Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

About the time Of which we are now
writing there lived in Richmond JAIME
y TAYLOR and A. NJ. POindeNter, coIlo-
.,,o,,dir, secretaries Of the Foreign MIS-
SION BOARD of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention. and J. j.. Jcter, for many Yea
postor Of the GraCe-Street Baptist chulch'
three very gifted men, who were very
closely associated. Taylor wrote tWo
,,oturoes Of the Lives OF Virginia Baplsi
Minister'S and the Memoir of Luther lI'e
and other smaller books. which VIII pear
his name and lsme 20 future generations.
More than once | heard DIR. Jeter say
mat no man i'm Virginia would be petlel
l,nov,n and more honored by the Bap,E'
If coming ages than James i. IayloI'
and one of the reasons he gave Tor Una.
oninion was that TAYLOR had used MS
non so wisely: that just as Robert -.
Semple. in writing a history OF the VIZ
ginia Baptists in 1904. had sent down I'D
us the only authentic account OF the hnp
fist pioneers i'm Virginia who rrecea
hin. co TavIor's Elves" would be sought
for as the best and only history or tle
Rautist ministry Of the State who nave
lived since Ro. b. Semple's book was
nrinted I'm 1904 There is now locked up IN
n Richmond safe a History OF the BaptlsiS
of Virginia by Or. Taylor which Will some
dav be printed and will be read Tar ana
wide by the coming Bapusts.
the Roptists of Virginia have had IN
former years many very gifted pulpit
orators. When but boy, ! heard me
Rev. Andrew Broaddus or caroline
county. He was then very old and fec-
ble. but his sermon made profound I'M
nression upon me. Henry Clay said that
he meyer heard his equal I'm the pulpit
ar out Of IL. lie was rarely himself on
great occasions or when preaching To
civ congregations. but I'm country conSre-
cations. Of which for many years ne WIS
postor he was inimitable. His son. VINO /
beors his name. and Is now far advanced
IN veqrs. followed his father rs pastor
ara with great acceptabiilty. ol couIao'
everybody has heard OF Two olhet -
tIen,en of the Broaddus name-key. ooi,'
4. Broadus and Rev. william + biol+
1,,s 7 could write a volume Of incldehIs
- - Them. but forbear. There
NJ orotber Andrew Broaddu', VINO VIZ .
,crv loborious and efficient bapu7l
minister whom I once introduced I'd
frfo,d from a distant STATE, VINO gIds
bis hand and asked "Are You the as
.i1,,,,isbed Andrew Broaddus OF Caroline
co,,rt,, ~ whom / have heard so Wuc"'
s.>-o. I am the Kentucky Andrew bto@u-
7,,s - vas his reply. referring TO the l"C.
tbat much Of his life had peen sieu. -,
Kentucky. There Is sun dhoN'''t a,
Broaddus. the son Of the Nen't"p'9 80
drew Broaddus. of sparta. and he' wv
Grew o. rfefnI BAPTIST pastor; but you have
~ not a s " for all the names, even OF
u.,odduses who are Baptist pfeach- :,
0 6rg"G Of these. Rev NJ. L. Broaddu5S; IS
,,,,+or ar bristol. and another he''
J, Broaddus, is at BerryyiIe' va
II has not been very many years sl"G9
- was but ono Baptist preacher ID
Virginia named Dunaway, ana no" ti' ,rs
are ha1f dozen or more. and they are
nm men Of good talents Prel'ilus
seems 10 run in families. and when one
turns 10 it. there's no telling now man,
of the Same name will follow him. y
Young preacher, who almost quartz
of A century ago was en- route IoI " b.p
fist association with Rev A. NJ rom