The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

| bstween 10Th and at,fh, bo!uaging to NJ. morse
| BrHuea, was act on fire and burned. The tinoel,
arrival OF the firemen saycd the adj joining buildnet
| Loss 500. Is
| 10 tire the box making establishment of Messrs
| Gunn & Starke, on Dock street, between latb and
10Th, but the flames were discovered and extiprush
ed before getting fairly under way.
No 3-At 2 o'clock the stable of Mr.. Joseph r.
/ Roana on the North side of Cary be,v cen 10th
aud 20th streets, was set on fire and burned. Mr.
+. Naylor, we regret to learn, burned one of his
hands badly, while rescuing the horses one o;
| which was considerably seorched before he could
s. 500 So "0'' ''' N'a'e' loss Is estimated a
| BAPTIST ANNIvERsARiEs.-SEC0 DAY
| The members of the Virginia aud Foreign Bible So
cieiy convened this morning at IL o'clock, at the
Grace street Baptist Chui oh, and were called to or
der by the President of the Society, Rev. l. Hume
l of Portsmouth,
Alter appropriate opening services. the following
committees were appointed by The President
| To report the names Of Detfg0tts.-Iievs. j. l.
Pritchard, Jas Fite and Reuben Ford
| To nominate ae2r Board -Revs II. Dye and s
| G. Mason and Mr. Thos ! Evans.
Minsteriug brethren present were invited to take
| seats and participate in the proceedings
Rev. L. G.. Jones oil Norfolk presented and read
| the annual report OF the Board, from which il APP
pears that the society have received during the year
| 81 AT II, and dsbursed 81, 1a721 The salary of
| the agent in Richmond has been increased S100-
The bequest of $500 to the society by Mrs. Taylor
| of Accomac, has after some difficulty, been secur
| ed.
| Rev. John 4. Broaddus of Charlottesville moved
the acceptance of the report. He followed the mo-
| ton with an animated address, in the course of
which he urged on the Baptist brethren the pro-
priey OF their taking deeper interest in reading
the Bible They should not merely read it as
christian duty but should read it for the sake of the
information it contains He objected to the manner
| in which the Bible was used in the schools 1t is
| used too much as reading book, divided as 1t ie
into chapters and verses the scholars are assigned
certain portion OF il to read as task without re.
gard to the ections OF the subjects and there
fore to make the Bible a mere reading book sub.
served no beneficial end. The holy book should MOI
be opened unless it for the purpose Of study
ing and retaining its contents
Rev. O. c. Wheeler, OF Sacramento, CAL, next ad.
dressed the Society, and the large congregation in
attendance. lie apostrophiZed ia glowing terms
That book at books, the Holy Bible and commend.
ed 1t to all christians the great repository of reIi
eious truth. He remarked that there was too much
needless, careless reading OF the book None were
iree from 1t. Although it was beautifully poetical
In Its language richly historical and had ven the
poets their highest and best conceptions ii should
not be opened tor the sake OF its literature merely
ous 10 study the great truths it contains Something
could be learned from 1t every day. He had be-
tore remarked in a letter, which had been pub
llshed without his consent that man Cannot look
through lump OF gold into eternity, but he must
look through the Bible ii he wishes eternal life
Mr. w thCn related an lncldeDt Oh a Young man
who came to him in California in very destitute
condition, and made himself known as former
ielow-student. He (Mr. W) provided him with
clothes and means as tar as he able and no.
tlced that the unfortunate young still fingered
&c 1t he wished something more and was ashamed
to ask tor it. He at length inquired however if |
had some lille plain bible that could spare him
How glad felt (said Mr.. W. that had it in nv
power to supply him; but could not have done so
lad it not been for Bible Society There were
30 600 Chinese III California who would want the
Bible. They see the difference in our circumstan
ces, and Inquire what God do you Worship for
they attn lbute it all to the Deity-and what good
BOOK ls that you read, and when they know they
wish to pCssess that book
Rev. Jas. Baker of Winchester next smoke. Hs
said there was no haptist co porteur in the VsIIev
and one much needed there He urged The re
Bible Histo-y
Rev. Gilbert Mason of Lexington, corrohorated TIE
remarks OF ar Baker in regard TO the destituton of
the Valley region in Baptist works. A colporteur
was wanted to distribute the Bible there-the best
denomination.
Rev Dr. Howell then occupied the attention ofthe
meeting, in regard sending bibles TO China South
America &c. He showed what a large demand there
woad be for bib in those and other foreign coun-
Iies, and how important it for the friends of the
cause to exert themselves in its behalf predcte
the speedy downfall OF Mahomrne danisn no matter
what inlght ne the result ofthe present war, and
the S bible in those benighted regions.
The report otthe B jard was hen adopted.
Rev. }. A Lacy, late missionary Genital Africa
next addressed the in behalf of the fol-
lowing resolution, offered by Rev Il. RyIard:
Resolved That Central Africa be recommended TO |
this Society as prominent field OF usefulness
The resolution sdopted.
Rev. h. ~. PoiudeXtcr OF Halifax offered the fol- |
lowing resolution viii ch adopted
Resolved, That the Board be insru sted TO continue
their raasement with the Virginia pst Puktica.
Ton and Sunday S hoo Society for joint colportage
The report Of the committee On Delegations was
then presented, after which,
The Society adjourned.