Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-17

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Rev. 4. Il. Shepherd though, Una,
the college should raise the STANDARD
! OF admission. and not allow unprepaioc
| men 10 enter He Insisted th"'
! the churches should prepare the young
men at home for the college
Professor c. II. winston. OF kioh-
mond College, insisted that the coilege
not only made no effort TO sst uhpie
| pared students. but mat tney nau
| raised the standard AT the coliese' az.
/ did everything in their power 10 prevent
unprepared men from entering.
! Row DR.. Robert Ryland insisted that
the college ought not only to encouf-
ace but ought absolutely to refuse 10
| receive them Into the colleSc. lhe
churches should not recommend and the
COLLEGES should not receive unprepared
| men.
of the Education Board. said that the
| hoard frequently refused young men be
cause they were not prepared. He said
that the churches were improving, ana
we're now more careful in recommend
ing men, but there was room for improve
| nent He clearly and eloquently In
| sisted that the country Baptist preach
ers OF Virginia are in large measure
educated, and that Richmond College
! and the Education Board had done the
educating He urged that more money
/ be raised.
Rev. DR.. A. y. Woodfn. of Hampton,
presented resolutions of the Accomac As
/ ISOLATION favoring the adding TO the board
! Of one man from each association. The
/ discussion was further participated In by
/ Rev. George T.. Smith, Professor Mitchell,
/ OF Richmond College; Rev. DR.. NJ. u.
Wharton, Of Norfolk; Rev. DIR. /. c. Nc
! Connoll. Of Lynchburg: DIR. j. 5. Whor-
/ ton, of Chase City, and Hon. J. T. Ely
/ son.
Professor Mitchell expressed gratitude
| at the report Of the board, and the dis
cussion. He bore his warm testimony
| 20 the high character of the ministerial
/ students Of the college.
Or. Mcconnell eloquently and forcibly
urged that the solution Of the whole
/ question is 10 raise more money. and 10
supper. ministerial students both at the
academy ana the college.
Hon J. Taylor Eiiyson closed the dis
cuss.on with an able and eloquent plea
for more money to support the work Of
the board. and there was a spontaneous
pledcs If au increase o. - per cent OF
contributions 90 this ho--d from large
number of members OF churches. The
resolutions Of the A-comoc Association
were referred to sp. ca! committee.
Aftcrnoou Session.
Rev. Or. c. II. Rylsnd read the report
of the Committee on Cooperation Be
| tween the Sunday-Scho0i Beard and the
Southern Baptist Convention and the
! American Baptist Publication Society, and
the Sunday-Schoo Board of the Virginia
| General Association. The report speaks
| Of the interview between the committee
| and the Sunday-School Board. and gives
the correspondence between DR.. Pilcer
and the Sunday-School Board OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, and DR..
Flippo. district secretary Of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society.
Or Fiippo and Rev. Or. bit'.ng. Bible
secretary of the American Baptist Pub
/ ucation Society," earnestly protested
against the use Of DR.. Flippo's letter IS
Official, and before the adoption of the
report the next "order of the day" was
/ taken No.
MINISTER'S RELIEF-FUND.
r. H. Elicit. Esq, president of the
/ Ministers Relief Fund Board. read the
report Of that board. II shows that uu-
/ rim, the past year the churcnes had con-
tributed S27cJ. and the committee rad
received in the shape Of interest, sl)?O.
/ on invested funds, and S26S.69 on time and
/ call loans.
/ 1t had expended for its ffty-two benc-
/ iiciaries S3Sj2.J0: but the report ulg
contributions to this fund.
/ The board has $4,000 invested. and has
1 never lost a dollar by investments.
Rev DR.. C. II. Ryland called attention
10 the action last year. instructing In :
| board to use all receipts IN helping benc-
] nc arles, and suggested tndt this be
| changed so as to allow the board > 90
/ back tc the former custom Of investing
a part Of the rec ipts.
MIR. r. II. Elicit made an earnest plea
for the old preachers. their widows. and
! orphans
The report on "Co-Operation' was re-
committed without Instructions. The COM
mittee on Religious Services reported all
I OF the pulpits Of the city. except the
Episcopal and Catholic will be occupied
tomorrow by delegates and visitors 10
the association.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session Rev. DR.. T. p
! Thames, of Danville. read the repor
on General Education" 1t was an abl'
| and clear presentation of the claims OF
denomnatiOnal schools and mentions
/ and commends the Woman's College
Richmond, Southwest Virginia Female
I College, Bristol; Hollins institute, Al
bemarle Institute, Ryland Institute
Southside Institute, West Point Female
| Academy, and Roanoke Female College
But it especially recommended Kich
mond College. and expressed the high
est qualification that it is In mor'
| nourishing condition than ever before
having already on its rolls for this ses
sion 205 matriculates.
Rev. DR.. Pittman. president of Colum
bia College, Washington. ID. c., opene'
the discussion with clear, able, an'
telling speech on the subject Of gene
raj education lie spoke earnestly, Wit
tily, and effectively OF the danger
and safeguards of college-life, physical
mental. and spiritual. and the true aim
and ends of college-training. 1t Wa
a scholarly able, and in every way ad
mirable discourse.
PRESIDENT BOATWRIGHT.
The next speaker was President +. "
Boatwright. This was his first appear
ance. before the association and h
made a very fine impression. He spok
| of his connection with the college "a
student. professor. and now as presi
dent and said that he loved 1t for IL
past history, and its present condition
but especially for its possibilities. II
spoke OF the trials Of denominations
colleges, but argued that the Location
OF Richmond College in a city. and espe
cially in Richmond. was great thin
for IT, lie spoke eloquently and wei
OF the historic associations Of Rich
mond and of how dear it was TO the PEG
ple OF the South He then referro
TO the needs of the college. and mad
a strong appeal for larger endowmen
and better equipment, especially in III
scientific department
Rev. DR. c. III. Ryland. fnancia
secretary Of Richmond College. made
brief statement. touching the excellen
and hopeful financial condition of the col
lege, and also made an earnest appea
for increased endowment.
ON motion Of Rev Julian Broaddn.