Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-18
A BUSINESS DAY.
ZEE woRK OF rHx BAPTIST GENERAL
AssocArIoN yEsTERDAY.
The Question OF Organization OF Baptist
womsa iEto Separate secisties-
Home kissisnE. 60.


rspeciai telegram 70 ths Dispatch.i
pusrof. TENN, November i7.--The sun
shsne b~lxhilg this morning and the mem
hers 81 tho BsptI,t Association were prompt
~ IN iscir pisces.
TIE session to-day hss bccn one of nm
ususi interest The f3aptists Of this section
az tse State show their apprentices OF the
seIerttau ~ nriNol Goodton - the place OF
meeting hv aaesding in large numbers.
The devotierh exercises ~ the morning
session were conducted bv Bcv. A, II. Dun
pswsy, and were participated 10 by Or. W.
". Tar drum suG Rev. J. Mercer.
AZ the last meeting Of The General Associa-
ton the Commiitee Of Co0oerati0n made a
recommendation that q standing comGiuee
he anpojnfcd annually 10 lhe same manner IS
our boards are sppointsd. 10 be Known as TIE
Wonan's Hisuonsry Csmmittee Of Viz
Cinia. whose Wort shall be tie promotion 81
the u,issionsrv spirit amsng the Baptist We
tven 81 the ~isss. the collection 81 money,
ppd the distribulion Of The saa1e through the
treasury and agencies Of thit body 70 what
ever oblsci or ohjscts th. den0rs may visa TO
supiy 1t. Ihis vas referred & spec;al corr
nnittee 10 repoft - bis session, asd DR.. +.
G.. Jones. on beba.i II tie colnnilee, this
morning read iue report. he con~li'oe
take strong aTouGd aXaiael The ORGANIZATION
Of The Baptist Wotuea ibSo separate
societies. TIE report takes he grouna
thai The Cburch nav weTk through
societies within n.cB. on, they should be
composed. like tie church used, Of both nen
and wemtn. Tue tnurcs needs the strength
rnd robgtiuesss ~ man, bis bol9sers'
nuisciiv. dfnrF aRfrcssvsnes', bs tpnH
of enterprise asd adventure - well az his
cor1prersspavrasss 10 slso needs the grace
md rsntlrucss, the dciicacy and suelima-
tlon ~ woman. Der tenderness and ferYor,
enihusiasu. uDdying love, quick suscep-
fibfuiy. frutfuIues. of resource. and her
inyncibie persisteBcy. And 20 the soceiies
81 ilc chuTcbos. a- we'll ~ the churches
themselves, need The dyinel7 ordsi9ed
uniou ma bending 81 the sFong and the
beautiful oie,srois by which the characters
81 men aud wnnca arc respectively dis
fnrus,h.d. 10 W0nd not, We think, tue
Tep0u SAYS. 10 iudicious 10 form two mis-
fionafv s0oiet'rs DID the s0mo church, one
tfsle and one fsnsle. The existence ~ two
snrh societies Boa toe same body might also
create riyalHes gr6 iomcnt iealOusies most
unsefmv aud unbeccmi1g as well Us hurt
81 between TIE sexes.
4 Ezor5 EVIL.
Az undue usl'iudcalion OF societies Is
oi..n A COZ. 90 n sru"Fe egil, but II societies
ars racS,d trey should bY al means he com
o..ed Of boihtev-s. But whether one so
ciefy OF more be- formed and however CONF
ro..d, Whathrr OF men a0Re or women
atone. or - b.dD u,ru aut women. We think
Ihet .hou.a be- uud,r tae Fupeiiniendence
and jurisdiction ~ NE CttHcb 20 which
choir f,.nllsrs belong. Furthermore your
committee t'trk tAni 70 r. 10 be feared that a
,cf4tsto asd distinct organization 81 the
women ~ TO cLutohes for independent mis-
g.rary work might haVea tendency ~ ne NJ
fluato results 81 icnst 10 rom promise that
vomany rteefge and msdssiy, and ~ Paul
ftgies a.. that shame-fAcs noss, which Is ~
our tsi,cm o. ~ tsuk II was N
CHAT ~ iho Apostle, aud therefore
500 that o. Goo, heyord all pr@e.
