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rRINTTD   AT  TJIE  OFFICE  OF  THE  ROUTO  WESTEUN  PA?TIflT. 

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OFFICEIIS  OF  TItE  CONVENTION. 


1 


A.  0.  McCraw,  President, 
W.  r.  CiiiMON,  \itt  Vice  Pies'l. 
H.  Tamiird,       2(i        " 


A.  n.  OonniiUE.  Rec.  SccretaryX 
S.  S.  SiiKiiMAN,  Cor,  Secrelarif}^ 

B.  IJ.  Fuwi.KKs,  Trcasurtr.       '■' 


V„  P.  KiNWI, 

Wm.  IIoiiniii'i  ki,h, 
il,  T.  Kahiimn, 

I,  lllM.IViiril.KV, 
A,  \,   ('(INNI'II.IA. 


DlreotoiHt 

.1.  K,  Haii.kv. 
W,  N.  WvAvr, 
I,  W,  (iAiiiiiiTr, 


Doaril  of  Trustees  of  Howard  College : 

Kkv.  ir.  Taijiiiid, 
]''no('ii  Faiian, 

]>K.  0.   L.  HllIVKIlS, 

(Jkv.  KnwiN  D.  KiXR, 


JlKV.  Jas.  J  I.  DkVotie, 
Hon.  .1.  F.  Cockk, 

1.  BiM.INdSI.EV, 

Hon.  W.  W.  Mabon, 
1.  \V.  Gauuott,  I'lsQ., 
Rkv.  a.  G.  McCraw, 
\V.  N.  Wyatt, 
Hon.  W.  r.  CniMON, 


J.  F.    JUlI.KY, 

T.  J.  IJAniioN, 
Dr.  L.  D.  I.ANE. 


TruHtecs  of  the  Judson  Female  Institute: 

Oks.  Kdwin  D.  King,  I        Larkin  Y.  Tarrant,  Esq, 

HAM't.  H.  FowLKKs,  Esq.,  |        John  I,orKiiAKT,  Ksq., 

E.  A.  Blunt,  Esq.,  i        Wm.  N.  Wyatt,  Esq., 

Rbv.  R.  Holman,  Dr.  0.  L.  Suivkrb. 


M  I  N  ir  T  K  S . 


LaFayettr,  Friday,  April  11,  185G. 

Reading  of  the  Scriptures,  and  prayer  by  the  President. 
Letters  read  and  names  ot'DelojL'ates  enrolled,  an  follown  : 

ASSOCIATIONS. 

Jlahama-V.  IT.  T.nndy,  I.  T.  Tichenor,  W.  B.  ITaralson, 
I).  i;oo,  M.  S.  ("lovelaiid,  1).  Ourdon. 
Siiirm-,]  T  S.  Park. 
/W/;r/-..I.TiillMM't,  l).  (I.Talhrrl. 
I.iiiiiii/-  l"\  Ciilluwiiv,  .1.  I''.  Illt'ilr'oo,  li,  Ciirfiiif'hoitl,  J, 
W.  Willliuiin,  I),  II,  M.'(!<.v,  \V,  I),  lliinliii^ou  II.  Sliiiiip.^ 
I'liifmilii    U.  W.  Ciii'lkci'.  J.  SliiiH. 
Cdiisii  /</('(/•— II.  I'!,  'j'alliircrro,  S.  (J.  JenkuiH,  .1.  A.  Culliiu*, 
M.  (Jarrclt,  J.  WilliiiiiiH,  .1.  Wihncr.    ' 
Cailrul-.].  I).  Williams,  J.  M.  KushcU 
///j/Vy— Funds. 

Tus!iccrcc—\V .  n.  Jones,  J.  W.  Eeliols,  S.  Ifcndcrson.  W. 
WillJaiiiH,  J.  M.  Newman.  L.  McDonald,  A.  T.  M.  Uandy,  E. 
C.  .T.  H.  Thomas,  II.  Kilbm. 
Pine  Barren — P.  Stout. 
Cherokee  Baptist — J.  D.  Reufro,  C.  W.  Lay. 
Tus/adoosa — A.  J.  Battle. 
Cary—\.  G.  Beckham. 
Union— J.  C.  Foster. 

Ca/iaba~A.  G.  MeCrcfw,  J.  II.  DeVotie,  F.  M.   Law,  II. 
E.  lirooks. 
Canaan — Funds. 

CHURCHES. 

Murn—J.  C.  Sale,  J.  J.  Mason. 

LiAniij—^.  GranV)erry. 

BoiliiifT  Sprinfrs—J.  C.  Foster. 

Cuhchatchie—.L  M.  Newman,  A.  T.  M.  Handy. 

Unity^W  H.  Lundv. 

Wetumpka—yj.  ii.  Henderson,  P.  Stout,  J.  D.  WilliamH. 

UFayctte—W.  Hill,  S.  Pearson. 

£6cni?zer— Macon  county—J.  W.  Swearingen,  J.  J.  Cloud. 


Shi'o.h-M    ?.  rir>o]iiti<l. 

Spritur  Jlil/~\j.  W.    L:i\v. 

.SV.  Franris  St.   ■  l.cKcr  nnd  I'^iiiid.--.  ■ 

.SV///m— A.  (J.  MrCiuw,  II.  K.  Jh-ook.-,   V,    M.  Lnw,  W 

Wilk,=..  ^^  ^  f; 

.Md'itr^omcry-  1.  T.  TiclKMior.  A.  William?.  .1.  II.  DoVotirr 
r.'i/dulo- \.  Van  Iloosc,  lO.  Y.  V;in  lluo^o,  .1.  S.  raullii.l 
Tmrn  Cruk-    i-'diids.  l! 

(',>,(> f  lli'hrr-  IK  K.  Lille. 

(hanCs  Cnck—.L  0.  Foster.  l 

/m /»/()/» -Fiiiids.  t| 

/)V///r/ — Mnronuo  county— J.  Tnllicrt,  E.  (J.  Talbcrt. 
Siinlis — .].  Hii<^m1(\v.  I).  Taylor. 

/>(///f.'— Talhifiiiosa  <•<),  —  (I.  \V.  Ilondcr.'^on,  .1.  M.  Poar^nn.ii 
Tushrfrrr-O.  Kcliols.  II.  H.  Wacou.  || 

/'///();i  -Coosa  romity- -A. 'i'.  Ilolnifs.  ;i 

./r/f/,-.vf;?ji'/.'V- -PxMitnii  county     I*'.  T.  Suiith.  ,  , 

/  nioii(oir/i—>h  ^\'alk^^. 
.SV'o(7//j — W.  JI.  Mcluiosli,  J.  "Walker,  A.  B.  (Jooilbuo,  11.  j 

Tull)ircl.  i 

.Vnr/-j/r/)— FuikI.s.  I 

Union  (J rove — ruinl>.  '  i 

LIFEMKMDKKS. 

II.  TalMrd.  W.  15.  irar.ilson,  L.  ]?.  J.otir-.  J.  Talhcrr.  J.  ) 
11.  I)o\'oti..',  J).  ]><H'.  1).  Cordon.  J.  A.  Collins,  A.  J.  ii.itllo  J 
.1.  C.  Fu.stcr,  Z,  (1.  llondcrsou,  .1.  iM.  Ncwnian.  f 

CrilFR.  ]U)l)iFS. 

Jii/Jsnn  Fininic  InslUulc  JMisslondry  Socufi/ — .1.  Walker,  L. 
1».  Lane. 

Sluihnts  lloirard  CoUcfrr—.l.  Walker,  II.  Talbird. 

CCltHKSrONDINO   IJOPIFS. 
n.  F.  M.  S.  1h  r;.— K.  W.  l»rie?t.  Mi.ssioiiary  elect  to  Afr^cA. 
/.'.  I).  M.  S.  li.  C— J.  11.  DcVotie,  rrcsidcnt  J.  Walker, 
Cor.  Seei-ctary. 

Florida  Bapfixt  Sfdfc  Convention — W.  M.  Davis. 
Sinil/i(rn  Jiapdst  Pi/hliralian  Sorirfr;  -J.  P.Tustin,  Cor.  Sec. 
/)'(/;/(•  ]h)riril,  S.  B.  C  — A.  C.  .l):i_\  loil,    Cor.  Soc. 
(irorgia  Baptist  State  Convention — W.  1).  Atkin.son. 

Tlio  former  President,  the  l?ev.  Dr.  T.m.kiiu),  liavlng  de- 
"••lined  a  re-election,  the  Convention  was  organized  ly  tl;c 
•  ■lection  ol"  the  lb' lowing  oniecr8  : 

]li:v.  A.   G.  McCIlAW,  President, 

A.  ]}.  GooDiiUK,  Ivecordimr  ,*?eeretury, 

JI.  E.  iJKooK.s,  Assistant  Sccrctarv. 


A]«])oii)(cil  (^oiiimittoc  lo  iill  various  vnrniicios  nouscd  l»y 
;':io  ;ili.sciico  ()[■  tliuso  sclt'ctcd  to  j>rt';u'li  the  Iiilrodiictory  ar.ii 
)Ii«.-ioiuirvScniioiis  :  .'    l-'iilknor,  H.  K.  IJronks,  A.  Williiuiis. 

Apiioiiited  co.'iiiiiiitoe  to  ari-anj^'C  iiroacliinu'  (hiring  lli(3  hj.-i* 
-ion:  .I.Falkiior.  B.  Stiiiiips,  \V.  llill,  1j.  II.  L:uio,  K.  (1. 
ralhort,  \V.  li.  Ilaral.soii. 

Iiivitcil  the  rnllowiiiir  brotliron  to  poats  find  to  j)arti('Ii)f\l»> 
ill  tlic  d(.'lil)c.'i'ations  ol"  tlie  Convcnlion,  as  olliciuU  of  tlu; 
ihiios  which  tlicy  r<>|»0('Liv(dy  roproscnt.  vi/ ; 

Jicv.  1'.  Stout.  A;.j(Mit  Southern  Ijajdist  Tuhlication  Soidflv. 

i:cv.  J:  A.  Collins,  A-ont  J5.  H.  M.  S.  IJ.  C.  lor  Alabama. 

Kov.  J.  I).  Williau.H.  A.ircnt  Ji.  F.  M.  S.  J5.  C.  lor  Ala. 

liov.  W.  Wilk<\«,  Financial  Secretary  for  Howard  ('oilegc 

}{i;v.  F.  M.  Law,  Cor.  Soc.  Ala.  llai)tist  JJible Society. 

!lov.  .).  II.  DuVolio,  Financial  Secretary,  IJ.  J).  M.  S.  j>.  (\ 

The  Convention  then  adjourned. 

Two  O'clock,  P.  M. 

('onninttccs  to  report  durinir  llic  pe^'.^ion  announced,  vi/. : 

On  Fhiaiur  ;  I).  II.  hide,  .1.  ^VilnlCr,  1>.  Gordon. 

On  Pa-iodiads  ;  A.  T,  Holmes.  W.  Wilkes  J.  T.  S.  Park. 

0/1  Lcllcrs  and  Docunants  ;  .1.  F.  lilctL-^tn',  .I.Talbert,  Z.  (I. 

|t'llil('l'.-OII. 

.hidithiir  Coinmiitcc  ;  J.  Falkncr,  M.  S.  Cleveland,  J.  C, 
■'osier. 

ToJ\\>nihinfc  Pnnr/irrs  for  ihcncxl  Convention  ;  F.  ^I.  Law, 
i.  K.  Taliafei'ro,  F.  T.  Smith. 

To  J\'oinin(t(c  renniininrr  0//iccrs  ;  W.  ILMcInLosli.  I),  Lcf, 
.1.  A.  Collins. 

liivife(i  niinisteriiiL'"  brethren  present  to  seats;  Invitation 
itocopted  by  Rev.  J.  IJarrow. 

Iftiport  of  Committee  on  Temperance  laid  on  the  table. 

Ailjoiirncd  till  to-morrow  niorninL',  in  order  to  hear  tlie 
lalroilueiory  Sermon,  by  Uev.  P.  11.  Luudy,  to-nigkt. 


Satukoay,  1).  A.  :^[. 

i'raycrby  Tiev.  J.  II.  DeVotie.    Minutes  read  and  approved. 

A(l(h'd  1.  T.  Tii'henor  and  A.  "Williams  to  Comnullee  on 
>uiitheni  Hapiist  Publication  Society,  to  till  vacancies,  and 
iiitnle  the  report  of  this  conjniitlec  thespccial  order  of  the  day 
■'"!•  Monday,  10  o'clock. 

Appointed  a  eommittee  to  inquire  into  therelation  cxistiiir 
i't'twcen  this  Conventi(Mi  and  the  Judson  Female  institute  at 
M:inoii,  to  report  to  this  body  at  its  next  session:  L  'J'. 
i'iohenor,  J.  Walker,  L.  1>.  Lane,  J.  L.  M.  Curry,  S.  irendcrson 

Appointed  a  new  Committee  on  Education,  the  menjbcrsof 


Iho  onn  appointrd  at  tlic  lust  popsion   not  lioing   present*  \ 
.1.  Hatlle,  \V.  \i.  Mclnfosli,  nrul  A.  T.  lloltiio.s. 

A]ipointO{l  n  coinniittco  to  report  on  tlio  siilijoct  matter  of 
n.  cotiinuinioatiop  from  "Win.  .Tonkins,  adininiHtrator  of  tlic 
Will  of  Wm.  Jenkins.  Son.,  dofoasod  :  J.  If.  DcVotic,  ]). 
Loo.  S.  IIcndcr;ron,  11.  Talbird,  J.  Falkncr.  W.  WillinniH  1' 
If.  laindy. 

Roport  of  Hoard  of  Trnstces  of  the  Jud.son  Famalo  Institulc, 
rofori'od  to  Conimiltoc  on  Ivlnoaiion. 

Koport  of  the  Hoard  of  Trustees  of  IFoward  College  referred 
to  C/ommitteo  on  ICdiioation. 

Setof  rosolurions  olTorcd  by  W.  "Wilkes,  in  relation  to  the 
claims  of  iloward  College  to  the  support  of  the  Convention, 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  EiiuoaLion. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Domestic  Missions  adopted. 
[.■IpjKndix  .1.] 

Ro.'jolved  to  fjivo  ])laoo  to  the  liilile  Society  from  3  o'clock 
this  aftcnioou  until  night.     Adjourned. 

Saturday,  2,  P.  M. 

Report  of  committee  to  nomr.'.atc  the  remaining  ofliccr." 
of  the  Convention  adopted  : 

WILLIAM  P.  CillLTOX,  1st  Vice  President, 
n.  TALHIRl).  2d       " 

S.  S.  SIIFiPiMAN.  Corrcsponrling  Secretary, 
S.  11.  FOWLKES,  Treasurer. 

r.OARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

E.  D.  Kinir,  Wm.  Ilornhncklo,  ,1.  T.  Hnrron,  J.  HilliiiL's- 
loy,  A.  A.  Connolla,  J.  F.  P.uiloy,  W.  X.  Wyatt,  .1  W.  Gai- 
rutt.  J.  S.  Ford. 

Accepted  the  resignation  of  .1.  11.  DeVoUo  as  Trustee  of 
Howard  Cull'^ge,  and  appointed  W.  ]I.  McInto.-<h  to  fdl  oiil 
his  term  of  oR.cc. 

R'^port  of  coinmittoc  to  rai^^e  stock  to  purchase  S.  W. 
Raptist,  adopted.     {.'Ipprudlx  J}.] 

Adopted  the  following  rosohition,  vi/,  : 

Whereas,  it  appears  that  the  committee  to  nominate  Tri.s- 
toes  ol  Howard  Clolloge  at  llio  last  session  reported  for  ro- 
olcction  the  iiann.'s  of  thn^c  whose  term  of  oflicc  did  not  then 
oxi.ire,  viz  :  J.  11.  DcVotie,  0.  L.  Shivers,  and  W.  P.  Chilton, 
in  place  of  three  whose  term  of  oflice  did  then  expire,  viz :  I 
W.  Garrott,  A.  G.  McCraw,  and  W.N.  Wyatt,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  it  was  the  intention  of  this  Convention  lo 
re-elect  the  latter,  who«!e  term  ilion  expired. 

Adjourned  till  7  o'clock,  to  hear  the  sermon  on  Education, 
by  the  Rev.  A.  J.  Rattle. 


Sunday,  11  A.  >!. 

Preaching  at  the  various  churches  in  town  by  racmbers  of 
the  Couvcntion. 

Three  o'clock,  P.  M. 

Mass  nicctinp^for  Missionn  and  addrcHSCs  by  II.  W.  Priest, 
Missionary  elect  to  Alrica,  J.  Walker  and  J.  ii.  DcVotic — 
aiDOuot  oC  collection,  $20o  00. 


Monday,  9,  A.  M. 
Prayer  by  Rev.  I.  T.  Tichennr. 

l{cport  of  Committee  on  Foreign  Missions  adopted. — 
[Appendix  C.\ 

Durinfj  the  discuP«ion  of  the  motion  to  adopt  the  above  re, 
port,  some  very  cllcctive  remarks  were  made  Ijy  IJro.  i'riest, 
MiHsionary  elect  to  Africa,  and  on  motion  of  J.  H.  DcVotie, 

Resolved  to  unite  with  the  President  of  the  Convention  in 
prayer  to  Almighty  God  in  his  behalf. 

Took  a  recess  in  order  to  give  the  members  an  opportunity 
to  contribute  for  the  support  of  Bro.  P.,  and  raised  in  cash 
and  pledges  !f;201  TjO. 

Adopted  the  following  resolution,  viz  : 

Whereas,  the  colored  congregation  at  the  Baptist  church  In 
LaFayctte,  without  being  solicited  to  do  so.  did  on  yesterday 
lake  up  a  collection  among  themselves  for  the  African  Missioa 
amounting  to  $11  00;  therefore, 

Resolved,  Tliat  said  sum  of  $11  00  be  appropriated  to  tlic 
support  of  Bro.  Priest,  exempt  from  the  pro  rata  tux  for  the 
expenses  of  the  Convention. 

Authorized  the  Finance  Committee  to  pay  over  to  the  prop- 
er oflicers  of  the  dilTorent  Boards  present,  the  funds  belong- 
ing to  said  J)oards,  and  resolved  to  exempt  the  Bible  Society 
from  the  pro  rata  tax  for  printing  minutes. 

Koport  of  Conunittee  on  Southern  Publication  Society  laid 
on  the  table  for  the  time  being 

Resolved,  That  when  this  Convention  adjourns,  it  will  ad- 
journ to  meet  in  Marion. 

Made  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Education  the  special 
order  for  half  past  two,  this  afternoon. 

Report  of  committee  on  the  letter  of  Wm.  Jenkins  read, 
and  pending  a  motion  to  adopt,  the  Convention  adjourned. 

2.^  o'clock,  p.  M. 

Report  of  the  Committeo  on  Education,  the  special  order 
lor  this  hour,  adopted.     {Appendix  J5.] 


Roj-ovtof  l^.oard  of  Trustees  of  Huwaril  C'ollcjre  adojifrd. 
[.■Appendix  E.] 

Ivcport  of  Jloanl  of  Triistcss  (»f  Jiulsou  IVinalc  Instiliitc 
adopted.     \.'l})pauUx  V.\ 

Koport  of  (Joiimiittco  du  ^Vru.  JcMikiii^  Letter,  taken  lipatid 
adopted.     [.Ipptndtx  C.\ 

Troa.'iircr'ri  Uejiort  referred  to  Auditing  Committee.  [Jp- 
P'mdix  J  I.  j 

Appropi'iated  ninety  di>]]ar.s  for  printini,'  n)inuteH. 

Ajjpropriated  forty  dollars  for  distributin:^  nninilCH. 

iveport  of  ('oDmiiitt'c  on  Finance  referred  to  Auditing 
Cominiltec.     {.Ippciulix  JI.\ 

Repoi'i  of  C'uinniiltec  on  Fntitliorn  Dajjlist  rublieaiioi: 
Society  taken  up  and  adojttcd.     \Jlppindkr  I.\ 

liiiv.'rcd,  That  the  nieniber.s  of  the  ('onvrntion  will  pxcrl 
themselves  to  nvino  nt  least  $.'),0(i()  for  the  S.  IJ.  1'.  J^ociety  on 
K.  Kind's  propo^•illon,  before  tlie  first  of  .Juno. 

