Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-13
BAPTIST MISSIONS.
CONTINUED PROM THIRD PAGE.


bic weather, and promptly at the APP
pointed hour President fllyson lwho, by
the way, is greatly pleasing the assools-
ton a. presiding officer called the
body TO order. They arose and sung
Coronation, and Rev. DR.. George r..
Bagby led in fervent and appropriate
/ prayer
The association by unanimous vote
adopted the report of the Women's Mis-
sion Central Committee, which was I'M
der consideration when the association
| adjourned at 900.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. DR.. A. Il. Owen, Of Portsmouth,
corresponding secretary of the Virginia
Board OF Foreign Missions, read the re-
port Of the board.
The report congratulates the association
on the fact that Virginia Baptists have con-
| tributed over $1,000 20 foreign missions
| during the past year. but insists that they
| ought TO contribute much larger sum,
and will do 10 If proper means are used.
The report gives interesting details Of
| the work. which have already been pub
| lIshed in the DISPATCH, and need not be re-
poated.
Rev. r. d. Haymore, of Bristol,
made an earnest and effective plea for
foreign missions.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
DIR. II. II. Harris, president Of the
Foreign Mission Board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention, located in Rich
mond, made q practical and effective
speech.
While he would encourage special
contributions for the support Of special
objects and special men, if contributors
preferred, he very decidedly preferred
that contributions should go into the
common treasury and be disbursed as
the wisdom Of the board might suggest.
lie called especial attention to the
FOrciqu Mission JOUJT0i, and urged its
wide circulation.
He also urged the revival OF the old
"Concert of Prayer for Missions"
Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Frost followed in q
pointed and telling speech.
Rev. J. Il. Mofett, OF Danville, made
the point that the English-speaking peo-
pie are " the angel the messenger Of
Revelation, who shall fly abroad and
carry the blessed Gospel.
Bnt he spoke of the fact that this
English-speaking people are also send
ing whiskey to heather lands, and are
spending many timce more millions for
whiskey than for missions. evangelical
America giving only two millions for
foreign missions and eleven hundred
millions for whskey.
Rev. DIR. A. Rroadus, of Caroline, fol-
lowed in an able and eloquent speech on
the need Of more faith in foreign mis-
glons
Rev. L. w. Wlnfree, Of Culpeper,
earnestly urged that we should not take
mere commercial idea OF foreign mis-
sious but should be constrained by love
for the Master, and heed his command {:
eco We into all Of the world, and preach
the gospel 10 every creature.
The report was adopted.
HELP THE CHURCHES.
Rev. DR.. w. J.. Hatcher presented
tho claims Of the church building enter
prises at Barboursyille and Amissyille,
and engineered a collection III his own
inimitable style.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Tie Chair announced a number Of
committees.
The Committee on Order Of Business
submitted the following as the order for
to-day:
Devotional exercises from $3.50 to 10.
Homo missions from 10 to II.
Address at II o'clock before the Nir-
ginia Baptist Historical Society by Rev.
DIR. w. II. Whtsitt, of Louisville.
Next report on Sunday-School and
Bible Board.
At night Baptist Orphanage.
Or. Owen announced the death yes
terday at u, at Jarratt's, of Rev. j. ID.
Brown.
Adjourned at 10 o'clock.
CONNECTED WITH VIRGINIA.
1t was noticed as an interesting CO.
incidence that the twisting brethren "
reported yesterday morning all had some
special relations to Virginia.
Rev. DR.. T. T. Eaton, of Louis
vile, who as pastor of the Walnut
Street Baptist church and editor
of the Western RCcOrder is eX-
erting very wide and potent influence,
after CALAMITY serving rs n boy soldier
under Forrest, was educated at Wash
ington College, Lexington, where he
was baptized by DR.. j. William Jones,
and was for years pastor OF the First
Baptist church, Petersburg. DR.. Eaton
is a "life member of the General Asso-
citation, and is beyond question one OF
the ablest, brightest, and most useful
ministers of the southern pulpit.
Rev. DR.. William IL, Williams, editor
of the Central BAPTIST Zone of the best
papers in the country, Is Oh old Rich
mond boy" who graduated at Richmond
College, was chaplain at Camp Winder
during the war, has been pastor IN
Fredericksburg, Staunton, and Char
lottesville. and "comes back home"
when he visits Virginia Baptists.
Rev. DIR. W. Ii. Whitsitt, the able
and scholarly professor Of church his
tory in the Southern Baptist Theologl-
cal Seminary. after bravely riding with
Bedford Forrest, "the wizard OF the
saddle" came TO the University OF NIr-
ginia rs a student and carried out the
impress OF that great institution. Dr.
Whitsitt also meets here many OF his
old seminary pupils, and Is made to feel
very much at home.
lie will address the Virginia Bap-
tist Historical Society at II o'clock
to-day.
President Ellyson introduced Dr.
J. William Jones, of Atlanta, by saying
that he chopped the time would never
come when DR.. Jones would not feel at
home in Virginia" and DR.. Jones was
heard TO say "Amen "
Rev. DIR. j. w. McCown, of North
Carolina, is a natiye-born Virginian, one
of the brightest graduates ever sent out
from Richmond College, all of his minis
terial life until year or so ago being as
pastor in the State, and he having the
reputation Of being one OF the best
preachers of the Virginia pulpit.
week-of- Prayer Meetings.
The "week.ot-prayer meetings ct
the Young Mems Christian Association
are growing in interest and popularity.
Last night, in spite of the fact that it
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