The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-19

state provides Tor the protection OF 30
cicty from the wretch who steals or kills
by furnishing him. but the Church goes
further than that; it does "A better work.
1T takes hold Of the mans heart. the
religion OF the Church says 10 the voter.
when you vote cast your ballot 50 as 10
protect society from the stuff that causes
the man TO pun the trigger ana scncS
his soul 20 hell. How are we 10 shino
I'm the Church without the home missions
s?irit2
Rev. Whaling Dunaway was the next
speaker. DR.. Du1away SAID ne eiod.'s
loved the mission work. We ought 70
seek TO evangellze the South. because
II Is a large and important part oil ths
world This is one OF the greatest ana
most fruitful lands that has fallen 10
our heritage The object OF TINS nome
Mission Board Is TO establish the Church
among our own civilization. but we nave
some conflicting elements IN the southern
States. We have a race tnat can never
amalgarnate but We may still work to-
ecfber as brethren. developing the pro-
ducte OF the earth, and also spread the
eosrel Or. Dunaway declared that we
need say nothing more about the negro
problem. II we can induce the negroes
70 embrace the gospel Of Christ.
REV. r. G. Mcconnell. Of Lynchburg
president OF the Home Mission Board
was the last speaker Of the evening
and he made "A most interesting and able
address.
TO-DAY'S SESSION.
The association was called to order
at $3.50 A. NJ. The first business of spe-
cial Importance was the question Of con-
solidation Of the State Mission and the
Sunday-School and Bible Boards. Mr..
William Ellyson read the report on State
Missions. which. for the time being, was
laid on the table. Then followed the
reading Of the report Of the Sunday
School and Bible Board by DR.. j. VI.
Pitcher OF which a similar disposition
was made, so as 10 hear the report OF
the committee especially appointed at the
last session Of the association, 10 report
on the question of the consolidation Of the
two boards.
The report OH State Missions contained
the following facts: There were 6,S5J ser
mons preached by the missionaries LID
baptisms, over 200 professions were made
I'm meetings held by the missionaries with
the pastors of the State. They organized
Z churches and % Sunday schools. Inc
board assisted I'm building j. houses OF
worship: II missionaries labOred III every
association Of the State except one. Inc
receipts Of the board for its Work were
Sl0.706
The report Of the Sunday-School ana
Bible Board says I'm part: The general SUI
perintendcnt and twenty~seven coipOrters
ialored 4651 days, travelling 1888 miles,
visited 1890 families preached go SER
mons: held 242 prayermeetings; held sew
eral sunday-school conventions, ana bap-
tized g. persons. 1920 Bibles were SOLD
for s.. S35G5. S.O21 Testameuts for sio5.v'
4.S75 books for Sl,S02.9l; total sales, A,'oSoo.
The board gave away 2S Bibles, sos Tes-
nj
boards receipts during the past year
were $G,550.S7, and expenses, S1,1'9'0
CONSOLIDATING THE BOARDS.
Tho report on consolidation was .ead
bv Rev. T.. W. Winfree, Of cuipeper
which urged consolidation Of the TWO
boards. Or. Thames, Of Danville, pre-
scented minority report, opposing It,
Then followed lively debate, lasting
until the time of adjournment arrived.
Or. Thames led off in the discussion,
saving that there We're two reasons why
he opposed consolidation-first, because
frequent changing was not wholesome
to the cause; and. second. that he did
not believe il TO be wise or possible for
one hoard TO do the work Rev. D.
W. 4 Winfree thought the Sunday-ScnoOl
Board. as at present conducted. was too
much of a book agency business. 10
this. DR.. 4. T.. owen replied that 10
consolidate would be to destroy colport-
age i'm Virginia. and that he was fur-
thermOre opposed 10 il, because II seemed
To reflect on the board in Petersburg,
and i'm addition TO this, IL would lnJure
tho state Mission Board. Rev. \. Is.
Dunaway referred TO the history Of agi-
tation in the past of this very ques-
ton. and always there had been vote
i'm oDnosition. In the discussion that
followed but few new reasons were adj
vanced. either for or against consolida-
ton. The Association then adjourned Tor
dinner. while the question was pending
THE AFTEKNOON SESSION.
Tho afternoon session was called 70
order at o'clock, and the discussion on
the question of consolidation resumed;
participated in by Rev. George +. Bagby,
or Famville; Or. J. William Jones, and
Nr. William fllyson. all urging the i'm
portance OF the colpor;age work.
Mir. r. II. Elicit made a spicy address
favoring the same subject, and said
you object to the colporters going into
the house of better classes whore ~
get sympathy and few good Things
TO eat: but ] never saw "a Baptist
preacher that did not enjoy good things
to eat We must not lock at this work
from cold business standpoint"
Hon. John T.. Massey came 10 the plat
form, and. i'm The course of his address,
said. 81 am convinced that the State
Mission roard has its work to perform.
and the Sunday school and Bible Board
has its work TO 40 / believe that both
boards would suffer from consolidation.
The work has been criticised.
II have heard il whispered I'm the state
that the humble speaker has been crit
csel. daughter IL is easy 10 criticise,
and If any man here has not been criti-
cised. let him stand up. Just as certain
as YOU remove the sunday School aud
Bible Board from Petersburg TO Rich
mond IL VIII intensity the feeling exist
inc in some parts OF the state that there
Is q tendency 10 criticise the Baptist
power i'm Richmond"
Mr. W. Is. Powell said the explanation
OF the small receipts was TO be found.
not in mismanagcment. but the financial
stress.
Professor Harrison. in speaking on the
subject under discussion. declared that
the whole tning WAS an attack on the
Sunday School and Bible Board, and he
was utterly opposed 10 consolidation.
is being carried forward by two Nor
mans distributing literature from house
to house. False religions have their coll
pOrtcrs. Shall we not have Ours2 After
the discussion the vote was taken. ana
IL stood 81 for consolidation and Isl in
opposition TO IT,
WOMAN'S MISSIONS.
The womons mission societies of the
Virginia Baptist General Association con-
Vened to-dav IN the Second Presbyterian
church I'm annual session. Mrs A. NJ
Gwalthmey presided The meeting was
opened by religious exercises conducted
a