The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-15

Dy neF. ooSepu u. 1yieIs mIs uusCoe OdT
nett, and Rev. L. "A. Cutler. ,e,lT 1S4ts {
,..ss Z. GENERAL MAT-zRs.ss,.ta attT
The, Chair appointed the following com
mittec under the resolution of Rev. j. z
Tyler providing for delegated 70 the Conven
ton to be held In this city next fall !: Messfs
j. L. Tyler, W.. n. Clenmitts A. B. Chand
ler, George W. Booth, and U. L. York.
The Chair called attention TO the import
ance of revising the rules OF business By the
next session Of the Convention. r1E3 ~ I
Mr.. Cutler moved that q COMMITTEES be ar'
pointed TO nominate State Board for Evan.
geliziug. Agreed to. s '' '>es>
The Chair appointed Messrs. i. Al. Cutler,
c. q. Lucas, A. B. Chandler, j. q. Tyler. %.
A. Snow, and j. W. Trible.~ t,...,,ss-
CONFERENCE WITH TaE CHRISTIANS.
Mr. Holland presented the following reso-
luton: ~ a.s4 Htt 70. = 2isola 211:'1 /,
Resolued, That this Convention appoint
committee of three to- open and hold: q
conference with the religious people known
ss the Christians, mainly operating 10 Nanse-
mond county and vicinity, looking to Sc.
curing more fraternal intercourse with them.
and, If possible, a union OF that people and
the Disciples Of Christ. -. ;,.,sso. :;
Mr.. Cary offered the following as q substi-
tute: ,7'.f -'-
Resolved, That this Convention appoint
q committee to open and hold conference
with the religious people known as Chris
tians, whose organ is the Christian Sun, pub.
lished at Suffolk, Va. 3t.,HL .-,-@l CSC
Mr.. Rhodes opposed so much OF the sub
s,itute as was intended to confpe the Con-
ference to the people whose organ was Inc
Christian Sun. He. said thssin the Valley
nf
who would be included in the resolution, and
it would probably do harm if adopted.
Mr.rGiIbert,2 Of Baltimore. couldn't see
why there should be desire to form an alli-
ance with the Christians more than with the
Methodists, or Episcopalians, or Presbyte'
rians.: - 81. &I"' @1+iS1 - =
MIR. Bulard said that so far as he was
concerned he would bold q conference with
the Roman Catholic Church If they wanted
to come into the true Catholic Church. He
would be glad to hold conference with any
peopte who wanted to join us.il, ss.T.h
After some further discussion, the resolu.
tion was modified SO as to read as follows.
1t was then adopted: ."'i 0t.'f f-'& = >" '''t
.Resolred, That this Convention appoint a
committee to open and hold conference with
the religious people in this State commonly
known as Christians, as distinct from those
commonly known as the Disciples of Christ.
STATE BOARD ELECTED. 8 4a4Vf "a
Mr. Cutler, from the special committee
appointed to nominate q State Board, pre-
sented the following gentlemen to constitute
said Board: John B. Cary Robert 9.sHen-
lev, W. 81. Clemmitt, Charles McGruder,
DIR. G. S. Newman, D. A. Snow, G. P.
Stacy. o '' .s@I.Sts.L =. !.
The report was adopted and the Board
elected. ,..r..
REPORT OF TIE STATE. EvASGELlzNG BOARD.
MIR. W. 81. Clemmitt, from the State Board,
read the following report prepared=by Mr.
G. Bullard, chairman pro tempore: -, - :
To the State Convention: Dear Breth-
rep,-It is expected of your Board that they
should make report OF the work which you
committed to their hands. We have no
cheering report to make, SO far as the ope-
rations of the State Board are concerned :
nor will we attempt to say why, further than
that, like the ancient people, of the Lord,
"we had not the straw whereRith to make
our bricks"
Yoar Board are scattered over very large
territory, and have had but one meeting
since the adjournment Of the last State Con-
vention. On the 14th Of May last the chair.
| man called a meeting, which convened in
| this house (Seyenth.Street church,; at which
time Brother q. s. Lucas made, through one
of the Board, proposition to labor as tbe
State evangelist, under the supervision o.
the Board; whereupon. the following pro.
ceedings were had {: .83 t.
RICHMOND, FRIDAY, May ID, 1875.
The State Missionary Board held meet.
ing in toe Seventh Street church, Richmond
Present: r. Y. Henley, Charles McGruder
G. P. Stacy, and w. II. Clemmitt-a quo
rum. j.
The Chairman stated that he had receive
no report from the District Boards; and
hence had no report to make himself.
On motion the following preamble and re
solution was adopted:
Whereas it is impossible for this Board
without mesps and without reports from the
District Boards, properly to1prosecute 1t:
work; and whereas We have before resolved
to place ourselves under no financial obliga
tions until we shall have the means in our
hands to liquidate the same therefore,
ReSolued, That we recommend to the DIS
trict Boards to meet at once, and report te
the State Board the result Of their opera:
tions. ,haa!.iol @1f ..s.Ef - = -
1t was also resolved that, inasmuch as
Brother C. S. Lucas has expressed his desire
to labor as an evangelist among the churches
In this State in the interests of our Mission.
ary Board, we do, hereby recommend him to
the brotherhood at large, and endorse him as
q jealous evangelist: provided, inaccordanee
with previous resolution, that his mission
Is selfsustaining ;cand that any surplus ol
receipts above seyenty.fFe dollars per month
for his own support be reported to the
Board, aud placed to Che credit of the
churches or district from whence. it comes. =
Ordered, That copy Of these proceed
ipgs be sent TO the chairman Of each District
Board. .,asesx 81 II $50. i@<a1e31
On motion, adjourned. iI& @a -.
WILLIAM II. CLsMMITT, Clerk.
A CODY of these proceedings was sent to
the chairman of each District Board, so ;far
as known. and oneSito Brother Lucas and
your Board, upto this date, have no report
from them. Il. / 80
Your Board not having had a meeHng
since, OF course have devised no means Tor
prosecuting any special work. They have
received no reports from the districts, no
funds from their treasures, and therefore
have expended none, nor created any debt.
We haze looked over the proceedings OF
the several District Conventions. and find
no appropriations made for work beyond
their own boundaries: and we have come
to the conclusion that they do not consider
themselves able to, do SO; and hence the
State: treasury tis empty at least, So far .as a
reported 10 us. sa.s,ss ,,g fIi3U ;,siE 7es, "
!. The South Piedmont District Convention
met on the Friday before the first Lords.
day in August. 1T makes noireport ecncesn-
ing the, State or The general work. $3.50 !
The Southeastern District Convention
met o the Friday before the second Lords.
day In August. The Eyapgelizing Board re.
ported a failure to sustain even a district
.a.nllst Co.. tho fs,nr, rnraendiffer year.