Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-16
TIE ROANOKE ASSOCIATION.
A Large Gathering ports and Discus
sion-Ordination Services.
tDANyULE, VA, Agust IS,

lReported Tor Inc Dlspatch.J
tDANyTILE, Va, August IS, 1884.
After the members OF the Roanoke As
ISOLATION had assembled ION the 10Th in
stant) and the letter. had been read, Rev.
L. II. Fontaine delivered the Introductory
sermon from Luke xvii, s." Increase
our faith and Rev. DR.. Brown made
some comments.
IL appeared when the time for election
Of "'licer came on that MIR. j. X. White
head. clerk, ~as kept away by Illness. and
Mr.. X. NJ. Hubbard, student OF hicn
mond College, from THE county, was eject
ed c,,;,iia. The other officers were reflect
td-n,mely. Captain ). L. hverett' mode
rator; DR.. Richard White, treasurer,
Amongst the -..s..i1s =. c.,lren we're Rev.
DR.. A. b. brown. Rev. S. c. C,opton, Pro-
fessor Edmund Harrison, Rev. DR.. Chap
lin, Mr.. c. r. Sutherlin. Rev. J. b. Will
liams. Professors III. w. Reinhart and 5. A.
Thompson, Rev. Or. A. +. Dickinson.
Two churches constituted during the
wear and having houses Of worship built
during the year were admitted; and one
Republican Grove was granted letter OF
ttismissiOn to the Dan-River Association.
Two were found disbanded, the members
having several years ago formed themselves
into new church. a member OF the Asso-
citation. and the case of one was referred to
the Executive Committee.
-Four Of the churches the three last re-
ferred 10 included) made no reports. The
number Of members in the 81 churches re-
porting was $500. The number OF church
es reporting baptisms was 81 the num-
Der baptized. 233. The number OF church
es reporting Sunday schools was %; num-
Der Of Sunday schools, SO.
The contributions for the boards OF the
General Association, the amount OF which
was Il ,S9S.S7, was greater than the amount
for last year by S49i.59. The contribu.
tons for all purposes, BODYBUILDING III
cluded, which amounted to Slf.692.S5,
were short oi last years by $50. The
number OF churches contributing to all the
! boards was 10, which is an increase OF 4;
number OF churches contributing TO none
/ OF the boards, 3.
| The Association. for the purpose OF
/ making missionary operations more eifec-
| tive than they haze been within its bounds,
| appointed an Executive Board consisting
| OF all the ordained ministers and one lay
member from each church. In response TO
! speeches from DIR. Dickinson, DIR. Good.
win, Rev. Mr.. Wood, Rev. Mr.. Eontaine,
! Rev. Mr.. Petty. and others. the A>socia-
| ton. at several periods during the session,
| promised "the best endcayor" to raise
! specific amounts for the several Boards-as.
for instance, $500 fer State Missions. S4OO
I for Foreign Missions, Nc, &c. And II was
advised by resolution that special collec-
tions for State Missions be taken In the
churches by the 3lsi OF October.
| II was also ordered that the read
Ing Of the letters he done away with
hereafter, and that ministers serving
churches in the Association and holding
membership In one OF those churches should
be held as ex-oficio members OF the Associa.
tion. Ru. wstn II was moved that the
number Of delegates from each OF the
! churches should be reduced 10 two or three
both proposals were voted down. And
when II was proposed that the churches
and neighborhoods entertaining Assoeia-
lions hereafter should not make elaborate
preparations for feasting there was such q
rising up against the resolution that IL was
withdrawn. DR.. Dickinson made some
pleasing remarks on this subject.
On the last day Of the session yesterday
the Association was requested to Yield the
house for time 10 the presbytery, con-
sls,ing OF all the ordained ministers, for
the ordination TO the ministry Of Mr.. L. II.
Suddith, member OF the Danville church.
4.
NJ. W. Read offered the prayer, hands
being laid on the head OF Mr.. Suddith;
Rev. DIR. Goodwin delivered the charge In
the most impressive manner and language;
Professor Harrison presentedthe Bible with
The most fehcitous expression OF excellent
thoughts; and as the members one by one
gave the hand OF fellowship remarks were
made by some Of them IN few words that
we're deeply affecting.
This Association, unlike others, has its
business done under a programme pre-
pared by committee some weeks before
the day OF the meeting ana circulated IN
printed form. but 1t is so arranged by tbs
committee and the presiding officer that
the speakers appointed and the visiting
brethren have opportunities fer getting
whatever Is deemed important 10 he SAID,
and much proposed loose talk, sometimes
called shattered corn" Is rung down aud
out. Rev. l.. II. Suddith spoke by appoint
msnt on colportage, and was followed by
Mr.. Clopton and DIR. Dickinson. Rev. n.
w. Read reported on State missions /;
speeches by Rev. L. ii. Fontaine, Mr..
Clopion, DIR. Goodwin, aud Professor Har-
rison. Rev. ii. Petty reported on Home
missions: speeches by Captain Ayerett,
Dr. Goodwin, DR.. Chaplin. Rev. NJ. l..
Wood reported on Ministerial education !;
speeches by DIR. Goodwin, Professor Har-
r1sop. Rev. Mr.. Fontaipe. DIR. Brown was
absent. Professor liarrison's was pro-
nouueed one Of the best speeches he ever
made. Professor =. w. Ayerett submitted
the report on the Ministers Relief Fund |;
speeches by Captain r. G. Reese. Dir. G..
T. euthcrlin, Rev. @. w. Wood, Professor
Harrison. Mr.. Joseph b. Anderson sub
mitfed the report ON Foreign Missions |;
| speeches BY Kew. 4. ID. Haymorc, Rev. Mr..
| Clopton, Dr. Dickinson. The congre-