The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-28
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correspondence Of The Richmond Dspach.l
AUGUST %. 1876.
Your correspondent attended the eighty
nth annual session Of this large and impor-
tani religious body, which was held with
Mount Ed. church. in this county, on Tues
DIV. Wednesday,. and Thursday OF this
week. Mount Ed. i situated in the north
yves, ,ar1 OF the county. and is surrounded
ly ono ii the most wealthy and hoSpitahle
communities in the state. The church cdi-
rr i large and commoGiouS. built OF brick,
and lifted up inside in modern style. with
reference TO comfort and taste. 1t is reach
81 us rail TO Greenwood or North Garden,
thence by private conveyance to the church.
1T II o'clock on Tuesday morning the
association organized by the election Of 4
TEMPORARY chairman. and immediately adj
iuurucd to hear the sermon hy Or. Charles
Manly. Of Stanton. which was discourse
II mich power,
After an intcrmi>>ion ri one hour the body
a~ain came together, and after the reading
ri thr letters from the churches. went into
the election of officers. resulting IN the selcc-
ton OF Or. Charles Manly Is moderator, d.
Z. Powers clerk. and Rev. J. L. Randolph
treasurer: after which the Association adj
i"urnrd.
ON Wednesday. allcr the acFotlon;ii eAer-
r>.> and the di>poSa! Of some miscellaneous
business, reports OF standing committees
were, read and discussed, one OF the most
important OF which was that on sunday
schools. the discussion OF which involved
the abandonment or >uStenancc Of this i'm
puitan; Board. 1t was unanimously resolved
la sustain it.
\ number OF the churches OF the Nallc!
having asked for letters OF dl>nlsslon from
THIS body to join or form Il new association
west OF the Blue Ridge. 4 committee was
appointed TO consider the matter, who re-
ported in favor OF the requests; and the re-
ror. WAS adopted unanimously. This takes
away from this body about fifteen churches,
leaving forty in its connection. 1t was Il
concession much regretted by All, yet ac-
knoWlcdged to be desirable Tor the @ooa OF
III" cause.
y new interest-that OF . mlnisterlaisup-
port WAS brought to the notcc OF ttic
body hy DR.. Vaughan, ana AMY sustained.
The collection which was lmmeoiatcl! taken
~ testified the interest OF the body IN this
matter. 1t was adopted as il permanent
work by this Association.
ON the third day, State missions were
considered. represented mainly by III. ~.
Eivson, Esq. who supported his cause IN
>tron" speech.
The report on education was read by
Professor Rawlings, when an opportunity
to present their claims was afforded to the
representatives OF the different schools IN
the bounds OF the AsSocftion' ana auuIeS T'
were maze ny hr. y. I. Long anu III
Hatcher.
HE Foreign Mission report was theu pre-
>cnted, when addresses were denvered Dy
uE. Dickinson and Professor Rawlings; alter
Which, and some little routine business, the
ASSOCIATION adjourned to meet Win Tue
Scotl>vllIe church on TUESDAY after the
'Aifa sunday IN August 1871.
mere were great AiahS pgGpte la ~
""u''nee upon this sess1oM. n, u t"u -
rN gentleman remarked that ne hao never
or'o,t seen aS many pretty si,'> vs.,
~ WHICH, ue'ouli! coilcuifeu. III: ~
l"t were gust is hospltapie Us ini' ~
ro"la De, ana That sufhclentiy expresses IL.
ENtr!thlhS Was free ana hearty, anu IL
'nrIe WAS any regret II was because Inc
''I'o'a couia not Us" any more oi tiieii
" trI
,r, i ne crops III this section are very 1alr.
III '""'cco VIII not De lis pleiltiiul lol
nI''l! reasons, out there VIII be 1alf ave-
ray cloIl, ana that OF good quallty.
ne hl'icr school VIII be located ABOUT
'M , anu ,'ait ihiies northeast OF Mount Eu.
.,mnn. uiu iiol lIhu any eilhusn., ni'
,i. t'ic People ol ba'esVllG IA lsS .at
~ u. 81 Us Is 700 lar OH. II Is unoerst0ou lla'
none Oh .hc Dids recently put IN VIII De re-
cclyed, but that the architects plans will be