The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-09
THE DAILY DISPA1Cr
Correspondence Of the Dispatch.
VIRGINIA BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES

NORFOLK, June 5, 1852.
The General Association re.assembled this
morning. The committee to recommend a
ciace at which to hold the next annual meeting,
20, being able to agree, the several members OF
q proposed Richmond, Lynchburg and Fred
erieksburg, and after numerous speeches by
the delegates from each. the vote was taken
and Fredericksburg received large majority.
The report of the Board, laid on the taoie
yesterday, was then taken up and adopted' az
ter interesting addresses by Rev. messfs "a
ser, Grimsley Pondexier and Adams, a"o
Messrs. Towill and Sands.
Rev. DR., Howell followed up the eloquent
appeals which haG been made by these gehue
men for an enlargement OF the operations o'
the Association, with proposition tna Tar an ell
sort he Immediately made 10 raise $iUooo me
rnrrent wear, TO employ larger number OF
m;ss;onsries in the State. The motion was
unanimously adopted. and about $4,000 Of the
,mount was at once subscribed by the dele
-ates. and the clerk wss directed to apply to the
Churches not represented here, to make up the
other 5000.
The committee on religious services report
ed the names OF the various clergymen who
bad been selected to occupy the puIpits of the
Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches
Of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the
seport Of the committee on "Northern Agents.
was postponed until Monday.
At II o'clock, the Southern Baptist Publica-
bon Society convened. DIR. Howell. one OF
she Vice Presidents, presiding, and Rev. b.
Manly acting as Secretary.
After the appointment of committees, the
Corresponding Secretary. Rev. E. T. Winkler,
Of 5. c., read the annual report of the Board
from which it appeared that the General Book
Depository at Charleston, had been placed on
L. Il
amounted to SIS, 500 IS, being an increase OF
Sper cent. Number of volumes sold IL 900.
DIR. Jeter, in brief address, moved the adop.
hon Of the report. He was followed by Rev'd
L. I. Winkler in an eloquent speech, advoca-
ing the claims of the Society upon the demo-
Dination, and representing it as in a highly
10urishing condition.
The Education Society met at 8 o'clock
President Howell in the chair. MIR. Joel b.
watkins, Secretary.
Mr. James c. Crane presented the annual
seport. The object of this Society is ths sup
port of INDECENT young men preparing for the
ministry. Twelve are now prosecuting their
Guides under its patronage, and twelve others
sFe engaged in course of study at Richmond
College, with view of ultimately entering
1he ministry.
Rev. A. NJ. Peindexter, the agent Of Rich
mond College, was introduced to the meeting,
and made an eloquent appeal in behalf of this
institution. He stated that $50 800 had been
subscribed within the year towards the one
hundred thousand dollars endowment. Sixty
thousand dollars would enable the Trustees
10 commence operations under the endowment
plan.
Rev. DIR. Manly moved that a subscription
be now taken to increase the amount 10 $780,
900. The audience responded to this motion
by the contribution of $1,000.
There is scarcely doubt that the whole
Tum of 100000 will be secureo within the
coming twelve months. The friends of the
college are in fine spirits, and are determined
20 prosecute the enterprise until the institution
made equal 10 any other in the State, as
respects its faculty, apparatus, library and
Buildings.
Rev. DIR. Howell was reelected President
J. C. SPOTS Secretary, and Oh. T. Workman