Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-12


says; In the last ten years the net in
crease In the membership In the State
was 25.7S2. In this time the missionaries
baptized Into the Church 9,7l2 converts.
and aided pastors In meetings in which
1905 other persons professed faith. Du-
ring the same period there was an in
crease of lf2 white Baptist churches In
Virginia, and the missionaries organized
"a new churches.
OF the seventy missionaries employed
twenty labored IN Tidewater. twenty-four
in Middle and Piedmont Virginia, nine In
the Valley, and seventeen In Southwest
Virginia. And from a tabulated abstrac.
OF their labors hereto annexed It will be
seen that our missionaries occupied iS9
stations, preached G.6i9 sermons. baptized
9Ti converts, aided pastors in meetings In
which 1853 others protested faith In
Christ, made 1869 visits for religious con-
versation and prayer. organized :, new
Sunday schools. new churches, cOmplet-
ed new houses Of worship, and are ca
gagged in the erection OF IL others.
The receipts for State missions for the
year ending October 81, 1893, were 81 ,59S. SO,
which with the balance on hand, si5eo.ts,
November l, 1922. made our available re-
sources for the year Sl3,O99.2i. The trea-
surer paid out on account OF this board
tho past fiscal year the fonowing sums:
For salaries Of missionaries. ...... $40, 800 80
For printing and postage. 70i6
ROC interest,". ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lbJO
For travelling expenses or CORE
spending secretary. ................. GOO
For our pro rata share OF ex-
penses OF General AssocatiOn.... 22i:T
Total. .................$ll ,366y1
Leaving balance Of 81, 1924 to our credit
Il
being % less than the contributions
for the year previous.
Tho report was discussed by Mr.. VIII
liam Ellyson, DIR. George Cooper. Rev. j.
NJ. Luck, Rev. J. V. Dickinson, Rev. G..
A. Woodson. Rev. ~. =. Shepherd. Pro-
fesor G. H. Cooke. and Dir. w. +. Hatcher.
Mr.. Luck made an eloquent and strong
defence Of and appeal for Southwest Vir-
glnia, giving some striking statements OF
the results of missionary labor. Rev T..
h. Shepherd facetiOusly deprecated criti-
cism OF the board and its missionaries,
saying that II seemed that all of the I'M
wise brethren were put on the boards and
the wise critics left on the outside Pro
fessor Cooke made a powerful speech, In
v hich he deprecated the mention of sec
tons, spoke OF the harmony which had
characterized Virginia Baptists. and urged
that II should not be broken. He insist
ed that the work Of the StateMission
Board is needed in every part Of Virginia.
lie cited the Shenandoah. the Augusta.
and the Valley Association, and gave
statistics to show that these products Of
State-mission work are now the most
liberal IN the State.
Or. Hatcher insisted that criticism did
not mean opposition.
The pulpits generally OF the city will be
occupied tomorrow by visitors and dele
gates to the association.
This afternoon many OF the delegates
visited the orphapge at Salem. There
was meeting OF the Virginia Baptists'
Historical Society in the Sunday -schooi
room, and a meeting Of the young people
in the church. The Historical Society
was addressed by DR.. c. c. Biting in a
very interesting and practical talk. The
young people organized a State union.
The hospitality OF Roanoke Is as graceful
as Il is abundant, and corners are hand
somely entertained.
FOR STATE MISSIONS.
The house was packed again tonight
at the mass-meeting for State missions.
Or. Cooper presided over the meeting
and after reading the Scriptures Rev.
Alfred Bagby led in prayer. Professor
II. H. Harris made a request that in all
OF lilt DulBll0 lp-lliNi AOh eAiNAN
special prayer for young men in the col
leges, and that the week Of prayer be-
gin tomorrow. He stated that of the
students boarding at Richmond
College ninety of them were church MEM
bers, and of the seventy others about
fifty OF them were church members, so
that of the 10 students 1i0 are church
members He eloquently appealed for
earnest prayer for these college students
and for all Of the schools and colleges.
Rev. DR. T.. S. Dunaway was the first
speaker I'm the mass-meeting. He loved
the State Mission Board because or what
II has done. Two thirds or three fourths
OF the Baptist churches OF Virginia were
planted or fostered by this board. lie
urged that East Virginia ought not TO
ask too much Of the board. but ought
to count It privilege TO sustain its grand
work west of the mountains. He spoke
OF the economy with which the work was
continued there. not having for years a
salaried officer connected with it, He
loved this board for what 1t proposed 10
do I'm evangelIzing Virginia, the land OF
his birth, the home of his loved. At this
point a telegram was received from the
Virginia students at the seminary at
louisville sending cordial greetings, and
the president was directed 10 send suit
able response.
Rev. George w. Kilgore. OF Wise
county. was the next speaker He said
that having practiced law for twenty
years In Southwest Virginia. he knew the
country thoroughly. He spoke very earn
estly OF the growth Of that region and
the importance of evangelizing it.
MOTTO OF THE BOARD.
Rev. DR.. w. W. Landrum was the next
speaker He thought 1t not wrong 10 love
virginia above all other States and to bs
more deeply interested In the evangelical
ton OF Virginia than that of any other
State or land There hangs in the room
where this State board meets a Baptist
map Of Virginia on which are dotted all
of the churches and the fields. lie wished
10 emphasize the cheapness with which
the board IS run. The corresponding sec
rotary receives no salary, but Is doing
the work gratuitously. and gives his time
10 the work Notwithstanding the fact that
he is a lawyer in fun practice. He gave
statistics to prove that In the work OF
State missions old Virginia heads the
column OF her southern sisters and that
the work OF Virginia Baptists for State
evangelizatlon has been more successful
than any other State. He pronounced an
eloquent, glowing, eulogy on the Church
and said that the motto OF the board was
"A Baptist church in every community
In Virginia"
REBUILDING A CHURCH.
Rev. Il. w. Winfree, of Culpeper. made
a statement in reference TO the rebuilding
OF his ehurch-h house. which was burned
Rev. J. w. Mitchell. of Wytheville. made
a statement i'm reference 10 his church
building. and Rev. j. r. Harrison engi'
neered a collection in his usually skilfu
style
The Petersburg Conyocation.
(Correspondenee OF the Dispatch)