The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-04

seventh Annual Meeting of the Virginia
Christian Missionary society-EvangeIists'
Report-Report OF its Board OF Managers
Missions and Mission Work, &c., &c..&c

clety held its seventh annual business con-
ference in the lecture-roOm OF the Seventh
Street Christian church yesterday, begin
ming at 10 O'Clock in the mornng-the
president, Rev. j. Il. Tyler. in the chair.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. c. S. Blackwell. This Society is
composed OF life directors, life members,
and annual members. Its purpose Is to
preach the gospel within the limits Of this
State.
The attendance was not large. Among
the ministers in attendance were Revs. l..
A. Cutler, L. S. Rhodes, C.. S. Blackwell,
j. T.. Tyler, ]. a. Dearborn, F.. l.. Wal
drop, Walter s. Hoye, Junus wilkins, |.
j. Spencer, u. p. Richardson, J. Wade
Shelburne, and DR.. J. w. Williams.
Rev. W. S. Hoye, OF Gordonsvile, was
chosen secretary.
Rev. p. 5. Rhodes, evangelist, read the
following report:
To the Executive Committee of the Vir-
qilia Christian Missionary Society:
Dear Brethren, n,-Under the head OF
WORK DONE
/ wish to say that by your directions I re-
sumed the state work the 1st Of June.
June and July were spent in holding pro-
tracted meetings among the churches, with
the exception OF short time devoted to
the Inauguration Of q mission movement
at Danyille. August, September, and the
first week in October were spent in visit
/ ing and giving what assistance we could to
the brethren in their district-mcetngs; !;
and the balance Of the month Of October
| also occupied in holding meetings among
the churches. Not counting the meetings
held in connection with corporations
served the churches i'm thefolloWing order /:
! Gilboa, Louisa county; Grafton, York
county; Olive Branch, james City county;
! Chatham, Pittsylya county: Jerusalcm,
! King William county; Cool Spring. Lu-
ncnburg county; and Zion, Hanover
county. | succeeded in adding forty
four TO the Army Of the Lord,
and for your treasury gathered the sum
OF S349.4S. Of this amount S2j4.4S was
gathered promiscuouSly outside OF regular
memberships, 800 by collections on regular
memberships, and the balance, $2j, is to be
paid in now 10y brethren whose member
ships begin with the date OF this meeting.
| Under the head OF
WORK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE,
/ | might, ii had time, make an exhibit Of
gigantic proportions. | name, first, the
/ gathering OF such information aS would
enable ne to arrange tabularly all such
/ items OF interest showing the status and
| progress OF the cause aS are usually pre-
scnted in statistical tables. ! UNDER
! took The work with the dcte,mina-
ton 20 make The best possible show
| ing at this meeting, but was soon con-
yincod that the effort would necessarily
/ Pail, because OF the very imperfect repOrts
made by many of The churchc.-indced,
some OF them did not report at all. In
many instances these failures grew ont OF
/ the fact that hitherto we have had no blank
forms in general Use for church reports.
/ The form provided by your Committee on
Statistics appointed last year was pretty
generally circulated, yet there were some
churches that did not provide themselves
with them. \ small amount OF money
would supply all the churches, and their
free circulation among all would most sure
" work twofOld benefit a 1t would IN
time ScCuu, ,...isvin report; ana (a) II
would stimulate the churches to action
by keeping constantly before them all
the different avenues through which
they ought to be working. / re-
gard this as matter Of so much
/ importance that venture to urge
the Society 10 provide competent COM
mittee on statistics, whose duty il shall be
to examine. and ii necessary revise, the
/ blanks now used. and make some proyi-
/ Sions FOR their distribution among all the
churches.
OUR MISSION POINTS.
! /. Among the most important and en-
couraging is the Winchester mission. II Is
growing finely. From what | can learn
| the brethren Of the Valley are sustaining il
admirably. Brother John Pirkcy, who
moved into the parsonage September lst, IN
private letter under date OF October l>t,
saws: Il have been very busy here for a
month irving 10 be reconstructed am
busy yet. Everything about the parsonage
was 'out OF iiX.' | have, however, at much
expense and labor, by painting, white
washing. tearing away and repairing, got
the property TO be spectabc-lOoking
and much more comfortable than 1t
was when | came. i am trying to
build up the cause OF Christ at this place,
and with the blessing of God hope to sue
cced. The Lord, praise to his great name,
has blessed my hbOrs ever since ! became
his servant. = My trust for sue
cess i'm saving Others rs well a. myself has
been. and is now. i'm Him who can work
and whom none can hinder. |
know that He can make even uS. as instl1l-
mcnts, strong. in His might. therefore
90 forth TO my work in His vineyard with
the encouraging thought that my work III
the Lord will not be in yain.' Brothci
Pirkev is godly man. \ man OF ialth, OF
fine social powers. good preacher, ana
man Of excellent judgment. We may cX'
pcct the mission to prosper IN ms hahd>'
Their present membership i something
over forty, think.
,. The Danyilc mission, to which REFER
ence has been made, has been gathering
strength during the year, and the Iittl'
hand at that place seems determined 10
move forward vigorously, and Is CONF
IDENTIFY expecting help from lis during the
approaching winter and spring. We com
mend them to your favorable notice.
2 Petersburg needs attention. Inc
brethren there have during the past yeal
secured a room in which to meet. are nav
inc REGULAR meetings, and feel so much en-
coIlroGed that they have ventured TO invite
the next annual cooperation OF the South
eastern district. They are very urgent II
their call for help, and | hope their cry
will not be in vain.
4 The brethren at Patrick courthouse re
Gently organized and were received iht'
the south Piedmont Cooperation at theil
last meeting, and earnestly solicit the so
ciety to send their evangelist to thell
= beln: at least to hold protracted meeting
Besides the points here named there ar
. several county-seats in the State wher'
there are Disciples in an unOrganized state
} that by little help and encouragement
wnnld ~' soon be ablet to build up and emplo.
: ministerial labor.
III Finally, like the minister who continue iS,,
= same congregation on the ground that th'