Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-14

tendeut Of the work. read the annual
report.
The report says: Our sales have dc
| creased in consequence Of the stringency
Of tie times. The people have had less
money to spare from the pressing needs
Of everyday life for the purchase Of
books. This falling off has becn largely
compensated for by the incroee Of
eyangelisiic work. Tic labOs OF
Brother II \. QuesenbeTy in AccO-
mack county are then spoken of in the
report adopted by the Accomack Asso-
citation " We close with a notice Of
our own colporter-H. n. Quesenber-
D-who has exhibited an indefatigable
industry in every department Of his
work. His sales Of books have
been large. lie has held meetings,
which, if followed up, would result
in the formation of Baptist
church-notably at MasseDgo, Ches-
connessix, Cashville, and Hawks Neck.
His work at Slutkill Neck is worth to
MS many times over what it has cost to
maintain him. lie has secured for us
the erection Of a neat and cOmmo-
dious house Of worship. the lot on
which it stands having been donated
by Colonel B. 7. Parker. Of 0nancock.
and others of the best citizens giving
him support in money and work. God
has greatly blessed Brother Quesen-
berIy's labors, and we commend him
TO the prayerful sympathy and conf
dence of the Association. Rev. c. F.
Fry has built e church in Augusta
county. The labors Of Rev. j. NJ.
White in the Clinch Valley Asso-
citation added greatly to the mem
bership of the churches, increased the
number Of churches, and supplied
the people very fully with religious
literature. Rev. d. j. Harris, in the
New Lebanon Association, has done
much to correct false doctrine. Bro
tber j. T. Morris, in the Portsmouth
Association, following up his work in
resuscitating Magnolia and Mulberry
churches, has done the same for Salem
and St. Johns. Brother W. Ii.
Savage has recently organized a church
at Ready Branch, in Isle OF Wight
county. Brother ". Y. Quesenberry
reports 327 conversions in meetings
held by him in the Strawberry Asso-
citation and the invigoration of several
churches that have been inefficient.
The Strawberry Association at its last
meeting
Resolred, That we have heard with
unfeigned JOY Of the success that has
attended the labors Of our beloved COL
porter, Brother W. y. Quesenberry, and
desire TO assure him our
hearts shall hold him in lasting and
grateful remembrance"
Other colporters, while they cannot
report anything as conspicuous as these
results, have steadily and faithfully per-
formed their self-denying work.
We are doing the work of distribu-
ting Bibles for the Bible department of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety. They have sent us a donation Of |
$500 worth OF cheap Bibles, which we
hold sacred as their property, for distri- |
button through our colporters to the
INDECENT destitute OF the State. and, at
the request of DR.. c. c. Biting, secre-
tary, have agreed TO Ill his Virginia
orders. These orders are expected TO
come mostly from colOred Sunday |
schools.
Much has been said in regard to the !
importance Of work among the colored |
people. As far as we know we are the |
only organized agency in the State
among the whites which is laboring
among the negroes. AS a sample Of |
the work we give extracts from letters
from Brother r. b. Sanford, who la
bors in the Rappahannock Association.
He says: 1.-The colored churches |
have visited are anxious for me to visit
them again, which | shall do" The
colored people buy great many books.
take the pains to visit them and their
churches. They receive me politely, and
always ask me to preach for them.
receive contributions from them, and
am nearly as successful in collecting
from them as from the whites" In
presenting our report We sum up our
work for the past five and one half
wears. Our laborers visited 5S,2I4
families the majority Of whom were
prayed with or instrueted) found
!, ,649 persons habitually neglecting
preaching 3,sl2 families destitute Of
he Bible ; 4.342 families destitute Of
III other religious books they deliy-
red 1915 sermons and addresses
conducted 1867 prayer-meetings (;
organized l23 Sunday schools bap-
ized 495 persons; reported the
Of 1852 others. aud
6 churches in Amelil.
,myth, Lee, Wythe, Isle Of Wight,
md Hardin lKy.) counties. They
old s.ls4 Bibles; $500 Testaments:
1898 books; lS5, 1873 pages tracts.
'alued at go, ,s33.34. They gave away |
,5Ss Bibles, 1929 Testaments, 1892
'ooks, 20S, ,593 pages tracts, valued at
y $3.50. They thus put into the