The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-04


fspec,ai Correspondence Of the DispaichI
PETERSBURG, June 3, 1889. j.
Nv te,etram last night informed you OF
the organization Of the Association. ne
tellers appointed to count the votes ,oI
yice-presidents did not report un,I .n,s
morning, when they announcer Tue e,ec,,on
~ the following Professor N. n. DAVIS,
Rev. DIR. A. Ii. Brown. Rev. H. oones' an"
Rev. DIR. w. E. Hatcher. ~
The address OF welcome, by Rev. Ut. ~.
IT Eaton. TO which made brief a'lusioh 10
INV telegram last night, was in every way
appropriate.
second Day-Norning Session.
The President, General Field. called the
Association to order at 8 O'Clock, anu rev.
Or. j. b. Hawthorne led In prayer.
The Chair announced some additionsi
committees, and the Association engaged IN
devotional exercises, in which Rev. Dr.
Tyree led In prayer.
REV. DIR. Hatcher rendered his resigna-
ton as vice president, and on bis nomination
Rev. Samuel Harris was unanimously elect
ed In his stead.
HoME MISSIONS.
Rev. J. r. l.. Smith, OF Lyncbburg. read
the report OF the Home Mission Board
written by G.. b. Fleet, Esq. correspond
ing secretary. This Board OF the General
Association Is the representative in Vlr-
cjnja of the Home Mission Board OF the
Southern Baptist Convention located at
Marion, Ala.
The report states that the work OF the pa
rent Board during the past year has shown
decided progress, and the outlook for cue
next year is decidedly encouraging. Fne
receipts-oyer sc, 000-though not as large
"a thew ought to be. bad been larger than
the year before-Virginia giving 81 100, be-
sides sustaining her own State missions.
The report gives interesting details OF the
work OF the Board among the Indians
where during the year manuaiiaoor
school hes been founded amopgt the creeks;
the mission to the Chinese OF California,
where Rev. DR.. j. b. Hartwell Is dong sue.
cessful work; among the colored people OF
the South; among the destitute OF our own
people.
tbjrtyty four missionaries, who have done
very hard and very successful work. In
fercstjng and successful institutes for color
ed ministers had been held under the au-
spiccs of the Board. The report commends
Kind Words, the Sunday.school paper OF
the Board, and spoke Of Its increased value
since Rev. Or. NJ. b. Wharton bad been
added to its corps OF editors.
II closes with an expression OF gratitude
for what has been done, and an earnest APP
neal for larger contributions to enable the
Eoard to extend and enlarge its work.
Rev. Or. W. II. McIntosb, corresponding
secretary OF the Home Mission Board OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, then adj
dressed the Association at some length,
setting forth in detail the work, the needs,
and the prospects OF the Board. He said
that the field OF the Board is large one, ex-
tending from Maryland to Florida, and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. He made
the poipt that while in some OF the States,
az in, Virginia, the State Boards are doing
their own work, yet in many other sections,
as in Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, &C., there Is very great restitution,
which these older States must supply.
He gave some notwithstanding details
OF a visit he had made TO the Indian terri
tory, and OF the grand work which the
Board had done to Christianize tbe.red men
of the forest. He insisted that Virginia
ought to raise at least "a, 900 next year Tor
this Board.
Rev. j. l.. Carroll offered as an amend
ment 10 the report q resolution to the effect
during the year at least S4 600, and that the
Board at Lynchburg be requested to appor.
ton this amount among the churches.
Rev. DIR. G. Tyree cordially endorsed the
resolution OF Mr.. Carroll, and earnestly
urged that the churches ought to give 10
10 this Board at least as large sum as 10
any other Board.
Rev. DR.. j. B. Hawthorne warmly en-.
dorsed the resolution. He quoted great
orator OF the South as saying: 'Of all con-
tinepts l love the American continent most.
OF all countries on this continent / love the
limited States most. And Of oil the States
of the United States l love most the one
where have local habitation and q name"
He cordially endorsed the sentiment, and
would apply it to the matter in hand. He
would give first to his own church; second,
to State missions; third, to this Home Mis-.
sion Board; and next to foreign missions
He called attention TO the fact that this
Board is doing work which no other
Board Is engaged unexpectedly In their
work among the Indians-and made an clio.
auent appeal for more liberal contributions
to this grand work. as1
Rev. DR.. Hatcher would offer an amend.
ment to the eloquent speech Of his brother.
He was willing to the order suggested, and
that contributors should be given first tC
State missions, second to home missions,
and third to foreign missions; but he would
have each contribution to grow, and al
"the field is the world" he would have thu
churches SIN give twice as much to foreign
as 10 home or State missions.
Hon. 4. V. Winston, Of Louisa, concur
red in DIR. Hatcher's amendment.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Brown cordially endorsed
"ihc amendment" and quoted the CORE
= Rsiing secretary OF the State Mission
laid as saying two years ago that tn
,bprches ought TO give twice as much u
aftsgn as to State missions.
AlIie amendment was adopted, and the re
ort as amended was adopted.
MESSENGERS FROM coLoRED BAPTIST coNvEN
TIoN.
Rev. DIR. w. ID. Thomas reported that u
e1sordance with the resolution passed at To-
meeting OF tho General Association
ey. +. II. Boston and himself bad attended
,e recent session OF the Convention Of th
colored Isaptists OF Virginia, beld at Hamp
ton. He had been delighted at much he hal
seen and heard, and had thanked God TO
the evidence OF progress be had seen. III
aud Mr.. Boston bad been cordially received
and fraternally treated.
The Convention bad appointed CORE
ass~or t.ao pexarc f<<S tf hO<lv and