The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-08
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O'Clock, and was opeued with prayer BY the Rsv
Mr. Lanssdale, of North Carolina.
The minutes Of the proceedings of yesterday
were read and approved
Therepot Of the Committee on Boards, publish.
ed ey rs yes sterday morning, was recommitted to
the COMMITTEES, In order to make corrections.
The report OF the Treasurer of the Board of for
eisn missions of the Association was made by Jno
l. hardolph, Treasurer. Gross receipts for the
past year, 81, ,2l4.73-being an increase Of S4l2 IL
over last year
Communication from the Thirteenth Stree,
baptist Church At Washington was presented and
+ Broaddus and J Alexander
Ine committee to whom was referred 80 much
OF the Report of the s. g. and Publicaion Board as
related to their future operation offered the fol>
lowing resolution:
Resolved That the 8. s. and publication Board
oe authorized, Is soon - b y shaii deem /, expe-
dient to employ general Superintendent of their
ColPortsse and Sunday School operation
r., The resolution was supported by Rev. Messrs.
w I Sumner, - Whiden. Thomas Hume. G
Dayton, J Mauly, Jr, DR. W Il Gwa,hmeg, and
adopted.
The committee appointed to consider the com.
mubication from the 18th street Baptist Church n
washington, made report recommending the
ac,ion be had upon tue subject
ns' l " Jones opposed the adoption of the re-
pol'' ne was followed oy Rev W Broaddus
sns n an explanation in favor of the repor.
The 34th reportof the state Missio, Ro.,d hahn.
tne order OF the day, as read by the corresnona
ing Secretary, Mr. H L Ellyson
we lea from ;his report, that there are 26 Mis-,
sions,es ss ,s Eastern Virginia in the Valley a
10 ln the North west They have supplied l62
sta.lons In IS Counties and 46 to wus and village,
Inc MI sl'uaries have preached 5O37 s-rmons.
oaptised 6o2 converts, and aided pastos. in meet
rugs IN WHICH nearly 500 persons prof .ssed con
version: They made 6l74 family visits for PRAYER
and religious instruction; distributed 472 RMS.
and iestaments, and 17lS volumes of reI,oious
DOCKS. and organized uine new ehurcbes .nd ~
sunday Schools Mainly through their eff,r,s
nine new houses of worship have been erect.d
and eleven others commenced They coIIso,.a
" 249 II tor the treasury of the board The tot
receipts into the Treasury for the wear ending
MAY 81 amount to $l1 $40 56 of this amour, sIl's
4e6 SO have been expended on account of amor
priatons for 1855, sc and 81, and Contingent e1.
penses-leaving . balance on band of So4 O6 -
The present Indebtedness Of the board ia as 33e J.
62 In conclusion the board ask the friends OF
state Missions for $4,000 the next associstional
year.
At the close Of the reading of the report. ad.
dresses were made by Mr. Saunders, Rev. DR.
w. F Broaddus, A NJ Poindexter, Jas. Thomas.
jr and Rev j. NJ Purinion.
A communication WAS received from the Young
Mems Christian Association inviting the members
of the Association to visit their rooms In Geddin's
Hail
The hour of l o'clock having arrived, the Con-
vention adjourned with prayer, by Rev Mr.
Whitescarver.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association resumed its sessions at O'Clock
and was opened with prayer by the Rev Reuben
Ford, of Richmond.
The consideration Of the Report of the State
Mission Board was resumed. The Rev F Whit
den, of North Carolina, made a few remarks, and
the report was adopted.
Baaby, chairman of the committee appoint
cODat00r nro oaadh hp nr Rur
rows read report, which recommended the adop
tien Of the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas the American Trsc: Ssciety at its last
annual maet1rg adopted report OF the committee
of fifteen, appointed at the previous m setting In
which report slavery il represented as q moral
svip and as being known to promote moral evils
and vices. Vhleh are condemned in Scripture
which moral evils snd vices can and ought to be
discussed in the publications of the soclet There
ore
l. Resolved, That slavery is subject in regard to
which Evangelical Christsns in the United States
DO not agree; therefore he discussion of thu sub-ct
IN the pubsatl ne OF the Society especially II (ss
sentiments avowed By the Society TO be advoca-
ted will be violation of The LIST article of its consti-
'ution which requires its publications to be only
su9h a. are calculated to recetve the appro baton
all Evangelical Cbiistians."
2 Resolved, That the sertim.nts expressed in the
report of the COMMITTEES and adopted by the Society
are contrary to the views, and reproschful to the
character of Southern Christians and that they
not consistently opsrats with it while those views
s Resolved, That we advise all our churches and
brethren, fJr these to withhold their co.ops
ration from the Society while 1t maintains its pro-
sent position
The reading of this report gave rise to long and
interesting discussion, in which Rev Jeter, Rsv
Mr. Bagby, Rev DR. Howell, MIR Chastain Cooke,
Rev W Fontaine, Rev ] s Tinsey and others
participated
Rev w Broaddus, of Fredericksburg pre- posed
and supported a substitute to the resolutions.
Pending the discussion Of this subject the hour
for adjournment having arrived, it was made the
order of the day for Monday and the Association
adjourned with prayer by Rev Thos w Sydnor
Hibsrmion Society-Tbe preliminary movement
towards the fo' nation of the HiberDisn Society.
was made at Odd Fellows Hail on Friday night
last. he object of this organization is purely Q
benevolent one and hence there is no exclusion On
account of birth, religion or politics 1t an emil
grant comes to the city, fiendless and mopeylsss,
10 search of employ msnt, he will be sought out bis
immt diate necessities relieved and good counsels
given him. so that be may, with proper exertion,
obtain an honorable livelihood II s believed th,t
in this manner many poor fellow may be saved
from degradation, if not utter ruin Though This
movement originated with our Irish citiz sns Its be
nef.s will not be exclusively confined to those of
their own countrymen who require assistance. but
The design Ia to aid the honest and well meaning
poor from whatever quarter they may come -
Such noble purpose should receive the encourage
men of every good man.
VIM f. Watson. Eiq. presided over the meeting
P. G.. Coghlsn acting as Secretary. A committee
to draft by laws appointed. consisring of Thos
G Boudar. DR. Mayo, John Dooley. John Ahern
VIM English, John Beivin and Michael Seagers
The meeting then adjourned to meet sgsin next
Friday evening.
Reli9ions Conventions Our city, for three sue
eessive weeks, has been the place of meeting for
important and deeply interesting assemoisges OF
Christians. from various points First, the Young
Mems Christian Confederation; then the State
Sabbath School Convention, and daSng the past
week, the Baptist Gsneral Association. These
meetings have brought to our city number OF
people whom their friends were glad to see -
Friendships have been formed which will lona be
cherished. and bonds of sympathy between differ
ent sections have been strengthened The heaiih
full moral influence of such assembages OF good
people upon our community 10 manifest to every
attentive observer The hospitality OF onr citi-
gems has been found more than squai to their res
pested demands upon It We observe from the
Washington papers that the dele gates TO the
Young Mems Confederation, from that city, gave
to their own association very pleasursble accounts
of their rec p'ion here and Of the success OF the
meeting. Similar sccounts will we dJubt not be
given by the Delegates generally, to their friends
At home
Discaarged Bartlett Clarke, free negro, was
arrHignso before the Mayor yesterday, to answer
. charge of permitting thirty negroes to congre>
gate uniawfaaly upon his premises on the lsS inst
After hearing, be was discharged.
No Papers Elijah Pitman. free negro. arrested
for residing in the city without the regulate pa
pers, wss ordered by the Mayor, on Saturday, to
hsr thav 4aA I'D