Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-13
BAPTIST MISSIONS.
WORK OF THE STATE BOARD PRE-
SENTEo TO THE ASSOCIATION.
Co~0poration--Tempo rance Resoiu-
tions-Other Business.

| VoUOnbl cAerclbeb Win which Tue ScS"N~
days session Of the General Association
was opened at Leigh-Street Baptist
church yesterday morning.
Rev. J. NJ. Harlowe, Rev. p. 4.
Elsom, Dr. J. William Jones, and Rev.
s. =. HUFF led in prayer and several
hymns were sung.
The Committee on Order Of Business
through Rev. Dr. Cooper, reported ID
favor of sessions of the association as
follows: $50 4. II. TO 2:30 p. ~, end
7.30 p M, to adjourn at pleasure. The
report was adopted
THE TEEAsURER's FIGURES.
Noryell Byland, treasurer, read his
annual report, which showed receipts
aud disbursements as follows:
State Mission Board Balance on
/ hand October y, 1859, 1889 35, con
tr1bUtions for the year, 81. 03f.92
SundaY-Sehool and Bible Board
Balance on hand, S2O2.9 contributions
during the year, IS, 909.75.
Educational Board Balance on hand,
$3.50. % contributions during the year,
s.. 1921.
Foreign Missions Balance on hand.
S245.8l contributions during the year,
GIG. OSS.12.
Home Mission Boarl Balance on
hand, 37G9.2l contributions during the
year, ST, l2l5S.
Ministers Relief Fund: Balance on
hand, S399.S9 contributions during the
year, So, if6 o..
Total: Balance on hand, s., 967.69
receipts during the year, Sj2,302. SO.
The report gives the details Of receipts
by associations and OF disbursements to
the several objects
The report was adopted.
COOPERATIVE WORK.
William Ellyson, ESQ, read the report
Of the Committee on Cooperation, show
inc the gratifying results Of the efforts Of
the committee in the increased number
of the churches and District Associa-
tons which have co-operated with the
General Association aud contributed to
the several boards.
The report brings ont the fact that de-
spite the hard times all OF the boards
save the Home Board had received in
creased contributions, and that the
seeming deficit to that board was due to
the fact that year before last the board
made a special effort in Virginia and
collected over 50, 600 for the payment on
the Havana House, so that there hes
been real increase III the contributions
of the State TO the general fund OF tins
board.
Rev. DR.. G. Tyree alluded 10 the long
years during which he had attended the
sessions OF this body, and to the steady
increase Of contributions TO the boards
and general increase of interest IN the
work Of the denomination.
But he eloquently and ably insisted
that there should be much larger In
crease in contributions-tha these should
keep a more steady pace with the mate
rial progress of the Commonwealth.
MANY MAKE SPEECHES.
The report elected a further interest
inc discussion, which was participated
III by Rev. Or. j. NJ. Pitcher Of Peters
burg NJ. NJ. Norris, Esq of Glade
Spring; Rev. Julian Broaddus, OF Der
ryville; Dr. !. William Jones, of At
lanta Rev. George W. Bealo, OF Bu-
chanan; Professor Il. II. Harris, Of
Richmond College; Rev. J. b. Turpin. of
Charlottesville Rev. DIR. A. Broaddus.
of Caroline who made an eloquent
statement of tho work OF the Kappa
hammock Association. where they "grow
sand and men" where they "have no
boom. and will have none until broom
straw and pine wood become as valuable
as iron and coal y, and Rev. t. W. Cla-
brook, Of Lancaster.
The general tenor Of the discussion was
ordinations OF seeming deficits, express
sions of qualification at the contributions,
and determination to do more IN the fu-
ture.
The report was adopted.
THEY WE'RE VISITING"
The Chair recognized az twisting
brethren" Rev. DIR. L. II. Eaton, of the
Western Recorder Louisville Rev. DR..
w. II. Williams. of the feRtrdt BAPTIST,
St. Louis Mr.. Cross, OF the baltimore
Baptist, Baltimore; DR.. j. William
Jones. assistant secretary Home Mission
Board Southern Baptist Convention, To-
Gated at Atlanta; Rev. DR.. w. II. Whit
slit, of the Southern BAPTIST Theological
Seminary, Louisville, and Rev. DIR. j.
w. McCown. of North Carolina
The Chair announced the Committees
on Credentials and Time and Place.
STATE MISSION WORK.
Rev. DIR. W. W. Landrum, in the alb
sence of the corresponding secretary,
Hon. Ii. X. Ellyson, detained by sick
ness, read the annual report of the
The report shows that tho board
employed during the past year GO mis-
sionaries who labored .. l64 weeks,
had ISL preaching stations, preach
ed 5,5O3 sermons, baptized Sl2 persons,
had 1852 persons TO profess conversion
in meetings in which they aided pastors,
made II, 687 visits for religious converse
ton and prayer, sustained l3S sun
| day schools at stations, organized II
new Sunday schools, organized 2 new
schools, have s houses of worship under
course of erection, and have completed
II.
The report gives details of great in
terest as TO the number of missionaries
and the labors they performed IN the
several sections of the state, and gave
the names and labors of these efficient
men.
THE RECEIPTS.
The report shows that the receipts
during tho past year were Sl3, O3492,
which, with the balance in hand at the
beginning of the year, gave the board
for expenditure during the year Sl6,-
1880, which enabled the board to pay
all of its missionaries their salaries and
leave q small balance in tho treasury
with which to begin the new year.
The report closes with vivid picture
of the present aud coming prosperity OF
Virginia. and the consequent need OF an
enlargement of the work.
On motion to adopt the report
earnest and effective speeches were made
by Rev. DIR. George Cooper, Of Rich
mond Rev. DIR. A. Broaddus, OF Caro-
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