Appoiuled  tiie  Soei-elary,  Trea^ni'or  pro  t<'m. 

A|)[)ointed  dclo;:nti's  to  the  ('onvi-ntion  at  Am^ii^ta,  Clii., 
t'>  C')ii>i(|('r  tlio  iu'(<pi'icty  of  estalili>)iiM;',  a  -(V'litral  Southern 
liiiptist  Tiirolonical  Seminary  :  S.  ili-nderson.  .1.  11.  DiA'olic, 
W.  11.  Mcintosh,  \V.  Wiliiau'is,,!.  C.  Foster,  ofTuskaloosuco.. 
I>.  (lorilon,  and  A.  Williams. 

Kopoi-tof  (.'oninntteecui  Sabbath  Schools  adoiited.    f.7/'/>../. 

Koportof  Coniuutteeon  Periodicals  mlopted.—  \.'lppx  K.\ 

Conimitiooon  JiCtters  and  J)ocuinentsreportrd  that  nothing 
had  been  jiresented  to  them  elaimin;,'  their  notice. 

The  Trcsident  announceil  the  standing-  eomnutlee.«'  : 

On  TciDiMru/irc  ;  A.  A'an  lloose,  J.  C.  Foster,  of  Tuska- 
loosa  county,  W.  Wilkes. 

On  Fun  i<^n  Missions  ;  I.  T.  Tiehcnor,  J.  D.Williams,  A. 
T.  Holmes. 

On  Sabbath  Schools  ;  W.ll.  Mcintosh,  Z.  U.  HendcrKon,  .J. 
Wilmer, 

On  Domestic  Missions  ;  J.  \\,  I)f.Vf)tie,  I).  Leo,  J.  Folkner, 

On  Ediicatimi  ;  II,  Tulbiid,  \\  II.Luiidv,  A.  J.  JJuttlo. 

On  S.  B.  P.  Saciity  ;  W.  Williams  E.'C.  J.  13.  Thomas, 
J.  C.  Foster,  of  Wilcox  county. 

itcport  of  Auditing  Comiuit'teo  adopted. 

Appointed  delegates  to  the  Geonria  IJaittist  Convention  : 
S.  Henderson,  1).  Cordon.  I).  Lee.  J.  IL  J)eVotie,  W.  Jl. 
McLitosh,  L.  M.  McDonald,  H.  JL  IJacon,  h  T.  Tieh?nor. 
A.  \yilliam8,  A.  Vau  Uooso,  J.  Walker  T.  M.  Harbin,  P.  H. 
Lundy. 

Anpointed  delcgatoR  to  the  Cherokee  Convention:  J.  D. 

J:r^"i^\r"  ^^*  HH^'  ''^-  '^'-  ^'"'^^^  ^'  "^^■-  ^^!'V.  S.   G.  Jenkins, 
W.  C.  Mynatt,  W.  Hill. 


Apnoiiilcil  (l('lrL!;atPs  to  tlic  Florida  Coiivcnllon  : 

S.  llondcrsoii,  T.  Stout,  J.  II.  DcVotic,  H.  II.  Bacon,  J.  T. 
S.  Park,  Cr.  W.  (duiker,  ,1.  S.  Panllin  F.  Calloway,  J.  Falkncr. 

Alipniiit(,'(l  (]('li';:atos  to  tlio  Oeiioral  Association  of  No;  l!i 
Alaljaiiia  and  Miii'lle  Tennessee  :  W.  IJ.  Jonen,  W.  Wilkc.«», 
J,  T.  I{u>>oll,  .).  I).  William?,  1'.  Stout,  S.  Henderson,  A.  J, 
Battle,  .1.  Jl.  DeVulio. 

Ap]i()iiited  dclegales  to  tlicMississipj)!  llaptist  Convention  : 
J.  C.  Foster,  I.  T.  'i'iclienor,  1*.  II.  Lundy. 

Rojiort  ol"  Conimiitec  to  noniinuto  I'rcachcrs  for  ilic  next 
session  adojttcd  : 

Introductory  Sermon  l)y  A.  T.  Holmks  ;  A.  Van  IIoosk, 
alleniate. 

Missionary  Sermon—  I.  T.  TiciiKNoit,  W.  Wii.kks  alternate. 

Sermon  on  I'^duealion — S.  J1i;m)i;i!sun,  U.  K.  'J'ai.iai'KKKo 
alternate. 

Piissod  a  vote  of  tluinks  to  tlio  citizens  of  [inFayctto  for  tlioir 
kind  lios|ii|;\liiy,  nnd  to  tlio  mrndu'rs  ol'  the  Frt'sliyterian  and 
Mt'tliodist  Clinnlirs  for  the  nso  of  their  hoiises  vi'  woi'sliip. 

Ihsalml,  'i'hat  tlioS.  l).  V.  Soeiety  be  i'o.|ncstod  to  jcj;nr(i 
llio  finia  ;;iven  ihem  from  the  b(.(iue.-t  of  \\'m.  Jenkins  as  a 
pcrmanrnt  one. 

J{oforred  all  unfinished  business  to  llie  Board  of  Directors. 

Adjourned  to  nuet  in  Marion  on  Friday  before  the  second 
.Snhbalh  in  Apiil^  l^oT. 

Prayer  by  Rev.  F.  Calloway, 

A.    G.  McClJAW,  Prcsidcut. 

A.  B.  CooninK,    Keeordinj^  Secretory, 

H.  K.  DuooKs,  Assiatant  Sec'y. 


ArFiS3Nf5?I3C 


[A]       Report  of  Commilloe  on  Domestic  Missions, 

Tlic  Cominiltcooii  Itomcslic  Missions  ofTor  tlif  foDowinsr  Hcport: 
Nlvit,  ill  tliL'  iii-'tory  of  tills  diimrOiicnt  nC  (■liri>liuii  cllort.  lnoc  il^  i"- 
tm>tH  iiroscntcd  a  mure  iii\  iiinj;  iir(.s])C(.'t,  or  luilid  iiumc  iiiincslly  lor  tlio 
united  ]in>ycrs.  livljor,  iiiid  liiicmiitv  ol  fliristiuiis,  tliaii  at  tlic  I'lcsciil  tiiiu'. 
^  To  till' Uo.iril  of  Domi'sdc  Mis.-iniis  of  tlio  Soiilliirn  l'iii>ti^t  Coiivcntion. 
tlie  .Muct'doiiiiui  aiiiicul  is  luniL'  from  cvciv  i(ii:utrr.  i\ii<l  Imtl  tliat  i'lKinl  ili'J 
means  in  liand,  or  lii',"  us-iiraii>;o  tliut  tliclr  '!>(  aMiry.  Iii<t;  llie  v  itlowV  cni-" 
ot  oil.  sliDiihi  not  iacl<.  l)iit  be  rrpitiiislied  us  ofinifis  drawn  upon,  liny  ttMilit 
at  tlilMiiuo  Kiiatlv  widni  tlie  uiulc  ol  their  in.,  iiilioiis.  A  pnidci.l  ca-iti.-ii 
1ms  constraine<l  tliein  to  defer  for  the  presint  ilie  npi>oiii;iiient  of  addi- 
tional niit<sionarieH,  ami  the  oceupaiiey  of  new  li«-lds  of  lat>or.  Iml  \\linli  it  is 
lioped  tbc  benillc.nce  of  the  clnirelies  will  eiiulde  tlum  to  do  nl  their  next 
imeling.  They  liave  now  under  «]>i)oinInieiit.  one  htiiKhvd  niissionarn  s  ond 
agents.  Dnritip  t!ie  year  ending,'  lirht  of  April,  Tir>l  persons  ha\e  heeii  Imp- 
tixed,  mid  when  nil  of  the  rejiorls  of  missionaries  shall  have  1a  on  reeei^ed, 
llie  uumUr  will  uo  doubt  be  coiibidcrably  increased. . 


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ThoRO  in;«'MlonarIo«  ar"  Inhorioiis,  PHf-^ncrlficin;,'  nion.  \vljf><.f.  roniDoncnf 
Ml  no  eii<o  IS  mop.  timt.  \,u,'\y   u,l..,,„ate  in  (li.-ir  m.,.,,„rt.  ,um1  1„    muny   h' 

Ili«i(l(S  Wl,;lt  lllis  ItonnliMloinp,   (ll.Ti'(\V0  1imnyitl(l(.I)(.|l(l.>lltAh:n,ii(i,,r,„r; 

nrKam/,ah„n.   o,  wI,os,.  h.l.ors  u,..l  p.M.lt.  w.  Inn.  n„  n.nu.s  of ..hl.nnin'   „  ' 
<!.  luuto  kuowl.Mlx.'.  iM.l  whirl,  wo  ,lo  „„t  ,lo.,l,l  won!,l  p.atly  hwoH  i  ''  Ji 
total.     ^  oi.r  comrn,tt,-<.  woul-l  ..anP'slly  nroini......,l  ll„;  K-'n-nil  co-.,,,, ,,,     ! 

of  our  Avsocnuions  with  tl,..  Ii,.anl  at  Murio;,.  Tiiin  nu,  1„.  .lo.,..  «i  1„  i' 
>nnn.sl„n^-  t).,-  umo.mt  of  mis.iom.ry  liiWor  i,.-rfor„„.,l  witlm,  il„.ir  own  l!',,  ^ 
'Uri.M        ,<-tr;idiAsMH'i,Ui..iico.iliilMilcitMfuiiMs(otho]!(.;inI.,fthoS>,ill,,r,, 

rocoivc'lMs  co,nm,...ion  from  that  I!oanl,an,l  ni,orl  to  thrm  his  hvho,-  T  ' 
plan  would  ii.^iiro  accural.-  statistics  .,f  funds  coalril.uicd.  work  i-rrlorn.. M 
.ii..ln-suUs  attained,  which  at  a  ^'lan.o  would  .how  what  wo  arc  doin,"-  it 
«  on  d  mc.vas .  i  ,c  concern  of  all  the  piu'iics  interested,  and  we  Ihi.dv  Kr.'iUly 
laiiiuaiciuc  work,  ^ 

'  MI*m\!  !!"" '""''?"^'  of  the  Sonlhcrn  Paptlst  Cmvonlinn.  In  May  last,  the  Indian 
Mission  was  pl,„.,.d  in  ,h„rK'-  of  the  lioanl  of  Domcslir  Mission^,     loon   an 

!:^'Tml"    r!•'V^:'^^^^^^  '"'    '■"•Larra^sd  with    a   debt  of 

>-.000  IhisdcUtonr  hnthivn  in  the  South  and  West  have  nobly  ux-t.  and 
^^e  are  happy  to  learn  is  almost  to  tho  la-t  d-dlar  extin-nished.  Old  au- 
l)omtmrnts(o(  missionaries)  havn  henn  renewed,  and  new  appointments  made, 
M.  tliat  we  have  a  larger  nnmher  of  native  preachers  in  the  Held  than  ever 
beiore.     In  this  mis-iun  the  prospect  Ininhtenfl  every  day. 

The  transfer  of  Indian  alTairs  to  the  Hoard  at  M.irion.  imiio.^cR  nddifional 
responsiluliiiesnpon  the  Hoard,  and  demands  incr.  used  liheralil von  ll.epiut 
otchrislians.  A  ^reat  work  has  been  contided  to  tliem,  and  thev  can  ac- 
ro.npli.h  It  only  ^o  fanus  thoy  urc-sustuiiud  hy  Ihei.raycrHand  coniributioub- 
(d  their  brethren. 

With  devout  frratifnde  to  Cod  formiToieH  received,  and  relvinp  ui.on  Ilira 
tor  wisdom,  ^-race.  and  protection,  and  the  pencrositv  of  the  ehureheB  to 
biistaiuthcworkof  our  country's cvan-eli/.ation.  wo  takucouraj;.'  aiulKOOri. 

WM.  1'.  MclNTOSlI,  Chairman. 

fl''J    Report  Qt  the  Committee  to  raijo  Stock  for  the  South 
Western  Baptist. 

Thpronunltteetowhomwasreferpd  lie-  matter  of  rai-in- funds  to  p„r. 
IT  "V.  "  '  ^^.'-':':'"  Ji.'l'ti.-tpnntin;;  olllce  'rom  Up;  lion.  W.  I'.Chilton, 
r.;pecttully  snUmil--lh;.t  owin-  to  tie.  nmoval  (d' one  mnnber  of  the  com- 
n  ttei.Iin,.  K,.,.ne.(.nm  the  Slate.  ,,n<l  th.  want. d'convenii.ntoppnrtunitieH 

;'.'", '"''';"'7','>'    '  "'"'"  ^'"'  '""''.i''''^'  ""■>•  t'H.k  MO  8tepi  lo  coinidy  with 

the     .,p, est  i>\  th..  eonv..ntH.n  at  il^  last  HcsM.m. 

IlM.y   eunie.l  ii,at  s.une  time  atl.T  the  adjournment  of  your  Imdv,  th  ■  pro- 

fi       fT"      .7    "'  .'ll'l'.''''!"'"""^'^  ll"^t  "0  steiM  would  b,.  taken,  and  not  havinR 

,  r      ll    .V'  'i    ;  ^  "•'  V''''-7'  '•.'■  ^''"  I'^'f^""'  ""'''  ">'l  I'is  entire  inteP'sl  in  said 

J^f  1  ill      f   t"'     •/;V'\'''  '^'  "■^"■'^"''  ••^•'-'•^'  <l"«n-iption.    t..    Klders 

-^ihrefl    ,^    T'im""""'.''''''''''"'^'''''""''   11   '■-   Talinterro.lor   tl...  i-ricc   of 

.,m.       '1  ^H''•^'''■^''"c''V«i"^  to  pay  the  ontstan.Iing  liabilities   in- 

1^  1  1   .".  I,.''n'''ui      "'■""■  .  '^''"^^  '•"  "•  "'^'  I'^'P'T  has  been%nrrie.l  on  by 

of  the  .mJch'a":.  .non'"''  "'"  '"  ^^*  P'^'''  ^'"-'  ^"^"^  l'^"!'^'^''^^  ""^  ^^orllon 

Your  eommittt.o  state  that  tho  present  proprietors  liavo  pxortcd  themRclvc« 

e.ubl.;  expense  n  ihe  purchase  of  new  typ...  and  applianc-s  for  tbe  onice-tbe 
cxpuuHo  amonntiUK  to  not  Icsh  than  seven  hundred  dollars. 

It  18  further  proper  that  your  committee  nhould  ntato,  the  present  owners 
are  not  in  a  condil.oa  to  submit  to  sacrifices  In  order  to  carry  on  Raid  paper  ; 
Bcilh-.rdo  wcbcucve  that  o  generous  and  liberal  deaomiaatioa  should  suffer 


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fhohnrlhpn  of  FUi-tninifljr  itfi  orpan  to  fall  npnn  a  Tow  iiidiviilaulp,  rvcn  if 
liirv  wen- able  to  Hii.ftai.i  fiu!i  losn.  Tliut  the  itajicr  iiiii«t  1)0  hiisUuikmI,  wc 
iill'iv.v'ri'f' ;  but  liow  hImiII  tliiw  bn  done?  It  in  ii  f;u-t,  fully  coiilirniod  by  tho 
iiast  history  of  tlic  pap'T,  ilr.it  cvrry  one  wlio  Iium  liithcito  aft''niplr(l  ((touny 
it  on,  liuslost  nmiwy  by  it.  To  niiy  tin-  least  of  it,  llic  capital  iiirist.xl  in  its 
pllrc!la.^o  lian  liccii,  in  tii(>  h\U'U  ofllio  owner,  wholly  ini|irn(]iictive. 

1'ho  papiT  appears  now  to  booiiu  llrnuT  basJH  than  it  ever  \va.» ;  but  it  •lo'-'g 
not  more  tliaii  jmy  its  cuirent  OMtetiseH,  pnd  the  owners  have  nothin;:  to  corn- 
pcn^alo  tliem  fur  the  dead  capital  invested  in  ils  piirclinse.  Under  tli"S(<  cir- 
cumstances, your  coniniittee  are  fnlly  Mitisfied  that  justice  to  the  proprieiors 
and  a  due  rejrard  to  tin-  ('au-<c  of  Christ,  and  to  the  honor  of  the  denomina- 
tion, require  that  tho  burthen  of  cnstiunintj  tlie  jyaper  kIiouM  bo  hh.ircd  with 
the  proprirtorn.  To  this  end  we  Htron>.'ly  recommend  that  n,  subH-ription  l»c 
niiH'd  ol  half  the  cai)ital  invested- -sav  $2.(l(.'0.  That  this  be  paid  to  the 
proprielorn,  and  tiiat  Ihey  biml  thein-elvt  >;  to  use  it  in  jnaintaininj;  the  ))apf  r 
and  extinKiiishintr  its  lialdlities  ;  and  that  they  will  kiep  It  up,  not  inferior 
in  np]tearan(!e  aiid  matter  to  iln  present  issne*. 

Tliere  are  a  number  of  lilxTal  iiiinded  bntlmin  wlio  have  nxpre^Hcd  ft  wij- 
lintni'f^s  to  coi.triliiile  in  , his  way.  and  we  feel  confident  that  no  oVtjvct  in  the 
ran^je  of  benevolent  enterprise  appeals  more  lo-idly  for  aid,  nor  Ih  frauulit 
with  more  interest  a^  invidvin^'  the  advaneeinentoi'trutb,  uud  the  prosperity 
of  genuine  Ciaihtianity  and  Konnd  doctrine. 

brethren,  come  up  at  once,  and  do  your  duly, 

Ut'HpoctfulIy  Kubmittcd.  J.  M.  NI'WMAN,  Chairman. 

[C],  Report  on  Foreign  Missions. 

The  Conimitteo  on  Koreitrn  Mission?  liave  found  it  diflicul*  to  franr'  a  re- 
port at  once  guard  in/.j  again.st  prolixity  pn  the  one  Imnd  and  bievity  on 
the  other. 

