Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-27
CHURCH WORK.
SECOND DAYS Session or PORTSMOUTH
BAPTIsT ASSOCIATION.
The Years contributions-Foreign His
sions-suadsy School and Bible Board
Episcopal Conferences
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NORFOLK. VA, September Isl he
second days session OF the Portsmouth
Baptist Association in Princess Anne was
opened to-day with religious services by
Rev. II. G. Smith.
The clerk read the report Of the Sun
day-School and Bible Board, which was
discussed by Revs. j. III. Pitcher, II. n:
Quesenberry, and A. +. Dickinson, and
adopted. The report was filed with IN
formation Of the work OF the Sunday
School and Bible Board, and showed that
the association lest year contributed to
this work sS6l.74.
At IL O'Clock the Introductory sermon
was preached by tho Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher,
OF Petersburg. The sermon was an aole
one.
On motion the Rev. Mr.. Pitcher was
requested to publish his sermon IN the
Religious HCrGLG.
Rev. W. A. Pearson read the report on
foreign missions. The report makes an
earnest appeal for the board, and IS filed
with interesting statistics Of the work OF
the foreign missionaries.
After a few Introductory remarks by
Rev. Mr. Pearson. Rev. Dr. A. +.
Owen, the representative of the Foreign
Board, made m eloquent address in
support of the claims of the foreign
work. lie suggested that the churches
should make greater efforts IN foreign
fields, md that at least four churches in
the Portsmouth Association could sup
port a foreign missionary, and named
Freemason-Street (NorfoIk). Shoulders
Hill (Churchland). Court-Street (Ports-
mouth. and the First church (Peters-
burg as churches well able to each send
out a missionary. He was followed by
Rev. DR.. Burrows and Rev. Or. Jones.
Rev. Mr.. Warren offered a resolution
endorsing she Foreign NiSsion JoWn0L,
which was accepted by the committee,
and the report was adopted.
Rev. DIR. Dickinson offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resoircd. That the great work already
accomplished by the Sunday-school and
Bible Board and the great field OF use
tulness that lies before it demand that
the Baptists of Virginia should in this
semi-ceutenuial year of its usefulness
place it on permanent basis, and raise
a fund Of at least $4,000 in order that
the board may pay all its Indebtedness
and enlarge It's work.
Rcsoigcd, That q committee be APP
pointed to secure this amount-yiz. ).
Seward. J. T. Griffin, ". II. Morris, p.
ID. Gwaltney, Richard Cox, and NJ. Lark
ford.
The resolutions were discussed and
adopted and the Heligio3S Hrald
headed the subscription with LOCO.
at the afternoon session the report on
education was presented by Rev. \. Is.
Dunaway, and after being read was dis
cussed by Dr. Dickinson, DR.. Burrows,
Rev. \. b. Dunaway, and Rev. Vernon
PAnson and adopted.
A committee. was appointed to take
into consideration the practicability Of
establishing an associational academy.
Or. j. II. N. Sykes, of southampton,
submitted the report on the ministers
relief fund. which was discussed most
sensibly and practically by L. II. Elicit,
Of Richmohd, Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher, and
others.
LII Allen Was elected delegate to the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Judge Barrett, o. southampton, made
a strong appeal for a Baptist academy at
Courtland.
Tie association then Adjourned till to-
morrow morning.
The sixth annual conference Of the
clergy OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church actively engaged III work among
the colorcd people was held in Christ
church chapel to-day and will continue
three days. The conference was mostly
engaged during the day in discussing
the matter of separate missionary iu-
risdicton OF the diocese, and the argu-
mcnt was almost unanimously against 1t.
The discussion will conclude tomorrow.