Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-19
others, and sustained 1s1 sunday.schools at


their mission stations.
The report then gives somewhat detailed
account of the work of the missionaries. prog
ress on their several fields of labor, showing
large accessions to the mission churches, and
growth in Christian activity and liberality.
During the current financial year the Board
received $9,635.S0, or 81, 1888 95 more than in
1885, The receipts enabled the Board to paw
all its appropriations to October 81, 1856, leav-
ing Balance in the treasury of $637 with
which to begin another year.
The Board regrets that it's efforts to raise a
larger revenue fell SO far short of its expecta-
tions, and expresses the fear that next year it
will have to dismiss some of its missionaries,
and a. % decline to make appropriations to
many new fields asking for aid. The closing
paragraphs of the report make an earnest ap-
peal for mores7aoney to employ more men to
do the evangelical work the Board was organ
lied to do and Dug hit to do in Virginia
The report elected deeply interesting dis
cussion, which was participated in by Rev.
Dr. Tyree, of Salem, Roanoke; Rev. W. L.
Lemon, of Brunswick Ho'. II. K. Ellyson,
DR.. S. A. Goodwin; Rev. r. D. Haymore, of
Bristol; Rev. W. A. Whitescarver, of Waynes
boro; Rev. M. A. Wilson, of Giles county; Rev
G. G. Jones, of Martinsville; Rev. J. Lee lay
lor, of Franklin county; Rev. G. Gray, of b.
tetourt county; Dr. A. E. Dickinson, of Rich
mond; j. T. Borum, Esq, of Portsmouth, Rev
S. G. Clopton, of Richmond; Professor G. L.
Cooke, of Hollins Institute Professor Ed
mund Harrison, of Richmond College; Rev.
J. E. Speight, of Portsmouth Rev. 7. B.
Shepherd, of Clarke county and Rev. DR..
George Cooper, of Richmond.
On motion of Rev. DR.. J. L. Burrows, the
during the coming year.
BOARDS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR 1867.
State Mission Board ichmond-O officers:
Geo Cooper, presidents J B Hudson, frst.vice-
president; W W Landrum, second vice-presi-
DENT II K Ellyson, corresponding secretary;
G Harvey Clarke, recording secretary. Other
Managers: Dickinson. Jno Pollard, S G
Clopton, W Fisher, G L Cooke, Edmund
Harrison, E L Rice, J F Cottrell, T W Sydnor,
W D Thomas, Evan Snead A Bro eddus, Alex
ander Walker 7 FL Elicit jackson B Wood,
r W Powers, Thos Tabb, Thos J Starke, Jack
son Turpin, T J Todd, A L Phillips I B Lake,
M L James, Ashton Starke, L G Williams, VIM
Ellyson, Geo Jefferson, D A Grimsley, r S
Bosher, S D Jones.
Education Board Richmond. - Officers: W
Hatcher, president; S A Goodwin, first vice
president; G II Ryland, second vice-president;
L Ellyson. corresponding secretary;
Wythe Davis, recording secretary Other
Managers: Josiah Ryland, W W Landrum, z
B Herndon. W B Gray, W J shipman, E
Harrison, johnson, L Thornhill, F J
Duke, r Pitt.
Sunday School and Bible Board Peters
burg-Ofhcers: D G Potts, president; G
Dargap, first vice-president; J M Williams.
second president; W E Deaton, CORE
spending secretary; D Glenn, recording Sec
cretary. Other Managers B Roper, r NJ
Dobie, J Budd, S Bridgers, R Il Wallace
M L Wood E A Hartley, W D Barkley, j E
Fittz, G L Crowder.
Foreign Mission Board-Norfolk. Officers:
Burrows, president; T G Jones, first vice.
presidents A B Woodfn, sencond vice presi-
dent; A Owen, corresponding secretary;
W. Cridlin, recording secretary Other Man
ayers: W. H Norris J L Borum, r G Staples,
t W Goodwin, G j Holiday, L Nottingham,
G N Donaldson, B Dunaway, J Speight,
V P Arson.
Home Mission Board -Lynchburg- Officers
W R Smith, president. r r Acre, first vice
president; 0 Hippo, second vice-president;
B Fleet, corresponding secretary; G
Hammer, recording secretary. Other Mana
gers: W A Miller, F D Johnson, W A Heffer-
nan, A W Talley, William A Ford, J McH.
Peters, W H Wren, W Freeman, A r Long,
J Payne.
MINISTER'S RELIEF FUND.
Thomas J. Starke, chairman, read the re-
port of the Committee on Ministers Relief
Fund, showing that the fund is steadily grow
ing and that there have been a number of
needy cases relieved. The report was adopted
after stirring speech by Capt. Jno. Fl. Wright.
4 collection was taken for the new church
of Rev. George J. Holiday, at Berkeley.
Corresponding messengers were, on motion,
appointed to the Columbia District Associa-
ton and the General Association of West
Virginia.
Thanks were returned for the hospitality of
the citizens.
At 2 o'clock Monday the Association adj
journed with prayer by Rev. Dr.. J. B: Tay
lor.