The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-17

BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION-THE WORN
BEFORE THE EPISCOPAL COUNCM-YEARLY
| MEETING OF FRIENDS N SOUTHAMPTON
| DAMAGE BY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONvEN-
TON.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
MAY Is, 1881.
At meeting of the First Baptist church
held Yesterday after the hour OF morning
service delegates were elected to the Bip.
tist General Association. which meets in
Richmond on the 1st OF June. The church
is entitled, 10y the amount Of money it has
paid in, to twenty-five delegates, but 1t was
determined TO appoint fewer number, and
only such as would attend the Association.
Rev. W. A. Pearson, pastor OF the Byrne-
Street church, was appointed to represent
that church in the Association.
Most OF the delegates from this city to the
Episcopal Council, which meets IN Danville
on Wednesday, will leave tomorrow morn
ing. The subject OF the revision of the
canOns of the Church, which has been be-
fore the Council for several years, will pro-
badly be among the most important bust.
ness 10 engage the attention OF the body.
At the session of the Council in this city
last year this matter was postponed in order
10 allow the then absorbing question Of the
division OF the diocese TO be settled. The
Council voted against division, but in favor
Of an assistant bishop, which the General
Convention last yeas declined TO grant. 1t is
understood that on Thursday morning, the
second day OF the session, the Council will
90 into Committee OF the Whole to discuss
another interesting matter-vlz., the mis-
slonary work in the diocese. It Is stated by
a prominent and wel-informed minister
that in fully twenty-five of the one hundred
counties of Virginia the Episcopal Church
has never been established. IL was to rem
edy this condition Of affairs that the adyo.
Gates OF a division of the diocese were 80
active in their efforts until finally defeated.
The yearly meeting Of Quakers in South.
amptOn county will be commenced next
Sunday, when IL is expected that Tepresen-
tatiyes OF the Society Of Friends will be
present from all over the country. Many
years ago great numbers of Friends attend.
ed this meeting, and the occasion is still one
Of great interest.
During a severe thunderstorm here Sat
urday afternoon the lightning struck in two
places, but fortunately did no material dam.
age. The private telephone. of MessIs.
Watson e. McGil was broken, and some
papers in their Office were set on fire by the
fluid.
Rev. DR.. #. ID. WltherspOou, pastor Of
the Tabb.Street Presbyterian church, con.
tinues quite sick, and unable TO attend to
his pastoral duties.
The committee representing the various
churches of the city charged with the selec.
ton OF delegates to the International SUM-
day-School Convention which meets next
month in Toronto, met on Saturday and dis
charged that duty. Professor Williams T..
Davis was appointed delegate at large from
the State, and Rev. DIR. L. ID. WitherspoOn
and r. 7. Wilson, Esq, delegates from thi.
congressional district.
There were some ten or twelve additions
to the membership of the Methodist
churches in this city esterday-making
nearly one hundred additions since the re-
yiyal meetings commenced some weeks ago.
ROBIN ADAiR.