The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-15
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
rouSe MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION con.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF FRIDAY siahr
lSp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXERCISES
AND pIscUssIoNs--THE BANK OF PETERs-
BURG FUNDS RECoVERED-'Eki si'iuhf.
LOSS SUSTAINED, &C.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
JANUARY i3, 1877. H
The session OF the Young Mems Chris
ZION Convention last night, while no BUSH
ness was transacted. was one OF pecuilar Inc
fercsf The exercises were opened by
br;ef uBible-readingn by Mr. Thomas 4.
Cree. OF New York. The twenty-third
Psalm was the subject Of the reading, and
II was also the subject OF brief addresses by
Mr.. Cree. DR.. J. William Jones, Rev. I. I.
Eaton. Rev, George A. Hall, and Mr.. +. l..
Coodwvn, each OF whom touched upon some
different thought suggested by the psalm.
The first topic for discussion was " Our
mission primarily to young men," 1t was
expected that Rev. S. A. Steel would lead
off. but telegram was received announcing
hi. inability TO be present. Mr.. Cree was
substituted in his stead, and opened the dis
cussion. lie was followed by Revs. Messrs.
Eaton, Hall, and Jones, whose remarks
elected the liveliest interest. There was a
crowded attendance OF iaOleS anu Seiltfeueh
to hear the discussions.
Among the delegates last night who had
not before reported were Rev. j. Il: Tyler,
nf Richmond, and General G. D. Johnson,
OF Alabama-the latter Of whom will to-
night address the Convention on the work
among the colored people OF the South. He
was especially appointed to work upon the
coIored people by the international Conyen-
tion OF Christian Associations, and, learn,
will give very encouraging report OF his
operations.
THE Convention was opened this morn
ing with ''Bible reading" by. Rev. Mr..
Hale, large congregation being present.
The first topic for discussion-viz., "The
Relations of the Association TO the
Churches was postponed until tonight,
when the discussion will be opened by Rev.
DR.. Jones.
The next subject, " Association Work."
was taken UP, and very interesting adj
dresses delivered by several OF the delegates.
The principal speakers were Mr.. Cree and
Colonel Munford. The latter thought that
to make the work OF the Association sue.
cessful the officers should be efficient and
active: the committees should faithfully at
tend TO their duties; they should all have
their hearts in their work; good lecturers
should be secured; good libraries estab-
lishcd: every means be adopted to interest
Young men: Bible classes should be organ
lied; religious exercises should be fire.
uuent: prayers constant; the Sunday
schools sustained; system OF regular visit
ing established; the poor should be reached
and attended to, &c. He elaborated each Of
these points as showing the necessity OF or
ganized work.
The Convention will practically close its
work tonight, though Sunday afternoon a
mass meeting for young men, under the
auspices Of the Convention, will be held,
and tomorrow night q devotional gospel
meeting will conclude the exercises.
The Bank OF Petersburg Yesterday and
this morning received back the funds
stolen from its dcposit-boX on the 30th Of
December last. The amount taken was
very nearly $1G,S00-all OF which has been
recovered except about $3.50, which Thor
burn had expended. 1t was deposited in
various sums in different banking institu-
tons in the North and Canada and was
recovered by means OF drafts. The places
of deposit and the different amounts were
communicated to the bank authorities by
Thorburn, after his voluntary return and
surrender, and it was thus through his
agency that the funds were recovered. The
expenses of the bank in the means adopted
to arrest Thorburn and recover the money
amounted to about $500. All agree that
the bank is very fortunate to have sustained
80 slight loss when SO large a sum was
involved.
Thorburn transmitted three drafts for
$4,000 each in gold to relative in Mecklen-
burg county, payable to his order. In con-
sequence of the bad weather and the inter-
ruption to the mails these drafts, which
were mailed from different places at different
times, did not reach the gentleman. The
first he knew about them was day or two
ago, when he was visited by bank officer
OF this city with letter from Thorburn re-
questing him to turn over the drafts. He
ut once stated that lie had never received
them, and knew nothing about them, but
possibly, as he mad not received any mails for
some days, if they had really been sent, they
might be in the post-ofice at Scots
burg. lie accompanied the official to Scots
burg, where, sure enough, the letters with
the drafts in them were found in the post
office. They were Immediately endorsed
and turned over to the official, and sent
down to Petersburg. In one Of the letters
Thorburn requested, in case Of his death,
that $4,000 be turned over to his family and
$4,000 to his sureties. In later letter, re-
ceived by same mail, Thorburn announced
his intention to return and surrender him.
self.
Rev. DR.. J. William Jones is announced
to preach at the First Baptist church Sum-
day morning at IL O'Clock, and Rev. DR..
Read at the Tabb-Street Presbyterian
church at the same hour. ROBIN ADAIR.
DANVILLE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Nspstch.l