Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-13
VIRGINIA BAPTISTS.
-xcoxp DAY OF THE ASSOCIATIONS
pRocEEpIEas AT STANTON.
..ns,onal Exercises Reports OF Sunday
school and Bible Board
Education.
,s,.,,., telegram TO the pisp~tch.I


e-,v<rox. VA, November H. The As
.3,t,cu convened a. 9;30 O'Clock and
nsIg an hour in pleasant devotional
s.r-t.e.. Rev Dr. Tyrce, OF salem. Ros-
.o,,ri,. expressed bis qualification al
20" ,.ncyeqsinc fraternity between the evan
- denominations Of the state. and
80 tina, thu greetings Of this body he
~, N tbe Presbyterian synod, now In ses-
In Richmond. The resolution was
'..',irpotslv and enthusiastically adopted,
tho telegram ordered 10 I've sent.
-, was a hriei discussion on the qucs-
"a q change ~ The time of meeting
- 10 the NORTH OF June, and, 10y an
o.obciining yoif. the Association refused
t,.truff ,he con uIiftcc even % consider
a.. ,u,,fiop 0f change Of time.
p, !. NJ. Pitcher. the general supcrin-
..,3fpt. then read the report OF toe
sryptY-sCHDW AND B1HIE BOARD.
your BOARD has been greatly blessed this
80 We havr employed one general SD.
.,iondent. fVentvfhreo cOlpOrteTs. and
t,,- volunteer isb0refs. They report 4,6'9
4,,. ~ service. a.. 08f miles travelled, 2j.-
as ismjhr, visited. 1850 families prayed
,.ifb or couyerScd with on the subject OF
,.bgjon. .s56 persons found entirely ne
Letting ths preaching OF the Gospel, 2,225
..r,itic. destitute az the scriptures, 2,82e
antilles destitute ~ al other religious lit@-
,,ture. SIS sermons preached, 145 ao-
f--s.es made. Gls -unday-sChOol ad-
5,esses. a1s prsver-meetings held, 90
sunday schools organized. - persons hap
ard qoi additional conversions. and
e,r-.ics Organized. Thev sold 2,445 Bibles
g., e.. e8s Gs. o 133 Tcstamcnts for SSi9.3f.
-Hl books for S2.slS2S, 81, 0j5 pages OF
,-..t. for SAL, total sales. Sj.g60.8i
M, cave sway 40 Bibles. valued 81
Sfg -5:l .0si Tcstiments valued nj SS9.23
-, books. valued at s202 So; 74,5l6 pages
~ tracts. valued at sGs.5I; total value
v-.rts. $500 50; total value sales and
Grants. sAj2l %.
Zane. &. Crumpcr, iaboring ~ the Do
s.. association. reports fourteen CONVEX
SION. snd visiting & family who had !, 800
,oIgrDes n their library aud were without
an. Word 80 God. Much good done by the
dl.iTlhutiou u trscts.
Charles H. GlIludn las bestowed much
l.i.ar among tn co'ored pe0pte IN the lirn-
b.. "a tp, Appoua'r0x Association, and re-
,,r.. much rf.jitu''ou, ignorance, and SUI
lersutIor among 'hfm.
81 Hall. IN no. Goshen Association. re-
,c,,. forty CONVERSE ns aud great destttu-
ZION and neglect Of the pubic worship OF
n e,zer. ir ~uotsvlvGnis and Orange.
,.-orf. 81 conversions and great destitu-
~ ~ th, scriptures among those who
es-uoi read.
Es,. D. =. Harris. IN the Lebanon AsSc-
An, rcport. a conversions and g bap,isms
s-lv.~v interesting instances ol good de-
r,ea from tlt reading o. the books he
ellie.
-. johnson in the A'bemarle Associa-
az. give. TIE incident % the conversion
rftrIr who studied the third chapter %
John lN,- hearing him read and explain Il.
hey. ". J.. Loving. M the James-Riyer
Ascension. reports $50 conversion, aud
Oh. .-asuira'iou of L. SUNDAY schools. He
h,t,IG ucetruc- ith past0rles, churches,
va..i ~, Cfc,'.y dressed.
IL 7. IoufiIr canYA.-rd Tie counties %
C.f.e. warren. Frederick. Jefferson.
H.-tr. and Hanr-l'Te
" n. savage. in tbc Mi1dle.District
I...HII'iut. r'Vurf sG conversions,
I.. l.. @. Roo. Iu thc Augusta A~s0cla-
tr Ishured earnestly, and developed .
,arortc ioI himself. y. h. Wills, m the
.ln Association. l- dong q much.needrd
vrs % Low Moor. Clifton Forge, aud the
st-Frf country.
Es,. s.. York. iu the New River Assc-
rstHl REPORTS niry.onc CONVERSION, and
-sr.a. canvass 1f ne churche>.
D. f. sanford. "a the Rappahannock A.
session. saw that there T. considerable
t..tliiou y-t in Che Northern Neck.
J..ph NJ. street. To- the Concord Asso-
%. report, 40 conversions and that
b. ss- sold o large quantity II religious
r'-4furc.
d Morris, u the strawberry AssocIa-
tar reports lu- conversions. ~ - fami-
t-r visited iy tiu !, were destitute %
g.. .-.u'ures. Ills work was deeply in
ir,-u- agH greatly blessed.
A.J Ramsey. IN tne Biuo-Ridge Asso-
-at3t. reror. nine conversions and useful
ls-ar- mcrl fhs Anti Mission Baptisis.
J.. IS -urt, iu t1' Roanoke A-socia-
t0r REPORTS ~ r0uvcr,ous. His visits
among Oh. families which were destitute OF
t.t scripture. enabled BIN 10 supply many
Ft. taa never read the Bible.
D y. QGs-.uhrrn, iu the Shiloh As.o-
r4'.r. p r'o-med eyangclstic service
mainly. and report. if,y-hye conversions IN
Meeting, 81 Crt.-~ NH Bnd with Lib
r-'y ~vf. Elu. and Blnc Run churches.
J..,. p Morris. u thr Portsmouth A.
'i'l y.~i. W Norfolk the worst
riusiot. 1rC u e.-y 4nd county found
O.. families a...t-ut, ~ the Word o. God.
BIZ. .-'.rr,. ht ft, general superintendent,
.-.areed raIr.u al Naket q. SUSSEX
c.H't. o.. .ai-, amounted o. Sl.0>, SO.
i., Thomas b.. Nurris. lanorne "a Po-
.r.rt.- .ua -l. adjoining mining towns.
0--.r.l.. church and le wing o. huild
tV. iol.r- 90 worship. He reports ten
uafn.l- sand fourteen other conversions.
Wy Oneself rrry, lu The alley A-.o-
es,.t. f.rar,, I-s conversions ia >eyerl
lvrt- aHd t1t orc.Hlza, of q church 20
Or.4. Montgomery county.
la. "eli.ar,u '~-dsy movement has
tt.l great success 90 adding
tl. revenue ~ the Board
ar. rmu.stia- Sunjsy-.choo work
J.--.1 >urary schools hayc been or-ar-
~. .rl u4uy needy schools aided The
v.s. T...Irt-. ar0 sale. o' t1e Board have
hff larger auur- tae pass year than ever
i.i.i.
TIA. following statement shows the iiuan.
Ga. condition ui 20 bo4rd
lt. n.u -'..- -............S 1850 gl
Receipts i.u ..ur.,.- ..-..-... 5.13g a.
Receipt ir11 ir........... 1St 49,