Richmond planet., 1888-08-25
X tTURDAY. AUG 25. 1888
The Norfolk Union Baptist Association
Meets A Fine Attendance.

Meets A Fine Attendance.
The Norfolk, Virginia Union
Baptist Association met i'll its
18th annual session with the First
Baptist Church at Matthews @. H.,
Va. on the 10th inst. at II o'clock,
Rev. r.. Spiller, the Moderator.
Over 100 delegates were present.
Religious exercises by A. /. Gayle.
The roderatOr spoke. J.J. White
read 4 letter Of welcome which
Was responded to by Hon. Il. G.
Griffin Committees were appoln- |
tea. Oh business, RevS. q. Is. !
Howard, i. w. " ales, /. III. Taze
well. Rev. p. Il. Morris, of Lynch !
burg. preached an able intrOduc-
tory sermon assisted by Rev. G.!
A. Green and Prot. J. r. lNts ls0e
S3l5 was collected. CommitE05~O on
finance G. I. Robinson, A. IL.
Lewis, ]. ~. Boothe, j. j. White,
Cary Hopson.
At 3 O'Clock, the moderator i'll TIL.
chair. Religious exercises by Revs.
A. j. Brown, B. d., L. w. DlggS
The following committees were an.
nounce1, Oh digest OF letters ~. II
Robinson, G. A. Robinson, S.
Wright, Il. j. Hall, Il. Smith; on
nomination Of officers, ii. l.. Barco,
j. B. Whiting, L. p. Saunders, ia
cob Rcddick, w. II. Ashburn, W.
Vaughan, w. L. Cook, S. III. Brown,
b. d., A. Il. White; new churches,
A. j. Brown, L. II. Shorts, +. ".
Page, A. ~. E. Bassette, 4. 9.
Griffin, Y. y ilIiams, L.w.M aleS, A.
Z. Christian, Edward BraxtOn,
Thomas Francis, L. H. White, r.
Naserath on devotional exercises,
H. q. Robinson, Il. II. Shorts, A.
Wyatt, ID. Griffin.
On motion of Rev. L. H. Shorts,
John Mitchell, Jr., editor Of the
Richmond PLANET, was invited to
address the association. Speeches
strongly endorsing him were made
by Revs. j. Anderson Taylor, H. G.
Robinson. Rev. G. b. Howard of
West Point offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, that we, the members
nof the Norfolk Baptist AsSociationa
90 oIiJ- -CncUuras end heartily sympa-a 4
thIze with Brother John Mitchell,
Jr. in his heroic struggle and manly
stand he is making for the rights of
humanity and upbuilding your race,
and that we recommend the Rlch-
mond PLANET to our people tor
patronage.
Friday night at s p. M. religious
exercises we're conducted by ReVs.
q. b. Howard and Il. w. Wales.
An excellent sermon was preached
bv REV. @. A. Green.
SIP. NJ. Rev. L. Il. Shorts preach
ed an interesting sermon on minis
terial unity, assisted by Revs. }. b.
whiting, 4. II. Lewis, collection,
S1.lO. Deacon j. b. Taylor assign
ed To lead prayer-meeting. Friday,
18th at 8 O'Clock. Exercises by
Revs. r. 7. Saunders, and Thomas
Willis. The report OF the
Committee on nominations OF
officers received. Latter much
discussion occurred on this report
It seemed that Rev. Ii. Z. Weeden'S
name had been at one time pltted
against Rev. SpiIler'S for moderator,
but subsequently removed. ReV:
Weeden made an impassl0ned
speech stating that he intended to
decline the office but that be had
been mlroperly treated. The re
pOrt was recOmmltted.
The following officers were elect
ed moderator, r. Spiller, 1st vice;
L. J. Hall, 2nd vice; Jacob Warren
clerk: j. L. Tompkins, assistant
clerk; John Cary, corresponding
secretary; John II. Robinson. 5;
received from missionary society o
End Baptist Church Of Hampton
Committee on education: L. f
Morris. W. B. weaver, j. K. Jones
Fl. G. Robinson, r.. A. Tucker, j
r. Tazewell, NJ. wright, A. ii
Mcneil, John Banks, II. ID. Lively
@. "A. Green, A. Johnson, w. Thorl
ton. II. Berkley. NJ. Banks.
Iu the afternoon at $50 RevS
John Lovett and L. D. Lively. Rev
p. w. Diggs spoke. F. D. Lee
Esq. spoke. Able addresses were
made 6y Revs. P. f. Morris, H. p
weeden, J. Z. Jones, G. B. how
ard. r. SDiller.