Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-02
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Aher the usual devotional exercises and report from
the business committee the Bible Board of the Assoca-
ton reported through Rev T g. Jones
The Prevalence of the yellow fever in Norfolk wb.,s
the Boau located and the oi iunds had circun
scOe IT, Operations during the year The 6naicia part
OF the report shosed balance on hand the Ist Of Jpn
1888, amounting Ia slV549 Received nj the last
claton sdas.55 Receipts since that time, s4Oss5-
Total receipts, Sl,l53s9; all which had been used in
promoting the objects of the Board except 500 90
/ The report sdopted
Dr. Ryllni regretted that the receipts of this Board did
have Tor the bible
Eld-rJ r. Graves A. the repre-cnt,tivs of ,b. pul
Board OF the Southern Baptist Convention was then nr
ted to address the meeting H. requested that some bro
ther ~o,h eier the RESOLUTIONS which he had prepared
let To TIE effect that. Ia view o the wants of the home
aud foreign field the Bible Board be requested To tra
or quaiupe their operations aud I'd urging each dis
trict Assocatton 10 form Association Bible Society
These Resolutions having beeu proposed and seconded
MI "rH'es sad He could not make speech. II
lac read the faces around him Alright his heSrr. .er.
moved lay principle than passion lie had long since
been disgus'ei with eavaiyng religious assemblies Th.
grths np sham iein1 Tor Tour pence kd D,,,ny
Gusiesd-io excite niOmenary excitement that leaves
Il" permanent good come, -Aid lac, with something that
requires Eonr solemn attenton-to speak your con.
-'ieHe's about that which concerns your field the
World lie wanted tie operations OF the Bible Board of
Virginia to appear the OF the Southern Baptist
convention Where last year Only S3 had beep report
ed a. coming from old Virginia the great Baptist
the Old Domnon, g.Se people consider an honor to
be Oorn within its mtyou have this wear raised Un
Let 1t 80 appear 10 the stranger who takes up our docu
ehs a. TO discover the OF Southern Bap,is
But Is this enough? You object to a hook written
by one OF men, when called to circulate IT, but
yon cannot object TO circulating the Word OF Life We
are not created anew ia Christ for nothing Our obg..
tons to labor for Hun high our obligations 10 Him
tor this For four years YOU have not given
b'n- In the per'shug millions in foreign lands Young
States, which have widespread destitutun ia their own
bounds have stretched OIt their hands aid the heathen
yet not Bible Tesialuent had gone from old Yirqui,
Mr.. 6raves proposed tor Virginia u new plan which
Wa working well in the south Let each church have
hi'' noeletN 10 neei ouGe W twrce year. have
mon OF addrss, and take up collection Even careless
no-proiessnr would gave enough send testament 10
ths heaihen-a tesLAnieui which cost than his
last cigar. let the funds : collected, 20 10 the
District Association Rhlch NAV have Board and
thence 20 the Association and then to the Board Of
the Teneral Association and finally the Baptis, Con.
NehOh 10 De distributed halt at home and halt abroad
This plan had worked NJ in Alabama. Five wears AGO
they sent o0 an agent At so per year organize these
church societies lie spoke to the churches lIesented
constitution for their adoption, procured she delivery OF
sermon or address, got them tzNr up collection aud
then to adjourn tsn n six months They raised
the hrsi wear 81 Boo The second 1000 the third more
than 5000 the fourth than 1000 aud the fifth and
to churches visited The machnery set m motion
vent on, and at every revolusn OF the wheel sensston
more money vs7 ka sVs In Tennessee the same sue.
cess had attended this plan. Children interested bv
this pau and became iNous 10 brirg their ofernrs =
This Vas the eaieehis0 Tor them Mr. G. said was mat
ter OF asionishmcnt that those who profess 70 take the
I Tu
0ric, iher snpruue ruler Of Faith aud practice should DO
so little oy s CIRCULATION. lie appealed TO his audience
as patriots The lryone stars beaming ahr and en-
couragug PROSTATE nations 10 spurn knEcra and priest
craft Hos will be when the thirty-Oue have become
hundred aud the staff is planted in the middle noun
taiu' He ~, not afraid OF the Pope-he was ah aid Of
Christians. He Was afraid OF their unfahfausss lie
spoke Of the SouWest the ceatre Of our country
Place your North your South your East where you NAV
or your West ye you can. the great South vest will
contra Sac 1uciraes OF this country Men must cross h
I tu thVt 80.
OF ROME, ago had prepared map which now hangs
IN the Vatican. indicating Cincinnati st. Ious Nashville
NckshGrg and New OTlesns, Sc. points to be taken
and 70 these l!s ihUl bad poured he sisters OF cha
" snd .heir JsIts There hcy had built their colleges
sud their catiydfas W e fight the Pope with the
hand Of the spirit, which is the Word OF God.
Mr. q. .poke OF the ior,ign field. The bible il.
translated iutO 50 dialects. which are spoken hy dnn
ouuuuu people. But OF these only g3 uOp a enjoy it,
Tree and unirtcrcd use Even Hnoug nomjhily Christian
uatiou~ 2nS I0uuu lre uoi aoSe ~ u-r il with free
don l0OV1 Gl baw 30 thc Koran and asa 600 900 are
still lu pagan darkness,
In conelu.ir, h. appealed to the 10000 Bapt.ts Of
virginia. 1h Saviour visiting IN the skies to re-
ceivc Ills h'i e, the church Let labor and pry thy
kingd ON crnr."
NJ. waker, corresponding secretary Of the Domestic
Board OF the southern baptist Convention said that in
Anhamt $500 had breu realised bv the plan uononed
10y VT. Graves. e urged that a che contributions OF
Baputs should 90 their society instead OF unehalf
going nov, IN Aahama ~ cas TO ihe Aperican bible
Society tie heartily approved Of the resolution.
pr leser doubted whether be could approve Of the first
resolution. IL urs'l NJ ~ qusdruple contributions
That might bc dom siihout doing much lie wished te
increase might not 10, huitcd.
hr Graves-l accept .hc amendment
Dr Jrtcr hoped s'mr rsady at 6eurins would sell
him hos much the ql1ilupe would amount tu
VI. Abcll saii it would be ti,4OO
" Jrtcr-Nor ihsa had supposed.
br H0Nc-lcl 0'iy halt shat Aabsms does
The resolutions, amended, we're then unanimously
adopted.
Rev W. Pdcc, Of Kutucky gentleman OF very large
stature aud venerable appe,ance, recognized
member and r~po,i,i briefly be came forward snd
took the band OF l,e Moderator Mr. WatkinsOn Of Phil.
sdcipbr recoe pitcd alsu Nc rruhlc Of Kentucky,
who Is soon % 20 q missionary n Genital Africa
VIZ Allen stated Ia connection sith the Bible cause,
hst the Goshen Association which OF intruder
here. had gwen S. o ihe cause
On nlotou Of nr J,tcr
Rsso'cf Th,ta committee BE- spponicd 10 report upon
The rcaiiOu which should be sustned betweeH the Union
| Blob Bisrl Md ih, uttcrn ilaptst Convention,
Cpuinstgee Mcssrs. JetSr, Alien, n Jones' Young and
l Dr. Gwathnlcy.
Rev. Mr. Hnuy heard ~ behalf Of Columbia Col
/ rg~. ausl tlIcn ibc Convention adjourned tOS z "
sermons delivered in the course Of the dsy and