The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-13

IS AAproS, y 81. az ol Ess.s & rs. g,
!! Baush. Assocfafi Ion lopened its ,,inafv.s, A.
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Y .., I'll dams, pssEor, in sftisI aficfe6t sSs1;
a Hanpton rs1istsras, snhurs DIV ula Ri AZ IS
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4 Salhs Moderator dc ths last session. Rev ].
il OF Turpin, rufa King sslifam county, too
ehs Chair snsl tas ilitrsd es9gY ssrnnon va
1 sencs.o the pritelpai osntsl for that gel
spiritual and practical aexp ition OF job
heard with eclose attention by q large as
+ After the sermon, the Moderator Intro
dueed the Deliberations proper by callingfol
the enrolment OF delegates from The churche.
composing the. Association. Every church
was represented By clerical or lay dele
gates. d '5; !. 5f3s -. :;
The election OF es1cers, then 10 order, re Re:
suited IN the choice Of. Rev. >. b GarIick
D.tD.s tnows of 1eigh-Stree church, Rich
mond, but many. years ago the beloved pas
tor Of this Hampton church, as moderator,
OF the Rev. u. " nlam Jones, b. D., (Wali
knows as the efficient Confederate Army
rnissi onary,, and tie author Of q The Per.
sonal Life and Correspondence Of General
Leo, as clerk, assisted by Rev. y. T. Wal.
lace; ana Of J. f. Cottrell Esq, as treasu-
rer. ~ sssassrsg, .Iai a.s5 ~. 500, 80
81, X Ellyson, ESQ., of the State Mission
Board; j. B. Winston, ESQ.,, of. the Sunday
School and the Bible Boards Rev. G. H.
Ryland, financial secretary of Richmond
College9nd agentiof the Centennial Memo
rial Fund; Rev.T. s. Dnnaway ,of theRap-
|pahannoek Association & Rev. Al PAUL RApi-
ton, d. d., Rev. Thomas Hume, Jr. and
Samuel Saunders, Of, the Portsmouth Assoc
citation, were officially invited to seats in the
body. !. s.: . I: 9o55s,fs,. 3fa
|, The retiring and incoming Moderators de-
livered brief but impressive addresses, and
the 5deepiy-interested audience dispersed at
10 O'clock. III u ,.,;,4s. ~ n? ~ ~,
At 81 A. NJ. Saturday the Association
opened, according to order, with devotional
exercises lasting half an hour. :,
Rev. Drs. j.. w. Jones, j. b. Jeter, and
Rev. G. F. Adams made stirring practical
addresses, invoking the spirit Of prayerful
expectation of the divine blessing in the
form Of an immediate revival Of Christian
! life in the churches, and particularly in the
church with which the Association is sit
| ting: &tH.fs4.t
This body as the historical account in
your Fridays paper shows, includes Rich.
mond and many counties. The venerable
and noble theologian and editor, DR.. j. B.
Jeter, his practical confrere DR.. A. E. Dick.
| insop, the energetic laymen the Ellysons
Winstons, Tabs, GwathmeYs, Segars
Starkes, Rylands, Turpins, ct i'd onnne &C.
| nus, take useful part in the deliberations.
| The State Mission report, prepared By
Professor II. b. Harris, wus read by the
clerk, and discussed by II. 4. Ellyson, ESQ.
corresponding secretary for the State !; ReVs
DR.. Dickinson, j. William Jones, and others
| The fund for building church at Magno
liza Springs, near Suffolk, was commended
and materially helped on the spot. Eact
church pledged good sums to the State Mis-
sion Board through responsible delegates
present. ~.
This afternoon Southern Home Mission
and the Sunday-school work will be dis
cussed.-Norfo!k Landmark. a 81,