The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-29
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Portsmouth Baptist dissertation.
PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, Va,

PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VA,
May 26Ib, 1860. !
The Portsmouth Baptist Association has
Just closed its 10Th annual session at Black
Wafer, in this county, containing Al churches,
with a membership of l2.0tO. This is a very
powerful body of Christians. Rev. M. r. Wat
kinson preached the introductory sermon.-
Prof J III. Prince, OF Sussex. was made Mode
rator, and Rev. 7. Hume, of Portsmouth,
Clerk. From the reading OF the letters, it app
pears that the churches are in most pros
porous condition. During the past year 400
members have been added to them, by bap-
tism and some $1,000 raised for beneyolen /
enterprises. Rev J. ID. Chambers made some
remarks in regard to the Church in Bristol,
Tenn, and a collection was made towards
aiding in the erection of house of worship
there.
Rev. DIR. Broadus addressed the meeting in
behalf of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, and received Si0U.
Rev. MIR. kregle OF Philadelphia, Rev Mr..
Butler of Petersburg, DR.. Broadus and Rev.
Mr.. Bailey preached yesterday at the stand,
while the Association was in session in the
church.
Rev A. f. Dickinson was appoin ted to rep
resent State Missions, and Il collection was
made for that object.
Rev. A. NJ. Poindexter spoke in behalf of
Foreign Missions, and the Association deter
mined to raise s 900 annually, TO support Mr.
G.. II. 10y as their Missionary in Japan. Rev
Mr.. WatkinsOn read an able report on this
subject.
A report on Education, prepared by Rev. T.
g. Jones, and read by Rev. 7. g. Keen, adyo-
Gated the claims of Richmond College and
ministerial education generally. Rev. I.
Hume read an Interesting report on Col
portage, from which it appears that with
in the year past, the Coiporteurs within the
bounds OF this Association have visited
3lT} families, with lab of whom they
prayed; found 80 families destitute of the
Bible, and So destitute of all religious books
except the Bible distributed S65 worth OF
of other hooks Rev Mr. Dick
inson. Superintendent of Sunday Schools and
Colportage, represented this work as being in
a very pros porous condition. Rev. J. c. Long
read excellent report on Sabbath Schools
and followed il with an address. During the
past year a large number have been gathered
Into Sabbath schools, and li9 of them ha> e
professed conversion. Rev. mir. Chandler
presented a report on Domestic Missions, and
Rev. ]. Il. Hardwick made an earnest speech
i'll behalf of that object
1t was determined TO change the time of
meeting to the lst Wednesday i'll October
Rev. Il. Jones made report en the Chowan
Female Institute. announcing that $1,000
have recently been raised, and that SD 900
more are now being raised for the benefit of
the Institute.
The Chesapeake Fsma!e College is very popu.
lar in this Association, aud will he largely
patroniZed. 1t has passed into the hands OF
several gentlemen, most Of whom reside in
Norfolk and Portsmouth, aud vigorous efforts
are now being made to make it the best school
of the kind in the land.
1t was resolved to hold the next annual
meeting at Norfolk, and the Rev T. G Keen,
of Petersburg, was appointed TO preach the
annual sermon.
The exercises were closed. and after listen
ing to very powerful sermon from Rev. A.
M POindexter, the delegates extended to each
other the parting hand and turned their faces
homeWard.
The session was very pleasant, and will long
be remembered by those who were present. II