Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-18
CITY MISSIONARY WORK.
Annual Meeting of the Young Mems Bap'
tist society.

The first annual meeting Of the Young
Mems Baptist CITY Missionary Society was
held at the West Main-Strect church Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock. The attend
ance WAS large. and the exercises of an in
teresting character.
This society is composed of volunteers
from the membership of the several Baptist
churches Of the city. II now numbers Over
three hundred members IT. object Is the
dissemination OF the Gospel in the more
neglected portions Of Richmond and vi
cnity.
ITS ORGANIZATION.
The organization of the socicty was sug-
cested by Mr.. y. b. Sncad. It was effected
one year ago, and hewas made It's prSs-
dent. Duties called him ont Of The cIty for
part of the summer following, and the
society did not make much advancement
with its work. In November Mr. Snead
resigned the presidency and Mr.. Joseph b.
Montgomery was elected 10 the ofhce.
At this time the society, though II had
hardly any funds in the treasury. called
Rev. G.. +. Williams 10 the work ot city
missionary. IL was encouraged 10 take tins
stem by the apprOprsatiOn of 500 70 It's
treasury by the Baptist Sundsy-School
Association.
Mr.. Williams was no novice IN city mis-
sion work. having been engaged Iu II
in Mobile. Alabama, for several years, es-
tablshing there first the Mariue-Stroct and
then the palmetto-Strcct Baptist church,
and in the same work here. begun NoVtin-
Der. 1873. under the auspices oi the Baptist
Sundav-SchoOl Association. he established
in April, 1874, the Nenable-Street church.
The society WIS gratihed With his 4ni-
annual report both ls 80 what he
had done himself and what he had secured
through the efforts OF members of the
society. Tie policy a. the -Ociety has been
not so much 10 establish new centres of
influence %, 10 reyolyeround those already
established With such Influences and help
as 10 could set on foot. BY IFS cottage
pravcr-meetipc- in various neighhorhoods
aud its house-to-hou@c TlsItatiOnS very
pslpable results have been reached IN adj
ditiou 10 churches and Sunday schools.
SIX MONTHS wORA.
The statistic, of the missionary for
sn months work are as follows: Number
OF visits made M persons met m these
visits. .g74: of these ~ hold membership
! i'm country Baptist churches: ~ are Baptist
| back>bdcrs. TOO are uon-church-goers, oi
whom several are inidtl~: number OF hap-
| tisus administered. l3 number ol comics
eions of Christ. 23: Bibles given, l6; sold,
! q. addresses made 22 sermons preached,
"a; cottage prayeI-mectings organized. D
[ pages Ot Gospel tracts Nl~lNoultN, ll,J-V'
sermons secured from Young Mems Chris
/ tian Association of Richmond COLLEGE, al
| Peu,tentiary and soldiers Home. 30.
oyIICEEs TO 81 CHOSEN LATER.
| The reports of committees and other busl-
ness consumed $50 much time that the
/ election of officers wss postponed tlll the
next meeting, to be hold ~ the First
| church on the third Sunday afternoon m
| July.
Notice was given that three changes in
| the constitution would Dee brought mp toI
| deci sion
The next important change proposed re-
| frr- ro representation IN the society. and rs
as follows ANY Baptist church and sun
| dAv-sc hocl mission society. male on female,
may be rorrc- ented Ia The -ociety by one
male delegate for every dollar Per month
! contributed 10 the funds or she society
! Drs. LaudrUm and Cooper made remarks
! commcndatory oi The society. Dr. Basil
! MANLY. OF thc1heoiogicsL Seminary. Louis
| Vile. Ky. hcMg present, Wa, called outaud
| warmly congratulated the society on tht
| fact Of it. orr ..ulzapon. Such an organl-
zation. joe sail, they bad been trying to
effect IN Louisville, but 500 far without