Vicksburg Evening Post clipping
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Smothers, Joseph, active 1872-1886; Gayles, George Washington, 1844-1924; African American Baptists
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MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
About 150 Delegates at King Solomon's Baptist Church To-day.
The Colored Baptist Missionary Convention of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana met at King Solomon's Church, on Farmer street, at 10 o'clock to-day. About 150 delegates were present - nearly 50 arriving by the Anchor Line steamer City of Providence, and others by the different railroad lines. The following officers were present: G. W. Gayles, of Gaylesville, Bolivar county, Miss., President; Joseph Smothers, of Port Gibson, Miss., Vice-President; J. J. Peyton, of Sunflower county, Miss., Secretary, and G. N. Johnson, of Natchez, Miss., Treasurer.
A large amount of business will come before the Convention, and will necessitate a session of not less than a week's duration. This is an eminently representative body of colored people, and will no doubt result in the accomplishment of the worthy purposes for which it has assembled here.
About 150 Delegates at King Solomon's Baptist Church To-day.
The Colored Baptist Missionary Convention of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana met at King Solomon's Church, on Farmer street, at 10 o'clock to-day. About 150 delegates were present - nearly 50 arriving by the Anchor Line steamer City of Providence, and others by the different railroad lines. The following officers were present: G. W. Gayles, of Gaylesville, Bolivar county, Miss., President; Joseph Smothers, of Port Gibson, Miss., Vice-President; J. J. Peyton, of Sunflower county, Miss., Secretary, and G. N. Johnson, of Natchez, Miss., Treasurer.
A large amount of business will come before the Convention, and will necessitate a session of not less than a week's duration. This is an eminently representative body of colored people, and will no doubt result in the accomplishment of the worthy purposes for which it has assembled here.
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Vicksburg Evening Post, “Vicksburg Evening Post clipping,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 22, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/946.
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