.—Continued.

w ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS. C3»H 1/J n-} 0} a> a> s -u o "3 ;es . ntri b m 0 P. a, epor t Si eS CoHs X a> o ODH 3 o PQ J 03 H O 18 Greenbrier* , w 915 19 Independence 644 26 35 20 Judson , 944 121 35 21 Liberty, in part 978 85 40 22 Little Red River* 751 23 Mount Vernon 1063 198 114 14 19 58 40 25 990 60 24 Mount Zion 1236 25 Osceola* 15' 84 123 589 209 05 26 Pine Bluff 39 30 1567 20 60 27 Pleasant Plains 28 147 141 738 268 25 28 Red River 135 72 62 1570 329 49 29 Rocky Bayou 53| 154 73 1100 66 20 30 Russellville 1 234 78 . 81 1060 304 74 31 Saline 55 no; 44 1933 20 05 32 Spring River 66 30 . 44 671 64 35 33 Springtown| 1257 4713 . 34 State Corner* 200 24 15 46 15 35 Texarkana, in part.., 310 55 33 25 36 Union 520 1 United , 184 47 18 56 11 668 475 40 38 West Arkansas* 638 M White River 1112 White River Valley* 927 2446 1489 105 218 1454 595 328 40484356 4365 72 12 Colored Associations... 417 628 524 "64 188 100 393 151 28191 674 25 ... 1344 3074 2013 169 406 1554 988 479 68677 5039 97

*No Minutes received; last reported figures. fThese associations consolidate and form the Benton County Association.

FLORIDA.

11 21 67 117 13 51 12 14 871 427 52 2 Beulah* 12 667 14 25 16 6 4 36 3 534 371 40 4 Florida 21 67 117 8 51 11 15 871 1919 59 8 19 89 69 17 40 11 7 938 57 00 13 357 27 12 21 12 13 1 25 50 19 357 88 27 6 54 16 1 7 2226 90 22 869 9 50 50 6 2 29 9 2 5 2911 86 14 627 8 99 27 7 15 5 5 84 71 13 486 7 40 44 2 1 17 1 1 14 440 59 12 South Florida!* 12 939 13 St. John's River 9 10 24 15 9 8 5 7 600 377 22 11 17 86 44 14 36 18 6 501 50 40 23 627 LIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS.—FLORIDA.—Continued.

a ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS •^3

oi Ci ASSOCIATIONS. in a> ii £* CO 0. B « « | C11 t-J W 15 Wekiva 11 21 50 108 25 9 10 861 9& 79'; 16 West Florida.. 13 28 103 77 23 79 39 16 1056 22800 \ 279 815 723 8 127 421 185 4 110 11131 10120 48 \ 8 Colored Associations... 191 328 226 98 160 126 103 15650 520 53 J 470 1143 949 8 225 581 311 4 213 26781 10641 01

*No Minntes received; last reported figures. tEstimated after withdrawal ef $ Churches to form Hernando Association. 15

GEORGIA.

..4 400 j 11 23 59 40 7 45 31 10 1370 63119 il 30 1522 9 4 Bethel 21 40 258 44 18 94 43 55 3158 9810 00 •)> 6 Bowen ;. 15 30 217 131 29 122 36 30 2113 119 85 ii 7 Carrollton .... 18 33 144 160 14 184 19 29 2780 - 246 10 t 8 Cave Spring 13 21 190 167 14 193 42 36 2538 982 86 I 9 12 61 65 1 64 9 6 801 2294 46 1 10 Central 16 24 111 44 4 72 21 12 1451 6591 00 1 40 43 11 11 Chattahoochee 20 32 180 193 ...... 9 285 43 29 3981 18 900 13 Clarksville 13 52 29 7 30 '8 9 14 35 16 895 14 Columbus 16 80 123 30 153 38 28 418 25 36 2895 15 Concord 8 71 93 8 70 13 16 250 25 j 16 Coosa* 14 1074 26 1941 18 Ebenezer 18 9 84 42 15 51 24 21 643 285 55 - 19 Ellijay 17 26 82 48 10 82 37 18 2188 14 95, 20 Fairburn 13 29 135 112 16 142 31 20 1581 235 34 910 55 21 Flint River 24 24 286 217 78 127 50 62 2377 1188 75 21 47 238 153 19 205 23 28 4467 23 Georgia 3683 42 27 40 253 194 38 198 52 29 2895 24 Georgia 2d 108 25r 8 53 64 55 3 50 7 8 5301 32 90 - 9 15 86 101 10 96 18 12 868 26 Hebron 307 2PJH 27 Hephzibah 14 14 275 202 35 178 34 21 31 1172 12318 • 1 28 Hiawassee, in part 24 30 281 94 27 187 48 55 3168 20 » 1 29 Hightower „ 25 46 19 53 3 48 8 14 3871 1498 W 1 30 Houston 14 12 451 226 32 258 64 50 869 129 23 5 23 41 124 46 13 60 22 30 4453 29 00 I 17 28 167 112 15 188 41 11 1829 3610 30 96 72 10 76 22 2459 52 43 - 7 23 22 39 11 14 6 10 1263 125 50 9 26 1954 17 846 13 703 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LV

