The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-28
BAPTIsTs IN SESSION
The Portsmouth Associations Convention
In Petersburg Was Very Important.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH MINISTERS.
The State Mission Ronrd Was APP
portioned s2.3OO-Dr. a. f.. owen
Hcnd His Report Oh the Subject OF
Education DIR. !. }. Hall Discusses
Home Missions.

Petersburg, Va, September 27.--(Sps-
cial)-The Portsmouth Baptist Asso-
citation convened I'm its third days Scs-
sion Yesterday at Sycamore Church
Prince George county, and was opened
with religious services.
The committee on apportioning s.. 500
among. the churches for the orphanagc
was changed by substituting Rev. j
NJ, Pitcher, d. D.. for Rev. a. w Bat
tie. -. ID. who was called home to at
tend marriage.
The report on Home Missions. pre-
pared by Rev. J. +. Love. was read. 1t
was discussed by Rev. DR. Dickcrson
and Rev. DR.. J. ]. Han
The report on temperance was read
by Rev. y. T. Dunaway and discussed
by iarge number of speakers
The report on u digest of church let.
ters was read by Mr. s. b. Allen and
discussed by Rev. DR.. owen and Rev
Or Pitcher.
Rev DR.. Dunaway reported the APP
noTtionment for the cottage at the or
phanage of $1,000, ana followed with an
impassioncd appeal. The report was
adopted.
The npportionmcnt OF $1,000 for the
state Mission BOARD was read by Dr
Pitcher and adopted
The subject of education was re
Suineu ana supplementary report waS
read by Rev. DR.. Owen. To whom the
report had been committed for revision
II was discussed 10y Professor Brewer.
of the Chowan Female Institute. at
Murfrcesboro. y. G.
Professor Brewer made an excellent
address on the history OF the school
and on the subject of general education.
Rev. Dr. Dickson ana Rev. Samuel
Saunders. of Murfroesboro spoke
The digest of church letters shows
that the association comprises seventy
three churches, sixty-nine of which
a Il at tl,is
churches are pastorless. In the sixty
nine churches reporting there have been
additions by b&ptismS 613. b. letter All
Ivy experience 10. by restoration 81.
The losses i'm membership have been
by letter a09. BY exclusion lIg. bv era
sure 50. by death 129: net gain i'm mem
gu; total membership 1885 Tho sixty
nine churches reported sevcntyLtvs q
sunday schools.
The total contributions to mission
colpOrtage. etc. IL S75i0.9S. an incrcas,
OF $1.030.3l. The number OF committees
was so great and the duties imposed
on the Moderator. Rev !. +. Deans. So
numerous, that he found ii very con.
Ecnient to put upon his son. MaHtcI
Paree Deans. the 'duties of his I'rivat.
secretary, The Association decided tc
have II continuous session till the bust
ness was finished.
Rev. Dir. Hall presented the report q,
the Committee on ApportionmeMt al
Sl5u0 among the churches. for the sun.
day School ana Bible Board Tho new
church at Dcndron was assigned TO tn,
middle district of the Association.
Dr. Gavin Rawls read the report or
PASTORAL support In 1880 Is church.s
had every Sunday preaching. 10 haC
twice "a month preaching and II hnt
once month preaching. Now n haN,
every Sunday preaching. % have twice
n month preaching and Is have once o
month preaching. The average salary
eight years ago OF IL pastor in this AS
ISOLATION was SGe0 per annum II /.
now $3.50.
Dr.. Rawls made strong address, II
which he cXhortcd the ministers to +,
gard their relation 20 their salaries AS {;
real business relation. Mr.. NJ Lanl<
ford complimcntcd the report Mr. [.
&. Allen urged that the churches shoulo
report the amount actually paid tC
the pastors. and not wha: has nco,
promised.
The Association left the selection o
q place of meeting for the next year I,
special committees
Rev. II. w. Battle u. D.. pastor of IN,
First BAPTIST Church in PETERSBURG.
was appointed to preach the introduc
tory sermon next year.
After the appointment of committee.
anu a hearty vote of thanks for h0spI
taiity, &c. the Association adjourned I,
meet in September 1896
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