The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-05

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wrHIRD DAY.
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STAuHToE, June 4, 1899.
Al 9 O'Clock, there wasa large attendance,
upon the. prayer meeting, all the exercises
were solemn, and the singing Of the old fami-
liar hymn,
80. for q closer walk with Cod"
sounded out from warm hearts, and filled the
wrestling with Him for q blessing upou the
church, the conversion Of sinners. and the
spread OF the Gospel in all the earth. tiny
Kingdom come" was the devout nspiration OF
the Saviour Of man, and his disciples are DAILY,
hourly, sending up the same petition. Even
the most careless and ungodly man cannot
but see and acknowledge that, God hearetn
and answereth prayer. Twenty years age, VINO
believed that the gates OF Ch,na wouia havs
been thrown open, and that Japan, who had
for two centuries trampled under her feet the
sacred Scriptures, would now be ASKING TOT
and receiving the ministers OF the dosPel, ana
protecting them. Five hunored mliiions u
people are now accessible to the teachings OF
the Gospel, who twenty, and even ten years
since, had no knowledge Of the true dod. Goo
hath heard and answered the prayers OF MS
people. All the nations OF the eartn Will De-
come subject to the teachings OF His Holy
Word.
On Sunday morning special prayer was
made for the blessing Of the Lord upon the
pupils, officers and teachers OF the Asylum,
the insane. The exhibition on Friday made a
deep impression on the minds OF all the vlsi-
tors, and the prayer, (Of that beauti1olg girl MISS
G. w. s. Nicholss,) by sigps, mas Deeh ioogeo
in many a heart, and now the prayers of hun
dreds ascend to the Throne of Grace for Gods
blessing upon her and her associates. With
all my heart, 1 say, God bless the Common
wealth of Virginia for estaDiisning ana sup
portinQ such noble institutions as she has IN
this place. They are beyond value. Ii our
legislators would but come here in a body, as
l think they should. and examine into the
management of these situations ana see now
well they are Kept, and the course of instruc-
ton pursued, the competency Of the teachers
and the progress made by the pupils, they
never would hesitate about ~appropriating
money to the utmost degree of liberality for
their support.
Koh.S Sam. the Chinese, said of all the most
wonderful thing s he had seen since his visit TO
the United States, the exhibition of the blind,
and the deaf and dumb. was the greatest, and
the most astonishing. When he returned he
could not make his countrymen believe that
the dumb talked and the blind write.
The attendance on the Convention increased
every day, the cars of Saturday added consid-
erably to the delegation; and although the
number does not come up 10 the expectations
of one of your sanguine citizens, who said
there would be 1000 delegates in attendance,
vet the number is larger than indications
seemed to promise on the first day. The nnm-
Der Of delegates is, 1 believe, between 375 and
4uO. and besides these, there is a brilliant al ray
of lovely and beautiful ladies, whose silk
dresses have swept the sidewalks clean as
they trailed in the dust over all the thorough
fares leading to the churches.
On Saturday, the Episcopal Church, one OF
the most chaste and elegant Gothic edifices
that adorns the State, was filled with the CIV
ilizers and refiners of mantle sterner sex
! had to sit in the outskirts of the congregation;
but, Notwithstanding this, We who were at the
| doors heard the talented preacher, T.G. Jones,
| who had the power TO fill the place with his
voice. so that all could enjoy the rich intellec-
tual and spiritual feast with which he fed the
| whole heart of us who were present.
On Sunday, the churches all around were
favored with preachers from the Baptist As
| ISOLATION, as will be seen by the printed list
| which / enclose. The Bishop Taylor" is
| not a title of office, but the name of the black
man who gave Il talk after Rev. Mr.. Seeley
| preached to the colored people. There are no
orders in the ministry, as you know, in the
| Bantist Church, which is a:pure democracy,
where all are equal, and each church inde-
| pendent, selecting, licensing and ordaining
their ministers without the advice or control
| or direction of any other church. There is NO
| hierarchy with them, for all are brethren with
equal rights and privileges.
AT 8 O'Clock, on Saturday, the Association
was called TO order by the President; a1ler
singing and prayer by Elder Biting, the min-
utes of yesterdays proceedings We're read by
the Clerk and approved.