GENERAL STATISTICS.—GEORGIA.—Continued.

ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS.

0> ASSOCIATIONS. o cu «u3 CJ r-M U> X PH PQ h-1 M 36 Mercer 197, 125 136 55 2591 37 Middle 194 40 59 34 12 2116 38 Middle Cherokee .... 223 153 198 50 3612 39 Miller (new) 40 Mountain, in part.. 162 1195 41 Mount Vernon 17 138 2049 42 Mulberry* 1513 43 New Connasauga 12 12 188 44 New Ebenezer 205 105 224' 394 70 45 NewSunbury 66 59 1326 7129 14 71 43 8 91 46 New Union 9 166 469 47 Noonday 180 164 2458 456 84 48 North Georgia* 70 29 19 2068 11 45 49 Notley River 129 132 139 •658 50 Ostanaula 22 19 30 1591 51 Piedmont 128 96 85 809 52 Rehoboth 23 31 20 2216 53 Rock Mills, in part. 196 219 178 351 54 Sarepta 93 49 24 3431 55 Smyrna 463 414 192 70 931 56 St. Mary's River*... 59 102 151 19 180 57 Stone Mountain 177 191 139 29 4974 58 Tallapoosa ,., 118 108 145 39 1605 59 Tugalo 260 197 174 36 2578 60 Washington 2518 61 Western 1505 7269 5324 2 818 5437 1401 117911874 43467 41 Colored Associations 1263 6376 1688 130 3255 1381 3540 1789 134629 2768 13645701 2 132 4073 6818 4941 132 2968 253376

*No Minutes received; last reported figures.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

1 Cherokee 22 159 48 12 39 16 3 55 1554 495 77 2 Choctaw-Chickasaw 30 206 81 93 89 23 42 1350 158 70 3 Muskogee 28 67 17 43 5 21 41 1035 449 75 3 175 6 Wayland 5 175 — 88 432 146 12 175 107 47 138 4289 1104 22 LVI SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS.—KENTUCKY.

