State Convention, NEW YORK. A. M. Beebee, Utica, Nathaniel Kendrick, Hamilton, Madison Foreign Mission Society, John Peck, New Woodstock, Ontario Female Mission Society, F. F. M. Society of Brooklyn, Hudson River Association, Seneca For. Mission Society, NEW East Jersey For. Miss. Society, State Convention, George W. Eaton, Hamilton. JERSEY. Daniel Dodge, Newark, G. S. Webb, New Brunswick. Fem. M. S. of 1st Ch. Philadelphia, William T. Brantly, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mission Society, New Market Street Church, Second Church, Philadelphia, R. W. Cushman, Philadelphia. MARYLAND. Baltimore Fem. Mission Society, J. G. Binney, Baltimore. O. B. Brown, Washington, D. C. American Ben. Society, VIRGINIA. Virginia Bap. For. Miss. Society, John Kerr, Richmond, Edward Baptist, Smithville, William Todd, Stevenson, Absent. African Miss. Soc. Richmond, VIRGINIA. Archibald Thomas, Richmond. Fem. Hasseltine M. S. King & Queen, Eli Ball, Ayletts. For. M. S. of 1st Church, Richmond, Addison Hall, Richmond, Charlotte Co. Bap. Churches, Society of Inquiry of Va. Bap. Sem., William F. Nelson, Richmond. Sharon, Nottoway and Sailor Creek Daniel Witt, Sandy River Church, Churches, State Convention, State Convention, Savannah River Association, Prince Edward. NORTH CAROLINA. Thomas Meredith, Newbern, SOUTH CAROLINA. General Committee of Churches in State Convention, Gen. Con. of Western Baptists, William B. Johnson, Edgefield, GEORGIA. Burman Fem. Ed. Soc. Cincinnati, State Convention, State Convention, James Menees, Mill Creek, Nashville Church, Jesse Mercer, Washington, OHIO. Walter McQuie, Louisiana, Mo. ILLINOIS. J. M. Peck, Alton, Illinois. KENTUCKY. P. M. Carey, Louisville. TENNESSEE. William T. Broaddus, Middlebury, Va. LOUISIANA. Ladies of Bap. Con. of Cheneyville, J. B. Smith, Cheneyville. *Absent, Brethren FRANCIS A. Cox and JAMES HOBY being present from England, delegated by the Baptist Union, assembled in Park Street Chapel, London, June, 1834, presented a communication from that body, (see Appendix A.) together with written communications from the English Baptist Missionary Society, and the Baptist Irish Society, and a verbal communication from the Continental Society, of which Dr. Cox is Secretary. These brethren then each addressed the meeting, explaining more fully their object, and testifying their great pleasure in meeting us on this occasion. Resolved, That the President welcome the Delegation, and give them the right hand of fellowship on the part of the Convention. This was then affectionately done, after which the hymn was sung, "Blest be the tie that binds." Resolved, That the communications presented by the Delegates from Great Britain be referred to a Committee, consisting of brethren, Brantly, Kerr, Sherwood, Stow, and Linsley. The Corresponding Secretary then introduced to the Convention, Rev. AMOS SUTTON, a missionary from the General Baptist Missionary Society in England, a laborer for several years near Juggernaut, in Orissa, India. Resolved, That the President receive him, also, with the right hand of fellowship-which was done. Resolved, That all ministers of the gospel present, who are in regular standing with any evangelical denomination, be invited to a seat in the Convention. The following persons accepted the invitation: Resolved, That the following brethren be a Committee to arrange the religious exercises of the session: Taylor, Keeling, Hinton, George, and Harrison. Resolved, That brethren Sharp, Bennett, Hartwell, Baptist, and W. R. Williams, be a Committee on the Burman Mission. Resolved, That brethren Mercer, Peck, of N. Y., Roberts, Broaddus, and Hague, be a Committee on Indian Missions. Resolved, That brethren Chapin, Going, Rice, Jeter, and Furman, be a Committee to nominate fifty persons, out of whom the Trustees for Columbian College may be elected. Resolved, That brethren Johnson, Cornelius, Dodge, N. W. Williams, and J. C. Crane, be a Committee on the African Mission. Adjourned to 9 o'clock, to-morrow. Prayer by bro. Cox. In the afternoon, bro. S. H. Cone preached the sermon before the Convention, from Acts ix. 6. "What wilt thou have me to do?" The Rev. Messrs. James Hoby and W. Brantly led the devotional exercises of the afternoon. Thursday, April 30, 9 o'clock, A. M. Prayer by bro. Amos Sutton, of India. The Minutes of yesterday were read, corrected, and approved. Resolved, That, during the present session, the Convention will convene daily, at 9 o'clock, A. M., and adjourn at 2 o'clock, P. M,-meet again at 4 o'clock, P. M., and adjourn at 6 o'clock, P. M. Resolved, That the Report of the Board be now read. The Report of the Board was now read. After the Secretary had been occupied more than one hour, the reading was suspended, and the Convention united in singing the hymn commencing with "O'er the gloomy hills of darkness.