The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-02
of the Richmond Dispatch

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ELECTED.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
NoTTowAY Co., VA, July 81, 1876.
A good rain fell here on Sabbath morning
for several hours. much TO the relief and
gratitude OF many anxious and distressed
people. The highland corn crop is already
much I'M llrcd, and ut best can scarcely make
more than half yield. Creck-mills have
been at 4 stand-still. and the waters in the
Nottoway, Meherrin, and Roanoke rivers
have been lower than for years. Southsidc
Virginia has suffered severely from drought,
and under the most favorable conditions not
half an average crop OF tobacco can be
made.
The Farmville District Conference con-
vcncd its session in the Methodist church at
this station on Wednesday, Goth, at $50 p.
NJ. 1t is neat and commodious building,
and with It's attractive Steeplc and coat OF
white paint is in pleasing contrast with the
dinwv and Sombrc tobacco warehouses in its
vicinity.
The Baptists have handsome church
cditicc under roof which they hope soon to
complete. This will greatly add to the at
Effectiveness OF this thriving village. Since
my last visit here several new store-houses
have been erected, in which are found hand
some stocks Of goods.
TIE CONFERENCE.
The District Conference was called to or
der by Rev. +. VI. Edwards, presiding
elder. There was IN unusually large at
| tendance OF ministers and delegates from
| the several parts Of the district.
! Among the visitors present noticed Rev.
n. 4. Ware. agent OF Randolph Macon Col
lege; Rev. J. b. Dcy, Rev. 4. n. Slcdd, d.
| D., OF Petersburg; Rev. Il. Pryor, D. D.,
OF the Presbyterian Church; Rev. Thomas
W. Sydnor, d. d., of the Baptist Church
and Rev. J.. RoSscr, d. d. The large and
attentive audience that throngcd the church
from day to day was composed Of the citi-
zens Of Nottoway and the adjacent counties.
Petersburg, Famvillc, and Meherrin also
contributed a delegation OF fair ones, who
by the grace OF their presence contributed
much to the interest Of the occasion. The
preaching was earnest, pointed, ana prac-
teal.
SERMONS AND ADDRESSES.
On "wednesday night Rev. L. \. Ware
preached from "Godliness Is profitable unto
all things. having the promise OF the LIE
that now is ''-devcloping the idea that on
the suDDoSiti0n there araS no future STATE u
| Christianity.
Thursday morning Rev. II. 4. Ware ad-
dressed the Conference in the interest OF
Randolph Macon College, and showed that
the churches must educate the people or that
we will drift out upon the dark and stormy
sea of infdeity and barbarism /; that with
out our colleges, as has been sald, our chill
dren's children would not be able to spell
crucifI.
DR.. Svdnor, Rev, p. Whitehead, and
others addressed the Conference IN the IN
tercst OF Chris tian education, and then 4 col
lection OF $50 was made for Rapdolph-Ma-
con College. 49,
The opening sermon was preached Dy
Rev. r. Michaes, from the text IN ACTS OF
the Apostles, "And the Lord added unto the
Church daily such as should he saved" he
showed that the mission OF the Church OF
God was to save men, and the Church that
failed to do this, whatever it might be or
have, avas no Church of God.
Rev. J. 0. Moss preached on Thursday
NIGHT from the text, "Whoso hath this hope
in him puriiieth himself even as he is pure"
| provin 2 that the hope of the text involved
conformity of character to that OF Christ.
| On Friday, ut ii A. n, DIR. Sledd preached
| from Hebrews, xiii, lila "For the bodies
OF those beasts whose blood is brought into
the sanctuary by the high priest for sin are
burned without the camp, wherefore Jesus
also, that he might sanctiiy the people with
his own blood, suffered without the gate.
Let us 20 forth therefore unto him without
the camp, bearing his reproach; for here
we have no continuing city, but seek one TO
come" Slowly, but surely, he brought his
audience to white heat OF enchanted inter-
est, and when he took his seat they were
melted donn into unity OF feeling, attested
by common tears which would unbidden
flow.
FEMALE EDUCATION. ~
On Saturday Rev. Paul Whitehead al.
dressed the Conference in the interest OF
female education. Showed how the noble
old State Of Yiroinia whose fair women and