We  do  not  re<'l  that  it  is  inrumbent  on  us  in  tlie  disr*,ar)i;o  of  tlie  duty  i\f- 
si>;ned  us  at  this  late  period  of  time,  tfi  prove  by  tnuitiplyinj;  (|Uoti\tions  from 
'lie  iJilde,  that  the  missUwuiry  enteri>rize  hiis  the  sanction  of  J(dio,uIi  ;  that 
the  varioii.sevanj^cdieal  institutions  which  aie  the  lioast  of  llu;  prcs'iit  af.'C 
and  the  j^'lory  of  llieChristian  Church,  are  laudable  in  their  zeal,  ana  calcu- 
late <]  to  e\(  rt  a  Biil\itary  inlluiiice  on  the  claraeter  and  destiny  of  man.  Tlic 
Ki""at  majority  of  the  christian  world  lia'^  lon^'  siu'-e,  with  one  united  voice, 
decKled  tliJH  (pn'stion.  U  in,  tlun,  onlv  necessary  i'orus  to  excite,  if  poscille, 
the  (.'hufch  to  the  dischar;re  o!  hi'r  M^))  and  iuipotlant  duty. 
''Jirivuiius  lire  ur);ed  to  activity  and  lilieralily  in  the   rmlde  cause  of  mi'-- 

sioii.'^,  |(v  iiuluceinents  slrou''  as  the  lies  that  liind  them  to  tlieir  fellow  men  ; 
..i.i:..  .i'  ,  >.       .  .  .        „  ,,         .1  .  i  •.      - 


■  '■'ii.-,  i/y  nuuie'-ini'iun  suoii;,'  as  ine  lies  iiiai  iinei  iiu  iii  in  men  leiiwn  iin-e  , 
ohli^'atiuuK  as  ol)lij:al(U7  us  the  commands  of  the  eteriml  word  ;  ond  in  con- 
nectionwith  the  cxeculion  (d' such  ilnty,  there  are  as-ocialions  a^  cle'crln.,' 
*i^  tlie  consciousness  of  haviii;:  discharged  ont  's  duty,  and  the  relleetion  Ihiii 
'Jod  approves  the  course.  "  Much  has  ulnady  been  accomiilishi  d  liy  the 
blesKiiijTH  of  til,,  l.ord  ujion  the  labors  of  his  senants  in  lieatlu  n    lands :  but  i 

«hat  has  been,  compaled  with  what  oimlit  to  have  been,  and  with  what  must  I 

be  done,  before  the  world  shall  have  been  revolutioiii/;  d  by  ^;race  divine,  in ^.gs^* 
iii'ftdrop  to  the  uii^rhty  ocean.    Milli<uisof  yVdam'.-nue  are  yet  bound   l»y^^ 
the  chains  of  i;:;norance  and  Kuperstiliou.     (*f  the  one  ihousand  millions  th.,t\( 
^war!u  upon  the  earth's  surfc.ce,  not  more,perhaj)s.  than  one  hundred  millions  X*,^ 
of  real  christians.    Fearful  are  the  odds  with  which  the  cbuieh  must  contend  ' 

ill  the  war  wa^ed  apiiviuBl  Satan'H   kingdom.     Yet  phe   need  not  frar.    Orii-  j 

niHcience  propo-xos.  ui/J  oinnipotenee  can  and  will  execute.    All  the  enemi«!<  , 

ofChriiit  arc  to  bomibdued,  and  His  Church   on  earth  is   the   instrument  in  j 

lliH  hand,  for  the  accomplishment  of  llisftlorious  purpo.«e.     When  the  united  ' 

energicsof  the  church  shall  have  been  brought  to  bear  directly  ORainst  Sa- 
tan'e  kingdom,  under  tho  direction  oj  the  blessed  Jesun.  the  powd-s  of  dark- 
nes«  raudt  wither,  and  the  throne  of  that  usurping  despot  will  crumble  into 
atoms.    But  wc  may  be  auked  If  wc  have  uniniBtakeable  uigDiifrom  mlssiouuiy 


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Ia'hm'  ill  lii'utlicn  \,\\\tU,  llii\t  tilt-  ro-jii'l  rill  :\ii(l  will  Iriiiinph.  Wo  nn.-Hor'. 
t'livt  till- I'vliliMiio^  ol  nn;\l  siiciM"-- mo  nnijvly  wnlliciciil  Ici  in.' j'iio  (ciiliilfiipo 
i'l  iho  friciiils  i>t  till-  IIidtM  nior,  lo  iiroiisi'  tlniii  tn  r  lii-lic  r  t  x'ltion  W.nn  11:1.4 
liiMH'tiil'oif  Lircn  in;iiit'.  iMinsionaiy  ciutiss  in  ovi'iy  binl,  Ims  ttciii  tii/uiH  n- 
Mir, itc  willi  till-  I'tVort  imdf,  ami  in  cvory  iruioii  of  llic  nl">li(<,  wlpre  llio 
fjit  p.'l  li.iM  IhM'ii  fiitliliilly  pr.aclicil,  \vc>  liml  vntiuicj^of  irjiniiin— tlie  f(  iMinln 
(ir.Ji'Mi-1-  tlic  iiri\  ili-j;i'(l  lu'ir.J  (if  liciivcn.  Tliis  Initli,  tak'niii  cniiiuilivi) 
witli  til''  i>it)mis-  m.i'lo  liy  Cliii  t:  "  Ask  of  int!  ivml  I  will  itlvc  tine  llii« 
lii'tilhi'ii  Ci.r  lliy  iiilii  ril:iiiC(.MUiil  lln' utl'TiiKiHl  p.iil-'orilii' 1  :uHi  forlliy  jiom-is- 
f-I'tii."  A'l'l  totliistiie  ;;li)rii)ii-.  truth  tlnvt  "  lln'  liospcl  in  llip  jiowci-  ol  (ioil 
iiiito  M\lMitii>n  III  I'viiy  (iiic  that  lii'licvi.'lli,"  then  vvcry  ilrnilit  iii  r<  liiUciii  lo 
Iho  tiimiii>li  of  fliristinn  jiriiiciiilrs  !;<  nnioxril,  and  i'\tiy  fi  or  (|ii(li('d. 

Thi'  pns'-nt  fiyjui-  lo  lio  im  nii-'plcioii^  tiino  fur  tho  ;i;i_'rii-'iiliUion  of  our 
mi.'Siiinaiy  ni'iny.  Tlio  polltiiul  rcvolutiniis  in  tin;  nhl  wuvldhiivi'  cpMird 
the  do  iir  \rid.'r  for  tho  iiilroiiiictioii  of  Ih''  ilildi'.  ()ur.-<  imlii^d  i^  a  ntiruka- 
Idi'  a;;f.  I'r(i;';ri'ss  !-<  .-tuniprd  in  Ir^'ihlr  iIuumcIits  nn  l"r  fi-mt.  ("inild  th« 
li'Hrncd  i\iid  tin'  irmiil  who  li\rd  in  i\;;i .-»  liml  iin-  i>m-t,  lie  roi\niiiml«'d  and 
anA\n  \\;ilk  forth  ii])on  tho  i-mtli.  the  ;•('(.'»<«  Iliat  wunld  inci-t  llii'irl)r«ili!(;r<d 
j;h/.<.'  wniilil  coiiviini-  tiii-iu  that  thry  h.vd  lit'  n  urons'i'd  in  anntliiT  pl.ini'l. 
Tho  ali.-urd  tin  orios  that  jurx  adod  i  very  1  rani  li  of  pliysioul  ninl  inl-  ili  ctnoi 
.'cionco  liavo  vanislii-d  hi'lViro  Iho  oinnipntonco  of  trinh  and  rxpcrinicnt. 
Throii'j;li  Die  inp;i'nnily  of  man  tlio  rcinoli.'  lioninb  of  tiio  nui\(rso  ha\i'  'iccn 
in. id"  t'l  appi-o\iiiialo-  t!ic  oMht  continciil  ha'>  Income  uur  m  iiJilmr,  and  tlio 
i-ili's  of  ih''  ocean  al'iiosl  our  kindrctl. 

If  ibochiMnn  ofLiirht  wore  aswiM'  n>--  tlio  cliildron  of  this  worM.  all  tliN 
WiA  iniiirownvnt  would  iio  madc' ,snljpi\  irni  t-i  iho  uiuiid  iini'posc  o|  r'•^o• 
l!ltioni/.in^  a!;d  chri  tiani/.iiur  a  uoild.  'I'luy  Init  jioinl  lii  ■  lo\<  i"  of  ,li  .-n't 
to  V,  hat  may  lio  iicoonijdi.diid  liy  int-nso  ajiidirnlinii  and  o  niii'Mitratcd  rifort. 
\Vi!',i  the  accnmwliit(  <l  facililics  for  ijic  inlrodiictioii  of  tin'  JliMo,  ami  I'oVtho 
projia^alion  of  corvccl  prinriplof.  shnnhl  nli-o  coini.'  corrc-pondin.i;  ii(ti\  iiy 
and  iHiu'Volcnco  on  llii'  part  of  Ihu  lovorsof  I'hrisl  Jofii.J.  Althonirli  tlio  pn^t 
HJio'ild  I'liconrau'c  ns,  wochiuild  fori  ihat  linro  i.-i  no  liino  Inr  idlonoss.  (ir  tho 
t:nhti'nin^'  of  tho  p;ir.-<o-strin','-  whlh;  *)  mnch  remains  to  lie  don".  Unl  hit  hi 
more  than  a  half  century  has  pa~si  d  siiu'e  nioilerii  misKi.mnry  eiiteriiri/e  eoin- 
inenc"d.  .Since  th"n,  llioii;.^h  ohstueies  have  hcii  couptnntly  m.  I  willi.  thoiicli 
il  h.'i-i  iieon  conipidl"d  ti  war  a;:ain^t  lu'eji'dico,  ij;nnrai.ce,  lii^rolry  and 
avarico.  Iho  llihlo  hi>s  l.een  Irnnslutcil.  in  whole  or  in  part,  in  l.in;;na;,"'s  and 
diah'cts  Hp(dxcn  hy  ivhoiit  -even  ti  nihs  of  tho  inhalnlants  of  tho  eiirlh  (,!'''' 
tnio  that  lint  a  Miiall  i^roportion  of  iho fiovon-tentirshavo  yet  hiidjdiicct  iuci '.■* 
to  tho  Word  of  truth.')  !■  roin  eitdil  to  ton  ihomand  miKMonurics  and  u.'■-i^• 
lanl-^  have  hcen  employed  ;  hy  iliem  .nchooN  |iu\ c  heoii  Iniilt  nji.  !ii:d  chnrclics 
orK'ani/.ed.  and  now.  perhaps,  there  uro  four  hnmlrcd  tlioiivund  kiuIs  in 
Il  'atiirn  I'liid-.  who  live  in  hope  of  ilonvcn  throiiy;h  tho  medium  of  the  cro.-s. 
While  such  has  boon  llio  )<rand  total  Rcoomidished.  our  own  Itnnrd  for  the 
iMirei^m  lleliljiavo  chavly  )n  riven  their  c.ip'.ieity  'or.  and  d'Votioii  to.  the 
prc.il  onl"r;ni/e  coininilled  1,,  their  care.  .Ml  ilmt  could  l>o  reamimldy  r.\- 
p"ct"d  from  th"  means  pl;iei  d  in  their  hands,  lias  lireii  ai'complishcd.  1  learn 
Iroin  tlio  la-l  rep  irtof  tho  llomd.  that  wo  hav,'  threo  >-talio;i<.  forty  misHon- 
uri.'s  and  ajsistiinls.  scvi  iiteo.i  school.s.  with  nhoul  tivo  hundred  pnpil.<.  Since 
this  report  was  made,  throe  other  i(ils..iionarics  have  Immmi  ajipointcd  for  Africa, 
two  of  lliein  now  on  IJieir  way.  The  iiejds  oceniiied  hv  these  missionaries  aro 
two  of  thccilii's  of  China  -the  coast  of  Atrica--aud  "the  nolde  little  Imnd 
lieaded  liy  Jtowcu  in  tlio  interior  of  lliat  dark  t  ■rritory.  How  inade.|nate  ih" 
means  for  the  c'lid  de.-ired.  China,  witjili.  i-  ili.'ic  liumlrcd  miHions.  and  only 
ll.lecnor  twcntv  a;;ents  to  proMiilnate  Jhvplist  piinci)dcc,  nnd  nnr  then;  tli".« 
livniior  of  llio  cro.:s.  J)id  onr  lirethron  pro^^erly  fed  tho  \aluoof  ininiiirlal 
(.on!.*,  and  the  claims  which  .losuf  has.  on  all  hU  HnhjcctH.  tlnMrnumliors  would 
Im"  imnioiliattdy  ir-nientcd,  a  tro-h  Impnl-e  would  'ho  given,  and  tho  wlieolii 
of  miM-ionary  cnli  1  )ir;zi!  would  roll  on  more  smootiilv.  Afi  ica  presents  i)"r- 
haps  n  yet  moro  invilin,' liidd  forehrlstian  philanthrnpy  and  mi«^ioiinry  cltorl. 
That  land  for  a;oi«  jti  UurkncM  and  iiiRlit.  '•  To  h<  r,  ll;iht  liaf  f  jiriins  np" 
.  Ill  ibe  intt-rior  oi' lliot  great  iiiag«  ol  igiiornnco   ond   super,  tltioii,   ban  tlio 


u 

pIonriT  iii!?'!ioTiiiry  iilrondy  (TitrrfMl,  Thus  now  fi<'l«lH  for  rliri.sliaii  rntcrpr'/.o 
•-rarcfly  ciiu.iloti  in  prunuKo  and  rxtcnt.  are  opciiiri;.'  Ix  Ion;  ns.  Tin"  Miu-c- 
(loniiin  cry  "com!"  ovit  ami  In ip  in,"  li.ivo  n-achH  us  from  liw;ije  cifu.'><.  the 
•'xii^lcnro  of  wliicli  until  nc'iitly  wnv  iilniof-t  critirfly  uiiknow.i.  Jlay  tho 
tinii-  not  III  near  when  •'"••inccK  t-lLill  onmc  out  orKj.'y|)t,  and  litlirojiiu  fliull 
vtrck'li  liiT  liands  unto  fJod."  Tlh,'  I'rovidoiirc,  howcN  it,  tiiat  cjmmis  up  to  us 
(liosp  widiniiif?  fi<dds  f(u-  Ix  iiovolcut  cwrtion  and  olnistijui  jiliili  i.'.liiop\ .  :iho 
)ncivu=(';-i  our  nv-poiisiliiliticr'.  So  far a^  Africa  iHconci-rncii,  tUis  itt^pun^iluli- 
ty  nnist  lie  mainly  met  l.y  t):c  inMnlictK  ofSoutlKiii  (diuivlwH.  Tlic  cluiirh 
S'ln-tli  SCI  Tn;<  to  rxpfnd  all  liir  sympatby  and  olli  r  uU  lur  cliarilic.--  to  tlio^c 
of  (lie  African  rac<>  to  whom  the  nosj.(  1  is  ulr<  ady  faillilully  pp'adu'd,  and 
wlio  n''i'(l  not  tlu'ir  charity.  Let,  us  noidy  respond  to  tlie  call  which  Afriia 
;n;ii((s  to  nir  christian  charity,  t-cid  to  her  the  gosptd  and  a  living  ministry, 
utid  at  onccdischartJcanoMiualion  we  owe  to  Jesus  and  tlie  lK'ni;,'hlid  heathen, 
and  nt  tho  Haiiie  time  repel  the  )'u;il  charpes  so  fre(jnently  made  against  us 
\'j  Northern  fanatics  tliat  we  are  dctitule  of  syinputhy,  and  all  the  noble 
qn.ilities  tha'.nliould  adorn  and  ii!;;Mily  cliristian  character. 

Your  committee  would  rceomui'  iid  the  miniflcrH  and  delepntc!-"  present  to 
mike  a  vij;orous  eflort  (oraise  ten  thousand  dollars  forthe  foreign  miKj-umury 
livid  the  cnsuiiif;  ynir. 

All  of  which  is  ros{.;cifuHy  i-uhmUted.  1'.  II.  LUNDY,  Clairruun. 


[D]  Report  of  Committee  on  Edncation. 

The  committee  re^^ret  that  the  short  time  allotted  them  fur  tho  preparation 
of  a  Iicport.  will  not  permit  .euch  an  inve.sti;;ation  of  the  mliject  a.''si;;ued  to 
them,  lis  its  importance  demands.  The  ncces.sity  of  IMucation  is  now  ^o 
Keneniliy  admitted  ami  appreciated,  tliat  to  underlakt;  to  demonstrate  it 
would  .'.('cm  a  su])erlluous  task.  The  deep  interest  v.  liich  the  l!apti.-ts  of  Ala- 
li.\iii;»  have  manifested  in  protrioMu;.'  this  imiiortaat  ol  jeet.  alfords  a  gi'ii'ify- 
in^'  evidence  of  their  determination  to  keep  jiace  with  the  i>rof;ressive  spirit 
(•I  tlie  a|,'e ;  while  the  enterprizes  they  have  began  open  a  mo.>-t  hopeful  protr 
peet  for  us  and  our  children. 

The  committee  have  the  pleasure  to  report,  that  the  various  educational 
'Mahlisliments.  under  the  control  of  I'aptists  In  our  St.ife,  are  enjoyint'  a 
'e;:h  d(  gree  of  |>rosperity.  One  or  two  new  ones  have  l)een  iniiugurated 
Mfice  i:lie  last  session  of  tins  body,  whiidi  ftive  ]M(nuise  (d' the  lest  success  and 
u'^eliilneKs.  The  two  Instihition's  claiining  the  jialromige  of  this  ("onventiou 
are  fulliliing  the  wishes  of  their  friemls  in  a  manner  truly  Hurju-isinir,  if  we 
consider  the  dillicuUies  which  they  have  had  to  encounter. 

Tlie  .Imlson   Veraale  Institute  is  truly  an  honor  to  tin- d'nomii\ntinn.     It 

has  a(  cpiired  a  reputation  almost  national — at  least  it  is  known  and  a]>prcci- 

yled  throughout  the  SiMitli'Mti  Statcn.     .Kinee  the  last   session  of  the   Conven- 

f'on,  it  has  undergone  a  change  of  admini-lratiiiii  for  the  lirst  time  since  itH 

'  i-talilishment ;  and  so  far  from  sn;}'  ring  under  the  jurscnt  rei'ime,  it  jiriunises 

'o  out-run  its  past  niarvclhais  nuecess.     It  is  a  most  gratifying  cireunHtance, 

iind  one  wdiicli  we  cannot  but  regard  us  proviilential.  that  our  denomination 

i"  leading  in  the  education  of  that  iiortion  of  the  rising  youth,  who  are  d 
t;.,...i  1 1  1  ii     _.         .  ,  .    '  ..         .     .   ,    '^  •'..  ., 


igli  gri 


uced.s  no  prophet  to  foretell  the  prt'ilominant  religious  comple.vion  of  future   ^p», 
gonorationK  /f^ 

l''<'malo  Seminaries  when  well  patronised  arc  Hclf-puftaining  ;  not  fn  male  U 
colleges.    Tlieso  require  a  permanent   fund    from  which    the   operations  arc  \^^ 
carried  on  from  yoar  to  year.     Howard  College,  the  od'sj'ring  of  the  Conven- 
tion, though  fFtahlished  yearn  flincc,  is  ynt  without  nn  ndequnte  endowment. 
liy  the  cner.vtic  lab'^rs  o\'  its  aK*nt— brother  ])k  V'otik— during,  pact  years, 
the  fuad  Las  rcjvchcd  the  8U:n  cI  about  $^5,000.    ThiH,  for  a  C'ollcjic  suitable 


to  our  wftnt.«,  1h  luit  i\  l>op;iniiin?j.    Tho  (l"Minm  imtion  in  Aluhnnia  ^ho^lM  not  i, 
1)0  sutislli'il  Willi  nn  uiiuuiiit  less  tli;\n  timt  pns^cxscd  hy  tin*  nuiht  iniinilicrntly  I 
nulow.d  ("nUr^'i'  in  tlic  Stiitc.    Tlic  Univtr'ity  of  Alulm-nik  Iiah  iin  iivuiluldi'  j 
tiind  (if  $:itiO,(i()0.     Tlu'  conic  miilati-d    f;ro(MislM)ro'  L'nivrrt-ity,  prnjcct-d  by  j 
tlio    Mi'lliodisl  Conference,   1ms   ivlnivdy  a   Mil>.M:iipli(jn  of  nciir   $',;i)().()(io ;  | 
Ihoiigli  llie  work  of  liuiidinp  ha*  nut  yet  been  l(e^,'un.     Let  uh  not  '•••  In  hinii  j 
nny.     With  our  f^trenntli  wr  e;ui  coniitite  with  llie  Klrt)n>,'e(<t,  mid  willi  (nir 
Iirinoii>leH  we  ci\n  di>t;ince   Uie  indiidi  -t  o(  rivul^*.     Then  we  iirgr  upon  nnr  I 
brethren  the  neeesMily  of  niukln^'  mi  inimediute  ell'ort  in    hehalf  of  Ihii'  <nir 
clieri,-he<l  institution.     Let  uh,  the  repre^entulive?  of  the  ^'rent  ItajiliKt  fiimilv 
of  our  Stute,  net  tho  cxaniiile  here,  iiml  when  we  return  home  let  uh  omit  uo 
cdort  to  secure  opeedily  u  cunipetent  endowment  of  Ihnvurd  ("(dlet;e. 

