The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-05

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snsesssnsG xaa .ish ri pscuniary entesIssSs.
debt Of nearly Our ssas i'SsSsa 3 ~
when 10 met TO make our 1t1OuSSSSfa n -
qulred to pay on this debe snd fss-s.SsS ~ ~
nUnaries then under commiBsion. fkEsnx - -
Tar beyond the annual ircoDe ofshe Do1ed. r n
our probable nc jpts k was estimAtsd tkeS q Sase
thirty missionaries muSt re dislnisesd. UnVfiinS
70 Incur g. g lsrss r dsss and ssx,eas. .
Of so many faithful iaboreEs it waD deesg0lue6 Is
continue moet Of them In car ssrvtos fss aDushsr
pss, % The isnd. ., M he cssss . :sesss e
tos the rrosecNticn OF the work. In thie hoDs ve
were disappointsd. f.r y wa. ound fhas 6 tlssad
nas Dss1Sa. ssss ssS ss sss
ton Of our missionary force was nov insvisbje xc-
sordsnsy for sss sn, l0c wsss 1s
March, III, Lord has bI. ssed the sbrs 81 or nis.
new churches have baen conssitutso. Uoue a -
IN portions Of the etate where Dapsiee nrine1Siea
e1t mers tp.t Pescfs ts 6ut LITTLE snown Oar -
Ised ss2 conyerts; made 5242 visifs 10 f.milss or
rsIigi a, Conversation and prayer, and perjogned
mSsn Other ministerial issor not sntcns q DC
Although the number OF their nissiopar,se nss
nssn % much lsiuced. che Board rejotos tlas sseA
who remain 10 cultivate the Rsstes Dlaces Of ~.
II with 80 small number 40 much Bss Ssss =.
oas bsd S::9 shs
surats With the spiritual destituion Of the 0tafs.
and the aeiity Of The Baptist. Of virsinsa . scp
thousands are yet unluppied viii ths 1ss.s s.5 -
q NE srrss es sSS sIs
minister asd scores Of smaller tov q and yiiIss.
We do not supply this desttution and sstsbliS o1r
churches tn these places stop short of the srst
ano il Il s not dsne tioSas TN
S.s Sssn snssssd d nj shis i1sIs- ~Ii
ganzed nearly thres handrsd churchss sn6. issS.
ing then in ths care Of taiskful pss1or have scSe
of and plant Other cS.lcs.es sni e:d :,
the kedeemer. lhis - the work ycu are new oSi,sd
upon to ecatnus and .e trust q = i !: the pSr
puring sns current year, our Treasurer -. -.
last annual meeting, and the coliections an tSs
mission meid up to that time; and he has expended
S.l ,zoa ~ nearis the whole Of which wss In pay-
OF $il es remains In the treasury. We Shsil owe
our missonslas on the 3i,t OF this monsh a6one
present
amount to double the sum received It the ~.
they will be barely sufficient to Day this debt Our
Ss.s % ..SS aSes not hs
sn amount What shall be done 10 raiec fhe dsH-
cheney. 10 o question of grave importsnce yitsiiy
expected that our lee will confprs iorssr
in our service il We Go npt rsompty pay them MAJ
is now due With few executions, they have toll.
Inconvenience and sacrifice Without hsyips receiv.
e. e "a doiiaf % Oh me meagrs salaries We premlsed
devised. before the adj urnment Of the Associstoc
to raise enough to pay these lrethrsr. Ii this g
net done, months must elapse before We can make
sorasies must. In the mean ti9e, look eisevhers
for support for themselves. and their fxmiiiSs-
fields and same ofthem, We have reason 10 Seiisvs
viii remove from the State 90 that We shall not <:
able to secure their services II hereafter We ~
able to appoint them. The evils which mu.t rs.nIt
from the suspension Of our missions Er even = ~
months, may not be remedisd in q many YEAR -
for relief from present embarras.menis snd
trust TO their wisdom to devise measurea vhich
will OF once ensure the continuance OF our mis-
With reference to our future labors. we reepect.
