Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-21
Baptist General Association of Virginia.

Correspondence Alexandria Gazette
This body, repro sentirg the missionary
Baptist churches of this S ate, held its G6 b
annual session in Charlottesville, from Wed
uesday OF lest week Till Sunday, delegates
from all sections being present. The Bsp-
lists believe in the independence of the local
churches, and so have no ecclesiastical ma
chinery" to tinker at. but foim such associa
tions simply for combined, sud therefore
more intelligent and thor ough, work 10 the
spreading of the Gospel.
The introductory sermon on this occasion
vas preached by Rev. DR.. A. B. Woodin, Of
Hampton, once chaplain CT the University,
and Rev Dr. w. e Hatcher Of Richmond,
was for the second time made Pre-. dent OF
the body.
The traasurer's report showed that during
the fl cal year the following amounts were
contributed by the churches; For State mis-
sions, $l2 275 rs ; for Sunday Schools and
colporterage, Sc SIS 40; for education of stu
dents for the ministry, s. 094 90; for foreign
missioDe, SIS 03S 50 F.; for home missions liz
the South and Vest, SO 1S4 %; for relief
OF aged ministers and their families, 50. l0l.54.
Total, $50, 213 40 an Increase over the pre-
vious year OF 81 9S2 "a.
From the various reports the following sum :
mary of work has been gathered: The Edu-
caticna Board has uUder its care 81 young
men studying for the ministry-l2 at the
Seminary in Louisville, AZ AT Richmond Col
lege, The State Mission Board employed Us
missionaries within Virginia by their la
bors - new houses of worship we're erected
and 20 others are building; they preached
at ia stations, ard under their ministry
ISIS persons professed faith in Christ The
Sunday School and Colporterage Board en-
ployed 3S colporters. by whose abors AZ
Sunday Schools were organz ID, and 75S
persons brought 10 Christ they sold 800
Bibles and Testsmenta, and gave away
1888 other copies of thu Word; they
visited S02l5 families, 1,740 of whom
the found entirely destitute of Gods Word
The Home Mission Board, whose work is
supported By the Baptists of the southern
S a!es. and whose missionaries labor 10 the
South and West, among the Indians and in
Cuba, reported 323 men employed, IS new
churches built and 4 837 professions Of faith.
The Foreign Mission Board, also supported
by all southern Baptists reported lis mis-
sionaries 81 churches, 1850 church members,
OBS of whom were added during the year,
and that mission had been opened in ia
pan. The board now has missionaries 10
Africa, China, Japan, Italy, Mexico and
Brazil.
All the sessions of the association were
we'll attended, devout spirit prevailed and
many excellent addresses were made. The
distinguishing feature OF this years meeting
was the determination to establish Baptist
orphansge within the Stale. Intense inter
est In this movement was manifested, and
over IS 900 were in q fsw minutes subscribed
to this object. The whole matter was then
committed 10 board of trustees selected ty
the association.
Among those who took part in the meet
ings were Hon. ]. l. NJ. Curry, ex-Miniater
to Spain DR.. Jno A. Brosdus, President
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Louisville; Hon J. T. Elysou, Mayor OF
z chmond; Gen Jas G. Field, ex Attorney
General of the State; E. 4 Sim mons, visit
ing missionary from Canton.
By general consent, this years meeting
was considered one of the best ever held
and the B4pis!s CT Virginia are to be con-
graduated upon the good work done and
the bright prospects for enlarged nssfnlufss
and power, VISITOR.