The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-04

livercd, and received with favor and plea
sure.
sCXDAY-sCEOOL AND BIBLE BOARD.
The following Is an abstract Of the 70
port Of the Sunday-Schoola Bible Board:
They employed twenty-iour colpoTiers in
twenty associations. sixteen colporiers
are now in the field, laboring IN all The dis
trict associations except the Accomac. APP
pomattox, Blue Ridge, Concord, Middle
District. strawberry, and Valley.
The colportcrs labored 1915 days, ira
yelled 29,O04 miles. visited 1884 families,
conyersed or PRAYED with 1923 families.
found I,227 persons habitually neglecling
preaching. 1,iC2 destitute Of the Bible,
900 destitute Ct an religious books except
the Billie, preached COZ sermons, made 594
addresses, held 1876 prayer-moeiings, or
ganized % sunday schools, held ! Sunday
school conventions, baptized 50 persons,
and orcanized church. They sold 2,44l
Bibles. 2.S5s Tcstamcnts, 300 books, o.
81 RACES Of tTacts-total value u sales,
s5.0g5.04 They gave away 400 Bibles, 40
Tcstsment., 5iS books, 7G,S57 pages q
trac;s-to;al value Of grants, s522.1i. To-
tai value Of sales and grants, Stills.
Tie general superintendent, Rev. J. Vi.
pitcher, travelled s.l37 miles, preached -
sermons. made IS addresses and . sunday
school addresses, organized one missionary
society, and attended one ordination
service. Tie salaries Of the oolror;er,
amounted TO Sl,lGl.39. They received
e4.oll55. Balance due them April Goth,
sl89.g4.
srsa,.r,ed t5 ~, .......... ss929 81
e ,isl rt ,ls' ... ....' $40 %
u.,.oc, I5s 81
Ro0ks BOW Oh aud....-........-.-...-.. l-'45 q
Assets and Liabilities:
hesct--Book- sud ca.n.....-...... .'.' 80. ~
Liahliit.cs...... .......'.....'-.'......' "'o 70
tIIoo "a
The existing contract with tie American
Baptist Publication society secures TO The
Board twelve months credit on all pur-
chases for the Society. The donations Of
the Society for nearly thirteen months sup
piled the Board with al they could sci Of
the Socicty's publications.
The donations from tie society cgriag
TIE wear amounted to............-... .f-'tot 90
Discount ON hook, o. o.hcr publishers
purchased Tor the >oci-iy............... ~ Jl
Aggregate proceeds Of coufrac.s...-.ss.s7f 81
The amount paid colp9ricrs on account
nf sllsric- W.s..-... .s..---- r4'NoN "
h ehaliele. oi con-. '..'.... a.5s7 Is
Leaving . iaisnce of................. t6I 80
which was provided for by tie proceed, Of
the contracts.
The report especially claims that The
churches Of Virginia ought 70 pay ct least
The salaries Of TIE colpolttr-.
The eundav-school statistic, snow go az
cregatc oi - association. rs churches,
-a.975chuToh members, i5church schools.
70 union schools. 90 mission sthool.-oss
I'm an: c.I2l officer, and teachers. 1868
scholars. 90 conversions, lj.o92 Sunday
school papers taken, 4s.sA yo.ume' in IL
lr.rv. l4- school, I'm session throughout
the wear. S6.4sJ.C2 contributions. This
pivcs cain IN seven years Of 3a,,ociaiions.
$. churche.. 1907 church members. 40
church schools, 10 union schools, 10 mis-
sion ,chool,-l60 iu all: 1855 scholars,
= school, that are "eyorgreen.' Tie
sundav-school wolk f. more prosperous
than ever before.
AN OPPOSITION.
This report called forth numerous OK
preston. Of qualification and delight.
DR.. Thomas had been opposed 90 th'
policv Of the Board I'D the beginning, ye
now that the work WAS I'm progress De-
would throw no obstacle ia its way, anC
would help al he could.
DR.. Dunaway wa, forced TO express h.
satisfaction. because ayear e-o he had beef
against the plan pursued by the Board.
DR.. Jones. while not approving the con
tract OF the Board with the Publication
Society. would vet give to, speak, and worI
ior the Board.
DR.. Hawthorne responded 20 the con
ciliatory expressions Of the brethren VII
had stood with him I'm The opposition
Iii, views had NOT changed, but be woul
accord the Board his enthusiastic an
practical support.
Or. FIppo was glad that lis brethren La
, be en- convinced.
Dr.. Hatcher said that year ago the cue
= ton was whether the Board had right
live: Now The question i, whether Il sha
, be sustained: The Board ought 10 ha'
: high place in our affections, our conf
. dence. and orr support. Those who la
opposed is policy ID one certain direciic
were among its best friends and NO
: earnest supporters.
a After remarks by Rev. :. T. B. She
e herd. z. {. Dargen, and G.. ". Beale, o
F, report was unanimously adopted.
TIE CAUSE OF EDUCATION.
e Rev. L. c. Darcan presented the repo
on general education. The cause Of cd
:. cation is making good progress, and q
s outlook i unusually favorable. II
= southern Baptist Theological Seminary
D. IN better condition than ever, both as 10
q finances and its patronage. Richmol
m College has an increased number Of Il
10 dents, and so, 900 have been raised 10 col
" plete the Jeter memorial building. At
ia reference to the prosperous condition
- several Of our female schools, the rep'
closes with the statement that though b
crops prevailed last year, yet the numb
Of pupils in our schools has increa'
=, rather than declined. The report was
n. lowed by mastery and characters
ur snesches bv Drs. Brown and Curry.