The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-24

The last session of the Virginia Baptist
Association convened at 8 O'Clock yester-
day morning. The meeting was opened
with devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. j. Il. Kincannon, of Lowry, Va
The minutes of yesterdays meetings
were read by Secretary Smith and APP
proved
II. II. Elicit, of Richmond, offered The
following resolutions;
'Resolved. That the State mission
board be and are hereby authorized and
directed to take from B. a. Jacob, treas
urer-elect of the body, legal bond in the
sum OF five thousand dollars"
MIR. Elicit also oferei the following
resolution:
Brother Norvell Ryland having de-
clined to stand for reelection as treasu-
rer OF the body,we desire TO put on record
and to convey to him our high apprecia-
ton of the notable faithfulness, prompt
ness and accuracy with which he has
managed the immense details of his Office
throughout his many years Of service"
Rev. j. S. Dill, of Richmond, offered
the following resolution:
In view of the growing evil Of the
modern sport Of football, in its danger to
life and limb and in it's demOralizing ten
denotes, especially in intercollegiate match
games he 1t
Resolved by this association, That
we warmly recommend to the authorities
of Richmond College the elimination
OF this sport from our college,
Rev. Geo. CHOPPER, of Richmond.
thought that football would be played at
all hazards and if ii was stopped in Rich
mond College the students would 90
elsewhere. lie advocated the idea of get
ung IN intercollegiate assembly and
changing the rules so as to eliminate all
the dangerous, objectionable features
Rev. j. VIM. Jones said that he was
opposed to the A ssociation interfering in
my way with the matter.
DR.. BrDu9hton advocated the resolu-
lion and made a short speech along that
line.
The resolution passed almost unani.
mously.
A committee of the following pastors
was appointed to read charter for the
Baptist OrDhnnage. which will 90 before
the next session Of the legislature: Revs
DIR. Hall, James and Wayland.
The Association sent ,the following
Christian greeting to the students of the
southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville
srhe Virginia Baptist General Associ-
alton to the VIRGINIA students at the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
of Louisvllle-Dear Brethren Your
brethren have received With pleasure
your fraternal communication and gladly
welcome yourmesse who brought it,
While yetin the midst of session I'M
surpassed in all the history of the body
for the spirit of harmony, fraternity and
prayers, we send you our afrectionate
greeting under the press of responsible
ties, deepening appreciation of equipment
ann already in view of the long promised
possibilities of we'll trained workers, we
convey to you our Godspeed and admon-
ton in the use of the ADVANTAGES you en-
Joy. Second Timothy 2:1. Your Breth-
rem in Christ, the Baptist General Asso-
citation of Virginia, per J. f. Love-
The committee on new boards made o
long report. There were q number of
changes i'll the various committees of the
organization, which have already been
published in The Times
The treasurer of the minister's relief
fund of Virginia made his annual report
and showed q cash balance on hand of
S'44.oj, up to October 81, 1897.
The Association sent the following
message to the Methodist conference now
in session in Danylle. Va: "To the Vir.
ginia conference, Danviile, Va. The
Baptist General Association of Virginia
a.
Signed r. w Cridiin."
Rec l.. Il. Thornhin, of Manchester.
Va, read the sixteenth annual report ON
co operation.
L. Ii Elicit, president of the minis
ters' relief fund, reported as follows:
The receipts from the churches amount
to 81, SO, or S325 in excess of last year.
Our income from all sources amounts
to 81, 2l4.47, or $101.75 in excess of last
year Our benefactions amount to "a, 200,
or SI.5J in excess of last year. Our dis
bursements to beneficares exceeds our
receipts from the churches by 81 1926; or,
to take another view, our receipts from
all sources about balance our expenses
Rebate of interest, $3.50. Our total
expenses amount to "a b, or about ga
OF per cent. of our receipts from all
sources With the lose of the fiscal year
we have invested of the surplus on hand
the sum of 50, 800 in Virginia century
bonds. Only one of our beneflciaries has
departed this life since our last report,
Sister, Henretts Pollen. We have fifty
one regular and eleven irregular benefici-
aries. Fraternally, 7. ii. Elicit, presi-
dent
Mrs. A NJ Gwaihmey, president of the
central committee for womens work
submitted report. which was read by
Rev. DR.. Cooper, of Richmond The re-
port showed that the amount collected
and paid to the treasurer of the board by
the Woman's Mission Societies as report
ed 10 the central committee between the
years of 1889 and November Is, 1897 was
.s6, ,9S0.14.
A number OF prominent ministers
spoke in the highest terms OF praise of