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ability. FiftT.flvc missionaries had been era- 

 |-!..i..| in the domestic field, *nd twenty-two 

 with the Indian*; seventy missionaries had 

 ben employed by societies cooperating with 

 the Board, making in all 155 effective laborers. 

 A lUteraent was made in connection with 

 the report of the Board of Domestic Mis- 

 sions regarding the Indians with whom the 

 Board labors. It appears from tin* that 

 there are among the Creeks and Beminoles 

 20 churches, with 28 native ministers, and 

 2,100 members. Two hundred and ri_-!it 



!ny-chools had been conducted in 

 nertioii with the domectic ini'l Indian 

 ions, in whirh were included 7.K"'. t-:i 

 and popils. The Sunday-School Hoard re- 

 ported that its receipts had been $18,440.20. 

 The number of Sunday-schools in the South- 

 ern States was 4,586, with 126,690 officers 

 and teachers, and 210,060 scholar*, of whom 

 8,277 bad been baptized daring the >...r. 

 The subject of the removal of the Theological 

 Seminary at Greenville, South Carolina, was 

 again considered. This institution WHS not 

 originally connected with the Convention, but 



urtecs having resolved, conditionally, to 

 ve it to Louisville, Ky., asked the advice 

 of the convention on the subject. The re- 

 moval of the school, as proposed by the trus- 

 tee*, was approved. During the debate on 

 thi* measure it was stated by the president 

 of the convention, in illustration of the n. ! 

 of a thorough theological institution in the 



i. thnt there were in that section only 

 5.000 Baptist ministers for 13,000 chm 

 The next meeting of the convention is to bo 

 hi-M at Jefferson, Texas. 



The following is a summary of the statistics 

 of the Bant at Chvrehtt of jfora Scotia, Neu 

 Bmiuirirl; and Prinet Edward Iiland, as re- 

 potted at the meeting of their convention, 

 Augnrt 28, 1878 : 



at length met with success, BO that they had at 

 the meeting of the convention a sum, including 

 what had been collected by the Woman's For- 

 eign Missionary Society, amounting to about 

 $12,000. They had determined to establish 

 the mission among the Kun n* of Sum. " 



naries had been accepted for this work, 

 and were formally recognized on the 20th of 

 August. A proposition has been made on l>e- 

 hnlt of the Baptists of Ontario to unite with 

 the Baptists of the Lower Provinces in foreign 

 mission effort. 



The Baptist Home Afiuionary Contentii- 

 Ontario ami (Jurbrt met at Brantford. Out., 

 October 14th. The treasurer reported t! 

 reipts of the year to have been $5,289. Forty- 

 three missionaries had been employed during 

 the year. The Society was sustaining a for. -iui 

 mission, with two stations, among the Telu- 

 goos of India. It had connected with it two 

 mis.-ionaries, 38 assistants, of whom 21 were 

 native preachers, and 14 school-teachers. A 

 theological seminary had been established at 

 the ttamapatam station, which had already an 

 endowment fund of $50,000. The Ongola sta- 

 tion reported 25 school-houses, which were at- 

 tended by 300 pupils. A Home Missionary So- 

 ciety had been organized at this station. 



II. FREE-WILL BAPTISTS. The following are 

 the statistics of tlic Kree will Baptist Church, 

 ns piven in the Free-irill Jlaptitt Regiiter: 



NonVntl*. 



Ww vmii*^ i 

 Mac* Edward I.Und. 



To..l 



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i /. 

 it 



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41R 

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The net increase daring four years was 81 

 chorcbn, and 2,642 members. 



Th* Baplbt Convention of A 

 AV nrvnnrift, anil I'r, 



t Windsor, Aupi-t 'J:id. Its functions 

 are chiefly confined to the oversight of the 

 il interest* and foreign missionary 

 operations of the Baptist churches of these 

 provtnc**. The seminary at Frederick!, m, 

 X B^ bad been suspended through the effects 



' ' ' : 11 ! tf< A l: ri ;nsi. k. 



The aca/lemy nt WolMDt, X. H.. was proi>er- 

 oo. The endowment fundx of Amdia ( 

 artunlly on hand mnoiintcd to $40,000. The 

 >nx had been cii'K-jiv- 



"y"* !* 1871 to obtain a sufficient amount 

 of fund* tojn.iifr them in entablinhing an in- 

 opMat foreign mission. Their 