—" When the decease of Miss Cummings was announced, bro. William B. Johnson offered prayer, that the events by which four of our missionaries have been removed from their fields of labor, during the three years past, may be "for our profit;" gave thanks that so many have been preserved, while the American Board, a sister Association, with whom we deeply sympathize, have been called, in one year, only, to lament the decease of fourteen of their missionaries; and entreated God to afford his protection to the surviving laborers of both Boards, and to render their efforts successful in the work of filling the world with his glory. The Report was laid on the table, while the right hand of fellowship was, by vote of the Convention, presented to bro. Evan Jones, missionary at the Valley Towns, and to brother O-go-na-ye, at the same station, who had accompanied him. On the Report being again taken up, it was Resolved, That so much of the Report of the Board as relates to the Secretary's Department, be committed to a special Committee, consisting of brethren Ryland, Howard, Lynd, Gayle, and Leverett. Resolved, That so much of the Report as relates to the Treasury Department, be referred to brethren Knowles, Brooks, Kennard, Meredith, and Colgate. Resolved, That the Report be accepted, and published, under the direction of the Board. [See the Report in subsequent pages.] Resolved, That brethren J. Wayland, Cushman, Thresher, Nelson, and J. E. Welch, be a Committee on the publications of the Convention. Resolved, That brethren Kendrick, J. M. Peck, Allen, Choules, and Maginnis, be a Committee on New Fields of Labor. Resolved, That brethren Maclay, Aldrich, Tucker, Phillips, and Fuller, be a Committee to report on a suitable place for holding the next Convention, and to nominate the preachers. The Committee on a nomination for Trustees of Columbian College, reported a list of names. After some remarks, the Report was re-committed. Adjourned. Prayer by brother E. Jones, Valley Towns. Prayer by brother D. Sharp, of Massachusetts. Afternoon Session. A letter was received and read from Robert D. Davenport, of Richmond, offering himself as a foreign missionary. Resolved, That it be referred to the Board. The Committee, to which was referred the subject of the letters and delegation from England, presented their Report, which was accepted, and certain resolutions appended to it, after amendments, were adopted. [See Appendix B.] Resolved, That brethren Dunbar, Fletcher, Witt, S. F. Smith, and Pouncey, be a Committee to nominate delegates to England, in conformity with the resolutions. The Committee to examine credentials, reported the list of members entitled to seats in the Convention. [See list in preceding pages.] Adjourned. Prayer by bro. Bennett, N. Y. Friday, May 1.-Morning Session. After singing, brother William Plumer, of the Presbyterian Church, Va. opened the meeting with prayer. Minutes of yesterday read and approved. A Summary of the Treasurer's Report was read and ordered to be printed. [See Appendix C.] The Committee on the Burman Mission presented their Report, which was accepted and referred to the Board for publication. [See Appendix D.] Resolved, That this Convention regard the completion of the translation of the whole Bible into the Burman language, as a cause of devout gratitude to God, and also as presenting another and most powerful appeal to the united and energetic efforts, as well as fervent prayers, of our churches, and all the friends of Zion, for the dissemination of that precious volume throughout the vast empire of Burmah. Resolved, That a Committee, consisting of brethren Whitman, Woolsey, and Wilson, prepare a suitable tribute of respect to the memory of our lamented and valuable Missionaries, who have ceased from their labors since our last meeting. The Committee, on nominating persons for Trustees of Columbian College, reported a list of names, which was adopted. [See Appendix E.] Resolved, That a certified list of these names be furnished to the President of the College, for transmission to the Electors. The Committee in reference to the next meeting of the Convention, reported a recommendation, that the next session be held with the Baptist church in Oliver Street, New York; and that brother B. Manly, of Charleston, S. C. preach the sermon, and that in case of failure, brother B. Stow, of Boston, Mass. be his alternate. The report was adopted. A Delegation from the Virginia Bible Society, presented the following Resolution: "Resolved, That our President, the Right Rev. R. C. Moore, Rev. J. B. Taylor, Rev. W. S. Plumer, Rev. E. Drake and Rev. Wm. M. Atkinson, be delegated to attend the Triennial Meeting of the Baptist General Convention, to be held in this city on the last Wednesday in the present month, and ask of that body an expression of their approval of the contemplated plan of placing in possession of the reading population of the world, a copy of the sacred Scriptures, within the shortest possible period, and a recommendation of this object to the denomination with which they are connected, throughout the world. Richmond, April 8, 1835." Resolved, That we cordially welcome this delegation, and that the subject of their communication be referred to a Committee, consisting of brethren Bacon, Ruggles, and Wm. Crane. On motion, the President of the Convention was added to the Committee. Resolved, That the generous donations which have repeatedly been made to the funds of the Convention, by the American Bible Society, the American Tract Society, and the Baptist General Tract Society, are regarded by this body as delightful indications of that increasing spirit of |