The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-08

| ""y- -Anot0 WerS taehty, not eight, c0lp0Y-
| teurs and evangsiists, as reported In Esiur.
days Dispateh, employed by the Colporteur
| Society during the lat year in the army.
Rev. b. Manly, Jr, formerly of this city
advocated the csuse Of tbs Euaday School
Publication Society on Friday evening. lie
made qai,e an extended address, giving sta.
| fistics 10 show that ignoTancs had Increased
la the Southern States fer several of the last
decades; there were upwards of Que hundred
| thousand psrscns, ~ years Of age, Tho could
neither read nor write, and the state of tho
country had materially interfered with the
conmoa schools in the country: The South
ern Baptist Convention, recently assembled
in Savannah, Ga, had organized new enter.
| prise, which was to take the place, in q limit.
| ed way. of the american Sunday School So.
| ciety. Five Thousand dollars had already been
obtained for this objec: ia South Carolina, and
MIA. The boys and girls Of 1863 are to be the
| men and women of 1880, and we want to edu.
cate them morally as well as mentally, or our
| Southern Confederacy would not be worth
living in Rev Mr.. Manly's address WINS hs-
tened to with great attention by the whole
audience.
Rev. Mr. Dickenson and Dr. Burrows fol.
lowed, with short, piqnant speeches, when the
| audience was appealed 10 for contributions.
len persons soon gave 4i00 each, several $50,
| and large collection wss made nv the con-
Rreeati"n, and the sum asked for $4,000 was
| obtained.
After prayer and singing the Doxology. the
| ut O'Clock.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The President, X l.. Montague, called the
Association to order at 81 clock
The opening religious exercises were con-
Quoted by Elder Dodson. of NC.
The next session of the Association is to DO
held in the First Baptist Church in lSichmond,
on Thursday before the iirst Sabbath in June,
1864, az A. O'Clock r NJ. Elder A. Broaddus
| is to preach the Introductory eerm,on; Elder
w. f. Hatcher, alternate.
Rev. DIR. Ryland presided at the special re-
ligi0us exercises-Rev. Il. w. Sydnor, Dr. Ry-
land, and Z. Tyree, took part in these exsr-
cises.
Elder j. B. Taylor read the 39th report of
the State Mission Board.
The work of the State Missions has been
suspended since the breaking cut of The war.
The field Of the )abors of our missionaries is
now III the possession of the enemy.
Two feeble churct ee in our lines having 40.
pealed for aid, the necessary funds were con
tributed by the First and Second Baptist
Churches Of the city Of Richmond Various
resolutions were presented, when, on motion,
q special committee of niIe was appointed to
consider ali the resolutions offered relative to
| the Safe Mission Board, DIR Jster chairman
| of said committee. DR.. W. F. Broaddus read
the report CT tic committee ON the subject Of
the beet methods of giving religious instruc.
| iion to the colored people.
The committee refer to the manifest inn
| provement which has been made in Virginia
| IN the religious aud moral condition Of our
! coloEed people within the past thirty OR forty
years, instead of dreams ami visions, as was
| formerly the case. We now hear from the
| coiored people who join our churches an
! intelligent account of the work of grace
| iu their hearts, accompanied with a clear
vi md HriIG at tka
| Gospel Reference is made to the course
| Of many churches in the couutry in having
| special services held on the Lord DAY for the
| preaching The Gospel TO tie colored people,
and the committee recommend the pastors to
| engage IL this special esrviCe, aud that
| much labor ought to be performed in rrep.r-
| Ing seIm0ns for such congregations a, for any
| other congregations III the land. Special .st-
| e:euce is niaie to First African Baptist
| Chusch il Richmond as exhibiting the bene
ticiai advantages Of the system Of organizations
| tor the coi0red members In Cisies AID ,owLs
| into separate crg ganiZati0ps. This committee say
! 10 - = -.---~., .....:' VIZ
| voted himself with untiring zeal to the work,
| deserves we'll Of all the brethren.
Rev. DIR. Sse,y read the repnrt of the Com
mit.ee on the Address to the Charc!.es on the
present state of The Country.
| DIR. w. BIoadus said lie wished that all OF
| the brethren who are not here, Aud all our
soldiers in the army, should have ALI opportu-
| nity of reading that report
DR.. Jeter made few remarks and the report
| was ado pted:
| Dr. Burrows offered the following reeolu-
| ton:
Resolved, That the Sunday School and Pub
liz u ion Board be instructed to inquire into the
| expediency, in connection with other T. ards
! which may deem such a measure important
for their intere s.s, to visit Europe for the pui
/ \
| any other appliances that may aid the general
welfare of such Is. ard, aud, if dee rled expe-
| dent, to make arrangements therefor.
DR.. Burrows made q verbal repor: respect
| ing the Education and Bible Board. No hing
| had bten done-the young men were all in the
army, and the colleges were all closed.
| DIR. Ryland offered the following:
Resolved, That we recommend to our breth-
rem and fellow citizens who produce all articles
| Of necessary consumption, whether III sgricui-
| turs or the mechanic arts, that in exposing
| such articles for sale they make an earneet ef
| fort to keep them out Of the hands Of specula
tors, ard that they limit the prices to be placed
| on them by the commission merchants to some
poiut which will secure to themselves ample
| remuneration for the cost Of production and
| transportation.
A long debate ensued, and various reaou
| tiOnS were offered in reference to speculation
and extOrtion, and the duty of Christians Iels
| tive thereto, when the whole subject was inds-
| fnitely post pOned.
The Sunday School papers, published in
| Georgia, was commended to ths support and
| favor Of the churches.
| a verbal report was made respecting the
| Western Virginia Baptist Association.
| Prayer by Rev. j. Is Taylor. Adjourned to
| 4 O'Clock Z. M.
| sATURDAY AFTKRTOJS
The Asso citation met at 1 o'clock L. M.
Rev DR.. Jster presented the following reso
| luton:
Resolved, As the opinion Of this body, thai
the State Miseion Board shall resume its elforta
to aid feeble churches, and to supply destitute
districts with the Gospel, leaving the army
WORK to thu Sunday School and Public ati0n
Board.
resolution was adopt I'D re recommending the
churches to make public collectors to circu
late the Religions Herald among the soldiers
Rev d.. Broadus offered the following resO
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this body be
presented TO the brethren aud irisrds Of Rlch
mond for the generous hospitality extended &c
us during the session. Our impatielce In beiuf
absen. from cur homes at This time of trouble
and excitement has teeh greatly relieved by
tier exhibitions of fraternal kindness
SATURDAY EVENING.
The Associni,n rsassembied u. O'Clock
} p. M.
After prayer, the report recommending III
. cers for The various Boards was adopted
The repoit Oh Domestic snt Indian n ssi0ni
was taken W. Rev Mr.. Summer, az agent fo
the Board ut Marion, Alabama, gave az inteI
es,ing account If the cpeI ations of the Boar6
aud apps aed for ait. Six hundred dol!an
| were contributed ard public cOlet TORS OF