Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-16
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION,
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION CON-
TINUEp FROM YESTERDAYS REPORT.

| TINUED FROM YESTERDAYS REPORT
Committees on time, place and
preacher for the next association report
ed as follows: Time, Second Sunday
of next November, the Second Baptist
Church, of Petersburg, the place, and
Rev. w. w. Landrum, D. D., as the
preacher and DR.. ]. ]. Hall, alternate
Just before the report on obituaries
DR.. Hatcher suggested that DR.. M. b.
Wharton lead the body in prayer. Rev
J. B. Hutson read the obituaries of the
following ministers who had died dur.
ing the year. Theodore Whitfield, DR.
J. w. NJ. Williams, A. M. Grimsley and
E. w. Warren.
Rev. B. c. Henning read the obitu
aries of ]. N. johnson, R. M
Ramey and William Rogers. Rev.
lP. G.. Elson read the notice of the
death of Rev. J. NJ. billiard, and DR.
Turpin that of DR.. John c. Long. The
report was then adopted.
Communication by telegraph from the
Christian missionary society now In ses-
sion at Stanton was read, and upon
motion the president was requested to
reply.
DR.. Hatcher moved that the chair
send the fraternal greetings of this
BODY to the Virginia conference of the
Southern NJ. E. Church, now in session
in Charlottesville, and also to the
Southwest Virginia Institute of Bristol,
which has just greeted the association
from Staunton.
The chair here announced the two
committees called for by resolutions
adopted. on order of business and hours
of meeting at the next session of the
association DR.. Cooper, Hon. j. Tay-
or Erlyson, Revs. H. W. Battle, +. Q.
Mcconnell T. G. Jones, c. l.. Cooke
and J. B. Taylor.
Special committee on conference with
Sunday school and Bible board and the
Publication Society of Philadelphia
DR.. C. H. Ryland, ]. B. Hutson and b.
Theodore Ellyson.
DR.. J. G. Hidden offered the following
resolution, bearing upon the subject OF
order of business; That the 18th rule
of order be amended so as to read as
follows: when the hour arrives for
the consideration of any subject as ar
ranged in the order of business, no in
terruption of such order shall be al
lowed except by majority-vote of the
association This was discussed by
DR.. Hiden, J. T. Ellyson and Prof.
Harris. The latter gentleman moved
to refer the matter to the committee on
order Of business and report at next
session, which motion was, upon divl-
sion, declared carried.
After announcements the association
adjourned until 7:30 p. IN. with prayer
by Rev. ]. o. Kirk.
EVENING SESSION.
The association was called to order
by the president. After singing the
HYMN Gall hail the power of Jesus
name" and prayer by DIR. j. j. Hall, the
chair read telegram from the South,
west Virginia Institute at Bristol bring
ing cordial greeting to this body. The
president was requested to make suit
able reply.
The committee on order of business
reported change in programme for to-
morrow's session, so as to read! From
$50 a. m. to 10 reports of committees
From 10 to Ills general education.
Regular order of the hour, the Sun
day School Board of the Southern Bap.
list Convention was called for and Dr.
T. P. Bell, secretary of the board, was
the speaker. He reviewed the work Of
the board. 1t has increased over
$50, 1000 in receipts. This board was or
ganized three years ago and its strides
in the direction of development have
been truly wonderful. He urged the
securing of the children for instruction.
laying hold of the minds and the hearts
of the children will greatly advance
our work.
The report of the Home Board was
read by DR.. Broughton. This work is
among the people of our great South.
land, the negroes and Indians, and
crosses over to Cuba. 1t is most i'm
portant department of church work
The board was organized about fifty
years ago. This report was ably dis
cussed by DR.. Hiden. E. P. Jones, for
mer missionary to Cuba, made an elo-
uuent appeal for the Gem of the An
titles. DR., Mcconnell made warm,
stirring address 1t was like spark Of
fire upon prairie.
P. G. Elsom urged upon the associa'
ton more prayer, more conservation,
which view was endorsed by Rev. j. A
Speieht. D. D., who made stirring
addresses of the evening in appealing
to the association to stand by the
board.
Prof. Harris referred to the meeting
between the northern and southern
committees on mission work among
the negroes at Fortress Monroe in Au,
gust last. He said the meeting was a
revelation to him, as the two bodies
were much closer together than he at
first thought, and the outlook for sue
cessful work among the negroes is very
encouraging.
Rev. J. Hart was the next speaker
DR.. Robt. Ryland then spoke upon
the subject of preaching to the colored
people.
DR.. Tichenor, secretary of the board,
closed the discussion in very interest
ing speech, and asked for contribu-
ton from the body of a thousand dol
lars.
DIR. Mcconnell conducted the collec.
ton and realized five hundred dollars.
He also asked for a collection for the
Culpeper church and received over
seventy-fve dollars.
The report on Home Missions was
then adopted.
After announcements the association