Vonr  oommittei!  cminot  fnil  to  notice  mid  commend  tin-  fuith'd  mul  sue- 
Cesiful  ctlorlswiiicli  liiivc  recently  hcen  nmde  hy  iinlhren  DeVotii'u  '  U'ilk^, 
tho  eiiernetio  i\i,'i'nln  of  the  Colle^'e.  The  former  diiriuK  tho  chort  .nurc  of 
his  up-'iiey  Hcenred   tho  sum  of  $10,000.     Tin- hittiT,   hut  very    recently  up- 

pointeil,  liiis  ohtiiined .     l!ro.  Do  Vutie  has,  also,  with  i^reut  liihor  and 

care,  collected  II  viilimMc  Rct  of  mineriils  and  fossils;  whi:h  conslitiitcH  u 
nucleus  fur  a  good  Cabinet.  Tor  this  he  meritH  tho  gratitude  of  tho  Coa- 
V'Mition. 

Tho  committee  would  cnll  the  attention  of  the  denomination  to  the  snhject 
of  contributions  for  the  support  of  benelloiaries  in  tho  <."ollef;e.  The  iimouiit 
sent  to  tho  last  ('onveiition  was  only  $\'u>  (i'2— a  sum  utterly  inadniiinto  for 
tlie  imrpose.  It  is  liojied  that  this  matter  will  receive  the  con^i(lelalil>n  it 
deserves.  Here  are  younp  men  of  tiileiits  and  eneriK'y  who  are  full  of  zeal  for 
Fouls,  an.I  who  under  fivorable  circuuislaiices  wrjiild  become  useful  laboren* 
in  tho  Master's  vineyard.  Hut  they  are  without  that  culture  so  imperatively 
demanded  by  the  e\'ij,'oncies  of  tlie  times,  and  are  without  means  for  obtniii- 
ing  it.  Whi'lc  wo  pray  tiiat  (iod  would  raise  up  und  (pialify  ministers  for 
the  work,  let  us  do  our  part  and  supply  them  with  tlic  necessary  prepnratioM. 

We  cannot  close  this  report  williout  altudinj,'  to  an  eiit<'rpri/.o  whi('li  is  in 
contemplation,  and  which  wo  renard  as  a  most  imjiortant  one.  Time  will 
not  allow  us  to  treat  of  this  suljict  as  wo  would  desire.  IMit  we  are  con- 
vinced that  it  is  just  what  is  needed  by  the  denomination.  Wo  rcOr  to  the 
establishment  of  a  Central  Southern  Theolo^rical  Seminary.  And  we  recom- 
mend that  this  body  send  delej^'ates  to  the  Convention  which  will  assemble 
for  the  consideration  of  this  sulijcct.  on  tho  'J'Jth  of  April,  in  the  city  of  Augu-stu. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

A.  J.  BATTLE.         ) 

W.  II.  .MilNToSII,  VComraitlec. 

A.  T.  UULMKS,       ) 


[E]    Report  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Howard  College, 

The  education  of  the  younj;  is  an  object  of  deep  and  paramount  importance. 
Itcommi'iids  itself  to  tho  syinp.ttliiesof  tho  cliristian,  the  benevolence  of  the 
philanthropist,  and  the  wisdom  of  the  legislator.  Whou  conducted  with  a 
wise  rofcrcnceto  the  moral  and  intellectual  wants  of  the  age,  it  is  eminently 
conduoive  to  the  best  interests  of  socioly,  and  to  the  glory  of  God.  The  im- 
porluuce  of  the  subject  has  not  failed  to  attract  tho  attention  of  relijcionists 
of  cveiy  denomination,  and  all  are  striving  to  build  up  superior  literary  iD- 
htitutions,  merely  for  tho  intluenco  they  confer  on  those  who  control  them. 
The  rresbytorians  Lave  labored  in  this  good  work  with  a  perseverance  and 
success  which  may  well  chullenge  the  odmiration  of  tho  world.  The  Kplsco- 
puliauB  have  Iwen  scarcely  less  zealous,  and  have  labored  with  almoBt  equal 
euccefu*.  The  Methodists  are  beginning  to  view  this  subject  In  its  iruo  light, 
and  are  rapidly  combining  their  wealth  and  numbers  in  well  directed  eflbrts 
to  ostablisn  and  endow  institutions  «  f  learning.  During  the  laat  year,  tho 
Mctbodiett)  of  Alabama  have  made  tho  noble  contribution  of  over  ono  hundred 
and  sixty  tbovuand  dollars  to  endow  a  college  at  Greensboro'. 


15 

III  these  frtctfl  wo  cannot  fail  to  perceive  Uic  dulios  Mliitb  devolve  npon  us 
as  Haptist)*.  We  innnt,  in  sclfdcrfncc.  and  in  j^enrronH  livulry,  iwldrrm  onr- 
ni'lvcH  with  rcni'wi'd  rnor^y  to  this  prcut  work.  No  midiili'-f;ronn(l  in  bcforo 
iH,  It  ifMicccwHor  f'liiliirc,  honor  or  diNJionor.  AV('iiin>t  l)c  llrst  or  lixst.  Tlie 
npofsHJtv  is  liiidnpon  \\»  to  Imild  Tip  nnd  siisti\in  in«tiliitionH  o(  our  own  or  !«•  | 

coutont  to  iiilow  otliiTH   to  reap  all   the  iidVi»nt;vi,'i'H  tlicy  brstow.     We    mtiJ't  i 

also  IxMviilin)^  to  huvc  our  HOUH  t'duoutctl   iuuKt  intiu'TicoB  of  which  we   cuti  I 

uovcr  iqiprovi'.  ^ 

llnptists,  it  in  Irnojmve  not  honn  Wli(dly   inattentive  to  thrso  nionvntoiis  j 

intercsls  ;  and  tlie  inlinite  inijiortiiiuvr  ofi>rovidin)?  sniluMv  for  tlic  fdiicfttiou  ' 

of  our  youn;;;  peo)>le  in  forcing  Itself  upon  till*   denoininutioniil  mind  witli   u  \ 

couslni'itly  (lecpi'iiinK  imprcf-sion.     In  n'lution  to  thin  \\li(di>  t-uhject,  we  icjoic*;  i 

to  pcrccivr  in  onr  niidf-t  the  indicationa   of  a   niorr- eiili;.'hti  ned    polic'y.     In  \ 

other  Statec,  mnch  has  already  been  iiecoinpliHJied,  and  the  denomination  has  i 

nrtw  the  control  of  come  of  the  most  firmly  estaldinhed  c<dle;,'es  in  the  land.  ! 

f'.vi-n  ill  .Malmmawe  havem;\de  a  ))e;:inning.  and  liave,  as  the  resuitof  our  ef-  t 

ort:^.  a  collet,'!' wliieli  is  partially  emlowcd.     'I'nie,  it  isyet  in  itsinlaiiey,  and  U 
suHi'i'in;,' from  the  coliliiesH  and  ne>;lect  of  those   \\lii)  should  be  its  most  de-  ] 

ciilcd  piitrons  and  supporters,  if  tliey  would  carry  into  action  tlie  principles  ! 

they  profess.     Ifthe  liaptists  of  Alabama  will  cherish  u  personal  aixl  religious  I 

ropinl  for  the  Howard,  and  labr.r  as  individuals  to  pidmnto  Its  prosperity  u.-< 
the  colle(,'e  of  the  denomination,  its  success  may  be  repirdi'd  as  certain. 

Durinjc  the  year  iH.'i.'j  the  Itev.  James  H.  DeVotie  tilled  the  onieC  of  Fi- 
nancial Secretary  of  the  CoUepje,  and  (lischarf,'ed  itsdiities  with  dihlinKiiislied 
siicc'ss.  He  seenred  contributions  amounting'  in  all  to  about  forty  thousand 
dollars— one  half  for  the  erectinn  of  the  l)uil(l:n>,'.  the  other  for  the  increase 
of  the  endowment  fund.  The  Hoard  re;;ret  that  they  couM  not  induce  him 
tocontinii'^  in  his  ottlee  for  aiio'.her  year.  They  are  happy,  however,  to  state 
tlml  they  have  secnreil  tlii'  services  of  the  lU'v.  W.  Wilkts.  He  Las  enterc«l 
upon  his  work  with  ^'reat  enthusiasm,  and  with  enconraslnf,'  prospects  of 
huccess.  if  the  favor  of  the  deiioiniiiation  to  its  edueatioiml  eiiter])iize  con- 
tinues to  increase  for  the  next  few  years  as  it  ha>j  done  for  two  or  Ihiee  y<  ars 
past,  yonr  Hoard  are  persuadvd  that  in  a  very  ?hort  time  they  will  be  enabled 
to  report  a  sullicient  amount  of  endowment  fund  to  place  the  collej/e  beyond 
all  reasonable  contingency.  The  present  financiul  condltiun  of  the  college 
ia  as  followH  : 

Theological  Fund $20,000  .'iO 

Literary  Fund C\},l,IS  2i 

Exijcriencc  has  tauplit  us  that  it  is  not  the  work  of  a  year  lo  endow  a  col" 
li*ge,  and  it  is  no  ground  of  discoura^rement  if  the  end  is  not  speedily  attained. 
It  is  hy  advancing  slowly  and  securely,  year  by  year,  that  the  object  must 
ultiniately  be  accomplished.  The  abovB  are  the  results  of  your  labors — less, 
it  is  true,  than  we  could  have  wished,  but  in  drawing  comparisons  between 
this  and  similar  enterprizes,  it  must  beikdniitted  that  our  reasonable  expectu- 
tions  have  been  fully  realized. 

In  addition  to  all  this  your  Board  aro  persuaded  that  no  institutioa  of 
equal  age  and  advantages  can  be  found  in  our  country  which  has  taken  u 
higher  htand  in  (he  department  of  instruition,  or  in  which  that  instruction 
is  more  thoroughly  given.  In  the  Languages,  the  students  are  well  trained 
and  are  progressing  with  great  rapidity.  The  Professor  of  Mathematics  has 
Huccceded  la  advancing  hiu  classes  in  thesedilMcult  branches  with  a  thorough- 
ness and  rapidity  which  has  both  surprized  and  gratified  your  Hoard.  Thus 
the  Freshman  class  will,  in  n  fuw  days,  have  completed,  in  u  highly  credita- 
ble manner,  the  whole  of  Algebra  and  Geometry  ;  and  the  Sophomore  class, 
the  entire  course  of  pure  mathematics.  In  the  department  of  Natural  Science* 
—if  any  where— it  might  Imivc  bcea  expected  that  an  institution  so  recently 
organized,  would  fail  in  efliciency.  Such,  however,  ia  not  the  fact,  imme- 
diately after  the  destruction  of  the  collego  building,  with  the  entire  I'hilo- 
Hopbical  Apparatus,  the  citizens  of  Marion,  by  private  sukscriptlon,  preseuted  ^ 

ft  fund  to  the  coUogo  to  supply  the  latter.    This  fund  was  increased  to  some- 
thing over  three  thoueaud  dollars  by  friendB  uot  resident!  ol  Marion.    A 


IG 

cornpl.'t"  Clioniio:i1  Apiiaratu^  haKl-orn  purclia'-ril,  nnd  a  I'lillo'-lipiiicul  ,\jv. 
I'UMtiH  luin,'  ii\  (juiilii)  (if  llif  lir.'.l  I'lii^*"*,  urid  minTior  (o  tlnil  ili'vlioycd. 
Ill  onlcr  (lut  the  Coini  iilimi  iruvy  fnrm  huiii"  iikiv  (if  tli>'  liuiliticM  pn^h.  |.,f,] 
liy  till' ciilli'g"' f'H' iiiiinrtiii^'  iii-*liiiclioii  in  tlii.'sc  linuiclii"',  \vc  invito  your 
aiti'Mtion  lo  Uic  siilyoiiud  cxlract  I'roiu  ii  niiortof  lli'.'  I'rofc.-or  of  the  Niiiurai 
^ci<'iu'>'>  : 

••  D'lviiiL' til"  present  Ko>si(>n,  now  cix  nionlli^  p:onr>,  tlnTc  have  licon  ex- 
JiiliiU'il  t.i  llir  l.■l,l■•M•^<  Hliidyiiip  tlii'sc  Itriiiiclif.H  :  In  Mi'clianics  lliirly  (lii-liin:< 
•■.\|>criniintt' ;  in  IlvilrdfUilics  {{.•»;  in  i'lifuniiilics  f.)ity-ci;,'lil, ;  in  ()|itic> 
lli'Ti-  Ii:iM'  Immmi  li'w  illii-tiMtionM,  cliirlly  Lri-.-rii';!.'  llic  room  dc-^i^'mil  lor  nnd 
adiii)t<'d  to  sndi  rxpi-riiiii'nls  is  not  viM  lini-lird.  Tli'-  iiourinil  bnlar  Micro- 
Na])i-liii<  not  yet  iiiTlvcd.  Iml  \--  c\yi  ct<d  daily.  Tl.c  no  li  ks  iviwnlnl  cma- 
jioiind  Microscujio  is  on  iiaiid.  In  Lilcutiicily  and  Ma;,'ni>(i.sin  on''  liimdrcd 
.viid  IW'Mity-oiu'  I'Np  Miunnts  lane  been  cxliil'itcd — •■ulijiLt  not  y  ct  cmnplf.'U'd. 
Jn  lloat,  and  tlif  r'nuunin;;  I'liysics  cnnncctrd  witli  'Jlll■mi^tly,  b\\\j. 
t'li(Mni.-n  y  proiiiT.  Ilm  i  liis.s  lias  lait  lir.-l  ciilcifd  U|iiin.  Only  wix  or  hcvi'u  of 
till' ( Iniii'iit-' iia\c  licrn  disniKscil.  I'p  lo  llii'  jinsi  nt  litiic  the  c'.\|Mriin(iit« 
nuniliiT  only  i  i,L;lity-oiic  ;  iiiakiii^f  in  all,  tliiis  lur  in  tin;  .'-^•^^'loll.lllrw■(•  liiiiidici] 
iindlilty  lii-liiict  'ViH  riiiiciit'J.  Wluii  tin-  ciitiri'  iijiiiuraUK"  is  rti'iivcd,  und 
the  room-'  d'  -i.'H'  d  fm  lliin  d'jKirtniciit,  now  in  juoim  s<  of  cnclii'ii,  arc  lit- 
i.-ln'il.  111  ally  l\i  i'  (■  as  many  illu-iiali\('  L'.\iii'riiii''iils  will  I'l-  cNliibiicd."' 

Voiir  l!o;i"rd  ar^'  iirrMiulcd,  even  at  tin-  pn  .-"ill  rat",  lliut  the  ^^llld^'llt.'<  in 
Howard  Colli';:(' will  cnjiiy  the  lii'tiflit  of  inori' tluin  doiiUk- llic  nunilicr  of 
r\]Mrinii'nls  iiMially  i  xliiliit' d  to  tbu  classi'M  stndyiii;;  IIhsc  Imuu'lics  in  oar 
ino-t  favored  colli  p:;*.  Tlir  coUc^'c  i>«  in  jio^Mssioii  tf  all  tlio  ni'rr.-sary  up- 
plianci's  for  ^'i\  in;;'  in-lnu  lion  in  Astroiioiiiy,  ixc  pi  a  Tidcsiopo.  '1  In'  lii(rii.« 
tif  Marion  liavoprosmti'd  lIic  collc^ic  with  SKU)  to  pincha:!.'  an  iu-lriinicnt, 
but  at  lr;)ht  doiiMc  (his  amount  in  rc<|uisilr.  and  l)i''  ill^lrl^ll('nt  lian  not  yel 
Ix'i'n  ordiTi-d.  Till'  cabinet  contuliiH  a  good  ."uit  of  Gi-o;,'ra^iliicul  and  .Mii.tr- 
alo/ioal  ^p^-^•illl^ns. 

The  Hoard  liavu  dono  all  in  their  pnwiT  lo  provido-^iiifaldf  arcomiiiodalloni 
for  till'  tollr),'!'  in  bnildin-s.  One  dormitory  112  (crt  loiiiraiul  '>(1  li-it  wide, 
l.as  In-i'ii  so  nearly  coinplclcd  us  to  he  lit  lor  oeciiiKincy.  'I'hc  main  collci^e 
laiildiiijj  is  now  in  process  of  creetioii.  The  work  has  hceii  didayed  hy  the 
>«*verily  of  the  winter,  ami  the  hnildiiiK  will  not  lie  lini.-lied  liefore  .September. 
It  will  be  ready  lor  iKxiipaiiey  by  the  op'iiinjjr  of  (he  iie.xt  session.  Jt  will 
eontain  a  ClKiprl.  I'hilosophieal  and  Soeiety  Hulls,  Library,  Cabinet  nod 
Jueitalion  Kooins.  liel jre  tli(>eln,se  of uiiolln'ryear,  the  eolh'ge  will  ;;reuLI; 
need  a  siecond  dormiloiy  bnildiiifj.  'J'he  r.iiioiint  of  money  in  (lie  hands  o;" 
the  lioanl,  which  may  bo  appropriaUd  lo  that  piirpo^^e,  dues  not  warrun* 
Iheni  in  contracting' for  itK  ereelion.  It  will  re.|iiiie  about  $ri!,.''iflO  to  puy 
for  the  biiildinir.  and  Koine  $8,000  of  it  must  yet  be  jwocured.  Voiir  Hoard 
would  rrspectliiUy  imi.iire  whether  the  Convention  cannot  Hiqgesit  toioe 
plan  by  whieh  this  want  of  the  college  may  speedily  l>c  siqijilied. 

Tii>'  wind.'  nuinlier  of  Kludent-i  rej,'istered  diirinj;  tin;  last  ses-iion,  wnp  134. 
of  whom  11  were  connected  with  tho  Tlieoloj:icaI  Department.  At  the  lafct 
annual  comme'iceTnent,  an  interestliij::;  cla.s.s  dCnix  youn.cr  men  reooivi'<l  the 
honors  of  t-Tadnation.  Of  these,  three  wen;  stiideiil.s  of  Tlnoloccy,  und  are 
now  cn;;a(red  in  the  active  duties  of  the  tlospol  Ministry.  This  is  n  feature 
in  the  colleite  which  should  endear  it  lo  every  liaptist  heart ;  und  the  Hoard 
wouhl  earnestly  commend  this  branch  of  the  instilulion  to  the  e.«pecial  atr 
tention  of  tlic  Convention,  with  the  cnnfiilenl  hope  that  they  will  checrfuU/ 
|iromotc  its  interests  in  all  postJIilo  respects. 

In  (he  last  annual  report  of  the  Hoard,  the  followinp  fentcnco  occnre:— 
"  The  history  of  the  Preparatory  Dejiartment  altaehed  to  the  collet'C,  sho^*i 
that  it  Las  fallen  short  o(  defraying  itf<t'xpensep,nnd  it  is  submitted  whclhrr 
or  not  it  would  be  advisjible  lo  f top  the  conslant  drain  on  (he  Ireasury  oy 
<Ji»pen>InK  altoarether  with  tlii«  drjmrtmcnl."  The  Convention  did  not  net 
on  this  BUjrpestion,  but  nderred  U  back  to  the  Hoard.  At  (heir  last  annual 
meeting,  your  Hoard,  after  mature  deliberation,  decided  that  the  interofiteo' 
lae  collcKO  would  be  promoted  by  Uisprnsing  with  the  I'feparalory  Depart 
u"ut.    IiQiQcUiatc  mcuoures  wcru  Ukvo  to  coustumuiHlc   the  arrangcinco^ 


n 

»nd  the  Roanl  of  TnistrrR  of  Howard  College,  afl  mch.  has  now  no  connec- 
tion witli  Hip  <'riini'"'^'' '"^cl'f^"'-  ... 

