The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-05
Baptist General Association.

| Association CONNER ced in Charlottesville
on Wednesday last. and throughout its de-
alterations the utmost harmony prevailed
There was large attendance Of delegates
and SPECTATORS ana the proceedings were
very Interesting.
The report of Rev. G. B. Steele, Treasurer
| of the Association, showed that he.had receiv-
ed and disbursed during the year 1913, l04 80.
These contributions were for State missions,
Education Board, Foreign Mission Board,
Home Mission Board, Sunday School Board,
and ministers relief fund. They do not in
clude contributions sent diract to the Boards,
contributions to Richmond College, to the
| Southern Baptist Theological SeminaY Or to
local church or district association objects.
On Thursday morning the report OF the
Sunday School and Billie Board, OF which
| DR.. Manly OF this city, is the able and eff
| Gent President, was read.
| The Board has :stained daring the year
eight colporters, who had labored in the Au.
gusta Albemarl, Goshen, James River, Po-
| tomac, Roanoke, and Shiloh Associations.
| The whole time of the service Of these col
porters aggregated tifty-two and a half
months, during which they made 8, 79S visits,
| held 30S public services. organized IS new
Sunday schools, made donations amounting
to $74.35, and sold Ga family Bibles, 9i2
small Bibles, 154 Testaments and Psalms,
and 900 Testaments and 26l other books.
The Board had paid 81 ,042.22 for salaries of
! coIporters, and had nearly met all the eX-
penses of the purchase of Books, sc. The
report gives interesting details OF the efforts
| of the Board, the obstacles in the way, and
| the work accomplished. 1t warmly COM
mends the self-denying labors of the colport-
ers. The report stated that under instruct
| ion from the General Association the Board
| had correspondent with the American Bap-
| fist Publication Society in reference to ''ar
engagements to secure wider circulation Of
| the UNCONVENTIONAL literature published by
that Society," but that they had been con
strained t'to report that no arrangements
beyond these already existing seem 10 us to
| be practicable at present.
| The report earnestly recommends that o
superintendent, who shall give his whole
time to pushing the work of the Board, be
appointed, or that the Board be removed to
some other location where it can have more
voluntary service.
The report was referred to committee of
| five, with special reference to the appoint
ment OF a general superintendent.
The mission work has favorably progress
ed, Thirty seven missionaries had been en-
ployed during the year-ten in the Middle
and Piedmont Virginia, and fifteen west of
the Blue Ridge. This number fell far short
of the calls for evangelical laborers, and the
report earnestly urges an increase of them,
especially in those counties in Middle and
| Piedmont Virginia where the anti-mission
Baptist mainly reside, and in the Valley and
| Southwest. In regard to this latter section
| it says: 1.-THE relative proportion of ad-
ditions to our mission churches. is larger Of
| Wall Law md D. f}o,,
in any other division OF the State. Of the
17,712 persons won to Jesus by our mission
aries in the past eight years, 7,763, or nearly
half, residing in this section; and OF the 90
churches organized by them during that
! time 80 are located here. This has been ac-
complished with little more then one third
of our missionary force"
| The continued favor of God upon the work
| of the missionaries is seen in the conversion
the past year of 1879 persons under their
ministry. These 81 missionaries preached
1924 sermons, made 5,4S3 visits to families
| for religious conversation and prayer, organ
| lied 25 new Sunday schools and new
churches, completed houses of worship,
and are engaged in building ID Others. They
have LOG Sunday schools in operation at
their mission stations. These labors were
performed at 163 stations, in parts of 36
counties and % towns and villages.
Since last year the treasurer has received
for this Board IS .05S.90, and paid ont for it
S7.526.55 /; leaving balance i'll bis hands TO
its credit of $532.35 After deductlng this
balance there will be due the missionaries
on the 1st Of June 81, 1854, which it was
hoped would be provided for by the receipts
at this meeting.
Other interesting reports, showing the
great and good work accomplished through
the agency of the association, were present.
ed, and approved.
One of the most interesting features OF the
session was the Introduction of the Rev.
Geo. B. Taylor, for years the pastor OF the
Baptist Church in this city, and now the mis-
ionary at Rome. He vas warmly welcomed
and gave an interesting account of the
work in the Eternal city.
Among the new Boards appointed, was
the Sunday School and Bible board Stanton,
with the following officers: Charles Manly,
president; c. H. Ryland, first vice-presiden;
G. f. James, second yice-president; w. IL.
Peyton, corresponding secretary; -. 3. l1oge.
recording secretary.
Other Managers; G. NJ. Ramsey, j. w.
Todd, Lewis Peace, r. Il. Leftwch, p. B.
Huntley, G. D. Pearman. J. S. Gillian, J.
j. NJ. Pitcher, Solomon Funk, John II. Tay-
lor.