The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-25


folk, was elected president of that institu-
ton, and it is understood will at once enter
upon the duties connected with the office.
! He will also fill the chair of Mental and
Moral Philosophy and Political Economy.
DR.. Jones is an able scholar, and one OF
the most eloquent diyines of this country,
and we congratulate the friends of the col
lege on his election. The college has been
organized with six Independent schools,
with the following able faculty:
School of the English Language and
Literature and of History, Crawford H..
Toy, a. NJ; School Of Pure and Applied
Mathematics, Edward B. Smith, a. NJ; !;
School of Natural Sciences, Bennett Pur-
year, A. NJ; School of Latin and French,
Edmund Harrison, A. NJ; School Of Greek
and German, Henry II. Harris, A. NJ;
| School of Mental and Moral Philosophy,
and of Political Economy, TibcriuS Grac-
chus Jones, D. D.
THE AMERICAN CoLoEED BAPTIST MIS-.
sIoyARY AssocIATIoN.-Wc stated yestcr-
day that the Association on Thursday
elected officers for the ensuing year. The
president, vice president, etc., remain as
heretofore announced, and the following
executive board was appointed Rev. S.
w. Madden, Alexandria C. A. Stewart,
Washington, d. c.; Rev. l.. A. Grimes,
Boston, Mass. Rev. William Troy, De-
troit, Mich; Rev. William j. Walker,
Washington, D. c.: J. Cornelius Clark,
Washington, ID. c.; Rev. w. Shelton, Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Rev. c. Robinson, Alexan.
dria, Va. J. Oliver, Richmond, Va. /; Rev.
n. J. Perry, Nashville, Tenn.
On Yesterday morning the Committee
on Fields made report, which alluded to
quite number of churches within the
limits of the Convention as worthy of at
tention, and recommended the appropria-
| ton Of twenty five dollars to each; also,
recommended the appointment of a mis-
sionary to labor in Maryland and further,
a missionary to labor in each State con-
nccted with the Convention where it is
found practicable, with the request that
the American Baptist Home Missionary
Society aid in their support. In conclu-
sion, the report says:
"We feel it just and our duty to conf
mend the churches whose buildings have
recently been destroyed by fire to the
sympathy and favor Of the churches gene
rally, and hope that the benevolent,
wherever the agents OF these churches may
90. will give such aid as BELTS the object
and the giver. These churches are at Ra-
leigh, Richmond, Petersburg, and Lynch
burg" -
The report was received and unanimously
adopted.
At II O'Clock Fields Cook delivered an
address on the subject of the education Of
colored children, embracing many interest
ing facts.
After this, colored brother arose and
made the inquiry as to who was to pay for
the bread and wine used at the sacrament
last evening. This led to debate, in
which several members took part. The
President said he would rather foot the
bill out of his own pocket than have the
customary rule departed from.
A motion was made to dispense with the
communion altogether, but this was strongly
opposed, and it was finally agreed that the
! Richmond churches should stand response
bic for the Elements" and if short of
funds fall back upon the Convention.
! The individual who introduced the sub
! jcct took occasion to state that they would
! have to put up with bakers bread, as they
| had not the means of procuring the parish
/ bread usually used.
! A resolution was adopted returning
! thanks to the citizens of Richmond for
| their hospitalities, and another returning
thanks to the British Bible Society for i
muniticcnt donation of testaments.
At halfpast IL resolution was adopted
extending the morning session for halt
hour to receive report from the Financial
Committee. This was soon brought In. IL
shows that the amount of money on hand
at the commencement of the Convention
was 1851 amount received since, SslS.39 !;
disbursements, s337.2s; balance on hand,
sJ37.23. Among the receipts arc the fol-
lowing: For life memberships, s42; an
nual memberships, Sls3: church member
ships, s454.l5; Sabbath schools, $50; mis-
sionary society, S6O.7S; auxiliary society,
S26; widows fund, s71.Gt.
The report was received and adopted.
X. L. Perry, editor of the Peoples Jour
nal, New York, addressed the Convention,
showing the necessity of supporting that
paper. A very important and truthful re-
mark, he said, was made by Mr.. Hunnicutt
that morning, that the power of the pulpit
and the press combined was irresistible.
The white people had their political and
religious organs, and the colored people
ought to be similarly provided. There
were eleven colored newspapers in the
country, but all were local except the one
which he had the honor to bring to the
notice of the Convention. After the close
of his remarks resolution was adopted
recommending the paper to the support of
the colored people.
A white man by the name Of Gladwin,
from Illinois, understood to be represen-
tative of the American Baptist Publica-
tion Society, then took the stand, and pro-
ceeded to make speech we'll calculated
to embitter the feelings Of the negroes to.
wards the whites. He told them Of an in
stance of cruelty to . eolored lady" in
Georgia, which We take occasion to say
had its origin in his own brain, and con.
cluded by telling the Convention that he
loved the colored race better than any
people on the face of Gods earth. The
speech, it may be necessary to add, had no
apparent effect upon the members Of the
Convention.
+. I. Chiles, another white man, made
an appeal in behalf Of a released peniten.
tiary convict named John A.. Blevin for
aid to enable him to reach New Bedford.
On motion, Mr.. Chiles was associated
with James Underdue as delegate to the