The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-31
FIFTIETIH ANNUAL SESSION OF
THE BAPTIST GENERAL ASSO.
CITATION OF VIRGINIA.
Third Day-Arternoon Session.

Inc conSiueratlOn OF tue foreign MISSION
boards report, was passed by.
A committee to add up and tabulate the
subscriptions and memorial papers of yes.
terday was appointed: Messrs. Thomas
j. Evans, E. G. Willis, G. II. Ryland. 7
B. Shepherd and w. r. d. Moncure.
The report of George B. Steele, treasu-
rer, was called for and read. 1t shows
the total amount of receipts to be &c..
375.7S I; disbursements, $15, 600,36. This
does not embrace the memorial fund.
| The education committee was increased
| by the appointment of the following addi-
tional members: A. II. Sands, A. Broadus,
j. L. Kincannon, j. B. Taylor, IT., A.
Eubank, G. H. Winston.
The Association was closed with prayer
by Rev. William +. Broadus, until eight
p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
President in the char.
4 eAfter music by the choir, and prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. Kirk, of Lancaster, the Rev.
DIR. Jeter commenced his
ADDRESS.
| He, selected as suitable motto for his
address the verse in Deuteronomy, "Thou
shalt remember the way the Lord thy God
hath led thee for forty years through the
wilderness"
In 1854 the Baptist General Committee
| was organized, and having finished its
work was dissolved in the last year OF the
last century. In 1909 there were 30, 54S
| Baptists in Virginia. In 1928 there was a
small increase in members, there being
about 10000. of whom more than one
third were slaves. There were several
ministers who were partly educated, but
| there was but one college graduate in the
ministry, Edward Baptist, and but one
Baptist paper. Churches were SMALL.
Sunday-schools were unknown, except in
the towns. In Richmond there were two
| churches; one in Petersburg; in Lynch
burg one public church, which worshipped
in small house Norfolk one church, and
Fredericksburg one small church.
| In 1928 the Association was organized in
this city. There were thirteen delegates
present, and the Doctor gave q very inter-
| esting short history of each of them. r.
B. Semple was the presiding officer. He
was fifty years of age, man of command
| ing appearance, man among men, born to
command by the power of his intellect.
John Bruce was sixty-four years of age,
and had form of faultless symmetry. O.
! b. Brown was man of great memory and
good intellect. Edward was the Apollo of
the Association. Eli Ball was invited to
take seat in the Association. He was
then stranger in Virginia, but he after
wards became we'll known and useful in
the state. Daniel Witt was another dele
| gate. Luther Rice made his appearance
towards the close of the meeting. William
Todd was the clerk. r. B. Semple was
the treasurer, and the receipts were
| $233.35. Daniel Witt and DR..
Jeter were the first missionaries
appointed by the Board of Missions of the
Association. They, together, travelled over
many of the counties in southwestern Vir-
ginia, preaching the Gospel and praying
with the people. They were everywhere
kindly received and Hospitality treated.
Their journey lasted two months, and upon
their return they made a report to the next
Association, which was held in King and
| Queen county. Their statement was en-
couraging to the members of the body, and
they determined to prosecute the work of
preaching the Gospel with increased zeal
and energy.
Carr, Clopton, VIM. f. Broadus, Rob't
Ryland and j. b. Taylor added greatly
to the interest of the associational meet
ings. Then Hall. Poindexter, Grimsley,
Kirk and others came as delegates and did
great service in promoting the progress of
the association. Tie Doctor continued his
interesting history down to the present
time, and hoped that hereafter when the
present members had fulfilled their duty
their places might be filled by young
men of education and piety, who
would increase the usefulness and pro-
gress of the Association in the future in a
much higher degree than it ever has been.
The audience listened attentively to the
address, and were melted to tears at his
| affecting remarks in memory OF his old
| friends and co-laborers, Witt, Poindexter,
| l.. Wallen, and James B. Taylor.
Rev. John A. Broadus, and Rev. Geo.
B. Taylor and others, made stirring APP
peals for the purpose Of inducing the peo-
pie to subscribe the deficit necessary to
make up the memorial fund. The amount
subscribed was about $17 900 or SIS, 900.
Adjourned to meet at Second Baptist
church at ten o'clock a. m.
Fourth Day.
The Association was called to order at
10 o'clock a. M, President Curry in the
chair. Divine blessings were implored
upon their labors. The chair laid before
the body communication from the Vir-
ginia Bible Society, signed by Revs. DR..
Woodbridge and VIM. Brown, relative to
the interests of said society, which was, on
motion, referred to committee.
Rev. @. II. Ryland, chairman of the
committee on new boards, reported the
names of the State division board and the
sunday-school and Bible boards, with the
names of its officers.
Mr.. II. X. Ellyson called the attention
| of the Association to an article in Peters
burg paper in reference to the exclusion Of
colored persons from attending the late
meeting which was held on the grounds OF
the Richmond College.
Mr.. E. and DIR. Bittle both denied that
such was the case-the former saying that
if they were kept out of the grounds by
the police it was done without authority
A letter was read by the colored Baptists
Of Sidney asking for aid to assist in build.
ing house Of worship in Sidney. A com.
mittee was appointed to solicit contribu
tons for the object named. The report o.
the State mission board was taken up and
discussed at some length by Rev. Drs
Tyree, Tinsley, Jeter, Dickinson, Mr.. El.
lison and the President, Rev. DR.. Wilson
on whose motion the report was adopted
DR.. Thomas offered resolution relative
to the raising of money for the state mis-
sion board, which was tabled. Abou
quarter to two o'clock the order of the
day was postponed for the purpose of con
sidering a resolution, offered by Mr.. Locke
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