Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-10
OLD DOVER TO MEET.
THIS BODY TO ASSEMBLE AT NEW
PORT NEWS TUESDAY.
INTERESTING SESSION EXPECTED.
Rev. DR.. Mercer, of This City, 10
French the Opening scrmon-Many
Richmond People TO Go Down.
Other Association Meetings.

The Dover Baptist Association is a his
toric body, having been in existence
something over 100 years. It's territory
formerly included that now covered by
the Rappahannock, but more than fifty
years ago the division was made. by
which the churches in the Northern Neck
and on the south Of the RappahannocI
river organized into the Rappahannock
Association. The Dover now consists Of
churches in the peninsula between the
James and the York, in King William,
Goochland, Hanover, Richmond, &C.
There are sixty-four OF these churches
and each OF them is entitled to four
delegates besides ordained white Bap-
list ministers, who are members ex-
ofiicio. In these sixty-four churches
were, at the last report, 141jt members.
and in the last associational year they
raised for organized missionary and be-
neyoient purposes Sl3,Sj4.6i.
MEETS ON TUESDAY.
The body meets this year on Tuesday
morning, July 18th, with the First Bap-
list church Of Newport News. Rev. ]. II
JOSIAH
Ryland, Jr., clerk, and j. Is. WalthaU
treasurer. The Introductory sermon will
be preached this year by Rev. !. NJ. Mer-
Ger, u. d., pastor OF West-View church.
Of this city.
Nothing Of unusual interest is likely 20
come before this meeting except that q
number Of new pastors Will be introduced
10 the body. 4 resolution was offered last
year and referred to the Executive Com
mittee, raising the question whether It
would not be wise 10 divide the body, or
falling In this 10 reduce the delegation II
is not thought likely. however, that any
important change viii be made.
The great objects or missions, educa-
ton, and benevOience Will be duly con-
sidered and discussed, and special atten-
ton Will doubtless be paid TO Richmond
College and the Woman's College.
There is a growing feeling In some quar-
tiers that this Influential body ought TO
meet occasionally with some Richmond
church. II held meetings many years ago
with the First church and with the Leigh
Street church but the nearest It has come
90 Richmond in recent years was when IL
met in a singulary successful and enjoya-
BILE session at Bayton Heights, some ave
years ago. with these exceptions the
Dover has met for the past thirty-fiye
years, exclusively, In churches outside OF
Richmond.
The report on the state OF the church. |
cs. very interesting document has been |
prepared by the Executive Committee. /
Of Rev. J. B. Hutson, chair |
man; Drs. c. II. Ryland and X. II. Pitt, /,
Revs. r. II. B0wden and Walter Sydnor, |
Esq. and will be offered early in the ses- |
sion.
The bulk Of delegates from Richmond |
II vrfgf "a .trfiI fgr
BY the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, on |
he morning OF July 18th. This will put |
hem at their destination in time to open
heir morning session and complete the !
work OF organization. Rev &. &. Cox is /
he pastor Of the entertaining church.
FULL LIST OF MEETINGS.
For the information OF our readers. a
list in chronological order Of all the dis
riot association meetings is here given:
July 18th, Dover, Newport News; Clerk
Josiah Ryland, Jr, Richmond.
July 26,h, James River. Gainesville;
Jerk, w. II. Lawson, Taggart.
July 18th, Concord. Clarksyille; Clerk,
Wilton ThuFston, Hanford.
July 9th. Rappahannock, Zoari Clerk,
:. p. Beale, Tappahannock.
August Sd, Dan River, South Boston;
Jerk, o. T. Sutherl!n, Jr., Brooklyn.
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Jerk, DR.. G. A. Board Bedford
August 9th, Middle District Sklnquar-
err; Clerk. ]. Haskins Hobson, Belona.
August 10Th, Roanoke. New Prospect;
Jerk, Rev. #. c. Anderson, Ringgold.
August l7th Potomac, Rappahannock;
Jerk. William E. Garrett, Leesburg
August 18th. AccOmac, Zion; Clerk, c.
. Joynes, Onancock.
August 18th, Lebanon Middle Fork;
Jerk. r. A. Anderson, Marion.
August 18th New Lebanon. Bethel;
Jerk. j. NJ. Rasnake. Lebanon.
August 23d, Albemarle. Oak Hill; Clerk.
ev. James T.. Gwatkin, Charlottesville.
August 23d, Appomattox. Union Hill;
Jerk. J.. y. Lyon, Hixburg
August 23d. Blue Ridge. Rocky Mount;
Jerk, Rev. ]. w. Wade. Roberta.
August 18th, New River. Snow Hill:
Jerk. Rev. j. r. Fletcher. Edgewater.
August 3gth, Shiloh. Spring Hill; Clerk.
IA. Holtzman. Jeffersonton.
August S0th, Valley. Allegheny; Clerk.
nomas /. Preston. Salem.
August 3lst, Shenandoah. Front Royal;
ERIK. ]. n. Laws, Wildwood.
September 6th. Augusta, Bridgewater;
ERIK, E. A. Aidhizer. New Hope.
September 9Th. Goshen. North Pamun-
"; Clerk, A. G.. Smith, Golensville.