The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-04
Sunday School and. L olportage Con
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HAMPTON. Va, June .. 1858.
The Sunday School and Colportage Convention.
as per appointment, vas held to-day in the Baptist
Church After short time spent in devotional
exercises Rev l.. ". Allen, Of Caroline, was ap-
syvania, Secretary.
On motion of Rev E. Manly Jr, it was resolved.
that all delegates to the General Association, be
invited to take seats in this Convention.
Al the request of the Chairman, Rev. A. T..
Dickinson, tirn-ral superintendent of Colportage.
made some interesting statements concerning the
operations of the Board during the last II months.
An earnest address was then delivered by Rev W.
Z BaoADDUs, D. D., of Fredericksburg. lie re-
marked that it was astonishing how many old
things We now had under new names. He used
10 be colporteur before some of the colporteurs
present were born, and leiore such "big words
as Colport8ge were known. When young man
he always carried his saddle bags full of books
more books than clothes for people didn't wear
such variety in those days. More good had been
4 me by distribution of books than his preaching
Though times In many respects have changed,
yet people are affected now more by books or
tracts, than by sermons They 90 away from
preaching. TO praise. to criticise, and to forget
IN reading books the attention was more absorbed,
and they read the Bible to see whether these things
were so.
Some years ago, while riding along through the
country, he came upon group of boys PLAYING to-
gether. lie flung toward them number of tracts
saying: catch, who can" Years after, atfendins
An association in Kentucky, a gentleman came up
and solicited him to visit his house. saving he had
a curiosity" TO show him. He went. and was
greatly surprised when this gentleman showed
worn tract, called old Joseph" which he had
thrown him fifteen years before. He WAS one of
these boys and that tract had teen instrumental
IN his conversion. He found this ont by accident
Oh! how many such incidents viii never be knov II
until the great rising day"
After sJme interesting statements by Rev. II.
". Read, Of Fairfax, the Convention aljourned to
hear sermon. by Rey.J. b. Hardwicke, of Pitt
sylvania, on Colportage. from Exodus XIV, Is
Go forward" This was able and eloquent dis
course, and 1t is to be published it is useless to
attempt an analysis OF it. After singing and
prayer by Rev. Mr. Manly, the congregation was
dismissed.
1u the afternoon, after remarks by Rev. Messr'.
Manly. Fustiu and Jones, il was
Resolved, That We regard the production and
distribution OF more extensive Sunday school
literature, adapted to Baptist Churches, as of the
highest Importance. aud ultimately connected
with the prosperity and efficiency of onr sun
day Schools.
The following resolution was offered by Rev. A.
Il Dickinson. and after remarks by Rev. Mc'srs
II. w Read. staley and Williams, was unanimous
iy adopted
Resolved. That in our judgment 1t is not only
highly desirable, but altogether practicable III
most PAGES to continue Sunday School instruction
during the winter months.
On motion, adjourned till o'clock, p. Nj.
As the mail is about to close l must stor. An
account Of the meeting tonight rill be duly for
warded.
The General Association cnnvencs tomorrow
morning. Your readers will be kept advised OF
the proceedings from day TO day.
very large number OF delegates are In town,
aud strangers are pouring in from all sections
The citizens are spnriDg trouble to acCommO-
date comfortably every body