Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

OF tho Sunday-SchOOl ana BlDie bVdiu'
read By It's corresponding secretary Ut
]. NJ. Pitcher, Of Petersburg. This inter-
estIng report shows the following facts:
one general superintendent, twenty
three colporters. and two Bible women IA
bored as follows: Days OF service, y,yil
miles travelled. 109. $50; visits TO familes;
1866; families prayed with or cglFeIseu
with on the subject or religion 49, -
sons babltually ncglecting preaching, ''-,'
families destitute Of the Bible, .l'ji Iaili
lies destitute OF all religious DOCKS TX.
the Bible. 1.fl9, sermons pleatn'u, ".
addresses made. 56l; Sunday-Scn9,oi s az
dresses. 3l9 prayer-InfsrelIn s',ndov
Sunday schools organized ~ ouhI"5
school conventions held, l5; persons ,t Dap-
TIED q. other conversions, Z0o' blDie
readings. s.; children's meetings ~, vi
mems meetings 8; many children iluu..n
TO attend Sunday school, severn .ors and
persuaded 10 deposit their letters nv Az,
uuite with a church. classes IN SUNNY
schools taught; jail visited. -...o.,,,.
THE last seven items OF this st9leIlen,,
and a portion of the former p11tuSii v,o-
made By our two cOnsecrated blDle w.
men. Miss Mary W. Apperson' az -Nr~
port News. and Miss Inez T.. QulsehDeiiy'
at POcahOntas, Va.
Another page Of the report says $500.
The recent appeals in pubic pm ni,,, S,,J
otherwise for more genei,VJu9, lon give
Of our work Of State eYanSeildlion .,
no hone that our income from the en- IL ~
es Viii increase instead OF falling or. IN
1890 the churches gave S',yv 90 DO is9i
S6S9lO9 in 1882 s5g92l6 is'' ~ So ~ iSq7
& g95 2q: 1895. Si.9l392; 1886, sln6.o1' ~,
s452lG2: 1898. SJ.4S0.i2; 1893, $3.lO.ai' ieae ~
S9-0 than last year. but greater imam jill
The preceding three years. ....r,
DR. ROLAND on COlPORIA1h'
DR. pitcher then introduced Or. a. D.
Rowland. Of the American Baptlst
cation Society, Of Philadelphia as wy
most ilustriOus authority ON colpoi 80
I'm this country, as the speaker 10 io''O"
the report. ,,C.-,....,,,, .,
lie related the fact that the ialner Oh
tho American Baptist Publication 50
cietv was Noah X. Davis; Also the lalne Il I
of the Noah *. Davis who was one on
tho most DISTINGUISHED members or the
VIRGINIA Association. He rapioly S'a
something of the work that the society
WIS doing. one great task was tns
translation Of the Old and New IeS.d-
ments. which IS TO be the inesJ lr"i
tlon I'm existence. He spoke iht. Sli.'5 -
OF the chapel car services, ana told oL
ono instance where car succeeded III
o-tatlfebinr a BAPTIST church I'm west
ern town after being shot through
through several times.
Dr Rowland refuted the Statement
often made that the printed page A"u
toxon place Of the pulpit Both mus
york together. He declared a little 4ale'
an that he believed the day OF great re-
yivals where thousands are converted ar
n service. was past. 1lr. Moody hlm7 u
believed this. The only way to convert
men now was by c0lportage.
Mr.. Moody had established colpoi'os0
sociot.. -..
81 believe colportage IS in accordance
with the Spirit of Christ. lie said, 90
We into all the world
THE EFFECT or TRACTS.
There IS a great deal If ignorance among
pon- paptists about the beliefs Of Zap
lists. said Or. Rowland. A colporter
tract often gives this information. Dr.
Macarthur was won 10 the Baptists by a
tracu
Dr Rowland declared that the Nor
mons were going about the country scat
tering error. lie read clipping from tne
Dispatch, stating precautionary ms
confidence I'm the paper, Wnlch Ieia'eu
how the Mormons went about the coun-
try receiving food, kind treatment ana a
Lodging at night. ITS wise 10 take les
sons Of our enemies" he said. His
closing words were a tribute 10 the sac
rihcing and noble colporters.
Dr. Rowland IS not unlike President
Mckinley I'm personal appearance.
Dr. ". w. Battle, OF Petersburg, prasi-
don. Of tho Sunday-SchO0l and Bible
BOARD smoke vigorously In behalf Of put
ting good literature among the children
Of the state. He several times con pl-
monted Or. Curry address at RlchinoHu
College on Friday, and endorsed his great
u-crl- Of secular education. Religious
EDUCATION is necessary. also, he declared.
Tho report was adopted. az the con-
-r.,-f,. ~ Tl~ TsnffIn'g address
TO-lrORPOW'S ORDER OF BUSINESS.
DIR. Hatcher. Of the Committee on ORC. T
Of Business made a report. II IS as Iol-
lows. presenting the programme Tor Moh-
dav:
Meet $50 \. N.
9.eo TO 10-NIlscellaneous business.
10 to Incorporation. Also, report on
woman's work.
n TO 12-Orrhan9ge
ID 40 , j. M-Forcign missions.
2rO T. M.-Reces5.
3sO-Re8 ssembie.
9.ao 10 43o-Time and place on next
meeting and other committee.
l.21 10 adiournment-Obitu
r. Nr-Mass-meeting I'm favor or stars
missions at Second Baptist church, r0l-
lowed by adjournment sine dle
DIR. FROST AND HIS WORK.
Tho report Of the Sunday school Board
Of the Southern Baptist Convention was
read by Dr. II. w. Tribble. president OF
tbot hoard for Virginia j. dealt with the
mission work OF The past year III vi, ~
ciria. He explained that all work was
Tore through tho Suuday-School ana
pfl,Io Board. Or. Trbb.e and Rev. VI. Ia
V-oo1 made addresses I'm support or the
board .,.. ,,,,r,-
Dr 7 II. Frost. secretary OF the board
followed lie said the speeches. OF h.t'
Nfoesrs Tribble and Wood were so excel
Icnt that he hardly knew what ne coulu
COW IN addition. The speaker dld I"u
eorne things 10 say. which We're very IN
teresting and attentively listened 10 ~
tbe great audience. He reieried 10 ~
croo eod communities of the people of the
country because or the 9paHl',' NJ
pr Karfoot had IN the morning. ITO
ebowed mat the work OF his board was
an enlargement Of the work OF Ut. IN
cb.r,s hoard He made a strong appear
for the Sunday-School Board. GU so.u
,.our money for foreign missions 20 hlch-
nd " he said. "your money Tor nome
Injections I'D Atlanta. Why not SEND money
Gov the sunday schools 20 Nashvilef IL
there IS power IN the printed page, nc
sold. III there H. power IN the press
shall not a million and hair or B'plsls
OF the South use it Tor the IuI'Dei"'''0 %
Christs Kingdom ,,,..a
a. that IN this city he went through
tbs greatest struggle and sorrow save
ono ~ his life. IL was a bitter moment
~ him, when be- went out under the stars
fron, I,eirh-Street church. and the doors
of the pastorate were closed peniud hiih'
A communication was read 10y Che Sec
rotary from Secretary Newman, or the
VIRGINIA Christian Missionary Society, re-
ouesting the association 20 acl win li't