The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-07
Last Day Of tise Goshen Association.

Correspondence o! The Richmond DSmtch.l
Louisa COURTHOUSE, September 6, 1877.
The crowd in attendance ut the Goshen
Association Yesterday was YariOusy cStl-
mated at from $500 to $500. The Baptist
church, Methodist church, Disciples church,
and the courthouse were all packed, while
- many were unable 10 get into either
place. During the recess tue courthouse
ward and churclI-yard>, where the tables
were spread, was filled with people, and 4
really elegant feast was eaten with rigor-
"u> appctltcs.
Among the "risitn" brethren" who
have been invited to seats in the AsSocia-
tiun NAV he noted Rev. DrS. j. y. Jcter,
William +. Hatcher. II. Mcdonald, and y.
+. Dickinson. Rev>. J. William Jones and
&. II. Ryland. Hon. II. Il. Ellyson, T. j.
>arkc. Esq. Alexander Walker, Esq, and
lanes =. Winston, Esq. OF Richmond; Rev.
pr>. y. W. Wilson OF New Orleans and G..
Manly OF Staunton, DR.. William y. Hill OF
Madison. Rev. \. {. Barron and W. X.
Vaughan OF Culpcper, Rev. Alexander Ew-
bank Of Bedford county, Professor William
Dickinson OF the Albemarle Female Insti-
iutr Rev. \. Broadus, Jr., OF Fluvauna
county, Rev. 4. g.. Loving Of Albcmarle,
Rev. 4. w. Graves Of Maryland, and Rev.
James Dinwiddic, Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church.
Yesterday afternoon the special order was
the consideration OF the Sunday-schoo
work, which was introduced by an excellent
report by General William McComb. Tho
report was discussed by Rev. DR.. G.. Manly,
OF stanton, president of the Sunday-School
and Bible Board Rev. DR.. A. Z. Dickinson,
OF hichmond; Rev. DR.. c. Quarles, OF
Louisa; and Rev. A. W. Graves, OF Mary
land.
Yesterday morning Dr. Wilson preached
in the Methodist church, Rev. A. G.. Barron
in the Disciples church, and Rev. Hilary E..
Hatcher in the courthouse.
Last night Rev. DR.. William f. Hatcher
delivered in The Methodist church, for the
benefit of the Baptist church, his celebrated
lecture on the " .1dr0ntageS Of the Modern
Unncee."
In spite Of the rain the house was packed
with an audience which seemed to enjoy
greatly the keen satire, broad humor, pal
pablc hits, vivid pictures, and unanswera-
bic argument OF this inimitablc lecture.
The Special order this morning was the
report on missions, which was presented
hy Rev. DR.. Charles Quarles. The report
gives general sketch OF the work OF mis-
>ons rs conducted by the Board OF this AS
ISOLATION within its own bounds; the State
Mission Board within the limits Of the Com
monweath; the Home Mission Board Of
the Southern Baptist Convention, which
works in the destitute parts OF the South
and Southwest; and the Foreign Mission
Board, which labors among the heather.
DR.. Quarles accompanied the presentation
Of his report with an admirable sketch OF
the missionary labors Of the pastors OF this
Association and the missionaries Of the
State Board
The corresponding sccI etarv OF the State
Mission Board made telling and effective
speech in behalf OF that work. He stated
that since this Goshen Association had met
here, thirty years ago, there had been over
$4,000 additions 10 tue churches under the
labors OF the missionaries Of the State Mis-
sion Board. He gave statistics showing the
proportion OF members OF evangelical
churches in Virginia to the popula-
ton, and based on these statistics an
earnest appeal for more evangelical labor
in the state. He gave a notwithstanding
sketch OF the work Of the State Mission
Board since its organization. His picture
Of The Virginia Of the future, for which we
should now prepare, was both vivid and
hopeful, and his appeal TO the Association
10 follow in the footsteps OF the fathers OF
The old Goshen, who helped to lay the foln.
dations OF the State Board, was eloquent and
effective.
DR.. A. i. Dickinson followed in an ear.
nest, practical talk on the importance OF an
evangelist in the bounds OF this Associa.
ton.
HtV. Or. Jeter made one Of his inimitable