The  rcHiilt  Imn  not  disuiiiKiintOfl  the  exi>oe(ntion  of  the  Hotinl.  jU)th  invt>- 
tutioiis  exitiltit  more  decidnl  murks  oretlicicncy.  and  tlio  nninber  of  htudent" 
intlir  two  docR  not  vary  niiicli  Iroml  40— more  tLun  half  of  whom  nr'Moimcctcd 
with  fh<' college.  In  nmkinj,'  (liiK  change,  tlie  Hoard  diil  not  loose  siplit  of 
the  wantH  of  the  Theolo;,'ical  Dcpartmint,  and  the  FaeiiUy  of  Ihc  Cfdlepe 
have  it  inchar^'e  to  fiirniKh  iimtniction  for  all  wlio  entirllii'  roll* '^'e  witli  th'» 
<jci>i)(n  of  ptiidyinp:  for  «li<'  ministry,  without  refcrencf  to  flu-  ntate  of  their 
ailvanccinent.  Then-  In,  thiTcfure.  no  dilfrrmce  inthi>.  resjxrf,  mid  all  who 
nich  to  pursue  a  cour""'  of  studies  preparatory  to  the  ministry  of  tiie  pospcl, 
may  come  with  the  assuranoi-  tliut  provision  will  l)einiide  for  tlndr  instruction. 

Ui;<(luototheyoun;;m'n  that  the  Hoard  ^hould  teptity  to  thecorrectncKsand 
propriety  of  their  deportment,  and  to  tlieir  industry  and  application  to  their 
ctiidion. 

At  the  close  of  the  la**!  PCFsion,  Prof.  L,  Urown  Fi^'nified  hin  iiit<'ntion  to 
<lecline  a  re-cdection  to  tlie  |)rofessorship  of  lanjoiay:es,  and  Troft'sor  I).  O. 
Sli'^rman  was  appoint<'d  to  fill  th''  viicaney.  In  other  respects,  the  lucully 
renittin  the  same  as  at  your  last  anniversary  nicetinp. 

K.  1).  KING,  Trosident  pro  tern.,  Board  Truftccv. 


[F]    Report  of  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Judson  Female 
Institute. 

The  Hoard  of  Trustees  of  the  Judson  Institute  are  happy  to  inform  you  tha 
it  wiin  never  iu  a  more  prosperous  coniliti(Ui.  The  nninber  of  students  In 
two  hiuidii'd  and  thirty. and  one  hut)dre<l  and  forty  of  that  number  are  music 
scholars.  \Ve  are  sati'sded  that  the  Institulion  hax  not  and  never  will  mifVcr 
in  the  Hlinhtest  de^n'e  liy  tiie  ehaii^,'e  of  principals.  Prof.  S.  S.  Shkuman  is 
cousi<lercd  fully  e(|uul  to  the  former  prineip;il.  He  has  also  a  corps  ol  Toiicb- 
ers  uuBurpafsciLln  any  iuRtitution  In  the  L'nited  States. 

E.  D.  KLNG,  Prcs't  of  Board  Trust. 


[0]     Report  on  the  Bequest  of  William  Jenkins,  sr. 

The  ninlli  section  of  tiie  will  of  William  Jenkins,  deeeused.  is  in  the  word-* 
foUowintj :  "  I  ^ive  to  the  Baptist  .State  C(mvention  of  this  .State,  four  thoii- 
Hind  dollars,  to  lie  used  by  naid  ('onvention,  or  under  lis  direction,  for  th(? 
spread  of  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  tbo 
luith  of  that  ("Inirch  of  which  1  am  a  member." 

Win.  Jenkins,  jr.,  the  executor  of  the  will,  states  In  his  eommunieation  to  your 
body,  that  he  will  be  prepared  to  pay  the  amoinit  ppecilied  at  any  time  after 
the  20th  day  of  July  nrxt.  He  alsD  requests  the  api)ointment  of  an  ai(oct 
who  ix  a  resident  of  Talladega  county,  to  receive  and  receipt  for  the  same. 

To  perpetuate  l!n!  memory  of  t!\e  beloved  departed, and  the  hlessiuRs  which 
may.  under  Divine  Providence,  flow  from  this  bequet-t,  and  to  meet  the  vIcwh  of 
the  executor  and  carry  out  the  intentions  of  the  donor,  your  commlltco  ol'cf 
the  follow ing  resolutions  for  the  adoption  of  the  Convention: 

Jie.nolved,  That  J.  L.  M.  Curry,  of  Talladega  county,  be.  and  he  is  hereby 
authorized  to  receive  this  fund  and  receipt  therefor  to  the  executor,  as  the 
«gent  of  this  Convention. 

Hesohed,  That  the  amount  l>equeathed  to  this  Convention  bo  and  is  ""''"y 
appropriated  to  the  spread  of  the  (Jospel,  as  follows,  to-wit :  One-(iltli  ol  ine 
whole  amount  to  the  Foresgn  Mission  Board  of  tho  Southern  B»i)tist  <;<'"^^"' 
tion,  located  at  Richmond,  Virginia  ;  one-fifth  of  tho  whole  amount  to  ino 
Domestic  Mission  Board  of  the  Southern  Baptist  Convention,  lo«'\\'-''V"\,^*' 
rloa  ;  one-fifth  of  tho  wb(dc  amount  to  tho  Btble  Board  of  tho  Southern  imp- 
tist  Convention,  located  at  Naobvllle;  onc-dfth  of  *•'«  ^''o^"  ^"r«  *  m^T! 
Southern  Baptist  PublicaUon  Society,  located  at  CUarlwtou;  and  tbc  reroww 


18 

\r\K  ono-flflli  to  tho  Wnpflciixrirs  of  ITownnl  Pnllr^jp,  in  the  ThooloRioal  lie- 
parlmi'tU  ol  tb<'  H.imi" ;  wliicli  lust  oiu,'  lltlli  clnvll  Im'  p'Tiimncnlly  iiiviHlcd  iu 
W11IU'  f'afo  \vi\y,  llu'  i\nmi:vl  intiTi'.'^t  iiloiu!  of  wliii-li  clmll  li<'  u.-i'ii. 

Jii.Hii/riil,  Tliiit  J.  I^.  M.  ("iirry,  tlio  n^'ciit  u|iiiniiiii d  lo  rii I'ivn  from  tlii' 
CXfcutnr  tlio  811111  licfjiniitliril,  l>i',  Hiiil  in  liiTi'lpy  iviitli()ri7.''il  to  j);»y  ovi-r  the 
;il)in(.'  nmoiint  lo  llie  acrrriliti'il  aijciits  nf  tlicse  iiiMtitiiti()i)r<,  ho  nodii  as  appli- 
catinn  hIiuII  Ih'  inailc  to  liiin  altiT  he  hball  liave  rcCL'i\i'il  tin;  liri|ii'"!'t. 

Iir<ulrr,l,  That  lion.  W.  V.  ChiUon.  J.  Wiiltcr  F^'hol.^.  and  II.  K.  Noblo,  b" 
a  oininiltfi'  cnipowiTcil  to  draw  upon  J.  L.  M.  Curry  for  the  last-nu'iilionoil 
onc-linii  d'>i^MH'(l  for  tbi'  boni'tlciaricH,  8o  t-oon  a'*  the  monry  shall  bo  placed 
in  hix  handx;  und  tln'y  are  licrfVy  ri'i|iii'hlc(l  uikI  inslructi'd  fo  Invest  it  immi'- 
diattdy  in  a  Falc  and  prolilablo  niaHiiiT  ;  providing;  Cor  tlif  paymtnl  of  Ihi' 
iutort'Ht.  «ir  InNtallniouls,  at  inos>t,  annually,  to  the  oidor  of  tbo  Treasurer  of 
this  Conveutioii. 

Rcppeclfully  dihmittfd, 

J.  U.  Da  VOTIE,  Cba'n. 


J  [II]  Treasurer's  Report. 

S.    If.   FOWLKES,    Trmurcr,    in    y\ca>unt  Current    with   th. 
'                     AUxbanM  Baptist  Stale  Cunvcntion. 

I  FOREIGN  MISSION  ACCOUNT. 

I            IS.-).-).  nn 

j.                 May  11.    To  cash  from  Finance  Cora,  for  For.  Mifision*,  VoWH  22 

"     "        "          "          "        "  African  Misjj.  ».■;  95 

i                                     "     "        ' Cbinu      "  a2  25      $C54  \: 

,                  July  25.     "    •'        "  Rev.  W.  S.  Barton,  5  0') 

$C5Q  4: 

1  !<"►').  CR. 

May  11.    By  A.  M.  Foindcxtor's  rnccipt.  $.'i',ih  n2 

'•  amount  ritnincd  lor  miuutes,  &c,.  35  50      $654  42 

Balance  on  hand  f>  Oi) 

$059  4.: 
DOMR.STIC  MISSION  ACCOUNT. 

'•=55  nn. 

Mny  11.    To  cash  from  Finance  Com.  for  n.  M..  $C18  iri 

'                    ,                "      Col'd  MiM.,  13  GO     $CW  0-. 

^                     July  25.      "     "        "     Rl-v.  W.  S.  Barton,  C  00 

j  $C37  05 

\          '           18.^5.  CR. 

i                      May  11.    By  Josrph  Walkpr'.TOCcipt,  $502  05 

April  30,  lh.')6.  By  amount  lot.iincd  for  minutes,  Ac.,  70  00 

By  ^Vra.  Homburkle'srociipt,  .6  00     $637  05 
I                                                         BIBLE  SOCIKTY  ACCOUNT. 

1  «•'>'»•  DR. 

\                     May  11.    To  cadi  from  Finance  I'r  For.  B.  Cmisp,  $1150 

i                                         " Domestic  "  92  28     $103  T* 

iK'.ft.  CR. 

July  7.    By  E.  A.  Bhint'H  r«ceipt,  $103  78      $103  7» 

SOUTHERN  PUBLIC.\TION  SOCIETY  ACCOUNT. 

1«^».  Dil 

Dec.  8.    To  balance,  (oee  last  report,)  $105  95 

"  caNh  horn  Finance  Comraltteo,  71  40 

Maj  11, 1W3.  To  cmU  from  same,  37  73     $213  10 


5  00 

10  00 

'24  00 

$416  74 

CR. 

$72  00 

20  47 

4:5  M 

f)G  00 

214  77 

$416  74 

J, 

DR. 

$52  00 

2  00 

$54  00 

CR. 

64  00 

$r)4  00 

19 

185<.  ^^• 

u.v  12.    Ry  J.  P.  Tiistin'p  receipt,  $177  3:» 

"•^  "'    1/  ..  '•  37  75      $213  10 

GENKUAL  rimrOSE  ACCOUNT. 

DR. 
Mar  II.    To Cftsh  from  Finance  Coinmittoo,  $:;2  50 

"    "        "    rorcign  Misniou,  for  mlnutcR,  Sec.,  .iri  50 
'I    '<        "     Dorii.  "        ••  "        '•      70  00  \ 

«    "        "    ludiiio         "        "  "        "      17  00      $165  00  | 

July  18.    By  A.  D.  Goodlnio'M  receipt  $165  00      $165  00  | 

INDIAN  MISSION  ACCOUNT.  5 

DR. 
.Mario.    To  hftlancp,  (ceo  li\«t  report,)  $H21  35  I 

"    civHh  from  Finance  com.  for  Indian  Mi(>«.,      IHO  38  ) 

«     "        "  "  "  Crock  IndiaDH,      67  25  1 

July  25. '     Rev.  W.  S.  Barton,  5  00    $1073  98 

CR.  \ 

.Ma'- 10,    Bv  n.  F.  Buckncr's  receipts  $36  ?  >  j 

A])|         «'■.  "  '•  3t  50 

Juno  9.    "    C.  F.  Stiirgis'  order,  100  00 

"    Rmoiiiit  rfliunccl  for  minutes,  17  00 

Oct  19.    "    Joseph  Walker's  receipt.  886  23    $1073  98 

bi:ni:ficiai4Y  iioward  college  account. 

DR. 

May  10,  To  balance,  (see  last  report,)                               $167  12 

'•    II.  "  caMi  from  Finance  Commit  lee,                          155  62 

July  25.  "     "      "       Rov.  W.  S.  B.arton.                               6  00 

Oct    23.  "    •'      "  Alii.AHfin  tor  J.  R.  Webster's  bcn't     50  00 

•'    "  "     "      "  .1.  A.  Lake  for  eame. 

Nor.     1  "    "      "  J.  J,  Lamar. 

Dec.   19  '.'    "      '•  Ala.  Ass'n  for  J.  R.  Wcbbtcr, 

Juno  10.    By  S.  ,'?.  Lattimer'H  two  receipts, 
July    7.      "    K.  A.  Bimit's  " 

9.     "     Mrs.  T.  n.  Hinton's     " 
Aug     6.      "     E.  A.  niiint'8  " 

Bui  line, 

HOWARD  COLLEGE  BUILDING  FUND. 

1854. 

Dec.    To  bal  'ice,  (sec  Inst  report,) 
May  11,  J85o.    Tocasli  from  Finance 

May  11.    By  A.  B.  Goodhue's  receipt, 

To  the  President  and  Memberf  of  the  Jllabama  Ilaptist  Stale  Convention  :  \ 

I  herewith  pubmit  this  my  annual  report  as  Treasurer  of  your  body,  from  r 

which  you  will  perceive  there  is  in  my  hands  five  dollars,  to  the  credit  of  the  > 

Foreign  Mission  Board,  and  two  hundred  and  fourteen  dollars  and  seventy-  ,. 

seven  cents  to  the  credit  of  the  Beneliciary  Account,  making  the  sura  of  two  | 

hundred  and  niutitcca  dollars  and  Hevcnty-seven  cents,  now  subject  to  your  ) 

order,  j 

S.  n.  FOWLKES,  Treasurer  A.  B.  S.  C  \ 

Aptil  6,  1856. 

Report  of  Auditing  Committee. 

Tho  oommlttco  bavinc  examined  the  rcportsof  the  Treasurer  and  Financial 
oommlttce,  find  tb«m  kII  correct.  J-  FALKNLK,  Chairman. 


I 

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20 

[I]    Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Southern  Baptist 
Publication  Society. 

In  propontinjr  th''  IntorrsU  of  this  Socicly  lo  your  body,  it  docanot  appear 
nori'i^ciiry  to  vdiir  comiiiittrt,'  to  olVcr  luiylliiiii,'  like  a  ^rcncrul  rovii  w  of  the 
many  ]>nrt-<)r  i!iM  or^,Miii/.iilioii  or  of  ils  work.  Tlic  piilijrct  has  l/ccn  ex- 
liil»it((i  mucli  lit  l''n;jlit  in  llic  lnKt  yi'iirV  rt'i'ort  of  the  Sooioly ;  uml  a  very 
rontprclit'iiHivc  snrvi'V  v'.  sot  forth  in  tho  Miiiutofl  of  this  ConvKiiiioti,  by 
the  proper  comniittir.  n  ytur  ii;^o. 

■^our  coinmitltc  woiiM  pn  Tit  Io  f^^trict  tJinir  i\tl<Mition  to  ii  fmv  hpocial 
.on.-'i(liT;itions>  of  inti  ■>  iti-  inlcn^t  to  this  ("oii\i'iition,  in  itn  rchitionHlo  the 
rnl)licutii)n  Society,  ''he  SliUc  of  Ahtlmnui  is  so  Hitniited  iis  piirticiilariy 
to  oiler  sc'ijio  to  Huch  n  work  u;"  Mu'  ralilication  .'^ociely  jtropoHCM  llsprnat 
territory  iiohlri  l)ut  few  l;ii-;.re  citie-*  or  towns,  and  tliese  are  wide  ninvrt,  while 
our  popnlftlion,  niiinerou-  in  the  iiK;-'n';,'ate,  in  thinly  spread  over  liie  broad 
expanse  of  Ihe  coninionwenlih.  Muct  of  th'  .'Southern  Stut(  h  present  nearly 
an  ixnaln^ons  condition  Willi  rejjurd  to  tbe  distrilintion  ofth'ir  iu»piilnlion, 
and  tlie  i,'eiieral  or^raiiization  of  socifiy.  Under  the-e  circnnMiinci'H,  the 
Soiitiicrn  pruide  tnii-t  act.  mid  lie  acted  upon  hy  the  ]ii-e-'s,  a>i  the  peculiar 
aiipliaiue  f(ii- all  kinds  of  piililical,  social  and  moral  inOuetiee.  Tin;  ina«< 
meetiii;;  -the  j;reiii  con;,'re^'fttioii--  the  conventicle-  the  inleractirir  oftliroug- 
fd  asseinhlies — are  the  method'^  ol'cl  'el'  power  for  the  dilfiision  ol  induonce 
in  the  proat  and  eonti>:noiis  eiiies  of  the  North,  wilh  Iheircompuct  nurcantile 
(\nd  nianiifacturiii)?  populutioii  :  Imt  these  an*  not  Ihe  ncencies  liy  \\hichthe 
ccalterod  ajrriciiltiiral  peo|)l"  nf  Ihe  South  are  nmstly  to  he  Hcted  uj'.in.  Ity 
llio  last  census  of  the  fieiieral  (tii\  eminent,  it  appears  that  (mk  "  venth  ol 
the  whole  poimlalion  ol  the  I'nion  are  found  in  larije  cities,  towns  and  in- 
C'liporated  lioronnljs  ol  the  ci:»ss  ccnitiiininu  from  live  to  ten  thousand  Id- 
hahilaiits  and  o\(r,  in  each  ;  while  in  the  Soulhem  Slates,  taken  I'V  them- 
(telves,  lifteen-siNteenths  of  all  Ihe  pcnjde  live  entirely  in  the  connlry,  or  Id 
viUai,'es  not  larj.'1'r  than  Hie  ordinary  class  of  conntry-srals.  Kur  .-uch  a 
pi'ople,  HO  sitmiled.  the  press  niii-'t  he  the  jrreat  channid  for  the  coniliination 
and  action  of  the  i)eople  :  and  fnr  n  aching?  the  minds  of  individuals  by  il« 
oniet  and  ever  constant  appeal  to  the  eye  and  the  understandiiip.  All  oi 
these  considerations  ajiply  wilh  jx'cnliar  force  to  our  nniny  thousands  of 
Haptist  (,'liurches — the  individuals  and  families  Ihatcomjiosc  tliepi — and  to 
the  larf;e  distributive  share  of  the  freneral  population  under  their  iiiniienc. 

It  seems  to  lie  a  sin^jnlar  and  I'lovidential  co-incidence  tiiul  tlie  original 
views  which  leil  to  the  formation  of  a  llaptist  I'uldication  Society  in  the 
Unit'd  States,  were  d<'rive.l  friun  a  rei^anl  to  the  condition  of  the  .Southern 
peopb',  and  );rew  (Uit  of  the  experience  of  a  Soutlicrn  liujitist  minister.  The 
Itaptiet  General  Tract  Society,  which  was  the  parent  <d'  this  I'lildicatioD 
Society  and  its  elder  sister  in' the  North,  was  orii^inated  in  the  City  of  Wafh- 
in;fton,  in  February  of  1X21.  'Ihe  fnunder  of  the  Society  wnP  u  native  of 
Maryland,  ami  al  the  time  oforiKinatinjr  thispublieation  scheme,  was  pastor 
of  tlir  Jiajitist  Churcii  in  Norfidk,  Virginia.  That  eminent  and  ^rodly  man, 
Kev.  Noah  Davis,  is  rfpresented.in  the  ])erson  of  his  son,  of  the  Mimo  name, 
one  of  the  cITicient  profesKors  now  in  Howard  College,  in  thiH  Stat''.  And 
though  the  father  lias  gone  to  his  rest  and  reward,  nearly  twcnly-8ix  years 
agn,  tlie  organization,  which  wns  the  outgrowth  of  his  fertile  and  praying 
mind,  has  lived  and  expanded  itself  widely  over  the  nation,  iind  for  nine 
years  past,  liaw  become  two  bandn,  ncither'of  tliem  being  the  IcfB  elllcicntby 
the  separation. 

Dut  the  nituation  of  our  Southern  BaptiHt  Publication  Society  required  a 
method  of  policy  in  many  respecta  peculiar  to  itself,  and  koujc  practical  coc^- 
BidcrationB  oa  Hi  mod«  of  operation,  arc  all  that  can  now  be  ollcred  by  your 
committee. 

