Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-18
THE PORTSMOUTH BhPTlSTS.
Third Days Session OF the Association
Educational and sunday school.


Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
PORTSMOUTH, September 1.-The third
DAVIS session of the Portsmouth Baptist
Association opened at $50 with Dr. Pitcher
in the chair, and devotional exercises for
half an hour led by Rev. ". T. Creath.
The report on education was then pre-
sented by Sir. Malchus Langford and dis
cussed az length and ably by Rev. A. Is.
Dun0way, who spoke eloquently Tor educa-
ton and Richmond College; Rev. ID. ".
GwInn, ID. D., Rev. Or. A. l.. Owen, who
spoke tor Ryland College at SUFFOLK Rev.
H. H. Acrse. spoke of Windsor Academy ::
Rev. J. W. Hart spoke for Glade Spring
Seminary. The report was then adopted.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The report Of the Sunday School and
Bible Board was presented 10y Rev. Hugh
&. Smith. giving the work Of the cOlpor-
teurs during the past year IL the assocla-
ton throughout the State. there beng
twenty-five cOlpOrteurs III the whole WORK
" no have come in contact with lJ,OOO peO-
ole who habitually neglect preaching and
religious services. The report asked for
an agency. and more money for the work.
1t wa. discussed by Rev. DR.. W. Is. Whar-
ton, who made "a stlrrlng appeal for the
distribution Of the Bible and the educa-
ton of the children. Rev. DR.. A. T.. Owen
| followed, and then Rev. X. X. AGREE made
q tender and forceful plea for the support
IF the colpoTtours in the field.
Rev. Mr.. Brewer, of Murfreesboro'. n. C.,
and Rev. Mr.. Williams, of the same assO-
citation. were welcomed TO the body.
The Finance Committee reported having
received SZl3.15 for the association fund.
OBITUARIES.
Rev. J. Il. Jones read the report on
obituaries. which embraced brief sketches
| Of the lie and death Of Rev. }. ID. Brown,
of Greenesyile county, and Rev. Reuben X.
Owens, IF kansemond county. Rev. Dr..
Owen. Rev. Vernon Hanson, Rev. J. +.
Jones, and Rev. G. W. Duke pad warm
| tributes TO the memory Of Rev. j. d..
Brown and Rev. Reuben Owens. Rev. g..
| r. Iruett spoke of tho life and death of
Deacon Il. G. Staples, Of Portsmouth, and
| the speaker was requested TO prepare q
sketch of the deceased tor the minutes.
BRiGHT OUTLOOK.
The obituary report was adopted. Rev.
| Il. Il. AGREE read the report OF the Upper
| District, which shows the churches almost
generally improved during the year and
are now in an encouraging condition. The
outlook is very bright. The report was dis
| cussed by Rev L. Dudley and others and
adopted.
| INTERESTING ADDRESSES.
| An interesting address on the Outlook
| OF inc PORTSMOUTH hHSOCldLiOu was Qt-
| llvered yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. Nj.
| Pitcher, ID. d., Of Petersburg, and be gave
| q great deal Of information III regard to the
| early history and principles of the Kahn
| kee Association not heretofore published,
and filed in gap III the the late Rev. Reu-
| ben Jones's history of the Portsmouth
Association. The outlook he regarded as
altogether brgh: and hopeful.
He was followed on the Same line by
Rev. A. b. Runaway, OF Churchlapd Rev.
| Mr.. Shepherd, of Smithfeld; Rev. DR.. A.
| T. Owen, of Portsmouth, and Rev. Mr..
Bagby. Of Suffolk.
The centennial exercises concluded last
| night with an address by Rev. }. +. Deans
| on The Influence OF the Baptists."
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
In the Baptist Association this afternoon
| Shiloh, Prince George county, was &C.
| lected o. the place of meeting next year,
and Rev. A. Is. Dunaway appointed 10 de-
| liver tho annual sermon, with Rev. II. A..
! Bacby as alternate. The report on the
ministerial relief fund was presented by
| Garvin Raws and discussed by J. Il. Jones
and H. A. Bagby and adopted. The re-
port on temperance was presented by j.
W. Hart and discussed by II. A. Bagby
| and Ii. NJ. Wharton and adopted. An APP
peal was made by Rev. Mr.. Dudley for
| $500 for the Wakefield church.
MAss-MEETISG.
Tonight a mass-meeting was held in the
| interest of the Baptist Orphanage at Salem,
Va, after which the association adopted
| tho usual resolutions aud adjourned sine
die.
Rev. II. h. AGREE, Of Petersburg, was
elected delegate to the Southern Baptist
Convention and Rev. George +. Truett, Of
Portsmouth, alternate.