The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-02

Baptist Education Board.


year, ..
Baptist Education Board.
Rev. DIR. w. l.. Hatcher. president; T.
Taylor Eilyson, corresponding secretary
No. 11l7 Main street.
The object Of this Board Il to aid young
men studying for the ministry ut Richmond
College or the Southern Baptist Theologi.
cal Seminary. II Is @ State organization,
aud only undertakes % aid students who
come properly endorsed by the Virginia
churches. During its past career the Board
has aided 452 ministerial students, many OF
whom have been among the most useful
pastors and most consecrated missionaries
OF the denomination. During the past
year II has had under its charge and aided
80 ministerial students.
Baptist Sunday School Association.
William Ellyson, president; II. A. Gary,
secretary; Jackson TuIpin, treasurer.
This Association is composed Of delegates
from all the Baptist Sunday schools OF
Richmond and Manchester, and meets on
the afternoon of the second Sunday. In each
month nj some one OF the churches. Ii
| has an executive committee composed OF
one from each Sunday school. The objects
OF the Association are to foster new Sun
day schools and discuss various questions
connected with Sunday-school work; and
1t is the only church-extension organiza-
ton among the Baptists in the city.
During the past year the schools have
enjoyed good degree OF prosperity, there
being fair increase in all departments OF
I the work. The Association aided in the
! erection of one new house of worship.
4 One mission school was discontinued
during the year, leaving thirteen schools in
the Association.
The following are the statistics Of the
schools connected with the Association for
the year 1882: Officers and teachers on
rSll, 46S; officers and teachcrs-average
attendance, 367; scholars on roll, 1913 ;
scholars-average attendance, 2,49S; con-
versions, f05; contributions for schools,
50. 20l.s4; contributions for Association,
$4,000.
Woman's Missionary Society.
This Society. formed in 1872, is composed
Of ladies from six OF the Baptist churches
OF the city. Its object is to support fenale
missionaries in foreign lands. Mrs. John
III. EAGER. Rome. Italy, l. at present sup
ported. The amount contributed during
tbe wear is S35S. 4G: Its officers are. Mrs.
j. b. letter, president; Mrs. II. Theodore
EIlvson, recording secretary; Mrs. Charles
II. SNNiSe"'s ~'AS'
Jack Temple, treasurer.
First Church,
Corner Twelfth and Broad streets. Rev. j.
+. Hawthorne, -. d., pastor; residence
No. 10 east Franklin street. Its present
membership is 90. During the year there
have been added G4 members by CONVEX
sion and baptism and Al by letters. restora-
ton, &c.--total, l05. Dminutons by let
ter and otherwise, 60. Net gain, ~.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, William NJ. Turpn,
superintendent. Officers and teachers, 6S;
scholars, 600. Collections for the year,
about $500. Volumes in library, 1000.
l Conversions from the school in the year,
about Is.
LADIES' MISSIONARY SoCIETY.-Mrs. DR..
II. a. Topper president, Mrs. Colonel
Knight secretary, Mrs. Coleman Workman
treasurer. This Society supports native
preacher in China.
YOUNG LADIES' MISSIONARY SOCIETY,"
Miss Leila Il. Berry president, Mrs. III. NJ.
Walthall treasurer. Miss Sallie L. Hundley
secretary. This Society supports in part
Miss Stein, n missionary in China, and
raises about 300 annually.
DORCAs SoCIETY.-Mrs. Laura W. Ruth
erfoord, president; Mrs. John Temple,
secretary; Miss Kate Winston, treasurer.
| This Society supplies poor. children with
food and Iaiment and brings them into the
| Sunday school.
The SEWING CIRCLE.-Mrs. DR.. Haw-
thorne. president; Mrs. John Temple, Sec
rotary; Miss Kate Winston, treasurer.
/ GIRLS AID SOCIETY.-Miss A. A. John.
son. presi0 lent; Miss Helen Gwathney,
/ secretary; Miss Fannie l.. Hicks. treasurer.
! This Society is auxiliary to the Ladies' Mis-
Sionary Society.
/ BOYS MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-C. w. Haw-
thOrne, president; Russell Williams, trea-
/ surer; Albert Hill. secretary.
YOUNG MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-N
J. Bosher, president; III. VI. Walthall, trea-
| Surer: II. NJ. Gwathmey, secretary. Mem
bers, 1876. Annual receipts and disburse'
ments, 500 or $500. This IS a vigorous
society. During the year it has united with
the church in the employment and support
OF Rev. l.. J. HOf, young and promising
ministerial licentiate, to act rs missionary
in the bounds Of the church and 10 assist
the pastor.
The contributions Of the church during
the year have been over $4,000.
Second Church,
Corner Main and Sixth streets. Rev. W
w. Landrum pastor. Residence, Airing
ton House, corner Main and Sixth streets
Present membership, 49S.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.-H. X. Ellyson, super
intendent. Number OF officers and teach
ers, 40; scholars, 3G0-total, 30S. Contri
buttons, $50.
YOUNG MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-W
r. Booth, president; Minetry Jones, secre
tary. This Society has supported onC
missionary in China, another in Virginia
aided city missions, and supported onC
ministerial student, besides laboling in
other directions. There is held prayer
meeting every Saturday night, to which al
Young men are cordially invited. Presen
membership. Gl. Total contributions
S751.50.
Boys MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-W. X. Ro
bins. president; +. II Crump, secretary
This Society is composed OF rs members
and has for its object the support OF native
Chinese boys in the missionary schools.
TIE LADIES' AID SOCIETY has for ii
work to help the poor, and mas done mucl
In this direction in the past.
THE DORCAs SOCIETY is in prosperou
condition, having clothed 52 children, as
sisted 8 churches, and performed other ell
Gent work. Total contributions, -
Mrs. j. #. Ellyson, president; Miss Sy
Roberts, secretary.
Tue Ivy SOCIETY, composed OF the it'll
: girls of the church and congregation, wa
organized during the year, and has mem
bership OF &c. Contributions, Sl2G. Mis-
Nellie Yancey, president; Miss Lii
Moore, secretary.
Total contributions by the church
Sj,3S0.4.
Grace-Street Church,
; Corner Grace and Foushee streets. Pastor
; Rev. William Il. Hatcher, ID. d., No. o.
,,,ost Grace e.reet. Clerk. George X. Pace