Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

10 as one OF the truest and best Baptist
workers that God ever gave 10 Old Er.
ginia. There are about han d0r.
other Bagbys In the State who are B4g.
tlst preachers, one of whom is pastor x
Calvary church. i'm Richmond.
In considering the growth and pos.
perity CT the Virginia Bapusts. one n..t
take into account the Baptist ayu.
for what could be accomplished uIrl..t
him? As rule. the pew lilts the p.rt
almost as much as the latter If 100
pew. 1 would Ike 10 speak OF tho g...,
Baptist laymen who are now alive "a
at work doing great things for their be-.
nomination. They are TO be found ever.
where, in city and country. belrl,
heavy burdens FOR Christ and human!
but the limits OF this article Will admit
of only a brief mention of d. few Bar.s.
laymen who have passed away, and whose
works do follow them. AleXandr Pogo
Abel was q remarkable Baptist W...e-
l never knew man 70 come SD near
doing more than he ought 90 than ne o.d
lie gave heart and purse ana Hg 90
church work. The only criticism 1 over
heard against him. and ( WIS Do. Iast0l
was that he seemed 90 bo determined ult
TO leave nm church work anythlus -9r any
one elsa 40 10.
Stephen Hurt, Of Lyuchburs was
Baptist layman who did much o. lIy ils
foundation on which the Bapusl %. tl.,
prosperous city are buildlus DE wa
never happier than when D.. Aad ia
charge somo brother who lli come 20
Lynchburg 10 seen aid sOr some s,l-s-
Cling Baptist interest.
Judge d. II. G.. Jones, of King ali
Queen county. the father OF Hon. CIassI
Jones. Was The equal OF any B.Iaat g-
man | have ever known. lie stood
prince among such Baptist laym.. m .rl.
great Baptist county - AleNlIl te.t
John h. BasDy e. h. Eyland. AL ...s
whose names are household Wo-.s - al
that region.
There have lived many noted Baptist
laymen In Richmond who have d. -... IS
We trust. to tho better land. DR. W..4l
ii. Gwathmey was secretary ot v.i,
is now the sunday School and Bible H...-
of the Baptist General Association Hla
l came % Richmond 90 take charge 0. tts
work of that board. and for min. or 90
years / was Intimately ASSOCIATED E.a
him I'm the work. and while u.a lse
shall cherish his memory with n-
gratitude for the aid De gave me 90 -3
great and difficult undert3k.ng N-I
Will read these lines who rememI- Ht
he did Tor the denomination on o...r .--s
than that 10 which ! now refer
one can't. with any prophet. speak
the glorious things the Bapl. 0t sire
ginia have done without havns OH. a'
OF James Thomas, Jr., rise up before. l-
Ii was, indeed, great surprise N.-a 30
first saw him arise. and VIII t .'
and quivering lip, say: "pgt OBJ. -.'
for 5000 for Richmond COLLEGE
kept on doing things of that .. I
until nothing he said or did sulpl -'
one.
The name of Henry Is. El.y-1n ,''
be drawing name among Nra It-
lists. \ great opportunity clu. .
when he was n young man. and
the most OF it. For more thau
years ne stood as the acknoH .oIs.
en- Of our hosts. sending mission
every destitute reighborh0oi u
Dominion. As the years pas, b..
his death they give constant
creasiag proofs OF the wisdom wi "...-
he managed great don0minaUo. i.'
rests. i could reproduce irom IDS
lessons and Incidents which msa. I."'
Of unspeakabie value 81 printed boz .
form and put into the hands
mighty host OF young Baptists H
crowd our city during the present "A