The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-07
BAPTIST ANN vERs A RlEs.
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HAMPTON, Va, june D.
SOUTHERN BAPTIST puBtIcsrfoN socIEfY
This Society held Its eleventh annual meeting y .
Hampton. Va. In connection with the virginia
partis' Cp~~-Al Association. on Thursday evening"
June 4th, 1858.
nev. Dr. deter, as the eldest Vice President. pre-
| sent called the society to order. Rev. I y heeu
of Petersburg. offered prayer. Mr. Geo - sum
| per, of Richmond. was appointed Secretary PR
| fem After the appointment OF Committeer, heN
| ] T. Tus,in. of Charleston. who, for iour year
has been the efficient and Iaborions Corresponding
Secretary, took occasion To resign his posit'oh'-
! An abstract of the Annual Report was then read
| and adopted without dissent. "The receipts ~
the Treasury, for the current year apart foih .hf
the Depository bushes. were S9,is4 -; tue eApen
| ditures 50 T59 GO: leaving balance on mana OF
| s63o Sc The cash received on the liking Endow-
| n ent" fund for the year, was $5,3oR making w
sum total of that fund collected up to TINS da.e'
s25 80 g. and leaving the amount to be yet paio'
81 500 81 The amount Of the sales at the nepos-
| to,y. Charleston during the past Is months was
| 1886 2I5 81. The publications for the year, con,
Prise twelve and original works, together WIN
| the republication Of nine of their former ooods
making thirty-six different editions amounting 20
| 27767 volumes, containing 4,546 620 pages. The
Society from the first. has issued ~ lto volumes
containing S2,775 666 pages.
| Rev Messrs Burrows. Royce, Toon and Poindex-
ter spoke TO the following resolution, which was
adopted: -.
Resolved, That in the production and wide dill
fusion of cheap and valuable religious BOOKS, we
recognise the necessity of such society rs tnIs'
especially in view of the peculiar wants OF the pap
| fist denomination at the South.
On motion of Rev. A. NJ. Poindexter,
Resolved, That this Society approves the course
Of this Board, in the selection OF books for puph
/ cation, and also as to the proportion OF Dooh'
| directly denominational among those winch IL mas
| issued.
On motion of Rev. T. G. Keen,
| Resolved, That the production and distribution
of a Southern Baptist Sunday School literature bS
n tho is of
arment and cooperation of all the Baptist denomi
| nations in the Southern States.
| On motion of the Committee of Nomination,
! Resolved, That accepting the resignation o
! Rev. J. 2. Tustn. Cor. Sec'y, we would express
| our grateful sense of his valuable services whilt
| holding the. office our regard for him as Chris
| tan minister, and cur earnest desire Tor MS con
tinu.d usefulness
! Baynham .Bagby, Manly, Br0addus and Keen were
appointed committee to take into consideration
the expediency and practcability OF rendering this
/ Society to the Southern Baptist Convention, to be
| come board of that Convention or ~ sustain to
| il such re'a i n as MAJ pIa9iis ,be.
! The Committee on Nominations and Delegations
then reported, after which the Society adjourned
| to meet at the call Of the President.
Afternoon Sess0n.-The Association met at 4
| O'clock Dr. Jeter in the chair. After prayer by
Rev. E. W. Roach, of Campbell, the election OF on
GERS was resumed. During the counting of ballots
prayer was offered by Rev. NJ. W. lowell OF Mid
dleseX. Rev. y. Ia. PrlcDaTd OF W ltntu2ton' W. u
at the request of the President proceeded to give
an account of the revival which has recently pre-
vailed in that city. The committee on ballots re-
ported the election of the following Oflicers
Vice President, LIST, W. F. Broaddus; ID d. Witt
Sd, A. Hall: 4th c. Tyree Treasurer. I. j. Starke;
Clerk A. 2 Abel, of Charlottesville.
Rev. DR.. Jeter in resigning. aud Elder Hume in
assuming the Presidential chair, made interesting
and appropriate remarks.
The rules of order were read by the clerk.
On motion of DR.. .Ieter, visiting brethren and
messengers from corresponding bodies were iu-
vited to report their names and parteta'e in this
deliberations of the body. The following names
were reported:
South Carolina.--Elders Boyce, J Tustin, J
j TCon.
Tennessee-Elders W S Penn, G W Griffin.
Aiabama-Russel Holman.
North Caroina-Rev DIR Hooper, L Prichard,
j d EIwelI. j WaIthal T Ii Pritchard.
District of Columbia,-Pr0f. Huntingdon.
MaTyland.-John Berg, Adams.
Several Committees were appointed. after which
the Association adjourned to meet tomorrow
morning at O'Clock.