The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-06
DR.. Wilson called aeeneion tosta,e faet,lat

O! the
| EDUcATloS BOARD,
made report recommending, 1st. That The
| Association approve the action of the BoarC
,lcauctiNg from hcneficiaries while engaged
in regular preaching during their colleg,
course q part Of the appropriation made
them.
81. That the Board be instructed to con
tinuc their appropriation TO those who are
not fl ly committed TO the work Of the minis
try who have not the requisite mental OF
| mora, qualifications, or who are able to meet
in Whole or III part their own expenses.
81. That churches furnishing the students
to NJ supported ought to be especially ap
pc1led to for the funds necessary TO support
them.
III. That the churches be urged to especial
| care III the matter of recommending Young
men to the patronage of the Board
| The report elected long discussion
which was participated in by Rev DR.. Bur.
rows, Or. Wilson. DR.. Jcicr, Professor ii.
Il. Harris. +. I. Rice. Esq. DR.. II. W. sgd.
nor. J. I. EllySon. Esq. DR.. A. +. Dick.
| in>on. DR.. Thomas. Rev. Il. c. Boston, Pro.
lessor John Hart, Rev. &. W. Bcal, and Dr.
| W. \. Montgomery.
| DR.. Dickinson insisted, in the course Of
| the discussion, that there was nothing the
matter with the machinery Of this board
or OF any OF our oihcr boards, but tina,
! II Only wanted more grease to make il
! run more smoothly. He insisted that the
| right thing 10 90 was not to criticiSc the ne.
ten Of The boards, but to 20 to work to raise
| the money Necessary 10 grease the wheels OF
| the machinery.
| Any intention Of making adverse criticism
on thr boards WAS diScanncd By several OF
| the speakers. and the report Of the committee
WAS adopted after some unlmport:nt amend
meats.
| Hon. L. /. Montague offered a resolution
- the effect that, while the Association fully
approves Of the general rule OF the State
Mission Board not to employ any missionary
engaged III secular pursuits. at the same
| time the Board he instructed to observe q
! Wise discretion in reference to the matter
Pending the consideration Of the question
| the hour Of adjournment arrived.
Afternoon Session.
After prayer hy Or. Baynham. the reSolu.
| ton OF Nr. Montague was resumed, and
after remarks by Rev. L. j. Willis, was
adopted.
The interests of the Home Mission Board
| OF the Southern Baptist Convention were
presented in resolution by DR.. w. T.
| Hatcher.
| Rev. Or. NJ. T. Sumner, corresponding
secretary of the Home Mission Board. made
an earnest address. in which he alluded tC
his torner residence in Virginia. He gave
4 statement OF the history. condition, and
prospects OF the Board, and made IN earnest
appeal TO his Virginia brethren to do theil
snare in supporting it.
Rev. Dr.. y. l.. Dickinson made an anus.
! in fol N tar IF rfTi N
Bapt>ls doing their full proportion of this
| work. He closed with 4 subscription OF
| 800.
Roy. DR.. Topper, corresponding secre.
tary OF the Foreign Mission Board. said tina,
The work is all one. and eloquently insisted
! that one of the best ways to promote the
work in the State is to do what we can also
for the other States.
Rev. DR.. Burrows made one Of his hap
| pic>t speeches, in which he spoke of the
| Board rs Il bond of union which holds the
! Southern Baptist Conventions together
and gave 4 vivid sketch Of the Southwest a:
4 mission field, rs he saw il in his recent tour
| 10 and through Texas.
The hour having arrived the Association
adjourned with prayer by Rev. Dr.. Samson
! Night Session.
! The Association was opened with prayer
! by Rev. j. l.. Carroll, and the resolution con
corning the Home Mission Society was
! adopted.
| Rev. DR.. j. c. Long presented report Oh
the work of the Educational Commission,
which was unanimously adopted.
Professor II. Il. Harris read the report Of
| the
| MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
/ The report sketches the details of the eff
l.. 4 j u
note, The appointment OF Rev. {. II. Ryland
a financial secretary, and requests that all
bonds, subscriptions, and other papers be.
longing to the fund be turned over to him.
The report states that on the 1st of February
there had been collected $4,000 in
cash, and that there We're $4,000
in bonds aud subscriptions: so that
the entire sum secured on the 1St Of FebrIl-
arv was $50. 900, leaving still $4,000 TO be
secured in order 10 complete the $500, 900
: The report states that although the panic
stopped the flow for season, that payments
on old subscriptions and new contribution;
: have been steadily coming in since the open.
ing of the spring. The report asks that the
committee be continued with the view Of
fully completing the work. The design Of
the memorial shaft has not been fully deter.
mined on, but is in the hands Of commit
tee who will in due time decide upon it. The
report cordially commends the noble work
Of the treasurer Of the fund Dr. George b
| Steele, who has rendered his invaluable ser
vices entirely gratuitously.
Rev. c. II. Ryland made statement Of
the circumstances Of his entering upon thi;
work and explained his plans for the future
He paid high tribute to DR.. Burrows ano
the noble work he had done, and spoke OF
the difficulties which necessarily besct the
work. He felt encouraged by the sympathy
and cooperation of the brethren, and meant
10 push the work to completion. In tue
four months he had been engaged In this
work the collections had amounted to $40,
900.
Rev. DR.. Dickinson desired to say in the
bearing of the denomination that this Me
mortal effort has been grand success. W Glie
some $4,000 are yet lacking, Sllo,0oo IL
cash have been paid into the treasury ana ar
engagements put on foot by which the las'
dollar shall be paid; and the work had TO-
tally been done in three and halt months
last year, and that in poverty-strlcken Ole
Virginia.
Rev. DR.. Burrows joined Mr.. Dickinson
in his estimate of the work, congratulated
the denomination on the securing OF Mr.
Ryland as financial secretary, and made :
stirring address. The report was unanl
mouSy adopted.
Professor Harris offered resolution cor
daily commencing the Southern Baptlst
Theological Seminary, and called out Pro
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