The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-30

i has recently lost his house by lire.
/ The Association adjourned With prayer
by Rer.7F II. Jaines, OF PowhataD countys
second Day.-aTorninS Session.
i The session was ope1edat 0 O'Clock. with
some matters Of routine, and season OF
devotional exercises, in which, Reys.J, w.
/ kgiapd, Ii. d. Wharton, and +. W. Eason
| led IN prayer and Rev. DIR. T.. S. Dunaway
made brief address, IN which he urged
| greater faith and more seif-acnying earn
/ cstness.
srSDAY-scHooL AND BIBLE BOARD.
Rev. DR.. G. Manly, president Of the
Board, read the annual report OF the Board.
| The Board has sustained during the year
eight coiporters, who bad iabored IN the
Augusta. Aloemarlc, Goshen. James River,
Potomac. Roanoke, and Shiloh Associa-
! tons. The whole time OF the service OF
these colporters aggregated fifty-two and a
half months, during which they made 8. 79S
i visits, held 3O8 public services, organized
Is new Sunday schools, made donations
amounting 10 S7d.35, and sold Ga family
Bibles, 9l2 small Bibles. 154 Testaments and
Psalms, and 900 Testamcnts and 26f other
books. The Board had paid l,042 90 for
| salaries OF colporterS, and had nearly met
all OF the expenses OF the purchase OF books,
The efforts Of the Board, the obstacles in the
! way, and the work accomplished. 1t warmly
] commeuds the self-denying labors Of the
colporters. The report stated that under
/ instructions from the General Association
I the Board had corresp0nded with the Anne.
rican Baptist Publication Society in refer
ence to arrangements to secure 4 wider
circulation OF the denominationaI literature
published by that Society,"" but that they
had been constrained .sto report that no ar
engagements beyond those already existing
! seem 10 Us TO be practicable at present"
The report earnestly recommends that a
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 DISCUSSED.
Rev. DR.. r. S. Dunaway earnestly called
attention TO the economy witt which the
affairs OF the Board has been conducted
| that so much had been accomplished ut such
| n small expenditure OF money. The Board
had rendered service equivalent 10 the work
OF one man for fifty two and Il half months
1T cost to the denomination Of only 81, 200,
| and he really thought that the simple state
ment Of this fact should commend the Board
| to the warm sympathies and active CO.
operation OF the churches.
! Rev. DR.. Z. w. Warren related touch
ing incident OF young man who was con-
vertcd in the Virginia penitcntiary lii con-
nection with Colonel Munford'S Sunday
school, had been pardoned out, and is now
at college preparing TO be minister Ut the
gospel and foreign missionary.
At this point Rev. Dir. Cornelius Tyrec
offered the following resolutions:
| l>a,.o e. rI,-
4 GREAT NEED OF RELIGIOUS BOOKS,
and whereas there is no publication society
South from which the needed supply OF re-
ligious literature can he procured, and
whereas the American Baptist Publication
Society publishes and is willing to furnish
our people the books we need on liberal
terms. and whereas this Society has amid
our national trouble been conservative aud
kind to our southern people; therefore
Resolved. That the Sunday-School and
Bible Board Of this body be advised to CO.
operate with The American Baptist Publ
cation Society in the employment and sup
port OF colporscrS within the bounds OF our
state.
ReS0tued, That our Sunday-School Board
be advised to cooperate with the Society in
Philadelphia, and, SO far as they can, TO con-
tribute to the national society.
| Dr.. TYREE
| said he offered these resolutions on bis own
motion, and because he considered them OF
any division or the kingdom OF Christ by
Manson's and Diyon's line, and would let
the dead questions OF the past be buried
out OF sight. He would cooperate with the
| American Baptist Publication Society l.
Because they have always been kind to the
South, and have never published anything
10 which the people OF our section could
object. 2. They publish most excellent
denominational literature. 3. They have
been exceedingly liberal in their donations
to the South. 4. He wanted the great Rap-
list brotherhood Of America united in this
one work.
Rev. }. William Jones regretted that the
resolutions and statements o; Dr.. Tyrec
forced him to say %iiat he Was willing to be
buricd-riz., that the .....
AMERICAN BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY
has in other days published books very
offensive to our section, and that while the
books now circulated in the South are $50
far as he knows Objectionable, the organ
OF the Society Uhe National Bapsist) is
still publishing very offensive and objcc-
tionablc matter to the people Of this section.
now, and moved TO refer the resolutions to
a committee Of one from each Association.
After some discussion the motion was
adopted, and the Chair afterwards an
nounccd the following committee:
| Dover Association, j. William Jones /;
! Accomac, Andrew Bronddus. Jr.; Abe
marie, \. Il. Woodtin; ApponattoX, j. H..
Ncwbli; Augusta, J. N. Pitcher; Blue
Ridge, j. Lee Taylor; Concord, T. w.
Sydnor; Dan River. w. +. Blrksdale !;
| Goshen, +. V. Winston; james River.
james Ii. Fox; Lebanon, j. 5. Jones; Mid
| die District, j. Il. BaSby; Portsmouth, I.
T. Eaton; Potomac, J. \. Haynes; Kappa
hammock, \. BroadduS, ST.; Roanoke, j.
II. Averitt; Shiloh, j. &. Field; Straw
berry, {. Tyrec; Valley, {. r. james.
Rev. Mr.. Bedsoe, Of the Methodist
Church, was introduced by the President,
and received by the Association standing,
THE DISCUSSION OF THE REPORT OF THE Sun
DAY-SCHCOI. BOARD
| was then resumed.
Rev. c. IL. Ryand explained that the
Board in Stanton did not desire to .shirk
work, but to provide for its being done
more efficiently.
DIR. Manly endorsed the statement o. Mr..
! RYland, and said there was no question OF
the suspension Of the work, but simply
how it could be best done. He urged the
appointment Of y man TO give his whole
time 10 the work Of the Board ..-
Rev. DR.. Hidcn, Of South Carolina, said
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