ft m .2 ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS. tn CJ M CD1* u a CO CO S ASSOCIATIONS. 00 0 T3 co a T3 CO s CO CO rQ CO 1- N Q.. tn r6 CO CO 0 0 Oi T3 O "C -4-1 % ta 0 ft "o ta 0J ft ' m "5 tn o3 1 0 CO X "3 PH PQ 5 X 1 co PH 1 PH 5 1 Baptist 10 14 132 26 r^1 7 22 10 30 22 1700 0 2 Barren River 17 32 194 51 13 130 ' 60 43 3948 830 85 3 Bay's Fork 12 23 102 54 9 74 23 35 2196 1255 87 4 Bethel 25 48 220 157 16 137 28 15 56 4545 13770 40 1 3 1 1 2 121 28 50 6 Blackford 9 24 159 '55 16 9 63 39 17 2258 1027 76 35 ,. 152 60 7 Blood River 32 147 73 20 75 26 2390 8 Boone's Creek 6 12 3370 00 13 99 35 5 11 5 1229 10 Bracken 9 11 177 70 5 42 15 29 33 397 14891 57 11 Campbell County 9 22 118 31 3 19 42 74 16 2956 4800 69 12 Clear Fork 16 15 143 50 13 88 16 38 1878 468 30 20 31 283 110 15 141 77 60 2556 1472 38 14 Crittenden t 11 34 123 30 9 6 26 13 • 14 4373 39 37 15 Cumberland River 8 16 101 14 3 4 12 12 12 1586 285 42 16 Daviess County 11 15 270 147 14 126 62 56 1433 17,810 31 17 Elkhorn 2 7 20 34 295 156 5 156 49 61 4650 29202 24 18 Enterprise 30 36 2 7 3683 1210 12 19 Franklin 8 C7 18 33 19 5 1501 56 16 19 14 5 629 20 Freedom 8 279 107 64 31 26 281 75 15 2596 21 Gasper River 17 46 12 12 15 9 11 1144 55 24 1320 22 Goshen 14 190 41 1 19 80 86 SI 290 18 23 Green River 34 80 28 2 59 21 27 3321 11 65 24 Greenup 8 21 55 15 46 13 21 18 12 1796 1527 96 25 Greenville 20 172 42 2 38 35 63 14 1026 26 Henderson County. 4 16 9 5 27 7 1 1 953 288 50 27 Irvine 11 80 60 19 52 20 16 382 20 80 28 Laurel River 17 65 9 159 28 25 28 13 16 1133 29 Liberty 21 7 3328 70 23 100 2S 10 71 65 17 1572 30 Little Bethel... 20 7 1437 65 29 243 87 6 130 64 46 2305 31 Little River 15 45 21 3975 5690 47 32 Long Run 152 61 58 54 28 64462 43 16 39 23 4 1 2956 33 Lynn ,..., 170 45 100 47 36 343 91 10 40 22 33S0 34 Lynn Camp 417 210 175 15 29 35 Mount Olivet 9 24 226 53 17 78 43 55 4589 231 00 36 Mount Zion (new) 29l 105 38 4 44 17 17 3496 9 20 37 Nelson , 11 23 93 46 8 72 25 14 15 1380 10656 00 38 North Bend 6 19 148 41 3 67 13 37 1293 9078 75 39 North Concord 10 86 30 17 6 69 34 23 636 42 50 40 North Concord 2d 7 65 19 116 13 2 9 23 12 2267 41 Ohio River... "9 988 40 M 15 53 12 18 29 3 11 1606 6 31 15 1802 890 00 43 Rockcastle 162 49 76 52 28 147 25 9 163 23 18 29 7 8 592 44 Russell's Creek 17 20 3 1932 2342 22 81 25 12 58 19 17 3131 97 19 9 11 1230 46 Shelby 11 112 64 27 14 67 25 3 32 4689 51 47 South Concord 20 248 69 14 116 48 49 1410 10 20 48 So. Cumberland River. 35 120 47 "20 3 96 12 27 2790 133 00 49 South District 16 46 91 16 4 27 2 15 4220 11287 80 18 147 17 57 35 20 24 2594 16 136 66 113 1229 26 2911 sel 1929 28 3320 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LVII

GENERAL STATISTICS.—KENTUCKY.—Continued.

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LOUISIANA.

20 1040 11 25 36 48 3 28 4 12 913 88 30 3 Big Creek, 6 16 29 76 3 66 11 14 715 126 75 4 14 11 5 4 18 19 3 536 191 70 9 18 88 45 11 55 19 12 727 56 10 18 36 118 75 6 16 106 84 48 2402 715 30 7 Eastern 16 36 17 11 97 45 8 17 12 14 694 119 90 15 9 22 12 5 24 7 8 479 10591 25 29 75 50 10 85 35 35 10 Liberty of Ark 1903 6 25 4 4 1 7 3 1 284 12 Miss. River, in part 8 22 82 71 9 37 14 10 1021 1667 55 11 17 54 33 9 73 19 8 1033 955 50 23 37 37 11 21 19 9 1072 92 20 23 947 16 Red River 14 11 87 64 14 97 41 21 586 2166 65 7 29 117 121 23 92 47 31 1966 999 00 18 Shady Grove* ..... 28 1148 32 35 2 10 39 21 8 46 30 y 9 380 16 824 693 8 141 761 360 231 18466115 17920 20 365 1841 453 184 503 271 1036 112 545 28054 1398 70 13 Colored Associations... 369 734 2665 1146 192 644 1042 1396 112 776 46515 19318 90 *No Minutes received; last reported figures. -fNo meeting held for two years. LVIII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS.—MARYLAND.

