Held in Mobile, November, 1875. The officers elected were as follows:
Rev. J. A. Foster, president; Rev. M. Tyler, vice-president; Rev. J.
W. Stevens, corresponding secretary; Rev. Thomas Smith, treasurer,
and Rev. C. O. Boothe, clerk. Ten Associations were enrolled this
year. Brother McAlpine reported $90 in favor of the Convention as the
result of six months’ work. The body was never so much aroused as
during this session. Some trouble arose over contentions among the
churches in Mobile. Rev. W. H. McAlpine was appointed missionary and
agent of the Convention for the ensuing conventional year. Rev. C. O.
Boothe was appointed, with Brother McAlpine, to aid in searching for a
suitable location for the proposed school, and was authorized to call
the attention of our Northern brethren to our needs and operations
regarding educational facilities in Alabama. Never did any set of men
appear to be more earnest and enthusiastic. Every eye was on McAlpine
as the leader.