Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-12
THE STATE BAPTISTS.
An Unusually Full Session Of the
General Association.
IMPORTANT REPORTS PRESENTED
A. Adoption OF tho Bccomme ndations of
the Education Board--statc Missions
Discussed.
lsD.oInl telerram 10 the pIspatcal

ais morning. ana the delegation seems
,-.,eyaiiy fun, though there was n small
s.,.rlance when the president called the
,.... 90 order at O'Clock. The meeting
$751;. opened with prayer by DIT. &. c.
fuY4v secretary of the American Bap-
g.. publication Society. The president
,.,.unccd the usual committees, and
.., VAS a season Of devotional exer-
I'm which Rovs. J. II. Bagby. J. c.
lrta. and James Nelson led in prayer.
d. :. William Jonca in brief talk,
..l.l chat special prayer be made for the
f.tfrsity Of Virginia, and the other
..,els and colleges OF the state, and DR..
..4 Nelson lei in very appropriate and
.t uraver for Richmond College the
.r.n Baptist Theological Seminary.
o. .-ritersity OF Virginia. and our schools
.. colleges generally.
resolutions introduced by Mr..
.r walker In the Richmond Minis
.. conference, petitioning the General
,- nrly 60 change the time OF meet
I0m November 10 June, were read.
EDUCATIONAL BOARD.
r-r 2. Taylor Ellyson. the correspond
..rrttary. presented most interest
report Of the Educational Board.
board has under its care forty-fiye
,-- men. twelve OF whom are pursuing
.... studies NJ the Southern Baptist
ne..ll sem mary, and thirty-three at
g. .rrad College.
~. report says tho board does not al
receive "a young man because he IS
mcnled by his church. and adds:
.UH believe that errors Of judgment
O. .a part Of our churches IN recon-
Ink Young men unprcpared TO enter
rr1 Ia maintenance az "a good
standing BY the students after they
....lved would be- very much pro-
-.. u some means could be adopted
. ..a- our young men into closer re-
- not only with their church. but
, ,fc churches Of the District Asso-
fo which they belong
report incorporates a synopsis Of
O.. -..a-lrcr's report. as follows:
.r fr,asurer's report shows that at
r. Ginning Of the year we had a
.. balance on hand of..........S 800 IS
S. lave received during the year C.OS2 30
,,.rg total of..........."........S6,s 70
We tpended during the year....S6356 %
i...r balance on hand october
l.i ...........................S 40 %
v- owed at the close OF last session
&C.,. So $40 on account Of board OF stu
... .t Richmond College. and 1890
o. t. board OF students at the South
.. n4ptist Theological Seminary. To
r. f.. most pressing OF these Obliga-
'. no were compelled during the lat
-. ..rt NJ June TO borrow $3.50. out Of
t. n.pts OF the board since July 1st
ra tF. been enabled 10 pay the $3.50
lr.r.i. and part Of the amount due
rt ..riuary, but We stll owe the semi
.-r t<l2 on account OF the board Of
for the last two sessions. The
ga the treasury Is not more
,. .r.Ilh TO pay what Is due for the
.. OF our benehciaries for the first
r.-.. = the current session, so that
t ....r upon the work OF the new year
r.. ." Indebtedness Of nearly $500. and
r....- amy balance In the treasury for
ra "iags.s Of the present year
I. fusion. however, the report says:
81. .l..r the new year in a spirit of
..--..Ia.es. We believe that better
.r.- s~e az hand-better times both
...Uv and spiritually-and that God
fI give us a greater measure OF
..--.r upon our work than We have
.r ha."n IN all our history.
WORTHY MEN.
Tr ur g. H. Corey. president OF the
I.trHI Institute for cOlOred Baptist
r-....r- was called out. and made an
.rr.t- speech lie warned the breth-
.a Cat while due care should be taken
uat sustaining unworthy men. yet they
t..I rl the other hand De careful not
'u away worthy men, and cited the
..-a - poor boy who was at first re-
.-.. .y the Board OF Education. but af-
-.rris received. and by his native ta-
Iu,s ari earnest study became afterwards
tra...t II Brown University president
newton Theological Seminary, and
known and honored as DIR. Bamas
>.r tl-t agent Of the Peabody Educa-
t. I.tIs DR. Corey then spoke OF his
fttr'. ty. years work at the Richmond
-.. -.l Institute and said that he
l >tarienced uniform kindness from
'' r.-, - the city and the leading Bap-
tt pastors Of Richmond. They had sent
.. ..m the institute over 400 preachers
.. number Of teachers who were doing
iE for their people in lifting up the
g. ,..s They had spent 5000 In helping
f...- men az the institute. and the Amer
t.u Iar.lst Home Mission Society had
rert over s. 0o.OQ in sustaining schools
'- crI.rei preachers in tho South. lie
rl.. al earnest appeal for the sympa-
.i help Of his brethren IN this i'm
.-t, work.
GLORIOUS SUCCESS.
r.r T.. H. Kerfoot Of the Southern Bap-
't Illogical Seminary, next spoke In
I,.r- ..s TO the seminary. He said that
zee .rl0lry. though located at Louis
v- v.s the property OF Virginia Bap-
tet .- well as others, and he came 10
r'' r1 account OF his stewardship. He
stfi to say that It Is no longer proper
g. ic Saws gone by when speaking OF the
Similarly 90 draw dark picture or dire
tts, but that he could come with
f.' r ., glorious success. The seminary
''w 'as fully paid for buildings costing
s. TO- besides tho value OF the superb
l.s 1 the heart OK the city Of Louisville,
a., tss invested interest-bearinS funds
amounting 90 $4,000. besides n recent gift
" for the endowment OF The presl-
e.f. ,rlIr which gift win soon be real
i. . cash and turned into the endow-
a... that - Will not DO long before
N mary would have 10000 In Invest
'. "..wuent But the seminary needs
B. .r. -owincnts that II may have more
!-ta.rs. and even better faculties. They
t.. now 80 students all Of them. OF
.". biological students, and the num-
Dr. .aIuy increasing and will at no
r-t .y reach at least 800. lie earnest
.. ably comOated the idea that the
had or could have, too many
showed the advantages OF num-
, .l Chat the number Of professors
.".r facilities could be Increased so
t..r space with the increased num-
..lt,uts.
Brought out very clearly and forcibly
lar system OF the seminary
.scrsity free system" applied TO
,lucatlon and It's adoption 10
.tt .Iea Of the ministry. He con-
'- free system with the old and
'lt while on the one hand II en-
.u t3 teach TO great advantage.
rglsh student. II enabled them
o.H.r hand. 20 raise the standard,
a. % SD out theological scholars equal
e'' - ta found anywhere. He brought
'.i '. Int that the seminary guards
'rus by its articles OF faith, 20
. ..,f, professor must subscribe; anu
southern Baptist Convention has
' iar seminary by its appointment
't' Gard Of Trustees. He concluded
-" Ha earnest and eloquent appeal for
% -lculs. and claimed that they
l ' os we'll by the students as any
o.'i rinsry and that students who 70
"a" Louisville are in elbow-touch
. 'i.r low-students from Mary
= Texas. and from Florida TO Mis-
49, he paid an eloquent tribute TO his
DR. John A. Br0addus. saying