Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-06
DAN-RIvER BAPTISTS
An lNrERssrlNo SESSION or MINIS.
TIERS AND LAyMEN.


lcorespondence Of the Richmond Dispasch.l
Housros. HALIFAX County,. Va, Febru-
afy t.-By common consent il is admitted
that the last session Of Inc ministers and
lASmcn Of the Dan River Association. just
held with the Beth Car church. was Alto
enther the best meeting that they have
bad since the Fifth-Sunday meetings were
instituted.
Thirteen Of the twenty-one churches OF
the association were represented by dele
gates as follows:
Aaron's Creek--M. r. Willard.
Arbor-~Captain William Haynes.
Bethel---IA J. Anderson, 5. A. McCor-
mick. ana J. A. Anderson.
Beth Carl. II. Guthrie. Il. A. East, and
W. n. Dickens.
Catavba-John w. Hodges.
Clover Bottom--w. ID. Galloway.
Dan River-J. p. Spencer.
Fork--Rsv. II. g. Crews and Walter
Crews.
Hunting Creek. r.. Green, william r.
Adkisson, and g. L. Cardwell.
Millstope-J. I. Shepherd aud Thomas
II. Kent.
sccttsburg-Rev. W. NJ. Rogers, II. G.
Whitwortb, J. L. whitworth. and X. L.
Lacy.
South Boston-Rey. 8. II. Thompson,
a. b. willingham. 4. Il. Yancey, and
Henry Poindexter.
Wins Creek-w. H. Abbott. J. II.
Nethery. A. X. Powell, NJ. I. Lacy. and
others.
The church was well flied when the. pre-
sident. MIR. Lewis j. Anderson. called the
meeting TO order Friday night, despite the
threatening weather.
What Baptists Believe and Why They
Believe IL; OF. The Position, the Princi-
piles. and the Belief OF the Baptists." was
clearly and forcibly presented by Rev. S. II.
Thompson. While there was nothing ia the
address calculated TO wound or offend, it
was strictly dcnominational and was an
able exposition and defence of the truth
rs Baptists hold and teach IL. II made q
profound impression, and the meeting
unanimously requested its publication in
the Religious Herald.
ORGANIZED.
After religious services, conducted by
the president, during which brief remarks
were made by the pastor OF the church
and Rev. w. w. Willis, tho body was
formally organized by the election Of Rev.
S. II: Thompson as president and MIR. M.
X. Willard as secretary.
Mr.. John w. Hodges, of Cstawbs church,
read short but excellent paper on the
Beneficial Effects of Q Weekly Prayer
Meeting on the Church." and the subject
was further discussed by Captain Haynes,
l.. j. Anderson, Rev. W. W. Willis. and
others.
MIR. NJ. +. Willard read q carefully-pre.
pared paper on the needs OF the associa-
ton in which he showed that the great
and pressing needs of the field were more
preachers and more preaching, and the
establishment Of high schools and acade-
mics.
Church Discipline was discussed by Will
liam II. Abbott and Rev. III. q. Crews. Mr..
Abbotts speech. though short, was earnest
and tender, and while insisting on the I'M
portance of q firm and wholesome disci-
pine. urged that 1t be exercised in gen.
tie and loving spirit.
A large crowd filed the church again
Saturday night TO hear Rev. ii. q. Crews's
discussion OF the Holy spirit and HIS work.
The essay read by him was q clear. COM
prehensive. and able presentation of his
subject, which was further discussed in
brief addresses by Rev. s. III. Thompson
and Rev. w. w. Willis.
THE BIG DAY.
But Sunday was "the great day Of the
feast" The weather was simply perfect.
and by the trains, as we'll a. by private
conveyance, the people turned out in
great numbers to hear DR.. Upper. the
corresponding secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention, on the Centennial Of Mis-
sions. The church was crowded. extra
seats having been brought in from the
infant classroom; and for nearly an hour
and half this old man eloquent held the
undivided attention of this large audience.
II islmpossible in brief report to do JUS
tice to this magnificent address. Many
who had heard him before the Southern
Baptist Convention and in the general as
was the finest effort they had heard from
him. II made most profound impres-
sion, wonderfully arousing and stirring
the PEOPLE to increased and renewed
prayer and conservation to the great cause
of missions, and cannot fail of greatly
stimulating and developing the interest
Of the association in this centennial move
ment, the object of which. as he ex-
planned IL, il to celebrate this centennial
year Of the revival of missions by sending
one hundred missionaries into the foreign
field and raising o centennial fund OF
$4,000.
CLOSE OF THE MEETING.
In the afternoon Rev. S. H. Thompson
discussed tho question: will the Heather
be Saved Without the Gospel2" His ad-
dress was earnest, effective, and con-
vipcing.
This delightful and interesting meeting
closed Sunday night with o sermon by
Rev. w. w. Willis, of Sacramento, CAL,
who selected for his text Christ's words on
the cross, 1T is finished" MIR. Willis
pro iched a sermon of great pathos and
tenderness. He has recently accepted a
call to several Baptist churches in Halifax.
The next meeting will be held with
Aaron's-C Creek church the fifth Saturday
aud Sunday in May.
Messrs. Guthrie, East. and w. N. Dick
ems, as Committee on Hospitality, did their
part admirably, being careful that all dele
gates and visitors, men, women, and chill
dren were we'll taken care of. Their only
trouble was that the supply of delegates,
etc, was not equal to the demand.
Steps were taken TO revive the Cores
ponde,f. the publication of which has been
for some months suspended. Revs. s. ii.
Thompson and w. j. Shipman are editors
and managers and hope to get out the Feb
ruary number in few days.
The absence OF Rev. William Slate. who
was detained by severe illness, was greatly
regretted.
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