Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15
u OVER ASSOCIATION ApJouKss.
1l5th Annual Session Closed We sterda,


| 10th Annual Session Closed Ye sterda,
Afternoon.
| The Dover Association completed it's
work and adjourned yesterday
Many of the delegates and visitors
returned to their homes Wednesday af-
ternoon, and the majority of those COM
| posing the large audience We're resi-
dents of this city. All through the con-
vention the best OF order has been OBJ
served. III fact. as Moderator Hutson
said in his closing remarks yesterday
| afternoon. the order has been perfect
and in no instance has it been neces-
Sary to refer in any way to disorder.
| as none existed.
The third days session was opened
with devotional exercises which were
! conducted by Rev. A. D. Southan of
| Warwick county. The business of tho
Gay was taken up at $3.50 O'clock when
the moderator called for miscellaneous
| business.
w, Fl. Tharp. president of the South
west Virginia Institute. the Baptist col
| lese for ladies'. located at Bristol was
| introduced and presented the claims of
the institute.
J. X. RUSSELL chairman OF the COM
mittee appointed to examine the books
OF the treasurer. reported that the
committee found the accounts Of that
officer correct, all disbursements being
sustained by proper vouchers
| Rev. r. II. Bowden. of West Point.
chairman of the committee urointe,i
| last year to consider and report at this
session on the Advisabiity of livdiny
the Dover Association or reducing the
number of delegates. submitted the
| committees report. which recommends
ed that the association be allowed to
! remain rs at present. it being deemed
| incSpedent at this time to carry into
| effect either suggestion. It MAS rec
| commended that in the future instead of
combining itself tn the stronger country
| churches that the association meet
once In every three years with some Of
the Richmond churches. The report
| OF the committee. With its recommen-
| dations. was adopted
| Secretary Ryland offered a motion
| eliminating from the bylaws OF the
| association the section providing for
! the reading of the constitution and by
| was discussed It length by Rev. J. r.
| iarlick. Rev. j. r. Harrison. Rev. I.
NJ. Mercer and Mr.. Josiah Ryland. The
motion was. on motion OF DR. Mercer,
laid on the table.
| Or. J. r. Garlick nominated Rev.
| DR. w. r. l.. Smith. of Richmond To
represent the Dover Association at the
| next session Of the Southern Baptist
Convention. which meets at Louisville
| Ky. next year. At the request OF DIR.
Smith his name was withdrawn and
| Rev. G. c. Cox nominated Rev. A. T.
Howell. or Charles City, who was elect
| ed:
| DIR. Mercer called attention to the
aims and objects of the Ministerial Re
| lief and Beneficial Association of Tide
water Virginia which was organized
recently.
Rev. Walter Sydnor read the report
Of the committee on the State OF the
| Churches. The report shows that Sc
| letters were received from which the
following statistics for the year were
| culled:
Number Of baptisms, 53s: total mem
hership. 14.7s2. an increase of 634 over
last year: number OF churches contrib-
uins to all the boards, a.: total contri-
buttons for nll PURPOSES. s9S.@G5 an in
crease of s329.7S over last year
Or. ]. q. Kirk read the report Of the
committee on obituary. reporting only
ono death during the association year.
| that of Rev w. T. Jolly. of Richmond.
The moderator announced the follow
ing standing committees:
F.duca tfnn--Rev. Fl. T.. 0uarlns. Rev.
! George W. Clark and Rev. John J..
! Hurt
Sunday School and Bible Roard-
Rev. 4. T. Howell. R"v. T. W. Rey-
nf.lds and Rev w. H. Barnes.
| state Arissions-Rev 7. s Royles
| Rev J. O. Sales and Rev Thomas j.
MacKay.
Home N1isstons-Rev W. w. Rey-
! noids Rev. f. 7. Paulson and Rev.
| r. p. Collier.
Foreign Missions-Rev. w r. T..
Smith. Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones and Rev.
| TT. #. Allison.
Minister'S Relief Fund DR. George
! Y. Steel. j. IA. Scrimmnser and w. c.
Smith.
state of the rhurches-Rev. 7. T..
! Hutson. ex-of'icio; Rev. G. Fl. Ryland,
Rev. r. IT.. Pitt. Rev. r. II. Rowden
and ]. t. Montgomery.
| Baptist orphanage-Rev. c. T.
Stuart, J. l.. Switzerland, Jr, II c.
| Tavlor
The closing prayer OF the association
was offered by Rev. DR. ]. r. Garlick.
Resolutions expressing gratitude for
the warm hospitality extended the
grace and patience of the presiding of
arer and the various kindnesscs and
privileges extended the delegates and
visitors were adopted.
! The association adjourned Mt 1o:+5,
after singing BLESS Re the Tie that
Binds
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