The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-24

MISSION started by German Baptists q mem.
oership OF 5000 In Sweden that the cause
ls being wonderfully blessed An .Denmark
ana other European countries. until the
southern Baptist Convention has planted 3
church ut Rome. ....-
He vividly sketched the progress of Bap-
tist foreign missions, first begun by Eng.
lish, Carey, Marshman, and Ward, in India.
and by our own Judson in Burmah. and
showed that there are now connected with
these missions 5000 converts from hea-
thenism, besides the thousands who have
died in the hope Of glory.
He sketched the history Of the Baptists
of America from the little band who were
prosecuted in Massachusetts and Virginia
alike until now the regular Baptists OF
America number !. .410, ,493 members, have
tifty.lour weekly papers and four reviews
and magazines, thirtv-two colleges and uni
versities, and ten theological semiuaries,
and are eXerting power and influence
which are felt throughout the land.
The report closed with an earnest and
striking statement of the progress of Bap-
tist sentiments outside Of the pale Of the
denomination.
Rev. DIR. Eaton. of Madison University,
made an earnest and telling speech. Al
night the house was crowded to its utmost
fists" read by ". w. Eyarts, Jr., of Chi.
cago. Mr.. Evarts is only about twenty-five
years old, was educated in Geefrany, and
has unusually large attainments FOR one oil
his age. His essay showed ability, research,
and facility as writer; albeit there were
not few present who thought that II
would have been in better taste it the young
man had published his essay in some re-
view, and given the hour and half occu
pied in its delivery to some of the members
of the society from distance.
AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY.
This society held its anniversary to-day
in Farwell Hall. This beautiful hall, capa.
| BILE of seating thirty-five hundred people
| was full at the morning and afternoon ses
sions, and crowded to its utmost capacity
at night. The hall was erected by the
| ligious meetings, and is admirably adapted
for the purpose.
Z. d. Jones, Esq, Of ST. Louis, Zone o.
the editors Of the Baptist Teacher, and the
| great Sunday-school man of the West,) pre-
sides over the meetings of this society.
Rev. DR.. Griffith, corresponding secre
| tary, read the annual report, which show:
the society to be in fiourishing condition
The receipts of the society during the past
year were 1921 1900, which were expended
in scattering good books, tracts, papers
and Bibles, aud in sending colportcurS tf
establish sunday schools and carry the
! Gospel to the destitute.
| Rev. Drs. Gillette, Corey, and Samley
made short and effective speeches.
| Rev. Mr. Fish, who has been laboring ir
Kentucky in the employ Of the society, wa:
| called out, sang several Sunday-school songI
in very fine style, and made spicy, earnest
talk, in which he gave IN account of hi
labors and OF the people among whom he
had been very different from the "kukluX >
stories commonly circulated in this region
| Key. MI. Wilson, who had laborcd in
| Missouri, gave an interesting account o.
| his laborS.
Rev. DR.. Skinner, of Georgia, was called
| out, and made an earnest, eloquent, anC
witty speech, which brought down the
house in frequent and loud applause. Ht
said that he and his brethren Of the Soutl
| did not come here in any official capacity
| to propose or to accept any terms of or
ganic union with these societies, but thai
they came simply TO rub their heart:
| against those Of brethren from whom they
had been alienated, and to bid them God
speed just SO far as they worked for Jesus
Rev. DR.. Williams, of Baltimore, was
| called out, and made q very happy speech,
which was loudly applaudcd.
The applause in these religious meeting:
seems very much out Of place to our old
to9y, southern ideas of propriety, but it is
| well nigh universal here. They clap even
sermons when these especially please them
An employe Of the society," colored
man-who has been laborlDg among the
freedmen in Kentucky, was introduced,
and made an exceedingly sensible speech,
i'll which he spoke OF the people OF the
South in spirit of kindness and fairness,
which some of his white brethren would
have done we'll to initiate.
Rev. DR.. Lorrimer, late Of Kentucky,
now Of Boston, was called out and made
an eloquent, telling speech, which he
thought proper to mar at the close by al
uncalIed for and offensive hit ut southern
Baptists-the only one, by the way, which
we have heard since we have been here
either in public or in private.
Rev. A. E. Dickinson, OF Virginia, made
short, effective speech.
Rev. DR.. Fulton, of Boston, made @
characteristic speech, in which he spoke II
the kindest terms of his visit to the South
ern Baptist Convention and his reception
there.
A number of other effective speeche:
were made.
Tonight DR.. Curry, Of your city, is tc
speak on Bible distribution. flAToR.
nr,,r po ,pn or nrI rc .rrEs OF AMEPIrI II