The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-26
WlLLlAMS SBURG.
\ BAPTIST Coincidence-Dearh Of Mr..
E0bort ". Warbur,on.

WuEIANI,BURG, Va, July d. special
Although the business session of the Do
,cr BAPTIST Association closed yesterday
afternoon. vet many OF the delegates and
visitors. and some Of the ministers, re-
maincd to hear tine sermon Of lteY. Dr. y
B. NOodfin. Of Hampton church Of The Nc.
comac Association, who mas been here ref-'
rr-cntiug the interests Of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board of irginia.
At the conclusion of the sermon, ana Just
before the hencdictiOn was pronounced,
Rev. q. +. W illiams, Of Richmond, who oc-
cupied seat i'm the pulpit, arose and asked
pcImissiOn TO call the attention OF the con-
creation 90 curious coincidence. lie sail
fbaf wear, AGO there were three Baptist
minister, whose names begun with W, and
who had preached in Il southern city, but
being called in different fields 10 labor, To-
night they meet in the same pulpit for the
first time since tneirparting in Mobile years
ago. They are. he said. NOOdiin, Warren.
and Williams. He then took occasion 10
nav "A tribute 10 the worth of Mr.. Narrer.
our pastor who. he said, is minister with
ont hrmi-h and without reprOach, and b' =
spoke the Kind Offices Of our people IN his
behalf
.lu.i previous to adjournment Of the Asso-
citation % rcsolutiOn wa. offered and passed
returning thanks TO the people OF this com
muniiy for their kind and hOspitablc treat
ment % them during their stayin our midst.
Also thanking the railroad for courtesies
extended, and the representatives OF The
press for their faithful reports Of the pro-
cccdngs Of the body.
o. all the important work before that
body. perhaps the most interesting Is the
report ON Home Missions, and as II viii he
read with interest by every Baptist IN Nir-
giria We give it in full. 1t reads as fol
ONs:
..The report Of the Home Missions for the
p1st wear pre euts a gratifying account o.
the work for the cvanselizatiOn Of our SCUM.
land
3-I of whom 30 are laDoring among the iof-
eigu population and Indians. 30 are WORKING
for tile Sal sation pf Tie NEGROES anfpng us ~
are in CUBA. There wers 81 houses OF woI-
shin built during the year. There were 33O
~un4aV-schOOls ami 216 churches Organlled'
: U96 additions 10 membership ol cnulchts
bv letter and by baptism; Bibles ana 'esla-
ments distributed. 5,72S. The work Ia ihe
island Of cuba grows in lntere-t ana lmpoi-
tancr. The total number of men employed j.
LOO The sunday schools have IN theh
more thao 1000 pupils Twenty young men
are preparing for the ministry.
Reports hayr lust heen received OF the I'M
pris0nmeut OF our missionary, br. Diag. and
some OF his cOlabOrers. Let US nope and pray
f,r their early release. The foreign pOpula-
tion of the south is rapidly increasing. ines
neopie must be given the Gospel. They
come TO our shores with their infidel and so
cialistic views. ana unless they are enlisted
ina fhe Lords army. they viii show battle 10
Christianity and cad away the minds OF some
of our people. The Home Board thinks the
time has come for greater efforts Tor the con
version Of the Red Men. We have taken
away their lands and driven them 10 the
frontier, and ought we not now 10 ieel thhl
we owe them a debt which can only he plld
bv sending to them the gospel of salvation?
OF the hlty miSsiQnaries employed among
the negroes, fOriy-ilve are OF Their own race
and five of our own. These iive are engaged
i'm preparing color ed men for the ministry,
ana this is really the way tnat the coiored
peop e can be most effectively helped IN their
religious lifc. , -,,,
Let US give them an enlightened religion,
and i'm what better way can We do u than bS
nstructing their own men, through Whohi
they " III receive the word more Willingly.
The &" Home Field" is the title of Il paper
puhlished i'm the interest of this Board. II
! Il full OF missionary intelligence, and l. made
attractive in varlOus gavs. The subscription
price is nominal e-twenty-fye cents per
vear-and II is urged that the Churches, the
sunday schools aud societies send for copies,
1t will abundsnily pay the n IN increased
| missionary zeal and contributions.
| The wOrsen Of the South have done nobly
This wear. They raised for Home missions
! sIDy0l 81, OF which Virginia Si6237. This
| yas raised through their central committees.
Tbey handle funds themselves, but all money
passes through the usual church Channels