The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-09
VOLUME 20.
!. On the employment of a General

the number of missionaries tohc appointed.
=. On relations of the General ASsocha-
,iuu to the Western Association.
4. On our relations to the colorcd porn-
lation.
The following committees were ap-
pointed u-,r..,
Rev. Thomas ". Sydnor, and H. N Eli!
E.L,t;og, h U'c>io,, A>>ociation.--RcyS.
George Il. Taylor, William Fisher and Is.
~ G,a,yGj ,", Val Of the Boad.-Rcr. DR..
rnrroN>. Rev. {. Tyrcr, and J. Pollard.
rat,y,I PopdatioH.-RcvS. \. Hall, I.
Tyrrr, and Thomas Hume.
DIR. Vaughan, ot Hampton, was request
rl Ia make statement aS 10 the colldl-
tion of the churches in the Peninsula.
DR.. Vaughan said that hc had always had
an interest in everything that belonged |"
the Baptist cause, and more particularly
10 those congregations upon the peninsula:
once the Baptist Church was far ahead OF all
others, but now She is dropping and weary
Once there were flouriSmng churches
in every place, but now they are gone, ana
their members are scattered or dead.
Those who contributed most literally to
the church are ruined or gone; but the
few >tin left must rally and work together.
The field i still inviting. In Hampton
four hundred dollars had been subscribed
Ia secure the services OF Il Baptist ms
>ionary : and this was not done ny 'ie
Bapti>tS themselves, hut 10y Their itleh"''
who were anxious TO hear preached once
more the pure and holy Gospel lie hoped
that tie Missionary Board would soon hc
able to make an appropriation Tor the c@un-
ties of Elizabeth City, York, ana war
wick. In Hampton there are clELt nun
drcd or one thousand white people, ho'
not one church or mcCtmT-hou>c. El"rl>
are being made hy the Preshytcrlan> 10
build Il meeting house and the bap'l>tS
must not be behind. Newport News was
also an important field, and al energetic
missionary is needed, who will disseminate
throughout the entire district the prln-
ciulrs of truth. Do this, and in Il few
. wears the money spent will be returned 10
you like bread cast upon the waters, ana
those which are ut first drain upon your
resources. will become sclt-Sustalnlng III
lltutious.
Rev. Joseph Walker, from the Commit
! tee ON General Agent, reported, recon-
mcndiug that the State Mission Board en-
plov such an agent.
On motion Of Rev. \. VI. PoindcXtcr,
the report was laid on the table Tor the
present.
The Association then resolved t" hear
addresses from it, members OH the coudl-
tiuu ut their churches and the religious
condition OF the State generally.
Rev. William Fisher, from Grccnhrlei
county. being called upon as coming iroln
West virginia, rose and said that ne had
mo; learned to say West Virginia yet,
though his home was in that section. lis
po>ition had given him an opportunity "i
knowing all about Western Virginia, aud
hr was well acquainted with the spiritual
condition OF. the people. He then gave an
interesting account of the country from
Pcndlcton 10 Washington county, III winch
there were very few churches aud only TWO
Bu,ti,t ministers, whose whole time was
riycn to the ministry. The people desire
II, to send them ministers, ami II we d"
not, the American Baptist Home Mission
society Of New York, who have already
made some appointments III thal hcld'
would send those We do not desire TO see
in our midst. If any man IN his As>ocla-
tiou could hc found 10 accept place IRON
tlru. he would lose all hold Oh the hearts
of the people. He mentioned an instance
where wcll-bMown Baptist minister ol
Botctourt county had accepted an appoint
m,nt from this New York Board, ana iua
churches and the community lad de-
nnunccd and deserted him. All his lnitu-
,ucc was gone, except amongst the negroes.
The law had cut them oti into that " llttlc
chcck,.r-board State" hut they paid IL"
rr>prct to that in religious matters. lie
would stand NJ for the old General A>So-
ri,1ion. and his brethren would rally around
her like children around parent. they
were poor, but had raised money enough
10 send him down here in his plain country
leans. where he found all wearing broad
cloth: but in these poor country clothes
he had preached the past nine months, and
during that time baptiscd two hundred ana
seventy converts.
Rev. George +. Adams, Of Accomac,
rrf,.rrrl 10 the state of the churches III the
r,lmtrv from Hampton to Williamsburg.
Thirty wears before the war he and Rev.
Robert Ryland had made missionary
tour through that part OF the State, anu ne
did not visit it again till just before IS6o;
He drew a sketch Of It's condition then aud
now. He said there were only two mlliiS-
trrs there now, and that the houses OF
Worship had been destroyed and the con
rrcrations scattered. He concluded Wlth
an appcal for aid for these churches.
Rev. 4. NJ. PoindeXtcr, Of Halifax, sad
if he had map Of the State he could
point out places everywhere needing the
minister of the Gospel. The practlcai
question i, what can be done We must
practice economy, that wc may bc able to
give. Heretofore we had given OF our
abundance without Sclf-denial. Now we
must DENY ourselves, and live more for
Christ aud his cause. Must return 10 the
practice of the fathers oi the Church before
missionary societies were organized
Then our ministers were all missionaries.
They went forth and sought out the pco-
plr and preached to them the Gospel,
gathered up scattered Christians, ana
organized churches. The trials through
which We were passing are 10 bring out Il
new type of picty, which shall he the
cnuuciation OF that era OF peace on cartn
and good will 10 men for Which the good
in ali ages have prayed and laborcd.
Rev. John W. Jones, OF Rockbrldgc'
closed the addresses OH the state oi the
churches with an interesting statement III
regard to the Valley Of Virginia.
Rev. DR.. Burrows, from the Committee
on the General Work of the State Mission
Board, presented the following resolutions ::
Rerolrc3, /. That the work OF prccml-
ncnt Importance 10 the Baptl>t> ot NlrSIill3,