First  of  all,  the  management  of  the  Central  DrpoBxtory  shall  be  attentively 
conHidered,  as  the  fountain  and  channel  of  supply,  for  the  widewt  and  most 
economical  difl'ufion  of  such  publica'ionB  an  are  needed  by  our  people.  The 
first  Bix  years  oftlic  history  of  the  American  Baptist  Publicition  movement, 
while  UBder  the  controlling  hand  of  Mr.  Davie,  the  founder  and  uiaoagcr  ot 


tho  ori 
thin  clli 

Society 
ofo'lin' 
Di'pfii'i 
Socieli 

ov"r"i(tM-('rom  m  c<.iint->  not  Ijcinfr  kept  ri-pilariy— iroin  .iiiiii;ik'ih  k.  uouks 
fPnilercd  iniMilaililc,  luul  from  Hi'-  waste  otKtink,  t<iK'flli<r  witli  ili"  incP'iu*f 
ofp\pen'"'con!«c(iui.'nt  upon  liiu  iiig  ko  rmmy  loculilifN  lor  keeping  ami  dii^ 
iilln;;  tlic  l»(iokB  funii-lK'd  liy  tlio  Soricl y. 


lookt'ii.      I  Ml'  i>uiini,  III  ii.^  <M>  11  vA("ii-v  I  II II' I'  I  I  •■'/■»  »M»    .  .-. •    ^. .  ... 

tantil('pn''itorip.''.  Tin*  result  was  lIuMWcmiiuhitioiiorii  con-^iilirivlili-  duiount 
of  Mock  whicli  liiy  tlcii'l  iu  Iticsc  (lr))U'ilori<'!<.  Tin'  ilcprrciiitim  of  ihu  pro- 
pi?rty  tliii'*  upplii'd,  luid  tlic  cxpi'ii-c  orcuiiibirtiiijr  Hhsc  «"^f:ildi)-liiiii'nt?.  M>oa 
coBvinci'il  tlio  Honrd  timt  tho  pliiu  of  su>t;»iiiiii>(  dcpositorii'S  on  its  own 
capital  wiiiild  never  succi'imI  ;  nud  tli;»l  sooniT  <ir  liiti-r,  it  ninsl  involve  (hi' 
trtrti-iiry  (il  the  I'lirent  Soeii'ty.  They  determined  to  make  no  further  iippro- 
priutiotix  fer  thest'  aj^en'ic^.  liut  loj-tlll"  U|.  and  ili-po-e  of  those  in  e\isli>nco." 
Tm  je:ir.''  later  tli;»n  the  ])criod  thus  relcrred  to.  the  Corrcspon«Un;;  S<-crc- 
t!\ry  of  til"  ori>;nftl  Society,  thus  sjx'aks  of  the  seiiuel.  in  his  clforls  to  wiml 
lip  IIjosc  "Itiaiieh  i>epo.'-itorie!( :"  "  ^;oiih'  were  daina;red  and  loi-t ;  in  other.s 
the  tnicls  i\iiil  tiooks  were  too  lillliy  to  s(dl,  and  ((Hild  hardly  lie  ^'\\vn  iiway. 
Seldom coiiid  11  person  be  found  who  would  acknowledge  any  ji'cuniavy  re- 
sponsibility. Itinerant  ministers  and  jm^tors  would  call  i.nd  ),'et  liundles  of 
tract',  mid  make  no  report  of  them,  having  pUteii  the  impv'^sion  that  they 
were  givi  1  away.  No  doiild  a  larire  proportion  thus  sent  i>iit,  j^ot  into  cir- 
culation ;  w.re  read  and  did  some  i;ood,  tiul  so  far  a.s  the  tiooks  ol  the  Society 
(thow,  .neverul  tlionsand  doHurs  remained  duo  from  some  liody,  and  tho  book 
uccounts  of  the  old  Society,  with  those  "  r.raneh  Depositories."  never  were 
und  niv  r  could  he  closed  up.  Tho  ••auxiliaries,'' with  hundreds  of  other 
aiixilinry  soeielies,  conn"eted  with  our  philanthropic  institutions  in  n  former 
»Re,  pel  islied  after  a  brief  existence,  und  arc  unknown  to  the  pruxent  gcu- 
crutioD."  • 

The  results  of  all  this  experience,  the  lepjitlmafe  inheritance  of  the  South- 
ern Baptist  i'ublication  Society,  have  puided  the  policy  of  this  in^titution, 
oow  in  it^  sepaiiile  exi' tene<'  anil  history,  for  the  la  t  nine  years.  The 
munafrers  of  the  Society  havi;  not  ventiired'to  barn  n;;,iin  the  same  exponsi-.-(^ 
liswMis,  (if  dearly  l(ouj,'hl-e\|ierienee,  and  wastelul  exix'uditure  of  means  und 
speiicies.  It  Iherefori' seems  to  be  the  impendiii;;  neec-ity  and  the  duly  of 
oiirdeiMiiiiinution  in  these  Southern  Stales,  tocouMdidate,  ntri  n;,Mhin,  enl:ir;;e, 
and  thus  to  economize  the  resources  provided  by  our  brethren  for  the  I'ulv 
litation  Caime.  It  is  the  interest  of  the  denomination  to  iiavc  the  general 
depoHitr.i  V  so  locntei' and  manap;ed  as  to  becomi!  thi«  eheape^^t  dispensin;; 
medium  which  can  l>e  foiimi,  f\)r  HUpplyinj,'  books  at  all  points,  howevrT  re- 
mote. Tile  improved  facilities  for  ditfusioii  by  means  of  railroad,  steamboat. 
ctaffe-rrtiiic^.  express,  and  tdi(>ap  mail  pontaRc  lor  Looks,  are  all  in  favor  of 
conccntratin;,'  patronago  ujion  one  distributing  cent'T,  where  increasin);  busi- 
nc'fiHOMly  tends  to  increased  chi;apnes.s  and  economy;  and  where  the  denomi- 
niuinn  may,  at  once,  look  for  an  easy  and  safe  method  of  obtaining;  every  thin>{ 
wtiich  may  he  desired  in  the  wide  domain  of  the  book-markets  of  the  world. 

Another  important  practical  feature  in  the  I'uldieation  movement,  re(|uir- 
m  our  nttentiou,  is  the  patrwna^e  und  cnconraKciHent  of  whatever  writing 
»a*ciit  may  c-xisl  among  the  miuiBtry  and  memberBbip  uf  our  numerous  dc- 


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nnmlnallon  in  llio  South.    From  tlio  factK  nlrotx'ly  rpf<Tri><l  to,  in  tlio  (li^irll.ii- 

tion  of  our  poptilnlion  niul  tli<>  orciidi/.utioii  ol  <.iir  Sooictv,  in'iicli  oi  th..  lutrni 

^  resources  of  our. .wniwoplc  ill  Um' wnv  of  rcliKi-'iisaml  (li'tiominiitionul  litrru- 

tun-,  iniiy  never  Ih-  (1,. veil  jicil      Fiieilitics  und  'iiroiini;'!  imiiM  will    not  U- 

,  uironleillrom  ft  (listiiiicc.  I'ur  thr>  puliliciitinii   m    .-millnTii  Lookn.  or  for  ilieir 

'■;  eircii!;\tion  wiien  pulijislicd.     Most  of  Hie  pnxliiclH  of  Soutlierii  IJiipli^t  piity 

t.  ■•^"'1  tuieiit  would  lie  lit  lie.-t  »)ut  local  and  lUL-itive,  without  i\  Rrneriil  or^riini^ 

I  /.alien  of  our  own,  for  apjireeirttln^;  luid  ciiUinK  into  notier  the  iMdilii(t'<of  tfc 

1^  Soutliern  mind  ;  and  for  ti  skillful    ami   w«  llor  ranize.l  sv-teni  for  liuih  cr«- 

.  atinp  a  deinaml    in   the  Sotitherii  population,   and  then    f..r   hupplyln},'  that 

»,  ilcniiitid,  with  hooks  which  t^hall  he.  as  far  aw  possihle,  those  of  Southcru  ori- 

^'\T).  and  suited    to  the  pi  culiar  wants  of  our  own  i)eopl('. 

The  rcinaininj:  pruetical  consideration  now  to  he  ollered,  rclate<i  to  the 
method  of  (.'olporta^'e  hest  adapted  to  our  e.xi^tin^'  eircunistaucfs.  Ihl*,  (or 
ohvioiis  rea'on*',  cannot  he  jiiovided  hy  coinuii-sioninc  and  payin;:on  nalarv 
a  large  nnniher  of  Cidporteurs  under  nppnintnieni  of  the  parent  Sorietv.  A 
must  t)c  eU'ected  hy  lonkiuK  to  Associations,  Conventions,  and  otiicr  district 
.  or^anix.ations.  who  have  hoiu"  missinnaiies  or  e(d]iorti'urs  under  tii'  ir  own 
apiioinlnient;  and  l)y  Ihe  parent  Soeiety  .Mipplyinj,'  nil  sneli  hretlirci  in  the 
IM  Id.  with  hooks,  on  the  most  favoral.le  terms,  and  under  the  cndorMineiit  of 
the  ajipolnlin^' authoritii'H,  hy  who-e  dir(<lion  these  colporteurs  an.l  home 
nii.-siomirii's  nniy  he  actin;,'.  The  numiier  ot  swi'li  hihorers.  \  aries  from  tw 'uty 
10  fitly  or  si.\ty  in  nearly  ovety  one  of  our  .'^(luthern  States,  a  inimli<T  ade- 
«|nat(!  toaocomidi>h  iiuuhof  tlie  desire.l  work  of  hook  distrihiition,  with  a 
proper  undcrstandin;,'  among  uU  parlies  concerned,  and  with  ii  proii'T  ccoiiu- 
uiy   and   inana;,'(ineut. 

Tliesc  suj:>,'es lions  all  look  toward  tills  one  prnnd  nsult,— of nc''ompli^b• 
inp  the  prealest  practical  goud,  in  the  several  (hj.artments  ol  this  work,  at  the 
least  jioh.sihlo  e.viieiise.  The  atnounl  of  capital  nee.  sMiry  fur  this  sv.vtem  of 
ejlieient  ceonoiny,  has  heen  carefully  tstimated  hy  the  iiiauaKOS  of  the  So- 
ciety; uud  the  huin  now  desired  is  the  least  jiossifde  that  can  he  Fpicified, 
with  any  jirefension  or  hope  of  uudei taking:  the  lu-opos.'d  work,  with  any  as- 
surauees  of  success.  Your  couimillee  lliereforc  iiroiiose  the  lollowiiis  rceo- 
lution.s:  ** 

1.  lirnohrd.  That  this  f\)nvcntioti  arc  convinced  that  Ihe  Mim  of  twenty- 
hvc  Ihouvand  dollars  should  he  immadialelv  secured  l>v  the  J(apli.-t  denomi- 
nation in  the  .South,  forenahlin;;  thrir  I'udlieaiion  .^eei.tv  to  cairv  out  the 
Hcveral  departments  of  puhlishin^r  ho.As.and  of  furnisliinK'tho  means  for  the 
Koneral  distrihMion  of  a  suitahlc  religious  and  denominitional  literature. 

2.  Resvlvnl,  Th\t  this  ( 'invention  ivcommmd  that  all  colporteurs  and  home 
mi-^sionanes  under  api.ointment  of  IJaptistsin  this  .<tiue,  he  furni-l:ed  with 
supplies  of  hook,-- ihrouKh  tliis  Society,  as  far  as  the  means  of  communica- 
tion and  co-op"ration  can  he  made  practicable. 

?,.RcsoIvc,L  '\hi\i  this  Convention  liave  Icarm  d.  with  proat  Patisfaction. 
ttmt  brother  Kdmund  Kinp.  of  this  Stale,  has  originated  a  proposal  for  secur- 
ing  the  siHcial  endowmi  III  callul  for  by  the  necc.<sili,  s  of  the  I'uhUcalion  So- 
ciety ;  and  it  is  Li  reby  earnestly  recommcnd(  d  to  l!io  liaptists  of  this  State, 
to  aid  at  once  in  Hccuiing  the  condition.><  piopo.s,.,]  for  this  endowment. 

4.  limolcfd,  That  this  Convention  learnn  with  idcumre,  Ihat  Ikv.  JMutt 
Stout  18  now  acliiiK  as  apent  of  thi«  Society.  <xnd  we  cordially  recommeuil 
him  and  U18  cause  to  our  churches  throu>;hout  the  Slate. 

5.  Pr^ohed,  That  the  publication  by  this  Society  of  the  HiscusHion  on 
Methodist  Lpif<;opacy,  between  Kev.Sam'l  Henderson  ond  K  J.  Harail  meets 
our  roost  decided  approbation,  and  we  recommend  this  book  to  our  bretlircu 
loroughout  the  entire  South. 

Rcspectfally  mibmlttrd, 

.       I.  T.  TICUENOR,  Clia'D. 


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m      Report  of  tie  CommittM  oa  SdI»J>alii  SciacX 

YonrO^m-nittee  on  <dbf.*ch  S-'bH-U  Vx  \-*»v  •...►  :-?..r.     T^*i  *<.  ■;*r   jip 

cblrch..':...:"  ia'm;inr  r--p.-.:c.  r-,a.s5ar  a.;  i.su.-  -.^^  ^^^c^  ^i   <=!?...-»* 
tk' orp'»rtuai*.iv!' ^'-'jch  ts-r  V.-- •.  .        .v.       ,. 

inj  of  rt>li.'icu*  -«bl:xnt.on  to  •trruT!  wr  ><»n  7c-=..-T'*^'":p-'i5  "y^r^-f- 
TL<> coram:::-.'.:,  th-n  h:»Te  •■  .a.-il-x-^  Ls  -«- «:~-:c;r.x-y  ±-^  _i?4i-^  >::i^^k» 
Scli".^!'  i.i  the  jta:.-.  the  ••-rv^'::--3C7  xzi  3-v-*sitT  ■■'^  w^^  "  -'^•'  ^'•'•-  ^^  "^' 
<jwiid.?nosj;nii:;..ni;  ^^-.jri.*.  '  1^'.'  ir.ivo  ^.s:  >av*  ij.^-  -.c-  r>.'X.  :  -«■  jti^. 
In  tl]-'  »pr'.'a.l  orpi'-ii*  inr'.riJtion  :  -'ii  s.r.----ir,a.-r  ;-"i  -lu^i.i.as  o:*'^-  i^:=.«< 
miniver-ally  ;uliip^-<l  th./.r  it";' -.a'.rrii::'  caI  ■«'.t^^  ••if  sij  --•'.  •-  :-.  >.s.- 
ratiun  lio  Vu- ium<'.  lu  t--^  )ic-i  -*'.>..  f  w'v-r:.  j.rir  :• -zirt-i-^f  -•.^- 
rcxoraci-'nJ  ih<:  .».!•. nti.'u  or  :ao  :u*;'^-«-.r.z  rrst^i-iii  .=>  . 
That  tiiof'p'thr-Q  :hr;a--n  --■-:■.:=:—  r':';-i..>    ■»•  ir-.— i  "o    :-r-.s^    ii:H 

thi'irchun.li"."*  A.-i'l  f;»ui':".:-s. 

Tb»t  »h- p'v..T  j»rjn;t;'i»'l'.*.  ia  Siltaiis  xi'.^.'^    'ir  -.tt:  if *•:«•. ru:;r;u. 
Kurk.t  U.'  uv  tl. 

P.e?p<.ci:-ili7  «i)ni.:*.'.-I.  '^'   "VILXZ^    r^Lt^rs.-.s. 


■  K]        Report  of  tlif;  CoizmitUe  oa  Periocicils. 

the  c!.i'm<  uf  t!i.«  .U'  r  it  p«T'.«tLi-.-«  th'.-z'z  a  i-I  "ar  ••■^■a  u: :  <'-vt-'^~^-~. 
afu  iDV'iir.z  1  ur  -Ta:nirii:;<  a  a;  i  -ptiriaj.^.  Mi.:-  o:'  ui-a  kr*  -r-rtj  Ui 
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'■I'j'otion*.  wj:>'ii  3\:i::  ■>••  ir.'^!  i.rvi.'^x  't'T.  ".i-j  ir»  ■•-J,   :al^-"^:»rt  •-.:  j. 

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MINUTES 

OF  THE 

ALABAMA  BAPTIST  BIBLE  SOCIETY,  1850 


j^  The  Society  mot  for  the  tranpaction  of  business  in  LaFayetlo 

.1;  Satiirday,  April  lljili.  I80G,   the  I'rcsi.lont,    licv.  James  u' 

l)c\  otic,  ill  the  Chair. 

L  Delojralcs  from  the  followin;,'  bodies  took  their  seats: 

f.  CnUral  .h^nnatian  Bible.  Sot'kty-  J.  M,  Russell,  J.  I).  Wil- 

I  Jianis,  A.  T.  Holmes. 

i  t''''>*rt!i -'issonalion  Ihhlv  Socuf,/—V.  Calloway,  J.  F.  Hlcdsno 

^f  .r  1-alkiier,  II.  CaniiieliacI,  J.  W.  Williams,  'j).  11.  McCov, 

jf  '*•  i>.  llarriii^'ton.  J{.  Stumps. 

.  Safan  .ixsorialion  liihk  Socirfjj—J.  T.  S.  Park. 

j  llopcwiU  Bih/r  Sonrty—l).  Lee,  Dr.  Ilayirood. 

ij  S'lilo/t  Bihlc  Soriity^M.  S.  Cleveland.  ^ 

Srlma  Bible  Sor  y  --A .  li.  MeCraw,  J I .  E.  IJrooks,  F.  M.  Law 

.M  Crvik  Biblv  Soci((y—\h\x\y\  (Jordon. 

KuJ'aula  Bibk  Society— X.  A'au  I  loose. 

brethren  C.  W.  Lay,  >[.  Carrctt.  J.  William.^,  T.  M.  liar 
bin.  Colportors.  were  invited  to  seats. 

MEMi;KU.SJiY  ANNUAL  CONTRIBUTIONS, 
r  II.  Liindy,  I),  R.  Lido,  Professor  II.  II.  ]]acon,  Jnrdr.r, 
nilhams,  Jesse  A.  Collins,  James  Newman  P.  Stout,  II.  K. 
laliaterro,  LI).  Lane,  John  C.  Foster,  John  Humphries,  C. 
u  .  .^ari^li,  \\  .  {.  Jones,  John  L.  Jones,  Samuel  liendcrson, 
Slephcn  Nuekol  s.  Z  ii.  Ilemderson,  A.  (L  McCraw,  Rev.  J. 
,,  ''"^'\VV-^  •,  ^''^■'""'  '^-  ''•  ^^'tf'^N  !>•  ('ordon.  F.  M.  Law, 
I '1''^'  T  l'i''',.^V  H^^"<J'''>on,  Wm.  U.  Melutosh,  A.  T. 
lolmes.,LI  Ic\ot,e.  W.  L.  U.-ooks.  John  Talbot,  I). 
W^m^Vw   ■.•^^''''''t^'\1|-  ^'^'-^"n-l'^ud,  F.  Callowav.  J.  M. 

Wil:      ■'•  ^'  ^''''''''  ^^'-  ^>-  ilart,  Miss  liurton,  G.  W. 

I   h   will  '•  ^^'l'^^''=^?'  l^*-^^-  ^^l'--  J>avis,  Rev.  Mr.  Foster, 

Tl.n  1  ,v   ^^'^[^;^,1««^^'*1  President,  and  P.  IL  Lundy,  SccV. 
ri.o  Rev   A.  C.  Dayton,  of  Nashville,  aud  Rev.  A.  D.Al- 
kmaon,  oft^corgia,  luvited  to  Ecats 


Appointed  Hcv.  Samuel  Henderson  to  prcacli  the  annuin 
sermon  on  Salil)ath  ni^lit. 

Appointed  Finanee  Conunittec — M.  Cleveland,  Rev.  J.  F. 
Dlcdsoc,  J.  C.  Foster. 

To  nominate  a  rreaelierfor  the  next  session — II.  II.  Bacon, 
B.  Stamps,  iM.  G.  Ilaygood. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Tiistin,  Corresponding  Secretary  of  S.  B.  P. 
fi,,  was  invited  to  a  scat. 

