Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-15
VIRGINIA BAPTIS1'S.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
The WORK OF THE ORpHENACv
Foreign Missions and other Causes
General Educntion-Richmo Col
iegc and It's Prospects and Needs
Obituarics-Other Matters.

iN"VS vi tne CITY, ana reports come
from every direction OF interesting SER
vices and admirable sermons.
Your reporter worshipped with the First
Baptist church. where the spacious audi
torium was packed to it's utmost capa-
city with persons attracted by n desire TO
hear DR.. w. II. Whitsitt. president Of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
DR.. Whitsitt. after tho Introductory SER
vices, announced as his text Hebrews
XII. g.. But without faith it Is impossible
to please Him." From this text he preach
ed sermon that was able, fresh, vigor-
Gus, striking, tender. eloquent, practical.
and telling-making a profound impression
on the vast crowd who heard him. Large
numbers OF preachers and others, after
the service, crowded forward TO give him
the hand Of fellowship. and II was gene
rally whispered around: 1--WE do not care
what he thinks about 1641, but we want
| that man TO teach and guide our young
preachers"
THE ORPHANAGE.
The General Association met at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon-Henry /.
Schmelz, vice-president. in the chair.
After prayer by Rev. Dr. w T.. Hatcher,
the annual report of the orphanage was
read by DR. Hatcher, as president of the
board. There are now on the register l4i
| names. with 1l2 present. There has been
remarkably good health and no deaths
during the year. The report sketch
es the accommodations. buildings,
and shows the necessity of en-
larging them. The aggregate con-
tributions to the orphanage since it
~ tO1
| cash, SS3279.0. and provisions and ma
terial valued in cash at $4,000 more. The
report gives further details Of the work
at the orphanage. its plans and its pros
| poets. 1t pays a warm tribute to the
able and efficient work of the chairman
| of the Executive Committee professor
| G. l.. Cocke); the superintendent, Rev.
George J. Holiday, and the general agent,
DR. James y. Taylor
The report was advocated by Rev. w.
V. Savage, of Churchland, who, having
recently come from North Carolina, made
| his first appearance before the General
| Association. He paid a glowing tribute
TO several Virginians who had gone 10
North Carolina-C. T. Bailey. who so long
edited the Biblical Recorder, and Charles
Il. Taylor who as president of Wake
Forest College has so impressed himself
! Oll lilt tuuNdklOlldl lultItSlS VI lllc DidAt'
But there was, he said, another man
| John II. Mills-who had gonesfrom the
| red hills of Halifax county, Va, and had
! done work not inferior to that of the
noble brethren named. for he had been
the father of work for the orphans in
| North Carolina.
DR.. Fisher. of Portsmouth, led in fer
vent and appropriate Isssyer.
Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones' of Richmond was
| .
plea for helping uncared-for and untrain-
ed children by the use Of this noble
agency. Professor Charles Cooke, Dr.
James b. Taylor and DR.. w. L. Hatcher
made brief but telling speeches.
II was not intended to take a collection,
but spontaneous offers Of two contribu-
lions OF $500 each and one of $1,000 were
made. and the spirit of the meeting was
that the trustees of the orphanage should
go forward and raise at once $20, 900 for
the central building.
NIGHT SESSION.
The report Of the Foreign Mission
Board was read by Or. +. f. Fisher. and
adopted, after stirring speeches by Mr..
Dudley, DR.. J. S. Dill, Or. d. 7. Hall, and
DR.. r. j. Willingham.
The house was packed, and the facts
presented In the report which have been
already published in the Dispatch, and
the speeches stirred the foreign mission
interest Of the association.
MONDAY MORNING.
The devotional exercises this morning
were led by Rev. Mr.. Lisk and partici-
pated in by Revs. W. p. Hines, j. T..
Taylor and F.. w. Winfree. Rev. j. w.
Mitchell made a clear and very interest
ing statement of the advantages and
nal Benefit Association of Virginia /.
II. Elicit presidenD read the report OF
the Committee on Ministers Relief Fund,
as follows:
1 herewith submit the report of the
treasurer of the trustees of the Baptist
Minister'S Relief Fund of Virginia, snow
ing the receipts and disbursements during
the fiscal year, from October 81. 1897, TO
October 81, 1898, and, also, the present
conditions of the funds under our control.
The receipts from the churches amount
to s., 500 or 1915 less than last year. Our
income from ali sources amounts TO
s. 90410, or $310.37 less than last year. our
benefactions amount to $i7679l. or S6I9l
in excess of last year Our disbursements
To benefciaries exceed our receipts from
the churches by $226791, and our disburse-
merts TO benefcaries exceed our COM
bined receipts from churches and invest
ments by $S6SSl.
Since our last report the following bene-
ficiaries OF our fund have departed mis-
life: Catherine Blevens, William Fisher
and Mamie f. Boatwright. We have
hfty-four regular and ten irregular bene-
ficiaries on our list.
After interesting remarks by T. IL
Elicit, and Revs. T.. w. Winfree, George
Cooper Lee Taylor, l.. r. Thornhill. ana
w. j. Decker the report was adopted
DIR. 0. +. Hippo. then made an interest
ing statement of the work Of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society.
RICHMOND COLLEGE
Rev. DR.. Wayland f. Dunaway pre-
sented the report Of the committee on
raising a thank Offering" for Richmond
College. The report states that there
has been actually paid in cash $9,057. b.
There are also subscriptions which, when
paid. will bring the whole amount 10
probably $1,000 There has been an ac-
tual beginning of work on science nall.
and the committee feels confident that
the necessary amount will be raised in
the not distant future.
Rev. Dr. c. II. Ryland, treasurer of the
college, made clear and interesting
statement in reference TO this work, in
which he said that many of the churches
had promised TO take subscriptions, and
he had every confidence that the full
amount would be raised in the not dis
tant future.
The report was adopted and the COM
mittee continued and instructed 10 prose-
cute TO completion this effort. Judge w.
II. Barksdale presented the report OF the
Committee on Time, Place and Preacher
for the next meeting.
The report recommended the Friday
before the third Sunday in November.