The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-02
vIrgiaia BaptI.t Association.

vh8t01a hapttet A5sOctad~"ss
At the evening session Of the Association IN
Lynchburg, on Thursday evening, the following
business was transacted
Sunday School and Publication Society-Dr
w. II. Gwathmey, Secretary, read the Annua
Report 4sE
The Report deplored the want of zeal and Of
means to prosecute the work In which they were
engaged. and urged the establishment OF SAB
bath school Ia connexion with every church IN tne
State, vacant or not-tbe demand for SUNDAY
School books the past year has been unusually
large Statitcs of the Sabbath Schools in the
yet imperfect. show as follows: llo caoos.n
Schools 1896 officers and teachers 59S5 scholars IN
attendance on the average. and 3ss conversionsL
The report paid warm tribute to the zeai anu Ia
bcrs of the late J. @. Crane
The sales at the Depository in Richmond Inc
past year has been S5,6l2 60. The donations 10 II
from different sources amounted to 81 3II 30
iis expenses besides interest had been upwards OF
Sl7oo Its present assets exceed its liabilities by
S3O65 81. These and other statistics were presen-
ted in detail .
The Depository said the report is net selfsus-
tanning. Changes here recommended IN private
enterprise should be called in. Responsible breth-
rem had offered capital The Society, too heid It's
property by tenure which would not stand the
test of law. On this account the Board mad agreed
to make use of the chartered rights OF the South
ern Baptist Publication Society, and with the con
seat of the Association to transfer to the Society
all the stock, &c, upon the condition that the
Treasurer Of the Virginia Society should hold the
property as the Agent or Trustee OF the ). D. r.
Society.
that all the demands of the Colportage COMMITTEES
had been fully met but they had been small, viz ::
for gratuitous distribution Sll6 Is and for incident
al expenses Sl4 Al. He urged that the Work OF
Coportage could be best carried on by the DStric1
Associations themselves.
The report and suggestions were unanimously
adopted embracing the transfer of the property,
&C.
Special Correspondence Of the Dispatch.
FRIDAY, May 80, 1856
The effort Of Mr.. Tustin to raise $500 for the
Southern Baptist Publication Board, produced
81 GOO.
The Association next took up the order of the
day. 1.-The Report of the State Mission Board. H.
The annual report was read by Mr.. ii. Is. Ellyson
1t embodied many facts OF deep interest developed
in the correspondence with the Missionaries scat
tered over the State. These brethren, forty eight
In number have preached 5 PAT sermons, baptized
1907 converts, and witnessed the conversion OF
240 others where they have labored with regular
pastors. They have made 6,690 visits to families;
consoled the bereaved directed the lnquiring and
warned the careless. They have distributed two
hundred and seventy three copies Of the Word of
God and 4l6 volumes of religious books; organ
lied eleven new churches and twenty seven Sun
day Schools promoted the erection Of seven houses
Of worship, now completed, and eight others now
Though preaching to those who, unaided, are
too poor to support the Gospel, they have sent up
to the treasury the sum of $29 lll1.
The receipts of the Board have been 81, PAP 30:
its expenditures 1899. &c, $l5721 having been ad
vanced by the Treasurer Totalindebtedness at this
time $1,000. This sum will not probably be met
by the receipts of the Association this meeting
The largest receipts of any former Association
will leave us still deficient to the amount of 81, 900.
To meet this deficiency was high duty Most Of
the Missionaries had not received dollar in the
whole year-ihay ought to have been paid quar-
terly. When the deficiency is made up the Gues
ton will arise-to what extent shall the Board go
forwa ard and meet the demands for these Mission
aries coming up from all parts of the State 2 One
hundred and ffty-two new appointments are called
for which would cost upwards of $4,000 The re-
port concluded with earnest appeal to the
churches to respond to this question.
During the consideration of this report,
Mr.. s. T. Mason. of Lexington, made deeply
interesting statement concerning the revival in
that place which had embraced so many of the
students of the several institutions there and per-
ysding churches of different denominations He
made an earnest appeal in behalf Of liberal and
catholic spirit towards Christians of other names.
Remarks were also made, and interesting facts
developed, by Messrs Sands, Robinson, Sumner,
Clopton, and Howell
The report was hen adopted.
The Chair announced the committee on the Har-
rison Legacy as follows: Messrs. Fleet, Massie,
Sydnor, Shaner and Dunaway.
The Association, after prayer by Mr. Lacy, sd.
journed to 81 o'clock p. NJ.
The session of the Association was attended by
a crowd, and at the same time the ID Presbyterian
church. where Professor Tucker preached, was
crowded,