The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-04

from DIR. Hoae-Report OF the State Mission
Bsard-Meeting Of the Historical Society
and Other Business-How the Baptist,
Raised q Thousand Dollars to Pay a Debt ts
the State Missionaries. &c, &c.
The Baptist General Association OF Vir.
ginia met again yesterday morning at
O'Clock in Grace.Street Baptist church.
Prayer by Rev. G. Tyree.
Rev. DR.. Curry moved that Rev. c. II.
Ryland, ID. D., be appointed on the conn.,
mittee OF twenty-oHe-one from each dis
trict-to consider the relationship, &C., be-
tween district associations and the General
Association, &c. Agreed 10, and DR.. Ry-
land was made chairman.
REPRESENTATION IN TIE ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. r. B. HnDdley moved that commit.
tee OF one from each District Association
be appointed TO consider and report TO this
session OF the General Association whether
the time has come TO make change in the
representation OF this body. Agreed to.
Under this resolution the Chair appointed
the following committee:
Augusta, r. Il. Hundley; Accomac, S. G.
Boston; AlbemarIe. s. Z. HUFF; Appomat.
tox, j. W. Harwood; Blue Ridge, J. Lee
Taylor; ClDch Valley, -: Dan River,
William Slate; Dover, :. c. Clopton: Go
shen, Thomas s. Dunnaway; James River,
l.. K. Tbornhill; Lebanon, William Fisher /:
Middle District, j. X. Bagby; New Leba-
non, f. A. Leonard; New River, w. G..
Parks; Portsmouth. John II. Wright po-
tomac. Fl. II. Hyer: Rappahannock, w. r.
ID. MOncure: Roanoke, II. Petty: shiloh,
A. c. Barron strawberry, W. r. l.. Smith !;
Valley, {. l.. Cecke.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. Dunnaway moved that the report OF
the Sunday-School and Bible Board be now
read. Rejected.
Religious exercises iOlIowed-prayer by
Rev. j. 4. Mclaughlin.
Rev. c. l.. Cooke said be hoped that Dis
trict Associations would meet 50 as not to
conflict in their meetings, and asked the
Chair il he did not think the Association
ought 10 take some action in the matter.
The Chair replied that the Association
had nothing to do with It.
Attention was called 10 the fact that DR..
Rylsnd's committee would look into the
matter.
A motion to allow the Committee on
Time and Place Of Next Meeting TO sit du.
ring the session Of The Association was re-
iec!ed on dyislOn-ayes, 2S; noes, As.
sUNDAy-sCHOOL AND BIBLE BOARD.
Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher now read the report Of
the sundays school and Billie Board. The
report refers TO DR.. Eaton. removal to Lou.
vile. Ky. DR.. Eaton was the president OF
the Board. The report states that special
stteniion has been paid TO colpOrtage, and
Rev. }. NJ. Pitcher has been appointed gen.
eral superintendent. Considerable attention
TO sunday. school work has also been paid.
From January l, 1850, to April 30. 1881,
eighteen colporleIs were appointed. All are
now under appointment except two. One
resigned on account OF ill-health. and the
other removed TO North Carolina. Six
teen are now in the field. The
report then gives the names Of the colpOr-
ters and their fields Of labor. The col
porters ahored 1891 days. visited 3,40l
families, prayed with !, 1903 families, found
3l3 persons habitually neglecting preach
ing, lSj destitute OF the Bible, 1j7 destitute
of all religious books except the Bible
They held 372 public meetings, organized
II SUNDAY schools, and baptized SO per-
sons. Many others professed faith under
their preaching. They sold Bibles, Tesla
menls. books, tracts, &c., valued at Sl,-
627 81, and gave away SOLO worth. They
bad on hand May 2d a stock OF books
valued at 1916. 43. \ church was organized
at Scotts shop, in Amelia county, with
twenty-five members, by Mr.. G.. W.
Hurt and DrS. Hatcher and Mcdonald.
The salaries OF the cOlpOrters amounted to
81, los. .92. They have been paid Sl.007.3 80
leaving balance due them May I'd Of
Sl0l 81. The Board has paid OF the in.
debtedness Of the old Board S337 90. The
old Board bad on hand, held by two col
poriers, books valued at s319.36. The re-
port shows the receipts Of the Board
from sales OF books, General As,oca-
iion, &C., to have been S364j 81. Paid
out for salaries, books, printing. post
age, &c., S3,42lSl. BaIace, 1928 %.
The purchases OF books during the year
amounted to S2,2G4j2- 900 hymn.boOks al
S4OG 50; 4l9 Bibles at $2l9.3l; 9G family
Bibles, 1886 90; 400 Testament>, S4j.l3;
129 Testament and Psalms, S7S.07; lrac's
aud books, Sl.1iS.j2. The statement shows
that nearly 30 per cent. OF the purchases
consisted Of hymn. books and the Scriptures,
}aDd nearly 33t OF the Scriptures alone,
which confirms the statement Of the cOlpor-
tiers that they find more ready sale for the
Word OF God than for any other book. The
report next gives a full statement Of the
policy q the Board 9nd agreement with
the American Baptist Publication Society.
IN The Sunday-schOol department II sun
day schools have been organized; given a
library TO one Of them, and sought 10 open
correspondence with all The sunday schools
in the State. Postal card> were sent out TO
the number Of l.lSj. Only 23S school, re-
.pOnded for the first issue u 700 cards, and
another issue WAS made and only % schools
responded 10 this last issue. Reports were
received from 3l4 schools, and l. churches
report "no school," The report calls atten-
ton OF the sunday schools Of the State to
the Sunday School and Bible Board Mis-
sonary Society Of the First Baptist church.
Petersburg, in the hope that The successful
example OF this society will stimulate all
our schools to adopt some such method Of
COOPERATION with this Board. The general
suDerniendent during hye months travelled
APP miles, preached 4S sermons. delivered
81 addresses for the Board, and - Sunday
school addresses. The Board urges the inn
porlauce OF a general superintendent.
TIE REPORT DISCUSSED.
when the report bad been read through
bv Mr. Pitcher, DR.. Eaton addressed the
Association and further explained the work
Of the Board and its connection with the
American Baptist Publication Society in
Philadelphia, and endorsed is work.
Rev. c. Tyree followed DR.. Eaton, ard
said he had been converted 10 the Board by
lis interes ing report and work. He wished
il greater success, and hoped the AssOcia-
ton would lend all the aid in lis power to
the work.
Or. Hawthorne and DR.. Thomss opposed
the alliance with the American Baptist Pub
lcation Society. The latter was not ready
10 marry the two organizations, and OPP
posed the plan very warmly.