Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-18
THE BAPTlSTS GONE.
GENERAL ASSOCIATION ADJouRNs
AFTER FIvE-pAYs' SESSION.
To EEET IN ROANOKE NEXT YEAR.
That Progressive city Selected After
an Interesting Fight In Behalf Of
Richmond-Much Work Done the
Last Day.

Last Day.
After having been IN session In this
city for five DAYS. tho Baptist General
Association OF Virginia, a most distin-
suished religious body. adjourned sine
die between and o'clock yesterday
afternoon. TO meet on the Friday before
the third Sunday in November, 1871. with
Calvary church, in Roanoke.
The sessions Of the association have
been impressive and interesting. and have
been attended by many Of Richmond's
prominent citizens. not all of whom are
members Of the denomination. Especial
" was yesterdays session impressive.
Much business Of Importance was trans
acted. but just before the closing hour
the report Of the Obituary Committee
was handed IN. and a solemn hush fell
over the asscmblage as the roll Of death
was called. and It was shown that seven
ministers who were alive when the as
ISOLATION last met had answered the last
summons and taken their positions in
the army Of the Lord beyond the river.
MANY RESOLUTIONS.
The association met at $3.50 o'clock,
and was called to order by President
Dunaway, Rev. e. W. winfree offering
prayer.
down. and az soon as al had taken their
seats Rev. MT. Winfree offered the foi-
lowing:
Resolved. That committee Of seven be
now appointed. with instructions to pre-
q o.
fore our next annual meeting pro-
gramme Of. exercises for the same.
THAT the said committee be, and is
hereby. requested 10 endeavOr 20 arrange
by such programme for wiser economy
Of time and more compact presenta-
lion OF the interests and enterprises usu-
ally considered by this body, due regard
being had. however to the right OF spon-
tan,ety and freedom Of discussion; 10
provlde BY such programme for the dis
cussion Of some leading topic or topics
of living interest not now formally
brought before this body but germane TO
and embraced in the scope and purpose
Of It's work.
THAT the time covered by such pro-
Erarme must not exceed five days
THE NEW BOARDS.
This report was, on recommendation
of DR. Battle laid on the table and DIR.
c. II. Ryland presented the report of the
Committee on New Boards-the boards
to be constituted as follows:
State Mission Board. Richmond-Oiii-
GERS: George Cooper. president ]. b. Hut
con. first viee-president; R. w. Powers.
second yice-president; William Ellyson,
corresponding secretary; G.. Harvey
Clarke. recording secretary. other Man
agers-Robert A. Gary, John Pollard. W.
T. Jolly. J. F. Ragland. Evan Snead. 7. II.
Elicit. Jackson b. Wood, Josiah Ryland'
Jr. II. 4. Bagby. George c. Jefferson, X.
S Boshe~. r.. d. Starke. n. W. Bowe,
Thomas J. Todd. r. II. Smith. y. 5. Mc-
Carthy, W W Landrum. j. Z. Davidson
r. L. Harrison. w. b. West j. S. Dill.
Non Resident Observation-Disclosures Il. W.
Claybrook. i. d. Camp; Southside Nir-
ginia. r. r. Thames. W. +. Fisher; Pied
mont. l. J. Haley. J. II. Butler; Valley
Charles 1. Cooke. Julian Broaddus; South
west, A. =. Cole. y. II. Jones.
Education Board, Richmond Officers:
w. z. Hatcher. president; J. G. Hiden.
first vice-president; Josiah Ryland. second
vice-presldent; J. T. Ellyson. correspond
ing secretary; /. r. Thornhill. recording
secretary. Other Managers-C. II. Ry-
land W. 2. Cray. r. H. Pitt, B. f. John
son. a. J. Chewing. W. L. Wright, l.
