The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-28
From North Carolina.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
ELIZABETH Cry, Nav -. 1872

Sl11 AlIl lNt-.
Both the Radical and Conservative con-
greSsional conventions were held yeSter-
day-the former in Plymouth, the latter in
Edcnton. Cobb will doubtless lead the
Radical hosts OH to defeat i'm August next.
The Greeley ticket is fast growing in
popularity. Many Democrats here say they
will support him, even in opposition to Il
Baltimore nomination.
4 small-sized whrlwind passed over a
portion of our little city on last Wednesday
afternoon. 1t partially lifted the roof of the
Methodist church. greatly to the perturha-
ton of the ebony sexton, who CHANGED to be
inside the cditice. His mild was suddenly
sprtnkied with remembrance of bis de-
voted descendants, who objected to his en-
tering Heaven as did Elijah
The Mcthodists here don't mind the lift
ing OF their roof, as they can easily lift col
lection to repair damages. In fact, their col
lectlons generally are easily lifted by the
able-bodied stewards. The wllirlwind tore
up trees by their roots and deposited them
in the middle of the street; the smokcstack
on the planning-milIo of the Land and Lumber
Company was blown down. barns were over
turned, sinners scared, and inanimate thugs
generally were suddenly ,cinded I'D like a
drunken men. We did not notice the track
of the tornado. II didn't stir up things at
our house, and we didn't look for its "loot-
| prints on the sands of times"
The Chowan Baptist Association concluded
| its siXty-SiNtll session in this city yesterday
The debates were characterized by harmony
| and brOtherly love. One minister was
chung up" because, having turned fool. he
denied the Immortality of the soul and tried
to make himself respectable Sadducec.
The routine business was transacted with
| fidelity, andail the proceedings were pleasant
and profitable. Sermons were preached
morning and evening in the Baptist and
Methodist churches. All Of these were good,
but the conventional sermon, by Rev. Dr.
| Wingate, of Wake Forest College, deserves
especial commentator. 1t was no display
| of clerical pyrOtechnitS-in fact: it was pro-
test against ministers sending up sky-rockets
from the pulpit. 1t was not adorned with
rhetorical flounccs and ftrrbelows. for its aim
was to clotlle the nearer with the simple
robes Of Righteousness. 1t was plain as the
alphabet, full of gospel truth, delivered with
the earnestness of Christian love, and it de-
clared the preacher to he d power for GOOD
| in the world: One Of his ministerial reth
rem intimated that the sermOii, for the Doc
tor, was a failure; but if all the doctor
would always fail the same way Christ would
sooner "see of the travail Of his soul and b
satisfied"
This Association represents a membership
of about 5000 whites and 800 colorcd per
SONS !; has under its jurisdiction IS churches
8 OF which had no delegates present. Abou
80 ordained ministers were in Attendance
and over 70 lay delegates. During its SECS
sion more than $4,000 were contribute
for benevolent purposes-an example c
libertlity we have never seen surpassed, to
these folks were poor in worldly goods bt
erich in faith and good works." We flea
some of the delegates had to beg their WA
home. There are sixty Sunday school
having 2.SO3 scholars. 4JD teachers, 1Gt col
versions during The past year; 5,iO4 volume
in library, 7l6 copies of Sunday-school papt
taken, SlG5 contributed for Sunday-scho.
purposes since May, 1871. We doubt, a
things considered, il, " Big Richmond !" ca
make q much better report. Your CORE
pendent is not Il Baptist, but this eXhib
forces him to believe that "good things ca
come out Of Nazareth"
The Methodist District Conference nice
in MurfreesbOro', n. c., June 18th. W
expect to he Oh hand, and will write you
not too much engaged in viewing the Bapti
: aud Methodist female colleges. Girls al
terribly distracting to bachelors and CORE
Observation-Disclosures to married men som
times, eide Socrates and John Wesley, bl
not VEDETTE.