3 ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS. CO t- s _ CO oi rO ASSOCIATIONS. no 73 73 o 's tn CO CO : a CO a CJ 73 tn u 73 o N tn V CO CO O CO S-. .* a CO T3 'o3 tn ft nm O CJ 03

CJ Reporte d i r re utes . 0 m Contributi o c3 KQ PH ft r0 PQ rl ft cu S 22 O 479 234 M PH 219 120 94 6143 63678 23 91 Colored 15 39 806 62 En­ 25 105 49 6019 15295 90 157 17 244 225 142 37 56 1285 296 248 11524 78974 13

MISSISSIPPI.

1 Aberdeen 35 135 87 13 91 29 24 2313 3993 20 2 Bethlehem 21 74 42 6 72 15 12 1114 127 30 3 Boaue-Chitto 13 73 90 4 76 12 21 1549 1849 66 4 Calhoun 15 36 163 135 23 • 87 25 23 2094 79 25 5 Carey (new) 1*> 830 35 50 6 Central 25 239 134 22 97 30 29 2554 12359 18 1143 7191- 99 7 Chiokasahay 21 67 95 4 85 18 10 35 163 79 13 147 44 38 2934 3437 00 8 Chickasaw 17 45 24 5 23 13 11 908 114 65 9 Choctaw 50 250 161 40 190 26 40 3017 1351 80 10 Coldwater 27 180 98 4 104 12 30 2125 2541 37 11 Columbus 7 31 20 4 19 13 13 227 23 10 12 Deer Creek 31 180 70 11 70 34 13 1597 154 35 13 Ebenezer 19 142 113J 40 125 44 25 1908 1300 00 14 Fair River 9 14 29 2 30 7 13 625 7283 39 15 Gulf Coast 25 92 38 23 70 24 15 1353 193 05 16 Harmony 17 719 17 HoboloChitto* 10 20 105 45 8 65 24 14 1469 70 35 1770 18 Judson 31 12 20 111 65 11 98 16 14 1304 148 95 19 Kosciusko* 4?, 9765 20 Liberty 19 150P 21 Louisville* 98 25 2536 180 00 22 Magee's Creek* 5 18 5 1 38 9 1 367 361 40 23 Mississippi 8 31 30 3 31 15 12 459 41 60 24 Mississippi River,in pt 52 201 153 16 173 29 38 2703 185 35 25 Mount Olive 25 46 65 7 53 9 13 888 124 05 26 Mount Pisgah 16 79 46 8 62 27 16 981 1492 35 27 Oktibbeha 8 75 28 4 28 5 4 605 1547 50 28 Oxford 16 113 60 14 59 27 22 1510 1019 74 29 Pearl Leaf 20 68 56 7 35 4 848 100 05 28 119 73 8 89 26 15 1578 113 70 30 Pearl River 5 3 4 9 3 o 176 31 Red Creek 29 133 74 12 94: 19 21 1597 151 90 32 Salem. 33 146 198 19 221 47 45 3015 5906 92 33 Southeastern, in part.. 11 8 2 17 7 209 30 80 34 Springfield 32 181 53 13 84 23 24 2167 906 30 35 Strong River 39 141 57 6 83 13 33 2476 2804 65 36 Sunflower 19 47 82 6 81 9 5 728 85 20 37 Tippah 22 155 98 3u 87 29 33 1933J 4992 94 38 Tishomingo 39 Tombigbee 40 Union , • SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LIX

GENERAL STATISTICS.—MISSISSIPPI.—Continued.

ft ^— ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS. C8-H •s " a

CJ tn 13 8 ASSOCIATIONS. "d C 73 CJ CJ T3 •IH NrH p rH .s CO 5 0J co Cv 73 *o5 *H O • 'B ft. I nm IO "S ft02 03 a 03 M CJ M o 6PH0 ft o PQ rH H PI r-1 PH PH « H 0 OJ « 41 West Judson (new). 18 1666 42 West Pearl* 18 637 217 84 56 5783 26 43 Yalobusha-Oxford... 29 2028 223 95 88 1858 4849 85 44 Yazoo 32 118 167 2893 386 60 45 Zion 35 1060440 9 2706 459 3004 783 724 6978. 127318 35 35 Colored Associations. 1064 5966 1316 765 1183 2195 1126 86590 5463 84 2124 10375 4022 52 2224 4187 2978 1950 156375 132782 19

*No Minutes received ; the copy of some destroyed by fire ; last reported figures.

