The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-28
LOCAL. MATTERS,

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BAPTIST GENERAL Association OF fIR-
drsIA-Psosg ANNE OF MEMORIAL SEgvIeEs.-
| rhe Baptist General Association Of Viz
| gihia conyenes, In rs fftieth annual session
to- night in the SECOND Baptist church, cor
ner OF Main and Sixth streets. At 8 O'Clock
| Rev. j. L. NJ. Curry. D. D., president OF the
| Association, will call the body to order, and
| lfter religious services it will be organized
by the election Of officers and the appoint
/ ment Of the usual committees on business.
l., The organization being completed, an adj
dress OF welcome will be- made by Rev. Z.
G! Biting, d. D., pastor of the Second Bap-
tist church, with which the Association was
organized fifty years ago, in the house OF
worship which was then and for many years
after located on Eleventh street in rear OF
the present. .storehouse Of Messrs. Thomas
4. Prize &, Co. ..,"r.t. ~
Brief responses TO Dr., Fittings address
will be made By the States represented, each
Slate delegation selecting its speaker.
The whole of the main floor Of the build
ing will lie reserved for delegates. Officers
OF the Association and representatives OF the
press will occupy the platforms Of the pull
pit, and visitors the galleries.. -.a
Tomorrow has been fixed upon as "me-
| mortal day" when the General Association
aud the public who are invited to attend Will
assemble at 10 O'clock A. NJ. in the Taberna-
Gle, erected on tue grounds Of Richmond
College. Seats have been provided for about
6,0OU persons, and standng-roOm may be
found for several thousand more. The cars
Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and po-
tOmac Railroad Company will start from the
corner of Broad aud Eighth streets promptly
1t 8 O'Clock for the college grounds, and con-
tinue to run at brief intervals during the
morning. .". e.
The exercises in the Tabernacle will begin
with thanksgiving anthem. Rev. James
Fife, the only surviving founder OF the
General Association, will conduct the open.
ing exercises and make the prayer OF thanks
giving.
Rev. J. l.. NJ. Curry, D. D., will then de-
l liver an address on "The Connection Of the
Baptists with the Religious History OF the
| State"
The Memorial Committee will report the
| result of the efforts which have been made
| to raise 100000 as a thanksgiving offering,
| TO be appropriated to the erection OF me.
mortal shalt aud for the endowment OF
Richmond College.
Rev. J. B. Jeter, D. D., will deliver his
| torical discourse on the work of the Assocl-
alton during the past half-century.
| A number Of appropriate hymns are In
serted in full in the printed programme, and
will be sung ut intervals during the day by
tile immense audience which will assemble
on this OCCASION.
Sixteen trains of cars will arrive during
to-day loaded with delegates and visitors to
the General Association, and the early trains
tomorrow morning will add largely to the
Iumber in attendance.
The Committee OH Ho,ptalities will be in
\ session In the basement Of the Second Bap-
list church from 10 O'Clock this morning liIl.
Ill night. ..-. 49,,
The choirs of the several Baptist churches
meet this afternoon at . O'Clock in tho Second
church for rehearsal.