Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-18
BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION.

Las, week The Bopls, Church held its anniversary
m, et,rg known General Association, in our
CIV II drew among us a number OF pnoslentaiiuus.
able aud nislgsn locking c'ize from abroad
Il was period Of pleasure with ikem-ihe meeting OF
brethren enlisted IN thr great cause Of moral improve
s n, ard The gres'er Of the perpetual salvation
ti man Much activity and zeal was exhbIted-and
the COR ci'un cf the Church reported by the delegates
:crn c.5r.-n ssc'i' hsusr,rg In me oil
Era.n We ss.h II. end ell Ike Them engaged in
s:.-:- ~ sa52.rc-s q '-Hs'un Success Hsy they
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81 Creator eniy Jgcg"s them by The grand and uit,
rns'- otj.c try STRIVING 10 obtain The h'ld is
ztc. ND there Is employment more Than enough for
all ihr lab"rfs
The Wing &c Saturday gives the following summary
az ,hr prncretings Of The Association, prepared by
friend:
The anniversary meetings Of the Baptist dencmina
ton in This State have jus, closed They have been
numprnusly auendrd:-ihe Ministers and Delegates
om"un,,ng ahou, 100 The services mn,enr.d
on Friday evening last in the Sec"nd Baptist Church,
With appropriate and interesting sermon ts"m the
Rev Bnbcnck, d. ID Of Philadelphia On Saturday
morning the General Association WAS called 10 order
by the Moderator, Elder Is Taylor This is Mis-
sonary body whose lshors confnrd to the Slate
To assist feeble Churches in supporting pastors and Ia
send the Gospel destitute ard rep cled regions,
its bpne VIOLENT designs Al o'clock, the annual
mon was delivered beiore the Association and
auditory by Elder Rnot Ryluud. a M frincpsl nf
the Baptist Seminary This Discourse. on The Exc. lieu.
cies Deitc and Dangers OF the Baptist Den, aton,
was heard with profound attention, md deep emotion.
1t was solicited for publication, and large edition
will be Immediately printed aud circulated among The
Churches During The past year the Association had
in her employment 90 Missionaries ahoring. many Of
them West of the Blue Ridge. The Of about
S. GOO paid into it's treasury. This institution,
gsniz.d IL years ago, by thu lsmened Dr. Srmpe, and
his worthy compeps, has been steadily advancing in
influence and usefulness II has for the present year.
appointed % Missionaries; and II is exprcrd hat others
will be sent TO make The solitary places rroice and be
glad.
At4 o'clock P NJ, the Virginia Baptist Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society convened The Hon Hsmon Lincoln
Treasurer o the Baptist General Convrn,ion wat pre-.
vented, by ndispnson, fi"m addressing The meeting;
but the dsappnintme alleviated by speech from
The Rev DR. Bubcock, in which he enforced the obga-
tons Of Christians send the Gospel to the Heather.
in a manner interesting and impressive. II appeared
from The Report Of the Board that The Parent S"cipy of
thu Baptist General Convention. is extensively and
ceSsfuy engaged in publishing the Gospsl in The four
Quarters Of the Earth The Churches in Virginia che
rish lively in the Foreign Missionary enter.
prize The contributions for this ohjec, during The year
amounted TO 50 200
In the evening, in the Second Baptist Church the
Annual Education SrTmun was preached BY Elder VIM
Southwood Of Petersburg. II worthy of the occa-
SION II was repe,e with just and elevated views on
the subject of Ministerial Education. II will be fur.
nsIrd by The author for publication; and lie circulation
canuo, fail to promote the interests rf Earning
On the Sabbath The pupite of The Methodist and Pres
byerlan welt as the Baptist Churches were occupied
by The Ministers in ndance the Anniversar,es-
klutuds attended and great attention aud seriousness
characterised the assemblies.
On Monday morning, at IL o'clock in the First Bap-
list Church. the Education Society convened This
meeting was expected with lively interest, nor was the
expectation vain. From the Report Of the Beard, we
learned that the Seminary under its charge was in
aourishing state II contains at sixty students,
ten OF whom IRE preparing for The Ministry Some Of
the speeches this occasion Of thrilling interest
The S"ciety is nearly out Of debt, and permanent
fund, amounting already to or $4,000, has been
menced committee was appointed TO solicit from The
Legislature charter Tor the Institution Its friends
contemplate ills gradual enlargement and endowment =
The denomination are fully able, and from the spirit of
think, equally willing, 10 make it commanding and
valuable Institution.
In the afternoon,a Sunday School and Tract Meeting
was held The claims of these institutions were pow.
erfuIly enforced II is designed enlarge the opera
tinns of the Baptist General Tract Society," located in
Ph,lsdelphe. II will hereafter issue bound volumes
particularly such relate 10 The doc,nal peculiares
and the history oil the denomination. DR. Babcock pIo.
cured during the meetings, subscriptions TO the
Of So 900
On Monday night the Monthly Concer, of Prayer for
II was pleasant unite with The plous of every name
and Of every land in rvent supplications TO Almighty
God, for the universal spread Of light and peace
on tuesday morning the Virginia and Foreign Bap
list BIBLE Society celebrated it's third Annrersary-,he
attendance was numerous notwithstanding the incle
mency OF ihe weather. This Society originated in de
clson OF .he American Bible Society. by which the yer
SONS mace oy baPss Missionaries, in which The term
BaPtizo and i,s kindred words we're translated by terms