The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-02

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In a beautiful ezegesis Of his text DR..
Brown said that Jesus had been presenting
the claims OF the Wandering Sheep, and
then turned to look over the whitening har-
vest fields, as other departments can afford
to wait, but the ripened harvest field must
be reaped at once So Jesus meant by the
use Of the figure to press the new plan as
the continued condition Of earnest work.
He teaches that there is immediate readiness
for the work, and that every heart should
be OF once assaulted with the gospel. The
child should not wait until he could master
the Attanason creed before receiving the
gospel. The frontier town should not wait
for the evil to crystalize. The heather
should not have to wait until their conscience
is built up. The world is always hard.
Christians should not wait for science to
pioneer the way or be towed by COM
merce, but should 60 at once with the Bread
of Life for the perishing. lie ably and elo-
quently argued that the gospel comes not to
give good government, not to agitate; that
is equally at home with all forms. He elo-
quently appealed to the Association that as
Christ made every nearer and reporter, so
we should 60 forth with keen scythes into
the harvest-feld, and 60 at once, without
| tarrying too late at the grindstone. He then
proposed to discuss the following points:
The great extent OF the field; the crying
disproportion between the extent OF the
field and the laboring forces Of the churches;
the means OF meeting and supplying this
crying want.
These points were elaborated into one OF
the ablest,
MOST ELOQUENT AND THRILLING SERMONS
to which your correspondent ever listened.
In the course Of the sermon the preacher
paid an eloquent tribute to the grand, noble,
and sanity Maury, the friend OF missions.
He spoke OF the crying want OF the right
kind of preachers-men OF common sense,
deep piety, and broad culture. Men like
Ireland, who one hundred and five years
ago stood perhaps on the very spot where
he then stood and preached Christ through
the grated bars Of the jail. Men like
Semple, and Broaddus, and Poindexter,
and others OF our sainted leaders.
He said that whatever might be true OF
apostolic succession that there was very
certainly lay succession, and that the pious
laymcn who 60 forth to tell of Jesus now
may truthiully say before the apostles were,
we are. lie alluded to the teeming millions
of China now sending streams of emigra-
ton to California, and insisted that we must
not only
MEET THEM THERE WITH TIE GOSPEL,
but must also carry the salt OF salvation to
the fountain head OF the gospel. He paid
an eloquent and touching tribute to DR..
George B. Taylor, our missionary in Italy,
and his old pupil, Miss Lottie Moon, one OF
our missionaries to China, which seemed to
touch every heart and brought tears from
many eyes. Indeed, the whole sermon
sparkled with gems to which it is simply
impossible for this report to do justice.
The sermon made profound impression.
The exercises were closed with prayer by
DR.. Tyree and the singing by the congrega-
ton OF "Work for the Night is Coming
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. Topper.
Rev. DR.. Charles Manly read the report
of the Sunday-School and Bible Board,
which states that the Board had done what
it could with the limit ed means at its dis
posal. DR.. Manly made few remarks on
the Importance OF cultivating this Board
Revs. j. William Jones, J. L. Carroll, Dr.
a. Z. Dickinson, and c. II. Ryland made
remarks explanatory Of the work OF the
Board. The report was further discussed
by DR.. Manly, Rev. c. H. Ryland, Rev. j
/. Carroll, DR.. Dickinson, Rev. j. NJ. Pill
cher. Rev. W. S. Penick, Rev. A. C. Bagby:
DR.. C. Tyree, j. VIM. Jones.
Mr.. Ryland made the point that the asso'
Citations ought either to sustain this Board
vigorously or abolish it.
Mr.. Carroll warmly endorsed the same
view.
DR.. Dickinson said that this Board ha(
done a grand work in other days, and he
would have it enlarged in the future.
Mr.. Pitcher insisted that while the Bap
fists of Virginia are not now working
through the Board, they are doing more anc
more every year in the Sunday-school work
He believed that we now have more Sun
day schools and better Sunday schools II
Virginia than ever before.
DR.. Tyree urged that there was no neces'
sity for this Board.
The report was adopted.
Rev. C. Fl. Ryland moved that the CON
stitution be so amended as to abolish the
Sunday-School Board and remand the work
to the State Mission Board.
After discussion by Reys. c. II. Ryland
T. T. Eaton, T. S. Dunaway, DR.. t. w
Sydnor, c. L. Cooke, II. NJ. Wharton, j
w. Todd, S. B. Barber, and j. A. Haynes
the resolution was then laid on the table.
Adjourned at fifteen minutes past
O'Clock.
Night Session.
At the night session the house was crowd
ed, notwithstanding there was preaching al
the Methodist church at the same hour by
Rev. G. W. Beal, Of Georgetown.
The Association was called to order by
Vice-President Biting.
Trcasurer's Report.
DR., George B. Steel, treasurer Of the Gen
eral Association, read his annual report
from which it appears he received for the
General Association S4SS.S6 State missions,
50, 363.42; Sunday school and Bible board,
S32443; education board, S2,1G.O1 Tor