Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-06
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
iREAr FlRr-Loss TwExry.Fve Tnors,sn

H'eii' occupied by Vim. F. Snnls Oh Min. between
81" ''iu >'H streets. Tie lame, spread rapidly. ard
III a' nouF Time hall block OF building, WAS c,i-
S"'.'s"' f't some time back We have no, had more
serl'is IRE N t.ii> cy. Tie building, were owned
y. Ii'' J. S!t'is. ana the total loss /, estimated
al ATOM S-''"" The !i..nrancc .e5,u,,,,,ir. wnni
.r,, 'o' ,'',i cI ''!Try Tie buildings and conceru,
me p!'ins mills "f Mcs-r> Plummer {. Si,ums.
Sl",9ba. No:ii>urancc.
;. Y. L4ndr", PAINTER. los, 81 200 NJ insurance
( Dag!V ia.criys br.,> foundry Va, p,r.l, ,n,,,,i
% the nnodn; .! S!,5ye. HIS loss /, ,oub!c ,ha;
! amount.
Mc,sr>. q. 5. Lownc, & Co.. mac!ini.,, and
WORKERS IN iron, n!ker, Of CRATES, a., los: e. ,s
/ No INSURANCE.
j. '. Crawford, sa,h AID blind n.anufac;rrcr, over
NJ. l!a.crl> ioundn, lo>r, 10y rL!, tire. t.o.c N
nn;.tcd work and ,o",. y" insurance.
HE pi.,..nE> IN tie rear "i the above were al-o
DESTROYED Mc>>r>. Green ~ Aliens carpenter shop,
on 'h street, Was de-trycilo>> about -,opo s.,u.
the carpcter> shop OF Mcs,r, Mvrtv. * ll.!. los,
5000, with an it.,lranrc of $500 only.
Inc '''u'e "i this di>"stror, conia.ri,iou j. said
70 &c NY s"inc >ti@viH->. Nc., ;AS;ng ire w.., the
fia! ~ I'iunn.r & SIiu,' wl> !i,.:.u. ,,. ,r. iu
the morning.
Some o.! The rar;ie, who have ,hns lost ,hcir all.
wcrc ,ouu-: and nii>tri"u, men, us; Progressing il,
lie with energy and talent. Arrangements are being
made 20 enable the >U:yr,r, star, ~ speedily :,
possible IA 'ile:! 'areU- lines oi business.
BAPTIST As>OcIiTIoy-.ttterU Session,
Nay Sd, l,j?.-The Association mc; at O'clock;
Re.. Addison nal!, Y. 2, presided. Rev. Martin
d. >nmner opened WIKI ,.nsin. and prayer.
The Secretary ard Treasurer Of lie Domestic Ms
son Borl, made scycraIiy ,heir reports, showing
~! ;"e interest, covered hy the Board 10 be
mos; :!ourI>hu, condition. OUe hundred and tbir-
'y-nine ni,soharc, employed, 81 OF whom are IN
the Western States. the IN the Southern nclu-
ding our owl II addition - the ordinary i->.on-
AIRY wo.N they have orsanizcd about loo sunday
Schools, witt: ;pnUt 900 teachers and 5000 scholars.
The k"'. Mr. Sninncr assistant Secretary o! the
ltonr h7sip'ary society. bcip: called upon. made
most Interesting address. ursins with grca, iorce
the paramount dizzy OF Christians to give the GOSPEL
"a OF! own people fr>t-tAc Bap;ist> OF ,hi- city
should give !. lis; q Richmond, then - THE State
then q ;!!c cor:ry ~ ar." AMI atcrwar!, 20 those
aprOad-t' tie Dlaca-. tO the Grrlnan~ and the
sailor Of .pu:h. Tie Baptist, could aud ought
- cvansczr The South. lie Old not come tor mo-
n.y--tiI-: ,iI come AMI would come ~ 1t would Toe
!t!HircG--lc wanted ilvn-ncn 20 wvrk-nlni>;erS
and laymen.
IL. Sac matter o. money he said, whie the laymcn
v.rr liberal. 'hc ministry gave more. Previously
rcnciing 'l- point in hi> address lie stated the
( receipts Il l-5> - hc -. -" 81 in >-? 20 be
3-.-9i =, showing GG Increase .! nraiy S!r."'" over
l>jS. lie i,o stated tha: IN thirteen year, prior
!ij .ic Baptist churches in the South gave for Mis-
-ioHa-y r"rp-c, o>,'jG s." @hd that in tue pcA; ;hir
teen ychr> from i>ij to ls5s. the same States gave
s35j,j1 i8. Al increase Of nearly nine hundred per
cent and udic.:in, that the Baptist churchc, have
awakeucd 20 ticr duty AID responsibility, III the n!,-
sionary worl;.
oar sketch Of his remarks II very imperfect. He
sill probably a,!drc-- the Convention on Friday or
Saturday. nI the subject.
lie wa> iO,.uvc,. -lcc'>-iVrlv by the Rev. Mr>>rS
WEIGH Of No. Hatcher Of Manchester. Va. aud Wa
,e:, cf Mo-. each 81 wuonl made addr,sse, which
were listened - with grca, interest.
1 NJ. Wclr! j. :" year, old. an! has been iormany
years missionary. lie seem, vigorous. physically
AMI intellectually. many mcH oi hal' hlr age. lie
begged very hard Cor m'n-thc best il hc could =;
thcn.but woHd t..c any hall loaf or les '--"f-
cr.d the inducements o! plen'! Of work, hard fare
and sn.ail pay. but - glorious :o;nrc reward.
