The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-05
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BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION
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rnIKTY-sIxTH ANNIvKRsARY.
TuEsDAY NIGHT sEssIoa-coNr1NuEp.

THIRTY-sIxTH ANNIvKR6ARY,l
| faapaarsD SsR rHs EIeHHoHp pr PATCH
TUESDAY NIGHT sEssIoN-coyrrNuEp.
The report Of Rev. h Dickinson, superin Ten.
oens Of Coportage, being nader confederation /
tae report. He Thought il uunscsssary . q mar y
aoy lengsnened appeal In its behalf when .he
works spoke iorthemselves. The public have al.
tested Ihe'r interest In the canse BY their con-
| to remove mlsconcepticn which exissad Ia ,hs
| minds OF sone persoDs--pefsons who thoncht =
no great matter to circulate q few books-shs
booksellers could do that. - 5s'~-'-''3s
The amount OF labor ir this field howevar A..
more to snlightea the public mind than n censrs
ally couceded. The Introduction OF these boets J
among the iiliterate, gives light and encouraea-
ment 20 religious experience. Besides, the eel.
porter 10 great heip to the ministry. Many OF
our best pastors bear testimony to the effsciiye
ness OF colportage. Its peculiar work 10 to huus
out and supply the desti,ution which the pa s,or
cannot meet. The colporter does good to the
people, to the preacher, the church, aud to him,
self. The colportage service Is indeed good the.
illogical school. Tho elements Of practical les
lIgion here unfold themselves the direcsuess of
his appeais--as be tells them of Christ and his
Gross, of the dangers aud sadness Of elm not
alone the head, but the heart is made to feel and
, the ennobling influence of Truth exerts its real
power. Let as not despair, we ere too apt to do
SO. But the cosporter overiocks none. He goes
to every house, and never wholly despairs.F /
know one, said Mr. Manly. who would 60 forth
aud tell the simple story of salvation In his own
humble way-exercisiDg faith which gives great
usefulness The colporter learns pafience He
tolls on, waiting for harvest. He does not pect
to see the reaper following the sower. Patiently
be tolls on, looking 70 the crown and the elosy
which encrcies it. Would we had many more
pupils 10 this theological school. Bat, L have oc.
cupied time enough: am now about to dissolve
the connection which has existed between myself
aud the Board When | came here nine Years
ago, felt that must, if I would be useful. get
on the end OF the longest lever co9ld dnd: and
have labored with all the earnestness of which
was MASTER to snbsesve the interests of the col
portage work. May God bless it.
Mr. Dickinson said he could not, though he
wished he could, make a speech; but sever al 9TH
ers had indicated their willingness to say some
thipg-Mr. Broadus, Of Charlottesville, would
Rev j A BfGadus responded He had been ac.
eus.omed to yielding to man who had lived
near him, whom he lcved aud this same man made
great many people yield to hin; and now
again he had TO cay something, though he had NOT
desired to speak. 1t might have been better To
have organizedjust now while the facts. touch.
ingly presented to eur hearts, were fresh upoo
us. But he hoped nothing would be said to divert
| US from the points submitted hereafter But two
years ago, committee stood here 70 report ON
| this topic-but now behold what God has wroug ght /
through this Board and its effective supG,pte pd.
| ent, TO whom honor was due. Mr.. toId If a
family be had visited, who had few books He
| felt sorry Tor them, and urged the getting OF
| books. But no one was near them from whom
| they could purchase. A few pictorial books were
offered, representing the Russian war, &C., which
| we're hawked about by q stroiling peddiar at a
two years ago he visited this family and found
| good books and tracts. Aye, said he, you have
| had Colporter berel Yesl We have books now,
and We are rsadlug them profitabiy 1t was not
fr Dfpfi ipfa hutr -
| ty, which kept tho people from buying books--
They would never think, as we 60, OF sepding to
the city to buy books, &c. But the Colporter me,
this want. The reverend gentleman made strong
appeal in behalf of the cause.
| Rev. Barnet Grimsiey, OF Rappahaunock, ad-
dressed the Assembly. He had been one Of the
few who had opposed the Inception Of tais Col
portage system, bee Ause he then thought the &C.
