Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-11-23
Virginia Baptists

bapClSU Oenoral ASSOclaUlOn OIL v IT
ginia met Friday, 18th, with the first
Baptist Church of Petersburg. 7. 8.
Dunaway, d. d., of Fredericksburg,
was reelected president by acclama-
ton. The annual sermon was
preached by w. w. Landrum, d. D.,
and was one of great power. The
attendance was larger than usual.
In fact, this was the greatest gather
ing the Virginia Baptist have had
! for years. There were over 500 dele
gates.
Saturday morning, the Association
got down to work The report on
co operation was read, which showed
that there were % churches in Vir-
ginia without stated ministrations.
Receipts for the year were $66 .S57 20.
$12 600 additional for the Orphanage.
The receipts of the Association this
year exceed those OF last year by
$4,000.
This report was followed by Hon.
j. Taylor EllysoR's sixty fifth report
on education. This report showed
that there were siXty-o young men
under the care of the Education
Board; seventeen at the seminary in
Kentuckyand forty.fo four ut Richmond
College. This report was discussed
by dozen or more men from differ
ent parts of the State Some were
amazed that this board did not help
young men in academies, others were
amazed that young men should be
helped any where except at Rich
mond College. Dr. M. B. Wharton
appealed to the body to help young
men, who felt called Of God to
preach, to prepare for college in some
academy. Mr. Ellyson said this could
not be done unless help was with
drawn from some now atcollege, or un-
less more money was raised He then
appealed for enlarged contributions.
He said he would pledge an increase
Of 25 per cent. from his church.
About twenty others did the same,
and this seemed to satisfy those who
wanted the boys helped in academies
but this was only II blind. The
boys will not be helped until they go
to college, and they can't go to col
lege because they are not far enough |
advanced. These, too, the pledges to
increase the contributions, will be
forgotten before Christmas. One man
ton. The writer remembers that at
the meeting of the last Accomac AS
ISOLATION, many pledges were made TO
help boys to prepare for co lege. by
entering some academy; boys or
Young men who felt called of God 10
preach. But the pledges have not
been kept. Pledges not kept will !
not pay any mans way through (
school. We do not want pledges. but
money. Mr.. Ellyson pledged him
self to the Accomac Association to
recommend in his annual report TO
the General Association that certain |
changes be made in the Education !
Board, but not one single recommen- |
dation did he make. This board. in !
the opinion of the writer, is an evil, |
and he did not feel inclined before
the General Association to expose the
evil, but he will do it in the churches
that form the General Association.
What is pledge not kept? l am
amazed that people will submit to
such things, and take everything a |
man SAYS without any investigation. !
The Accomac Association appointed |
q gentleman to represent it before
this body, but that gentleman was
not here. A B. Woodtin, d. ID =,
asked that change be made in the
Education Board according to the
wish of the Accomac Association.
This was turned over to special
committee.
The most important and interest
ing session, Of the body were he'd
Monday and Tuesday. The whole of
Monday was spent in considering the
consolidation of the State Mission
Board with the Sunday School and
Bible Board. Last year at AleXan-
dria committee of twentyfQur-9ra
appointed to consider the adNisabDi
ty of consolidation. The committee
met in Richmond last month, anda II
were for consolidation and nine
against. Two reports were presented
TO the Association, the majority re-
port being presented by Rev. E. W.
Winfry, chairman of the committee,
favoring and urging consolidation,
while Rev. DR.. Thames, presented
the minority report opposing consoli-
ton. The two reports before the
body set the bali in motion. There
has never been so much speaking and
so little said on any subject as on this
one Men aired themselves general
ly. The great and small had some
thing to say. Every argument pre-
sented for consolidation was knocked
down as soon as presented. Now and
then men got warm and talked wild.
Many had speeches to make but had
nothing to say. After five hours OF
debate the vote was called for. The
first vote was for consolidation and
fifty one voted for it. Then the vote
against consolidation was taken and
1873 voted not to consolidate the two
boards. The president called on one
of the consolidationists to lead in
prayer, and his first words were, 20
Lord, we thank Thee for convicting
us of SIM" The prayer over the
chairman of the consolidating com
mittee moved to make the vote unan-
| imous. This was done and it showed
grace and spirituality.
Every report presented showed a
clear gain over last year. The Sunday
School and Bible Board mass meeting
on Tuesday night was one of great
spiritual power. Never have better
speeches been made on that subject
than were made that night. DR..
Pitchers board was given great
send off.
On Tuesday committee recon-
mended to increase the Education
Board to thirty members, one from
each of the twenty-four district asso
Citations and six from Richmond city
as this was the request of the Acco-
mack Association. The report was
tabled until next year. We bid it
good-by. 1t will sweetly slunber.
The Association meets next year
with the Grace Street Baptist Church.
Richmond, with Rev. DR.. Thames, OF
Danville, to preach the annual ser
mon. j. NJ. DUNAWAY.