Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-30
JAMss-RvER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Moderator and Onicers Elected Ministe-
rial support-Foreign Mission Reports.

rial support-fofeIEn MISSION tscporis'
Correspondence of the Richmond DisDatch.l
GRAVEL HILL, Va, July 27.-The James
River Baptist ASSOCIATION convened yester-
day with Cedar Baptist church In its six
teenth annual session. The Introductory
sermon was preached at 1850 A. Nj. by
Rev. j. +. Belts, Of Richmond. who de-
liyered q very able discourse. Text /:
Mark xvi, l5-16-"Go We INTO all the
world and preach the Gospel TO every
creature. He that believeth and is bap-
tized shall be saved" There was quite n
large congregation IN attendance. who
listened very attentively to the sermon.
Reys. L. X. Underwood, q. L. Bagby, ID.
d.. j. II. Daniel. and L. III. Martin took
public part IN the morning services.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
At the evening session the ASSOCIATION
was organized by electing the following
officers Moderator, Il. +. Nuckols, and
Clerk and Treasurer. Rev. w. 9. Foster.
Twenty churches of this ASSOCIATION were
represented. Visiting brethren, were, ill.,
yited TO seats IN the body, and the follow
ing were recognized: Mr.. W. +. Nichols,
Rev. q. f. Bagby, ID. d., of the Appomat-
tox Association Rev. }. Il. Daniel, of the
Albemarle Association; Rev. +. Ii. Martin.
Of Lumber n. O., and others.
MINISTERIAL SUPPORT.
The report on ministerial support and
minister's relief fund was then read and
discussed by Rev. j. L. Belts. MIR. l..
Il. Davidson, }. III. McRae, Morton Price,
s. Z. Taylor. Revs. W. G. Foster and L.
II. Martin.
A motion to amend the report was made
by Rev. j. 4. Belts. but after considerable
discussion 1t was withdrawn, aud the re-
port was adopted IN its original form.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
aI Il. a..
and by the time service commenced tnere
was a very large crowd assembled on the
church grounds. IL seemed that every one
who desired 10 attend the association de-
terInined TO be there No business was
transacted in the morning, which was 0c-
eupied with devotional exercises; The
subject OF family worship was ably dis
cussed by Revs. J. A.. Belts, G. /. Bagby.
and Joseph Tucker.
The reports OF the different foreign mis-
siouary stations were very encouraging,
and showed the need of more men IN the
6eld. The report shows that the Foreign
Missionary Board OF the Southern Baptist
Convention has received Sll4,S25. 80
the largest amount ever contributed IN
any one year by the convention Virginia
taking the lead by contributing Si7 ,l63.33.
The report on homo missions was read
py Rev J. r. Belts; State missions by
key. j. r. Daniel.
Prayer. by Rev. j. II. Belts.
THE ACADEMY.
The location of tho James River Acade-
my came mp before the Educational Board
il the evening, and propositions were read
from farmyille. Appomattox, Cumberland.
and from three places ia Buckingham.
No action was taken in tho matter, but
another meeting OF the committee was set
for buckingham Courthouse August stu
(court-day): The general impression
seemed 10 be that tue academy would
either be located az the Buckingham Fee
male Collegiate Institute. which has not
been used for school sipce the war, or at
Buckingham Courthouse