The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-26

M. billiard, SoIomen.s Funk: temperance
H. Taylor, P. C. 4Hoge. Systematic Benevo.
lence-N. X. Davis, j. A. Delhi Education
Prof. r. II. Rawlings, T. r. Robertson. Obit:
uarics-Jas. Alexander, D. P. Powers.
After prayer by K. B. Topper, the meeting
adjourned until that evening at O'Clock. {
NIGHT SESSION.
The meeting was opened with the usual SER
vices, and the following report on State Mis-
sions was read by DR.. Manley: ;
Report on State Misstons-isIt NAV be well
to keep it distinctly and constantly before us,
that the State mission Board was organized to
send Missionaries into destitute paris Of Vlr-
ginia, to aid feeble churches in sustaining their
pastors, and to establish a Baptist church in
every neighborhood in Virginia. These OBJ
jects have been kept steadily I'M view, and the
measure of success attained has been quite as
encouraging as the means furnished would
lead lis to expect. During the past year, 1872
stations were supplied by the 50 Missionaries
in the service OF the Boarls and in many of
these fields there were extensive REVEALS. Six
hundred and forty-nille' converts were baptized
by the missionaries themselves, who also aided
in special mcetings:fh which more than l, 500
other persons protested faith. In encouraging
ting Bibles, tracts, &C., besides constant pas
toral work, much has been accomplished that
cannot be expressed sfgdres.'
-Four OF the missionaries were within the
bonds Of this Association, with salaries amount-
ing to eleven hundred dollars. 1fhe Board re-
celved from this Association seven hundred and
thirty dollar and sixty eight cents. The APP
preparations for missionaries already appointed
within our: bounds, this year, aggregate nine
hsxr n
body, numbefinSs about FIVE thousand MEM
bers, to raise atheist one thousand dollars for
State Missions before She next.fHeeting Of the
General Association? Surely it@can be done,
IF a. contributions can be vbtayiaS6 from every
member. I0sedure this. every achdrch should
pcrsstently labor until success Isl achieved. As
soon as this is Systematically :dotie, tho BOARD
will be able to- accomplish a most desirable OBJ
ject, viz: Ito pay,aH its, missionaries before the
close of their gear of ]ahor.: And when, be-
sides being systematic, &our contributions. are
enlarged, we may expect supply OF destitu-
ton that is almost II not as serious as that to
which the efforts lot the. Board are now d.
rected." .s:.s.:, ...:.ss =: ~
The reading ct this report'was followed with
earnest remarks by Revs: Spilman, Barron and
.Ellyson. The last speaker. said that there
was great restitution. i'm this Association and
urged an increased liberality ON the part of
the churches of the Association. He stated
that evenly churches with membership of
twelve hundred had given nothing to the
cause, and that five others with a membership
of seven hundred and se7enty-nine had only
given 1896. .s
The report was then adopted, and the meet
ing adjourned to meet Saturday morning at
8 o'clock.
THIRD DAY-SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
The session commenced at o'clock with
prayer by Rev. c. Fl. Ryland.
The report on .'Family Worship was read
which is in the following words: :. d.
Family worship has been regarded by all
pious: people in all ages Of the ch,rch.as of the
first Importance in the proper training of the
taught in the scriptures, both by precept and
example. Itsee ms SD reasonable a duty, that
it is strange that tits ever'neglected by church
members who are heads of families. 70 what
extent it is observed OF neglected by the fami-
lies of our church, members, your committee
have no data by which they can form any sat
isfactOry opinion. But from. observation and
enq"iry, we are inclined to think family wor-
ship is sadly neglected: among us. We think
if Pastors would call attention to this subject
oftener than they do, it would net be so often
neglected as we are'constrained to believe it is.
When heads of families, especially, are received
into our churches, the duty Of family worship:
ought to be earnestly and: affec:onately i'm
pressed on them by the Pastor as OF the high
est Importance. as means of Grace in training
the household for Jesus.
ssWe will here suggest to heads of families,
who have hitherto neglected this duty, that
they at once determine toserect the family altar
in their households.:D;zs 2 ~.
On this report interesting remarks were,
made by c. W.. yIhorne, K,yB. Upper, and C..
H. Ryland said. that there. should be an altar
in every family. that the, incense Of devotion
might daily ascend to the skies. That motil-'
ers and wives Should be able to conduct family
worship in the absence Of husband and father;
that such was the casctin his fathers family,
and the most touching and effective prayers he
ever heard were from his mothers lips. At
this point, Rev.. III, Martin, Pastor Of the
Methodist church in this city, was introduced.
He endorsed what lfrs Ryland said. Rev. Mr..
Thornc, thought there must be Some mistake
it could not be that Virginia Baptists were
neglectful of family prayer.
tCBIICAEtGs
There was no report on obituaries and Rev.
s. P. Huff offered a resolution that Jas. Alex
ander and Jas. Fife prepare an obituary notice
of Rev. Porter Cleveland, to be printed in the
minutes Of the Association. Feeling eulogies
upon his life and character were pronounced
by Messrs. JAS Alexander, J. E. Massey, and
S. P. Huff. The resolution was adopted.
SYSTEM OF .BENEvoLENCE.
Rev. P. G.. Hose offered a resolution earnest
ly recommending the church members to or
ganize some system Of benevolence, and that a
determined effort should be made to secure a
from, every church member to
each Of the great UNCONVENTIONAL enterprises
of the Baptist church.
After remarks by Rev. J. II. Randolph and
c. H. Ryland, the resolution was adopted.
/ RELIGIOUS HERALD.
Rev. X. B. Topper offered resolution, which
was adopted, recommending the Religious Her.
aid to every Baptist family.
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING OF NEXT AS
ISOLATION.
The committee reported in favor Of Mount
Ed church in. 4: ltemarle county, meeting to be
held on the 3rd Sunday in August next, at II
o'clock, and sermon to be preached by Rev.
DR.. Manly, of Staunton, and Rev. X. d. Tup-
per appointed alternate. The report was
adopted.sa 49,! - So:
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