| lion about to be adopted was premature. II wa
no. necessary to say whether be had changed hil
mind--but ne was always ready to cooperate witt
| all who aimed to promote the good OF men. Ii,
/ went for circulating good books He did not car,
| who wrote the book, If it only did good. He wa
| for sendisg out good books. We have now
broad basis for. future operation. Like a mar
commencing without capital, it was bard to go
she first thousand dollars-but that attained, b,
had basis for his business-so with this 8. s. ant
Coportage Board. They have secured startipl
| point, from which they might now enlarge their
plans This he illustrated 10y the spread of know
ledge among people who had read the books fur
aiehed by the Coporters;aud bore Testimony TO tn
efficiency Of their work. not only in detecting ih
/ aeedy aud neglected families which ought to b
brous to the notice of ibe pastors, but the Col
| porter was q valuable auxiliary in the labor
Of protractsd efforts. He discharged dutie
which the minister often overlooked d, and rendere
aid that greatly promoted the success of hi
preaching. good brother COIN planned that b.
| preferred the cooperation of Coiporters becaus
| be loved to do all the preaching himself. IL wa
/ true he preferred to preach, uoless be knew b.
Il "A Iafk
But the preaching of the Coporter was in exhor
| tation, prayer and sympathy-co~operation Suci
/ labor Was Invaluable.
Rev. John Long, Of Norfolk, and Rev. job,
| Francis, of Richmond, briefly addressed the meet
| iug in advocacy of Coportage.
Rev. A. M. Poindexter called the attention o
| the meeting to ths fact that Baptist Colportag
| had caused no bitterness Of feeling among othe
| denominations. sas.--sss-1.a-e
| The question recurring on the adoption of th,
| report, it was carried in the affirmative.
THIRD DAY-wEDNE3DAY. MAY 4rH, 1859
| MORNING SESSION.
The Association convened nc 9o'cIcck, Presiden
| Hume in the chair. The 2elth hymn
| "uome aoIy Spirit, Heavenly Dove"-
| was sung Rev. L. W. Allen read the 40th chap.
| ter of Isaiah and made prayer.
| THE MORNING ORDER.
The special order, namely, the report Of the
/ Sunday School and Publication Board, was called
up and Rev. Mr.. Francis moved its adoption. HI
/ sunday Schools Once when ia Liverpool, . gen.
siernan exhibited to him copy Of correspondence
between Esquire Fox, the Deacon Of Baptis;
Church in London, and one Robert Raikes. oi
| Gloucester, which conciusveiy proved that be-
tween these two men the greas institution origi-
dated. Aiiuding 70 that portion of the report
| relative to uuconverted men engaging in The
cause, Mr. Francis said that Robert Raikes was
aor a converted man, but his attention wss called
| 60 the subject by the remark of a little boy. A
| good old man in FiAvanna (coptinued the speaker
| vas once spoken to on the subject of engaging IN
| The Sunday School causa. Why, said he, cannot
read but give me class of little boys aud per-
maps I can teach them their be. Ee took q class
and was soon able to read himself, and was after
wards elevated to the honorable position of Su
periutendent 10 the Sunday School, This show
that the benefits are reciprocal. He though
many Ia the churches merely existed-tbey dit
not iirs The best life is state Of activity fol
t,od and humanity. Mr.. r. gave glowing pie
ture Of the affection between teacher aud scholar
| spriugfng from religious teachings, illustrating
mis- subject with appropriate anecdotes.
i Rev. James WEIGH, Of Missouri, spoke OF thu
great aud grand object to be accomplished By sun
day Schools There are more than 100000 iittl
boys and girls In the United States, and perhaps
halt Of these have nncooverted parents, and no 70
,igious instructions at home. They should b
reached by the right kind Of preaching. On th
tcharaeter efthe next generation must depend %
| s,l,t,cu OF that great problem Of nan's abiiit
: for seif-governaent The influence OF religion
INSTRUCTION on this great mass Of expanding ~
sel,ect Was dwelt upon. Ninety-nine out OF ever
. hundred sermons are too lofty for childish con-
| urehension Then what plan so good as that I
Su uday schoolsi There was nothing which, 70
mind, promised such great results. Sometime
Ifcoutiuued Mr.. W. II feel glad am so near ~
grave; for 1t is possible the earth Is near ms
4 mentions crisis These little spocks OF war for'
! shadow evil IL had voice TO reach eve,
: man io this iaud, would counsel them
4 | the memory OF the revolutionary fAthers-t
the memory of the iilustrions chief whose stat
stands near yonder capitol-to see that the risi'
| generation are trained up Ia the way they shon
y "a. Plant Sunday Schools everywhere; and 9
|. slovious rays will delightfully."- ccmmingie and d
: f,sIyeiv spfesd, until the whole land is tight
! nm with the gIories Of tho blessed God. q
9 speaker in closing introduced the anscdote o. %
= .-s..s.x yHatifoo son saW thelf banners fio3l