The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-06
Meeting OF the Goshen BAPTIST !sSso-
cintiOn.
,,crr. ~;nr."!tr, 81 TIC Richmond Di>ratrh.l
i.uvI~A COURTHOUSE. NA..1
SrN;cMbcr ). 1877.

Srn,c,ubrr ). 1871.
Tho Go.hr, sIrti,t Association met here
Yesterday IN il ci,,iiv.tfth annual session.
This body i comnn>cG nj 80 churches. q
ministers. and 5.35J members. and occupies
territory in parts a Orange Louisa. Flu
wanna. Srot,ylvania. and Caroline.
The meeting here ! very largely attended
iG- both delegates and visitors. the con~rc-
o4tion- hcine vcry large.
sermons were preached during the first
f.,yat IN, pi-riri,,s' and Methodist churches
iy Rev. 4. {. Barron. Of Cupcpcr: Rev.
! , French. al Goranu,yillc. and Rev. W.
=. EoaDc. OF Svo;>ylyania: and At night
Rev. Or. Mcdonald. 81 Richmond. preached
III the Methodist church to Il very large
crowd Of northumberland auditors.
EIv'S Ford church. recently organized.
was received INFO lie fellow >llip 81 the A.
>ociaiicn.
The first io|,ic considered this morning
was education. with social reference 10 the
work al the Virginia Baptist Education
t:oard.
Rev. T.. g. Baptist read Ill admirable rC-
.nrt in which hr gave III exceedingly in
tgrc>tiu- sketch Of the history, plans, and
l.urro>,'> oi the Education Board, which
has sustained IT collcg" 80 many ministerial
students.
Rev. Or. ". +. Hatcher. Of Richmond.
mad. one oi h!> characteristic spccchcs. full
ii mlmor, te!iin" hits. and moving facts.
lie stated and ahly met objections that have
been mydr 10 filc workings OF the benefit
cj,rv system for ministerial students: stated
thc uyactical workings OF the Educational
Hoard. rave imDortant cautions 10 the
churches in reference 10 commencing stu
dents 10 the Board. and made an earnest
L. IL, 81,
Rev. Dr.. Mcdonald, OF Richmond, fol-
iowcd III IN eloquent speech He said
that in coming to Virginia from another
state he had been peculiarly impressed
nv what the University Of Virginia has
done for the cdurationa! interests Of
the state. In erecting standard Of
scholarship which ha- IMPRESSED itscl!
llpon the state and country, and sending
out teachers who have flied the chairs OF
our schools and colleges. il has performed.
he insisted the part Of 4 great reservoir
which from some mountain-tor sends it>rc-
irc>lun1 water to bless the people. lie gave
some touching incident. to show how even
very humble men have been helped to IN
education. and have risen to positions OF
honor and usefulness, and made a iorciblc
speech on the general subject.
Rev. DIR. G. Manly. Of Staunton, iorcibly
urged that Dapt!StS should patronlZe Their
own colleges especially as they have those
fully equal. 10 say the least, to any others:
that We should sec to it that we educate our
daughters, and that in ri! Educational en-
terpriscs Baptl>t> should be found in the
forefront.
Rev. DR.. /. ;. DunaWay, OF frcdrr'ckS-
burg, made Al earnest plea for thorough
theological training. and urged that ar
engagements be made not only to send our
Young preachers to get their literary course
at Richmond College. but also their theo-
logical course at the Southern Baptist Thco-
logical Seminary. recently removed to
Louisville, ny. de then made an able
speech on the general subject OF education,
demonStratins thst parent had better give