The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-02
GENERAL Baptist ASsOCIATION
OF VIRGINIA.
Report on the Ministcrx' Relief Fund-An-
puaI Sermon BIZ Rev. &. II. Ryiand-he-
ports OF the Home Mission Bonrd-Opern-
lions OF the Foreign Mission Board-Noics
of Proceedings.
rs,ec,,l tele1rsm 10 the Dispatch. !

with the balance on hand May 81, 1881,
made the total income for the year 3d.
1868. There had been paid TO eight
needy ministers S415, 10 families Of twelvr
deceased ministers 1890. and Tor travelling
expenses and postage Of treasurer sjl.22.
The sum ~ Sl,Gls was added 10 the per-
manent fund and invested in city Of Rich
mond bonds. This fund now amounts to
sj.6O5. besides which there Is a balance Of
cash In the trcasurer's hands Of s6s1.0l.
At II O'Clock q large audience gathered
TO hear the annual sermon by Rev. {. H..
Ryland-text. Ecclesiastes Sth, 9Th. The
preacher urged that while our field Of
labor is the world. our field OF resources j.
Virginia, and that we should alter existing
plans or adopt new ones, so as to make our
resources more nearly adequate TO our ne
ccssitics, and suggested the adyi-ability Of
organizing separate department 10 be
charged with the duty OF cultiyating the
field Of resources.
The sermon awakened much interest
and comment, and the body at once took
-ttl, ~ ilil III liiftAtAAfh anu ''iNNttfN w
ration the suggestion Of Mr.. Ryland.
Rev. Dr.. Pollock. Of the Presbyterian
/ Church, Rev. Or. Paulson, and Rev. Mr..
/ Carter, Of the Methodist Church, and Rev.
Mr.. Nelson, OF the Episcopal Church.
were present and invited to seats. {. b.
Fleet presented reports Of the Home Mission
Board Of the Southern Baptist Convention.
/ The reports call attention 10 the fact that
greater interest j. now being manifested III
home missions in Virginia than at any time
since the war, and that the general condi-
/ ton Of the Board was never moro salts
/ factory. Under the management OF the
/ late secretary, DR.. Mcintosh, the entire
/ indebtedness Of the Board has been rc-
moved; there is surplus in the trca-
,ury: the missionary force has been In
creased: a manual-labor school has been
established among the Indians; church
has been organized among the Chinese
/ I'm California, and KiM Words, the Sunday
school paper, so far from being burden.
| 4, a source 4 revenue 10 the Convention.
Forty persons were employed boy the Board
and distributed a. follows: Thirteen in
Florida, in Indian Territory, in Ala
hama, each in Arkansas, California,
Georgia. and Louisiana. and each in Ten
ue~sce, Texas, and virginia. The total
receipts from all sources FOR the YER
ending May 1T were T2S3.7o0.0s, being an
increase Of more than $1,000 over la-t
year. The treasurer 'oi the General As-o-
citation had received mp TO thi, time. thc
closing Of hi- report, S2,CGo.jG, to which.
it i, believed, enough viii he added at thi.
meeting 10 make mp Yirdnia's quota o.
$4,000.
The report va, followed by stirring and
instructive addresses by Rev. G.. \. Nun
nalIy and \. b. Campbell, Of Georgia. and
/ DIS. Burrows and Curry.
NIGHT SESSION.
At night the report u the Foreign Mi
sion Board va, presented.
Nearly $4,000 more have been raised this
year in Virginia for the Foreign Mission
Board Of the Southern Baptist Convention
than last year. Nearly $4,000 have been
contributed by the southern states during
the year, Of which amount Virginia gave
/ 10 the Tore Pcllicc chapel and foreign
missions combined Ss,Cl3.97, which Wa.
the largest contribution Of any state con-
uocted with the Convention. Tie total
amount received by the treasurer q The
4 General Association since the last meeting
/ Fl, 5S.4Cj.g6. Il should cause regret that
out Of the $50 churches in tie state Of Viz
/ ginia only 393 are enrolled rs giving 90
foreign missions. leaving 800, or more thar
one half. giving nothing
During the year the following appoint
ment. have been made by the Board in
IRichmond Rev. y. w. Ialcomb, Of Mis-
souri,. was appointed to Tung Chow on The
I'D # August. and arrived in Tmg Chow
on the slh 81 January # thi, year. Ms.
Ruth McC0wn. The daughter Of one Of
the beloved pastors Of Virginia, visited
Richmond and was accepted 10y the Board
October 10th. On the 18th Of November
Rev. W. =. Walker and Rev. G. W. Pruitt.
y Georgia. and Rev. u. y. Eubank. Of
Kentucky, were appointed-the two iirst
20 China, the last to Africa. Mr.. Walker
was appointed 10 Shanghai, and Mr.. Pruitt
20 Tmg Chow. They have both reached
their fields. Mr. Eubank expects 10 sail
for Africa in July next. Rev. T.. G. Tay-
lor, Of Texas. was appointed 10 Brazil
January 3, 1882. and, with his wife.
reached Rio de Janeiro on the 23d Of Feb
ruary. They have located in san Paulo
proyiree.
The Board Of Foreign Missions Of the
Southern Baptist Convention has 81 mis-
sionaries and native assistants, and "a mis-
slonary stations; the membership Of the
native churches is 40; the baptisms and
conversions during the year, 1876; the con-
n tributions, 2G47.S3; the number Of pupil,
, 74S. Chapels. mission residences, and
School-houses have been secured aud i'm
. proved at a cost Of al, 1873, and the pro-
I perry Of the Convention in foreign land,
I NAV be valued II some 100000. Eight new
, missionaries have been appointed, and sis
candidates for appointments are prominent
ly before the Board.
Addresses were made by the Rev. j. VI
Frost, Jr., Rev. c. c. Chaplin, and Rev
Or. Pollard.
! Adjourned.
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