Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-06

i,c1ament and has interfered seriously
with the attendance on the state cohVeh-
ton of the Christian Church. the ad-
dresses have been able and interesting
notably of this character was the one
delivered by the Rev A. Mclean, OF I'm
cinnati. o., on the subject OF missions
| H. re,,iewed the history of the mission
work of the Disciples Church showed
/ where the missionaries were located anu
what they were doing, and gave some
| very interesting statements of the conul-
| tion of the people in the various MISSION
| 6eIds In his closing remarks he com
| nared the Disciples Church or to-day
| with the same Church quarter vi ren-
fury ago. In that day he sald, the us
ciples preacher was a dlsputaIous man.
| ba entered the pulpit with emp on ms
eLoulder" Like the Irishman at the
| IonrevhroolS fair, he walked around IN
| ,tttrs, come one Ito thread on the tan NV
ne coat" He was different now. Inc
church had grown until IL was 9pie cas- -
80 Is sister enominatious-possiply IN
advance-and there was no necessity iol
the vigorous defence OF It's principles %
of wore. He insisted that the n,lssly'
work was the vital breath OF any Cnu. M
and gave many examples 10 sustain ''''-
| assertion. -, c.o.o BOARD
- raad to-day, from which II appear
tbat the board began the year ~ %
tuat ~ wing IN continued hard times
- ord Indifference, its work mas Deel
aa,I,, hammered. AS recommended a,
BE- Tvnchburg convention, IL at.eii nl,,s 81
20 raise 5000 during the year. Du. 49, 80
10 secure the hearty suppoil a. A. 80.
" N.,o, of the churches. Early III 'h'
opel Embellishments. amounting TO aboul
:, 0oo we're sent to the Congregations ~
riJo,,,oter southeastern, Piedmont an,
Ill, districts, but very rev reSP''''
OF any kind were receiver. iod % indl
rha hoard has also appeaieu " -
1T throughout the State tor ahiiua
ne memberships and lite dlreclVl ,
III bu+ IL has secured very hu'io "'N
I'm this way. -, r,a from Pc
tersburg. Crewe. and RadLoru re- an,
-, 49, ,rbese were worthy cans, q
= uonS' o,,id a. have responded hau
So hle Calls for financial ald III NJ
= ~ aIso came from Crewe, stauh'on, -" =
T mss aiao county. which could not
|, according to the recommenu '1''rs,slist i
> <'i, 20 nut a state eVansell7'
! coh' said for the year, the board secu' = J
1 ~ Hartman at guarantee hest u
J, 20 for the year. IL was tho"s"s a. IN
~, uarman 10 labor all the .rornon,
! s sll piedmont, New kiVel' ca DOW
y. oI,estone Tazewell, Holston' ", chow
= du,s Valley districts. ms - hut u
,hat he has had year VI l's,i mission
4 think. profitable, TON " AN ia from III
- Tim an the spring, with ana Aies 80,
hariy ~ Cbristian Missionary Sociee
- Anlei 49, this society Is now d uA'''s.i
- 10 w. and Tidewater boards SUI /,
, the H'ae .',,as Of Cephas Shelpurhe
G. lhe ra,-shuro He is paid AT tiie ,, "a
tredel IN. ,,ear-the General Home poa
Y Oh go" ,9oo and the State ana liu'""'
OF boards $50 each. .o- nor month h
a IA. AZ the rate or go per . .',i,a n
o. continued this year 10 pal''' -.
or anded brief report from lne - ~
he app W Anderson, shows "hal sils,.ra ,,,o
be 49, done and the OUTLOOK ~
ie {, that important cen''o r.,.oroaIist 7.
y. N III, IA renort OF State Evangels.
ny uarman includes thess 60 cnrrches a
re Ia. 49,, - Greater part OF our cnurehVs
in he so,,ntrv There are nine count
II III .ne -, of Roanoke, besides ma
OF sealS soyns centres or innuehce,
tiy othet 20 are not represented. In %
w. - these towns congregations 60 ,
10 lori'y a,1aa by a wide-awake evansei
iat be orsd" 80 "a six weeks preaching
be IN from three u
"a ee ..1,he money TO purchase 'ospel =
w.. W ne coat 800 people has been rams
il ma na good evangelist has promises
of an nth and another says ne "iii
the S Sin June i, 1893 and preach IN .niS ~ !.
at four months. sensible y, iatme' q
ant his ripest fields FIRST, s,.,hw s vird
ng; farm. The towns OF so 1a rarvsst IN
pod are the ripest fields. 10 na o,rer TOW
II ,,,,, enable US 10 enter otne. Wv
and now VIZ WI. better equipped for the .
the anu struggle that awaits US III
the 'tso. oc,iors OF the State.
adj oiusa .,' 49, been a year OF spying out
nds inns sa Generation to go up and ?
land anu 1v - outside aid OF si.ooo a y
end g. ,hree wears, properly appheo ~ ~
pa - a;a,,icfs this section "ouio
rnse seven aifsnpporting. bat VIC
Aa' on na,s, other portions, until our cause