Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-17

| ~ none OF the benevolent objects for
| which contributions ara asked AZ the hands
| OF the religious public" and concludes
| inns IL the American Bible Society
/ with its auxiliary societies and other sub
ordinate acencies for tho distribution a
/ Che Word Of God among all classes of ON
! population were stricken down Il would
| he az 4 tho sun were stricken from the
/ moral heavens: therefore bc ~
Resolved by ne lirUfiq COJ1rnce. lst
/ hat in good faith w. renew orr pledges Of
I allegiance 20 tho Bible cause rs a heaven
/ sauctioned agency ior spreading the writ
! ten Word % God without motto o.. COM
mont - among the destitute families ~ he
bounds OF our own Conference. as also
/ among tuc destitute within the sphere OF
( the operations of the Virginia Bible So
/ Getty.
| "a. Rcsorod That we VIII, by such
,,hOds os may promise tho beet results.
/ max" au honest eudeavor to raiso money
/ in our various charges Tor the purpose Of
+ a,l.ro % Tins good and noble work.
/ Bi-uop wilson spoke briefly e.. the Va9t
/ importance OF this work. a.d urged tho
! claims oi the Virginia Bible society. with
/ tho operations IS which Do was confident
not ono thirI Of Gre Conference fully COM
/ pcnerlel and appreciated.
Ir. lambeth, president az the Virginia
/ Biule Society. and Dr. Edwards also spoke
/ iu lDalIi oi Obs cause. ano the report and
/ resolutions Wero unanimously adopted.
/ PEBBLE CuAEaE5.
! pr. T.. \. Sl,dd. president Of tho Board
/ of Missions, read for The benefit OF the
/ Conference report prepared by q sub
/ c1mmift,. and adopted by the board reia-
/ tiyrtofNncYut.Huau Of " feeble charge" "
/ The subcommittee ons.stcd OF Dr. Sledd.
/ o.. Pollard. J.. T.. Marx IS. and Joseph -.
[ Shepherd. ard their report waa in tho torm
/ A. preamble and resolutions. The pre-
amll. sets forth the fact that the mulupll-
/ cation ut feeble charges seriously inter-
/ itrc- Will tie legitimate work ~ extending
! lfs cp. ratlou-. prevents the adequate sup
/ port of missions already organized. and
/ eyo le promise Of growth utoindePend-
/ once.
/ resolutions request tho consolidation
/ Of these feeble charges with other work
/ wherever tlo T.. hop lu hlse0dly Judgmen ~
/ tMuk. such CON. Oxidation VIII not seriously
/ ui. 1afclrNu-t thcInierc the Church;
| request tle Bishop not 20 sanction any d.
/ vision of circuits or the erection OF any
/ single church into station unless 'arh
/ charge SID constituted shall be- s.i!-sustain-
/ rr: recommend thet pastoral charges
/ WHICH have been receiving hO.p from tine
/ board. whose past history and present
/ prospects DO not justify lbs lu believing
/ that they VIII soon become upport-
o a.H
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The tlu-foosof the Hill fund. through
dr. g. &C.. Brown, reported THAT tlef had
u band $3.50 tlr tlsiroulon to The Con-
ference claimants, and asked fo Poe per-
mfaj ll ,uw tae same over o. ihc CONT
/ board. Aer. d to.
1o LIr. DLfr0ATf MONDAY.
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T.r.u I'D. fixed the hour of lsiI-pest 10
or '.r.ia morning as tn" time to proceed
with the. lDrt.l of % .r-ate- 6, DE Gene
I'D Conference. which ,0nf.uns ia St..
Louis lu MAY. 1850.
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