fully submit to ths Assos sstion whether Il be not
iectipg funds for the Board Eleven ) ears aao Won
resolved to dihpanse with general agent and 70
rely upon he voluntary Efforts Of paseors. Thesuc-
shole history. Prom eleven missionariis in ls1s.
the Lum ner vas granuaily increa ed. from year 10
A6ventY-thF0oJ-
Up to that period the experiment was eminently
successful
Within the last two years. however. the a.tsutisu
great Importance to our denominational proert ..
to the eglect of state Missions So far ffom con
S S then
their mission Of love to fallen humanity We would
not have dollar less contributed to thee objects
who were amply able to sustain al our poards 5sr
beyond the highest peint Of expenditure to which
any Of them have gone. DID not come mp to The
these Giro umstances submit to ths Judgment Of
the association the question, whether Anancial
Claims Of this Board to to the ana such M sn
appointment abe deemed expedient, whether it
should not be connected with some kindred object
for which an agent fs already enuagcd.
The Board have had this subject under careful
consideration. and upon cousu tation with the eu-
Ris Board resolved to recomms @ nd that the tvo
Boards be associated in joint agercy. Through
our nissionariee and our colportsrs We are endeay
zation OF t1s stafeand It Is believed that the In
forests OF both departments OF labor may BE- en-
Ssssa wi to 4ns genera aSs enl
Dr. Ryiand moved the reception Of the report.
Mr j B stovali moved to amend BY moving the
reference OF portion OF the report requiring
reference to the appropriate committee, and 90
ceptiag the remaisder. That seemed to him the
parliamentary way Of doing business.
on motion, tho report of the State Mission Board
Oa motion Of Mr. stovaIi, that portion Of the
report relating to the appointment Of Joint
agent Of the colportage and State Missiou BOARD
was referred 10 the COMMITTEES appointed Lest night
Mr Poindexter called for the report Of the
Mr. Wood the Treasurer read an sbstrac
OF the report, showing the following result: s
Received by the 20 I,
Disouiseo " 40 1i.zo8 q
Balance on hand April Is 1859. n q
The subject of the indeb tsdness Of the poaed
nov came up for consideration. -
DR. Rytaod moved that the Association pfcces<
at once to take pledges to iiquidsts the dsbt. b,
would subscribe 500.
/ DR. Broaddus also promised 500. Mr Hllyscs
promised $50. He thought $500 would sxtiH
Rev A Broaddns, jr, said that The propos,sio.
which had met with tho most fAvos With kis pour
pie, was that the exigency should Be- net BY
"dollsr" subscription. He would egrss, 90 ~
turning home. 70 take coiloctioas from his svs
churc6ss, on this dollar pisn, and he bsilsvsd d
the best. He offered . resolution that eaeh nsar
Der Of the association pledge himsef 70 use eves,
effort TO relieve the State Miseton board of deb
BY raising money on dollar satseripsiess
A long Discussion took piscs 90 this sssoIsttou
participated In by Messrs RyiaDd, Hall. Jstsl
S.osali, Hardwic W Bvoaddus, RilysoD,
Brosddus, jr, Grimsiey, fyree, kssu. Btpl0st
Willis, Evans, Whitescarver, John .Br oaddu1
Wallace OF Petersburg, Lacy, heapen Jones' ane
| others.
Mr. Poipdexter ofssred tho following - substl
| tute for the resolution before the body:
| /. That an osportunisy be NO. givee 70 sacA pss
| son to contribute upon the dollar planD % mAe
| the d. a sisncy OF ihe STATE Mission Ecard.
/ 2. That members Of thu Convention be called u
on TO give their names 70 the Corresponding eecfs
| tary OF the Board. in pledge tEas thsy VIII oeees
1 Mr. Poindsxter proceeded 10 sddreu the Aseoei
alton In support Of III resoluticns, argiue ~
much esrncetDess the necessity OF Uusdiete -
tien to extinguish the debt. An sxAnisessos
the Board hes NOS been retrogrHstsg. me :!
pendtnres of esch Of these yesr- we're = -
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