Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-14
DOVER ASSOCIATION
Second Days Session Of the
18th Convention.
WORK OF THE BOARDS
Reports of the Chairmen OF the Din. rem,
departments OF Church Work Read
and Discussed by Prominent
Ministers and Laymen.

weather the delegates and visitors who
are in Newport News attending the
sessions OF the Dover Baptist Associa-
ton gathered very slowly yesterday
morning and consequently it was mar
~ 70 clock when DIR. J. B. Iu,son the
moderator, assembled the platform and
called the business ession to order
y large number OF the strangers in
the city spent the afternoon IN visit
ing the great shipbuilding plant and
saw the mighty floating cities which
are turned out there in the various
stages OF construction The water
front was visited and admiration ex-
pressed at the industry and enterprise
of Newport News business men ana
the great busy hum which sounded in
their ears and the teeming hundreds
who are employed by the manufacture
ing and transportation concerns in the
il Golden Gate of the Atlantic
The days work was begun with de
Nouonal exercises which were opened
at $50 o'clock by Rev. |. S. Boyies.
pastor of the Williamsburg church
Rev. DR.. @. +, l'lippa. Of philauclphia
II representative of the American Bible
Publishing Society offered the opening
prayer.
AS soon rs the moderators g;,vel fell
he declared miscellaneous business to
he in order and the first business taken
up under this head was the reading or
the minutes of the previous DAYS; ses-
sion by the clerk. MIR. Josiah Rvlaud
which we're adopted as read. y list of
the churches whose letters had not
been presented was read by The clerk
and a request made that the remain
ing letters be presented at once
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the representative of the Baptist Or
Dhanage.
a change in the order Of business
suggested by Rev. tashby Jones. of
Leigh Street church. Richmond pro-
voked considerable discussion which
was participated in by Revs. Mcssrs
Jones Taylor and Ragby. Rev. Thos
" Mackay, pastor of the Second Bap-
ffst church. was introduced and adj
dressed the meeting. Rev. Or. w. r.
church OF Richmond. and Rev. DR..
Tribble, of Charlottesville, We're recog-
niHed
HOME MISSION BOARD.
The report Of the Home Mission
Board was read by ]. T.. Broaddus. OF
Glen Allen. Tho work Of this board
consists of assisting weak churches in
thinly populated districts Of the State.
Both OF the Bantist churches OF New
port News We're organized under the
auspices OF this board and We're for
some time assisted financially by IT,
The report showed an Improvement In
nearly all Of tho departments of the
work of the Home Mission Board.
The report was discussed at length
by Rev. Ashby Jones. OF Richmond:
Rev. DR.. Smith. of the Second
Baptist church, Richmond. and Mr..
Taylor. OF Hanover county.
Rev. e. z. Dudley and Rev w. P.
Hines OF Norfolk, and Rev. S. G.
sSpelght. of Portsmouth, were intro
Sduced to the assembly.
# The reDort OF the Educational Board
was4read by Rev. DR.. 7. M. Mercer. of
Richmond. chairman Of the committee.
The report showed Improvement In the
work since the last report. A number
of dehts OF long standin" have been
discharged and mention was made OF
new buildings recently added to Rich
mond College. Attention was directed
TO the additional needs OF this institu.
ton, Rev Or. Trihblc was asked to
lead In prayer, asking divine guidance
for the board and Its management.
length by Or Mercer Rev Or. A. r..
Owen. r.. p. Collier. Of Hrnrlco; r,
James. Or. TT. a. Raghy Dr A. It.
Dickinson and Or. A. e. Owen.
Rev Kernard T. Lipscomb. pastor or
the Washington Avenue Methodist
church. was introduced ana Invited to
seat on he floor of the association.
At 2:3O o'clock the meeting adjourned
with prayer by REV. DR. w. l.. r
Smith.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was called to
order at 2:45 o'clock by the modera tor
and after prayer by Pew. f. r. Dudley
of Norfolk. the business OF the session
was taken Nh.
Under the head of miscellaneous bus
mess the report OF the committee on
time and place of next meeting was
road 2n1- r. ri Of g ~
The report recommended that the next
session of the association be held on
Tuesday after the second Sunday in
July, 1899; nj noon. with the Dover
of the committee was adopted.
DR.. /. II. Garlicll moved that article
NJ be added to the hy-laws OF the asso-
citation. which provides that in all cases
practice shall be in force except where
rn1es are not Ibid down In the bylaws
This WAS adopted by the required two
third vote. -M
DR.. II. A. Basby presented request
from the Ladies' Missionary Societies
of the Dover Association asking per-
MISSION to continue their annual meet
ingS under the auspices Of the associa-
ton and asking that the minutes OF
their meetings be presented in tho as
saclation minutes. The request was
granted
Rev. J. TT. Harrison read the repor,
OF the State Mission Board. after which
Rev. DR.. James Nelson was called upon
to lead in prayer. asking the blessing.
Of God on the work OF the board. The
report was discussed at length and a
number Of suggestions offered for the
Improvement OF the work
Before The discussion of the report OF,
home Missions was closed the attention
OF the meeting was called to the needy
condition OF the Nit. Vernon church
near Richmond. After the subject had
been presented by sa&cral who are In
a position to know the facts III the
case. a collection was taken up TO assist
the Mt. Vernon church in discha rging
a debt now hanging over it. and a lib
eral response was made.
After the adoption of the report OF
the Hong Mission Board. the discussion
of the report of the Educational Board
which was read during the morning
session and discussed at some length
was again taken up. The department
Of ministerial education having been
fully discussed during the morning
session the work of the Richmond coll
lege was considered. DR.. J. r. Czarlick
who is closely identified with the board