Mr. Hatcher spoke -: the missionary work in
Manche,tcr--l.ow and 10y whom i, va, done, aud the
resn,,--iV conversions in u icw months.
Mr. Water: spoke Of the e!ar,e,er .; the re"lle q
Missouri. The strongest, wsrst and most holy are
the kind OF that field requires.
The reports were adopted and the Association a.
iournei with prayer hy the Rev Mr.. lIomah
-, N!onT sr-,'?H.-Ine President resumed the
PRAYER was made oy DR.. ID. Il. Campbell, o, Ken
;Gcky
Tic congregation was very numerous, showing
the interest IL: N :l!e proceedings oi the A,Ho-
cation
The Pre,i,lcn, Stated tina: the fir, hu-inc,, in
order was the consideration Of the subject oi COL
portage.
~.
age. made hi, rcpor.. |, exhibited very gra''ng
state Of the n,crestei ia II n""
~h" had i.'t been h"rc;otprc-,rc publications "'rc
/ received with rnTci pleasure and profit that the
prices ha ~ instance, been reduced, con-iic-
rnton oi much inp pral.cc IN ~" securing II CON
pcte success. The report shows the following result
I tor tie past eleven months
I DAYS employed Observation-Disclosures. s,1?2
Families visited. .
Eanilic- prayed with Observation-Disclosures :I,!.l
F,lmilic, destitute of oiBlhlc................. I.o6,
Destitute "f other religious ho"k>........... l,3:S
Sermons and cXiprtaDli- ............... 2,v->
Bible grants amounting to.......... 81, ~
! Grants oi other religious books. log: ~
Bible, sold Observation-Disclosures. l,-lI j.
F., Other books. Observation-Disclosures. 800 II
Extract, from letters. and reports from Cplror-
teUr-. embodied III th- rcpor. showed 4 devotion 10
the cau>c uiu"Gn,ius 70 cGtIi>a>itI. Several met
dents OF mach in their experience were mar
rated. They have been laborng WIKI great success,
.ot only ia .c distribution .: books, bi.t ID ava
kcnin the public mind ,o the ~uhjcc, oi religion.
In closing. tie Superintendent. pad an affecting ;i-
hutr to the memory of the Late Robert ). Joncs oi
Pc,er>bnr. devoted !Iborcr OF tie cause, who died
within the ycar
sahjcct. embraced in tie report and upon the bcnc,
fcia influences Of Colpor,ase generally, BY Hc's.
Manly, .Ir %; Richmond John \ BroadU> oi I slar-
l,.t,csvlr, Barnc: Grlm-lcy "' RapPaharnock, john
Fr4nci, OF Richmond, john Long oi Norfolk, ai.d y
VI. poindeytcr.
The question recurring upon the adoption Of the
report, it war adopted.
EevJ r !lar,!w?c.c offered the following rcsolu-
ton:
Resolved. Tha:a committee be appointed to repor:
upon the prorrr,v II hlcniin: tie work Of Colpor-
ul:e with Ii: of STATE Missions.
Tn. following substitute, offered By Mr.. Broadjus,
VIZ, adopted:
E,soltcd. Tia, n committee OF Eve be appointed
70 confer WIKI ;te State Mission Board, and with the
Sunday school and Iublicu,ion Board. with view
to consider the eypcdicncy of attempting morc d.
it.ty Boards,
The President appointed the following committee
under this resolution: W. +. Broaddus. J. 3. Hard
wlcke T. ". Sy,nor, B Manly. Jr., +. j. Wills
Prayer by Rev. ". ). Fontainc, after wh!ciI the
Association adjourned.
WEDNESDAY MpG>iNG,3 o'ctocE.-Thc A's"cia-
ton opcueI with singing. reading the inth chap
ter o: Isaiah. and prayer by Rev T. W. Allen after
which the Rev Mr; Francis delivered m atGre', 10 On
Sunday Schools, followed ny the Rev. NJ. Weich' OF
Missouri, the subject. AT 10 O'Clock, dero-
tional scr;ices commenced, led by the Rev. Mr' Je
Ter. A. lc:i o'clock. the Association rc-uinci Dn-i
ness The report o. the State Board was men rcal
by Mr II. X. ElIyson from. which VIC CLEAN the l"i-
lowing interesting itcn.:
Weeks of service
Sermons preached. '"'o1i
Persons Raptizrd ~
Fan!cs visited .or religion, c""'S''auoh ana o.o
rrarcr. ......:.'; ...'''
Churches or.anizsi ..''.''..'''''''''''''''
IIou,., o. worsL!p commenced. ................
l Ijouse., OF worship finished. ..................
R.i,, and T,,tni.4:- distributed ......... i+5
, Volume. oi ,,i9r, books distributed ......lp!?
Tract. d!-rtn'eG .,-"'
Mr. J. y. Woai read the report Of the Treasurer,
showing receipts for eleven months, of sl,:Zi -
And expenditures Observation-Disclosures. ll..p7 -
I Da motion. the Report, were adopted, and - mdch
Of tie report Il The Secretary pertains 20 ,"I"r-
,c.asc bc referred % the Committee OF Conference
APPOINTED lat night.
In answer % II question. 81. Ellyson sia;e'i INA.
S2.5yQ would nc sufficient 10 qnidatc the Old deb''
and enable :hc Board 10 proceed without ''! en-
t..rrasanient
, After OH animated discussion and submitting oi
se"cral plans and propositions. !; was
ist Resolved, Thai an opportunity be no" sTe'. ei.
70 eaci! person present contribute on t. 'c nO.
lar pa,i 20 nee: lie deficiency OF the State N'7a'oH
{ Board. a.. Accom-