Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-17
coLoREo BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Reports of the Educational, Foreign Nils.
sions. and Bible Boards-Adiournsd.

Reports of the Educational, Foreign Mis-
sions' and Bible Boards-Adiournsd.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatcb1
CHAELorTEsymLE, Va, MAY l6. - The
Virginia Baptist state Convention Color
ed) met at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
thlrd day, President Mitchell presiding
Devotional exercises were conducted Inv
Revs. Il. Splller, of Hampton, and w. r.
Jonnson, OF Washington, ID. G. The Edu-
catonal Board made its report. Seven
students have been aided, six at the Rich
mond Theological Seminary and one NJ
Wayand Seminary, Washington. Con.
siderable work has been ACCOMPLISHED
and balance Of 1896. 10 is in hand to tho
credit OF the board. Rev. D. G. Winston
addressed the body on the subject of the
Relations Of the Richmond Theological
seminary to.tbe Baptists - Professor ID. Il.
Armlstead on the Needs of the Seminary
at lynchburg"; Rev. DR.. j. l.. Jones on
try"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session a committee
was appointed to attend the dedication ex
etclses OF the school in Gloucester county
on the Goth instant.
Rev. j. Anderson Taylor, secretary of the
Foreign Mission Board, submitted bis re-
port OF the workings of that important
missionaries working among the Ney tribe,
IN Central Afrlca. ID. X. Vassar, of the
Richmond Theological Seminary, has been
sent 10 that field as agent 10 investigate the
work accomplished during the past eight
years. An increased number OF mission
aries are 20 be sent TO the Dark Continent
on the return of the agent. A balance of
$52l.42 Is TO the credit of this board.
THE BIBLE BOARD.
The report Of the Bible and Publication
Board was read. Eumberless Bibles and
1estameuts have been distributed in destl-
tute localities and many donations of
books received. This board has balance
of S57.66 OIL hand. The statistical secre-
tary's report was read. Reports were in
from nearly all the churches There are
IN this State !. 0i9 churches, CAS- ministers
total membership, 20l, 10S. Last year there
we're 7,46S baptisms and 1877 deaths. Tho
Committee on New Bodies submitted its
report.
NIGHT SESSION.
= At night Rev. George W. Lee, of Wash
ingtOn, preached TO o large congregation.
The Rev. Lee is very popular with all the
delegates, and quite wit, very black, a
200-pOunder; and Is altogether the ideal
negro. During his discourse he said that
some had affirmed that the Apostles Peter,
James, and John wore not educLIed preach
ers. lie denied it, and said that they went
to the greatest school in the world for three
years. Learned at the feet Of Jesus, eradu-
ated at Calvary, and received their diplo-
mas on the morning of the resurrection"
wHIrE MINISTER'S.
Several prominent white ministers and
Others have visited the convention; among
them Rev. DIR. A. T.. Dickerson, editor Of
Religious Herald, Richmond: Rev. DIR. Nc
Vckers. superintendent of the Home Mis-
sion schools of the South, Toronto, Can;
Professor Ormand Stone, of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, and others. The more
prominent colored ministers are; Revs.
&. w. Lee, A. g. Thomas, w. B. Johnson,
ID. D., pastor Second Baptist church and
professor in Wayland Seminary; j. Ander-
son Taylor, all of Washington, ID. c.; Rev.
L. NJ. Brawley, d. D., of Petersburg; Rev.
A, Blnga, Jr., ID. d., of Manchester; DR..
]. T.. Jones, member faculty Richmond
Theological Seminary Roy. 7. +. Thomas,
president Lynchburg Seminary.
The convention adjourned this afternoon
TO meet in the Metropolitan Baptist
church, Washington, ID. g., the second
Wednesday IN May, 1892.