The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-13
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letter from "yfator !" On HIS Way ia
the Southern Baptist Conventions.

letter from aviator" on His Way to
the Southern Baptist Conventions.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispasch.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 8, 1871.
Your correspondent spent yesterday
morning In that. good old scotch-Irisf
Presbyterian, we'll to.do community known
as the New Providence or Brownsbure
neishborhood. The "New Providence
Church is over one hundred years old, and
one OF the most efficient in every respect in
the State. It now worships in its third
house-a beautiful brick house, well built,
conveniently planned, and very neatly fin.
ished. with carpet and the usual ap-
purtenances Of our best town or city
churches. The first house was of logs and
the second Of Stone-the young ladies' OF
the congregation going on horseback eight
| miles, and bringing in bags the sand used
| in the construction.
This church now has preaching every
Sabbath, a Sunday school Of some 200, and
a membership of over 800, which. for intel
ligence and efficiency, is rarely eXcelled.
The efficient pastor (Rev. MIR. Junkins) be.
ing absent at Presbytery, the congregation
gave cordial welcome and earnest atten-
ton to visiting Baptist brother.
We were sorry to hear that the wheat
crop OF this section, and indeed of nearly
the whole OF Rockbridse and Augusta, is
seriously injured by fly, and does not prom.
ise full yield.
We found the city of Staunton as busting
and stirring rs usual We met with two
intelligent gentlemen from New York, who
had come on to invest in iron property,
and seemed very much pleased with what
they had seen and heard. They had en-
countered no kukluX, had met with only
the kindest treatment, and were loud in
their praises of our country and people.
The trip to Washington was enlivened by
the company of few delegates to the ap-
preaching meeting Of the southern Baptist
Convention, and at Washington we were
joined by the Richmond delegation and
others.
The detention of two hours at Washing
ton gave us ample opportunity Of visiting
the Capitol or other objects of interest. But
we saw that Africa was fully installed on
the grounds, and concluded that we would
not disturb the ''wards of the nation,' or
obtrude upon their domain. We therefore
spent the time in the reception-room, stu
dying the polunles of the book OF human
nature presented in the rushing crowd from
the passing trains. ......
Onthe Cars from Parkers6urJ to Cincin-
natl, May 9, 1S71.-At o'clock last night
our party took 'Palace sleeping-coach"
at Washington, and have had no change of
cars and will not have one until we reach
Cincinnati.
These coaches are most appropriately
named. Their construction combines every
thing necessary to convenience and COM
fort, and all Of their appointments are in
the highest degree luxurious. Your cor
respondent is now writing at one Of the best
reporters tables he ever sat at, and if the
car does jolt a little we presume your print
ers can make out the Ms.
We slept seven hours last night as sweetly
rs if in our chamber ut home. We have a
goodly number of delegates along, among
whom we note Rev. Drs. Burrows, Poiu-
dexter, w. F. Broaddus, and Dickinson !;
RevS. Dunaway, Garlck, Wilson, Deans,
VIM. Z. Hatcher, Barnes, c. Il. Ryland, J..
VIM. Jones. Biting, and J. J.. johnson,
and Laymen Maurice Moore, W. w. Davis,
Bradley, and VIM. z. Snead, of Virginia,
and Rev. VIM. ID. Thomas and Professor
&. II. JudSon, of Greenville, S. G.
The day has been close, rainy one, and
we have not had much opportunity Of OBJ
serving the country through which we
have been dashing at "liehtning express"
speed but more pleasant party than we
have had within doors is rarely seen to-
gcthcr. Earnest and able discussions of
grave theological or ecclesiastical points
have been enlivened by spicy and humor-
Gus debates, good anecdotes, mock trials,
&c. If your senior editor were only along
he would vote it an even .iollier party than
the one he 80 graphically described as COM
ing from the Healing Springs last summer.
The splendid iron bridge over the Ohio
at Parkersburg is now completed, and is
one of the finest structures III the world.
It is over mile in length, and ninety-one
feet high over the main channel. When we
were last along here the cars were put
across the river on raft, which seemed
yerv expeditions but that was too slow
for the fast people of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. and they have erected at inn
mense cost this magnificent bridge. BY
saving time in crossing the Ohio and in
other ways we now reach Cincinnati from
Washington some nine hours earlier than
formerly.
Your correspondent was sleeping so
soundly that he did not get the benefit OF a
heavy snow-storm which some of our fel-
low-travelers witnessed from 6 to O'Clock
this morning, as we came over Cheat noun
tainS.
We are now OK P. ny dashing on to-
wards Cincinnati, which we hope to reach
at 8 O'Clock tonight, and then, after cou-
ple Of hours delay, to start again on our
tourney to St. Louis, where we hope to ar
rive by 2 2. NJ. tomorrow "wednesday.
More anon. V1AToR.
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