Morton Mercer. i. 5. Dill. J. 3. Hutson,
+. W. Boatwright. NONRESIDENT Mem
bers-qeorge b. West, J. w Wndman'
NJ. L. Wood. s. S. Handy f. r. Boston
9unday-School and Bible Board. Peters
burg--Oncers II. W. Battle, PRESIDENT
J. A. Barker first vice president; a. j.
Fristoe, second Weep dent; j. NJ.
Pitcher. corresponding secretary; J. j..
spratley, recording secretary: Other
Mana gers-E. W. Alley, J. +. Whitchorne
r. ". Collier. J. 2. Fittz, ]. w. Holt, f.
W Hartley. p. Roper, Simon Seward, j.
w. Sutherland r. II. Wallace. Non
Resident Observation-Disclosures G. w.
BeGie: Southside. G.. =. Taylor; Piedmont
+. w. Winfrey; Valley James 3. Taylor;
Southwest, ]. w. Hundley.
Foreign Mission Board Norfolk-Ofii-
GERS: NJ b. Wharton. president: II. b.
Shepherd, first vice-president; j. T. Bo-
rum. second vice-president; A. i. owen
CORE responding secretary; L. y. Hatcher,
recording secretary. other Managerial.
y. Dunaway, w. a. Edwards, l. y. Allen,
J. j. Hall, =. Il. Hatcher, l.. +. Roberts,
w. s. Leake. J. II. Deans. M. r. Wharton,
y. =. Shepherd, J. f. Love, T. a. Hall
j. W. Mitchell, c. w. Duke. G.. c. Cox.
Home Mission Board, Lynchburg-OH i-
GERS: p. c. Mcconnell. president; +. p.
Robertson, first vice-prcsident; c. j..
Thompson second vice-presdent; c. b.
Fleet, corresponding secretary; J. T. Din
guild. recording secretary. Other Man
agers-F ID. Johnson, w. A. Miller J. G..
Payne, a. W. Talley, j. l.. 1Oder, w. =.
Royal. A. r. Long. o. =. Barker. c. Ii.
Almond. T. c. Miller. E. a. Willis.
Trustees Of Ministers Relief Fund-Offi-
GERS: T. II. Elicit president; c. T.. Wingo.
first vice-president. G. J.. Cooke. second
vce-president; William NJ Turpin, trea-
surer; A. J. Chewing. recording secre-
tary: II. Theodore Ellyson, auditor other
Trustees-James II. Field, y. A. Hancock,
Alonzo l. Phillips, John H. Wright. John
F. Ragland, j. r. Dickey.
Committee on Co-Operation-L. X.
Thornhill. chairman; J. VI. Whitfield. w.
r. Haight, Walter Syonor. c. II. Ryland.
Trustees OF thu Orphanage-Oficers
william Y. Hatcher. president; j. q. Tay-
lor vice-president Charles r. Towser,
secretary: William n Whitsscarver. tlea-
surer: George J. HOLIDAY, superintendent.
Other Trustees-A. Il. Wcodfa j. II. Bo-
rum, George Cooper. Boiling Jones. Carer
William. W. i. Jordan. u. L. Johnson,
r. N Maxey. j. r. Bagby, 7. b. Lake,
William Campbell, j. II. Hargraye. Jr.,
@. w. Cone. w. L. Jeffries, G. L. Cooke,
J. T. Ellyson. John r. Griffin, II. J. Pres
ton NJ l.. Wood, c. Il. Cruikshank. w.
O. Evans. G.. w. Beale. NJ. Il. Young. o.
I. stea4nes. II. A. Routh. Hugh c. Smith,
Horace r. Crismond, George #. Bagby,
Fred. w. Claybrook, l.. c. Broughton,
w. w Moffett, c. g. Snead J. w Coon,
F. c. Mcconnell. J. J.. Saul, J. NJ. Luck
Powells River. ID. S. Raser, r. +. Musick
Clinch Valley, G. w. Kilgore. w. Il.
Harris.
Central Committee for woman's Work
Mrs. A. NJ. Gwathmey. president; Miss