The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-24
From Our Special Correspondent
Meeting of the Dover baptist Associh'
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SHARON, July q, 1869.
After prayer by Professor @. d. WInston'
and some preliminary matters Oh business
the report on education was read by heV'
n, Short. The report commends TO the
denomination Richmond College, the South,
crn Baptist Theological Seminary, anu
Richmond Female Institute, ana urges the
claims of the Education Board, ana 'he
COMMITTEE for the Education oil ooloiere
Children" 1:.u1,,
Professor Harris made an exceedingly
encouraging statement OF the hnanclai con
dition and prospects of Richmond Coileee,
and ABLY and earnestly urged that IN our
nresent circumstances our people cannot
ford not to educate their children. :,
l6.. 7. 3. Watkins earnestly advocated
the education of soldiers children, ana re-
lated touching incident illustrating the
claims of this great work.
Rey. DR.. ". F. BroadduS, correspond
inc secretary of the Committee for Educa-
ton of Soldiers Children, followed IN an
earnest appeal for this object, which was
rosnonded TO bv various contributions.
Professor Winston thanked the commit
tee for it's kind mention of the Richmond
Female Institute, and urged that II be-
longed not to him, but to the denomination
and that they should sustain It,.
Rev. George +. Adams urged that bap-
fists had no excuse for sending their sons
and daughters to the schools Of other demo,
limitations when they had better schools ana
COLLEGES of their own. He urged especially
that we should avoid the patronizins OF 10
man Catholic institutions, even if they arc
cheaper in their tuition.
Rer DR.. Burrows said that a farmer
might far better attempt cheap cult'0o''o"
of his corn and allow his field to grow up
with weeds than for us to attempt a cheap
cultivation of the brains of our children.
He warmly and cloquently urged the
claims Of Richmond College, and announced
10 the brethren that they should have no
rest until we put a million OF dollars IN the
college. He then earnestly advocated the
claims of the Education Board and the I'M
portance of ministerial education.
Rev. C. Fl. Ryland offered resolution
commencing to the churches the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, and sup
ported it in an earnest and effective speech:
Rev. J. A. Chambliss warmly advocated
the resolution and the seminary.
t12 o'clock the Association adjourned
for prcaching-Rev. DR.. Burrows preach
inc in the house, and Rev. Dr.. j. A. Haynes
at the stand, to large and attentive congre-
cations In the afternoon Rev. j. a.
Chambliss preached at the stand, while the
Association convened in the house.
The Warwick Baptist church having
IL, ct nj
condition. and that of the other churches OF
the lower Peninsula, the Association or
dcred a fratemal letter Of counsel to be
sent them. ~
On motion. Rcys. George F. Adams, ".
c. Hall, and J. L. Burrows, were appolnted
n committee "to visit and counsel the
churches in the lower Peninsula, and to IN
Guire and suggest to the Board Of the Cen
cral Association the names of such minister
or ministers as they may deem ii desirable
to he employed in missionary labor"
After remarks by Rcvs. G. f. Adams and
c. II. Ryland, the report and resolutions
we're adopted.
Systematic beneficencc being the
order OF the day, II. X. Ellyson, Esq, cor
responding secretary of the General Asso-
citation, made clear statement of the plan
he had adopted to secure regular contribu-
tons from every church and from every
member Of every church in the State. lie
then earnestly and forcibly appealed to the
pastors, deacong, and other members of the
churches, to 90 to work and carry out the
plan of systematic beneiccncc adopted by
the General Association.
The report was further discussed and
warmly urged by Rev. Dr.. J. /. Burrows
and Rcvs. J. II. Barnes, H. H. Harris, j.
NJ. Pitcher, J. William Jones, and G. T.
Adams.
As a matter of general interest We give
the following as the statistics of the Rich
mond Baptist churches: