The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-24
THE STATE AT LARGE.
The BAPTlSTS IN SESSION AT
WILLIAMSBURG.

Lynohhurg's Furniture Factory Nearing
Completion Marriage at DanvIIie-an
Increase of 10000 i'm the Population of
the Second Census District
NHLIANsRURc, VA. july special.
The Baptist Church was filled with dele
gates and visitors 10 the Dover Baptist Asso.
citation, to listen TO the Introductory sermon
which was preached 10y The Rev. NJ. u
Wood. of Newport News lie chose as the
theme Of his discourse. Faith. and selected
as his text Hebrew, Nth chapter and last
clause of the 21th verso. "for He endured.
a~ ssciug Him who is Invisible" This Young
divine delivered a forcibc and impressive
sermon. and held the strict attention Of the I
vast audience from the beginning tO the |
end of thc discourse Mr.. NJ cod ha. fine !
delivery and speaks in very attractive |
manner and last might he had his subject !
We'll in hand, and he treated IL i'm masterly |
mannor The sermon is highly spoken Of /
py his hearers. He is e young preacher of I
great promise.
The association meet this morning at 10 /
O'Clock, Moderator William Elvson, of /
Richmond. presiding. The Committee Of
Arrangements made the following an
uouuCemDnt Of the order Of business for the /
day. From lO to lO:3O O'Clock \. NJ, mis- /
ccilaupous business: lO:3O 10 1880. report /
ON ministers relief fund; II 80 10 1880 L. /
J.. NJ. report ON foreign missions. Recess /
uutl @.3o i. NJ. From 1880 90 $500, state /
missions. Recess until ~:lj. at which hour /
there viii Doe preaching. Thursday the as /
~ociatiou will be engaged as follows From /
lo 90 lotj0 \. NJ. miscellaneous business: /
lo;31 t0 - NJ report Of Educational Board |
l2 Vi. to 800 i. NJ. home missions. Recess /
until 3.3O u. W.. when the estate of the !
Church will he discussed until $3.50. when |
"a recess viii Doe taken until N.lj preaching. |
Before proceeding 90 business prayer was |
offered Dog Rev. !. g.. Richardson. after |
were read aud approved. Moderator VIII !
liam EilNeou then announced the regular /
order of miscellaneous business and un- /
der this head Mr.. Isaac Dggs called attcn- /
ton % the fact that pannky Baptist |
Church had not sent delegates 20 this assO- /
citation, and moved that "a committee be ap- ,
pointed 90 visit that church, and request |
them to send representatives 10 this body, /
which was agreed 10. The attention of the |
association was called by Delegate Sheet 10
article first of the constitution, which re-
qulrcd that all delegates must be white.
The committee was then appointed as fol-
lows: Rev. =. &. ClOpton, Rev. Thomas
Whitfield, and Rev. olocco Walden.
The report ot the Minister'S Relief Fund
wa, then read by Rev. j. T. Tucker, which
report was discussed at some length by j.
b. llut,on. Alfred Bagby. T. II. Elicit, and
Isaac Digs. and unanimously adopted.
The report ON Foreign Missions was then
presented and read boy Rev. Il. ". Cridlin,
ul Portsmouth; which was clabOratcly dis
cu~-ed hy several, prominent among whom
Wd, teN. W. W. Ldndrum, of Richmond.
who attracted much attention, not only on
account of his wide reputation as "a pulpit
orator and public speaker hut also on ac-
count 0i hue presence and sOuOr0u, voice.
There was manifest interest by all pres
ent during the delivery of his remarks. At
the conclusion of his remarks On Foreign
VI i-siou,. This gentleman digresscd a little
and offered "a resolution looking t0 the pro-
purty and feasibility of establishing am Or
uhauaec for dependent Baptist children,
which reads as follows:
Resolved. that we hail with n.oigned graf
iiuie and satisfaction this movement of Nir-
@iuia Baptlsis 90 establish home for
orphans. and that We urge upon the churches
of thc Dover Association % give 10 10 their
endorsement and help.
- iEut We urge also upon our churches 10 ]
take up special collection ON some sunday
during tuc year 90 assist in the raising OF the
$4,000
Ihi~rcs9lution of Dr. iandum's was
heartily endorsed and strongly advocated
hy Rev. X. II. Pitt, associate editor of the
Religious Herald. This speaker by his
Youthful appearance and attractive stylc of
speaking just charmed tine aSsemhlage.
just before adjournment. Dr. A. T.. Dickiu-
son. of tine Herald. took the stand and made
% strong appeal To Virginia Baptists % SUP
port their den0muational organ. and earn
cStiy solicited them o. hand in their euh-
lie impressed upon them the me-
ces,ity Of sustaining their organ. and sub
-crhin- 90 it I'm preference 20 paper pub
li~Gcd elsewhere.
I'm. evening session OF the Association
opened at the appointed hour. and, aiterap-
prOWlate religious exercises. Mr.. II. Is. El-
tyson. OF Richmond, was introduced, and
made an earnest and urgent appeal for the
Home Mission Board. He said that "thcre
never was time when there was greater
demand for this home mission. nor brighter
prospects - successful Christian work
DE gave ~ interesting and detailed his
tory of the ramited work of the Board.
llc reported the Board boo arrears, and that
30 had received only about onc-iourth of
the amount due t0 the Board from
the various churches and urged them 20 DO
their tUli sha-e Of thi, merlOrlOus work,
aud said that the earnest work Of both pas
tors and l1ymcu was needed to push this
cause t0 its completion. Professor Harris.
lf Richmond College, followed Mr.. EllysOn.
and delivered "a very strong appeal in be-
half Ot home missions. Ilc was followed by
Mr.. Dickinson, of Rocky Mount. after which
q collection was taken up by Mr.. Dickn-
-ou. which was literally responded 10, 10
enable him 90 build new church in south
western Virginia. after which the report
was adopted.
The subject OF the Baptist Orphanagc
was again brought zap, aud Dr. W. J..
Hatcher took tine stand and delivered an
earnest and touching appeal for this bcucN-
lleut institution. He said that this instl-
tuition which they propose tO establish has
"a claim upon the sympathy of every \ir-
-inia Baptist. At the conclusion Of Dr.
Hatcher's interesting speech. The associa-
ton adjourned, 10 meet al N:lj o'clock i.
NJ. at which hour Dr. ~. W. Landrum, Of
Richmond viii preach.
Among the prominent persons in attend
aRcc we noted Dr. W. J.. Hatcher. of Grace
street Church, Richmond; Professor John
Pollard, of Richmond College; ". :.
Pitcher of Richmond; Professor Harris, OF
lIchmond COLLEGE; Dr. George b. steel, of
Richmond: Rev. 4. l.. Dickinson. editor
Religious Herald: II. Il. Ellyson, editor of
Dispatch: Dr. j. VI. Frost, Of Leigh-street
1hurch, Richmond; Dr. W. ". Landrnm,
second Church: George Is. West, Of New
port News: Rev. NolOcco alden, Of Liberty,
Ncw Kent county; ". :. Dusct. Of Clarke
county. former pastor Of Williamsburg
Baptist Church, and Rev. DR.. \. Is. Wood
in, of Hampton. This latter gentleman
the Foreign Mission Board OF
Irginid.
In answer % various inquiries as 10 how
his association is called Dover, we Will say
hat 10 i- sO-caled from Dover Church. in
ioochland county Va, the church at
which 10 held it, first meeting. II has from
.rDwn from this nucleus until now il repre-
cnts hfty-tWO churches.
KATE GREENAWAYS."