The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-14
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mittee from Hampton, who busted them.
selves getting a list OF our names and as
signing us to the admirable quarters which
we were directed when we landed at the
wharf of that hosptable town. 3 4 IS &. s
With. this Introduction your readers will
expect me to say that Baptist Association
was on hand, and may crafty them by say
ing that the Dover Association convened
here last night in its ninety.frst annual ses.
sion. gr.s.r jz5a. 80 ,z:...,, u, .,.s.f
| You have published the organization Of
the Association and the report of the first
days proceedings. I add the following
items: @'-sa .i,t' =1'';, a'H.$< It's
The reading Of the letters brought out the
following statistical Information fygrs7
| Number of churches in the Association,
a.; number reporting at this session, IS.
Additions inthese BY, baptism, $50; additions
ny letter, 2lo : additions by experience, 81
additions. by restoration, SO. Total addi.
tons, 932. Dinlinutions by death, los; by
letter, 211; by exclusion, 10; by erasure,
49,. Total, 443.. Net increase in the s.
churches reporting, 4S9. su.f. g,.,@ 80 b
The following statistics of the Richmond
churches may be Of general interest:
FIRST Church: Received by baptism, &c !;
received by letter, %; received by restora.
| ton, l {; received by experience, 10. Dimi.
nutions by death, 49,; diminutions by letter,
40; diminutions by exclusion, a; diminu.
| tons by erasure, Z. Present membership,
$50. Contributions for home purposes,
S5,659.53; for general ,beneyolence, 81 ,S13.-
94-total Of contributions, 7,473.47.
Second Church: Received by baptism, "a
! ton, 4; received by experience, 2. Dimi-
| nutons by death, 5; diminutions by letter,
%; diminutions by exclusion. 2; diminu-
| tons by erasure. 2. Present membership,
| 4S7. Contributions for home purposes,
S4,363 for general benevolence, 81 ,495.
Grace. Street: Received by baptism, II
received by letter, %; received by eXpe.
rience, 4 !; received by restoration, 2. Dimi.
| nutions by letter, 3d.; diminutions by exclu.
sion, 10; diminutions by death, Is. Present
membership, 625. Contributions for home
purposes, S3,6S0.47; general beneyolence,
| $1,752.61 total contributions, 5,43308.
| Leigh Street: Additions by baptism, II;
additions by letter, 46; additions by restora
ton, g; additions by experience, 10. Dimi
nutions by death, 8; diminutions by letter
%; diminutions by exclusion, s. Present
mem bership, S3S. Contributions for home
purposes, So, POT; general beneyolence, $685.
| total contributions. So, S57. -" -E# sa9st2e~
! Pine. Street: Additions by baptism, q
additions by letter, IS; additions by resto
ration, 4; additions by experience, 4. Dimi
| buttons by death, 2; diminutions by letter
| 10; diminutions by exclusion, II !; diElinu
| tons by erasure, 80. Present. membership
327. Contributions for home purposes. 81,
592; general beneyolence, 46l-total contri
buttons, S2,053. III ,z:, .s..
Sidney: Additions by baptism, 90; addi
tons by letter, 2; additions by restoration
IL. Diminution by death, l; diminutioD:
| by letter, 9; diminutions by exclusion, 2
| Present membership, IS. Contributions tc
| home purposes, 81 ,502 j; general beneyolence.
S65 -total contributions, S1,567.
Fulton: Additions by baptism, 8; add
tions by letter, II; addition by experience
II. Diminution by death, 1 diminutons BY
letter, s; diminution by exclusion, l. Pre-
sent membership, 10. Contributions for
home purposes, S627.O3; general beneYo
| lence, $201-total contributions, SSSS.03.
| Vena6le. Street Additions by baptism,
10; additions by letter, 81 !; additions by ex
perience, 3. Present membership, SO. Con
tributions for home purposes, 1928 SO; gene
raj benevolence, S4350--total contributions
$2G7.
! SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association received and accepted az
| invitation to visit the champion Normal
and Agricultural Institute"
The claims of the Home Mission Board OIL
the Southern Baptist Convention were
strongly presented, and the Association
| unanimously voted a resolution fixing the
sum of S1,500as the amount it ought to con.
| tribute to this object during the current
year, and urging the churches each to CON
| tribute its share Of that amount. s@f1i /
The interests of the Education Board
were suitably presented by the Correspond
| ing Secretary 81. T. Ellyson), and volunteer
! commit eemen secured to see after contribu.
| tons in each church. s." ..I@. /
The Association very strongly endorsed
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
and expressed its qualification at the state
Ement that the $4,000 for the current eX.
penses of the institution for five years had
! been secured.
| NIGHT SESSION. eng: /
The house was filed to It's utmost capacity
| tonight to consider the report on the sun
| day-school work. An excellent report was
read. earnest and telling speeches were made
by j. B. Winston, Esq, Rev. Z. d. Kyland
| Rev. George F. Adams, Rev. 7. Hume, Jr.
and Colonel Thomas Tabb, and the delegate:
made pledges to the Sunday-School Board IL
| Richmond amounting to $47O.
HAMPTON, October y, 1874.
7 found the mail facilities from Hampton
/ to Richmond so uncertain that decided no
to risk the above by the usual route, anC
will now conclude the report OF the Assocla
| ton by a brief sketch of the last TWO Gay
| proceedings.
was bright and beautiful day. ALI the
nulpits of the town and vicinity were sup
nIjed bv members of the Association, anC
large congregations waited ON the preached
| word. The services seem to have glVeI
| general satisfaction, but / heard high enco
miums on the sermons of DIR. Jeter at the
| Episcopal church, Rev. [. Hume, Jr., at the
Baptist church at night, DR.. Garllck at tne
! African church in the morning ana the SOL
diers' Home in the afternoon; Rev. George
+. Williams at the Episcopal church ID tne
afternoon, and DR.. A. E. Dickinson at tne
African church at night. -. j.,
There was an address tothe children az the
Sunday school in the morning, and lntne !, al
ternoon enc. Of the most pleasant and pronta
bic Sunday.school mass-meetings ever at q!
tended. The addresses of Reys. Il. Jones,
Hume, Jr., and Dr. "a E. Dickinson were
unusually happy, and were listened TO- Will
fearful interest by the immense gathering.
| t s@.. .sss5.syi < MONDAY. Il Isl 80. & Il.
Most of the morning was occupied sy tne
discussion of a most excellent report OF
foreign missions, read by Rev. 1T. Wallace ftt
| 5Reys. r. Jones, DR.. Jeter, DR.. Dickinson
IN Hume. Jr., George F. Williams, and Rev
r Williamson made earnest and most effec
tive addresses. aud the congregation seemed
| ..af = "a, a.tnd .and al. times deeply moved