The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-07

training aud for matnrers stuueEIs, VIC
former for general training and younger
Students" 80 :.
DR.. Jeterread the report of the Comniit-
tee on Theological Education.
logical instruction aud tho provision OF
nroner semjnaries. The churches snouId
Sustain students by tbeiB contributions,
and should earnestly pray that professor
and students be guided and blessed OF thc
Lord. -. ,;olos,
terms the Southern Baptist Ineol09itG;ai
Seminary, and earnestly urges inat m sn u,
southern States concentrate Oh: LUIS q. VI
their means and energies.
Adjourned with prayer by LIE. Cuttihg'
Evening Session.
Opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. Greene
Rev. DR., Pritchard read the report OF the
Committee on UNCONVENTIONAL WORK III
| EDUCATION.
The report urges that pastors have op'
tnorturities for aiding in the Work winch
! thew should appreciate and act upon tnat
tho educational Commission has accom-
I nI;sbed n great work, and should be con-
1 timed. and that another National Educa'
tion Convention should be held.
DR.. Cutting said that he wished Inc qnes'
| ton of the holding OF natlonai c9mt t !,
| ton should he understood, ana tnaG
th wm was objection it should be stated,
Row GeorSe r. Adams said that he mao
made the motion because he wanted 70
have the national convention.
Pow I)r. Curry said that he had seconded
| ,,o motion because he had so greatly en-
loved the meeting at Brooklyn las1 year
| that he wanted to have announcer.
He spoke of the deep interests MnIe eo
4 III
work of education, and salu Ina! Gnelo a.
now more Baptist collegiate institutions III
the south male and female) than any otner
denomination. He wanted these lnstl!u'
lions brought into active symPathy %In
each other and with those oil tne WuoIe
country. He spoke of tho great pleasure
with which we had welcomed ana heard
the brethren from the North.
ue wanted more of this mingling to.
oethor of the educators of the sections.
the resolution was adopted, and the or
der of the evening taken no, which was:
8. The ministry OF tho Baptist denomina-
tion in the southern States, including its
increase, education, and support" 4,
Rev. DR.. G. III. Toy, Of South Carolina,
read this address. He proposed to consider
first the necessity of an increase of minis
tiers, which he showed by comparing
the statistics Of the Baptist denomi-
ton with those of others. The Bap-
fists Of tie South have only one minis
ter to two churches, and when we add to
this the number who are engaged In other
avocations. the deficiency Is still greater.
He would not have the ministry increased
by secular considerations. The schools and
colleges cannot make preachers. He would
have the churches appreciate more fully
the necessity of more preachers. =.
The pastors should instruct their
churches, and induce them to pray more
earnestly to seek out suitable men, and TO
sustain them in securing an education. lie
would have a more intense evangelizng
spirit, both by getting the churches into
the proper spirit, and by actually sending
men out to work in the highways and
hedges. This will increase the number.
He noticed such obstacles as worldly am
bition, want of support, lack of apprecta-
ton on the part of the churches, of the
ministerial Office, SC, and showed how
these should be overcome. He urged,
above all, that there should be more prayer,
that God would raise up more preachers,
and that He would raise them up in their
own churches.
lie next passed to consider the education
of the ministry. He defined IN educated
minister as orc who was trained to use his
mowers in preaching the Gospel, whether
he gets his training in the college or in the
field. He would have the minister edu-
Gated to the highest point which circum-
stances will allow. In general, he would
have the Young minister thoroughly taught
first in the literary and scientific branches,
and then in the theological seminary.
If the young minister could not pass
through both the college and the seminary,
he would have him go to the college instead
of the theological seminary. lie would,
however, have the seminary so arranged
that if the young man cannot or VIII not
take thorough course lii the languages, ne
might get the best possible instruction i'll
the English scriptures, etc. We need more
learning in our ministry and more thorough
instruction in the seminary.
AS for the means Of promoting mlnlstc-
rial education, he would have our pastors
see to it that the candidate is thoroughly
taught in the primary school. lie would
have fewer and better colleges, and he
would have the churches and Sunday
schools interested in individuals, and in
duced to support them during their course.
Under the head Of ministerial support, he
urged that ample provision should be made
that each individual should be required to
contribute, and the best possible system de-
yised to collect the pastors salary. The
minister ulluScl .ououii 'S""ii iAiE po"pie
their duty.
There should be q sustentation fund to
and feeble churches, and also fund tor the
widows and orphans of deceased ministers.
The address was able and eminently prac-
tical. ...
rev. DR.. Cutting believed i'll seeking out
individuals and providing them with the
means of education, but he would have
more and brlter academies, where the
power of the Gospel is felt, where our sons
will be converted and led into the ministry.
He gave interesting statistics on this point,.
mentioning one academy where OUT ol
sixty converts at single revival forty were
led into the ministry.
in Montreal alone there are more young
mon nreparing for the Roman CaCnouc
n,insthond than for the ministry oil all Inc
protestant denominations In all the onlleu
S,otas He urged that the great need OF
o,r churches is men. They are very
are abuudant-but we want
earnest, Well-qualited, self-denylng men,
We should pray for these. when doa
calls preachers they are preachers indeed.
we want more prayer anu more Oh suca
God-sent men.
DR.. Toy's address was referred to the
Committee on Publication.
Rev, DR.. Cutting moved that 1t is desira-
bile to establish IN educational magazine.
DR.. Cutting thought livery desirable that
we should have a common medium OF COM
munication.
DR.. Jeter was in favor Of such maya
zine. but doubted whether it could be sus-
tanned. ...
The resolution was adopted. '-
Rev. DR.. Green read the report on
ACADEMIES. 3.
The report urges the establishment of n