The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-16
years great breakwater against vice ii iii

years great breakwater against vice In all
Of its forms. as ~
The preacher thought &c well that this
tasteful monument should be erected. hut
"Fathcr Dempsey had himself reared d
monument in the hearts Of the people, In the
| churches he had organized, and in the work
he has accomplished.
After the sermon there was nm intermis-
| sion, during which ample provision was made
Tor the creature comfort of the vast crowd.
AFTERNOON.
\ most refreshing rain drove the crowd
| into the house, which was packed to its ut
most capacity during the organization of the
hody.
The letters reported upwards of three
hundred bapti ms, and indicated consider
able degree of interest among the churches.
and especially in largely increased contribu.
tons TO the support OF the ministry and the
work of general hcntvnlcncc.
The old moderator. Professor G. l.. Cooke
having dccliucu re "cti"r. Tie body orSln-
lied by elrctinS Prolrs>o, !. a. Turner, Of
iIollns Institute, moderator, and Mr.. S. G.
Farley. clerk and treasurer.
"Ni>iting brethren " hc!n" invited to
seats the following reported: Rev. DR.. Trp-
pT, correspondent. secretary Foreign Mis-
sion Board; Rev J. William Jones, Abe
marie Association: Rev. G. c. Biting chair
man f,hc Memorial Association; Hon. II. X.
Elly>on. corresponding" SECRETARY Of State
Mission Beard Rev. DR.. G.. Tyrce. Rev. j.
A. Davis. Rev. \. EuGank, and Rev. 7. j.
Johnston, ot the Strawberry Association; Rev.
! Or. ". T.. Hatcher. of the Portsmouth AS
Soraiion; Rev. G. &. Mcad"r. Of Washing
| ton; Rev. G.. \. WoodSon, Tiger River As.
>oclaiion. South Carolina Rev. j. 4. Reid,
| OF Georgia, and j. y. Williamson and w. j..
| Cooke, ministerial students at Richmond
College.
Tn" usual committees were announced,
and the Association adjourned nj l.. NJ.
SGCuED DAY.
| ArrrSr lj.-Attcr IN hour spent in de-
yot,onal exercises and miscellaneous bust
pcs> Of minor interest the order Of the day
WA. taken up at 10 o'clock, and Professor j.
| \. Turner read III admirable report on sys-
tcnmic hcncticcncc.
| The rci,nrl was discussed hy Professor c.
/. Cooke. DR.. {. Tyrcc, Rev. &. {. Biting,
Rev. Dr. Trrpcr, nr. William l.. Hatcher,
and Brother \. McM#nalna, and unan-
ra,I>ly adopted.
Professor G. l.. Cooke offered plan for
| Sccurin" Il contribution from every member
| OF the 4 ~.oration. which was adopted. aud
100 copies ordered to he printed and clclI-
lated anon" tn" churches,
Captain l.. +. Hardy read the report on
~tltc missions. which elected IN earnest dis
c,I<.ion. participated in hv Prof >,"r {. J..
Cooke. II. X. Elly>on, Esq, Rev. I. Gray.
Rev. y. NJ. Leslie, Dr. Tuprcr. Rev. j. \.
! Davis. Rev. J. X. Harrison. and others.
! The roll OF he churches was called, and
tho delegates pledged Themselves to do all III
their power 10 raise ut least 300 from this
| Association for State mis- ions during the
| current ycU.
| Rev. J. H. Harrison called attention TO the
, fact that lurir. the past year there had been
! rN1: ,0lIr hundred conversions IN The bounds
"i the A>>nriaion; and. ut his suggestion,
| Rev. !. \. Davis led in thanks giyin% for this
blessing.
AZ close for lhc mail the Association is
taking Il recess. and the crowd is itISting on
'hc Good ibin&~ - Hi,lndtntlN spread. You
will 10, complain if they are now joined in
this ""pd work hy NlAToR.