The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-13

LYNCHBURG. VA, November 12.-
special.-The second days session Of tn
Baptist General Association began thi
morning at o'clock with devotional ex
ercises conducted by Rev. J. b. Williams
OF skinquarter. assisted by Revs. w j
Decker. X. w. Cridlin, J. II. Newblll
Drs. J. w. Jones Of Richmond. J. J
Hall of Norfolk and w. r. L. Smith OF
Richmond.
At 9.4O DR.. A. +. owen. of Portsmouth
the moderator. took the chair.
4. A. jacob. OF Richmond, the treas.
urer, read his report, which was adopted
a member having reported that Mr.
NOrven Kyland, late treasurer of the as.
ISOLATION, was very III and not expected
10 live. at the request Of tho moderator
Dr. Dunaway offered a touching prayer
for his recovery.
Mr. WoOdfn. from the Orphanage
Board of Trustees, reported that there
was a vacancy in that body which 1t was
important should be filed. Or. Cooke,
OF Hollins here suggested that an ex-
cellent selection would be found In Rev.
f. ii. Martin, OF Salem; Rev. y. ]. Ship
man. OF Roanoke; Rev. r. r. Martin or
Captain w. i. Workman, also Of Roam
oke
Or l.. r. Thornhill. Of Manchester,
then presented the seventh annual report
OF the Committee on Cooperation, which
he read.
DIR. WHITsITT
DR. Whltsitt. Of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary of Louisville. Ky,
was introduced by Dr. Cooper. and as he
took his scat on the rostrum was greet
ed by the association rising in body.
Rev. Mr. Brown, representing the West
ern Recorder. introduced himself. and
was followed by Roy. ii. w. Province,
OF Birmingham. Ala. and DIR. Fhppo,
the latter saying few appropriate
words
Rev. DR.. J. s. Dill. Of Richmond next
read the reports OF Mrs. Dill. president;
Miss Elizabeth Pollard. corresponding
secretary. and Mrs William Ellyson
treasurer of the Central Committee on
Woman's Work
TIE report OF the Education Board
next in order was read by Mr.. ]. T..
Eilyson. This was the sixty-eighth an
nual report.
DR.. Whitsitt was tho next speaker.
He said that the arrangements of the
Board OF Education met with his entire
approval. DR.. Whitsitt said that he was
born IN NtSnl4ilt, tLn.s uut Was or a
Virginia family. lie had always loved
the Baptisfs OF the Old Dominion. and ne
asked Gods blessing upon them.
THE SEMINARY.
In speaking OF the Seminary. he said
that they had reason 10 feel ENCOURAGED.
The attendance was fine and II would
have been larger but for the breaking
out or war. The diminution. however.
had not been very great. Some charges
had been laid upon students. Those
who boarded In New York Hall received
six dollars a month. and all expenses
ove- that sum they had t. pay them
selves. The regular donation for each
student was forty-eght dollars a ses-
sion. which was probably smaller than
was bestowed at any other Baptist
seminary New York Hall had needed
repairs. and In order 10 make necessary
improvements. an additional charge OF
one dollar per month was made for a
furnished room. This was a small sum,
but II had prevented some from attend
Ing. lr. Whitsitt said he believed that
if they had been able 10 prosecute the
work along the old lines the number OF
students would have been larger than
even before
During the first twenty-eight sessions
OF the Seminary, 2.ls2 names were en-
rolled IN the catalogue, while in tho past
nine years there had been 2.sH. or more
than In the hrst twenty-eisht years.
Virginia had al the Seminary this year