MISSOURI.

1 Audrain 21 108 80 '8 80 11 12 1539 6710 00 2 Barry County 21 124 51 27 54 19 11 1023 277 00 3 Bear Creek 24 108 44 11 104 36 16 1272 837 17 4 Bethel, N. E 25 184 76 12 17 96 18 49 26 1646 7854 94 5 Bethel, S. E.... 19 82 14 11 5 5 10 884 24 60 HI 16 25 12 1 4 8 934 6 Bethel,!S. W 20 103 63 39 1047 1098 20 7 14 7 Black River 25 90 33 32 25 45 27 3684 775 70 11 6 8 Blue River 36 305 199 189 50 28 1435 1697 61 20 2 9 Butler 24 131 68 111 47 10 452 29 20 10 12 10 Cane Creek 16 29 27 27 26 17 513 906 55 5 1 11 Cape Girardeau 11 90 14 4 5 10 713 98 18 15 4 618 762 75 12 Cedar Co 14 71 30 15 20 9 13 Charleston 16 41 23 10 13 27 9 3280 3537 74 26 400 14 Concord 34 147 77 90 45 44 15 Concord, S. E* 198 4 17 38 9 2 526 142 10 635 146 25 16 Dade Co ... 12 85 8 "l3 19 ' 9 4 6 39 1053 98 65 17 Dixon 18 46 29 24 . 14 94 157 1565 83 03 18 Dry Fork 18 22 2232 3518 35 26 113 69 10 43 19 Franklin 751 250 35 17 92 20 Freedom 14 q97 21 Gasconade River 31 163 116 7 91 11 15 2132 2457 15 22 Gentry* 14 35 15 2 17 4 4 582 59 26 23 Greene Co 20 44 23 3 4 50 6 19 1329 1531 25 24 Harmony 32 195 103 6 5 104 34 23 2335 11690 00 25 Jefferson Co 25 14 1975 537 62 25 125 85 12 68 1360 26 Lafayette and Johnson 29 6 37 16 7 14 1028 1822 61 27 Lamine 15 16 16 8 126 73 32 2941 9024 70 28 Lawrence Co* ..... 31 137 132 4 30 31 11 13 782 95 25 29 Linn Co 14 72 21 10 46 63 18 1739 3003 39 30 Little Bonne Femme... 28 45 42 15 51 ' 7 5 499 43 60 31 Livingston Co 16 98 18 32 Macon. §3 Meramec LX SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS.—MISSOURI.— Continued.

ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS. x.3

ASSOCIATIONS.

P ft . S3 S3 x PQ w PHI Q 34 Missouri Valley 1ft0 O 55 5 1904 35 Mount Moriah 24 3 785 36 Mount Pleasant , 192 11 2372 37 Mount Salem 50 2 697 38 Mount Zion 211 52 1560 39 Nevada 95 134 1695 40 New Madrid* 3 10 6 274 41 North Central , 78 37 47 295 42 North Grand River., 299 137 179 1468 43 North Liberty 26 6 52 14 4675 44 North Mi souri 52 43 8 88 414 45 Northwest Missouri.. 20 33 7 31 1463 46 Old Path 54 14 4 8 1160 47 Osage 18 169 20 25 464 48 Osage River 6 60 49 8 415 49 Ozark 14 71 16 23 533 50 Pleasant Grove.., 38 9 144 90 128 1150 51 Saline 15 10 235 101 99 2283 52 Salt River 16 116 45 109 3182 53 Shoal Creek 44 20 12 18 1570 54 Smith Valley 24 66) 61 459 55 SpriDg River 1294 56 State Line* 23 75 33 41 127361 57 St. Clairt 27 222 121 135 2214 58 St. Francois 17 184 225 103 2790 59 St. Joseph 27 135 74 75 2122 60 St. Louis 5 27 1 8 298 61 Tebo 30 59 44 12 45 911 62 Union, 1 26 83 27 40 1330 63 Union, 2 21 95 1112 64 Wayne County 14 26 224 1830 65 Webster*. 27 51 2646 66 West Fork 22 945 67 Wyaconda... 1451 6259 3157 560 351 3396 1567 242 892 91773 207219 28 68 Colore Zion d Associations 182 12112 . 1633 6259 3157 560 351 3396 1567 242 892 103885 207219 28 *No Minutes received: last reported figures. fNew association; statistics included elsewhere. NORTH CAROLINA. 1 Anson.. 9 16 50 34 34 1321 2 Atlantic 9 22 101 31 27 1384 3 Beulah 8 16 51 57 57 1274 4 Black Mountain 22 107 37 32 1695 5 Brier Creek 12 26 126 37 62 2469 6 Brushy Mountain... 17 . 36 207 16 26 141 60 67 3316 7 Buncombe County., 153 173 2195 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. LXI

