The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-03


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Virginia Baptist Association.
Special Correspondence Of the Dispatch
LYNcHBuRa, June 2, 1856
COLUMBIA COLLEGE,.
The closing part Of the session Friday afternoon
was devoted to hearing DIR. Binney IN oenaiI oi
this institution. II asked no money now. IN con
clusou, Dr. B. solicited the prayers OF MS hearers
for its students and professors.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
At the evening session Friday, hev.J p ayior,
in behalf of b. w. Snead, Corresponding secretary
of the Virginia Branch Society, read an account
of the Foreign Missionary Board of the Southern
Ranti.t Convention of which he ia the Corresp'ng
SECRETARY. The contributions of Virginia to this
canse the past year were Sc ,s02 30 The Southern
BOARD. which, at the time of separation few
years ago from the Northern Society, mad only
two Missionaries, has now in Shanghai four male
and four female Missionaries; in Central Africa,
Ave male and two female Missionaries; q number
of Missionaries and teachers in Western Africa,
and small Mission at Canton. The conversions
in all since the Board began its operations are
about one hundred and twenty besides five or
six hundred baptsms in Liberia. Mr. Bowen has
found in Central Africa people far advanced in
civilization and refinement, beyond African ma
tons generally They are eager to hear the Cos
Mr.. Peachy, q returned Missionary from China,
next addressed the meeting
At the conclusion of Mr.. Peachy's address, he
repeated by request the Lords Prayer in Chinese.
Mr.. Trimble of Kentucky, young gentleman
from Kentucky, who is going Missionary to
Central Africa, was then called 10 the platform
and introduced to the audience by DR.. Howell
Dr. Gwathmey rose, and in feeling manner,
reminded the audience that of all the hundreds
and thousands of Baptists in Virginia they had
49,. pfofiv fha foro Gald
SATURDAY MORNING.
DIR. Burrows was requested by resolution to
furnish copy of his opening sermon for publica-
DEFICIENCY IN THE TREASURY OF THE STATE
MISSION BOARD.
DIR. Howell moved that the annual report be
sent to the Churches with request that it be pub
licly read and collections taken up-laid on the
table.
A committee consisting of Messrs Keen, Bur.
rows and Cooke, was then appointed to devise
means to meet the deficiency.
The Committee Agencies, through their
chairman, Rev. L. w. Allen, offered report and
Corresponding Secretary to visit the Churches in
behalf of the State Mission cause, and providing
for a sinking fund. An animated debate ensued,
in which the labors of Mr.. H. K. Ellyson, who now
renders the enormous service of Corresponding
Secretary, in addition to the duties Of an extern.
sive business received warm commendation.
The committee of three then reported a pream-
BILE and resolutions setting forth the binding obga
ton of the debt due the Misso and proposing
the circulation of abstract of the annual report
and collections to be taken up and sent in by Au-
gust
APPLICATION OF FUNDS NOT DESIGNATED.
Considerable discussion took place this topic.
A considerable amount had been sent up by the
churches without their specifying the Societies for
which it were intended. MIR. G.. j. Sumner read
the law requiring the instructions of the Assoca-
ton in such cases. 1t was finally agreed that the
funds should be given to State Missions unless
otherwise devised by delegates from the churches
which sent them. Mr. Ryland then offered a reso.
luton providing that all such funds in future be
given to the Societies, in proportion to their re-
ceipts Mr.. Alexander thought that if the churches
didn't have sense enough to designate their funds
State Missions ought to have them. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
HARRIsoN's REQUEST.
The Committee reported in favor of receiving
the money, and paid q warm tribute to the de.
ceased
A COLLECTION on SUNDAY,
In the Baptist churches, for State Missions, was
then proposed by Mr.. Alexander, and agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Abel,
Resolved, That 1000 copies of the Annual Re-
port on State Missions be printed.
CHARTER FOR GENERAL ASSOCIATION
DIR. Burrows stated that the Legislature of Viz.
ginia in granting charters to the Presbyterian and
Episcopal Theological Schools and to the Protes.
tant Methodist Society for the Relief OF Disabled
Minister'S had departed from their settled policy on
this subject, and moved the appointment of com.
mittee to procure charter for this Association.
After similar statements by other gentlemen,
and feeling illusions to the legal disadvantages
and hardships against which the Baptist in Vir.
gna had to contend in years past, the reso.
luton was unanimously adopted
DOMESTIC MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST
CONVENTION
This cause was then presented by Rev. Jas.
Walker, Corresponding Secretary of the Society
He said he was on his way to ksnsas, to relieve Q
the Society of the last instalment of the heavy
debt which it had incurred by assuming the Indian
Missions $500 were wanted to enable him to
do this without drawing from the Society funds
justly due to other creditors. His appeal was
responded to by pledges and cash to the amount
of 446.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES ON SUNDAY.
All the pupits in Lynchburg were occupied by
Baptist ministers, most of them three times in the
day.