The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-13
s.c,t.r from Petersburg.
E.CsEfr srOHn FrTCrNDNFS.
Correspondence of the Eichm ond Dispatch.l
PRTERs BURG. MAY IL. 1875.

PETER BURG. Nav IL. 1915.
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION (coioREDl.
The eighth annual session Of the State
! Baptist Convention (colorcd) convened in
| this CITY to-day at noon Elder Il. Wells
presiding. Some two hundred delegates
! from different sections OF the State are in at
| tendance.
! After sermon by Elder j. L. Holmes, of
| Richmond, and the reading of IN address OF
welcome TO the delegates, the Convention
| heard the reading of letters from the various
| churches il its jurisdiction. There are three
colorcd churches in Petersburg. whose az.
g,ceatc membership is 8 go more than that
| OF a.! the white churches combined. All OF
| them report tlourishing Sabbath schools.
| with large attendance Of scholars and full
! corps OF teachers.
Rev. Henry Williams, Jr, pastor Of. the
GiIGcld Baptist church, gave some interest
ing statistics relative 10 the Baptist family in
hi. country, which ] here introduce. There
are now, he said. 943 associations on this
continent, embracing 25,570 churches, with
1851 ordained ministers ard II total men,
berShip of 1,76l.17l. In ITO there were
| only seventeen Baptist churches. OF which
number only one was in Virgins. From
! this single church the number has increased
III this safe until there. alc to-day 80 aSso'
Citations. ,lGG churches, $40 ordained minis.
tiers, and membership Of 143,SS6. lie
! stated the number Of Baptists in the world
| 10 be 1850 S25.
These statistics were listened to with much
interest hy the Convention, which, generally
speaking. is an intelligent body Of men, who
are evrucntly earnest IN their work. After
the letters from all the churches had been
read the Convention adjourned TO meet again
tits evening. when business Will be COM
mruCcd. Tue session will be continued
throughout The week. On Saturday morn.
ing next L In;>>.mectIng In The interest Oh The
Sunday SchooS Will he held.
The Convention Is deyotiUg much atten-
ton ard contributing good deal OF money
10 the missionary cause. Ii has several mis-
Souarics nj work, 70 whom it gives good
support, and it is probable the number Will
be increased by two or three 1t this session.
There are some fly or sixty religious be-
neyolent societies within the jurisdiction OF
tac Convention.
MISCELLANEOUS.
+. d. Rufiin (c"I"rtd), who was recently
sdul!tcd to the practice OF law in the courts
of this city. WAS arrested Yesterday evening
on complIut OF the Mayor Of Alexandria.
charging him with felony. The iclooy is
! understood 10 consist OF breach OF promise
and seduction. Ku1lin gave bail tor his APP
! pearance before the Mayor tomorrow MORN
! Ing. by which lime the authorities OF AicN'
andria - i'll be heard from, and al inVcs!!Sa-
! ton OF the facts in the case be had.
By special request, Rev. W. W. Duncan
will deliver sermon to the Masons on Sum
| day night next.
Rev. {. c. Biting, Of Richmond. is an
uouDced TO preach at the First Btptl>t
church sunday morning. and to deliver his
! lecture on - Travels in the Holy Land " In
| the AFTERNOON.
\ very large and brilliant aSscmb!age filled
the Academy of Music last night on the occa-
sion Of the presentation Of beautiful
stand Of cOlorS by The ladies Of Petersburg
to the Petersburg GrayS. The preSeh.
tatiou address was delivered by MS
Mary Meade, daughter of tie late hon. Il. II.
Meade, and received on behalf OF the Grays
by Mr.. +. 5. Gregory.
Justice 4. Il. SAadS. of Prince George. 10.
day issued warrants for the arrest OF Dfc0
Turner and Julia lncey (ucgloes), charged
vita poisoning the colOrcd man Jamts
rulner. WHO died 80 suddenly at City Point
several days ago. Turner was arrested in
this city. The woman has not yet been
| found. RoBlS HOOP.