Adopted  tlie  rcjtort  of  Corresponding:  Secretary. 

Committee  to  nominate  remaining  ollicers — I).  Lee,  I.  T. 
Ticlicnor,  S.  llender-on. 

The  report  of  tlie  Finance  Coniniitteo  received. 

llcsolvcd,  That  our  Board  be  and  is  hereby  instructed,  in 
Colportaofc  department,  to  seek  ns  close  an  alliance  as  prac- 
tical)lc  with  the  Southern  Baptist  Publication  Society. 

Moved  that  the  Board  of  i\lal»ama  Bajjtist  Bible  Society 
hold  its  sessions  in  future  in  Sclma. 

Apjminted  Bev.  J.  II.  PeVotie  to  preacli  the  next  annuil 
seroioQ  --A.  T.  M.  JJandy,  alternate. 

OFFICERS. 
Dr.  A.  B.  McWIIORTER,  1st  Vice  President, 
Gcn.E.  D.  KING,  lid      •• 

BOARD. 
A.  G.  McCkaw,  President — Dr.  Lamar,  W.  B.  Haralson, 

John  Jfaralson,  C.  II.  Cleveland,  J.N.  Burns, Andrews, 

F.  ii.  Johnson, Prestridj^'C,  F.  M.  Law,  Corresponding 

iSccrctary,  II.  K.  Brooks,  Treasurer. 

]M0X1)AY  MORMXC,  8  o'clock. 

President,  J.  II.  DeVotie,  in  the  chair.  Pmyer  by  A.  G. 
McCraw. 

Appointed  Auditing  Committee— 11.  II.  Bacon,  W.  II. 
Mcintosh,  W.  Willimiis. 

Af.pointcd  W.  Williams,  J.  T.  S.  Piuk  and  J.  Falkner  a 
conunittec  torcvi.se  the  constitution  so  as  to  conforni  lo  the 
work  in  which  wo  are  now  en^iigcd. 

Rev.  F.  Calloway  was  unanimously  elected  a  life  member 
of  the  Society. 

Rcijort  of  the  Secretary  referred  to  Auditing  Committee. 

One  o'clock,  P.  M. 

The  Alabama  Biiptist  Bible  Society,  met. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  was  received  and  referred  to 
the  Auditing  Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Finance  was  read  by  Bro. 
Foster.    On  motion  adopted. 


On  motion,  resolved,  TImt  wlicn  this  Society  adjournfl,  it 
ailjourn  to  meet  at  the  time  and  [ihioc  of  the  nicciing  of  the 
next  State  Convention. 

Rcsolvc'l  That  this  Society  appropriate   the  ?uni  of  fifteen  . 
di>lhMS  as  her  pro  rata  tor  i»rinling  the  Minutes  of  Iho  Con- 
voatioii. 

Ilso/ird,  That  this  Society  appro]iriate  the  sum  of  two  linn- 

dreil  doUars  to  tiie  Dihlc  IJoard  of  the  So.  IJap.  Convention. 

Hcso'x'cd,  That  tlio  Financial  Committee  be   instructed  to 

pay  over  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Society  ihc  amount  o(  funds 

in  their  hands. 

Rt solved.  That  the  Trcsident  of  the  TJoard  be  instructed  to 
call  upon  the  former  Treasurer  of  the  Society  for  the  fuudsof 
the  Society  in  his  iiands. 

On  motion  of  Hro.  McCraw  : 

llrsolvid,  That  an  appropriation  be  made  snITicient  to  pur- 
chase a  fine  Hible  to  be  presented  to  IJro.  \l.  W.  Tricft,  Mis- 
pionury  to  Africa,  his  name  to  be  inscribed  in  letters  ui)on  Ibo 
outside,  us  a  ])resc'it  from  this  Society. 

Th(^  special  conunittee  reported  as  follows: 
]  The  comnnttoo  appf)inte(l  to  consider  the  jtrojiricty  of  alter- 

,  ini:  ijio  constitution  of  this  ."-focii'ty  so  as  to  change   its   nuino 

j(  and  enlarge  its  object,  would  recommend  that  the  constitution 

I  be  altered  for  that  purpose  ;  and  to  clfectthis,  they  introduce 

■  the  following  resolution,  viz  : 

5  Resolved,  That  the  first  article  in  the   constitution   of  this 

j  Society  be  altered  as  follows  :  This  Society  shall  be  called  llio 

Alal)ama  Baptist  Diljlo  and  Col[tortenr   Society,  auxiliary  to 
1  the  Baptist  Convention,  whope  main  object  shall  be  to  aid  in 

'  circulating  reliirious  Ijooks  a:id  tracts,  with  fnn.ds  Jiot  speciall/ 

1  given  for  the  circulation  of  the  JJilile. 

!  IJespcctfully  submitted,  WM.  WILLIAMS,  Ch'n. 

j  Resolved,  That  Pastors   of  churches   are  respectfully   and 

earnestly  rc(piesteil  to  place  the  claims  and  nece^sitics  of  this 
I  Society  before   their  rc.'spective  eou'^regations,  and  take  up 

!  collections  to  aid  in  the  work  in  which  we  are  engaged,   and 

4  especially  arc  the  brethren  present  .solicited  to   use  their  d'- 

I'  I'jvts  to  stir  up  in  their  churclies  our  great  enterprizo.    And 

farther,  that  funds  l)c  sent  up  directly  to  our  Society,  and  npt 
j,  through  the  Convention. 

t  Auditing  Commiitee  repoi't  that  they  find  the  report  of  tho 

I  Secretary  and  Treasurer  correct.  H.  H.  IJACON,  Ch'ii. 

ji,  All  uuliQiohcd  business  referred  to  the  Board. 

'!  J.  II.  DeVOTIE,  President. 

I'.  II.  LuNDY,  Secretary. 


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Treasurer's  Report* 

ii.  A.  BLUNT,  in  account  with  Alalama  JJaptist   Bible  Society. 

1855.  I>Il- 

May  8.    To  nmoiint  cafli  on  lmn<l,  ^  $571  'S 

June  1    To  uiuonnl  cush  received  of  Rev.  J,  II.  DcVotIc,  6  00 

..  6     •'        "        •'        "               "                   "  :>()  on 

Julys      ",      "        •'        "                J.  R.  HugparJ.  10  00 
"7     "       "       "        '•              Sani'l  11. 1'owlkefl,  Treasurer  of 

Alalianm  Baptist  State  Convcntiou,  103  78 

Nov.  13.  To  cash  rtCLivt'd  of  W.  P.  Hulrnan,  Trcas'r  Caliaba  Asb'o,  74  10 

"    "   To  casti  rccL'ivcd  of  Rev.  J.  lI.Dt'Volic,                        •  77  00 

Dec.  8    To  caFli  rercividof  Sardis  t.liiircL.  3  60 

•'    "    To  cahh  received  of  Cliorokee  Church  3  .')0 

"    "    To  cash  received  of  Awljuni  ChmcL,  9  00 

"    "    To  cash  received  of  Fiioii  Church,  5  00 

".  "   To  cash  received  of  IJlunt  tt  Tutt  for  Books  gold.  13  76 

fell  12, 18.)(i~To  casl)  received  of  Wm    Ilornhuckle,  Treasurer  of 

Domuetic  Miasiuu  Board,  10  CO 


$939  38 


1855.  ■  OR. 
Jan.  let.    Bv  cash  for  amount  of  James  Brarer's  notcloRev.J.D. 

AV'illiaiii)'.  asrejtorted  in  account  of  l^'5•^,  $fi0  22 
"   6       By  omnuiit  easii  paid  l>r.  1<".  iM.  Law,  as  per  receipt  of 

Rev.  JaineK  11.  DeV'otio,                                        •  60  00 
July  6       By  canli  paid  Rev.  J.R.  Ilappord,  for scrviccH rendered 

Bible  Society  in  1W4,  as  ordered  hrRev.J.  lI.DeVctie,  10  00 
"    7       By  cafii  lor  uniount  of  Rev.  J.  II.  DeVotie's  receipt  to                                        1' 

S. II.  FowlkcH,  Treasurer  Ala.  l!ap.  State  t-onventioil,  40  00 
Nov.  13      By  cash  paid  for  bill  of  liooks  bought  in  Moutgomcry, 

by  Rev.  James  II.  DvVotie,  77  00 

"    14     By  cash  paid  Dr.  F.  M.  Law,  as  per  receipt,  74  10 

Tec.  8       By  cash  paid  Rev.  A.C.Dayton,  '2100 

April  8, 1866— By  cash  ouband  not  appropriated,  686  »6 

$939  38  .' 

Respectfully  submitted.                          E.  A.  BLUNT,  Trcas.  A.  B. B.  S. 


Report  of  Financial  Committee. 

Wo  the  Committee  of  Finance  of  the  Alabama  Baptist  Bible  Society,  afk 
leave  to  make  the  following  report,  viz  : 

Ash  Creek  Bible  Society,  Lowndes  county,  $16  00 

Shilo  Church,  Dallaa  county,  for  the  Bilde  Bord,  $15  00 

„ '            "        for  the  Book  DcpoeUory,  10  00        26  00 

Hopewell  Bible  Society,  for  Home  Distribution,  50  00 

'uuJs  contributed  for  auuual  mciubcr&Lip,  19  50 

$110  60 
Amount  collected  on  Sabbath  CTcnlDg  in  cofch,  118  30 

Total  $228  kO 

Respectfully  submitted.  JOHN  C.  FOSTER,  Chairman. 


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*;  Report  of  the  Corresponding  Secretary, 

j  U  hii=<  lipon,  now,  n  lillli'  over  l\vi'Iv(>  inonilis  sinci'  your  Himnl  adopted  i 

'  (.y.^lcin  or  lidmi'-i'VuiiKrli/iitinn  1(ir  our  own  Sliitc,  liy  wliidi  tlioxc  (l.oiituu 

oC  thi- "ii'Mi'il  ScriplmcH  nii;;lil  111' MijiplirMl  ;  ilic    jicoiilf    K'""'>i>lly  ciippliH 
''  wiUi  n'li>,'i(i\i'<  liiiDks  mill  trin.'!",  luul  willi  our  (IcnMiniiirttiiiiiul  lilcnjtiiro.    At 

(1  tlic  lime  of  the  iiiloptioii  oT  Itiix  pliui.  I  w;is  iippninlcil  nsvdiir  Corrcspondini 

|\  Si'cri'lar\ ,  to  rai^c  riind- Inr,  mill  Mipiiiiilriid  llw  work.    The  remit  of  our 

r  elVorts  will  ivppiMr  IVoin  thi-^iii)  tiisl  iiiiiiiinl  npi.it. 

I_:  Fii  lliis,  lis  '{■*  till'  c;!-^!'  ill  new  ciitripii/i's  ci'iiiTiilly,  wo  liavoHtiot  wilji  (lift 

i"  cullies  tlmt  Ir.vvi'  pnventi'd  Itn'  fircoinpll'^limciit  of  a'*  miicli  as  cmiW  bivvi- 

;'  Itcon  (lisircd,  i'.-p<cially  wln'ti  we  coiixiilrr  tli<' iriiportuiin' of  IbciirKjirtakinj 

I  It  JH  importitnt.  )icniiH('  il  promises  ilie  uttiiiiinicnt  ol  iiri   end  out  of  which 

I*  with  the  Mt'ssiiif;  ofdod,  i^roiit  ^j.iod  will  ^tow.     Striinp;e  n"  it  rniiy  oiem, »< 

r  u  State  we  liavi-  in  our  niid^t  ii  >;ri'ut  iiiiiiiy  f.iiiiilies  without  the  Wnnl  of  iif' 

I  — fveu  t/ioui>fi>i(l.^\     Tiu'se  podpli' oM;,'ht  to  hi'Miiiplird.     Thrycanla'.    True, 

its  home  x.\y,  tiny  mi(;lit,  with  a  litlh-  elVort  Piijiply  thein!=<lve!».  Hut  the  pain- 
ful fact  that  stari'K  iij<  in  the  five  !•».  Ihry  mxhrt  to  do  .v).  lllindril  hy  Ih'; 
Rixl  ol'this  world,  not  iiiider-tnndin;;  their  ininiinent  dani?er,  the  wnrlb  of 
tboir  immortal  noiil^,  they  remain  iiiditfi'ri'nt  ^lidinn  iiiieoii«eioii'-ly  down  the 
broad  ro.id  to  eternal  di'atli.  The?i'  piTsnii"  rrj-ide  mo>itly  in  regions  wli.r' 
they  Mi'lilom  or  never  hrar  preaehini;  ;  and  hence  Ihci'-  want  of  intrrest  on 
the  Piiliji-el  of  thi'ir  souU'  salvation,  Tiny  ^honlll  he  awakeinil  and  Wftrnd 
of  their  dan^jer  ;  pointed  to  the  Savior  ol  HinncTH,  and  the  word  oKiod  place! 
in  their  hoiisiH.  Tluy  areour  nri^rhhori',  and  if  their  wants  are  Piippliid,  w«. 
inicit  Hiipply  lliein.  Jf  wo,  a<i  the  childrrn  of  liirht.  l"<'el  the  worth  of  their 
neTor-dyin>i  sjiiritM,  and  appreciate  the  priei' paid  for  tin  ir  redi'iiiplinn,  w 
will  not  he-itate  to  do  this.  With  united  hands,  and  hearts  filled  with  th^ 
love  of  Chri;-t,  w'o  will  haste  to  .sond  his  uiessen^^er  with  nalvatioii  to  ovitj 
hrnise,  and  ri'joici' that  we  nro  aceounti  d  woitliy  to  jirrloiin  this  jircciiu- 
work.  Exiierience  has  taught  us  that  tlicso  people  will  receive  the  word- 
many  of  them  believe  and  enihrnco  it  most  Klikdly.  Now,  the  rpiestion  ii", 
Hhall  thrii  havr  it  7  uud  wc  bIiouUI  bear  in  mind  that  our  rcHpon.'^c  will  b^ 
regiht'ircfl  on  liij^li. 

Ah  aliovc  mentioned,  you  have  aspociatod  with  this  Pildc  work,  book  m^ 
tract  distribution.  The  value  of  this  feature  cause. irerly  be  estimated.  Whil- 
O'ir  country  is  Hooded  with  a  class  of  literature  which  "has  a  most  piriiicion< 
influence,  the  masses  are  without  reliRioiiH  books.  The  blastinp,  wilherinj 
.influence  of  this  state  of  thintjs  is  seen  and  lelt  by  us  eve  ry  day.  The  tact''! 
of  the  youni;  are  jicrverted— cultivated  to  r.iiiui'eiati'  only  Mich  reading  M<i" 
calculated  to  lead  them  away  from  piety  «inl  virtue.  (;ur  Chnr/ihe",  loo 
HutVer  irri'parable  loss  for  want  of  a  Kood  religious  rending.  Could  they  V 
Hiippllcd,  we  would  not  lonjf  see  that  defrree  of  innoranec  and  letharfry  wliicb 
now  ao  extensively  prevail  in  many  placi  s  in  our  deiioiniiivtion.  In  thuo  re 
ferrinj?  to  the  happy  ehantje  that  mi^ht  be  lirou^jht  about,  and  reliKious resil- 
ing :i9  an  instrvmrnlnliti/,  we  would  not  attach  an  undue  importance  to  ro- 
ligiouR  books— an  importance  that  would  detract  anylhinR  from  the  value  of 
l"  '        f-ti/flyinR  diligently  the  volume  ol  inspiration.     All  other'' are  Hiibordinfttc'o 

I  this;  yet  pood  cvanKi'lieal  workf  will    aid  uk   very  maten  Jly   in  tbo  studv 

and  rifjlit  understandinK  of  lb  >   Scriptures.     And  it   may  be  "set  down  as  an 
universal  rule,  that  the  christian  who  reads  most  of  nuch  books  as  breathe  the 
I  Hpii'it.  und  impress  the  ureal  truths  of  Christ,  is   the  one  who  rends  and  do- 

lljfhts  most  in  the  study  of  the  Hibic,  and  hence,  will  be  the  most  spirilnailj 
roindtd.  and  appreciate  most  fully  what  is  comprehended  in  being  a  follower 
I  of  Jesus.    The  people  need  good  books— the  churches  need  education,  religious 

I  .  Inptruction. 

'  With  regard  to  the  o:visting  necessity  for  tbo  denominational  part  of  the 

I  work,  certainly  no  Baptist  will  doubt  for  a   moment.     While   Pedo-Dnptift' 

I  -      havo  Ix-en  diligently  engaged  in  circulating  books  and   tracts  by   thousand* 

I  that  teach  their  peculiar— and  as  wo  believe  oft-.n  false— views.  Unptists  ha" 

1  boon  coQteat  to  remain  too  InactiTc.    Error  Lao  been  and  U  Btlll  bving  bro»<l- 


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cr4  over  the  Iftnd.  Vet  w«  (ii  c  pr<'pi\ro<l,  In  Ihc  olrcnRili  of  Jcliovali,  (o  moot 
it  We  Imvo  Ih''  wonpoii— truth — ''ii  our  hUIc  ;  tlio  Hwonl  wliich  if  Hharp  and 
(loiil>lf''ilc*'<l. 


Willwi'  tiikc  it  from  tlic  pcnliljurd  :iiid  |/(i  forth  to  dit'ciid  the 


CTcftt  Intrri'Htx  ol  thi>  Miibtcr'H  Kin^'doiu?  Aw  ft  di-noiiiiiiution,  we  huve  rs 
rc,»pcctiililo  II  litcniliirc  uh  uny  other,  hut  tho  IuioUm  iin-  [lilcd  uj)  in  our  puh- 
lisliinir  lioiit-os.  N((W  wi>  would  <.;ill  u|>()U  our  J>n'tlir(n  to  know  if  tiicy  iun'nd 
to  ji't  this  slut''  of  Ihin^in  hi>  coiiliiiucd?  It  in  to  he  hop-d  not.  Send  out  the 
truth  into  every  conimunty— let  it  In- prochiinnd  from  tiie  houHc-toptt  ;  on 
tbo  hlKliwiiys ;  tiy  the  llrtHidcn,  nml  in  the  priviitc  chiimliorH.  Jtwe  will  do 
tlii-i,  «■!■  have  every  ri'iinon  to  Ixdieve  llmt  (Je^d  will  IdesK  it  to  the  advance- 
racn't  of  tiis  kingdom  in  the  ujihuildinK  of  our  ehurches. 

Wh;it  we  hiive  hrielly  rof.'rriMl  to,  ix,  not  all  that  wo  <lo.  There  is  tho  per- 
Miml  lithors  ftiid  iultu'-nee  of  Hk;  colporterH,  who,  w  lien  projurly  udnjjted  to 
the  work,  iiinlce  tlie  most  enicient  evuiiKeli>t!<  in  the  worlii.  Kukuri  <i  iis  thry 
aro,  liiiiiv  in  thi^"  work,  thev  ^'ruw  in  Kntce,  and  possess  much  of  tiie  spirit  «f 
Chri'-t  ftiid  his  enrly  Apostles,  and  as  they  po  from  house  to  liousp,  tiieir  theme 
isfaivatioii.  They  preach  in  luiKhborhoodH,  and  hy  the  lireKJdes,  comfortinp 
Ihc  fiiiiils  and  w.irniuK  dinners.  It  will  refpiiie  hut  little  ndlectiofi  to  neo  the 
nature  and  design  of  the  work  you  Lave  undertaken,  together  with  the  great 
Dpccssitlos  existing;  for  it. 

