Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-05
The BAPTIST Association.


The General Association of the Baptist Church
of Virginia, met in this place on Thursday ias''
and adjourned finally yesterday afternoon.
bont three hundred and seventy-five delegates,
clergy and laymen, were in attendance. Inc
Rev. DR.. Broaddus, of Fredericksburg. was e.
lected President: the Rev. Messrs. Hall, Hume,
Witt and Ryland, Vice Presidents; T. J. Starke,
Treasurer; and A. P. Abel. Secretary.
A large portion of the tune was occupied IN
p eachng and devotional exercises The prin-
cpal business before the Association was the
reception and consideration of reports from the
various Boards of the Church. on Education,
Missions &c. The addresses and impromptu de-
bates on these reports, were exceedingly inter-
estng and often able The discussion which
sprung up unexpectedly on the report OF the
Board of Education, and evidently against the
wishes of the majority, was peculiarly interest
ing; and one of the speakers, whom we may
name without invidiousness-th Rev. MIR. Poin-
dexter, of Richmond-displayea talents as de-
batter of a very high order. he begun with q
quasi apology for setting himself up against "two
Presidents of Colleges" and lanenting his own
want of education but long before he concluded,
his audience were convinced that he had the
best sort of education and could use his mother
tongue with unusual facility and effect.
The interest CT the Domestic Missionary meet
ing was increased by the presence Of the Rev.
Mr.. Buokner, Missionary among the Indians,
accompanied by converted Indian) who de-
livered an address, On Saturday night, when
the Foreign Missionary meeting took place, the
church was crowded to suffocation. Among the
speakers were Mr.. Toy, of Portsmouth, who is
soon to go out as Missionary to Japan, and the
Rev. Mr.. Cabaniss, Missionary from China
Mr.. Cs address was listened to with marked ct
tention. A Chinese convert, dressed in the cos
tune of bis country, was then introduced to the
audience, and his answers to yariogs questions
propounded by members of the Association, were
| translated by Mr. Oabsniss. All of the addresses
and debates during the meeting, indicated an
earnestness end even enthusiasm on the part d
members lay as we'll ss clerical, which we have
never seen surpassed.
! The churches of all the Protestant denomi
nations in the town were thrown open to thu
Association. On Sunday, the following appoint
ments for preaching were filed: the Rev. Mr.
Keen, of Petersburg, in the Baptist Church at Il
o'clock, A. NJ; in the Episcopal Church, Or
Jeter, of Richmond, 10 the morning, and DR.
Burrows, of Richmond, at night; Lutheran
Church, Mr.. Dodge, of Lynchburg, in the morn
| ing, ard Mr. Barker, of Hanover, at night Pres
byterian 0huFeh, Mr., Huntingdon, of Farmville
in the morning, and Mr.. Brown, of Charlottes
vile, at night; Methodist Church, Mr.. Grimsley
of ,Rappahannock, in the morning, and Mr.
Poindexter, of Richmond, st night. Mr.. Hume
of Portsmouth, preached at the Western Asylum
lin the afternon. The pulpits of several of tn
neighboring country shlrches were also occu
pied by members of the Association. pr. Reyce
of South Carolina, preached in the Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning, and Dr. Samson, o
Washington, in the Lutheran Church last night
Yesterday morning motion was made In tn
Association that DR.. Edmunds, agent of the "Bi
BILE Revision Society,"" be allowed to address tn
body in advocacy of the canse he represents
The motion was warmly opposed, the prevailing
sentiment being that of opposition to any move
ment which shoRsd look like an approval of tn
scheme for bringing out q new translation of tn
, Scriptures. But finally the Association deter
mined, as an act of courtesy, to adjourn at
o'clock, it being understood that DR.. Edmund
would then deliver his address, and he accord
ingly did so. The object of the adjournment
however, was not stated in the minutes.
The next meeting Of the Association will b.
held in Petersburg.