The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-28
Pirst Days Session.

L
Christian church yesterday morning at 10
o'clock-the President, Rev. j. Y. Tyler,
I in the chair, and prayer by Rev. l.. A. Cut
/ Ter. The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
/ The following delegates were enrolled:
/ Rev. l.. a. Cutler, Mrs. +. B. Cutler,
/ Woodstock Sunday school, Colonel John
! B. Cary, Rev. W, S. IIoye, Miss y. S.
Hoye, Rev. +. w. Berry, Rev. +. l.. Pow
| ell, Rev. r. III. Wynnc, Mrs. II. III. Wynne,
j. X. Powell, Rev. G. 5. Blackwell Rev. j.
u. Tyler. Rev. y. s. Rhodes, Mrs. Bette
4. Henley, L. NJ. Kent.
/ Moved by Colonel j. B. Cary that at the
| opening Of each session opportunity be
given for the enrolment Of delegates.
Adopted.
Special permission was granted ex-
/ Treasurer Cary 10 make q supplemental
report TO that submitted at the last annual
meeting.
PROGRAMME.
/ On motion Of Rev. J.. A. Cutler the fol-
/ lowing programme was adopted:
( /. First Session-Thursday, 10 A. M
\ l. Devotional exercises; 2. Reading Of
minutes and constitutions; 3. Report OF
( Board of Managers; 4. Appointment o.
I committees.
II. Second Sesson-ThuTsday, 1880 p.
Nj. Devotional exercises. z. Address
/ by Brother f.. L. Powell; 3. Report Of
State evangelist; 4. Appointment OF Com
mittec on Report.
III. Third Scssion-Friday, 10 A. NJ
/ 1. Devotional exercises; 2. Report Of treas
urer; 3. Report of special committees; 4.
| Mission fields.
". Fourth Scssion-Friday, 1880 p. VI.
/ /. Devotional exercises; ?. Address by
Brother II. j.. Clark; 3. Report Of Com
mittec on Officers; 4. Unfinished busi-
ness.
! REPORT or BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Rev. j. u. Tyler presented the following
report, which was adopted:
RICHMOND, Va, october -, 1881.
To the Members Of the Virginia Christian
Missionary Society:
Dear Brethren,-In accordance with a
requirement OF our constitution. your
4 Board OF Managers respectfully submits for
your careful consideration this their annual
report.
/ At the last annual meeting Of the Society
a resolution was passed directing the ESe-
cutive Committee TO place state oyangel-
( ist i'm the field, and TO make it prominent
part Of his duty to develop the missionary
spirit and work throughout the state.
| An engagement was entered into with
Brother u. :. Rhodes 10 undertake thi,
work for one year from the 18th OF NoYem-
Der. 1880. The terms OF the agreement
were that he he allowed 10 solicit for the
Vi,qinia Missionary and write for ii aS be
prosecuted the work OF state evangelist; :;
that for this Joint labor ne should receive
seventy-fve dollars $50 per month, one
third OF which was to be paid by the paper
and the remainder by the Society; and
that all money paid him, save actual sub
scription to the paper, was to be placed TO
the credit OF the Society. BY making this
arrangement your Board felt that two I'M
portant and congenial forces in our general
work were more thoroughly united with
out detrimcnt to either and with promise OF
greater ultimate good TO the cause in the
State. The reports to be hereafter submit
ted. it is believed, will confirm the wisdom
OF the plsE.
Owl q to the wide extent Of the field
and the general condition OF the missionary
cause il seemed the part OF wisdom to give
TO our state evangelist general direction OF
the work rather than to coniine him to pro-
tracted meetings in the very small section
he would be able TO visit within the course
OF q wear. BY doing this he would become
a bond between the districts, fellow
helper to other eyangclists, and a more
efficient servant to the cause in every part
OF the State. lie could awaken the mis-
sionary spirit and gather means for the
support OF others; he could unite scattered
forces and BY supplementing their strength
make them efficient for good; he could
wisely select strategic points and rally men
10 the seige; he could set in order things
that arc wanting in our churches ana save
them from decay: he could make our work
in every part OF the state more systematic
more compact, more successful.
! For the details OF the work OF Our state
evangelist, YOU are respectfully referred to
his rcport To only one part OF his work
does il seem necessary 10 make particular
reference here. About the middle OF last
February some OF our brethren in the
Valley asked us to send Brother Rhodes TO
aid i'm q canvass OF that part Of the state to
raise funds for the Winchester mission.
Your Board replied that while our present
income would not Justify MS in taking addi-
tional liabilities, our Society would be very
clad to become the agent to inaugurate the
work OF suppying proper man for VIM
chester. and the channel through which
the rood work might be carried on. We
therefore authorized Brother Rhodes TO
take such time as he might think best mot
To exceed one month"; TO labor in cOnncc-
ton with Brother Pirkcy and others 10
raise an amount amply sufficient TO sustain
preacher at the point named for five
wears. The pledges taken were 10 be paid
/ i'm five equal annual instaments either TO
our treasurer or 20 such person in the Val
lev MS might be mutually chosen for that
piIrpose. Under this arrangement our
/ evangelist reported, in letter dated Aprii
/ 2, 1881: 100000,
- succeeded in raising about $4,000 for
I the winchester mission, TO be used ~ pc
riod Of five years. bad not time to extend
/ the canvass through the entire Valley. More
( can be raised hereafter II necessary. Brother
/ Pirkey. ON behalf Of the Valley cooperation,
( and on behalf Of the Society, united in
appointing Brother James L. Cieylnger
/ treasurer. and at each annual meeting OF
/ the Valley Cooperation the pledges due
will be paid into his hands,"
1t is expected that the report OF the State
evangelist will give a somewhat detailed ac-
count Of the part the Society performed IN
nroyiding for regular preaching at thst
noint and the exact relation which Is TO eN-
ist between il and the Cooperation in the
prosecution Of the work.
Your Board has felt very deep concern
FOR orr mission in Lynchburg. We do not
desire TO disguise the fact that our hopes
have not been realized. We began to
render assistance to that mission Decem-
her /, 1875, at the rate of $50 per month.
The reports which were received by the
Society led us to hope that ere this II
would not only cease to need assistance
from us, but would become valuable aux
iliaIy in establishing the cause in some
otber centre. MANY adverse causes have