National Republican., 1883-06-02
Special Dispatch.


offered by Rev. S. P. Huff.
On motion of ]. NJ. Pitcher, n committee
was appointed to apportion the amount of
$4,000, to be raised for the Sunday school and
Bible board, between the district association.
The report of the Sunday school and Bible
board, published in The REPUBLICAN yester-
day, was adopted.
Gen. James G.. Field, Of tho committee to
whom was referred the treasurer's report,
asked leave to report the following: That the
report of the treasurer be adopted as submit
ted; that for the future the financial year
close on the fifteenth Of May next preceding
the meeting Of the association that the m6n-
bers be notified of this action and fraternally
requested to act in harmony thereto.
STATE MISSION BOARD.
Mr.. Henry X. Ellyson, of Richmond, pre-.
sented the sixtieth annual report of the state
mission board. 1t said At your last annual
meeting we reported foIty-one missionaries
in your service. For tho year just closed we
reported sixty, seven Of them ministerial
students of tho Southern Baptist Theological
seminary and Richmond college, employed
in their vacation, and fifty-three under regu-
lar appointment; of these last named eighteen
labored west Of tho Blue Ridge, sixteen in
Piedmont and middle Virginia, and nineteen
in the tidewater districts.
From the tabulated abstract Of their labors
it will be seen that our missionaries occupied
494 stations, preached 4,391 sermons, bap-
tzed 565 converts aided pastors In meetings
in which l,10l others professed faith in
Christ made 1886 visits for religious CONVEX
sations and prayer, organized twenty-nine
new Sunday schools and five new churches,
completed six houses of worship, and are en-
gagged in building eleven others, and that 129
Sunday schools are in operation at their mis-
sion stations.
While these figures exhibit most gratifying
results they do not show the full measure of
progress in our missions, seen in growing
congregations and Sunday schools, more
prayer meetings, better methods of church
work, improvements to houses of worship,
and increasing contributions to all our
boards. Nor can we, in the proper limits of
an annual report, furnish more than brief
outline of the colors of our faithful mission
aries, only enough to indicate the general
character and scope of the work.
On the peninsula, below Williamsburg, Rev.
L. X. Millbourne baptized thirty-two, organ
lied two Sunday schools, and is raising money
to build church at Newport News. Rev.
John William Jones, occupying West Point,
baptized twenty, and speaks hopefully Of the
future of that church. Rev. X. IL. Pitt, at
the Venable Street church, Richmond, bap-
tized fourteen. Our three missionaries in
the Rappahannock association baptized
, twenty three. In October last Rev. George j.
Holiday took charge OF the church at Berkeley,
since which time its debt of $500 has been
paid, its Sunday school doubled and it has
received n net increase Of 20 members. At
the West Point End church in Petersburg
Rev. C.. Ii. Nash baptized 10, the Sunday
school numbers 110 scholars, the membership
Of the church has increased from az to 81,
and the house Of worship has been SO inn
proved that II is now one of the most attractive
suburban church buildings in the state. In
other parts of the Portsmouth association,
Rev. James L. Jones, in Southampton and
a. NJ
Waugh, who was for nine months at
Suffolk and vicinity baptized 36; and Rev. j..
i, Tattle, in Princess Anne, organized two
Sunday schools and there were 81 conver-
sons under his ministry. Four appointments
were made in tho Concord association to
supply in part the great destitutiOn in that
district. In the Appomattox association Rev.
j. A. Leslie reports - baptisms and 200 con-
versions in his field. Rev. George G. Abbitt
reports % conversions in the same association,
Our missionary in the James River associa-
tion, Rev. S. j. Atkins, has seen fifty converts
brought into the churches where he aided
pastors. Rev. j, Lee Taylor baptized thirty
in Franklin county, and completed the house
of worship of Providence church. In its ter
ritory along the line of the Norfolk and
Western railway, west Of Lynchburg and con-
tiguous TO that road, Rev. w. ID. Barr bap-
tized seventeen in Bedford; Rev. i. A.
Leonard twelve in Craig; Rev, N. c. Burnett,
thirty eight in Montgomery Rev. J. NJ. Luck,
thirteen i'll Pulaski Rev. NJ. IL. Wilson, nine
in Giles Rev. James Sweeney. eight and Rev.
ID. j. Harris, twenty-five in Tazewell Rev.
II. b. Bootwright, twelve in Smythe; Rev. j.
Il. Harrison, seventy-three and Rev, A. Routh
tortY-three in Washington county, and Rev,
w. N. Buckles twenty-one in Russell.
IN THE POTOMAC ASSOCIATION.
Rev. S. NJ. Athey completed the house oil
worship at Marshall, Fauquier county, free
of debt, organized a church, and baptized
eight. Rev. Fleet IL. James is building q
house at Rappahannock station. Rev, Chas
I. Herndon has raised ~ 200 toward building
house of worship at Leesburg, which, it i,
proposed, shall be commenced in June ant
finished in October, and Rev, W. S, Kerni
baptized fourteen, and says that 0ccoquar
church is in better condition than for many
years The Shenandoah association signal
ICES the first year of its existence by renew
ing the effort TO establish our cause in Win
chester. This board appointed Rev. j. G
Davidson to that city, and he is hopeful o
success.
The house of worship at Glade Spring has
been completed, and the church has also bull
a parsonage for Rev. j. X. Harrison.
Since our last report the treasurer of thu
general association has received for this boarC
S9430.54, which, with the balance in hi
hands May 25 1882, of $79S74, made ou
available resources for the year $40, ,229.2s. Ii
has paid on our account $S,97213, leaving
balance of s., 1857. 10 in his hands 10 our credit
On the first of June there will be due ou
missionaries $4,09S.27. After deducting tn
above balance in the treasury, ~ IL viii
be required TO pay them.
This meeting of the general association
marks the Gloss Of the first decade since you
semi-centennial anniversary. During thes
ten years we have had in the field an ayerag
each year Of 43 missionaries, who baptize
6,63S converts aided pastors in meetings i
which 1902 professed faith in Christ oi
ganized POI Sunday schools and 66 churches
and built AZ houses Of worship.
REAL PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
In the evangelization of the state. Not s
much as we had hoped, but when you reca
the distressing financial panic of the first par
of this period, and know that through il a
we pressed steadily on with our work, tn
friends of this cause will thank God for wha
he has enabled US TO do.
In conclusion the report says: Your stat
missions have prospered; the denominatio
has kept in advance of the growing populi
tion. This is doing well. We might hay
done better and must do better. We ther'
fore again appeal to you to furnish MOI
means to sepd out more men to do the grol
work 10 which God has evidently called th
Baptists of Virginia"
Pending the discussion of this report th
association adjourned for recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report of the state mission board cam
up for discussion after recess, Before AC
journment for recess Rev. DIR. Pollard, Pro
Charles L. Cocka and Raw. John B, Turpi