The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-01
saeished the history of the Raptisss Of viz.

skefehed the history of the Baptlsss Of 'yir-
ginia IN the days when their humble preachers
pee1l0ned the Virgins Legislature during
.ne revolution for the privilege Of goirg
into sne army to preach Christ TO die soldiers
ah through their struggles and triumphs In
the battle for religious liberty. He claimed
that ia this great battle our Baptist fathers
led the van, rs ffontiie grated bsry Of, prisons
they preached Christ, aud that the triumph
OF religious liberty was due to our Baptist
Gathers. He sketched the humble, beginning
OF our denomination, and the progress ;if has
made, until there are now In Virginia 83i
Associations, 1888 churches, 5SSsninisters,
l29,ss5 members, and 1888 baptisfns during
tue pastyear;; inthesoush, '976, 1914 members;
aad In the United States 500, 900 regular
b 'ptlsts. Itseemed to him appropriate that
We should pause in o,ir onward progress
aad set up amemoriai stone to say, g This Is
the witness OF the LORDS work. ~ II hecould
ae would so back two thonsand years and
pick up the stones beneath which Stephen,
the proso martyr died, and pile them on this
monument. He wanted Virginians andtheir
descendants everywhere to gather at the cen-
tennial celebration and raise avoice Of thanks
giving for what God has wrought. @
Dr. Cnrry's address surpassed even him.
sell, and prodnced profound impression.
Rev. DIR. A. b. Brown most cordially APP
proved OF this report. Among other rea-
sons why he desired to have this celebration
was the fact that q few OF the fathers still
i,nger among u.s. Heaalludett especially to
DR.. deter, who could so appropriately speak
OF the things he had seen and heard. He
would have us pause in the fiftieth year Of
our progress and apply the plumet to see If
we are really walking in the footsteps of QUE
ttthcrs. He spoke ably and eloquently Of
the obligation of Baptists to seek to promote
true classic learning and be would also have
OH the college campus this monument, that
would tell to the rising generation the gir-
tues of the fathers. Al, u >444at u.i! h
Rev. DR.. Jeter spoke of the memorial fund
raised by the Old and New School, Presbyte-
rians upon the occasion OF their union. He
paid high tribute to the princely liberaiity
which they displayed, and exhortedthe AS
sociation to initiate it. lie was present as a
mere stripping at the first meeting of tho
General Association, and as he, eontrasted
what it was then with what it is now he
Gods goodness by raising this memorial
fund. 1t seemed to him that it was espe.
cially appropriate that this money should be
given to Richmond College, the child of this
General. Association. 4isar:r. ,slif - FsS -
DR.. Jeter ably and eloquently argued that
we could raise even larger sum, and bis
clarion voice seemed totlnili every heart;
James Thomas, Jr., of Richmond, said that
he thought the sum named entirely too small
We could raise more than 100000. and he
moved that S200,000 be the sum named. X;
The motion Was unanimously adopted. u
Hon. II. l.. Montague most cordially en-
dorsed the eloquent speeches of bis brethren.
He was only anxious that we should not
undertake more than We could accomplish.
He would prefer TO- .haye put in the resolu-
tion the word endeayor." ,st.fs,g ..:4t4y
Rev. e. G. Biting had been providentE ly
present when, at the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Chicago, they announced the
raising of over seven millions IA their memo
rial fund. Mr.. Biting eloquently urged that
il We would catch their spirit we could ac-
complish this grand enterprise. -.df 's..,sa
Rev. A. FL. Sands said that the body had
been so carried away BY the eloqueuce ofthe
speakers that they were not i'm a proper
frame to vote. He feared that we were at
tempting too much. At this point the hour
of adjournment arrived, and the Association
| adjourned with prayer by Rev.4W RID.
| Moncure. .,as< tf-.t. .s,t t..t lH>sl...
| Night Session.
| Opened with prayer by Rev. A. G.. Bar
ron, of Lexington. The house was crowded
to its utmost capacity, Notwithstanding the
fact that DR.. Burrows preached at the Me-
thodist church..
II - 49,. vi. .s..,f g4.lsst u ~ .s3dsga.
THE INTERESTS OF RICHMOND CoLLEGE.t /.
The order of the evening being the inter-
, ests of Richmond College, Rev. C. C. Biting
= said that Richmond College, pressed by Its
n very prosperity, has not buildings sufficient
to accommodate its present number of stu
= dents. The friends Of the college have de-
;. termined that this shall no longer he the case,
= but that they will hear the voice of God say
ing to them in His providence, Arise and
build.n He exhibited a beautiful plan OF
. hnilding. which he said the trustees meant
to build. lie gave statistics showing that
o there are now AS more Baptist churches
n than ministers in Virginia, and appeal',i X
q the brethren to pay for more ministers, ant
. to give of their metis to educate them.
4 sfr. Biting made = brief but eloquen
speech. .+L -. als.ssa.l
). Rev. DR.. John A. Broadus, OF sonth Caro-
i lima, being introduceds expressed his deligh
y in being permitted once more to. gaze O
& dear Old WI, hi. He Ind never liyedr-neye
!. expected to lise-anywhere else but in VII
gfnia. He gave a vivid sketch OF the sad col
E dition of the South since the war, and eli
/ quently spoke, OF what we had done in spi,
OF these terrible times, yirginia has mad
Richmond College more Of q power in ID
State than ever before. Even smitten. des,
lated, tax.ridden South Carolina has. raise
, eighty five thousand dollars for FuIman Un
yersity, and proposed to make 1t now tw
. hundred thousand dollars This moyemer
} | in favor OF Richmond College occurre
, at fortunate junct,re There is now r.
) great movement among the Barisists In fago fsie
of education, and just now comes the, csei cei
! tennial year and this enthusiastic effort !,
, raise two hundred thousand dollars for Il,
. noIlene. He eloauentIy appealed to tIi