James Loring, Esq. Treas. of the Boston Aux. Soc. for Domestick or Western missions, per
Mr. E. Lincoln,

Dea. C. Stockbridge, Treas, of the Cumberland Bap. For. Miss. Soc. received through
Mr. E. Lincoln, viz.

Contribution at the annual meeting in N. Yarmouth-for translation of Scriptures, 9,08
Lisbon Male Primary Society,

Do.

Female,

do.

North Yarmouth Male do.

50,00

5,20

3,51

35,13

Do. Female

do.

38,50

18,

Do. Female

do.

10,28

Da. mission box,

4,20

Portland Male Primary Society,

21,

Do. Female

do. for the education of Burman female children, 22,

Portland Young Men's Primary Society,

New Gloucester Male

do.

Freeport Male Primary

do.

Do. Female

do.

Brunswick Male

do.

Do. Female

40,63

6,37

6,

1,75

11,50

13,

246,15

John Page, Esq. Haverhill, N. H. it being a bequest from his late honoured mother, Mrs.
Hannah Page, per Mr. E. Lincoln,

Young ladies of Mrs. Ann Little's school, Martinsburg, Va. to educate a Cherokee child,
by the name of Ann Little, received per Rev. O. B. Brown, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Hannah Whitney, Royalston, for Foriegn Mission, per Mr. E. Lincoln,
From the Country Bap. Miss. Soe. in the Leyden Association, by Mr. David Purrington, per
George Eels, Esq.

100,

10,

1,

25,

From the State Convention of the Bap. Denomination in S. Carolina, per M. Mims, Esq.
Treas. to be appropriated as follows, viz. Withington station, 50 dols. Bur. Miss. 80 dols 130,
The General Com. Charleston, S. C. by J. B. Furman, Esq. Treas. per H. H. Furman, Esq. 364,52
New York State Convention, through the Black River Miss. Soc. per Rev. A. Averill,
Wendall Soc. for Miss. purposes for Indian schools, per Rev. E. Andrews,
Damariscotta (Maine.) Aux Soc. per Dea. Daniel Day, Treas.

Contribution of the Congregational Soc. in Castine, under the pastoral care of Rev.
Mr. Mason, for Burman mission,

Contribution of Rev. Thomas B. Ripley's Society, portland, for Bur. Miss.

20,

6,50

90,

20,01

174,91

60,87

20,

29,

Dea. Philip Brown, Treas. of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention, viz.

Jan. 15 By eash from the General Government of the United States, being a quarterly pay-
ment in aid of the education of seven Indian youths at Hamilton, N. Y.
By cash being a quarterly payment due 1st instant, for Carey station,
As above, for Withington station,

87,50

75,

56,25

50,

43,75

43,75

43,75

400,00

being quarterly payment due 1st instant for Miamies,

By amount received from Feb. 29, to April 24, 1828, as published in Magazine, No. 137, viz.
By cash from S. Payne, Esq. Treas. of the Madison Soc. Aux. to the Bap. B. of For. Miss.
N. B. Twenty dollars of the above are from the Hamilton Female Wade Society, for
the education of Burman female children under the care of Mrs. Wade.
From the Youth's Mite Soc. of the Second Bap. Sab. School, by master Elisha E. Glover, 5,58
Dr. Lawson Long, Buckland, Mass. contributed as follows, viz.

500,00

50,

Mr. Dayton, of Washington county, N. Y. for Burman miss. per Henry Hill, Esq.
H. B. Rounds, Esq. Treas. of the Utica Bap For. Miss. Soc per Mr. É. Lincoln,
The Perth Amboy Union Fem. Miss. Soc. per Mr. C. L. Roberts,

The Male Sunday School, No. 13, New-York, for the education of an Indian child by the name of John Williams, at the Carey station,

Mr. Wm. Stow, it being a donation from Mr. Solomon Goodale, deceased, late of Conway, 102,
The American Beneficent Soe. by females near Fayetteville, N. C. per Rev. L. Rice,
Rev. Luther Rice, it having been received by him from the United States Treasury for
Tinsawat a school,

27,50

62,50

10,

3,

50,

16,

The Lincoln Bap. Aux. Soc. (Me.) in aid of Foreign missi ns, from Hezekiah Prince, Treas. 144,84
Lincoln Bap. Cent Society, Me. in aid of Foreign missions, by Mrs. Isabella Prince, Treas. 42,11
Mrs. Eleanor Pugh, deceased, per Rev. Dr Bolles,

