Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-17
THE STATE BAPTISTS.
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COM
MITTEE ON NEW BOARDS.
Report ON General Education Discussed
asd Adopted Of EvanEsiisa-
tion-The Session Adjourned.

ALEXANDRIA,, VA. November TO-
Especial. 1.-The association met this morn
ing with q grcatly-reduced attendance,
only a fragment Of the delegation re-
manning.
The Committee on New Boards recon-
mended the following additions to the
various boards: b. w. Jones. to the State
Board: DIR. J. S. Dill and Rev. i. NJ.
Mercer to the Education Board; Revs.
J. w. Mitchell. 7. B. Shepherd. T. A.
Hall, and j. +. Love. to the Foreign
Board at Norfolk; Revs. f. C. Mcconnell
and +. Z. Robertson, and Messrs. j. c.
Moss, r. C. Miller. and w. Il. Nichols,
to the Home Board at Lynchburg DR..
c. G.. Snead. DIR. +. c. Mcconnell, and
the Orphapage Board. The committee
recommended that Mrs. A. NJ. Gwathmey
be made president and Miss Daisy Hut
son secretary Of the Woman's Central
Committee. Special prayer was offered
for a meeting now in progress at the
university.
Mr. John Hart read the report on gen.
eral education. 1t was very able and
sparkling paper and excited the liveliest
interest. The report was discussed by
Drs. Wharton. Bagby. Harris. and Cooke
DR.. Cooke spoke at length of the history
and prospects of Hollins. During his
speech he referred to the danger of Hol-
Inns Institute passing out of Baptist
hands. DR.. Hatcher inquired how this
could happen. and DR.. Clarke replied that
the property, In the event OF the death
of his family. would have to be sold to
satisfy debts due to them. The report
was adopted.
INDIAN SCHOOLS.
DR.. George f. Bagby offered a resolu-
ton, which wSs passed unanimously,
recitng the fact that large sums of pub
lie money had been appropriated for
sectarian schools. and protesting against
any further appropriations Of this sort,
and asking Congress to discontinue the
entire contract system and substitute
public national schools. In which Indians
may be purposely trained for American
citizenship. The resolution will be for
warded to members of Congress from this
State. the Secretary OF the Interior. and
the Commissioner at the Indian office.
BROUGHT GREETINGS.
Rev. Fields Cook. representing a col
orei association. appeared. and was
heard with great pleasure as he brought
the greetings of his brethren. At the
conclusion of his speech the audience
Joined in singing God be With You till
We Meet Again." and the delegates gave
the venerable colored preacher the hand
Of fellowship.
TEN TO ONE.
Rev. J. II. Butler stated that the COL
ored Baptists had ten churches In Alex
andra, while the white Baptsts had
only one
Rev. II. l.. Quarles reported for the
Committee on Enrolment that 80 life
rembers were pre- sent, 12l churche, arc
represented by POI delegates.
On motion of Or. Il. II. Pitt the Com
mlttee on Order of Business fer the next
session was requested to consider the
matter OF the enrolment Of delegates and
to report at the next session.
A temperance resolution was introduced
by Rev. r. r. White and adopted
Rev. f. w. Winfrey, for the Commit
tee on Methods of State Evangelization,
reported. recommending that the matter
entrusted to them be referred to a COM
mittee of one from each district associa-
ton, 20 report at the next session. The
report was adopted. and the same COM
mttee was appointed
ADJOURNED.
A resolution Of thanks to the citizens
of Alexandria. to the daily papers for
their reports. TO railroads, etc. was duly
offered and adopted
Frank Woodson. ESQ, offered reso-
luton asking the railroads to grant free
carriage to freight for TIE Baptist Or
phanage. The resolution was unanimous
~ adopted. The minutes were then read
and adopted, and the body adjourned
with tender devotional exercises.