The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-01

| The latest statistics are as follows .Four.
teen foreign missionaries. "a native assist
ants. Al scholars, $50 church members.
Average annual receipts, $4,000. Over
100 heather have been converted and bap-
tized In 1879" The Board publishes q
monthly--,be Foreign Mission Journal.
Two OF their missionaries sailed In ID, Gem
Der for Africa, and five others expect TO
leave this month tor other fields OF labor.
A volume on the history aud work Of this
Board, by their corresponding secretary, is
now in press, and will be soon issued.
| state Mission Board.
Rev. J. X. GarIick, ID. d.. president (;
Rev. J. Il. Jeter. ID. D., vice-president; H..
X. Ellyson, cores bonding secretary; James
+. Lakewood. recording secretary.
This Board OF the Virginia Baptist Gene.
ra Association sustained during the past
wear 81 missionaries, who labored In desti-
tute parts Of the State. They reported the
| following summary of labors performed
| during the year. Number OF preaching
stations, 1874: number Of sermons preached,
| 1924: number OF persons baptized, 49, !;
number OF conversions in connection With
the labors OF The missionaries Of persons
| baptized by other pastors, S91: sunday
schools at Il ltionS. 100; new Sunday schools
organized, %; new churches constituted,
/ 3; houses OF worship being erected, 10;
/ houses OF worship completed during the
| year, :.
| Baptist Education Board.
| Rev. DIR. ". T.. Hatcher, president: j.
/ TAYLOR Ellyson, CORES pOnding sec. etary,
/ No. III Main street.
The object Of this Board is TO aid young
men studying for the ministry at Richmond
College or the Southern Baptist Theological
| Seminary Ii is State organization. and
only undertakes u aid students who come
properly endorsed by the Niro nia churches
/ During its past career the Board has aided
| 1913 ministerial students, many OF whom have
| been among the most useful pastors and
most consecrated missionaries of the denOm-
| ination. During the past year it has had
under its charge and aided 20 ministerial
students. and is endeavorng TO carry out
! the instructions of the General Association
TO aid every suitable young man who applies.
| Baptist sunday school Association.
! J. Il. Winston, president; j. B9oten
Hill, secretary: X. Il. Gwathmey, trea-
surer. This Association is composed Of
! delegates from all the Baptist Sunday
/ schools of Richmond, and meets on the az
/ ternOon OF the second Sunday in each month
at some one Of the churches. 1t has an
/ Executive Committee cOmDoS ID OF one
member from each sunday school. At It's
meetings are attended by large
crowds-yarous questions connected with
TIE Sunday-sch work are discussed, and
collections are taken up for the main object
of the Association. which is 10 promote
Sunday school miss on work.
/ During the past year the schools con-
ueced with the Association have enjoyed
gratifying degree Of prosperity. One new
mission school was organized during the
sra
/ built a new chapel.
The following are the statistics OF the II
schools OF the Association for 1879: Officers
and teachers on roll, 391 ; average attend
ance, 1868; scholars on roll. 1913; average
attendance, 2,j42; scholars baptized, 1j3 :;
contributions. 81, 49j.0G.
Woman's Missionary Society.
This Society was formed in 1872. 1t j.
composed OF ladies from all the Baptist
churches in the city. Its object is 10 sup
port female missionaries in heather lands.
| The amount contributed during the pas
wear is Sjl7.7I. lis officers are: Mrs. J. Il.
Jeter. president: Mrs. Edwin WOrtham.
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Theodore
/ Ellyson, recording secretary; Mrs. Jack
/ Temple, treasurer.
First Church,
Corner Broad and Twelfth streets. Rev.
J. Il. Hawthorne, ID. d., pastor. This Is
the oldest Baptist church in the city, having
been organized in 1880, with II members.
Her centennial will be celebrated this year.
rs present membership Is 800 male, j34
female members-lotal, S34.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.-W William NJ. Turpin, SUI
Derintendent.-Ot and teachers, OF
! Scholars on roll, j25. Has large ana
valuable library.
LADIES' MISSIONARY standardization,
Mrs. Dr. II. A. Topper; secretary, Mrs.
| Colonel Knight; treasurer, Mrs. Coleman
Wortham. The special work is the sup
port OF YeuDg Seen San, native preacher in
Canton, China.
YOUNG LADIES MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Miss Leila T. Berry, president; Mrs. Fur
man Upper, treasurer; Miss Sallie l..
Hundley, secretary. This Society under
takes the support of Miss SalIie Stein, an
accented missionary to China, at a salary OF
500 per annum. During the year con-
| tribued S25 to the poor OF the Sunday
| school. 1t is full of zeal and energy.
DORCAs SOCIETY Mrs. Edwin WOrtbam,
president: Mrs. Sallle WIll rs, treasurer,
and Miss Sallie Brockenbrongb, secretary.
Has contributed $500 towards the support OF
the Venable-Street church, and aided the
children OF the poor.
! YOUNG MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY-R.
b. Lee, president; +. W. ReinS, secretary;
and II, NJ. Waltbail, tTeasurer-have Hour
ishing mission Sunday school on Fourth
street near Baker, and devotional meetings;
cotbe poor children, contribute through
State Mission Board to the support OF Rev.
Mr.. Wilson, of Southwest Virginia; have
promising mission among the Germans OF
the city, conducted by Rev. William Papen-
hauSer, and contribute $500 towards his
salary.
The total contributions OF the church for
aall purposes during the year do not vary FAR
from $4,000.
! Second Church,
| Corner Main and Sixth streets. Rev. Henry
Mcdonald, ID. d., pastor. Residence 2l2
east Main street. Present membership,
| j07; additions during the year, AZ.
| SUNDAY SCHOOL.-H. X. Ellyson, superln-
tcndent. - Number Of officers and teachers,
SO; scholars, 3O9-tOtal, 3ij. C0ntribu-
tons, 1910.
YOUNG MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY, organ
lied in 1859; has AZ active members. l.
Morton Mercer, president; Sol. Cutchens,
vice president; DR.. JudsOn Ii. Wood, cor
| responding secretary; John III. Stout, re-
cOrding secretary; Il. Is. Crump, trea-
surer. The Society has supported one NIL
Sonary in China, another IN Virginia, aided
city mlSsluus aud the Education Board, be-
sides labOring TO bring scholars into the
Sunday school.
/ LADIES AID AND HOME SOCIETY has done
a good work in sustaining their Home and
in general help to the poor. Mrs. Henry