Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
BOSTON OR RICHMOND?
DhpTisTy or wEsr yfRergIA.


ty.three Bnpiis. churches were repre-
,ented. The most exciting topic OF discus
siop was a. 10 whether foreign mission
money should be given to the northern
Eoard, located In Boston. Mass, or to the
southern Board, located In Richmond, Va.
secretary Allen. Of the northern Bolrd.
made an appeal for his Board.
Rev. Mr.. Langior1. Of Lewis county,
West Virginia. said: ~ was n southern |
sympatbizer during the war. and am now |
A southern sympatbzer, but a. we are |
ylrcady cooperating with the Boston Board, |
7 opposc the resolution for dividing tle |
fund With the Richmond Board"
DIR. A. i. Dickinson said wish that |
Secretary Tufper, OF Richmond. we're here |
10 sresk in bis own behalf. | am here look. |
ING after other inter ests. and am III no way
connected with the Richmond Board ex-
cent az one OF its friends and patrons. The
question Is up, and the North has been
lesrd from, and now | propose TO speak
FOR the South. There is North and there
Is South, whether you wish II 70 be 80 or
moi. When the war closed and the cnun-
tTy was once more rcuniled many good
Raptists believed that the Southern BIp-
tst Convention should give place to the
northern Baptist societies. and that hence
~ th and ioI ever there should be no Mason
e Diyon's line running through the Dip'
fist kingdom. There were lew good zap
fists in the South vino felt that way. Bdt
we soon came to see that the overthrow OF
slavery and OF the Southern C0nfederacy
had nothing TO do with the question ~ tn
The life or death Of the Southern Baptist
convention. That belonged TO kingdom
moi OF this worl1-a kingdom whose
plorits are not to be dimmed by the iail
and rise Of earthly Kingdoms. Not from
oppositicn to tie North, but for the real
GOOD Of North and South, the southern
Bartis,s decided to cling to their conyen-
ton and to pour new life and power ln'o
IFS boards. The nearer denOminatOndl
agencies are brought to the indlylduil
churches the more readily their sympathle'
and contributions are secured. Ana h.ncs
40 far from aboi,hing the Southern Dlp-
lis, Convention, It may he wise IN iulufe
yfars 10 have a general convention for the
country west Of the Mississippi river.
II II be wise to- maintain the southern
Convention, the question for West irSihi'
Earti>ts 10 decide j. rs TO where thcir mo-
ncy for missions will do most for the great
cause. II sending it all to Boston WI o'
best. then let il be sent there. The bapu'ls
OF the North are rich. and growing richer'
The South Is poor, and after supplying Us
own dcsttutiOn the amounts rH4ad loI
foreign missions are far less than our bpsru
needs. Every dollar given tells, anu hence
we would lie thankful Tor even ltN
crumbs from West Yirginii. Aud why
should not West Virginia B1p. "oIN
with the Richmond BolrdY In Iormer
wears IL was your delight to do that. In
State missions as well rs IN fO;elSn
missions YOU and we stood side by s'd".
since then great changes have pissed
over the country. Contending armies nave
swcpt much from Virginia that was pre-
cioIs. but the memory OF or common
| tolls and horcs and feaIs abilcs, m /
tI,v God Il nav abide forever. ! ne
| Old mother State points with pride 10 the
| Increasing prosperity q her diuEnt'r'
| THAT Won have not been satisfied mrrelg 10
| devotion your untold mineral wealth, but
| have At the same time gone forward IN the
| f,rontcr work q spiritual development,
| filling yoIIr mountains and valleys with the
| ioyful sound OF the gospel. has male you
| doubly dear 10 the Old Mother. She no
| longer doubts whether You can Stihu
| alone, when now she secs YOU ouiStripDlnS
| some other States in The race. The FOR
| oicu Mission Board at Richmond desires
yCu to do Just that which may be pest iof
| ,bc mission cause. We have no partisan
| feeling IN the matter. NJ any TINE Wlilll
| tie past five years we might by NIUE
| effort have turned your cOntriDunons-a
| LARGE part OF them at lcast-ini0 the treasury
If The southern Board; but a Secretary
| Allen was already in the field and doing
| so well, we deemed it beS' not to,intcfIcrc
with him: nor do we propose now to do
| that. Alive AK is that you give thesoutbern
\ Board an opportunity to receive what IT.
| friends in this State desire TO, Civ, L;
| ~, - r--.lIen NuO are uJluS
nothing now for Brother Aliens Board,
| because they don't like the way West
| Virginia is run by men from beyond the
| Ohio river" rs one expressed 1t TO me ~
| Grafton. Those men are mad. and they
| -re getting madden every day al the way
things are going. and they are among the
I,cst men in the State. You viii concillNe
| them by making the arrangement l sng'
gest, aud you will thus aid every West Viz
| GINA interest.
| Having said thus much. | wish to notice
| some Of the objections to the Ric,moui
Board which have been whispered around
| through this State.
First. II is charged that the southern
Board is doing a very small business in
foreign missions. Well, we are not doing
anything like IL much ~ we would like to
do. and every dollar you give us helps to
do that much more. But, as matter OF
fact, this Board has ilouIlshing missions in
| Europe, China, Africa, Mexico, and south
America Some OF the ablc.t and most
| successful missionaries living are in the
| employ Of our Board. and we are col-
stan.lJ charging our work. Nor have we
been wanting in success. Most wonderful
results have BEEN accomplished, and the
| prospect wa, never brighter Tor Us than II
is to-day.
Second. II has been charged that m1'h
! larger percentage Of the amount given the
southern Board goes 10 "qreGSe tie M
| chnerb" than in the ease OF the northern
Board. 1t costs something. Of course, to
carry on work ike this. whether in Bps-
| ton or Richmond. Secrctlry Upper. tn
eloquent representative OF the Richmond
| Board, Is paid Il sslary; OF course he i.
| But does my honorcd friend. Secretary A.
len, do his work for nothinsY don't know
what his salary j.. venture he gets salary
greuler than the combined amount OF all
the contributions from all the Bapti.ts OF
West Virginia. II am mistaken he can
correct me, but repeat, il takes al, that
The State gives 10 pay his salary. | do not
say tins by way Of intimating that he gets
too much, for such an able and eli lent
officer deserves 4 good salary. but | allude
TO it only to meet this charge 80 widely
whispered that the Richmond Board
spends more on machinery thsn the north
| ern.
Rev. Mr.. Giltner. OF Weston. West Vir-
ginia: - agree entirely with DR.. DicSiu-
son. There are some who Will give to one
board and not 10 the other. and You will
raise more money for the cause ii you do a
be tells you."
Rev. Mr.. Langiord: ~ take back what
l SAID. and will heartily vote for the reso-
luton"
Secretary Allen. OF The Boston Board :
IL suggest that You add that churches in
their letters to the Association say to which
board they desire their money TO CO."
DR.. Dickinson That's right. Brother
Allen; that's exactly right"
The vote was then taken and the Rich
mond Board was without dissenting
voice commended TO the sympathies. pray
ers, and contributions OF the churches.
The moderator OF the Association, Gene
raj G. A. Lightbun, who fought his way
up from captain to L general in the north
crn army, heartily approved the action
taken. and cXhOrted the Association 10 do
better things in future.
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