The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-14
RELIGIOUS BODIES ADJOURN.
Close Of the Baptist Association and Chris
!ian Missionary Society.
METHODIST CONFERENCE CONTINUES.
important Resolutions Adopted and Inter-
eating Reports Read and Discussed
Tho Proceedings.

NORFOLK Va, Nov. 23.--TLis morpingtses-
sion Of the Baptist ASSOCIATION was opened by
prayer by Rev J. W. Harris with Hon D. ay-
lor Ellyson in the chair. After an approval OF
the minutes OF yesterday, the following resoiu'
ton offered by Rev. G. II. Rylsnd. was adopted;
Resolved. That the educational board be
authorized 20 appoint eight delegates 20 the
next meeting Of the American Baptist Lduca-
tion Society,
The committee on enrolment presented its
report through Rev s. c. Clopton.
The report shows the number Of life members
TO be 81 IL also shows the following enroll
menf OF members Of tho state ASsoca ION from
the churches composing tho SANE AccomAc
Association. q. klhemsrlc :; Appomottor, NJ,
Augusta o: Clnch Valley. 1; Concord, b: Dan
Rive. j: Dover e; Newiort News. .; Richmond,
40; Middle District. 9; Goshen, lO Lebanon. y;
Portsmouth So, Potomac, lh. happhhannock,
%: Roanoke. 81. Shenandoah, Y; shiloh. 4;
Strawberry. z; Valley, 10. The report was
Hon. ]. TAYLOR Ellyson Or. A. T.. Owen in tho
chair read the report Of the educational
board II isGn able and exhaustive report, and
among other IN 3 says. The board has had
under its care during the past year sivty-fYo
Young men. eighteen of whom ere pursuing
their studies in the onthern baptist theoiogl
cal Seminary and forty-seyen at Richmond
College
The treasurers report Of tho educational
board is as follows: Cash balance on hand at
the beginning OF the year. Si064s; received
during the year So I0,sbt' so sgl 6ctohe ~
1891 ss9s.OS. From this should be deducted
se12 due the Seminary for board Of students
last year. leaving a balance OF s2,hOS
The report Was discussed By Res. DTS. GOOD
win j. William Jones. r. l.. robertson and
NJ. Il. Wharton. after which the report was
The subject Of general education was next
rnlled up and discus Ell hy Professor Edmund
Ha rison, Of Richmond College, who was fol-
lowed by Rev. john J. Massey, superintendent
OF public instruction, III an allle dlsconTse
Kov !. NJ trost j.. H.. OF Nashville. Tenn,
CORE. bonding secretary Of the ~undaj -schO0l
board OF the Sout hern Baptist Convention, ad-
dressed tile Association ally on the subject.
ne report Of the SuDddE-nchoO and Bible
board was then called up ami was read by licy.
!. NJ Pitcher -. j.. 81 erintendent OF the
board. The report occupied eighteen pages Of
legal-cap paper, and reviews III very able and
comprehensive manner the work OF the Bible
board during the past year, and among other
matters says: Experience has proven the ne
ccssitv Of continuing the work of the board TO
colportage. The general Superintendent and %
colporters labored 6isG days, VISITED $fO32 fam
lies PRAYED or cOnverscd Oh the subject OF re-
hrjOn with $3.50 families. fOnnd 2,g6 persons
habitu8lly neglectng the preaching or the Cos
pei. Los families destitute OF the Bible,
2332 families destitute of all other religious lit
erature. preached 6Si sermons. delivered 73
addresses. also 400 Sunday-schOOi addresses,
held SH prayer meetings, organized u sunday
schools and d churches. held ( Sunday school
lnqs in which 455 others pr0fessed conversion.
They old 2s5 Ri les for S2962.3O, 3310 Tesla.
rnenis for s9i5.Gl. 953 books for S8S3292, 2624-5
pages Of tracts for slsl 70; total sales, tsg20G2
They gave away 1913 Bibles. valued at SlO69i
6s6 TeS.aments. valued at 1856; i,01 books.
valued al S2S0.44; llil5' pages Of tracts, valued
al S65.69. Total donations. sis5.,2.
The receipts from the treasurer Of the General
Association show an increase of S52s52, and
amount 10 nearly 500
Rev A. b. Dunaway slivered an able and clo-
quent address on the report. and was followed
by Rev. George L, Williams, of Richmond. The
report was then adopted
The report of the ministerial relief board was
called for and was read by I. II. llett, of Rich
mond. and after discussion was adopted.
The time OF the meeting of the next General
Association was changed from the first Tuesday
10 the Friday before the second Sunday in No
VEN Der. lsr!
The Chair appointed the following delegates
TO the temperance convention which assemblies
in lhchmon 1, Va, on the nth proXimO; Rev. =.
j. r. Moffet. L: W. Claybrooke, 4. 5. D1naway,
&. T. James andJ II. Butler
After singing the hymn "l}est BE the Tie
That Binds" the association adjourned sine die