The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-09

Church there, as m important point re-
.ouiring aid from the Board.
Rev. Il. GrimSlcy said that the rcsoIu-
tions contained the exact language TO cX-
nrc>s his estimate of this work. State
Missions was Of prccmincnt Importance.
He gave n graphic description of the raw
ages Of the war among the churches be-
tween the Rapidan and the Potomac, aud
concluded with an eloquent appeal to the
libcralitv of his brethren. Even though
they could give but mite, God could
make that mite almighty.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Grimslcy's adj
dress, such was its effect, that DR.. Poin-
dexter moved that the Association unite
with the President in prayer for the Divine
guidance aud blessing.
Rev. Samuel G.. Mason, of North Caro-
lima. spoke to the last resolution. He had
been engaged in similar work for years,
and God had greatly blessed his efforts.
lie urged his brethren to seek out and
preach 10 the poor who needed the Gospel.
Rev. ]. \. Haynes, Of Loudoun, was oP-
posed to the appointment OF twenty mis-
sionarirS until funds to sustain them were
secured. He referred to the northeastern
portion of the State rs requiring the aid OF
the Board in building mp the waste places
of Zion.
Rev. NJ. 7. Sumner, Corresponding Sc
crctary Of Domestic Missions of the South
crn Baptist Convention, closed the discus
sion, and the Association adjourned until
1 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. c. Tyrcc.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association met at o'clock. Prayer
10y Rev. +. Mccarthy.
The resolutions under consideration at
the morning session were further discussed
hv Rev. J. b. solomon, and the vote being
taken, the first, second, and fourth were
unanimously adopted, and the third by a
majority vote.
On motion Of J. 3. Watkins, the report
ON general agent, laid on the table this
morning, was taken up, and after state
mcnt by the Corresponding Secretary II
was resolved 10 authorisc the Board 10 ap-
point q general agent.
DR.. PoindcXtcr moved that DR.. Boycc,
Sf South Carolina, hc requested to address
the Association tomorrow, after the order
of the day was disposed Of, on the Green
VILE Theological Institution ; and the mo-
ton was adopted.
Alexander Pope Abel, Corresponding
Secretary, presented the report OF the
Board Of Foreign Missions.
The report declared that when the bold,
est among us were fearing, the llrneNl
waycring, the most hopeful dcspondmg
even then the Ruler of the storm looked
down in mercy, and smiled upon the work
crS in the foreign field. The foreign mis-
sion work during the late struggle pre-
scented a most unpromising aspect. Our
hIockadcd coast, our ruined finances, our
fearful sunrrings-all seemed linked
together as one great chain of obstacles IL
our success. But God raised up friends
for the foreign missionaries in Kentucky
and MARYLAND, through whose aid and their
own cxcrtion> in China and Africa they
were enabled To keep At work unul the
close OF the war, and we came TO Their
relief. About ten thousand dollar, have
been received from the southern States Tor
this cause the past year. The report closes
with cheering account ol the promising
aspect OF the foreign stations, anu an
earnest appeal to the churches to sustain
the work.
Rev. r. II. Stone, from Central Africa,
and Rev. J. II. Lacy, formerly mission
ary there, spoke tccingly on the motion to
adopt the report.
Rev. c. c. Biting, Corresponding Sec
rctarv Of the Sunday School Board Of the
Southern Baptist Convention, was invited
to address the Association tomorrow morn
ing.
Alex. Pope Abel, from the Committee
on the RaigiOus Herald, presented series