GENERAL STATISTICS.— NORTH CAROLINA.--Continued. ft ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS. r3 a* 03 re »-H JH CO CJ S « ASSOCIATIONS. ai 0 73 rO 73 rt 0J 0> CO an Si CJ a CO •~- 73 73 N ti V r^ a •r 0 . CJ 0 O CO CO CJ CJ CJ '43 0 00 73 -C Q,OT (-, m CJ CO ft CJ CO CJ 03 OfHr- ft JH ft rH r-3 X tn 2 X PH 5 8 Caldwell County}...... O 03 PH 20 47 P14Q 4 67 PH 51 72 63 44 412"re 5 2337 74 10 Carolina, in part 5 11 113 29 32 16 15 12 115O 9 14 31 159 40 10 23 14 21 160H '8 328 87 12 Cedar Creek. 17 30 144 44 24 54 35 15 2460 284 74 13 Central 12 19 124 101 16 140 101 40 2771 9313 63 14 Chowan 17 37 467 95 88 161 126 108 6236 12861 23 15 Eastern ' 3160 71 20 55 319 224 30 202 71 72 5476 16 Elkin 2 24 28 8 16 84 19 2 17 10 13 707 17 Flat River 7431 24 18 French Broad...., 14 28 139 45 4 84 54 36 3424 172 08 19 Green River 17 30 193 103 22 77 56 19 3638 2307 97 14 34 239 113 32 116 60 48 4109 1109 28 6 12 53 44 5 54 9 7 1100 22 King's Mountain 20 14 62 36 2 60 4 9 829 5629 13 23 Liberty 9 40 302 198 26 263 62 63 5943 1981 34 24 Liberty-Duckt'n, in prt 21 130 25 6 4 50 14 26 1663 17 91 25 Little River ii 17 89 31 13 58 9 13 1302 170 81 26 Mecklenbr'g-Cabarrusg 19 71 26 5 30 29 16 1447 24 30 27 Mitchell County • "29 102 60 26 55 57 14 1910 29 Mount Zion 17 4 8 1 2 8 4 1 202 7676 65 30 New Found* 30 89 88 4 66 42 42 3271 31 New River of Va 25 30 6 1 3 14 1 1350 32 Pee Dee. 10 6 112 84 7 69 16 13 317 6012 64 33 Pilot Mountain 7 26 91 37 3 57 17 14 1729 2244 66 34 Raleigh 22 22 238 141 24 167 86 58 1696 8116 16 35 Robeson 15 40 189 53 39 80 87 46 3898 7226 30 36 Rocky River£ 29 3650 34 46 3495 38 37 Sandy Creek 13 21 113 51 7 62 1106 31 25 2191 21 38 South Fork 9 38 330 40 23 46 2899 39 South River 36 30 327 13 13 20 158 48 31 43 1756 40 South. Yadkin. 47 13 5710 78 8 26 93 57 6 57 2188 27 5263 441 136 21 158 158 56 52317434 15571 82 14 27 43 67 4 130 53 16 1252 251 55 44 Three Forks 20 28 129 62 23 79 58 20 2246 383 50 11 17 111 47 11 52 7 5 1364 816 89 1702 55 24 41 326 112 23 110 52 34 3506 2 4688 61 13 24 118 57 9 67 45 22 2021 48 Waccamaw, in partf... 13 1079 17 534 89 70 244 77 98 13041 80 40 6894 14 276 72 31 94 42 35 2388 00 34 2680 1243 7146 2957 12 816 3576 1937 1333 115642 149692 87 33 Colored Association sf.. 979 2096 359 639 269 935 403 100049 15248 28

