The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17
r,er.,s about the Concord ASS oetaffon'
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ITEMS about the Concord ASS oe1@fion'
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LrsySsURG corTy, Va, August II, 1870.
This Association adjourned yesterday
evening after session OF three days az rus
sekiah church. Notwithstanding the rainy
weather there was quite large attendance.
The general characteristics of the people at:
Tending were attentiveness to the business OF
the Association and politeness to visitors and
strangers.
The Association Is composed Of the Bap-
list churches in Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Not
toway, Lunenburg, hecklenburg, ana OF
several of the churches ia Greensville and
Charlotte. The Moderator, Rev. DR.. Thomas
". Sydnor; the Clerk, Rev. e. l.. Baptist !;
number Of churches, 10; number OF mem.
bers. about 1900.
The Introductory sermon, which was
unable to hear, was preached by Rev. A. +.
Davidson. The Association expressed their
aspreciation OF it by asking him to publish
an abstract of it.
When l arrived at the place Of meeting,
the report on education had been presented,
and was under discussion by Professor
Puryear, of Richmond College. The report
had reference 10 the various educational en-
terprises of the Virginia Baptists. Professor
Puryear spoke Of the advantages Of which
student of Richmond College might avail
himself, and of the administration Of the
Education Board. One of the visitors, IN
RESPONSE to an invitation of the Moderator,
spoke about the education of girls, and made
some points about the necessity for highly
educated ministry. Rev. Mr. Burton spoke
of the i'm portauce of completing the endoW-
ment of Richmond College.
At the close Of the diSCu sion OF the mat
ters brought up by the report on education
the Association suspended its labors for the
purpose of hearing a sermon from Rev.
Thomas w. Greer. Mr.. Greer spoke from
the 18th chapter of |. Corinthians on char
ity. and received the fixed attention Of the
audience.
The report on Sunday schools was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Giee Amidst the satisfies Of
the report ] noted one item: Number OF
churches in the Association, 10; Number OF
schools, IA. Remarks were submitted by
Rev. MIR. Atkins, Rev. Mr.. Greer, Rev. Mr..
Gillian, Rev. MIR. Davidson, and others.
A resolution on temperance, which had
been passed at previous session, was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Burton, in which it was proposed
to influence the action of the churches as to
the manufacture, sale, and use of Intoxicating
LIQUORS as beverage. Resolution adopted.
Rev. DR.. Sydnor offered the report OF the
Committee on State Missions. Some OF the
statements of the report were these: Num-
Der of churches in the Association, 10; num-
Der of members, !, 800; number of members
received during the year by baptism, about
100: number Of churches without pastors,
5: balance due the missionary employed
two wears ago, less than $50, and would all
be paid only two churches ond one minis
ter in Dinwiddie no churches at several of
the most thriving villages in the bounds OF
the Association. DR.. Sydnor related many
incidents in his own experience which were
very interesting, and in the discussion which
followed most OF the members Of the Asso.
citation participated. The result this: The
Executive Board was instructed to engage
one or more missionaries; to solicit from the
churches contribution Of $500 and to re.
quest the State Mission Board TO contribute
the same amount-both sums to be expended
10 supporting the missionaries and assisting
weak churches.
Rev. E l.. Baptist read the report Of the
Committee on Foreign Missions. The re-
port quotes from the circulars of Rev. DR..
Upper, Rev. MIR. Hume, and also from the
statistical tables Of the several district asso.
Citations. Fourteen churches of the Concord
Association during the current year had paid
nothing for foreign missions two churches
had paid Split. ..
1t was ordered that Rev. Mr.. Greer make
arrangements for holding convention in be-
half Of foreign missions at Concord church on
the first Sunday in October, and that the
members of the churches be advised TO OBJ
serve that day as day of fasting and prayer
for the success of the foreign mission cause.
1t was the intention of the pastor (Dr. sgd
nor) and his deacons to have preaching in the
evening after the adjournment, but it was
necessary for me to come away, and did not
bear whether this Intention was carried out
or not. 1t was expected, too, that they would
follow out the very old fashion and have a
protracted meeting, which should begin af-
ter the adjournment: but / did NOT learn