The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-02
Items about the Appomattox Associa-
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Reported for the Dispatch

| CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Va, July 80, 1875.
| This Association is composed OF the bap
| fist churches in the counties Of Campbell
| Appomattox, Charlotte, and Prince Edward
Place of meeting, Shiloh church, six miles
east of brakes Branch der0'. Moderator.
E.T. Rice, of Farmvile, elected in place OIL
DR., Peter Winston, who was absent; CLERK
Rev. E. s. Taylor, reelected. 49,. =,
The principal items of statistics are as fol
lows: Number Of churches, "a; number Of
mjnisters...l3; number of members, about
| 2 500; number OF Sunday schools, 10; num-
Der of mem oers of the Sunday schools, about
200; number of members received into the
churches by baptism, 156. :,
The oldest church in the Associatiop,-Ash
Camp-in Charlotte, was constituted IN loVZ,
and now has about 100 members.
Amongst the visitors were Rev. Or. d. A
Mcdowell. of Murfreesboro', n. o.. Kew.
DR.. A. E. Dickinson, Mr.. Fl. E. Eilgson, and
Mr.. j. T. Ellyson.
Twas interrupted during the reading OF the
report on State missions, and gathered only
this item: that Rev. 0. Ellyson had been
| missionary in the Association during the
| year, and that 500 of bis salary was still Que.
| The report was adopted and steps taken al
once to raise the deficit. Mr.. Il. h. Eilyson
| came in Immediately after the aooptoh Oh
| the report, and made an earnest appear ioi
assistance in raising Sl5,00O for the neAV
year and employing forty missionaries. De
made this remarkable statement: mat peioTe
the war the pledges OF churches were gene
rally worth about fifty per cent. OF the
amount pledged; since the war lney nau
| been fully worth ninety per cent.
No report on education was presented
: II fnd
favor of ministerial education. speeches
were delivered By himself and others.
Mr.. j. L. Ellyson put in an earnest pea
for the Education Board, and at bis reques'
the roll of churches was called, and the dele
gates pledged themselves to do what they
| could for the Board during the next year.
A resolution commencing the effort p,o'
posed to be made during the next year IN De-
half Of schools and colleges was offered ny
Rev. J, II. Negbill, and discussed by blm
self. DR.. Dickinson, DR.. Mcdowell, and Rev
Mr.. Handy. Mr.. Newbill stated that the
idea of the centennial movement" was no
of northern origin, but it was first suggested
by Rev. Dr.. Boyce, Of South Carolina.
The report of the Central Committee, o.
which the report Of Rev. .. EllySon, the
missionary, formed part, excited an anina
ted discussion. The principal point OF ths
discussion was the necessity OF the ap
pontmcnt of missionary for the next year
Mr. E. T. Rice, Rev. Mr.. Booker, Rev. Mr.
Handy, Rev. Mr.. Atkins, Rev. Mr.. New bill
Rev. DR.. Dickinson, and others, participated
The result A resolution commencing tbe
efficiency of the missionary during the las
year, which was unanimously adopted; anc
u second resolution directing his appoint
ment for the coming year, which was ADOPT
ed with only one dissenting voice.
The report on foreigu missions was pre-
sented bv Rev. W. B. Williams, and the sub
I ject briefly discussed by DR.. Mcdowell, Rev
mfr. Williams, Rev. Mr.. Handy, Mr. Nc
George, and others. Report adopted.
Rev. Mr.. EeWbill explained the Object:
and plans Of the origlna.ors of the Minis
ters' Relief Fund. a committee was ap
pointed to bring the subject before the AS
ISOLATION at its next meeting, and tht
churches were requested 10 consider TIT
matter.
/ The principal item of the last days pro
ceediugs was the consideration Of the repor
of the Committee on Sunday Schools. Th'
report was offered by Mr.. j. b: Rice, o
Farmville. The statistics have given. Th'
space of two hours was spent most pleasant
~ by very large assembly of children ane
grown people in singing and listening Il
speeches from Rev. Mr.. Atkins, Rev. mr.
Handy, Rev. DR.. Dickinson, and Mr.. 4. L
Rice. ALPHA.