Richmond planet., 1894-05-12
THE VIRGINIA BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION MEETS.
A Large Attendance.-COmmittees APP
pOinted.-An Interesting session.
Leading Pulpit Orators Speak.

Leading Pulpit Orators Speak-
The Va Baptist State Convention met
in it's 9th annual meeting. Wednesday,
May Q, 1894, at 8 a m, a. the Dia-
mond Hill Baptist Church. Rev. A. Cor
don, pastor, Lynchburg, Va.
The President, Rev. III. Ii. Mitchell,
| d. D., in the chair. Revs. II. L. Barco
and Holland Powell conducted religious
| exercises.
| well prepared address of welcome
| was admirably delivered by Miss Willie
| Gordon. Rev. r. Spiller responded IN
behalf of the Convention. President
Mitchell delivered an able address 1t
| was referred TO a special committee
Miss J. p. Moore of the Women's Bapt.
Home Missionary Society delivered
most pathetic and practical plea In be-
half of the home and the mothers
Revs. w. II. Crawley, H. w. Chiles, K |
o. Johnson and c. III. johnson were ap
pointed a committee on the enrichment |
OF deIegatssi and subsequently made |
report
ed: Revs. s. G.. Griffin, of the Jackson
Street M. Z. Church.
Revs. A. j. Nixon, A. M. z. Church, j.
! L. Parago, of the A. NJ. Z. Church, Rev.
j. Z. Booze, NJ. f. Church and Rev. DR..
L. b. Ttfft of Hartshorn College. Dea-
con S. Green spoke.
THE TREAsURER's REPORT.
Treasurer d. N. Vassar, d. D.. report
ed that the total, amount of money col
lected during the past year as $2O43-16
and with the amount brought forward
J made a total of .$2091. Expenses
$1S20.0S.
The following committees were ap-
pointed on Nomination OF officers II.
trr..a IN 1aH
r J. Evans, T. III. johnson, W. +. Chaffin,
j. NJ. Young, ]. III Robinson, III. Powell,
]. w. crawford, Sisters Nancy Anderson,
Charlotte Blakey.
REV. RoBIEsoN's COMPLAINTS.
On motion of Rev. A. ]. Brown, it
n was declared that Rev. VIM. Robinson
of fredericksburg was eligible to the
nosition OF Vice-president last year and
that the reconsideration of the vote by
which his election was reconsidered was
D, q mistake.
Rev. MD. Williams; messenger from
the Northern Virginia Baptist Associa-
ton reported to the body and also Rev.
R.J. Powell from South-sid Rappahan-
,,.l mock Association, Rev. l.. r. Jeitress
a from the N G.. Baptist State Convention
W Benediction by Rev. S. n. Vass.
Afternoon Session, 2:3O P. NJ
" Vice-president, Robinson in the chair
:, Religious exercises conducted by Revs
A. j. Simms, g. Powell.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Commit tee on nomination made it's re
port. and after the appointment of w
T. Johnson, w. II. Dixon, and w. w
u Gaines and S. A. Garland as tellers, tn
rs following were elected President, II
II. Mitchell, d. d.; 1st vice-president, w
M. Robinson; End vlee-president, G. c
Stumme: Ord vice-president Rev. Gu,
Powell; 4th vicepresident, Rev. W.
n Moss. b. D.; Recording Secretary A
Binpa. Jr., ID. D.; Corresponding Secrs
tary. J. W. Kirby; Statistical Secretary
Rev. ID. C. Deans; Treasurer, Rev. ID.
Vassar, ID. D.
Rev. VIM. Troy, delegate from Matts
. poni Association being called home wa
Co. excused
THE sBARoN BAPTIST CHURCH TROUBLE
'~;Ii Deacon M. Deane and Rev. VIM. Tro.
III | referred to the unpleasantness wbic
had existed between the Second Baptis
and the Sharon Baptist church whi'
,ity had been Enthusiastically adjusted.
He Corresponding Sec'y, John w. kirb
LOT made his report which after being di
ntil cussed by Revs. R. Spiller, H: l.. Bare
Deacon S. Green, l.. w. Melton, d.
;4a Kirby, M. ID. Williams. W. Cousins,
&c Wetts, H. l.. Jordan was adopted.
Rev. J. H. Turner announced tn
,'os sickness prevented his attendance.
80. from Union Baptist Church by
'en w. Melton. $5. from Elan Bapt
Church through Rev. Il. ID. johnson
left the Virginia Seminary.
will Rev. s. N. Vass made stirring 6
ther. peal in behalf of the American bapt
/ ~ fU "
LIZ appointed on Sabbath Schools; w.
T,'+ Smith, T. Fl. Hamlin, j. H. Fauntler'
Ouo w. II. Dixon, Charlotte Baker, Deac
E. Lockett, Nancy Anderson, HarI
read Black, W. F. Chafin, w. r. South, Jc
nOnd Jones. R. J. Evans, s. N. Vass-
On Admission OF New Bodies A.
- Thomas, w. S. Clemments, Nelson ST
vnch- Sr, n. u nHIiarJ, a IIoI,,,as 9 A Garland
~ ~ | p. Clark.
ng OF On Temperance: A. Chisholm, d.
sinio 7. b. Smith, A. Truatt, a. JamisOn.
7. Brown, N. Jordan, w. w. Cal
chell, Deacon Charland, w. j. Hacketts A.
" the gusOn.
Rev.
ith of ANOTHER NEW JOURNAL.
Stata Rev. q. d. Lewis, B. D., then IN
duced the Virginia Baptist and mad
earn est appeal for support.
0r Ohe Rev. W. B. johnson, ID. D., mac
lemo- most practical appeal in behalf OF
Epps Baptist baag5zine -
= Rev. DIR. A. Z. Dickerson spoke IN
fraud half CT the Religious Herald and .
Ior an Mitchell, Jr.. spoke in the interest
Dack- Richmond (Va-) Planet.
Committee on Digest; 4. j. Brow
lie and Il. Porter, B. F. Fox.
A. M. The Committee on Presidents Ad
e Con- made it's report and after being dis
labor. ed by T. D. Lewis, P. F. Morris, r.
fed. er, Benediction by Rev. Ii. William
I'd elo- Wednesday 8 p. M.
Evans
, ofN. vice-president, C. c. Stumm il
} state chair.
10, de- Rev. L. B. .Goodall of Charlotte
ic and delivered an able discourse which
Ilexan- marked effect from Psalms; 1868.
Isaiah r. Spiller assisted.
nander
on the