The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-15
DAPTISTS REPORT
WORK IN VIRGINIA.
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by the election OF Professor W. III. Tharp.
Of Arkansas. Rev. NJ. l.. lroaddus, ID.
D., has resumed the work Of his pas
torate. and the position Of financial agent
Of the institute has been ilied by the
election OF Rev. NJ. y. Early. ID. ID. The
Seminary at Louisville had entered upon
another prosperous year.
Al the conclusion of the reading OF
the report. Professor Boatwri7ht spoke at
some length on the educational Work IN
the state giving an interest ting outline
OF what the Richmond College had ac-
compiished and what was necessary Tor
the broadening OF its scope or labor. lie
dwelt TO some extent on the admission
OF ladies' TO the college. and declared that
I'm adopting this policy II was not IN
tended that the institution should come
In competition with those scnOols thdt
were devoted to the education OF women
Professor Boatwright was followed Dy
Professor W. II. Tharp, president or tne
Southwest Institute, who lntroduceu MS
address with an earnest support OF !ne
movement to allow women 20 enter the
Richmond College. and he predicted tndl
I'm a few years the young women OF ths
State and the South would De aunl,t.u
10 the institution on foounS equdi u
that of young men. .,.o.,
the association TO remember the NHslhia
Union Seminary. which was DONG such
good work for =, Z, c .os gt1 people
To-nfght's session was devoted 10 ZONE
missicns. the report being read by the
secretary Mr.. c. Il. Fleet' OF LyhOn,
burg. An eloquent and able aIuress 9i
Inc work of the board I'm Cuba was fnaue
Nv Rev George Braxton Taylor Of APP
nonaffox The board reported on NAY
l. isgs, that It had employed 4oa HIS
sionaries. who supply l96o chutcnes'. 700
hs n result OF the boards laDors f,'oJ
nersons were baptized and 4,uo received
Nv letter One hundred ana three
churches were organized. 40 houses 10, oi
worship built, Gs improve, 80 ,reetas,
Schools organized. ACES Bibles ana IeSta-
ments distributed. and more tlah a mn
lion and a half OF tracts sent abroau'
Receipts of the board. $ji,2ll;ol Tor mis-
sions. and $JG.3s5.46 for buildings. inc
board closed the year without ueD'' anu
with a balance of S62O.So 49,.
pr w r. l.. Smith and Rev. Ashny
Jones. OF Richmond. and KEY NJ. ~
Early. who Is connected WIN Nrs'. ~ II
missions, made thrilling addresses vi '''0
report. ,-,,,,>-n,
Tho association was closed with prayer
bv Rev w =. Hines, of Nouoik' n
large number of delegates 'eft Tor tngm
homes this afternoon. ana lhe rest "''
leave tonight and tomorrow; .,,,,,a-
ne, before adjournment the reslgua-
tion of Mrs ]. 5. Dill. OF Richmond, as
president Of the Central commit We"
accepted, and the election l., %, oi ~ ii''
cessor was loft 20 The cn'.,,I,
DECEASED MEMBERS.
M afternoon session had been set
anart for the reading ana dlscusslhs Vi
ronorts in regard 10 deceased memne1S'
Pev. J. II. Edwards read a memorial 10
ia late Rev. William Fisher, ana ap-
nronriate remarks were made oy KEY
George w. Beale u. d., Rev. W. -.
hatcher ID. D.. Rev. y. T. Mason OF
Apnomattox. and Rev. H. w. lrlDle Oh
Charlottesville.
Rev. T. y. Thames, OF special com
mittee read a report. which was adopteu,
recommending that the woman Centrai
Committee be continued; that the W.
mans Missionary Union nominate poatd
of twenty-one for election by the "SnO
citation: that it is impracticaole Ior tne
Voman's Union to meet at the same
time and place as the association, ana
that all moneys collected by the Union
and cooperative bodies shall be pald mo
the associations treasury
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
A special committee reported against
the proposition to have Sunday-schooi
convention this year under the sunday
School and Bible Board.
The committee appointed TO nominate
new boards reporting that the following
were the only changes which they had
made:
state Mission Board-J. r. Harrison, IN
the place Of W. T. Jolly.
Education Boards. Il. Woodiin, In the
place Of j. O. Kirk
Sunday School and Bible BoaTd-J. ID
Harte. in the place Of a. j. FTistoe, ana
NJ i. Broaddus, in the place Of 5. ID.
Jones.
Foreign Mission Roard-E i. Dudley
in the place OF c. w. Duke'
Home Mission BOaTd-J. L. Jennings
I'm the place Of f. ID. Johnson
Committee on Co-Operation-B. G.
Hening. In the place of W. u. Haight'
and. new members. Ashby Jones and ].
NJ. Mercer
TRUSTEES.
Trustees Of Orphanage-F ii. Martin,
in the place of l.. G.. Broughton.
Central Committee of Nirginia-Mrs. H.
A. Coleman. in the place of Miss Eliza
beth Pollard.
Trustees of Southwest 1nstitute-David
Johnson and J. G. Payne in the place
OF Lewis Moore and Hugh G. Smith
Trustees OF Woman's Colege-Eight
names had to be nominated under the
charter for the two vacancies, and the
following were chosen: w. r. l.. Smith.
J. b. Montgomery, Ashby Jones. S. b.
Woodfn, j. r.. Hutson. J. S. Dill Garland
Pollard, and l. NJ. Mercer.
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