Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-22
ALI emARLe BApTIsTs IN SESSION.
Standing Committecs-The Foreign Mis-
.,on sfovement-stateM Missions.
,cO--osnonaopco Of tho Richmond Dispa,ch.I

fcorrcspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
r.prysyrILE. Va. August 2l.-The asso-
citation opened with the moderator in the
chair. who read the 10th Psalm. Prayer
by o. ID. Loving.
The Moderator appointed the following
Committee on Time. Place and Preacher:
j. r. Daniel. W. II. Lipscomb. and S. j.
Robinson.
The report on standing committees was
submitted:
state Missions-M. NJ. DuPre and W. II.
Home Missions-J. W. Martin and j. Z.
Gwatkin.
Minister'S Relief Fund.-. W. Doln and
Sunday School and Bible Board-W. T..
Farrar and r. Temple.
Foreign Missions L. Dickinson and
II. J. Faris.
Education-James A. Rea and J. NJ.
Farrar.
State of the Churches-w. E. Gwatkin
and j. B. Turpin.
Orphanage-F. VI. Wills and A. A. GRAY.
LETTERS READ.
A number OF letters from churches were
read.
The report on foreign missions not be-
ing presented. n resolution was offered by
". II. Lipscomb and discussed by DR.. Ian
drum. who spoke on the origin Of the
missionary movement with William Cary.
/ He pursued its progress up to the time OF
| Adonlram JudsOl and his compeers, and
with burning words portrayed the needs
OF the benighted 800. 0G0.OC0 OF heather.
The resolution was adopted
STATE MISSIONS.
| State Missions were called.
| DR.. G. +. James, of Roanoke. opened the
| discussion. He thought that State mis-
sions were the basis Of all our missionary
work There Is more need OF State-nls-
sion work now than ever before.
| DR.. Cooper, of Richmond. regarded the
mission work as a concentric circle. The
! individual was the centre of the circle,
! then his church, his country, his State. his
! country. and the world. The motto of the
! churchsto-day ia the eyangelizatlon of the
world in the present generation. Not the
conversion of the world; we are not re.
sponsible tor that-God will take care of
that. He believed tho realization OF this
| is possible.
Mr. Il. III. Rawlings continued the dis
cussiOn. and made an excuse IN some very
pointed remarks for the poor coutribu-
| lions that appeared on the reports and
tried TO show that the farmers had been so
| oppressed that they had no MONEY to give.
DIR. ,Landrum took up the discussion
from inns pD!Il anu SuON on tbht my '" -
not near SO poor as they thought they
were.
The report was adopted.
THE oRPHASAGE.
The report on the Orphanage WIS read
by the Clerk and was discussed by DR..
Cooper. He drew pathetic picture OF the
orphan looking up in the face OF the de
nomination with pinched features and
ragged clothes no home no friends, no
subsistence. What could so appeal TO the
generosity Of Christian:
BOOKS AND PAPERS.
A resolution was offered by Brother Tur-
pin requesting persons to send old books.
papers, ETC., to the Baptist Historical So
cety.
On motion the address of Nr. Turpin on
the history Of the association was ordered
to he printed separately from the minutes:
The proposition to reduce the number OF
delegates from eight 10 four from each
church was lost by an overwhelming ma
jority.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE
was called and az there was no report the
question was discussed by Dr. Landrum
and DR.. Cooper i'll burning words.
The report on education was submitted
by Professor Dickinson and discussed by
Dr. James. The report was adopted.
The association has been favored with
the presence of more representative men
than has been the case for many years,
and their services have been IN constant
| demand.