The following resolutions were offered, viz
Rssoired That the prospects Of the Southern
the hope that, under God, it will greatly advance
the interests of our denomination in the Southern
ReSolred. That the sum of S25, 900 Is not toe
much 10 be expected from the BapJlsts OF Virginia,
and that the balance of that sum ought to be i'm
mediately subscribed.
The following Elders addressed the Associa-
ton, embracing the topics of ministerial edu.
| cation, the history of the Greenville Seminal
| ry, and the success that has already attended
it: Geo. w. Samson, u. D., President of Go.
lumbia College, Washington; Elder @. c. Bit.
ting, Alexandria; J. p. Boyce, d. D., President
| of dreenville Seminary; John "A. BrOaduS, u
| d., and Elder Francis, OF Wales.
| From this discussion it was evident that to
a considerable extent there prevails a distrus,
| in the minds of the Baptists about the pro.
priety of Theological Summaries. tits feared
by some that these great theological institu.
tions will in time usurp power, and dictate &c
| the churches who they shall have for their
preachers. This argument was answered by
Mr.. Broadus, who said they would do and
were doing what was right. Rev. Mr.. Broadus
as you know, is one OF the best pulpit orators
in the State, and there was a very general de.
sire to hear him; but l am sorry to say thai
his health is such as to physically unfit him
for preaching. He spoke we'll on Saturday
but not with his usual animation and power
He is Professor of Interpretation Of the New
| Testament and Preparation and Delivery o.
Sermons, in Greenville Seminary. This new
Theological Institution has 4 Faculty Oh able
| men and scholars of great repute in the land
| They are, James p. Boyce, d. d., of S. c..
John A. Broadus. D.. D., of Virginia BasiI
Manly, u. D., OF Virginia, and Wm.W Williams
| u. d, of Georgia. Tit first session. which
| has Just closed, had &c students, all preparing
for the ministry, 10 OF whom are from Vir
ginia, 9 from S. c., 3 from N. e., . from Ala
bama, and l each from Missouri and Florida
The resolutions, as above, were then adopted
The report Of the Committee on Religious
Exercises was made, announcing appoint
| ments for services i'll the various churches fol
Tomorrow, as follows:
Baptist CAn,eh;,lo 4. n Praser and Confer
sP. NJ" Bishc,p TAYLOR. to colorsd people $ P
:. NJ. .i S.ss a .eeHnms on 9o Dom s gSal indian 1e Missiesss
Episeepet Cnnreh;-ll A. ~. Dr.. Jeter. Rich
Lath.ran Caarsh.Iii, A, Al, IL, w. Dodge
Lyncheurg; $ r NJ. F. NJ; Barker, Hap9ve!
Ri rsssesads;'s S :. f e, &. B. B1 "a; NJ char Mi ssslniiy
sf tr;sSssis; i = e: i: s s: r. HONS s:'%%' aS}:n sss
Hiih!."il IN, Nj. Ellison: Giles. Spring, Hill
Z rh Ar h:,} Ii & <. a H., y. Wit f'i ussIis,:s. f hafqs 4
Spring.-ll a. ~, A. Bsgby. KING & Queen. Nj
McSpAr.Ep1ssiyts1iaa Church, Stannton.-l
L..ksran charehcs r. NJ. 6. w. Samson. I
The time for devotional exercises having ar
rived, half an hour was devoted to the same
DIR. Ryland presided, who read the Ist and IN
chapters of lst Corinthians. Hymns wer
sung TO good old tunes, with harmony in theI
and hundreds of voices in union, praised tn
Lord with one heart and one mind. HOY
sweet it is to hear such an assembly sing, it
like the heart of Gods elect. Prayers wer
offered by Vim. Crane, OF Baltimore, a septel
marian, who, in All exhortation, told us of tn
Baptist for sixty years past; he had seen til
fathers, and knew Of their real and good work:
had seen their children assem- bled in sue
large numbers in this General Association.
Barnett Taylor of Rappahahnock Association
Samuel Harris and G. w. Harris followe
| with PRAYER. y Il