2222 9242 3316 12 1455 3845 2872 1736 215691 164941 15 *No Minutes received; last reported figures. fNo statistics given in Minutes. tNew association; statistics elsewhere. §This Association divided into Nos. 26 and 41; no Minutes to hand, last reported figures. ^Except number of churches and total membership, this line represents only three associations. It seems to be impos­ sible to obtain the minutes of colored associations in thia State. LXII SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS.—SOUTH CAROLINA.

ft ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS. rC B..S on t. CO CO in u ASSOCIATIONS. d •rrj CJ a rj CO a 73 B rO N 'tn w 73 CJ n o CJ CJ o CO 0 a -r3 D ft ft tn CJ S3 "^3 C3 m ,3 a CO X CJ CO X h O <=PH 3 ft o PQ r-J w PH r-1 W N W H " 1 Abbeville S 20 32 36 2 65 6 24 1206 5045 53 2 Barnwell 16 36 158 74 26 83 17 39 3466 4343 48 3 Bethel 5 7 68 46 9 49 14 6 590 219 50 4 Broad River 15 31 265 152 9 194 42 33 3727 3525 14 6 46 23 5 7 5 1 556 • 100 00 6 Charleston 14 28 85 48 4 36 15 35 1758 11376 31 7559 12 7 Chester 7 13 110 36 3 42 8 10 1253 8 Colleton* ... 27 1696 9 Edgefield 22 251 129 24 164 78 86 12471 73 10 Edisto 15 41 135 44 20 60 29 33 5052 2862 25 11 Fairfield 9 26 43 37 9 20 22 15 2420 2588 81 12 Fork 9 29 94 102 2 75 16 17 1654 2331 35 13 Greenville 23 19 264 208 18 284 49 80 57 1205 9547 57 8 43 36 23 6 17 5 6 5827 36 50 15 Moriati 6924 39 11 16 147 68 30 84 80 39 754 16 Mountain, in part 27 23 6 2851 12 10 15 8 1 " 3883 22 4 42 19 204 18 Pee Dee 13 64 30 7 17 6024 44 21 87 50 11 41 39 27 1860 19 Piedmont 10 26 2308 184 61 20 Reedy River 169 93 18 79 16 16 8001 90 12 17 1529 21 Saluda 156 100 26 128 36 55 8758 50 14 29 2954 22 Santee 10 349 96 20 177 70 63 7485 00 23 Savannah River 32 3800 8117 00 18 184 47 9 39 22 20 24 Spartanburg 22 1943 8762 79 17 56 46 5 31 19 30 35 395 184 22 242 27 69 175(5 563 65 26 Union Co 15 28 4583 1054 30 12 109 92 19 127 22 21 27 Waccamaw.j in part... 32 64 20 5 42 33 16 2373 28 Welsh Neck 27 16 195 125 32 139 105 54 983 15997 16 29 York 7 30 85 59 11 46 95 13 1920 5721 17 49 4370 16 3657 1983 360 2336 894 80 803 650314368 143485 42 21 Colored Associations... 736 1671 200 565 367 515 275 104101 12696 62 571 5328 2183 925 2703 1409 80 1078 169137 156182 04 1307 *No Minutes received; last reported figures. |No statistics given in Minutes.

TENNESSEE.

1 Beach River 22*1 156 23 13 44 11 1073 108 00 2 Beulah, in part. 19 160 90 77 131 35 2i35 3017 30 3 Big Emory 105 42 3 51 17 1592 1424 15 4 Big Hatchie 400 206 28 261 52 4585 16517 23 5 Central 316 28 39 3452 16094 03 6 Chilowheef 132 32 17 12 140 42 3295 2884 86 181 53 2 7 121 34 7 Clinton 96 8 122 29 2718 103 13 8 Concord 224 3134 336 18 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. XIII