Not only 30, but We further fear that
such en independent organization OF
women nu,,sraTy Tends towards violation
OF the Divine inierdIcf sgmn-t vomsu's be-
coming public rchg touf tescacr and leader,
"a spcqser before uiIod ssscnbl'cs plat
form d0citiuicT, street proacher, lyceum hc-
fug.r. stuofp fR,1f. Il ~ V1nc genus. We
.n0uld RS 81 tae HcmcDdous trend oi our
CAV io = ,scrnBinafl0u between man and
woman IS % tbey we're u0tcla'ed aud indie
icaleut beings. 'his Unfolding proximity,
uur-u q % IT, loCieli Tesuss, threatens VIII
deep sci disastor enc bisbas, and most sacred
lNfHrf-ta ~ NluNA M IL we WI y ulNtNibtuh VI
focioty, ond Inc Iuin Of TIE race.
BscoED EyAHOE.
Weare now stlcring from a second inva-
sion, and 60 bee threatened with second sub
fufati1n- sn iDFast0u 81 Ideas worse, pei
airs, in sonv" respects ord more formidable
chan am Invasion ~ armies a mental and
moral snniugstfan Uioro 10 he dreaded than
o. fmYcrc1i and political invasion, TIE only
tdcctuai Vtzistupce which this monster evil,
hose existence we 80 much deplsre, aud
~ hose presence aDouFs' Os We 20 much dgesd
c,u be crpoctcd 20 encounter, Is to he found
fu the woe Conservatism a. Christiauity,
She whoio Repius md spirit OF which are
in dlsmctiic opposition % 1t. The Bap-
fist mfn and wOnSH ~ Virginia
tboul uuiiealy Tss9Ft all solicitations 10
uurcritfnral tpo~atiea. The committee FUR
fber tAink thsi such central coDmittee -
las been rsoot0 me- t-sed Tor the supc1utend-
nuce and management Of tbe various sSeie-
Ne, Of tho womrn OF tse cBuTvhea would be
new board virtually. tH00gh not having
She name and woUld add 10 the complica-
lions Of our mtssioh machiRery, aud would
also 10 a. gcueRai operation, aud especially
in The "details Of rs baA.ne1s. cause sddi-
tiooai exlcnso, snd tens absorb portion OF
tue coHcctioas ioT mission,.
~ oaBcIUsIoN.
In conclusion tho oornuittee report that It
WoulI hs aitogother uuWise and ineXpe-
dtent for he General Association 10 osta-
hhsh IA come otiOn with itself IN the city Of
Richmond ~ clssN bore such central com-
Mite ct women g. has keen proposed by
tho CoIa1ui,tes on COOPERATION Tor the piosc-
cution a separate and independent mission
nry wofA nuCns the female members of ihc
oAurehea.
The report 's Aligned by 4. G.. Jones, A.
Il. DunaNay. Edmund Harrison, i. Il. Al
len, aud DAVID T.. johnson.
DISCUSSION.
A. m,gki bave been expected, the report
elected a wSrs discussion.
l'foarssor n. II. lasls thought the p-ac-
iicsl pesBt-tse sist 81 the whole matter
would e.E,sAT ey CHANGING ~ hat had been
dane anS Il the pIeteul status. Some ten
wears ago the Fsroiga Iiitsion Board Of the
SOnihsra Dsptisi Convention, under the al.
recuon II the convention appointed state
Ceutoal CommiWee for Woman's Work. Ia
1850 the CONVENTION requested she seversl
State orras u-Stioas % AZ elRi these commlt.
tee. The other states have dOEc this. Nir-
r.uia slosc kss hol y,i needed the request 81
tat crN vssstisu snd the report nov peEdlug
recommend ths <eRlc course Of inaetlon.
" ha, vii be thc re,uRy The continuation
q aIcntpi Ccmui,s &c appointed by board
~ thc convention instead al similar con.
nticc eppyisi,d bv ibis ASSOCIATION ana
WORKING tor Elf eur boatds. The magnificent
lapcr which has btcn read tbHiled Us, he
aid, wltb We splcn0id rhetoric, yet l must
take issue with is fundamental idea. The
work o! ~ snops, II saws, Is committed to
Toe churcses. A. read tho New Testament
fhis frcat w6gk was committed 10 the
Chfi,usns, net the churches were an
ougrowtb OF nisstous. What II Chris
Han church, Not great iar'reSch1ng
organization which may live on after
us he hiss been lsst. bit body bound 70.
rcIher hV the sowmen unien OF ITS members
VITA tto bead irOGi - hom the whole body Gtly
!9.bed together msketh Increase Of itself IN
love - iem.ie missionary societies, far
frosn having any tendeUcv TO disintegrate
the churches, Gil them with new life, liz
them 10 . closer uaion With Carisi, aud
huilt them mp 20 be pillars Oitbe Truth. How
inauy chufcbes there are among US living II
posr dying rate. hut Ia thea are hall
dozeu exrntSt women. suppose ihev drsw
together belD ana cheer each other by some
carrsst work-will IL not rectfy the whole
caurchy