Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-13
DOMESTIC INrELLlGENCE.
From The Richmond HbiR. juno :.
GENERAL BAPTIST ASSDCIAThD,

n,unils, and crowds OF strangers hive been IA st
tpndante. from various pats 81 liz Stare. upon 4e
Bamisl Anniversary Meeth-s At ntf request, a
trend familiar with The proceedings. has gwen as
concise aud interesting statement, witch We sub.
Join
The anniversary meetings i The Il tsl be
nomination IN this siafe haee fust closed. They
have been hpmerunsis attended the Ministers aud
Deegates amounted 10 abeuf lou The services
comn eaeed IN frlda, evening last. Tie Sc
cund Baptist thuuh. With an Interesting setiuon
from lie Rev. K. BABeooK. D. d. Of Phfladelpb
On Saturday a.otning The Genenl Association was
called TO nflet by the Moderator, Elder J . Il. Tay-
Tor. This Missionary body, whose labofs ave
confined to the State To ASSIST feeble Churches IN
supporting pastors. aud 10 send The Gospel 10 tles
iine and neglected legiuus. are us benevolent de
Signs Al ! O'Clock The annual sermon was de.
liveted before The Association aud numerous audi
Tory, by Elder Robeu Rylahd, A. NJ. Pm tiIm ullhe
Baplsl seminary. THIS Discourse. on tie Excl
lences. Defects and Dangers oil the Balt 81 Deno1nz
siuatiou, was heard whproicund attention. aud deep
emotion. II vas solicited Tor publication. and atpr
oduion mdi be Immediately p1ntel aud Circulated
among Tie Chmoits. Dnrug The fast YEA lhc
Association had m her eunInsuent % Missionaries
labo,ins, many Of them Nest OF The Rue Ridge
Tile suin ol about $4,000 paid tito treasury.
This lusllinlien, etednzed seventeen years ago. by
the lamenIed DR.. Sempc, aud his worthy com
peers, has been steadily advancing, IA influence aud
IS Missionaries aud n Is expected tha others
viii be SEM to maize the solitary places teoiee and
be glad
A. 4o'cloch Z. NJ, the Virginia B5flis for,isn
h'ss"p ,E'ecN To- 'ei lie Hon. iienan
Lincoln, Treasurer III HE BapHs General Cou,en-
oo"' vas prevented ny lhdt>poslilon from addfes
slng The meeting but the disappointment WIS al.
leslalrdby speech tom DR.. Bahcutk IN which
ne eh'"tceu Tue ahhgAhns al Christians 10 send the
"'sp'l 10 nc ileAltn' ~ = manner interesting and
Impressive II appeared nom The Repen NJ tie
board thal The aren't Society, the Baptist Gtn-
efal Consenton,1s extensively and successful, en-
eaged IN publishing Tie Gospel IN HE iauf quarters
oi ne Earth lie Churches IN Virginia cherish
a hVely interest IN tie tofcen Missionary cutcr-
puze. The contributions loi tbs object DUNG
The year amounted To S}uo0.
In The Evening. IN The Second Bapllsl Church
The Annual Education sermon WIS preached b> IL
ar .Souih"eood OF Petersburg. 1t was woi.
my OF the occasion. II was feplete with just aud
elevated views on the subject ct ministerial cduoa=
ION. 1t will be furnished by The author fni publ.
cation aud fs circulation cannot lsiI 10 p,omote III
interests OF learning,
On The Sabbath, the pnlplts Of The Methodist and
Presbyterian, as well as the Baptist Churches were
occupied by the Ministers ~ attendance on the
Anniversaries. Muliiludrs attended, and great NJ.
teniion and seriousness characterised the assem-
blies.
GA Monday Morning at II O'Clock, in the First
i'hPilSa tHAiiHs iht IsdNGhl1in society convened.
This mt eIing WIS expected with lively interest no,
was the expectation vain. From tie Rrpou al the
Board. learned that the Seminary unde, ,ls cl,,,es
in a floui lshing stale Ii contains upoafds nj
SKI, students, ten Of whom are pten,,ir, n, mo
Ministry Some OF the speeches on this ncr,sin,
were OF thrilling interest Thr Snrio,, - ,o,,l, 80,
OF debt and uernanent f,,d ammonium, tt, :,
A or $1,000 has been commenced A co,n,nit,,,. -.
appointed to solicit from the nqxt Jroislat,,,o :
character 10, the lnslitnlion. Is friends con,c,n
plate lis gradual enla,een.ent and endovmcn ~.
denomination are fdy alde a,d 1a,,, ~, Nv ~,
Iberalty and ente,ptize which tbev ,n,,ii., -
should ihitk rouaily vIllino 10 nr,Le !, !. n
mandioe and valuable Iostiiniion
In The alie,noop Sunday SchorI MI r.,
Meeting was held. The claims ,f Ihese lns,n,ions
were powerfully enforced II ,sdesien,,l Ia sf,1aa
The operations OF the Baptst General 'r,,rt SET,
located IN pb,laJelphia II viii here.f,e, ias,;;a
bound volumes, particularly such az relate IN Tho
Joctrinal uectIa,ities aud ia. bis,o,, az ~ a.,
nomination. DR. Baheoek n,ncn,.d dn,5,,, ~
meeting subscriptions TOR tbis oh,,,,, Ia III, ,,,,
ofs2 600.
On Monday ME bt the Monthly Conre,t nj pr,yo,
for Missions vas held with The ond ,,a 9J n
list Churches II was nleasan, ~ mn. ,5,h u
NOUS of every name and If eyer, I,na !; -
supphca,ons 10 Almioliy God ~, ,b. ,i,,o,.'.l
spread Of light aud peace.
On Tuesday morning the Vi,,i,i, and ro,.,r,
Baptist Bible Society celebrated ,s,bi,d ann,ss,s,
ryLlhe attendance was nn,,erans Observation-Disclosures,