The Fem. Juv. Soc. connected with the Female Sabbath school belonging to the Second
Bap. Ch. and Soc. in Boston, to aid in the education of a child at the Carey station,
by the name of Margaret B. Doyle,

being balance due on account of moneys received for the Columbian
Star, as per account current,

Dec. 21. By cash for sundry articles sold from Columbian Star office, June last,

1828. Feb. 20. By cash received of Dr. Clark Lillybridge, being on account of moneys collected for balances due for Columbian Star,

April 24. By cash from a female friend, reserved out of her earnings for missionary purposes, "being discount on draft,

25.

49,31 5. 1,67

The undersigned, appointed to audit the account of the Treasurer of the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States for Foreign Missions, &c. hereby certify, that they have attended to that service, and find said account correctly cast and duly vouched.

New-York, April SO, 1828.

S. H. CONE,

CHARLES G. SOMMERS, Committee.

The Treasurer has received in addition to the foregoing account, twelve shares in the United States Bank, from the estate of the late Hon. Constant Taber, of Newport, R. I.

Bengal Christian School Society in account with H. Lincoln, Treasurer. 1827. April 25. By balance from old account,

May 5. By cash from Mrs. Prudence Farwell, Cambridge, being her subscription for 1826 and 27, at $60 per annum,

Cr. 106.58

120,

$223,58

1827.

Dr.

May 5. To cash remitted W. H. Pearce of Calcutta, per brig Smyrna, in care of Capt. H. R. Kendall, jr. 220.00 "paid premium one and a half per ct. for Spanish dollars, To balance carried to new account,

By balance carried to new account,

Errors Excepted,

Boston, April 25, 1828.

5.30

,28

$223,58

,28

H. LINCOLN, Treas.

The undersigned, appointed to audit the foregoing account, have attended to that service, and find the same correctly cast and duly vouched.

New-York, April 30, 1828.

OF THE

SIXTH TRIENNIAL MEETING

OF THE

BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION,

HELD IN PHILADELPHIA, 1829.

Boston:

PRINTED BY LINCOLN & EDMANDS,

No. 59 Washington-Street,

CONSTITUTION,

As amended and passed, New-York, May 8th, 1826.

chosen.

We, the delegates from Missionary continue in office till successors be Societies and other religious bodies of the Baptist Denomination, in various parts of the United States, met in Convention, in the city of Philadelphia, for the purpose of carrying into effect, the benevolent intentions of our constituents, by organizing a plan for eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the whole denomination, in one sacred effort, for sending the glad tidings of salvation to the heathen, and to nations destitute of pure gospel light, agree to the following rules or fundamental principles, viz.

Article I. This body shall be styled, "The General Convention of the Baptist denomination in the United States for Foreign Missions, and other important objects relating to the Redeemer's Kingdom."

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II. A Triennial Convention shall be held consisting of delegates from the Missionary Societies, Associations, Churches, and other religious bodies of the Baptist Denomination, which shall annually contribute to the funds under the direction of this body, a amounting to at least one hundred dollars, each being entitled to one representative and vote, and for every additional sum, of one hundred dollars, one additional representative and vote shall be allowed. But no individual shall be entitled to more than one vote.

III. At each triennial meeting, the Convention shall elect a President, and Recording Secretary, who shall

IV. At each triennial meeting, the Convention shall elect a Board of Managers, consisting of a President, four Vice-Presidents, who shall take precedence of each other, in the order of their election, a Corresponding and Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and thirty Managers, out of the Societies, Associations, Churches, or religious bodies beforementioned, who shall continue in office, till successors be elected; the President, and Recording Secretary of the Convention, shall be also members of the Board.

V. The Board of Managers shall hold an annual meeting, at which, eleven shall be a quorum to transact business; but at other meetings, five shall be the quorum.

VI. Such persons, only, as are in full communion with some church of our denomination, and furnish satisfactory evidence of genuine piety, good talents, and fervent zeal for the Redeemer's cause, are to be employed as Missionaries.

VII. In regard to funds, contributed for Missionary purposes, but without appropriating directions, the Board shall exercise discretion in appropriating the same to Foreign and Indian Missions; but no] application of monies, given for a specific object, shall be made by them to any other use.