Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-21


a. jaeger, Mind and Heart in Religion,
and many copies were sold
A motion was made and carried to adjourn,
and, after joining Rev. A. jaeger 10 prayer, the
assembly dispersed till S p. III.
EVENING SESSION.
At S D. w., last night, the Association rcas-
sembled for the purpose of discussing the sub
ject Of the Foreign Mission. The body of the
church and galleries were we'll filled by an in
telgcnt audience. The services were oncucd
by singing the old hymn, From GreenIand's
icy mountains - followed by prayer by Rev.
Mr. Kirk.
The report was then read by j. r. Num-, Of
Berryville. Various recommendations were
made, the principal Of which were the cstab..
lishmeDt of Female Missionary Societies, and
the pledgiug of Virginia churches to the sup
port of Rev. Geo. B. Taylor as missionary to
Italy. According to previous arrangement the
report was discussed by ex Rabbi Abraham
JAEGER, of Mobile, Ala, and Rev. Dr.. Il. A
Upper, Corresponding Secretary OF the Board
of Foreign Missions of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
MIR. Jaeger began by giving au account of
his boyhood and youth, and Of the awakening
of his mind upon the subject of his RESPONSE
bility and future before HIM 10 his uneasl-
ness he tried to keep the Divine and Rabbnl-
cal law, and he explained there was great diff
ference He tried Liberalism but it would not
do lie tried to be good, but while it is easy
TO teach, it is difficult to live purely. He gave
graphic account of the fortunes of his mind
under these exercises; these, at last, drove him
to the New Testament, and there he found
light No man can be good without Jesus.
He is divine, and His salvation gives the only
peace Nh. Jaeger was listened to with the
deepest attention for an hour
Dr. Topper then took the floor, and though
the hour was late, he developed the plans uf
the Board and urged, in an earnest speech, the
dcsirabcness of acting upon the recommends
tons of the report.
DIR. Burrows followed Dr. Topper, and after
few remarks took up collection for the For
eign Mission, which amounted in pledges and
cash to 1920
The Association then adjourned until 9 a. u.
to-day
The choir rendered most excellent music in
the opening exercises.
MORNING SESSION.
A,9a NJ, to-day, the Association rcassem-
bled After singing an appropriate hymn, and
joining Rev. J. G. Hammer in prayer the
minutes of the previous meeting were read and
declared correct as recorded.
Rev. J. l.. Carol arose and said he wished
to set himself right iu reference to his remarks
on temperance. He said that the Gazette re-
porter had misconstrued the meaning OF his
remarks. He did not say he did not object to
d man taking drink. His meaning was that
he did not object to it being used for medicinal
purposes, and be hoped the reporter would set
him right in his report.
The following resolution was offered by Rev.
j. i. Carol, and passed:
Res lrrd, That we cordially commend to our
churches, aS every way worthy OF their contrl-
buttons, the Minister'S Relief Fund, under
charge Of the committee OF the General Asso-
citation.
Rev. w. S. Pcuick opened the subscription
with a contribution of 81, and those present
subscribed literally. The amount raised was
thirty light dollars.
The hour at which the Committee Oh Do
nestle Missions were to report having arrived,
Rev W. s. Penick, chairman OF the commit
tee. read the report, which is as follows
Your committee deem it unnecessary to enter
into a detailed report on the subject of State
Missions. They think it only nocessary..to state
some plain facts and figures, upon which you
may base your action for the future:
Ours, which has been eretofore one of the
leading Association in the State, in its c"ntr-
buttons to this object, has apparently fallen into
a state of apathy with respect to it From the
best information your committee can procure
these approxim ate the true figures During tho
last year the Board of State Missions expended
within oar limits ST, $50, and has received into
its treasury, during the same time only SlS1 3O
These figures would deeply mortify us, but for
the fact that we have been ondeaVorlng to pay
81 1olt or hn,, RI fhn nhI has
should remember that this debt was the deficit
of former years, and ought not to have affected
the current work.
The State Mission Board has already made
appropriations for the next year in cur b. unds.
amounting to $l,650. Of the S25, 900 which the
General Association directed to be raised for
the work of State mission during the present
year our proportionate part is ascertaineo to be
81, $50. II will be necessary for us TO make some
arrangements to meet promptly this very reason
able demand. Several methods have been sp"k-
en- of by different brethren, but your committee
deem it unwise to make any suggestions. They
would, how ever, urge that some prompt meas.
ures be adopted by this body during its present
sitting, and prosecuted vigorously, that every
dollar of this apportionment he met by next
juno. Respectfully submitted,
~. T. A. BRoADUs.
Mr.. p made speech Of some length, ap
pcallng to all to raise funds Tor the support or
the Domestic Missions.
Appeals were made 10 behalf of the Domestic
Mission by Rev. |. B. Lake and Rev. Geo. l..
Adams
The Moderator, j. A. Haynes, called Rev. |.
B. Lake to the chair and took the floor and said
he would state few plain facts relative to the
amount to be raised for Domestic Missions.
TO raise the amount required will be an average
of 80 cts. to each member Of the church. He
stated there were twelve churches with an az
grcgate membership of $50, that had not con
trituted one red cent towards the support Of
any mission or society. There we're fifteen
churches with 1881 members, who had coD-
tributed SlS6; 20 churches, with 1912, have
contributed 5 ,022.57. Now these II churches
must contribute towards the support OF MIS-
,ions, &C. His illustration of poverty was graph
ic He said these people do not know what
poverty is, although they are all the time COM
planning of it. He wanted to know it the Ba.p-
lists were the poorest people in the counties
composing tho District of the Potomac Baptist
Association.
After the Moderator, J. A. Haynes, had