The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-09

The Baptist General Association. OF
Virginia. which convenes in the First
Baptist Church OF this city tomorrow
night at 1880 o'clock, will be an import
ant gathering OF prominent Baptists
from all parts of the State. This will
be the second session of the body ever
held in Southwest Virginia. The State
conference Of Baptist ministers will as
semble in the hrst church to morrow
morning at $3.50 o'clock and will have
both morning and afternoon sessions.
At 1880 o'clock Hon. j. Taylor Ely
son, the president of the association,
will call the body to order. and Rev. w.
N. Dumaway will preach the ssintroduc-
tory sermon, after which IN election of
officers for the ensuing year will be
held. This body has no legislative
authority over the individual churches.
but representation in it is based upon
the contributions to the boards OF the
association, which are foreign, home
and State missions. Sunday.school and
Bible, board of education, minister's
relief and orpnanage. The discussions
OF these various topics will be of in
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others as we'll. The body Is composed
OF ministers and laymen.
Women's work will receive attention
and representatives of the woman's
missionary societies will address the
women in one or more of the othe
churches. Quite q number of prominent
Baptists from other States will also be
present and be heard in the discussions.
The public is cordially invited to all
the sessions of the body. On Sunday
next most OF the pulpits in the city will
be supplied by ministers attending the
association, and the people, regardless
OF sects, will extend hearty welcome
to this representative body Of Bapt;sts
Of this State.
The meeting will remain in session
until next Tuesday Two hundred
delegates, composed largely of min
listers, have already reported and asked
for accommodations and number of
others are expected.
Among the prominent ministers and
iaymen who will be in attendance are:
hev. Dr. w. w. Landrum, chairman of
the minister's conference; Hon. J. TAYLOR
Ellyson, mayor of Richmond; Prof. Fl.
IL. Harris, of Richmond College; Prof.
John Hart, OF Bowling Gree N, Va Rev.
George Cooper, pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church at Richmond; Rev. DR.. Nj.
=. Wharton, pastor of the Free Mason
Street Church at Norfolk; Rev. DR.. A.
Il. Owens, OF Portsmouth; Rev. John E.
Massey, Rev. DR.. William E Hatcher.
OF Richmond, and others.
One of the most important things to
be done during the meeting will be the
organization of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union OF Virginia. This or
ganization will be affected Saturday
night, and among the delegates who
will come to Roanoke from abroad for
that purpose will be j. c. Moss and w.
d. Wranek, OF LYnchburg; j. e. Toms,
OF Norfolk, and ]. b. Turpin, of Char
lottesville. The delegates to this
meeting from the B. Y. p. U. OF the
FIRST Baptist Church are Misses Agnes
Stone, Virgie Bickers, Harriet Slower,
Lillian Adams, May Bowers, Fannie
Garnitx, Mrs. b. Lacy Hoge, W. R.
Terrill, w. A. Edwards, R. F. Wing
Held, r. A. Hoal, Eugene Turner and
w. A. Gibbons.
NO organization has been made at
Calvary Baptist Church. The credentials
for these delegates are in the hands OF
the president and will Returned over to
the secretary Of tho State organization.
Special arrangements have been
made for music during the association
by the united choirs Of the First and
Calvary Churches under the direction of
Prof Geo. W. Scott.
The music on Friday night will be by
the Y. Nj G. A choir under the leader
ship OF Prof. G. R. Towson and Satur
day night by the Towson quartette.