\Vl\i'n  undertaken,  the  Society  had  no  tunds  with  which  to  comm  nco  the 
worl(.  A  circular  was  prepareil  and  sent  out  to  the  churches  callin;i  on  thtin 
for  n-slstance,  to  whicli,  however,  very  few  rcNponded.  Tiie  ('orre-pondiiif: 
5<"crelary  has  spi  nt  niucli  of  hi^time  in  vii-iting  tlie  Churches  and  Association.'^ 
in  pprson,  an<l  makiny;  direct  appeals  to  the  bretliri'n.  In  many  instanceHhe 
has  hud  his  lu-nrt  cheered  hy  tin;  hyinpathiea  expressed  and  lil)ernl  conlrilui- 
lion?  inaile  by  tiie  lirethren.  In  other  oaseHe.vprePsions  of  approbation  ha\f 
l)"cn  made,  wliile  there  has  been  a  failure  to  reco^'nize  an  obii^'ntion  to  aid 
tlic  enterpri/.e.  The  past  year,  however,  has  been  one  jteeuliarly  unfavorable 
for  Parting  a  work  refniiring,  like  thi!>,  a  large  collection  of  funds  to  cou»- 
lii'iiee.  And  wli'ii  this  fact  isccnsitlered,  the  purticulnrs  ol'uhich  are  known 
to  all,  although  n  j;reat  deal  h(v<  not  been  acconii)lishrii.  enough  has  been 
(lone  to  encourage  tho  Society  to  perHovrrc  in  itn  undertaking.  AVe  have 
n.'asnn  to  hope  that  the  coming  year  will  be  a  much  more  fruitful  one  with 
lis  than  ti>o  past— that  seeds  already  sown  will  bring  forth,  seme  sixty  and 
Bomo  an  huiidnd  fold. 

The  collections  for  Ihif  year  have  be^Mi  about  three  thousand  dollars,  (not 
all  Contained  in  llii.^  ri'port.)  besides  some  eight  hundred  dollars  worth  of 
Uibles  owned  by  the  .Society  befortliaiid.  Your  (Jeneral  PepoRitory  Ik  now 
worth  soinelhiiig  over  two  thousand  dollars.  In  colportag(;  we  have  not  uc- 
ciuiplishi'd  iiiuili.  In  the  early  part  of  tho  year  we  could  notlabdrin  this 
department  for  want,  of  funds,  and  in  the  winter  seui-on  the  weather  was  so 
inclement  that  it  was  inipossiljle  to  do  a  greatdeal.  We  have  now  ten  col- 
portcrs  engage<l,  most  of  whom  promise  well.  Sonic  of  these  only  give  us  t» 
I-ait  of  their  time — being  engaged  in  missionary  labor,  or  having  charge  of 
thurchcs. 

It  will  be  necessary  to  strengthen  the  Depository  before  the  work  can  safely 
I*  extended  farther.  And  I  would  suggest  that  the  Society  pursue  fonie 
course  by  which  our  means  may  be  increased.  No  very  inconsiderable  part 
of  your  Secretary's  time  will  necessarily  be  occupied  in  the  business  of  the 
Depository.  This  will  prevent  constant  traveling  to  raise  funds';  and  unlrfs 
there  can  bo  some  plan  or  means  used  to  get  pastors  and  inlluential  brethren 
to  lend  a  helping  hand,  it  will  be  impossible  lor  us  to  make  that  progress  that 
will  Bet  tho  work  soon  on  a  llrm  a  id  Hubstantial  basis. 

This,  with  tbo  financial  part  of  my  report,  annexed  below,  is  rcspectfullj 
submitted.  F.  M.  LAW,  Cor.  Sco.  Ala.  Bap.  Bib.  Jt  Colp.  Soc. 


/'.    M.   LA  If  ,    Cf,r responding  Sicrdarti,  in  n<ccuri!   wufi 
Unj>(ijt  JJibU  .Sodfttf. 


V 

I  Ml 


i>n. 


lUff'irol  from 
BIGREE  ASSOCIATION. 

•^ovF."  (V.rrK  CniRrn— Public  cuUcction     $20  00 

J.  il.  <;.iry,  5  0()    125 

I'"i'.x'  *N!'  <.'iMR'.n~N.  J.  AVynno,  10  00 

Mrs.  M.  I{r:i8sfi.I*J,  *  j  qq 

Mr«.  M.  n^■Illir.r,^  T.  ;  M.  IJ.  Hraf;.-floI«l.  f.  ; 

i:.  M.  15russfi.  I.l,  2  .00  ;  J.    D.  UrabifK-ld, 

2  50;  W.  M.  Hig-1,,  5,  20  00 

<".  C.  .Ionian,  5  ;  A.  IV-rrin,  2  50  ;  Philip 

Jiurt,  G  60;  Eld.  M.  IJ.  Clcmrnt,  5,  19  00      50 

'.'i.i.vTON  C'ju  H<:n— W.  \V.  I'astliai.  5  00 

Jaijo  Harrison,  1  50  ;  Damaris  Wills,  2  ; 

Mar^'arct  Head,  1,  4  50 

J.  H.    JIiitNr,    5  ;  Mary   Parliam,    1  ;  S. 

Maxwfll,  10;  Eld.  W'lu.  L.  Foster  2  50,    18  50      C8 

SiMitKitN iLi.K  CuiKCH— J.    (.'.   Brov.n,    5  ; 

Dr.  A.  H.  Sniilli,  5  ;  J.  C.  Brown,  5,  15  00      15 

("ENTKAL  ASSOCIATION'. 
]  i'"b.    collection,    10  15  ;     sent    up    by 

}  <'hiircli<'.s,  1.3  50,  29  65 

;  Geor-e  E.  IJiewcr,  1  ;  John  A.  Pv  lant,  1  ; 

j  Manila  Walker.  10  c(8  ;  John  B.   White, 

:  '^'>  '-•td  ;  \V.  C.  Barnes,  1,  3  35      33 

j  ^              ALABAMA  A.^SOCIATION. 

j  W.  B.  Haralson,  TreaHurer,  fur  Associa- 

4  *"^".    ^«  i'"  ;  I.    Lyon,   Treasurer   Bible 

I  .Society,  04  30,                                                I03  07     103 

♦  ^iiii.f.n  CmncH— Lewis  Johnson,                  10  00 

I  Wiilian.  Johnson,  2  ;  C.  H.  Cleveland,  5  : 

]n\\A\(:  (•ollcction,  7,  34  00      44 

i  ,^/«TKK  Si'iiiso  CnvRcii— Jerry  Johnson,          5  00        5 

;  ^<'wn  Creek  Chureli  Bible  Society  34  50 

i ,  Ash  Creek         "  '<        ,,      "  ^^  ^^ 

I  Bktiianv  Cmncit— T.  W.  Dunklin  "  7  00      58 

MoNTGOMKRv  Curncii— W.  \V.  Waller  5  00 

1 ,  \-y-  'i'ichenor,  10  ;  B.  P.  Noble,  10  ;  S.  W. 

\>  Watson,  5  ;  25  00 

a  W  Cole,  10  ;  C.  Phillips,  5,  15  00 


7  00 


B.  B.  Davis,  5  ;  F.    Hargrove,  5  ;   J.  M 
/irnincrmun,  2  ;  Eld.  Albert  Williams,  5  • 
Dr.  ^.  Barabo,  1  ;  Dr.  A.  B.  McWhortcr,' 
••> ;  A  I  rjcnd,  5,  1 1  00 

S.  N.  Brown,  10  ;  T.  IL  Watts,  1,00  110  00 


33 

r.  Af.   /"■I  ^'''    Corresponding  Secretary,  in  account  iritk  Alabama 

I)opli<t  Jiiblr  Societi/. 


l.ir»r).  For  15il"l<»8  lor  KaiisaH  fmif^ranU  100 

AntIoch  Ciirucii— J.  II.  Co^^btirn  10 

CAIIABA  ASSOCIATION. 


Skima  Chiiuii— F.  M.  hiiw,  25 

M.Ciiiw  i^  rrcstidjro  200 

Mrs.  Kato  J/iw,  5  ;  W.  Milton,  15,  20 

I>(Mit    I-aiiiar, '"i-^  •  Li/zio   Lamar,    5;    A. 
M.u-kl.>,  5  50,  35 

I).  (;.  Mmklr,  5  ;  II.  E.  Brooks,  20,  25 

Will.  Sniitl),  1 

I'ul.lic  rollcclion  29 

1M-.  C.  (■.  liillin;^Kloa,  10 

F.  L.  .t  M  A.  Johnson,  10 

.las.  0.  Miller, 
iv  .Mi'lton, 

(J.  W.  J\  Law,  1  ;  R.  J.  Puncan,  1,  2 

<:;tsli.  25  rts  ;  W.  H.  Oitnuiss,  1,  1 

F.  M.  Kid^^oway,  50  cts  ;  L.  S.  Ki^rpTH,  2,       2 
A.J.  Smilli,  25  cts  ;  Mrs,  Epperson  25  cU  ; 
Nancy  Weaver,    1  ;  J.    Haralson,    1  ;  R. 
A.  Fcr^^'uson,  2,  4 

Dr.  ir.  0.  Milton,  50  cts  ;  cash,  180,  2 

Mrs.  H.  1').  Johnson,  1  ;  Jas  A.  Works,  1  ; 
Will.  M.  Ford,  5  ;  1  00 

Martha  Keith,  50  cts  ;  Wm.  F.  Davis,  1  ; 
J.  I>.  Nano(\  50  cts, 
HlMtfiry  <if  Maptists  in  Alabama, 
OAKMtT(;i:i;  (\iiiuii—  Mrs.  S.  H.    Ooldsby, 
11  ;  H.  Martin,  5;  0.  II.  Terry,  1  ; 
Geo.    U..pp<.r,5;    (J.  W.  Hopper,  2  50; 
J.W.  W.  Crow,  4  50  ;  pub.  col.,  20  50, 
Sol.  Smith,  2  ;  Ciiurch  innd  by   hand  of 
Hro.  Crow,  2  ;  H.  Johnson,  2, 
Udi'f.wki.i. Ciinun — J.  II.  DeVotic, 
CiKKK-NsitoRo'  (JnrFU')i— Mrs.  K.  A.  Croom, 
Mauion  Chi-kch— W.  H.  Mcintosh,  5  00 
E.  A.  Blunt,  5  ;  G.  C.  Mattison,  3  ;   Mrs 
liookheait,  1  ;  S.  S.  Lattimore,  1  ;  Z.  G 
Henderson,  1  ;  Joe  Hunter,  2  20  ;  H.  Tal 
bird,  .'5  ;  E.  Faritjh,    1  ;  E.  M.   Posey,    1  . 
T.  B.  Hinton,  1,  24 

Shiloii  Church — Isaac  Thomas  6 

PisGAH  Church — Dr.   M.   Gary,  1  ;  D.   S. 
Boyd,  15  cents,  1 

Concord  Ch.— By  hand  of  S.  R.  Freeman,     20 
UhioNTowN  Ca.— C.  C.  ratillo,  50  cts  ;  A. 


2 

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20 

82 

6 
25 


00     283  00 
00       10  00 

00 
00 
00 

50 
00 
50 
00 
00 
00 
25 
25 
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25 
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395  05 


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30 


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00  58  50 
00  25  00 
00        6  00 


20       24  20 

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15 
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84 

F.  M.  LA}]',   CorrrspflTuHvg  Secretary,  in  aramnt  xci'J,  AkLcM 
JJapii.it  Jlibic  Sociftj/, 


I'l  1865.  (J.  Hudson,  1  50,  2  00 

')'.  I'rovidknceCji. — Hy  handof  J.  R.  Ildfrganl     7  20 

{  1  I'lscAii  Cn.—         "       "  "  4  20 

I'l  J.  Mixon,  1  25 

i,!  rublic  collection  at  iniM'tinp:  of  Associa- 

v;'  lion,  by  huiul  ot  K.  A.  Ulunt,  Trcus.  74  10     108  3: 

:j  COOSA  KIVKK  ASSOCIATION. 

'  I  \V.  L.  Sinirt,  Treasurer,  50  Do 

,;  HiG  SnuNT.  Cm.— J.  M.  Scott,  15  00 

I  j  (uion  Hope  Cm. — Mrs.  M.  A.    l^arclay,  5  ; 

",!  J.  Wilnior,  1  ;  Ti^nal  W.  Jones,  1,  '  00 

1'  i  Tam.apkoaCh. — Walker  IJoynoUlH,  10  ;  L. 

I  VV.   Lawler,    5  ;  NVni  M;vllory,    5  ;   AV.  J. 

'' ;  Younjf,  1 ,-  I'rcniiuni  ou  {^old,  GO  cts,  21  (<0 

^,  lk)ok  Concern,  8G  02  ;  collected  by   l^ro. 

[  (Jarreit,  12;  col.  by  Hro.  Williams,  15  au,  113  32 

'j  •  Salem  Ch.— IJy  Wilmer,  4  70 

'i  TUSCALOOSA  ASSOCIATION. 

J  TvscALoosA  Ch.— A.  J.  Battle,  2  50  ;  Mrs. 

A.  J.    liattle,    2  50  ;  B.    W.    Justice,  3  ;     8  00 

H  Mi«s  C.  Drysdalo,  3  ;  Mrs.    Isabel  Trutt, 

I  3  ;  Mrs.  J.  E.  Hays,  2  ;  J)r,  S  J.Edwins, 

)-'  5  ;  0.  Parker,  10  ;  J.  A.  Skelton,  2,  25  00     194  6 

I  .  O.  Prince,  1  <»0 

1  GiLGAL  Ch. — Sani'l  Ed  ins  •  4  00 

j  UNION  ASSOCIATION. 

.  Reula  Ch.— E.  T.  Burton,  2  00 

I      ■■  UNITY  ASSOCIATION. 

*  ■  Shady  Grove  Cn.— Nat.  Bozeman,  3  ;  J.  H. 

I  Burns,  5  ;  A.  Andrews,  23,  31   00 

'.  PLANTKfisvii.i.E  Cii. — Bliik(.'  Harvill,  5  ;  W. 

)  W.  Gandy,  2  50;  J.  H.  McGehee,  1 ;  Dixon, 

,l  25  cts  ;  1).  T.  Vincent,  2  50,  11  25 

i\  Collected  by  Bro  Sartor,  7  00 

J;  "  at  Convention  in  July  31  CO 

i(  Jas.  Nunn,  Treasurer,  55  ;  Dent  Lamar, 

if  5  ;  Harmony  Church  Bible  Society,  10,      70  CO     157  i 

h  I'INE  BAUllEN  ASSOCIATION. 

J,  Public  collection  at  Friendship,  3  25 

'  AixkntonCh.— C.T,  McConico,  2  50;  Mi.«s 

If  Susan  McConico,  50  cts,  3  00 

\  JlocJi  West— Dr.  R.  II.  Ervin,  5  00 

V  Mt.  Mwiah—J.  B.  Scott,  5  00 

H.  R,  Ward,  50  cts.;  P.  Stccnc,  5,  5  50 

ji  ArUio(h—\W.  M.  Wutaon  1  00 


\i\[ 


35 

F.  M  /^-'1  '^'^  Corrfxponding  Secretary,  in  accounl  with  Alabama, 
Baptist  Bible  Society . 

nhb.S.  Kistor,  25 

l)r,  Krviii,Trc;i8.,  23  ;   Kcdar  Hawthorn, 

Ooutribution  of  Eld.  P.  Stout  25  00     122  00 

15KTIILK1IEM  ASSOCIATION. 
Moiiii.F. ;  »S7.  Francis  !St.  Church — Thomas 
Y.  Miller,  60  00 

W.  A.  JUick,  10;  A.  r.  Bush,  5;  Mrs. 
Ihipin,  TiO  ctH.;  11.  (Ictts,  2   50,  18  00 

A  iViiMid,  50  cts  ;  Hynu^  50  cts  ;  J.  M. 
Ward,  4  35  ;  E,  A.  bliallbr,  75  cts  ;  li.  VV. 
Miller,  1,  7  10 

Mrs.  Anu  Dale,  50  cts  ;  Mrs.  E.  Elgin,  1  ; 
(!.  Hani(?s,  25,  26  60 

A.  IJ.  Cotich,  1  ;  Afrs.  Bnrum,  50  cts  ;  Sis- 
tors  Witter,  2  50  ;  Phillips,  1  ;  Sallic 
Shelly,  50  cts  ;  J.  B.  Witter,  2  50,  3  00 

>'>l.  Anthony  St.  C// wrcA— (Jar land  (Joodc,      6  00     114  CO 

SALEM  ASSOCIATION. 
.1.  T.  S.  Park,  Treasurer,  3  50 

SHELBY  ASSOCIATION. 
Sfwal  Creek  ChurcJi — Edmund  King,   5  ; 
Mrs.  S,  King,  1  50,  0  50      10  00 

LIBERTY  ASSOCIATION. 
Bible  Society,  47  40 

Miss  Barr,  70  cts  ;  Miss  Stamps,  5  cts  ; 

Mirts ,  20  cts  ;  sale  of  ring,  1  20  ; 

John  Philips,  50  ;  J.  F.  Bledsoe,  1  ;  Sent 

up  by  the  churches,  19  35.     (Of  this   a- 

mount,  4  25   letained   by   Aesociational 

Bible  .Society,)  leaving  18  75       66  15 

J.  II.  DeVotie,  President  50  00 

Jcptha  Harrington  50 

P.  Lewis,  95  cts  ;  Hopewell  church,  23,     23  95 

Henry  UriflTin,  2  ;  H.  H.Bacon,  20,  22  00 

J.  T.  S.  Park,  on  draft,  31  50 

Spring  im  Ch.  ric]cc7is  CO,— ?,.V^\\\\iim^      10  00     137  95 

Shilo  Ch.  Perry  «».— Isaac  Thomas,  2  50 

Collected  by  bro.  Lay  4  75 

American  Tract  Society,  20  00 

J.  D.  Williams,  (Baptist  Hymns)  71  CO 

A.  G.  McCraw,  (Masters  to  servants)  6  60 

Collections  in  Lib'y  Ass'n  by  bro  Harbin"  89  33    193  78 

2295  07 


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F.  M.  LAW.   Corrt'fpoiuhiifr  Secretary,  in  acrcuut  \rilh  Alakm.- 
Baptist  Jiil)lr  Si  rid  i/. 

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'j  I                  1855.  S<^lma  Dcpoyitoi y,  70  sr. 

I  I                              Moiit;rr>nit  ry  Ih-positoi y,  1():5  Id 

jfi                           K\h\c  House  in  >li)nt;j^itinory,  77  00 

,  j                             (•uindcMi  l).|.(..sit(>ry,              *  200  00 

|»                              (J!iim\svill(' Pcposilury,  t'lj  10 

I''  ■                            Wctiunjiku  Dcpositt'iy.  :il  HO 

'i                            McAlVoc's  order  oil  WUiMor,  SiMT) 

Ticlirnor'H     "      "  Homlerson,  IHT  01 

ruilaiioe  on  Park's  Draft,  :U  Of. 

Balance  on  Bacon's  draft  .'U  TiO 

Bibles  in  hands  of  W.  (.'.  Harris,  10  5;') 

Note  of  W.  (;.  Harris  .'ij  T.) 

Cash  on  sales.  12o3  23  1253  23 


Whole  am't  of  receipts  heroin  stated,  $U:?2  6.'« 

CR. 

Paid  for  Books  and  Bibles,  1754  45 

"      "  Frcif,'hts,  90  1C> 

"      "  Incid'ntal  expenses  47  81 

"      "  Colpo'iers,  85  CO 

Depository  rent  for  1855  and  1.S5G  200  Oo 

Salary  Cor.  Scc'v  to  1st  Juno,  1856  750  00 

Am't  of  Grants,  Bibles  Books  and  Tracts,  22«  18  31"  4  80 

1277  85 
Cash  from  John  J<jnes  4  00 

"      "      J.  W.  Echols,  Treasurer,  19  85 

Balance  in  stock,  751  86    775  80 


Present  strength  of  Depository,  $2053  56 


^j  The  Auditing  Committee  report  that  so  far  as  they  have  had 

i'  time  to  oxrmine  the   Secretaries  report  they  fiind  it  correct. 

J  WM.  U.  McINTOSH,  Cbairroan. 


SAMFORD  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 


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Special  Collections 

GENERAL 
BX  1852-59 

6470.1  C.2 

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Alabama  Baptist  State 

Convention 

Annual  of  the  Alabama 

Baptist  State  Convention 


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