The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-03
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.

OF the ASSOclaLlOn. 5.Et.# r.
Rev. J. X. Faulkner, OF Halifax, and DR..
Topper, OF Richmond, led in prayer.
Rev. T. S. Dunnaway spoke of the condi-
ton Of Rev. DR.. William F. Broaddus, our
venerable father in Israel, who for fifty
years was a regular attendant on the ses-
sions Of this body, but who is now In his
blindness and feebleness detained at home,
awaiting in patience his summons to "cross
over the river" ...
Rev. S. Harris led in special prayer for
DIR. Broaddus. ,.-s-
Rev. Mr.. Branan, Of the Methodist Church,
was invited to seat in the body.
THE QUESTION PENDING
at the adjournment yesterday afternoon was
the resolution OF Mr.. J. Is. Watkins, Of
Richmond, to refer to 4 special committee
the question Of the continuance OF the Sum-
day-School Board. After the settling OF a
point of order and the failure OF a motion
to lay the resolution on the table, the dis
cussion was resumed, and General J. G..
Field took the floor in earnest advocacy of
tliC VI luC bOalus LIZ "oett
continue the Board for what it has done in
the past and what it may do in the future.
DR.. A. E. Dickinson said that the Board
had done nothing during the past year SIM
ply because they did not understand that
they were to attempt to do anything, and
that il continued it will do grand work in
the future.
Rev. G. Gray thought that the reason the
churches had raised so little money was that
they had not been asked.
j. b. Watkins, Esq, explained and en-
forced his resolution.
4 PROPOSITION FROM DIR. HATCHER.
DIR. w. E. Hatcher had proposition to
submit. He believed that the Board was
dead, but as others did not believe this he
suggested to those who agreed with him
that they should allow its friends twelve
months more to resuscitatc it, and then, il
we are spared twelve months longer, all
could attend the funeral together.
II. X. Ellyson. as a friend of the Board,
would agree to the proposition OF DR..
Hatcher provided he and his friends would
help to pay for the necessary restoratlVes,
and would give it meat if the Lord should
raise it from the dead.
Rev. W. s. Penick believed the Board
dead, and was unwilling for the corpse to
remain year longer unburied.
Pending this discussion the special order
of the day was called, being the report OF
the State Mission Board.
State Missions.
Mr.. II. *. Elyson, corresponding secre-
tary, next read the annual report OF the
State Mission Board, from which we learn
that the State missions Of the General Asso-
citation have been much prospered during
the year. Forty-one missionaries were en-
ployed, fourteen Of them west OF the Blue
Ridge, sixteen in Middle Virginia, and
eleven in Underwater Virginia. These mis-
sionaries occupied 149 stations in parts OF Al
counties and in 10 towns and villages; they
preached $3.50 sermons; 2,2S3 persons pro-
fessed faith in Christ under their ministry.
Of whom 800 were baptized by them
selves, and the others by the pas
tors OF the churches with which these
missionaries held meetings. These mis-
sionaries also made 1921 visits to families
for religious conversation and prayer, or
ganized nine new churches and nineteen
Sunday schools, completed four houses OF
worship, and have twelve others in course
of construction. Ninety-nine mission Sum
day schools are sustained at their stations.
The report declares that
THE DIVINE BLESSING HAS BEEN AS ALBUM
DANTLY BESTOWED
on the work OF this Board in recent years
as in any former period OF their history,
and in proof Of sthis statement mentions
that within the past five years 10,299 con-
verts have been won to the love and service
OF Jesus under the preaching OF their mis-
sionaries in Virginia. During the same
time they organized 81 churches and III
Sunday schools and built 10 houses OF wor'
ship.
The Board say they do not recount these
wonderful triumphs God has enabled them
to achieve to excite denominational pride,
but to develop in higher degree the cner.
gies and financial resources OF the churches
for the great work which yet remains to be
done. Reference is then made to the great
SUCCESS OF THEIR MISSIONARIES, IN TIE
-, VALLEY
and Southwestern Virginia, where in the
past five years there have been 5000 CONVEX.
sions, twenty-five new churches constituted,
and eleven houses OF worship conf
pleted, showing that, with an annual
average number Of fifteen missionaries
employed west of the Blue Ridge,
greater results have been accomplished than
with the twenty-five missionaries annually
employed east OF the mountains. On these
facts the report proceeds to make a strong
argument in favor OF earnestly pushing the
mission work Of the Board all along this line
from Martinsburg 20 Bristol, and calls for
the appointment Of at least twenty-five ad-
ditional missionaries in this part Of the State.
It is further stated that while this call for
large reiniorcements west OF the mountains
is made it is not
TILE POLICY OF THE BOARD
to diminish in the least their efforts to estab-
lish Baptist church in every neighborhood
east OF the mountains. =.
The Treasurer OF the General Association
received during the year for this Board SO,
s60.44, and paid out S9,413.25, leaving bal
ance to the credit of State Missions OF ST.
547.19. There was due the missionaries, on