Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-19
rRenorted for the staunton vINDIcAToR.]

| ENERGY.
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rReported for the staunton INDICATOR
The Baptist State Association which met at
the Staunton Baptist Church last lhursoay
night, and which was just getting TO WORK
when we went to press, adjourned on Monday
| last.
| Rev. James Nelson, D. D., pastor OF the
Staunton church, delivered most approprl-
ate and cordial address of welcome to Whlch
DIR. O. F. Hippo, on behalf of the Association
made an exceedingly felicitous and happy re-
Spouse.
| ANNUAL SERMON.
Rev. S. A. Goodwin, D. D.. pastor OF the
Leigh Street Baptist church, Richmond,
preached the annual sermon. His text was
Acts Xxx, 5: 80, stand in the temple and speak
to the people all the words of life" DIR. Good
win spoke with eloquence and power OF line
| Church Mission and the Churcb's Message. F."
He held the enchanted and interested atten-
| ton of his large audience for nearly an hour'
and the sermon was pronounced on every
| hand to be one of rare ability.
ORGANIZATION.
Capt John H. Wright, of Suffolk, was elect
| ed President Rev. Geo. B. Taylor, d. d.,
Rev. G. F. James, D. D., Judge B. L. Gunter
and Hon. A. B. Evans were elected Vice-Pres-
| idents.
Secretary-Rev. George j. Holiday.
Assistant Secretary-H. Theo Elyson, Esq
Treasurer-Norvell Ryland, Esq.
Auditor. B. Winston. Esq.
Rev. j. M. Pitcher, the general superinte n
dent, read the report of the
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE BOARD.
Your Board has been greatly blessed this
year. We have employed one general super
intendent, twenty-three colporters, and four
volunteer laborers. They report 4, 672 days of
service, AZ, 034 miles travelled, 25 912 families
visited, 1850 families prayed with or convers-
ed with on the subject of religion, 1856 per-
sons found entirely neglecting the preaching
of the Gospel, 1925 families destitute of the
Scripture, 2,32S families destitute Of all other
religious literature, 819 sermons preached,
745 addresses made, 314 Sunday ad-
dresses, 312 prayer meetings held Sc Sunday
schools organized, "a persons baptized, 901
additional conversions, and 3 churches organ
lied. They sold 2,445 Bibles for So, 23S.68;
1888 Testaments for $S49.24; 7,011 books for
s., s18.2S; LOSS pages of tracts for S5471 !;
total Sales SIS, $780, 81. They gave away 740
Bibles, valued at $199.75; 1,081 Testaments,
valued at S89 %; 1876 books, valued at s202.-
So; IA, sic pages of tracts, valued at $6S.5l !;
total value grants, $685. total value sales
and grants, $6,521.26.
EDUCATION BOARD.
The report begins with an allusion to the
gratifying increase in the number of young
men entering the ministry. Last year the
Board had under its care forty-one young men.
Now it has ffty-four, forty-two of whom are
pursuing their studies at the Richmond Col
lege and twelve at the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary, at Louisville. This is the
largest number of students the Board has ever
had under its care in any one year.
The Treasurer's report shows that the Board
has received from the churches during the
year, 81, 750.S0. All debts have been paid,
and there was balance in the treasury Octo-
Der 81, of $643.O6 The receipts were $165.29
less than the preceding year. The number
of contributing churches, no wever, has steadi-
ly increased, and with the exception of last
year, the aggregate amount received is larger
by several hundred dollars than for many
years past.
The Board will need So, 400 to meet the ex-
penses of the remainder of the present ses-
sion.
Rev. DR.. G. II. Ryland, at the request of
the Treasurer, Norvell Ryland, Esq, read the
report of the Treasurer, showing the collec-
tions for the past year to have been: For
Sunday School and Bible Board, $500; Ed
vocational Board, 81, 1885, Foreign Mission
Board, SO, 1892; Home Mission Board, SIS, 800;
Ministers Relief Fund, ,2O8-making to-
tai of about $36. 900; an increase of So, 700 on
the receipts of the year before.
This exhibit was considered an encourage
ing one for these hard times, although the
hope was expressed that much more encour
aging report may be made next year.
HOME MISSIONS.
Home missions Was the order of the day Sat-
urday morning at 10 clock, and was presented
in an admirable report, read by Rev. r. r. AGREE
of Lynchburg, in the absence of the cores
ponding secretary, G. B. Fleet, who prepared
1T. The Home Board, located at Atlanta with
which this Board co-operates, had in 1885,
1855 missionaries in its employ among the In
dams, the negroes, and the destitute of the
whites of the South and Southwest, and this
year 255 missionaries, who have supplied $40
stations, reported 6.156 additions to the
churches
The report expresses qualification at the in
crease of contributions, but pleads for still
larger increase. 1t gives an interesting sketch
of the new mission to Cuba, which has had
phenomenal success. 1t sketches the work of
the church building department, and cordial
lished by the Board at Atlanta
Rev. r. r. AGREE made brief speech. in
which he thanked the brethren for their CO.
operation during the past yer, and earnestly
appealed for more active work in the future.
Hon. A. Brown Evans, of Middlesex, made
an earnest and effective plea for the Home
Mission Board and its work, appealing espe-
cially to the laymen to come to the front and
do their full share of the work.
The report was further discussed by Dr.
Andrew Broaddus, Dr. George B. Taylor and
DR.. J. L. Burrows in very effective speeches.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND THE NEGRO.
DR.. Taylor stated that in an interview be-
, tween DR.. Curry and President Cleveland just
before the former started for Spain, the Presi-