Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-18
The Potomac Baptist Association.

ersinr. The committee on foreign missions
submitted their report, End Rev. DR.. Jeter,
esting address on missionary work In Italy,
after which the report was adopted.
THIRD DAY.
The meeting this morning was opened with
appointed on the acting board in place of o.
7. Mason.
The moderator announced the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
State mifsiops-H. NJ. Martin, +. H.
james; nome missions R Fraser, ]. L.
Carroll; foreign missions-I. B. Lake, r. r.
Acre; Sabbath school and Bible board-N.
w: L. Wilson, T. 3. Shepherd; ministers
relief fund and PASTORAL support-G d. Wilt
was made by Rev. II. w. wyer. of Warren
ton, Va, and adopted. After referring to
the importance OF the work and quoting
tsrg of tSs bosrd the report conciudes
1.-THE time, we think, brethren, has fully
come when we should place 1t in the power
OF Sute e's !, more ecebsy We do
hope that all OF our churches during the pre-
sent year may be aroused to their duty IN
this great work and to An increased lib.
Mr.. wyer addressed the association on the
importance of the work, especially as the
south. and those who will settle there must
have the gospel. The work was essential,
too. rs to The colored people and the Indians,
and be called on the association to assist the
board. for IL bad charge OF one of the most
Important interests of the church.
COLoRKD BAPTIsTs.
Rev. A. G. Barrop, OF Culpeper Court
house, followed. giving sketch OF the work
OF the board. particularly that of the secre-
tary, Dr. McIntosh,) and In the course Of
bis remarks referred to the large proportion
Ms1
stated TO him that he was surprised to find
in almost every section q Baptist copgrega-
cop, and that the colo-ed people, although
OF the Scriptures. He had replied TO his
friend by calling his attention to the work OF
the board.
Mr.. Barron urged the importance of the
work among the Indians, and hoped that the
board be assisted in carrying the work
the march of civilization. If We do not enter
these fields others will not stand back, and
the Baptists shor' not be backward. There
churches in the south needing the fostering ing
care of the bOard-and the question is will
you put the board In ossession of means to
exercise this fostering care? He urged that
all enter with renewed zeal On the work OF
THE "LosT CAUSE"
Rev. Mr.. Carroll endorsed the appeal made
to the church. The sooner the Gospel is
preached to all the people the sooner will
good government prevail The field of abor
embraces the land of the slate lost cause"
1t ID consistent to them as southern people
to cherish Q tender recollection Of the late
an issue and lost 1t. fhe people who entered ed
is directing its efforts. Now that the cause
is lost this board, whose broad field Is among
those people, comes with peculiarly strong
e enn,h b iSr aia Tne Eoiored people of hs
people, have great claims upon them. They
as southern people knew more Of the wants
OF the colored race than others.
THE INDIANA, TOO, HAVE CLAIMS
on them; some OF them were their friends In
the lest cause. 1t struck him as amasing
that the cOlored race were taken such good
care OF by the government, while against tie
Ofher-a superior Tace-it has turned its face,
As TO the Indian war he had no dout. but
that II the policy had been l,atory one
They have been robbed. starved, and goaded
on into rebellion. He repeated that while
all the care is bestoved on the colored race,
the superior reoe-the Indlan-has been
with extinction. He urged that 1t was the
duty OF CHRISTIANS, at least, to treat them as
..se.. He urged that IL the board should per-
1kh, so would the Southern Baptist Associa-
ton. One is intimately connected with the
other.
Mr.. Carroll read from the minutes show
ing that but small amounts had been con-
tributed 10 this cause by the Potomac asso.
citation, and he urged that every church in
crease It's contribution.
the results OF the work among the Indian
tribes, referring to large and influential
body-tke Creeks-nOw civilized, the most of
them Baptists, who needed educational IA
c!ltfies. He wanted to see schools not ONLY
FOR THE GIRLS.
He was tired OF SO much talk being M lie
about boys education and SO little about
girls. There was no trou Die with the Creeks;
60 "Sitting Bull" among them. The gospel
had civilized them. Brother Buckner had
United states government, and be now
wants school. If they had q building there
are so pupils 10 60 into IL Immediately. tits
Pieassnt 70 contemplate what good would be
done by our government. He used the term
our government, for we have but one govern
me FsS anq % Pe not Wish 81 any Other.
correct an impression that they had not
taken an interest in female education, re-
marking that In Virginia there were nve
female seminaries to one for males.
Rev. DR.. Cuthbert said that when Brother
Mcintosh was here 500 had been collected
for home missions. He endorsed every word
The report was adopted.
THE VIRGINIA. MISSION BOARD.
Rev. Mr.. Penick, OF Alexandria, presented
they had recommended the following ap.
pointments during the past year TO the state
mission board: Brother Murray, at Martins.
mouth; Dulin, Prince William and Fairfax:
AGREE, Loudoun; Lewis, Winchester; Barber,
Rsppahannock station. Brother Murray
resigned before receiving his appointment:
Brother Lewis left Winchester In January;
Brothers Dultn and AGREE did not enter on
the work until June, 1876; Brother James,
Shepherd and Barber have been employed
during the entire year. The actual amount
expended In the association was $3.50 At, The
amount contributed to the state miseion
board exceeded this amount by about 500.
Rev. Mr.. Penick urged that the contribu-
lions be increased to 81 500, and noted that
there were many promising fields left unsup-
piled. particularly that portion below Alex
apdrla reaching down to Potomac City.
Some OF these missionaries were working
far beyond their strength-Bro. Dulin, an
aged man, having In the past ear ser we'd six
churches. He had heard much about law
preaching, and he was q convert to IL, The
laymen could do vast amount of work III
they would. conducting prayer meetings and
Sunday schools, and they should be sent Off
TO destitute points. In that way they could
extend The Influence OF the church, and the
waste places could In q few years be made to
blossom like the rose. The question should
not be whether they should have a church,
but whether souls should be saved. Every
member OF the church should be q WORKER.
They wanted no drones, none 10 90 asleep In
the language Of Bro. Ellyson, they wanted q
man crazy on the subject. The ladies', too.
could DO much, and he referred TO an Eois-
copal lady who for years rcie every SUNDAY
seven miles to euperiutond n Supda o scbooI