The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-05

kaVu uuu Nss W. " = s~s.sr.s-sxsisser $3.50
'elo, hNpesut erae1S eeo ~ -.
"a this department o. Cnr'a4u scuvsy..a
DR.. Jeter. Vas the lnss susvIvc. W .uS
lounden u the Geuerst Aeocsatsous ~. -
The sepoet takes occasion q a1u ~ sos 49, y.
Ire btssscd. resuies wnscn nsse -
secured through the tei's s11 49, 80 ~
nose We1o laid the foauoss.ons =. W.
preseut streugth snd prosperity. x, n
these h mentions that W ncss "a y sns
OF 1888 (the date OF the ofKau,ss.vn ~ a.
Associstton) there were nos moIc Susn
n .0O0 Baptists, one third OF wnom weIe
SjtFes, there are now ~ the sane t-
tory asSoe Baptist churches, WIN : ne IN
roco,leee, no high school, no ocnounns-
lions. school Of any grade. ana oaIy euc
colIcrc graduate in our ministry, we no~
hsu,e me best colleges aud sehoos u tne
two Virginia's for the educsfion OF ou
worth cf both sexes and both colors, ana Is
snsny educated ministers as any oener &C.
nomination."
The report regrets that an accurate sam.
c,erv .of the labors OF the missionaries OF
me Hoard IN virginia from 1879 TO the pre-
scnt time cannot he furnished. Prior te
Sesr7 their reports were imperfect, ana many
were moi preserved. From those on sie
and other reliable data the statement X
n,sde that up to 1S47 more than halt OF the
Raptist churches 10 Virginia and west wa.
ginia were organised BY the missionaries Of
IDS Board. Since 1847 full reports nave
been made aud preserved. Ine*o sovw
that In the past thirty-three years I'VE nate
hsd In the he'd each year from n'seeu ~
sexfeuty.two missionaries, Averaging forty
per wear In all that period, except the Tour
yesrs Of the war, when our missions were
suspended. Within that time SS,SSS per
sons psofessed faith In Christ unoer tneII
ministry. They organized I1S cnurcnes
and As7 Sunday SCHOOLS, and built lSs houses
Of worship"
Csamentiug on these "trfumpes o.
Diyiae grace through the missionaries ol
the Stzte Mission Board tne repot say
that "a perpetuate and extend its benencen'
infiuence the same spirit OF personal cohse'
cratiop 70 Christ which moved the fathers
Of the Association must marx the hVes oi
their sons.
Forty.four missionaries nave oeen eul.
ployed In Virginia the past wear: lucy
supplied i6S stations, I'D parts OF iorty-enIse
counties and Ia twenty-six towns ano VIZ
lagos. They presence 4.1so sermous, pap
tized LOIS converts, aided pas.ors 10 i.s1 !.
ings In which l.oLS otners proIosseu i.'en ~
Christ, made 7,osS visits 10 Iamn"es .oi &c,
ligious conversation ana prayer, su sa,;oms
lug SUNDAY scnoo's AZ 'nc'r r,ss'on s.a ".a,,
organized twenty.nine new SUNDAY SCHOOLS
and nine new churches. competed iour new
houses OF worship. ana are engaged III
building fourteen others,
The recelpts OF tn's DoaIu ~. ~ 's sos CO. GO
were So:soo,oI eApenus.Iu,,t9s,i * ~ pai.oca
oaiance III .ne 'Iessuiy, H. To- -; June
que sue in's Mvu ; T% ot tho onnnaI
po,4oo.V' Aue eeL 90 ,,s,,ojiv
meetings. "a .ue ,,sI"~aos dna tho mis-.
sumcient W pay 'he ""'"h0o' ""' Wv
sionaries.
Rev. w. ID. BROOKS, pastor OF 'pe seoV ,hu
lcoiored) churcn 10 h'cuuon"' 'ooA NV
moor. ....ts Tor Tho
ne ekp,esseu n,s VAN III sos,om.nesSen.
courtesy snom u''u a"u m,s e.aw. deenIv.
gers TO tne Assoclation, anu sa.u uev h;ch
interesting atcouto :" no ,ue u 9Th and the
DIS peop'e nau ~ "Ga'eI lis naonIe were
progress tney nae inaue: s pop'e 80
poor many Oh tner m.n.s D.. ~ SIN the
RANT, .ney aoh v'sa .a,';" shr "ro hr,Id
Deautiiui HOUSES VI wo'enlp ,uoy az Du ~;
ing anu Payius lor ~ - n;hnr oT;no,s
buttons tbey are making u otuei oo!eUa'
In the influence Oh tneir scuoo,s . anu W,
creas'ng inte'ugeuce vi ,non nnns"y, ~
tnougnt MS people "eie s'eau"' """ '"'0"
rising. ,,-s ~,
In conclusion, ne palu ,se'ins 'na n e'o.
queh. u,vuso W -. oo ,,,,. VII" .,,yawo t tho
.oi' - e.' ~. aJu 90 n,Io
irienu 0i tue co,oieo peop'o. oon
MI. pioons n, e. ;nros.
s,oquon. sPeaHe, auu 'n""' INV
sion on Tue congresa.,o.; p..;ao,, s.,d .
AS ne tooh n.s sea. :no ates,In' 1911 s"
nank uou E.,,op.a - Ill. saS'ou ~, psv M m
ner nanus ~ EoI - ill., o''" Y"
nG I'll " ieau , ~ pIa, S;..,,d hv pav.
Luz IePo'' 90 o iu " ' wv -, ~ - N %
". Anson' "a. E.O"eu; =; L D1nh. IT IT.
1ea1 r, l. o. Lses, auo o. o1 T"ete 70
q. n L'y SUI; H,9., o. m;n;.,, T;shor
d. NJ. INVITES Isq'' ne'' i''"'" N''"o''
ana otners. an
Mr.. Ei'ysoh sa'u tnat Si,VVV wa, no"
needed 10 pay the missionaries Ior tue year
Iust closed. -. os.
= Kew. a. u. owen expresses his WA a .,s.
aevouon 10 .nls Doalu, ~. .nGus snoy
nao maui n ~. 80 80 oIt,t,'.s
TO tne clues tna' ougu' u 20 " oe''''''e
country piaces. An. .Ao r,,,o II
rev. Dr. Eaton insisteu !na' "a. u,u .r ID
aaA,us atpv thn soa.;, Uo hit a,so 70 The
not o"'y ~ tue ues.'u'io. Wv ",1o 80 ~
promise Oh tne neiu .ua' !us' 90 W. ,aa u
or prefers 70 SOW On rich anu nunuI SUI
SO Tue boa!a suouiu PAM H.. It's n'.s'ons o on
iruiliui soi'' whether III c'sy' vi 'o~h' VI
country.
PROFESSOR locke saio tna, ue nnu Deen ~,
lorty years memoer OF this boaro, anu
thought that II toey had made mistake IL
had been 10 not expendlng enough IN Inc
cities. Richmond, Tor example, he said,
was rot only the most beauliiul but also
one OF the most noullshipg ana promising
cities Ia the country, ana the bOaru 0uSnt