GENERAL STATISTICS.—TENNESSEE—Continued

ft ADDITIONS. DlWINUTIONS. 2

ASSOCIATIONS, 73 •o aj 73 CJ fcl tn 73 N CO CJ 0 at d a OJ .s 0ft3 ><1 S-, C0J3 rH M w Q cM3 9 Cnmberland 13 30, 254 100, 14 10 106 13 13 49 3530 13594 98 10 Cumberland Gap... 20 98 16 5 28 9 7 1447 98 25 11 Duck River 23 41 264 73 8 94 36 23 3434 5206 03 12 Eastanaulee 17 32 142 61 7 78 18 25 2134 245 00 32 200 55 25 66 34 25 2897 825 00 13 East Tennessee 19 4 36 149 60 96 40 30 3161 2106 25 14 Enon 2124 363 70 294 110 38 2 47 21 19 80 00 15 Friendship (new) 14 1205 37 184 70 10 62 80 52 3600 00 16 Hiawassee 3384 15 84 14 3 2 23 14 13 92 51 880 17 Holston 16 29 117 35 7 7 55 49 27 350 00 1789 18 Holston Valley 10 85 17 3 20 4 8 172 95 555 19 Indian Creek 22 6 24 14 2 16 10 7 332 7 45 20 Judson 7 9 39 432 6 21 Liberty, Aa 130 54 8 19 46 42 20 336 23 10 31 22 Lib'rty& Duckt'n,in pt 287 52 6 19 92 69 39 43 2375 60 78 36 23 Long Greek* 160 56 6 8 62 32 28 3432 247 97 38 167 101 2 30 20 10 3093 2367 64 24 Mulberry Gap 7 32 33 14 4 15 3 14 2741 33 32 25 Nollachucky 19 19 325 71 14 132 54 67 1072 1820 00 26 Northern 47 10 4 1 2 1 3 4939 161 00 27 Ocoee 16 10 5 138 40 8 49 47 36 41n 55 10 34 28 Providence 57 18 12 18 32 11 2478 22 50 14 29 Salem 187 54 15 8 30 13 12 21 949 1320 00 35 30 Sequatchie Valley.. 554 157 16 134 59 54 2510 4229 15 29 ..... 65 31 2 38 8 17 3743 33 55 31 Southwestern 14 18 252 69 1 19 106 37 48 1172 295 90 32 Stockton's Valley,inpt 46 33 9 19 21 4 9 2861 10 20 33 Sweetwater 14 6 150 67 16 112 65 21 383 100 59 34 Tennessee 24 126 56 3 83 29 54 2088 2121 55 35 Union 37 124 25 34 29 13 12 63 1118 109 406 64 869421894 80141 98 36 Unity 25 20 6242 1979 2465 1131 1110 9 Colored Associations. 310 14 79 11 29089858 365 25 37 Walnut Grove 5 674 90 36 157 102 38 Watatrga 16 1428 6921 2069 123 485 2501 1288 75 1212 116032 80507 23 39 Western 17 *N40 oWes Minutet Unions receive, in dpart.. for tw. o years. |The Little River and Mt. Harmony consolidated.

TEXAS.

109 1669 893 35 1 Alvarado 12 62 158 15 624 34 55 2 Angelina 8 7 117 13 1802 2479 74 3 Austin 111 152 18 736 50 71 4 Bethlehem 5 18 73 501 1988 10 5 Blanco 105 47 1453 6 Bosque River*. LXIV SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.

GENERAL STATISTICS—TEXAS—Continued.

ADDITIONS DIMINUTIONS.

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GENERAL STATISTICS.—TEXAS.—Continued.

tn.S ADDITIONS. DIMINUTIONS. a a 1 CO ASSOCIATIONS. CJ a .2"" CJ p CO ri f-l Qj 43 Ch M -** ft .B PQ >A WX 8** San Antonio 13 135 131 17 109 1821 276 00 San Marcos 129 115 145 1650 San Saba..* ...., 154 250 1581 795 00 Shiloh 261 294 193 2740 373 71 Sister Grove 115 195 121 1745 380 70 Soda Lake 34 31 29 829 285 15 Sweetwater, (new).. 686 50 11 451 Texarkana, in part.., 31 65 39 419 Towash , 250 45 136 910 Trinity River , 1230 54 45 Tryon* , 101 91 87 978 7597 09 Union , 267 262 239 1964 6270 32 Waco , 237 248 248 2944 2257 20 Waxabatchie 43 31 29 2213 250»70 Western Branch 162 192 150 15 716 10478 20 West Fork 2321 Wise County (new)f. 1800 6693 7264 27 716 6055 1773 43 876 95933 64459 65 18 Colored Associations.., 676 3819 1008 876.2109 635 51255 16047 07

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GENERAL STATISTICS—WEST VIRGINIA.

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