The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-14

I'm il IN Le k.nt and this the great
ness OF one who Keeps me lai'", tNeiy
I man, then. who keeps the 'aIiii' ~ dt oh,c
doer Of the fatn ana tnv a,ei ., =, ~.
! OOeLI.icc 10 the WORD, ana the proclafnh-
ton OF II. constitute tne WIZ. pu'' VI w,
the individual ana Of me hunen, Icy
I not the .wo be separatcu' ~, ny v,,o
/ s,,,ar,,v and na,hod. married I'm Heaven
| they are not TO be diNoIccu vi "a, ' VI
| NeVer Was the faith so ia"io'ou" vi "'N"
| keeping as IN these times. o,1 hroad
The life OF consecrated pie'y a'u ' ~ 800
| and vigorous EVANGELISM, u tne piessihs
! ana paramount duty oi u. ~ -, 10
church who does no more tnah ooey .ao
" ora. however sCrupulOu, az" ,r,t.,,lar
h e.r'm55 - CAIN TO apOs1Oiicity, II
!, 49,. rov,i.re a voice that cries IN .ns
wilderness pIOciaim.ns '"''
evangehzing ,hs w, "ol ~ the Church, whose
., anu wy - ea0 .',,.r redolent i'm the grace
nj cousecrated obedience, u d 80 scorn
brass and tinlIling symSso,,, ,vor,d'
and contempt OF an uhn ~ Ir
The apostle found that III ne.p ',,'rocol
faith tneie was a mutual anu ,,, no
process While he kept VIC =. had
himself was kept of the idi'' ~. ,r
been to him shelter in STORM, a.,
distress, comfort in sorrow mp ~
spar. inspiration, 60 - ~
e,re,r,h in weakness and defeat. II nc
fcund Hight in If for Others. IT shone WIN
infn,te sweetness upon his pathway
no found I'm II q message OF truth io'
diners il smoke 4 thousand unuuern"'"
things To his own soul. If he STRUCK o"'
blow in its defence. II delivered lho"S
and for his own safety; II he dis'rlnu,eu
II as bread 10 the hungry. ana "''e,
TO the furnished. II was his meat anu
drink nourishng and saiisiNlns iis "N"
great soul. ON lahOrs more abundan''
I'm etrircs above measure I'm prisons moro
frequent i'm deaths Oft. Five times receiv-
ING ~ tho Jews forty strines save one
Thrice beaten with rods. ono" stoned
thrice suffering shipwreck. night ana
day ir tho doom: In iorrreyinrs often
fl ncriis of robbers en- p"rils or his own
courtrvnen IN periis Of tho heather. IN
ncrile ~ tho oifr in rsrils IN 40 wi'd-
ernoss. I'm noriis I'm the Goa. IN perilS
AMONGST falco brethren. In WEAKNESS and
painfulness In watchirgs often I'm hun
ger and thirst i'm faeiings often. In cold
and rakcdnees" in prosecutions. IN
trials in lonely IMPROVEMENTS. IN final
nartvrdom. This faith. Ike his Lord
bed never loff him nor forsako1 hin
sheltering him with it, grace. soothing
him with its PEACE. strengthening him
with its irvincihle might. In wearinces
end w0sfines. I'm illness and infrmitv
the outer man laneuishod hut tho inrcr
man increased in wisdom and strength.
When the young man tainted and grew
weary and utterly fe'l the Lord renewed
his strength. he mounted M with wings
as eagles: he ran and was not weary
and walked and tainted not Ills owes
were rot dim. nor his natural force
abated.' And now tho long VOYAGE ~
v'cissi'ude ana storm over. one has wei
-aid-His Old ace does not come creep
ing into port. with broken mast and rud-
dow zone. h"t fun sailed still and stronr
for o'N0r v0~0 rios IN o+ho~ eo1s
'rNi- &c. tho ~ocinrocaf feature Of over,-
covenant between tho fifth and i's koo0-
ers. This Is what was done f0r tho
a~'-+'o' f|ie ie wNaf viii ho dove for
every man FOR evo-v church. eve~v so
ciety. and for the wide. wide world whom
the faif' is lovallv kent. It's miracle
Of salvation Is constantly being wrought
I'm The individual. in the church. and in
society. Let any man. however disSolrte
and demoralized. any church. however
co'o and hacSslidden any community
however lawless and wicked. on~aoe 10
keep this covenant. and before the eyes
OF this skeptical civilization will be-
and wonderful as was ever witnessed
hv the followers of our Lord and Christ.
Every saving resource belongs TO 10
a7d IS fully used I'm thc disharre Of this
high office. Ii is light and keeps from,
darirres IL IS salt and keeps from cor
ruDtion; 1t is life and keeps from death.
The speaker closed with the exhoIta-
ton that those VINO keep the faith TO
God Will be kept by him.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Moderator then announced that the
organization Of the association was m
order and the following officers were uh'
animously elected.
Dr. Thomas :. Dunaway. of Fredericks-
burc. president. nominated by Hon. II.
r. Pollard.
DR.. Samuel D. Jones. OF Bristol. first
yice-prosiaent nominated by Mr.. Thomas
H. Elicit. Of this city
Rev. Mr.. William Fisher. of Charlotte
county second vice-prc- ideut. nominated
by Mr.. NJ l. Wood. Of stanton.
Rev a. T. Scott. of Essex, third vice
president. nominated by Rev. DR.. George
Cooper. Of this city.
Hon. II. r. Pollard. OF this city. fourth
vioe-president, nominated by Rev. Dr.
j. VIM. Jones.
Professor G. l.. Cooke. of Hollins In
stitute. who had presided while these Of
ncers were elected. then retired, congrat-
ulatlng the Association on the harmony
Just shown ia the unanimity Of the cleo
lion.
Or. Dunaway then resumed the chair as
Moderator. thanking the association Tor
the new expression Of confidence AMI hon
or conferred upon him. Before contind-
ing with the election Of officers the Mod
orator read a few rules from the consti-
tuition. which he said he was bound TO
carry out. such as to the manner In
which 10 address the chair. etc.
The following additional officers were
then unanimously elected
Rev Hugh Q. Smith. recording score
tary. nominated by Rev. =. VI. Pilcher, or
Petersburg.
Mr.. j. i. Montgomery OF this city. au-
dtor. nominated by NJ. Thomas H. Ell
lett Of this city.
Mr.. Norvcll Ryland. or this city. treas
urer. nominated by Rev Mr. Bagby. Of
this city
Mr. II. Theodore Ellyson. assistant
secretary, nominated boy Rev. Hugh e.
Smith.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
President +. w. Boatwrlght. Of Rich
mond College. then made the address Of
welcome on behalf OF the Grace-Street
Baptist church and Of the Baptists OF
Richmond generally. Rev. F. c. Nc
Cornell. Of Lvnchburg. replied by re-
quest on behalf OF the association. lie
spoke OF the hard times which everybody
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