The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-23
PORTSMOUTH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
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PoaTsaourH. Msy q, 1889
Al the Oispatch has thousands Of fChristian read.
efs, and % religious news ID acceptable 70 al
classes OF the community, I will give some &C
count OF deeply interesting meeting which hsl
Joss been held i've miles from this city, the annual
meeting OF the Portsmouth Association, which In
c,ooes forty. six Baptist CT urehss, and member.
snip OF 1000. The introductory Ssrwon vas
prsscned , " Rev Thos Landsdsil. Prof Prince
us ss maae Moderator, suS Rev T Hume, Cisck
from the reading OF tho letters it appears that
sov persons have been added to the churches
curing tue past associationa year, and several new
'Gsss. Rev r. RcSs1sp2 RSssnap ss are being erected
fute, represented his institution A. beinr yery
nourshing, having ninsty.nvs pupils. The Asso.
citation determined to I'D him In raisinc A1a mo
and m collection va: taken mp for that purpose
apesks Female College, in which there Are .s,sn.
ty-nys students. He asked for aid IN raising
$50 200, that the institution might not be sold a
auction, and pass into other hands.
,e me report on sabbath Schools stated that IN
26 schools there we're AS teachers and 2371
scholars, showing an increase Of 126 teachers ana
702 scholars more than reported last year. W n
Williams, Esq, and others spoke in behalf Of this
cause.
Rev A N -Poindexter represented IN. por.,.,
Mission cause, aud In accordaoce with resolution
offered by Rev G Jones, the Association assumed
the support OF a missionary 10 be sent 10 Japau-
IL was stated that young man who had be-u
more. VINO
il 40 NJ of the University Of Virginia. hsd sieni.
NED his desire to 90 ~ . missionary to Jspaa.s
Rev Dickinson represented the State Mission
Board and appealed to the brethren to aid In rsis-
ing $1,000 by the 1st Of September, that the work
might be relieved from It's present embarrassment
A collection Was then taken up, amounting to
$109, which was afterwards increased to SST3 Co.
resolution was adopted, urging the chr rches to
take up immediate and large collections for this
object.
Rev I Hume read report on cohorts ara. from
which 1t sppears that during the year within the
bounds OF this Asoocation the colporte rs had Vi
sited S4S9 families, with 2O43 they pray d, or con-
versed on personal religion, found 10 ,s,itute of
tne Bible, and 115 destitute OF all relQ ous books
except the Bible; delivered l29 address 90 on the
subject OF religion gave away 800 SO worth Of
BOOKS, aud sold $SiO.25 cents worth. After ad-
dresses BY Rev msssrs Paindexter, Dickinson,
Hume, Watkinson, r G Jones, r Jon, ,s. Camp.
Burgess, Bradford, Pugh aud Others, it ,as deter
mined TO increase tue number Of colpo rters and
recommend to the chuFch-s to raise $l5OO for their
support during the present year.
The report on temperance was follow rad by an
address by Rev. Mr. Poindextsr Of such over and
eIoquence as We have scarcely ever heard sqaaled.
He believed the time had come for Chr istians to
unite in putting forth every effort to ave tbe
land from the blasting inhuencs Of king alcohol,
and ne handled with gloves OF those bret hren who
make, sell and drink, Intoxicating spirits
After passing many resolutions and tr; .usactipg
mucn important business relating to & ae spread
OF tne gospel, the Association adjourned but before
doing 80 they sung "Homevard Bound" rthe hymn
sung at the close OF the Convention in your city
last week. and gave TO each other the ri ght hand
OF fellowship. The meeting was one Of great in.
terest, and will loug be remembered by those
whose privilege 1t was to be present.
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