The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-17

trlbutions and prayers. God speed the
dav when we shall literally and truly
be "A nation where God is the Lord "
INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
Rev. Mr.. Mcconnell. OF Lynchburg.
took charge VI tnc discussion tnat foi-
lowed. ana nrst introduced Key. &. j.
Thompson. OF the College lin Baptist
church, al LyncnDurs, VINO spoke IN de-
iail on the present condition oil the bap,
ti,t Cnurcn IA connection with the Home
work aud the future responsibility IN the
latter. Nj. Mcconnell was followed Dy
KEY. Or. Tichcnor, tie corresponding Sec
retary OF the Home AlissiOu BOard, VINO
began his address uy saying that the
Board had started the year just closed
with am Indebtedness OF about $3.50, but
this had ucen dome Intentionally ana de-
liberatcly IA oruor 40 keep up certain
BAPTIST enterprises aud institutions IN the
Southern states, That were needed and
promised success, but would have gone
aowu had Do not been Tor the timely as
sistauce OH the part OF the Board. lie
dwclt al some length Ola the necessity
OF eulargins the work among tine negroes
as We'll as among tAe white population IA
the mountain rcslons OF NirsiNa.
Br. Quescuberiy. OF Chattanooga, also
lllIlt OH hit' ffAtAAN HNNN''N fft' -
planned how Mormon missionaries had
entered into Tennessee as cmissarics OF
their doctrine. ana Deius highly educated
and cultured made great Roadway ana
became "a grave danger TO the baptist
Church. re also spoke IN reference 10
tine mountain regions oil Virginia. VINO
were systtmatitauy visited ana INSTRUCT
ed by prosUy tcrl4l missionaries VINO
claimed that section as their Held OF la
Dor. The report Was then adopted.
kev. Dr. Hatcher mere called attention
TO au invitation rendered TO the Delegates
to visit the Baptist Home Tor Aged No-
men on Grove avenue. fle also submitted
an invitation from KDv. Dr Nelson 90
visit the ~ oman f, College. Dr. Hatcher
then stated tAdt Ion years past tAe Char
l0ttesViIe ~ Ooilen Mlus had annually
given TO the association piece OF Nir-
siuia broadC.Otn wi,h the request that
II bee presented 20 a Baptist minister.
The speaker having been made tho
mouth-piec, of the donors boz 70 few feel
Ing and appropriate remarks pre-
scented tie clotn 90 Rev. William
l.. Fisher Of Campbell county VINO
briefly oppressed his thanks. Rev. Mr..
Treble. OF Charlottesville. was requested
by Mr. Hatcher Co express 10 tine Char
IottesNiilc NoOllcn Mills. the thanks of
the association for their donation
After the singing of the hymn Jesus,
Lover Of My Soul the Moderator read
the following teleafam.
Danville. Va. Nov. i6, 1896.
"Rov. n. -. Thames. ID. 3D.. Baptist Gene
raj Association. Richmond Va.
Present greetings of Motifs church
TO Association. Great revival. over a
hundred professions and scycuty-lyc adj
ID lions la church Al A.. L..
pray for Danville
p. C. EIsOL
The secretary OF the association was
requested Co answer the telegram.
SUNDAl-SD SCHOOL AND BIBLE BOARD
Rev. dr. John VI. Pitcher of Peters
burg. then read the hfty-cighth annual
report of the Sunday School and Biblo
Board. which was ass follows.
10y constitutional amendment last No
Ycmbcr you added 90 our board five new
members viz. Rev. George ". Boalc H.
D.. Iilcvaicr. Rev H. r.. White. south
side; Rev T.. vs.. Wlnfrey. Piedmont. Rey.
j. Il. Taylor. ID. l.. Valley. and Rev. JOHN
W. Ilundlcy. Southwest. Al attended
tho annual meeting December 10. 1875.
excepting one. who was providential'y de-
tairci. Ali have rendered valuable SOP
vice, in representing the board al dis
trirt as-Ocinulus.
we have appointed tWenty-slx coiport-
crs ln TideNatcr. thrce-C. Is. Hobbs.
II g.. Halsteal. NJ. j. Fitzhugh. s0uthsidc.
seven Robert CIddlc. ~. j. Terry. rs.
!. Sadlor j. q. jerks. T. J.. Aiinter g..
H. Phillips Rev. e.. a. Chocklctt. Pied
mont. sN-j. IS. Johnson. 4. l.. Hall.
ii. $. Atkins. j. p. Cannon. Daniel Me-
Daniel a. -. smith Valley. foGr-Eey j.
~. Cooper. liof. ". ~. white ncr. a.
M craft. q. %. Cross. SouthNeH. si,-
rev. W. y. Brton W. J.. BiI. l. 4.
Wall Rev T.. ID. Mink. Rev ~ j. Berry.
Rev 49, Is. Mcconnell only eight ~
these are ordained ministers. seven in Che
Valley and Southwest ANA one in Tlti,yi-
Nauia county.
zone Of the objects OF the General AS
ISOLATION. soi forth Zoo its constitution. BIS
10 propagate thc gospel and advance the
Redocmer- kingdom throughout the State
Dos distributing fho Bible and other
printed truths ly promoting sunday
schools. auI this work has been COM
mittci to the sunday School aud Bible
Board"
Thc report here cites the census OF 1890
and continues.
This immense field wc can only par
TALLY cultivate with the small um given
t0 u..
Ihe instructions you gave u' iast year
were D" '.'I' WIT" OUT past .o"'t' anu
li h"l N.'N' '.'l3 were easily oN'f'"
'pilh- ih"l D" regard I'd Ienuc non
oil expense -FOUR BOARD i,ct nHrd lha
necessity 'i "hrHlfhre' and do me "h-
nuAl n,c'ii-' having canlhs-'d all the
items ol expense ana found them ali nee
c'ssai} i' SUGGEST. pro-ecuNou oi ln'
Work. escaped from ih' Diihculiy ny anoi-
lrhne in' 'itiNsh'p ana reducing Che
tfhfeiiAs expenses 90 ihe general super
ihi'ndeni one-haiL The effect has been
Go keep ihr corresponding secretary, who