The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-16
TO MEET
in ROANOKE.
Baptist General Association to Con-
vene Here Friday.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS
OF THIS POWERFUL ORGANIzA-
TION FOR GOOD IN THIS STATE.
REV. o. F. FLIPPO WILL PRoBA-
BLY, BE PRESENT-LIST OF THE
BOARD WHICH THE BODY YEAR
LY APPOINTS.

Inc baptlSt General Association of
Virginia will convene in its seventy
fourth annual session with the Calvary
Church of this city on Friday, November
II, Mt 1880 p. III.
The present oflicers OF this nody are AS
follows President, Dr. Il. S. Dunaway:
vice-presideuts. Prof. Samuel d. Jones. of
Bristol; Rev. VIM. Fisher, of 4Appomat-
toy. and Hon. II. r. Pollard, of Rich
mond. Rev. A. f. Scott, OF Essex, Who
died few weeks ago, WAS also elected TO
this office asst year. Rev. II. G Smith.
of Martinsville, is recording secretary:
II. Theodore Ellyson, Of Richmond, as.
.istant corresponding secretary, and DR..
Wayland L. Dunnway, Of Loudoun, is
statistician. Norveil Ryiand, Of Rich
mond, is treasurer, and j. b. 4Iontgom-
cry is auditor of accounts.
The basis OF representation in the body
is purely financial. twenty-five dollars
contributed TO the objects fostered by the
association secure seat in the body,
providing the messenger is white man
and member of some regular Baptist
Church. There is some difference of opin-
ion on this question, and it is not I'M
probable that changes of more or less i'm.
portance may be made at this session.
"A prominent an6 influential Baptist
layman-Mr. james b. Winston-has
been lately advocating the separation If
the colportage from the Sunday. school
and Billie board, but it is not known what
will tie done, or that anything will be
done in this direction.
The year has been an unusually hard
one In financial matters, and while the
reports OF the treasurer or of the various
secretaries will not be made public until
the body meets, It will not be surprising
to find that receipts have diminished
For II long time the Baptist mind in
the South has been greatly disturbed by
the controversy which has arisen over the
published views of DR.. William II. Whit
slit, concerning the history of the Eng
fish Ana-Baptists. Virginia, however,
has remained serene and none of her
denominational bodies have taken any
action concerning it. 1t is not at all prob
able that the General Association will take
any action on it. 1t is understood that
Rev. Il. c. Dargen, ID. d., formerly pas
tor at Petersburg, and now professor in
the Louisville Seminary, will he at Roam
oke in he interests of this school. Rev.
j. NJ. Frost. ID. D., is expected to repre-
sent the Sunday-school board of Nash.
vile Rev o +. Flippo, D. H., will prob
ABLY he present in the interests of the
American Baptist Publication Society,
while other denominational interests will
have their agents on hand.
Following is list of the various
boards which the body yearly appoints,
together with theil ..chet officers: State
Mission Qocated in Richmond,) Rev.
George Cooper, ID. D., president; William
Ellyson, Esq, secretary. Edncation
(Rlchmond), DR.. William L. Hatcher,
president; Hon. J. r. Ellyson, secretary.
Sunday school and Bible (Petersbarp,)
Kew. III. W. Battle, ID. D., president;
Rev. j. NJ. Pitcher, ID. d., secretary. Min
listers Relief Fund, I. II. Elicit, Esq,
president; w. NJ. Turpin. Esq. treasurer.
Orphanage (Salem,) Rev. William E.
Hatcher, president; Rev. G. j. HOLIDAY,
superintendent.
In addition to these there are State
boards of foreian and home miss ons. To-
Gated respectively, at Norfolk and LYNCH
burg.
The following statistical items touch
ing aNirvinia Baptists and their work
may not be wholly unnteresting. They
are taken from the minutes of the Gene
raj Association for 1896:
White Baptists in the State, 113,460;
Clutches S46; ministers, 461; baptlsms
during 1898, G.531; Sunday schools, S37;
officers and teachers, 8.G45; scholars, G7,-
46l; contributions of Sunday schools,
S2O, 060.49 contributions of churches to
missions, education, etc., year ending DC.
tober 81, 1896, $64, 43l.23; contributions
during 1898 10 all objects, $42D, 66035.
1t is usual to have the introductory
sermon preached ON Friday Just after the
body is organized. This sermon Will be
preached this year by Rev. A. b. Duna-
way, ID. ID. 1t is usual for the pulpits of
the various churches in the city where
the association meets to be supplied by
the visiting ministers on the Sunday dur
ing the session. In an interview DR..
Broughton told a lines reporter that the
pulpit com mittee. consisting of the pas
tors of the Baptist Churches in this CITY.
would be pleased to hear from any of the
city ministers wanting their pulpits
filled by visiting minister, but that
the selection of che ministers must be
left with the committee.
The following gentlemen composing
the reception committee will meet all the
delegates at the depot and show them the
way to their different stopping places: 6.
il. Bonsack, A. G. Chewing, w. f.. Cea.
ton. j. +. Flippo, w. c. Saunders, Chas.
Lunsfoid. j. a. Pitcher, d. w. Good.
Herbert EcholJ, Ed l.. Stone and Dan
Cunningham
The following gentlemen compose the
arrangement committees: Can't r.. b.
Workman. chairman; JOS. Flinpo, w. c..
Saunders and j. A. Pitcher.
WHY PAY three dollars more for a
suit Jr overcoat elsewhere when Won can
buy of us much better goods for that
much less during the great manufacture
ers' sample suit and overcoat sale.