The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-27

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There Ia mo such prevalence 0fscbils ant
levers as the people suffered from then.
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kforns about the Roanoke Association
md Northern Ptttsylvanfa.
s'7 Reported for tile Dlspateh.]
DANvILLE, Va, August %. 1874.
In the course of long jannt across Tut
country, which ended yesterday, Il fell In on
the 18th witha meeting Of the Roanoke AS
ISOLATION, ut Edge Hill church, in the north
ern part of this county. I,
The Introductory discourse was delivered
by Rev. G.. W. Wood, Ion the text, /" Whici
things the angels desire to look into"
Among the strangers present notlceu
Rev. J. r. Harrison, Of Holilns lnst'tuIe;
Rev. X. r. Lunsford. Of Botetourt; Kew. =
F. james. of Buchanan; Rev. j. 3. Tnrpln
J. r. Faulkner, and j. 7. Mclaughlin, o.
Halifax: Mir. G. Il. Sutherlin,. commonly
called the Bishop Of Halifax. and three gen.
tlemen whose residence is known TO every
body-Rev. C. Fl. Ryland, MIR. >. L. Ely
son. and Mr.. Fl. E. Ellyson. Rev. Joel HUB
bard. the patriarch of the Association, no"
upwards of eighty, was present ana re-
ceiyed numerous testimonials OF ahectloD
from the members Of the Association.
Mr.. j. T. Ellyson presented the claims OF
the Education Board of the General Asso'
citation. and received in response T20 IN casn
and pledges to the amount of S300.
Mr.. II. K. Elysou represented the state
Mission Board. He received ID cash aDou'
800 and pledges to the amount OF sou.
It j. said that the pledges offered to Mr.
J. T. Ellyson and Mir. H. X. Ellyson are
largely in advance of the offerings hereto
fore made from this Association.
Rev. c. II. Ryland explained at leng th the
s.atus of the Sunday-School Board, and
claimed that the churches should rally to It's
support. At the suggestion of MIR. Hyland,
the Association voted unanimously in fnYol
Of q Sunday. School Convention in Richmond
in April next.
Rev. NJ. w. Read was nominated mission.
ary for this county on account OF the stare
Mission Board. and the Board was re4uested
to direct that Mr. Read labor in this county
under the advice Of the Executive Board oil
the Association.
Rev. Mr.. Harrison and Mr. c. I. Sutherliil
spoke in favor of regular contributions soi
the ministers relief fund. Whilc tn!s sub-
iect was under discussion Ir. Harrison
asked for small contribution for The cree
ton of o house OF worship for Key. llr.
james, at Buchanan, and obtaiued >l3.J0.
Much courtesy was snown by the Roanoke
neople to Rev. Mr.. Harrison rs tic repic'
sentative of HolinS Institute.
Rev. Joel Hubbard requested that COM
mittee be appointed to report on temper.
apce. The words "Chrl>tian aobr!ety
were substituted for temperance. in the dis
cus>ion of the original motion ''.Old Brother
Hubbard" made a speech, which continued
to draw 10 people from the yard until the
house was full. (. .s#
Rev. j. B. Turpin made force(ul argu.
ment for foreign missions. q.
In the report of the treasurer there IS an
item OF five dollars given by Mr.. William
Russell, of Halifax, ";or the poorest preacher
in North Carolina ..s..
cannot say anything about the sermons
preached at the stand. The BUSINESS of the
Association was 30 interesting that spent
nv time in the house. : heard that interest
ing sermons were preached by Rev. DR.. A.
B. Brown, Rev. II. PETIT, Rev. J. 4. Har-
rison, Rev. }. Il. l.. Holmes, Rev. J. 3. Tur-
pin, Rev. J. X. Faulkner, Rev. j. L. Nc
Laughin. aud Rev. Joel Hubbard. n
The hospitality IF the people vas Just such
as characterizes people wherever Baptist
Association is held. Numerou5 visitors men
ton with thankIuneSs the kindness OF MIR.
John l.. Hurt, Who, though noi member of
their church. entertained them sumptuously
and provided couveydnceS for them from his
depot to the place Of meeting, distance of
cgbt miles.
A citizen Of Danyile, of course, inquired
during his travels about the crop of tobacco
and tie other crops. The crop Of tobacco
on the lands slanting towards StauntOn river
is very backward, and the planters say they
have not more than bali stand. There has
been no such corn crop since 1867.
Mr.. John Gilbert, who lives near Edge
Hill church, has gun which was brought
from England one hundred gears ago. His
father, even when IN extremely Old man.
Was the Nimrod of all The Staunton River
border of this county, and this gun has been
the death of many deer. think l should
have to get upon a slump TO load it.
The celebrated farm long and merry ago
the property of "Parson Dickerson is now
in the hands Of settlers from Ohio. They
make fine crops on it. Their neighbors say
they have no negroes, and spend no money
except for fertilizers aud plantation ma
chnery. They do not cultivate tobacco.
ALPHA. :.