Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-05


Actress in High Life; Never Again; The Burden
and Heat Of tho Day Ep,stolary Gossippings of
Travel; Lines; The Lovers Of Monm"renry ;
Verses; La Tnvers&e; Aristophanes: lady Nor
CAMS Autobiography; An Interesting Family; SON
net; An Old Acquaintance: Past, Present. "."'e:
Cornelius Agrirpa The Word Wrecked. but not
Last. Father To his Lame Child; Editors Table
Literary Notices.
Russell" is published at Charleston, $. C.. Mt
three dollars per annum. II. {. Victor is agent
in this city.
MAIL Contracts. The contract for carrying
the mail from Charlottesville to Lynchburg. hns
been awarded TO W. G. Darlington, ut St.9o3:
from Campbell &. H.. to Halifax c. IL Ito Nathan
NJ. Hancock at $50; Lynchburg. to Pedlar Mills,
to John Stoops once a week, at Sl2o; Lyhchburs
to Pittsylvania c. H., to David Oliver at Soi5.
B,rrisr GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA.
7ucslog Morning.--The meeting was opened hv
singing, reading the scriptures aud prayer ~
Rev. Mr. Rhodes.
A communication was received from the
Young Mems Christian Association Of E'ch,
mond, rendering the use OF their library ""d
reading room to the members of the Baptist Assoc
cation.
On motion of Rev. Mr.. Je,er, vote OF acccp'
lance and thanks we're adopted.
The business committee reported the following
order:
Every morning from to 10 o'clock misccl!ane-
Gus and deferred business.
Tuesday lO4 A. NJ, Report from Sunday school
and publication board; 1 p. NJ, Domestic mission
report; p. NJ Colporterage report.
Wednesday, l0I. A. NJ State Mission hcperi;
4P. NJ. same continued; 8 A. NJ, Conference Of
Lay Members.
Thursday, lOy, A. NJ, Education and Foreign
Mission Reports; 4, p. NJ. Bible Reports.
The report was adopted and three hnn''ied
copies ordered to be printed for the of the mcn-
bcrs.
The following Committees were appointed to
nominate Officers aud Managers for the various
Boards Of the Association, consisting If Mrssr-
r. Ryland, Samuel d. Haynes, !. u. Exams, j.
T. Randolph, S, b. Huff, Robert IIulgin>, and
Miles Davis.
To select the time and place for holding the
next Annual Association, and also t. select the
reacher to deliver the Introductory Sermon, cot
sisting Of Meesrs. J. G. keene. G. }. Sunncr, j.
C. Long, DR.. I. b. Anderson. W Rice and q L.
Taylnr.
10 nominate Delegates to represent this Assoc
citation in the Southern Baptist Convention to he
hee in this city. on Friday next, consisting #
the fifteen following gentleman: W Sncad. /.
W SNYDER, d B Winiree, j Baily, Grimly.
W A Baynham, VIM Wilson, Lewis Coleman
j. T. Mclaughlin, A. Euhank. j. p. Gown, H. j.
Chandler, E. W Roach, VIM, +. Btoaddus, l.. H.
DIummond.
The Committee on religious exercises consists
ofJ. b. Wood, }. C. Hill, DR.. VIM. II. Gwathney.
}. f. Kesce, J. B. Hardwick, Geo ii. Northam
and II. W. Watkins.
This committee was appointed with n Wow to
religious services in the evening in the other Bap-
tis churches in this city, during the session oth>
association.
According to the resolution of Monday devo-
tiona services were continued for hall an hour,
Quoted by the Rev. ". +. Broaddus.
At IL o'clock the business of the Association was
suspcnded to listen to the Introduction Sermon
and Join in the accompanying services.
The sermon was able and eloquent, upon the
words but we preach Christ and him cruciEed.'
from Ist Corinthians LIST chapter and ODD verse.
After the conclusion of the religious services,
the Association resumed its business session.
Whereupon DIR. Gwstmey AMI Geo. j. Sumner
read the Corresponding Secretary and freasn' err :
report OF the Sunday and Publication Roard,
Which were received and made the order ct the
day for this morning at O'clock.
The Association then took q recess until q.
clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association re assembled at o'clock, Rev.
\. Tall in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. NJ. T..
Sumner, Of Alabama.
The Committee OF arrangements gave notice
thnt on Wednesday night. Rev. Mr.. Pritcharl, Of
fredericksburg. would preach at the Leigh Street
'urch. Rev. Mr.. Grmsly, of RapPahannock, at
4; ace street ChurcE, ana NeP MI. " lHIice' 81
Chesterfield, at the Manchester Church. Visit
ing brethren from other States were reported and
invited 10 seats; among them were Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell of Georgeton College, KY, Rev. Mr.. Donald
son, and Mr.. Sheldon of New York.
The Report of the Domestic Mission Board
then read, together with the Treasurers Report
These reports represent the Board to I've in very
furnishing condition, and accomplishing grea
good through the State. Many churches which
have heretofore received assistance from, the
Board, have now become seif-susanng; and are
in turn sending up funds to aid in sending mis-
sionaries into other destitute regions. The In
dams. too, have l,ecn reached, and much good is
being accomplished among them.
Pending the adoption Of the Report. interesting
addresses were delivered by Messrs. Sumner Of
Alabama, and Wclch and Warder, of Missouri
The former gave many facts in regard to the opera
lions of the Domestic Mission Board Of the South
ern Baptist Convention. Daring the past year,
the missionaries Of the Board had baptized larae
number If converts, and organized over one HIM
.red Sabbath Schuls. with six hundred teachers
and six thousand scholars. He then gave review
at it's operations since the separation OF the deno-
minatipn, North and South. showing that from
1945 lthe time Of the separaiion To the present
there had been raised in the Southern States, for
this object alone. over S250.000. against S3S, 900
from 1882 tn lS45.
The question then recurring upon the al,pt on
of the Report it carried.
The President then announced the committee to
nominate delegates from this body to the Southern
Convention and then, on motion, the Association
adjourned till 8 s'enck.
NIGHT SESSION.
Tn. President resumed the Chair at O'clock
PM. A hymn Was sung. Prayer was made ty
DR. d r Campbell. Of Kentucky.
The sosgrsgstion va very a.nsfou'' showing